66TH SAMS CONGRESS
05 – 07 DECEMBER 2023
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG

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Programme
FAOT – Functional Analysis and Operator Theory LS – Lie Symmetries
FG – Finite Groups GTNT – Graph Theory and Number Theory
DE – Differential Equations Gen – General
CATL – Category Theory, Algebra, Topology and Logic

05 December 2023 – Day 1

Day 1 Plenary Venue Venue 1 Venue 2 Venue 3 Venue 4 Venue 5 Venue 6 Venue 7
08:00 - 08:30 Opening
08:30 - 09:20 B Rodrigues - On two-weight codes invariant under finite simple groups. Chair: A Basheer
Chair A Goswami S Madanha JH van der Walt E Andriantiana F Chirove C Khalique
09:30 - 09:55 G Janelidze H Saydi L Labuschagne P Dankelmann M Nchabeleng DP Mason
09:55 - 10:20 G Boxall M Devi C Pretorius E Rivett-Carnac A Ngana CM Khalique
10:20 - 10:50 Coffee
10:50 - 11:15 W Conradie C Mokalapa F Schulz C Mennen A Tassé G Magalakwe
11:15 - 11:40 S Moshokoa M Kekana M Hassen F Zottor B Ngwu T Motsepa
11:40 - 12:05 L Nongxa T Nyikadzino T Lukoto S Nkonkobe E Nel L Moleleki
12:05 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:20 NITheCS invited plenary: N Neudauer - Models of Undergraduate Research in Mathematics. Chair: Z Janelidze
14:20 - 14:50 Coffee
Chair J Gray B Rodrigues E Kikianty M Sias F Chirove LD Moleleki
14:50 - 15:15 J Raftery S Madanha S ter Horst F Tiraga E Adeyefa O Adeyemo
15:15 - 15:40 J Wannenburg A Basheer M Lasri O Oyewumi F Mhlanga K Plaatjie
15:40 - 16:05 S Mkiva J Zeelie M Henning G Buzuzi S Mbusi
16:10 - 18:30 Cocktail Party

06 December 2023 – Day 2

Day 2 Plenary Venue Venue 1 Venue 2 Venue 3 Venue 4 Venue 5 Venue 6 Venue 7
08:30 - 09:20 C Pournara - Senior Phase Mathematics : Do we mind the gap?. Chair: R Durandt
Chair C Rathilal R Durandt F Schultz P Dankelmann F Mhlanga G Magalakwe
09:30 - 09:55 Z Janelidze Math Ed Workshop M Mapaya T Ncambalala G Sedebo GS Pai
09:55 - 10:20 J Gray Math Ed Workshop D Phelps Z Shozi H Magau A Mehmood
10:20 - 10:50 Coffee
10:50 - 11:15 A Goswami D Molise JH van der Walt M Sias J Bidie LJ Bodibe
11:15 - 11:40 A Craig F Ratshisinde L Naude E Mrema J Munganga B Sebogodi
11:40 - 12:05 C Robinson M Erasmus E Zeekoei E Andriantiana J Munyakazi M Mhlongo
12:05 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:20 K Jordaan - Orthogonal Polynomials and Symmetric Freud weights. Chair: A Goswami
Chair J Wannenburg C Robinson S Moshokoa M Erasmus S ter Horst Z Shozi F Mhlanga S Mbusi
14:30 - 14:55 E Inyangala M Matlabyana F Assfaw R Durandt S Mukeru C Kriel L Rundora M Lephoko
14:55 - 15:20 C Msipha J Passmore P Djagba T Seretlo M van Straaten R Roux M Kgarose C Majola
15:20 - 15:50 Coffee
15:50 - 16:15 W van Amstel B Iragi J Rabie M Sehoana N Kyakutwika I Schoeman M Mkhatshwa R Kgatle-Maseko
16:15 - 16:40 J Sao Joao S Mthimkhulu G Joubert A Prins N Nzaganya J Goedhals N Nolwazi Y Gaxela
16:40 - 17:05 E Theart T Ngoako G Axelrod M Muvungu G Marewo K Anderson P Witbooi M Mafora
18:00 - 20:30 Gala Dinner

07 December 2023 – Day 3

Day 3 Plenary Venue Venue 1 Venue 2 Venue 3 Venue 4 Venue 5 Venue 6 Venue 7
08:30 - 09:20 M Gabeleh - Extensions of Ky Fan’s best approximation theorem using some geometric properties of Banach spaces. Chair: S Moshokoa
Chair G Boxall I Naidoo A Craig A Swartz E Zeekoei N Ralaivaosaona L Rundora OD Adeyemo
09:30 - 09:55 R Ferguson N Twala Y Semegni M Muvungu Pant E Adeyefa S Oloniiju W Manganye
09:55 - 10:20 D Mgani M Nxumalo D Moore M Mulaudzi Makhoshi F Luca T Itumeleng IK Mohapi
10:20 - 10:50 Coffee
10:50 - 11:15 K Dayaram S Dubazana T Tonisi S Ali Owolabi K Kanapi V Masunda
11:15 - 11:40 R Ferguson A Avilez S Corcos M Pheko Nashine K Molapo W Manamela
11:40 - 12:00 N Tshakatumba B Wessels M Zweni M Bime Kikianty S Pedro
12:05 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:20 F Nyabadza - Linking infectious diseases models with data in the presence of dynamic policies. Chair: J Banasiak
14:30 - 15:30 SAMS AGM
15:30 - 15:45 Coffee
15:45 - 17:00 SAMS AGM continues
17:00 - 17:15 Break
17:15 - 19:15 NITheCS Undergraduate research workshop
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