Experience the convergence of tradition and innovation this winter. The Canadian Mathematical Society invites you to Montréal, Quebec, for the 2026 CMS Winter Meeting (December 11–14). Against the backdrop of one of Canada’s most vibrant cultural hubs, we invite mathematicians from all career stages to engage with world-class plenary lectures and scientific sessions. Kickstart your experience on December 11 with our mini-courses and stay for a program designed to spark new insights.
PUBLIC LECTURE
Dr. Veselin Jungić
Simon Fraser University
Friday, December 11 | 18:00 - 19:00
Dr. Veselin Jungić is a Professor Emeritus at the Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University. He is a 3M National Teaching Fellow and an Emeritus Fellow of the Canadian Mathematical Society. He was a recipient of both the Canadian Mathematical Society Excellence in Teaching Award and the Adrien Pouliot Award.
Throughout his career, Veselin was an active promoter of mathematics among broad academic and non-academic communities.
PLENARY LECTURES
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Dr. Deanna Needell
University of California, LA
Deanna Needell earned her PhD from UC Davis before working as a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University. She was a full professor of mathematics at UCLA, the Dunn Family Endowed Chair in Data Theory, and the Executive Director for UCLA's Institute for Digital Research and Education until recently transitioning to the University of British Columbia as a Professor of Mathematics.
Dr. Malabika Pramanik
University of British Columbia
Malabika Pramanik is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of British Columbia and Scientific Director of the Banff International Research Station. Her research lies in harmonic analysis, geometric measure theory, and fractal geometry, with particular interests in singular and maximal operators, oscillatory phenomena, and connections with additive and geometric combinatorics.
PRIZE LECTURES
Dr. Jamie Mulholland
Simon Fraser University
Dr. Mulholland is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at Simon Fraser University, where he has taught since 2006.
Dr. Carlo Pagano
Concordia University
Dr. Pagano has emerged as one of the leading figures of his generation in number theory, particularly in arithmetic statistics and related areas. Since joining Concordia University, he has established an international reputation for deep, creative, and technically sophisticated work that solves longstanding problems and opens new directions in the field.
Dr. Bruno Staffa
Rice University
Dr. Staffa completed his PhD at the University of Toronto in 2025 under the supervision of Dr. Yevgeny Liokumovich. He is currently a Lovett Instructor at Rice University in Houston, Texas. His doctoral thesis, “On density and equidistribution of stationary geodesic nets”, represents major progress in Almgren-Pitts min-max theory and its applications.
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SCIENTIFIC DIRECTORS
Jean-Christophe Nave
McGill University
Frédéric Rochon
Université du Québec à Montréal
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Andrijana Burazin
University of Toronto, Mississauga
Education Representative
Emily Cliff
Université de Sherbrooke
Suresh Eswarathasan
Dahlousie University
Martin Frankland
University of Regina
Masoud Khalkhali
Western University
Jake Levinson
Université de Montréal
Nilima Nigam
Simon Fraser University
Lea Popovic
Concordia University
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