Upcoming Events

Monday, November 22, 2010

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Chris MyersCornell University
Software design for modeling the dynamics of reaction networks
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 315
Analysis Seminar
Charles SmartNew York University
Optimal Lipschitz extensions

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Rebecca SwansonNebraska Wesleyan University
Relationship between shellability and vertex decomposability

2:30 PM
Malott 206
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Andrew V. GoldbergMicrosoft Research
Highway dimension: from practice to theory and back

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Probability Seminar
Andreas Basse-O’ConnorUniversity of Tennessee
The semimartingale property of a class of infinitely divisible processes with stationary increments

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Logic Seminar
Adam BjorndahlCornell University
The characters of points in Rosenthal compacta, part I

2:55 PM
Malott 206
Olivetti Club
Yash LodhaCornell University
Thompson’s group F
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Monday, November 29, 2010

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Tomas JohnsonCornell University
Joint state and parameter estimation from noisy data using the set-membership approach
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 315
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Sergei TabachnikovPennsylvania State University
Algebra, geometry, and dynamics of the pentagram map

2:30 PM
Malott 206
Analysis Seminar
Hoai-Minh NguyenNew York University
Cloaking via change of variables for the Helmholts equation

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Shaddin DughmiStanford University
How to compute in a selfish society: randomness may be the key

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Probability Seminar
Tom AlbertsUniversity of Toronto
Intermediate disorder for directed polymers in dimension 1+1, and the continuum random polymer

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Math Club
Yuri BerestCornell University
Symmetries of differential equations: Sophus Lie vs. Evariste Galois

4:30 PM
Malott 532
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Patricia HershNorth Carolina State University and Cornell University
Shelling Coxeter-like complexes and sorting on trees

1:30 PM
Malott 253
Logic Seminar
David BelangerCornell University
The characters of points in Rosenthal compacta, part 2

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
David BleiPrinceton University
Probabilistic topic models
Refreshments at 3:45 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Marisa HughesCornell University
Orbifolds are my friends
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Logic Seminar
Thomas KernCornell University
Free sequences in Rosenthal compacta

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
Gwyneth WhieldonCornell University
Jump sequences of edge ideals

4:00 PM
Malott 203
Statistics Seminar
Marinela CapanuMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Simulation study of hierarchical modeling for estimating cancer risks of individual genetic variants

4:00 PM
Biotech G01
Teaching Seminar
Marisa Hughes and Peter LuthyCornell University
Teaching important calculus concepts

5:10 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, December 2, 2010

Oliver Club
Allan SlyMicrosoft
The reconstruction problem on the tree
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Friday, December 3, 2010

Dynamical Systems Seminar
Matt BainbridgeIndiana University
Teichmüller curves in genus three

2:15 PM
Malott 205
CAM Colloquium
Paul GinspargCornell University
arXiv activity, analysis, and avatars
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655
Monday, December 6, 2010

Probability Seminar
Asaf NachmiasMIT
Arm exponents in high-dimensional percolation

4:00 PM
Malott 406