Seminar Calendar
March 2017
Wednesday, March 1st, 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
The mean curvature flow
Israel Michael Sigal,
Department of Mathematics,
University of Toronto,
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
A graph coloring problem and its algebraic and topological consequences
Daniel Wise,
Department of Mathematics & Statistics,
McGill University ,
Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar
p-adic L-functions
Ellen Eischen,
Department of Mathematics,
University of Oregon,
Friday, March 3rd, 2017
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
TBA
Xin Nie,
School of Mathematics,
Korea Institute for Advanced Study,
Monday, March 6th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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4:00pm
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5:30pm
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Special Mathematics Lecture
Tales of our Forefathers
Barry Simon,
Department of Mathematics,
Caltech,
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IST LUNCH BUNCH
Unified Control of Dynamic Robotic Systems
Aaron Ames,
Bren Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
Engineering & Applied Science,
CALTECH,
2:30pm
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5:00pm
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Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Mathematical Physics Seminar
Full Measure Reducibility and Localization for Quasi- Periodic Jacobi Operators: a Topological Criterion
Rui Han,
Department of Mathematics,
UC Irvine,
4:00pm
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5:30pm
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4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Noncommutative Geometry Seminar
The Berry Connection of the Ginzburg-Landau Vortices
Akos Nagy,
Department of Pure Mathematics,
University of Waterloo,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Combinatorics Seminar
Ordered set partitions, generalized coinvariant algebras, and the Delta Conjecture
Brendon Rhoades,
Department of Mathematics,
UC San Diego,
Thursday, March 9th, 2017
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Friday, March 10th, 2017
3:00pm
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5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar
TBA
Richard Canary,
Department of Mathematics,
University of Michigan,
Monday, March 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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Caltech/USC/UCLA Joint Topology Seminar
Neural networks and knot theory
Mark Hughes,
Department of Mathematics,
Brigham Young University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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CNS Seminar
The future of fMRI in cognitive neuroscience
Russell Poldrack,
Albert Ray Lang Professor ,
Psychology and (by Courtesy) Computer Science,
Stanford University,
5:00pm
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6:00pm
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Caltech/USC/UCLA Joint Topology Seminar
Embeddings of contact manifolds
John Etnyre,
Department of Mathematics,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Tuesday, March 14th, 2017
10:00am
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11:00am
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Special Seminar in Computing + Mathematical Sciences
Pursuit of Low-dimensional Structures in High-dimensional (Visual) Data
Yi Ma,
Professor,
Information Science and Technology,
ShanghaiTech University,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Logic Seminar
Characters and Dynamical Properties of Thompson's Group F
Konstantin Medynets,
Mathematics Department,
United States Naval Academy,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Policy Diffusion and Crafted Political Talk
Fred Boehmke,
Director of Graduate Studies,
University of Iowa,
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Smart Grid Seminar
Data-Driven Models in Power Systems
Ram Rajagopal,
Professor,
Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Stanford University,
Monday, March 20th, 2017
10:00am
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11:00am
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Special Seminar in Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Better understanding of non-convex methods in machine learning.
Tengyu Ma,
PhD Candidate,
Computer Science,
Princeton University,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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RSRG Seminar
Sensing and Strategies for Power Distribution System Situational Awareness
Raffi Sevlian,
Electrical Engineering,
Stanford University,
Tuesday, March 21st, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Smart Grid Seminar
Data-driven power system modelling: identification/validation of power system dynamic model from PMU measurements
Janusz Bialek,
Professor,
Director of Skoltech Center for Energy Systems,
Skoltech,
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Thursday, March 23rd, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Rigorous Systems Research Group (RSRG) Seminar
High-Resolution Image Inpainting using Multi-Scale Neural Patch Synthesis.
Yang Chao (Harry),
PhD Candidate,
Computer Science,
University of Southern California,
Friday, March 24th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Smart Grid Seminar
Computational toolbox for fragility and resilience assessment of power systems
Kostya Turitsyn,
Professor,
Mechanical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Special Seminar in Computing & Mathematical Sciences
Mathematical Studies of Extraordinary Field Enhancement in Subwavelength Structures
Professor Junshan Lin,
Department of Mathematics and Statistics,
Auburn University,
5:30pm
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6:30pm
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Monday, March 27th, 2017
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Smart Grid Seminar
Polynomial optimization, interpolation, and its application to power systems
Cédric Josz,
LAAS,
French National Scientific Research Center,
Wednesday, March 29th, 2017
10:00am
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11:00am
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Friday, March 31st, 2017
5:30pm
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6:30pm
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