Workshop on Future Directions in Mathematics

The Workshop on Future Directions in Mathematics was held at IPAM on October 12-14, 2011. It involved 23 invited scientists and 4 government observers. It was sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)), Basic Science Office. The goals of the workshop were to provide input to the ASD(R&E) on the current state of mathematics research, the most promising directions for future research in mathematics, the infrastructure needed to support that future research, and a comparison of mathematics in the US and in the rest of the world.