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Department of Mathematics

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Monday, February 4, 2013

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Erdal YilmazCornell University
Vibrating structure gyroscopes from eigenvalue perturbations perspective
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 315
Analysis Seminar
Marius BeceanuIAS - Princeton
Dispersive estimates for equations with time-dependent potentials

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Thomas KesselheimCornell University
Approximation algorithms for spectrum allocation and power control in wireless networks

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Probability Seminar
Takashi OwadaCornell University
Functional central limit theorem for heavy tailed stationary infinitely divisible processes generated by conservative flows

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Number Theory Seminar
Christine McMeekinCornell University
The average rank of elliptic curves

4:00 PM
Malott 230
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Andrew SaleOxford University and Cornell University
Finding short conjugators in wreath products and free solvable groups

1:30 PM
Malott 224
Logic Seminar
Justin MooreCornell University
Isomorphism types of $\aleph_2$-dense subsets of $\Rbb$, part II

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
Guy LebanonGeorgia Institute of Technology
Stochastic m-estimators and the tradeoff between statistical accuracy and computational complexity
Refreshments at 3:45 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Aaron PalmerCornell University
How to get weak* lower semi continuity of the surface area functional
Refreshments at 4:00 PM in the lounge.

4:30 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Logic Seminar
Iian SmytheCornell University
Countable Borel equivalence relations, part II

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Thursday, February 7, 2013

ORIE Colloquium
Chaitanya BandiMIT
Robust queueing theory - a theory of stochastic analysis via robust optimization
Refreshments at 4:00 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

3:00 PM
Rhodes 253
Oliver Club
Kate JuschenkoVanderbilt University
On simple amenable groups
Refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge.

4:00 PM
Malott 532
Friday, February 8, 2013

ORIE Colloquium
Amitabh BasuUniversity of California at Davis
Mixed integer optimization: a solution methodology

2:30 PM
Rhodes 253
Lie Groups Seminar
Allen KnutsonCornell University
Atlases built from Bruhat cells and the wonderful compactification of a group

3:30 PM
Malott 406
CAM Colloquium
Dennis AmelunxenCornell University
Phase transitions in convex geometry and optimization
Refreshments at 4:45 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:45 PM
Rhodes 253
Monday, February 11, 2013

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Andras SiposBudapest University of Technology and Economics
Curvature-driven abrasion: numerical and experimental verification
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 315
Analysis Seminar
Xiaodong CaoCornell University
Curvature behavior at singularity time of Ricci flow

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Amanda RuizBinghamton University
Realizations of phased matroids

2:30 PM
Malott 206
Number Theory Seminar
Theodore HuiCornell University
Distribution of the partition function modulo m

4:00 PM
Malott 230
Probability Seminar
Tianyi ZhengCornell University
Random walks on free solvable groups

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Jens VygenUniversity of Bonn
Shorter tours by nicer ears

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Johannes CunoGraz University of Technology and Cornell University
The Tits alternative for non-spherical triangles of groups

1:30 PM
Malott 224
Logic Seminar
Adam BjorndahlCornell University
Epistemic game theory

2:55 PM
Malott 206
Olivetti Club
Joseph GallagherCornell University
Kirby calculus: building closed 3-manifolds from links in S^3
Refreshments at 4:00 PM in the lounge.

4:30 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Logic Seminar
Iian SmytheCornell University
Countable Borel equivalence relations, part II

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Statistics Seminar
Xi LuoBrown University
Algebraic properties and large covariance estimation

4:15 PM
Biotech G01
What Is... Seminar
Justin MooreCornell University
What is Ramsey theory?

5:30 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, February 14, 2013

ORIE Colloquium
Yehua WeiMIT
Understanding the effectiveness of sparse process flexibility
Refreshments at 4:00 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

3:00 PM
Rhodes 253
Oliver Club
Robert KleinbergCornell University
Group-theoretic algorithms for fast matrix multiplication
Refreshments at 3:30 PM in the lounge.

4:00 PM
Malott 532
Friday, February 15, 2013

Dynamics Seminar
Kathryn LindseyCornell University
Degree d invariant laminations: a legacy of Thurston

2:15 PM
Dynamical Systems Seminar
Kathryn LindseyCornell University
Degree d invariant laminations: a legacy of Thurston

2:15 PM
Malott 205
Geometric Analysis Seminar
Lihai QianCornell University
Variation formulas

2:30 PM
Malott 206
CAM Colloquium
Rajiv GandhiRutgers University
From potential to promise - developing scholars, one Eureka moment at a time
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655
Lie Groups Seminar
Omer OffenTechnion-Israeli Institute of Technology
On the distinguished automorphic spectrum for (Sp(2n),Sp(n)×Sp(n))

3:30 PM
Malott 406