Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Mathematics

Upcoming Events

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Please visit the Math Department Events Calendar for current event information.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Chris ShoemakerCornell University
Surrogate optimization for nonlinear and global optimization of computationally expensive simulation models
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 215
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Dylan ThurstonBarnard College
Affine rigidity

2:30 PM
Malott 205
Analysis Seminar
Ciprian PredaWest University of Timisoara and Cornell University
Exponential dichotomies for variational equations

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
John LaffertyCarnegie Mellon University
Graph estimation

4:00 PM
Upson B17
Probability Seminar
Deniz KarliUniversity of British Columbia
Littlewood-Paley theory and multiplier problem from a probabilistic approach

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Logic Seminar
David BelangerCornell University
Turing degrees of models

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
Johannes RufColumbia University
Hedging under arbitrage
Refreshments at 3:45 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Peter LuthyCornell University
A discussion of the periodic table of elements
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
Claudiu RaicuUniversity of California at Berkeley
Affine toric equivalence relations are effective

4:00 PM
Malott 203
Statistics Seminar
David MattesonCornell University
Independent component analysis via distance covariance

4:00 PM
Biotech G01
Logic Seminar
Adam BjorndahlCornell University
The descriptive complexity of strings C and K, part I

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Huijia (Rachel) LinCornell University
Title TBA

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Teaching Seminar
Maria TerrellCornell University
Design and results of calculus research surveys

5:15 PM
Malott 207
Friday, February 11, 2011

CAM Colloquium
Gadi FibichTel Aviv University
Aggregate diffusion dynamics in agent-based models with a spatial structure
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655
Lie Groups Seminar
Mahdi AsgariOklahoma State University
Langlands functoriality for general spin groups

3:30 PM
Malott 406
Monday, February 14, 2011

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Andras SiposBudapest University of Technology and Economics
A quest for disconnected branches: a hybrid approach
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 215
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Eric SwartzBinghamton University
Locally 2-arc transitive graphs

2:30 PM
Malott 205
Analysis Seminar
Remus RaduCornell University
Topological models for complex Hénon maps

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Huijia Rachel LinCornell University
Concurrent security

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Probability Seminar
Russ ThompsonCornell University
The rate of escape of random walks on polycyclic and metabelian groups

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Math Club
Tarun Chitra and Matthew GuayCornell University
LaTeX talk

4:30 PM
Malott 532
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Dynamical Systems Seminar
Barak WeissBen Gurion University of the Negev
Parking garages with optimal dynamics

1:25 PM
Malott 253
Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Timothy RileyCornell University
The Dehn function of Baumslag’s metabelian group

1:30 PM
Malott 224
Logic Seminar
David BelangerCornell University
wtt-degrees of models

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
David MattesonCornell University
A new perspective on dependence within financial markets
Refreshments at 3:45 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Gwyneth WhieldonCornell University
Primor(d)ial soup
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
W. Frank MooreCornell University
New directions in Boij Soderberg theory

4:00 PM
Malott 203
Logic Seminar
Adam BjorndahlCornell University
The descriptive complexity of strings C and K, part II

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Number Theory Seminar
John HubbardCornell University
The desingularization of Hilbert modular varieties: an approach inspired by dynamical systems

4:00 PM
Malott 207
Statistics Seminar
Ryan TibshiraniStanford University
The solution path of the generalized lasso

4:00 PM
Biotech G01
What Is... Seminar
Chor Hang LamCornell University
What is a scanning map?

5:30 PM
Malott 207
Friday, February 18, 2011

Dynamical Systems Seminar
John HubbardCornell University
Limiting dynamics of quadratic polynomials and parabolic blow-ups

2:15 PM
Malott 205
CAM Colloquium
Peter FrazierCornell University
A new solution to a classic problem: ranking and selection with tight lower bounds on probability of correct selection
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655