Contributed talks and student talks will be 20-minute talks with 5 additional minutes for Q&A and 5 minutes for transition.
Contributed talk time slot assignments are currently tentative! Please reach out to the Program Chair if you need a certain time slot (Saturday 10/4 1:10-1:30 PM, 1:40-2:00 PM, 2:10-2:30 PM, or 2:40-3:00 PM).
Saturday – Oct 24
Location: Room 205, Hubbard Hall
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- Time:
- 1:00 pm – 1:20 pm
- Title:
- Forensic Mathematics: 9/11 25 Years Later
- Speaker:
- Jonathan Hoyle (Carnegie Mellon University (formerly))
Abstract
2026 is the 25th Anniversary of the World Trade Center attack on 9/11. This presentation will cover the events following that day, and detail the Forensic Mathematics developed to identify the 2,977 victims of the attack. The victim identification project was the largest and most complex forensic project in history up to that time. This presentation will describe the events of 9/11 from a forensic perspective and detail the Mathematics of DNA victim identification. These include DNA Fingerprinting, Kinship Analysis and other genetic applications. Moreover, this discussion will include how the Mathematics was adapted to fit the statistical requirements of the medico-legal examiners at the NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. In addition, lessons learned from that project will be discussed, as how the DNA analysis industry has adapted to the various Mathematical approaches. A view of how this work changed the face of DNA identification over the past quarter century.
Saturday – Oct 24
Location: Room 207, Hubbard Hall
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- Time:
- 1:00 pm – 1:20 pm
- Title:
- The Pythagorean Theorem from Trigonometry
- Speaker:
- David Clark (SUNY New Paltz)
Abstract
This talk will give an application of the speaker's Friday evening banquet talk, sharing a brilliant and surprising discovery made by two hardworking and determined young women while still in high school.
Saturday – Oct 24
Location: Room 208, Hubbard Hall
Saturday – Oct 24
Location: Room 209, Hubbard Hall