The aim of this workshop is to introduce people to programming. Instead of introducing the concepts point-blank, we use genetic algorithms as a motivation for the concepts taught.

We will start with robots that clean rooms in a random fashion, like the one on the left, and try to improve those into robots like the one on the right.

You can check the page about the workshop here and the code here.

You can think of LaTeX as Microsoft Word for scientists. With LaTeX we can create complex documents in a simpler manner.

For example, for mathematicians it makes it easy to write beautiful formulas, like this one: \(ax^2 + bx + c = 0 \iff x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}\).

Nowadays we can even use (some) LaTeX over at Facebook Messenger (even though it doesn't work on mobile phones): try sending $$x^2 - 1 = 0$$ to someone, and see it become \(x^2 - 1 = 0\).

You can check the page about the workshop here.

In my workshop on recreational maths I expose students to deceptively simple puzzles they are already familiar with and that they can solve.

Then I show them similar puzzles that still look really simple but that they can't solve. They don't know that yet, so I usually have them attempt the puzzles on the board and argue if the puzzles are solvable or not, and why/why not.

Then I show them how mathematics can be used to prove those puzzles are unsolvable!

And the best thing is, it is even more fun than what I made it sound like!

You can read more about the workshop and the type of puzzles I present here.

In this hands-on workshop I have one single objective in mind: have everyone encoding and deciphering messages with the several techniques I teach.

Whether we use more basic or advanced techniques, whether we do everything with pen and paper or with the help of our programming skills, this workshop ends up being very dynamic and a lot of fun when everyone tries to crack the harder, longer messages.

You can read more about this workshop here.