2023-02-14T13:47:24-08:00 2022-09-30 680260103 REGALIA & ASSOCIATES CPAS 103 TOWN COUNTRY DR STE K DANVILLE CA 94526 990 2021-10-01 843431367 Topos Institute TOPO 9495291429 2140 Shattuck Avenue 610 Berkeley CA 94704 Brendan Fong CEO 9495291429 2023-02-14 true Brendan Fong 999009999 Douglas W Regalia P00186389 9253140390 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2023-03-07 01:45:13Z Ilyas Khan 2140 Shattuck Avenue 610 Berkeley CA 947041227 1449330 false X www.topos.institute X 2019 CA Topos Institute is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation engaging in scientific and educational research for the public good. 4 3 10 1 0 699060 1444016 239000 0 68 5246 938060 1449330 0 0 453572 746719 0 8138 218286 385149 671858 1131868 266202 317462 457747 808231 22473 55495 435274 752736 At Topos, we pioneer emerging mathematical sciences of connection and integration to steer humanity towards a better future. false false 793372 The achievements of Topos Institute are listed here:* Designed in collaboration with epidemiologists, our Algebraic-Dynamics.jl research software tool allows rapid, visual, and collaborative epidemic modeling by diverse teams with different viewpoints and objectives, facilitating clearer communication and improving trust. * Rewriting individual-based models for epidemiology using graph rewriting provides a novel modeling method in pilot use at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation to create complex, next-generation malaria transmission and evolution models.* Researchers at the California Department of Public Health have reached out with interest in using AlgebraicJulia to model influenza and COVID-19 interactions this coming winter. * Our Diagrammatic differential equations in physics paper and Decapodes.jl research software adapts these methods to engineering, merging models across electrical, mechanical, and aero- nautical systems.* We have launched a two-year collaboration with the US National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST), Carnegie Mellon University, and Chevron to research adapting AlgebraicJulia for systems engineering project management, showing its flexibility for effective shared decision-making in all types of complex systems.* With collaborators at NIST, Extracting Mathematical Concepts from Text provides a preliminary study into organizing mathematical knowledge with AI, in order to make cutting-edge research more accessible. * 37 open-access papers published or submitted for publication at top- tier scientific journals/conferences* 56 talks by Topos scientists, at international top-tier venues including Johns Hopkins University, University of Cambridge, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico.* 5 open-source research software tools and 2 open-access data sets released, with initial users including researchers at Georgia Tech, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, and the US National Institute of Standards and Technologies* More than 150 hours of scientific content, 6,000 subscribers, and 12,000 views per month freely available on our YouTube channel* 49 blog posts, opening up the research process at Topos to the public in real-time 793372 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 10 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 4 3 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X X Brendan Fong CEO 9495291429 2140 Shattuck Avenue 610 Berkeley CA 947041227 David Spivak Sec/Treasurer 40.00 0.00 X X 115001 0 9624 Brendan Fong CEO 40.00 0.00 X 115001 0 8656 Ilyas Khan Chairman 0.25 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Edward Kmett Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Wesley Phoa Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 230002 18280 2 false false false 0 494755 949261 4927 1444016 0 68 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Income - 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