Master Class on Cuntz-Pimsner Algebras:

Applications and generalizations.

University of Copenhagen

July 5th-9th, 2010

Topics and purpose:

The Master Class Cuntz-Pimsner Algebras is a part of the "Centre for Symmetry and Deformation " at the University of Copenhagen and the NordForsk research network Operator Algebras and Dynamics.

The Master Class is directed at Ph.d. students and postdocs, and consists of 9 lectures (each of 90 min), held daily during the week, delivered by Takeshi Katsura (Keio University), Nadia Larsen (University of Oslo) and Mark Tomforde (University of Houston).

There will be one session in the morning and then one session after lunch followed by some short talks by the participants, except on Wednesday where we plan to organize a social event in the afternoon and therefore only have a session in the morning.

The main goal of the Master Class would be to explain the theory on Cuntz-Pimsner algebras and try to convince the audience (students and experts) of the interest of this construction and its generalizations.

Firstly, Takeshi will cover his generalization of Cuntz-Pimsner algebras (the basic construction and examples, the ideal structure, Morita quivalence, and K- and KK-theory).

Mark will talk about the connection between graph algebras and Cuntz-Pimsner algebras.

Finally, Nadia will speak about generalizations of Cuntz-Pimsner algebras to product systems over quasi lattice ordered groups.