Theme Year in Mathematics, 2003-2004 Inverse Problems and Related Topics Finnish Mathematical Society Finnish Inverse Problems Society The Finnish Inverse Problems Society together with the Finnish Mathematical Society arranges a theme year of inverse problems in Finland during the academic year 2003-2004. The theme year include a series of conferences and intensive courses on inverse problems and related topics in mathematics. Programme 14.-16.4.2003: Minicourse "Introduction to Asymptotic Methods for Differential Equations", Helsinki University of Technology 18.-22.8.2003: Jyväskylä Summer School on inverse problems, Jyväskylä (related event) 25.-29.8.2003: Opening Conference "Analytic and Geometric Methods in Inverse Problems", Helsinki 1.-5.9.2003: Workshop on Inverse Spectral Problems, Helsinki (related event) 23.-27.2.2004: Numerical Aspects in Inverse Problems, Kuopio and Tahkovuori 24.-28.5.2004: Seminar Week, Helsinki 31.5.-5.6.2004: Main Conference "Perspectives in Inverse Problems", Helsinki 21.-24.6.2004: Bayesian Methods in Inverse Problems, Kuopio International Organizing Committee David Colton (Delaware) Rainer Kress (Göttingen) Yaroslav V. Kurylev (Loughborough) Gunther Uhlmann (Washington) Organizing Committee Jari Kaipio Matti Lassas Petri Ola Lassi Päivärinta Erkki Somersalo (chair)

The theme year is sponsored by the Academy of Finland, the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Niilo Helander Foundation, the Vilho, Yrjö and Kalle Väisälä Foundation of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, and the Spectral Theory and Partial Differential Equations (SPECT) Programme of the the European Science Foundation.

Kenrick Bingham <inverseyearmath.hut.fi> 7 Jan 2005