Celebrating 100 years since
Sir James Lighthill's birth
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Friday 13th September 2024
Alan Turing Building
University of Manchester
This is a one-day event to celebrate 100 years since the birth of Sir James Lighthill. He was undoubtedly one of the most prominent and influential Applied Mathematicians of his generation, and his research continues to have an enormous influence in Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Physics and beyond. Arguably, his most creative years were during his time in Manchester, and therefore it seems appropriate for this event to take place here.
The day will consist of a set of talks by authoritative figures on various topics on which Lighthill has had a lasting influence. These include Aeroacoustics, Biological Fluid Mechanics, Geophysical Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics and Waves. Each talk will reflect both on Lighthill’s contributions and on advancements of the subject in the quarter century since his death. We also plan to have a panel discussion on the influence of the report [i] he was commissioned to write about AI, which resulted in a so-called ‘AI winter’ in the UK after its publication in 1973.
[i] Lighthill, M.J. 1973 "Artificial Intelligence: A General Survey" in Artificial Intelligence: A paper symposium. UK: Science Research Council.
The day will consist of a set of talks by authoritative figures on various topics on which Lighthill has had a lasting influence. These include Aeroacoustics, Biological Fluid Mechanics, Geophysical Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics and Waves. Each talk will reflect both on Lighthill’s contributions and on advancements of the subject in the quarter century since his death. We also plan to have a panel discussion on the influence of the report [i] he was commissioned to write about AI, which resulted in a so-called ‘AI winter’ in the UK after its publication in 1973.
[i] Lighthill, M.J. 1973 "Artificial Intelligence: A General Survey" in Artificial Intelligence: A paper symposium. UK: Science Research Council.
Confirmed Speakers and Panelists
- Professor Jon Agar, University College London
- Professor Chris Budd, University of Bath
- Professor C. John Chapman, Keele University
- Professor Steve Furber, The University of Manchester
- Professor E.R. (Ted) Johnson, University College London
- Professor Anne Juel, University of Manchester
- Professor Aimee S. Morgans, Imperial College London
- Professor Nigel Peake, University of Cambridge
- Professor Tim Pedley, University of Cambridge
- Professor Catherine Powell, University of Manchester
- Professor Anna Scaife, The University of Manchester
Registration
Registrations are now closed for this event
How to get to the venue
The Alan Turing building is 20 minutes walk from the city centre and 15 minutes walk from Piccadilly or Oxford Road train stations;
see how to get here. The talks will take place in the James Lighthill room G.205 on the ground floor. Registration, with tea and coffee, will take place in the atrium just outside the room.
see how to get here. The talks will take place in the James Lighthill room G.205 on the ground floor. Registration, with tea and coffee, will take place in the atrium just outside the room.
Programme
Conference Dinner
Dinner ticket numbers are restricted, but if you are joining us for dinner, it will take place at the Hyatt Regency Manchester Hotel, less than 10 min walk away from the Alan Turing Building
Organising Committee
Raphael Assier (Manchester), I. David Abrahams (Cambridge), Tim Pedley (Cambridge), Ted Johnson (UCL), Demetrios Papageorgiou (Imperial) and Mike Simon (Manchester)
Thanks to our generous sponsors!
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ACOUSTICS 2024: Note that the ACOUSTICS 2024 conference will also take place in Manchester (MMU) on 12-13th September as part of the Institute of Acoustics 50th anniversary. This might be of interest to our event attendants.