Seminar Calendar
February 2017
Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
10:00am
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11:00am
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TCS+ Talk
Algorithmic Discrepancy Beyond Partial Coloring
Nikhil Bansal,
Eindhoven University of Technology,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Symmetry and Attractor
Messoud Efendiyev,
ICB Institute of Computational Biology,
Helmholtz Zentrum Munich,
Thursday, February 2nd, 2017
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Logic Seminar
How many free actions does a C*-algebra have?
Eusebio Gardella,
Mathematisches Institut ,
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster ,
1:30pm
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2:30pm
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Theory of Computing Seminar
Quasi-Regular Sequences and Optimal Schedules for Security Games
David Kempe,
Computer Science,
USC,
Leonard Schulman,
Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
Omer Tamuz,
Humanities and Social Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar
Non-emptiness of Newton strata
Sug Woo Shin,
Department of Mathematics,
UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wolff Lecture
Renormalization and Universality/Regular or Stochastic Dichotomy
Mikhail Lyubich,
Mathematics Department,
Institute for Math Sciences at Stony Brook ,
Friday, February 3rd, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Undergraduate Math Club Seminar
A, D, and E in Exceptional Phenomena
William Ballinger,
Mathematics Department,
Caltech,
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
Projective Structures with holonomy in (Quasi-)Hitchin representations
Qiongling Li,
Department of Mathematics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Seminar in Computing + Mathematical Sciences
ClearPath Indoor Robotic Guide for the Visually Challenged
Edward Katz,
Associate Professor,
Computer Science,
Loyola Marymount University,
Monday, February 6th, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Computing and Mathematical Sciences Colloquium
CANCELLED: Automated Decision Making Under Uncertainty for Societal Benefit
Assistant Professor Emma Brunskill,
CS, Affiliate, Machine Learning ,
Carnegie Mellon University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Wolff Lecture
Advances towards MLC/Area and Hausdorff dimension of Julia sets
Mikhail Lyubich,
Mathematics Department,
Institute for Math Sciences at Stony Brook ,
Tuesday, February 7th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Information-performance tradeoffs in control
Victoria Kostina,
Assistant Professor ,
Electriacal Engineering,
CALTECH,
Wednesday, February 8th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Absolutely continuous spectrum and the spectra of periodic approximants
Yoram Last,
Einstein Institute of Mathematics,
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Noncommutative Geometry Seminar
Scalar curvature in the conformal geometry of Connes-Landi deformation
Yang Liu,
Mathematics,
Max Planck Institute for Mathematics,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Combinatorics Seminar
A polytopal generalization of Sperner's lemma
Francis Su,
Department of Mathematics,
Harvey Mudd College,
Thursday, February 9th, 2017
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Combinatorics Seminar
Zeros of polynomials in a finite grid
Anurag Bishnoi,
Department of Mathematics,
Ghent University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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RSRG Seminar
System Level Synthesis: A new control theory for networked systems
Nikolai Matni,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Computing and Mathematical Sciences,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar
Oscillator representation interpretation of Tate's thesis
Alexander Yom Din,
Department of Mathematics,
California Institute of Technology,
Friday, February 10th, 2017
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
Symplectic fillings of lens spaces as Lefschetz fibrations
Burak Özbağci,
Department of Mathematics,
Koç University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Seminar in Computing + Mathematical Sciences
Analyzing Gaze Behavior in Feature Films
Katherine Breeden,
PhD Candidate,
Computer Science,
Stanford University,
Sunday, February 12th, 2017
8:45am
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2/13
5:00pm
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Monday, February 13th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Algebraic Geometry Seminar
Finiteness of Cohomology of Local Systems on Rigid Analytic Spaces
Ruochuan Liu,
Beijing International Center for Mathematical Research,
Peking University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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CNS Seminar
Organization and Control of Hippocampal Circuits
Ivan Soltesz,
James R. Doty Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurosciences,
Stanford University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Computing and Mathematical Sciences Colloquium
Variational Problems on Graphs and Their Continuum Limits
Associate Professor Dejan Slepčev,
Department of Mathematical Sciences,
Carnegie Mellon University,
Tuesday, February 14th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Math Graduate Student Seminar
The translation flow on holomorphic maps out of the poly-plane
Dmitri Gekhtman,
Department of Mathematics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Mathematics Colloquium
The dynamics of classifying geometric structures
William Goldman,
Mathematics Department,
University of Maryland,
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
10:00am
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11:00am
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12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
A Transfer Matrix Approach to Scaled Limits of Christoffel-Darboux Kernels
Jonathan Breuer,
Department of Mathematics,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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RSRG Seminar
Some Limitations and Possibilities Toward Data-driven Optimization
Yaron Singer,
Professor,
Computer Science,
Harvard University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Noncommutative Geometry Seminar
p-adic AdS/CFT
Sarthak Parikh,
Department of Physics,
Princeton University,
Thursday, February 16th, 2017
1:30pm
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2:30pm
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Number Theory Seminar
Solving Integral Trinomial Equations
Mark Shusterman,
Department of Mathematical Sciences,
Tel Aviv University ,
Friday, February 17th, 2017
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
Determining the finite subgraphs of the curve graph
Ian Biringer,
Department of Mathematics,
Boston College ,
Tuesday, February 21st, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Global IoT (Internet of Things Network)
Sabeer Bhatia,
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of SABSE Technologies Inc.,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Math Graduate Student Seminar
Connes' embedding conjecture and ergodic theory
Peter Burton,
Department of Mathematics,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Mathematics Colloquium
Rectifiability of harmonic measure
Alexander Volberg,
Department of Mathematics,
Michigan State University,
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017
1:00pm
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2:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Spectral cluster bounds for orthonormal functions
Julien Sabin,
Département de Mathématiques,
Université Paris-Sud,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Noncommutative Geometry Seminar
The Origins of Structure in Galaxies and Beyond: Turbulence, Gravity, & Feedback
Philip Hopkins,
Theoretical Astrophysics,
California Institute of Technology,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Seminar in Computing & Mathematical Sciences
Optimization Challenges in Deep Learning
Professor Benjamin Recht,
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
UC Berkeley,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Combinatorics Seminar
On some algebraic constructions of extremal lattices
Lenny Fukshansky,
Department of Mathematics,
Claremont McKenna College,
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017
1:30pm
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2:30pm
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Theory of Computing Seminar
Succinct Secure Computation via Homomorphic Secret Sharing
Elette Boyle,
IDC Herzliya,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Logic Seminar
Kreisel compactness and hyperdegrees
Vassilis Gregoriades,
Department of Mathematics ''Giuseppe Peano'',
University of Turin,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar
Distinguished positive regular representations
Fiona Murnaghan,
Department of Mathematics,
University of Toronto,
Friday, February 24th, 2017
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
Pin(2)-equivariant Floer homology and homology cobordism
Matthew Stoffegren,
Mathematics Department,
UCLA,
Monday, February 27th, 2017
9:15am
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4:15pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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CNS Seminar
The structure of the mechano-tactile input to the rat vibrissal system
Mitra J.Z. Hartmann,
Professor,
Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering,
Northwestern University,
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Smart Grid Seminar
On the Planning and Control of Power Networks with Distributed Energy Resources
Yujie Tang,
PhD Candidate,
Electrical Engineering,
Caltech,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Leonidas Alaoglu Memorial Lecture in Mathematics
The Cubical Route to Understanding Groups
Daniel Wise,
Department of Mathematics & Statistics,
McGill University ,