Nov
21
Approximate Counting
SpeakerDaniel Stefankovic University of Rochesterhttp://www.cs.rochester.edu/~stefanko/ Description Counting problems arise in a wide variety of areas, for example, enumerative combinatorics...
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Nov
9
Minimal Supersolutions of Convex BSDEs and Robust Extensions
SpeakerDr. Samuel DrapeauHumboldt University, Germanyhttp://www2.mathematik.hu-berlin.de/~drapeau/ Description We study minimal supersolutions of convex BSDEs - related to Peng's g-expectation - which...
Nov
7
Some Tools for Sampling Complex Probability Distributions
Description This talk will survey my efforts with coworkers to develop and analyze Monte Carlo sampling algorithms for complex (usually high dimensional) probability distributions. The algorithms can...
Oct
27
NAG Presentation and Demonstration on Computational Optimization and its Applications
Description NAG invites you to join an innovative presentation hosted at the Ï㽶´«Ã½ Institute of Technology that includes a selection of software demonstrations, as well as a detailed discussion...
Oct
24
Pricing CDS Index Options in a Nonlinear Filtering Model
SpeakerDr. Alexander HerbertssonUniversity of Gothenburg, Swedenhttp://www.economics.handels.gu.se/english/staff/senior_lecturers-lecturers-_researchers/alexander_herbertsson/ Description We derive...
Oct
13
Step Dynamics and Morphological Instabilities During Epitaxial Growth
Description Vicinal surfaces consist of terraces separated by atomic steps. During step-flow epitaxial growth, adsorbed atoms (from the vapor or a beam) diffuse on the terraces until they attach to...
Oct
5
Sampling Within k-Means Algorithm to Cluster Large Datasets
Description Due to current data collection technology, our ability to gather data has surpassed our ability to analyze it. In particular, k-means, one of the simplest and fastest clustering algorithms...
Oct
3
Direct Discontinuous Galerkin Method and Its Variations for Diffusion Problems
Speaker Jue Yan Iowa State University http://www.public.iastate.edu/~jyan/ Description Discontinuous Galerkin method is a special class of finite element method that use discontinuous piecewise...
Sep
26
Allocation of Resources under Dependencies
SpeakerHemanshu KaulIIThttp://www.math.iit.edu/~kaul/ Description We consider the problem of how to decide which projects to invest in and implement in a transportation network, so as to maximize the...
Sep
19
Perfect Fluid Flow from Granular Jet Impact
SpeakerWendy ZhangUniversity of Chicagohttp://jfi.uchicago.edu/~wzhang/ Description Children are taught that liquids are an intermediate state of matter: they flow easily, much as gases do, yet, like...