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Friday, November 1st, 2019
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CANCELED | Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar

Baxter 125
This seminar has been rescheduled for Friday, February 28.
Jian Cao, Postdoctoral Scholar in Data Science and Election Integrity, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
2:30pm – 4:30pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar

Linde Hall 187
Generic Multiplicity One Singularities of Mean Curvature Flow of Surfaces
Ao Sun, Department of Mathematics, MIT,
4:30pm – 5:20pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

Linde Hall 310
Random quasiconformal mappings and Delauney triangulations
Vladimir Markovic, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
5:30pm – 6:20pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

Linde Hall 310
A reaction-diffusion-ODE model in anthropology
Danielle Hilhorst, Mathematics, University Paris-Sud,
Monday, November 4th, 2019
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMS-EE Partners Tech Talk

Annenberg 105
CMS-EE Resume Workshop w/ Alex Cui and Eric Zhao
Alex Cui and Eric Zhao, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Algebra and Geometry Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Finite-dimensional representations of quantized Gieseker varieties
José Simental Rodríguez, Department of Mathematics, UC Davis,
Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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Curve Counting Reading Seminar

Linde Hall 183
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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CMI Seminar: Dean Doron - *3pm start time*

Annenberg 314
Nearly Optimal Pseudorandomness From Hardness
Dean Doron, Postdoctoral Fellow, Computer Science Theory Group, Stanford,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar

Annenberg 107
Entanglement Wedge Reconstruction and the Information Paradox
Geoff Penington, Graduate Student, Stanford University,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Logic Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Automatic continuity for homeomorphism groups of compact manifolds,II
Aristotelis Panagiotopoulos, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
5:00pm – 6:00pm
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Factorization Algebras in Quantum Field Theory Learning Seminar

Linde Hall 187
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Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
10:00am – 11:00am
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TCS+ Talk

Annenberg 322
Explicit near-Ramanujan graphs of every degree
Ryan O'Donnell, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Math Graduate Student Seminar

Linde Hall 187
F_K
Sunghyuk Park, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
Thursday, November 7th, 2019
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Discussion with the 2018 Chang Career Exploration Prize Recipients

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
Sean McKenna BS ’17,
Kyle Lakatos MS ’14,
Claire Ralph, Caltech,
2:30pm – 3:30pm
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Condensed Mathematics Learning Seminar

Linde Hall 187
Locally compact abelian groups
Victor Zhang, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
4:00pm – 6:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar

Linde Hall 387
L-functions and isogenies of abelian varieties
Harry Smit, Department of Mathematics, Utrecht University,
Friday, November 8th, 2019
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar

Baxter 125
What matters in tie-breaking rules? How competition guides design
Afshin Nikzad, Assistant Professor of Economics, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, USC,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Analysis Seminar

Linde Hall 255
Dimension in Holomorphic Dynamics
Jack Burkart, Department of Mathematics, Stony Brook University,
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar

Linde Hall 187
Comparing complexities of bounded area minimal hypersurfaces
Antoine Song, Department of Mathematics, UC Berkeley,
Monday, November 11th, 2019
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMS-EE Partners Tech Talk

Annenberg 105
Fundamentals of Building a Multiplayer Console Game
Paul Robinson, Technical Director, Activision-Blizzard,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Algebra and Geometry Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Manifestations of a Rational DAHA Module in Moduli of Flags
Minh-Tam Trinh, Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago,
Tuesday, November 12th, 2019
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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Curve Counting Reading Seminar

Linde Hall 183
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Logic Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Hyperfinite actions with the same invariant random subgroup
Forte Shinko, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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CMI Seminar: Eliza O'Reilly

Annenberg 314
Poisson hyperplane tessellations in high dimensions and one-bit compression
Eliza O'Reilly, CMI Postdoc, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Mathematics Colloquium

Linde Hall 310
Quantum topology and combinatorics of graphs on surfaces
Slava Krushkal, Department of Mathematics, University of Virginia,
5:00pm – 6:00pm
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Factorization Algebras in Quantum Field Theory Learning Seminar

Linde Hall 187
Free Field Theories Revisited
Angus Gruen, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
Thursday, November 14th, 2019
2:30pm – 3:30pm
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Condensed Mathematics Learning Seminar

Linde Hall 187
Analytic Rings
Matthias Flach, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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CMI Faculty Lunch (invitation only): John Doyle

Annenberg 121
Universal laws and architectures in complex networked systems with applications to sensorimotor control
John Doyle, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Perfectoid covers of abelian varieties and the weight-monodromy conjecture
Peter Wear, Department of Mathematics, UC San Diego,
Friday, November 15th, 2019
10:00am – 11:00am
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Special ACM Seminar

Annenberg 105
High Order Methods for Multiple Scattering in Terms of Farfield Expansions ABC
Dr. Vianey Villamizar, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Brigham Young University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Social and Information Sciences Laboratory (SISL) Seminar

Baxter 125
Transparency and Demand Management in Platforms for Networked Markets
Adam Wierman, Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences; Executive Officer for Computing and Mathematical Sciences; Director, Information Science and Technology, Caltech,
1:00pm – 2:00pm
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Special ACM Seminar

Moore B270
Variational Bayes for a Simple Neural Network
Tui Nolan, Fulbright Future Scholar, Statistics, University of Technology Sydney,
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar

Linde Hall 187
GPV invariants and knot complements
Ciprian Manolescu, Department of Mathematics, Stanford University,
4:00pm – 4:50pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

Linde Hall 310
A sumset conjecture of Erdős
Florian Richter, Department of Mathematics, Northwestern University,
5:00pm – 5:50pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

Linde Hall 310
The Joy of Small Parameters
Susan Friedlander, Department of Mathematics, USC,
Monday, November 18th, 2019
10:30am – 11:30am
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A Fireside Chat with Dr. Timnit Gebru and Dr. Karina Edmonds (PhD '97)

Annenberg 105
11:00am – 1:00pm
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Ph.D. Thesis Defense

Annenberg 121
Quantum correlations, certifying quantum devices, and the quest for infinite entanglement
Andrea Coladangelo, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Caltech,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMS-EE Partners Tech Talk

Annenberg 105
Ethical AI
Timnit Gebru, Research Scientist, Ethical AI Team, Google,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Algebra and Geometry Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Skein theory, Hecke algebras, and elliptic curves
Peter Samuelson, Department of Mathematics, UC Riverside,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquium

Annenberg 105
Thompson Sampling for learning in online decision making
Shipra Agrawal, Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, and Data Science Institute, Columbia University,
Tuesday, November 19th, 2019
12:00pm – 1:30pm
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Curve Counting Reading Seminar

Linde Hall 183
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IST Lunch Bunch

Annenberg 105
TBA
Pietro Perona, Allen E. Puckett Professor of Electrical Engineering, Engineering and Applied Science, CALTECH,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar

Annenberg 107
Calculating Nature Naturally
Natalie Klco, Graduate Student, Institute for Nuclear Theory, University of Washington,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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CMI Seminar: Eliza O'Reilly

Annenberg 314
Modeling Repulsion with Determinantal Point Processes
Eliza O'Reilly, CMI Postdoc, Caltech,
4:30pm – 5:30pm
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Special CMX Seminar

Annenberg 213
How Many Labels Do You Need For Semi-Supervised Learning?
Matthew Thorpe, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University,
5:00pm – 6:00pm
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Factorization Algebras in Quantum Field Theory Learning Seminar

Linde Hall 187
Renormalization and Effective Field Theories
Bowen Yang, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
Wednesday, November 20th, 2019
10:00am – 11:00am
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TCS+ Talk

Annenberg 322
The Karger-Stein Algorithm is Optimal for $k$-cut
Jason Li, Graduate Student, Carnegie Mellon University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Math Graduate Student Seminar

Linde Hall 187
Lattice points on the sphere
Andrei Shubin, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
6:30pm – 8:00pm
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CS/EE UG Research at UCSD (SURF's and Grad School)

Annenberg 213
Thursday, November 21st, 2019
2:30pm – 3:30pm
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Condensed Mathematics Learning Seminar

Linde Hall 187
Solid modules
Justin Campbell, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,