A Practical Workshop on TDA Methods and Applications
February 20-28, 2026
FC Kohli Center, CMI, SIPCOT IT Park
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This School provides a practical introduction to topological data analysis (TDA) with emphasis on hands-on techniques and implementation. Participants will learn to apply TDA methods, particularly Persistent Homology and the Mapper algorithm, to extract meaningful features from complex datasets.
Masters and PhD students, postdocs, and early career researchers in Mathematics and Computer Science
Up to 40 participants with 8 local and invited speakers
Participants should have proficiency in either:
February 20-21, 2026
A comprehensive introduction to bring all participants to the same foundational level:
February 23-26, 2026
Four days of intensive lectures and hands-on tutorials:
February 27-28, 2026
Participants work in groups on real-life applications:
University of Florida
IISc Bangalore
Inria Saclay - Ile-de-France
University of Fribourg
University of Utah
ISI Bangalore
Additional speakers to be announced
All times are tentative and will be updated as speakers confirm.
Venue : LH 202 (2nd floor, multistory building)
| Time | Title / Topic | Speaker | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2026 | ||||
| 09:30–11:00 | Intro to machine Learning | Madhavan Mukund | — | |
| 11:30–13:00 | Applied topology | TBA | — | |
| 14:00–15:15 | Python session | TBA | — | |
| 15:45–17:00 | Tutorial session | TBA | — | |
| 21 Feb 2026 | ||||
| 09:30–11:00 | Into to machine learning | Madhavan Mukund | — | |
| 11:30–13:00 | Applied topology | TBA | — | |
| 14:00–15:15 | Python session | TBA | — | |
| 15:45–17:00 | Tutorial session | TBA | — | |
| Time | Title / Topic | Speaker | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2026 | ||||
| 09:30–11:00 | Intro to persistent homology | Steve Oudot | — | |
| 11:30–13:00 | Applied persistent homology | Henry Adams | — | |
| 14:00–15:15 | Tutorial session | TBA | — | |
| 15:45–17:00 | Tutorial session | TBA | — | |
| 24 Feb 2026 | ||||
| 09:30–11:00 | Into to persistent homology | Steve Oudot | — | |
| 11:30–13:00 | Applied persistent homology | Henry Adams | — | |
| 14:00–15:15 | Tutorial session | TBA | — | |
| 15:45–17:00 | Tutorial session | TBA | — | |
| 25 Feb 2026 | ||||
| 09:30–11:00 | Topology in Visualization | Bei Wang | — | |
| 11:30–13:00 | Intro to Reeb graphs | Vijay Natarajan | — | |
| 14:00–15:15 | Topological machine learning | Bastian Rieck | — | |
| 15:45–17:00 | Tutorial session | TBA | — | |
| 26 Feb 2026 | ||||
| 09:30–11:00 | Topology in visualization | Bei Wang | — | |
| 11:30–13:00 | Intro to Reeb graphs | Vijay Natarajan | — | |
| 14:00–15:15 | Topological machine learning | TBA | — | |
| 15:45–17:00 | Tutorial session | TBA | — | |
| Time | Title / Topic | Speaker | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2026 | ||||
| 09:30–11:00 | TBA | D. Yogeshwaran | — | |
| 11:30–13:00 | Group work | — | ||
| 14:00–15:15 | Group work | — | ||
| 15:45–17:00 | Group work | — | ||
| 28 Feb 2026 | ||||
| 09:30–11:00 | Group Work | — | ||
| 11:30–13:00 | Group work | — | ||
| 14:00–15:15 | Group work | — | ||
| 15:45–17:00 | Group work | — | ||
Registration for the School is over. Confirmed participants have already been notified.
Chennai Mathematical Institute
IISc Bangalore
Chennai Mathematical Institute