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Monday, August 30, 2010

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Maria CameronUniversity of Maryland
Computing transition paths for rare events
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 315
Analysis Seminar
Benjamin SteinhurstCornell University
Quantum mechanics on Laakso spaces

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Peter McNamaraBucknell University
The Schur-positivity poset

2:30 PM
Malott 206
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Robert KleinbergCornell University
Reducing (Bayesian) mechanism design to algorithm design

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Probability Seminar
Jonathon PetersonCornell University
Weak quenched limiting distributions of a one-dimensional random walk in a random environment

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Emily DrydenBucknell University
Upper bounds for eigenvalues of submanifolds

1:30 PM
Malott 253
Friday, September 3, 2010

Dynamical Systems Seminar
Tomas JohnsonCornell University
Dynamics of the universal area-preserving map associated with period doubling

2:15 PM
Malott 205
CAM Colloquium
Jeffrey VarnerCornell University
Modeling and analysis of signal transduction cascades using ensembles of uncertain models
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655
Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Lucas SabalkaBinghamton University
On the geometry of Out(F_n)

1:30 PM
Malott 253
Logic Seminar
Justin MooreCornell University
Compact sets of Baire class 1 functions

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
James RenegarCornell University
Central swaths (a generalization of the central path)
Refreshments at 3:45 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Daniel WongCornell University
How do we play on characters?
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 253
Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Statistics Seminar
Ping LiCornell University
b-Bit miniwise hashing for estimating two-way and three-way similarities

4:00 PM
Biotech G01
Logic Seminar
Justin MooreCornell University
Crash course in forcing, part I

4:00 PM
Malott 206
What Is... Seminar
Justin MooreCornell University
What are the Laver tables?

5:30 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, September 9, 2010

Oliver Club
Louis BilleraCornell University
Counting flags in polytopes, Eulerian posets, and Coxeter groups
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Friday, September 10, 2010

Dynamical Systems Seminar
Denis VolkIndependent University of Moscow
Skew products with interval fiber

2:15 PM
Malott 205
Lie Groups Seminar
Allen KnutsonCornell University
Frobenius splitting of flag manifolds and projected Richardson varieties

3:30 PM
Malott 406
CAM Colloquium
Andrea BarreiroUniversity of Washington
Modeling cooperative activity in neural systems
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655