Upcoming Events

Monday, October 4, 2010

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Peter FrazierCornell University
Bayesian methods for simulation optimization
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 315
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
John ShareshianWashington University
Intervals in subgroup lattices of finite groups

2:30 PM
Malott 206
Analysis Seminar
Naotaka KajinoKyoto University
Measurable Riemannian structure and its heat kernel analysis on the Sierpinski gasket

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Probability Seminar
Martin LarssonCornell University
A definition of market efficiency

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Alessandro PanconesiUniversity of Rome
Rumour spreading in social networks

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Math Club
Richard RandCornell University
Advances in parametric excitation

4:30 PM
Malott 532
Noncommutative Algebra Seminar
Peter SamuelsonCornell University
Knot theory and noncommutative algebra IV

5:00 PM
Malott 203
Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Jim DavisIndiana University
Equivariant rigidity, Smith theory, and actions on tori

1:30 PM
Malott 253
Logic Seminar
Diana OjedaCornell University
Parametrized sequential compactness and the Galvin-Prikry theorem, part 2

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
Mou-Hsiung (Harry) ChangU.S. Army Research Office
Stochastic impulse control and hereditary portfolio optimization in infinite dimensions
Refreshments at 3:45 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Andrew MarshallCornell University
An historical survey of sphere problems in topology
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Statistics Seminar
Radhika KulkarniSAS Institute, Inc.
Transforming the data deluge into data-driven insights: analytics that drive business value
Joint with ORIE.

2:30 PM
Malott 253
Logic Seminar
Noam GreenbergVictoria University of Wellington
A new ideal of c.e. degrees?

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
Mathias LedererUniversität Bielefeld and Cornell University
Desingularization and Betti numbers

4:00 PM
Malott 203
Statistics Seminar
Jieping YeArizona State University
Large-scale structured sparse learning

4:00 PM
Biotech G01
What Is... Seminar
Dan BarbaschCornell University
What is a Lie group?

5:30 PM
Malott 207
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Logic Seminar
Noam GreenbergVictoria University of Wellington
Capturing the nonhyperarithmetic degrees by an algebraic structure

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
George KhatchatryanCornell University
Derived representation schemes

4:00 PM
Malott 203
Statistics Seminar
Lawrence BrownUniversity of Pennsylvania
Valid statistical inference after model selection

4:00 PM
Biotech G01
Teaching Seminar
Jennifer Biermann and Jonathan NeedlemanCornell University
Writing in lower-level math classes

5:10 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, October 14, 2010

Sophus Lie Days
Stephen GelbartWeizmann Institute
Primes, Riemann, Lie groups, and Langlands, using a history of mathematics up through today
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Friday, October 15, 2010

Sophus Lie Days
Stephen GelbartWeizmann Institute
A p-adic integral for the reciprocal of L-functions

3:30 PM
Malott 406
CAM Colloquium
Chi-Wang ShuBrown University
Discontinuous Galerkin finite element method for multiscale problems
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655
Monday, October 18, 2010

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Berkant SavasUniversity of Texas at Austin
Krylov-type tensor computations and perturbation analysis for tensor approximations
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 315
Dynamical Systems Seminar
Victor KleptsynInttitut de Recherche Mathématique de Rennes (France)
Group actions on the circle

2:30 PM
Malott 230
Analysis Seminar
Leonid KovalevSyracuse University
Minimization of energy among (almost) bijective maps in two dimensions

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Patricia HershNorth Carolina State University and Cornell University
The q=–1 phenomenon via homology concentration

2:30 PM
Malott 206
Probability Seminar
Nathaniel EldredgeCornell University
Hypoelliptic heat kernels and Lie groups

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Renato Paes Leme
Pure and Bayes-Nash price of anarchy for generalized second price auction

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Math Club
Alexander VladimirskyCornell University
Mathematical models: the good, the bad, and the ugly

4:30 PM
Malott 532