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Monday, April 2, 2012

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Alexander KurganovTulane University
Central schemes: a powerful black-box-solver for nonlinear hyperbolic PDEs
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

11:15 AM
Upson 315
Analysis Seminar
Qiu HuaCornell University
Exact spectrum of the Laplacian on a domain in the Sierpinski gasket

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Ola SvenssenÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Approximating graphic TSP by matchings

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Math Club
David HendersonCornell University
Straight paths on other surfaces

4:30 PM
Malott 532
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Logic Seminar
Scott MessickCornell University
Strict reverse mathematics

2:55 PM
Malott 206
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Logic Seminar
Adam BjorndahlCornell University
The dual Ramsey theorem II

4:00 PM
Malott 206
What Is... Seminar
Peter KahnCornell University
What is cobordism?

5:30 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, April 5, 2012

Oliver Club
Hugh WoodinUniversity of California at Berkeley
Towards an ultimate version of L
Refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge.

4:00 PM
Malott 532
Friday, April 6, 2012

Statistics Seminar
Thomas LentoFacebook
Understanding a global network: research at Facebook

1:30 PM
Sage B09
Dynamical Systems Seminar
Neil DobbsIBM Research
Ergodic properties of some maps from the exponential family

2:15 PM
Malott 230
CAM Colloquium
Illya V. HicksRice University
Discrete optimization and social networks
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 253
Monday, April 9, 2012

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Niels F. OtaniCornell University
A novel imaging method for calculating patterns of action potential propagation in the heart
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

11:15 AM
Upson 315
Analysis Seminar
Robert StrichartzCornell University
Average number of lattice points in a disk

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Edward SwartzCornell University
Simplicial matroids and cyclotomic polynomials

2:30 PM
Malott 206
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Ashwinkumar BadanidiyuruCornell University
Approximating low-dimensional coverage problems

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Probability Seminar
Martin HildebrandUniversity of Albany
On a lower bound for the Chung-Diaconis-Graham random process

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Genevieve WalshTufts University
Right-angled Coxeter groups and acute triangulations

1:30 PM
Malott 203
Logic Seminar
Dexter KozenCornell University
New

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
Agnes SulemINRIA Paris-Rocquencourt
A stochastic differential game approach to stochastic control under model uncertainty
Refreshments at 3:45 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Tianyi ZhengCornell University
The traveling salesman and lamplighter
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Logic Seminar
Diana OjedaCornell University
Hindman’s theorem

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Statistics Seminar
Surajit RayBoston University
How many modes can a Gaussian mixture have?

4:15 PM
Biotech G01
Teaching Seminar
Mary Ann HuntleyCornell University
Math outreach opportunities in Ithaca

5:25 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Oliver Club
Yanyan LiRutgers University
Harmonic functions and beyond
Refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge.

4:00 PM
Malott 532
Friday, April 13, 2012

Dynamical Systems Seminar
Remus RaduCornell University
Topological models for semi-parabolic Hénon maps

2:15 PM
Malott 230
Lie Groups Seminar
Mahdi AsgariOklahoma State University and Cornell University
Applications of functoriality to representation theory of p-adic groups

3:30 PM
Malott 406
CAM Colloquium
Kathleen FowlerClarkson University
Mathematical modeling, simulation, and optimal design for agricultural water management
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 253