Every year, AMSI Member institutions around Australia broadcast mathematical seminars, short courses and Honours and Masters subjects over the Advanced Collaborative Environment (ACE) Network, enabling students and academics to participate remotely by videoconference.
Students
Do you want to take honours or masters subjects not available at your university or expand your current knowledge? You can with AMSI’s ACE Network.
Join lecturers and students in interactive videoconference classes in the mathematical sciences. ACE subjects are open to students from Australian and New Zealand universities.
Enrolment is free for students from AMSI Member Universities and $500 for participants from a non-member university. Subjects may be taken for credit with the permission of your institution.
Third-year undergraduate and PhD students are welcome to enrol.
Click on the pre-enrolment quizzes below to find out more about the level of foundational knowledge required for each subject.
If you have any questions, please email ace-network@amsi.org.au.
Lecturers
Honours and Masters Subjects
Interested in teaching over the AMSI ACE Network? EOIs for 2023 will open in late 2022!
We’re seeking proposals for staple and varietal subjects. Staple subjects cover topics identified as priorities, and are intended to run on a yearly recurring basis. There is no requirement that they be offered by the same institution each year. Varietal subjects cover topics of interest to the community, and you’re welcome to nominate your own.
In recognition of the hard work that goes into producing quality honours and masters programs, AMSI will provide lecturer payments of $1500 for selected subjects every year (subject to external students being enrolled post-census date, allocated to the most highly prioritised offerings).
Convenor
Get your department and students involved in the ACE Network today!
Reach a wide audience by encouraging your lecturers to broadcast seminars, short courses and Honours and Masters subjects over the ACE Network.
Promote the ACE Network to your students, refer a lecturer or hold a one-off seminar/short course.
2022 Subject Timetable
Core subjects are offered on a continuing basis. Topics covered are mathematical coding, numerical analysis, statistical consulting, complex analysis, mathematical biology & optimisation.
Click on the pre-enrolment quizzes below to find out more about the level of foundational knowledge required for each subject.
Semester One
| SUBJECT | LECTURER | HOST UNIVERSITY | TEACHING DATES | ENROLMENT DEADLINE | TIMETABLE (AEST) | MORE INFORMATION | PRE-ENROLMENT QUIZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORE SUBJECT | Mathematical Modelling in Ecology | Michael Bode | Queensland University of Technology | 3 March – 30 May | TBA | Thu 11-2 | Subject guide | Take the quiz |
| CORE SUBJECT | Methods and Theory of Modern Optimisation | Scott Lindstrom & Andrew Eberhard | Curtin University & RMIT University | 1 March – 27 May | 18 March | Tue 2-4 | Subject guide | Take the quiz |
| Statistical Learning | Brenda Vo | University of New England | 1 March – 3 June | 13 March | Tue 2-3 Wed 10-12 Tute Wed 3-4 (starting Week Two) | Subject guide | Take the quiz | |
| C*-Algebras | Aidan Sims | University of Wollongong | 3 March – 2 June | TBA | Thu 1:30-3:30 | Subject guide | Take the quiz | |
| Random Matrix Theory | Mario Kieburg | The University of Melbourne | 1 March – 27 May | 31 March | Tue 4:15-5:15 Wed 4:15-5:15 Fri 11-12 | Subject guide | Take the quiz | |
| Arbitrage Pricing in Continuous Time | Zhou Zhou | The University of Sydney | 21 February – 25 May | 4 March | Mon 11-1 Wed 11-1 | Subject guide | Take the quiz | |
| Metric Spaces | Daniel Daners | The University of Sydney | 22 February – 18 June | 4 March | Tue 9-11 Wed 11-12 Tute Thu 11-12 | Subject guide | Take the quiz | |
| Applied Computational Mathematics | Georg Gottwald | The University of Sydney | 21 February – 15 June | 8 March | Mon 2-4 Wed 11-12 Tute Wed 1-2 | Subject guide | Take the quiz | |
| Probability and Martingale Theory | Alexander Fish & Beniamin Goldys | The University of Sydney | 22 February – 18 June | 7 March | Tue 11-1 Fri 11-1 | Subject guide | Take the quiz |
Semester Two
| SUBJECT | LECTURER | HOST UNIVERSITY | TEACHING DATES | TIMETABLE | ENROLMENT DEADLINE | MORE INFORMATION | PRE-ENROLMENT QUIZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORE SUBJECT | Computational Thinking with Python | Wencheng Yang | University of Southern Queensland | 11 July - 17 Oct | Wed 4-6pm AEST Thu 12-2pm AEST | 22 July | Subject guide | Take the quiz |
| Topological Groups | George Willis | The University of Newcastle | 18 July - 28 Oct | TBA | 18 July | Subject guide | Take the quiz | |
| CORE SUBJECT | Numerical Analysis | Bishnu Lamichhane | The University of Newcastle | 19 July - 29 Oct | TBA | 18 July | Subject guide | Take the quiz |
| CORE SUBJECT | Mathematical Epidemiology | Stephen Davis | RMIT University | 25 July - 12 Oct | Mon 12-2pm AEST | 8 August | Subject guide | Take the quiz |
| Introduction to Nonlinear PDEs | Mike Meylen | The University of Newcastle | 25 July - 17 Oct | TBA | TBA | Subject Guide | Take the quiz | |
| Statistical & Time-Series Analysis of Climate Variables | John Boland | University of South Australia | 25 July - 28 Oct | Tues 9-11am ACST Fri 9-11am ACST | 20 July | Subject guide | Take the quiz | |
| CORE SUBJECT | Statistical Consulting | Marijka Batterham | University of Wollongong | 25 July - 17 Nov | Fri 11.30am-1.30pm AEST | 29 July | Subject Guide | Take the quiz |
| Lagrangian & Hamiltonian Dynamics | Holger Dullin | The University of Sydney | 1 Aug - 4 Nov | Tues 12-1pm AEST Wed 12-1pm AEST Thurs 12-1pm AEST | 18 July | Subject guide | Take the quiz | |
| CORE SUBJECT | Complex Analysis | Gregory Markovsky | Monash University | Aug - Oct | TBA | 1 August | Subject guide | Take the quiz |
Past ACE Network Subjects
2021
| SEMESTER ONE | |||
| Subject | Lecturer | Host university | |
| Advanced Data Analysis | Thomas Suesse | University of Wollongong | |
| Asymptotic and Perturbation Methods for Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations | Justin Tzou | Macquarie University | |
| Convex Optimisation* | Matthew Tam | The University of Melbourne | |
| Elliptic PDEs from an Elementary Viewpoint | Serena Dipierro & Enrico Valdinoci | The University of Western Australia | |
| Functional Analysis | Daniel Daners | The University of Sydney | |
| Mathematical Modelling in Ecology* | Michael Bode | Queensland University of Technology | |
| Networks and High-Dimensional Inference | Eduardo Altmann & Lamiae Azizi | The University of Sydney | |
| Statistical Consulting* | David Steel | University of Wollongong | |
| SEMESTER TWO | |||
| Subject | Lecturer | Host university | |
| Abstract Algebra | Bea Bleile | University of New England | |
| Advanced Numerical Analysis | Bishnu Lamichhane | University of Newcastle | |
| Categorical Data Analysis | Eric Beh | University of Newcastle | |
| Computational Thinking with Python* | Tianning Li | University of Southern Queensland | |
| Distribution Theory | Robert King | University of Newcastle | |
| Nonlinear PDEs | Mike Meylan | University of Newcastle | |
| Introduction to PDEs | Zihua Guo | Monash University | |
| Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics | Holger Dullin | The University of Sydney | |
| Mathematical Epidemiology | Stephen Davis | RMIT University | |
| Optimisation for Deep Learning* | Nadezda Sukhorukova, Julien Ugon & Vera Roshchina | Swinburne University of Technology, Deakin University & UNSW | |
| Topological Groups | George Willis | University of Newcastle | |
2020
| SEMESTER ONE | ||
| Subject | Lecturer | Host University |
| Advanced Data Analysis | Thomas Suesse | University of Wollongong |
| Advanced Topics in Cryptography | Serdar Boztas | RMIT University |
| Applied Mathematical Modelling | Peter Kim | The University of Sydney |
| Modern Methods of Theoretical Modelling | Snezhana Abarzhi | The University of Western Australia |
| Networks and High-Dimensional Inference | Eduardo Altmann | The University of Sydney |
| Nonlocal Diffusion, Theory and Applications | Serena Dipierro | The University of Western Australia |
| Real Analysis and Measure Theory | Enrico Valdinoci | The University of Western Australia |
| Statistical Consulting | David Steel | University of Wollongong |
| Theory of Statistics | Paul Kabaila | La Trobe University |
| SEMESTER TWO | ||
| Subject | Lecturer | Host University |
| Advanced Numerical Analysis | Bishnu Lamichhane | The University of Newcastle |
| Algebraic Number Theory | Florian Breuer | The University of Newcastle |
| Complex Analysis | Greg Markowsky | Monash University |
| Computational Thinking with Python | Shelly Grist | University of Southern Queensland |
| Mathematical Biology | Stephen Davis | RMIT University |
| Optimisation for Deep Learning | Nadezda Sukhorukova | Swinburne University |
| Symmetry of Integrable Equations | Yang Shi | Flinders University |
| Vector Calculus and Mathematical Modelling of Fluid Flows | Sergey Suslov | Swinburne University |
2019
| SEMESTER ONE | ||
| Subject | Lecturer | Host University |
| Advanced Data Analysis | Pavel Krivitsky | University of Wollongong |
| Advanced Topics in Cryptography | Serdar Boztas | RMIT University |
| Algebra: Advanced Group Theory | Michael Giudici | The University of Western Australia |
| Asymptotic Methods and Perturbation Theory | Sharon Stephen | The University of Sydney |
| C*-Algebras | Aidan Sims | University of Wollongong |
| Introduction to Valued Fields | Florian Breuer & George Willis | The University of Newcastle |
| Random Graphs vs. Complex Networks | Eduardo Altmann | The University of Sydney |
| Statistical Consulting | David Steel | University of Wollongong |
| Subject | Lecturer | Host University |
| Theory of Statistics | Paul Kabaila | La Trobe University |
| SEMESTER TWO | ||
| Subject | Lecturer | Host University |
| A Gentle Introduction to Partial Differential Equations | Enrico Valdinoci | The University of Western Australia |
| Advanced Numerical Analysis | Bishnu Lamicchane | The University of Newcastle |
| Computational Thinking with Python | Shelly Grist | University of Southern Queensland |
| Geometry and Symmetry of Nonlinear Integrable Equations | Yang Shi | Flinders University |
| Measure Theory and Integration (formerly Measure, Integral and Probability) | Marianito Rodrigo | University of Wollongong |
| Methods and Theory of Modern Optimisation | Andrew Eberhard | RMIT University |
| Nonlinear Control and Estimation | Chris Kellett | The University of Newcastle |
| Optimal Transportation and Monge-Ampère Equations | Jiakun Liu | University of Wollongong |