Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

There is increasing evidence that most scientific research does not meet standards of reproducibility and transparency. Concurrently, there are many efforts to improve the reproducibility, transparency, and eventually the credibility and usefulness of scientific evidence. Peer review is a central mechanism for vetting, correcting, and improving science. However, it has met with a broadening range of challenges, as 7 million papers are published every year, publication systems are over-commercialized, and reviewers are overfatigued. Many scholars argue that research assessment in general, if done properly for individuals and institutions, can be a major tool for enhancing research design, conduct, and outcomes. A central quest is whether proper incentives are provided and reinforced. Many ideas are proposed for changing peer review and research assessment, but few of them have solid evidence.About John P.A. IoannidisJohn P.A. Ioannidis, MD, DSc was born in New York City and raised in Athens, Greece. He trained at Athens College, University of Athens (medicine and DSc in biopathology), Harvard and Tufts (internal medicine, infectious diseases), and then held positions at NIH, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, Harvard, Imperial College, and University of Ioannina. He moved to Stanford in 2010 where he is Professor of Medicine, of Epidemiology and Population Heath, and (by courtesy) of Biomedical Data Science. He launched the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS) in 2013. He has served as President of the Society for Research Synthesis Methodology and of the Association of American Physicians, as editorial board member of many leading journals and as Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Clinical Investigation. He has been elected to many honorific academies and has received 6 honorary doctoral degrees and many awards. He is the author of ten literary books, three of them shortlisted for best book of the year Anagnostis awards in Greece. His work aims to improve research methods and practices and to enhance approaches to integrating information and generating reliable evidence. VenueThe DIAS Auditorium, SDU Campus OdenseThis event is open for all. No registration needed.

Speaker: Konstantin Wernli, researcher at the center for Quantum Mathematics and Assistant Professor at IMADA, SDU. His focus is on Topological Quantum Field Theory, and tomorrow he will give us an overview of the topic.Abstract: I will give a leisurely introduction to topological quantum field theory with a strong bias towards my own research, which concerns functorial and perturbative TQFTs and the connection between them.Location: The DIAS Meetingroom Nord (V24-410-2)You can also join via Zoom (passcode: 060379).The event is open to all.

The Cake Club is a new and cozy initiative that meets four times each semester with free coffee, cake, and great company.So whether you study AI, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Mathematics-Economics, you are invited.Remember to bring your fellow students (lecturers are also welcome).The club meetings are held at the IMADA Forskertorv.You can read more in the Facebook group IMADA-students.

The Cake Club is a new and cozy initiative that meets four times each semester with free coffee, cake, and great company.So if you study Data Science, you are invited.Remember to bring your fellow students (lecturers are also welcome).The club meetings are held at the IMADA Forskertorv.You can read more in the Facebook group IMADA-students.

Santiago Quintero de los Ríos defends his PhD thesis at a public lecture titled: ”The Continuous Stochastic Gradient Method”.The PhD defence takes place in IMADA Conference Room (Ø18-509-2)The chairman of the assessment committee, Professor Achim Schroll, will act as chairman at the defence.All are welcome.