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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
Monday, April 16, 2012

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Laurent DemanetMIT
Super-resolution via sparse recovery: progress and challenges
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

11:15 AM
Upson 315
Analysis Seminar
Anna MazzucatoPenn State University and Cornell University
Mixed-boundary-value and transmission problems on generalized polygons

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Tim NovikoffCornell University
Education of a model student

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Probability Seminar
Yimin XiaoMichigan State University
Some results on the excursion probabilities of Gaussian random fields

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Math Club
John GuckenheimerCornell University
Pure and applied

4:30 PM
Malott 532
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Logic Seminar
Rachel EpsteinHarvard University
Truth-table minimal pairs of Turing complete sets

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
Dawn WoodardCornell University
Efficiency of Markov chain methods in Bayesian statistics
Refreshments at 3:45 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Joe ChenCornell University
KPZ: A random surface growth model
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Logic Seminar
Diana OjedaCornell University
Hindman’s theorem II

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Statistics Seminar
Johannes LedererETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute for Technology
Lasso prediction and correlations

4:15 PM
Biotech G01
What Is... Seminar
Leonard GrossCornell University
What are Yang-Mills fields

5:30 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, April 19, 2012

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Ian BiringerYale University
Random samplings of locally symmetric spaces

1:30 PM
Malott 203
Chelluri Lecture
Akshay VenkateshStanford University
From continued fractions to modular forms: the work of Linnik, Duke, and Chelluri
Following the lecture, a musical performance and reception will be held at A.D. White House.

4:30 PM
Malott 251
Friday, April 20, 2012

Lie Groups Seminar
Akshay VenkateshStanford University
Spectra of spherical varieties

3:30 PM
Malott 406
CAM Colloquium
Sergey FomelUniversity of Texas at Austin
Wave equations and wave extrapolations in seismic imaging
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 253
Saturday, April 21, 2012

Mathematics Awareness Month Public Lecture
Paul VellemanCornell University
Surfing the data deluge
Please join us outside the auditorium at 2:15 PM for refreshments after the talk.

1:00 PM
Malott 228