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Monday, September 1, 2008

Dynamical Systems Seminar
Jayadev AthreyaYale University
Shrinking targets in parabolic dynamical systems

12:01 PM
Analysis Seminar
Todd KempMIT
Strong Log-Sobolev inequalities for subharmonic functions

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Ping LiCornell University
Compressed counting and its application in estimating entropy of data streams

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Probability Seminar
Chris HoffmanUniversity of Washington at Seattle
Topology of random clique complexes

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Logic Seminar
James WorthingtonCornell University
Bialgebraic approach to automata and formal language theory, part I

2:55 PM
Malott 206
Olivetti Club
Greg MullerCornell University
Title TBA
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Statistics Seminar
T. N. SriramUniversity of Georgia
Dimension reduction in time series
Refreshments after the talk in Malott 301.

4:00 PM
Malott 406
TAM Seminar
Susan DanielCornell University
The motion of liquid drops on surfaces under the influence of vibration
Refreshments at 4:15 PM in 206 Thurston Hall

4:30 PM
Thurston 205
Thursday, September 4, 2008

Logic Seminar
James WorthingtonCornell University
Bialgebraic approach to automata and formal language theory, part II

2:55 PM
Malott 206
TAM Seminar
Ryan S. ElliottUniversity of Minnesota
Atomistic modeling of Martensitic transformation in shape memory alloys: theoretical and computational techniques
Refreshments at 4:15 PM in 206 Thurston Hall

4:30 PM
Thurston 205
Friday, September 5, 2008

Dynamical Systems Seminar
Matthew NoonanCornell University
A tutorial on FractalStream

2:30 PM
Malott 406
CAM Colloquium
Stanislaus Maier-PaapeTechnical University of Aachen
Verification of heteroclinic connections with computer-assisted proofs
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655
Monday, September 8, 2008

Analysis Seminar
Huojun RuanCornell University
The resolvent kernel for pcf self-similar fractals

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Katrina LigettCarnegie Mellon University
A learning theory approach to non-interactive database privacy

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Probability Seminar
Jin FengUniversity of Kansas
Stochastic scalar conservation law

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Elissa RossYork University
Swapping blocks and holes in spherical frameworks

4:30 PM
Malott 205
Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Lucas SabalkaUniversity of California at Davis
Navigating blindly

1:30 PM
Malott 406
Logic Seminar
Justin MooreCornell University
A crash course in descriptive set theory

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
Bobby KleinbergCornell University
Continuum-armed bandit problems and their applications
Refreshments at 3:45 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Jonathan NeedlemanCornell University
Title TBA
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Statistics Seminar
John LangfordYahoo Research
Learning with partial observations
Refreshments after the talk in Malott 301.

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Logic Seminar
Richard ShoreCornell University
The atomic model theorem and type omitting, part I

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Noncommutative Algebra Seminar
George KhachatryanCornell University
An introduction to A-infinity algebras

4:30 PM
Malott 205
TAM Seminar
Spandan MaitiMichigan Technological University
Materials design principles for toughness and strength: lessons from biological threads
Refreshments at 4:15 PM in 206 Thurston Hall

4:30 PM
Thurston 205
Number Theory Seminar
Krzysztof KlosinCornell University
The Bloch-Kato conjecture for modular forms - an introduction

4:30 PM
Malott 224
Thursday, September 11, 2008

Financial Engineering Seminar
Johannes WisselCornell University
Arbitrage-free market models for liquid options

11:40 AM
Rhodes 253
Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
Achilleas SinefakopoulosCornell University
Cellular resolutions

1:20 PM
Malott 251
Logic Seminar
Justin MooreCornell University
Fraisse theory and structural Ramsey theory

2:55 PM
Malott 206
Oliver Club
Laurent Saloff-CosteCornell University
The heat kernel: why one studies it and examples of recent estimates
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Friday, September 12, 2008

Lie Groups Seminar
Andrei MinchenkoMoscow State University
Projective root system, enhanced Dynkin diagrams and Weyl orbits

3:30 PM
Malott 406
CAM Colloquium
Fan Chung GrahamUniversity of California at San Diego
The mathematics of PageRank
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655