Sneakers (1992)
Featuring a live conversation between mathematicians Lauren K. Williams of Harvard and Ken Ono of UVA, presented in co-operation with the American Mathematical Society.
About Sneakers (1992):
Decades after going into hiding after a caper gone wrong, grey-hat hacker Martin Bishop (Robert Redford) receives an offer from the NSA: one last job in exchange for a clean slate and a chance at a normal life. He gathers a crackerjack team of eccentric cyber-cowboys, including a young hacking prodigy (River Phoenix), a conspiracy-spouting technician (Dan Aykroyd), a blind phone "phreaker," (David Strathairn), and an ex-CIA operative (Sydney Poitier), but they soon realize their one big job is in the middle of a much, much bigger conspiracy.
About Lauren K. Williams:
Lauren K. Williams received an AB (2000) from Harvard University and a PhD (2005) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She was a faculty member at University of California, Berkeley, from 2009 to 2018, prior to returning to Harvard University, where she is currently the Dwight Parker Robinson Professor of Mathematics. Williams has received various honors, including a MacArthur fellowship, a Guggenheim fellowship, and an NSF Career Grant.
About Ken Ono:
Ken Ono is the Founding Mathematician at Axiom Math and the Commonwealth Professor of Mathematics at the University of Virginia. A recognized leader in both mathematical research and global scientific outreach, Dr. Ono frequently bridges international borders through STEM. He has served as the U.S. delegate to the General Assembly of the International Mathematics Union and is an Honorary Fellow of both the Indian and Romanian Academies of Sciences.
About the American Mathematical Society:
Founded in 1888, the AMS serves nearly 30,000 members worldwide with offices in Rhode Island, Michigan, and Washington, D.C. It is a premier publisher of mathematical literature, as it produces high-quality, peer-reviewed journals and sought-after books. AMS publications are routinely used in research or as primary and supplemental textbooks in undergraduate and graduate courses. For more than 100 years, the AMS has served the national and international mathematical community through its publications, meetings, advocacy, and other programs.
