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Monday, February 3rd, 2020
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMS-EE Partners Tech Talk

Annenberg 105
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Algebra and Geometry Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Derived traces for Soergel categories
Eugene Gorsky, Department of Mathematics, UC Davis,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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H.B. Keller Colloquium

Annenberg 105
Algorithms for Eliciting Machine Learning Metrics
Sanmi Koyejo, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Tuesday, February 4th, 2020
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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IST Lunch Bunch

Annenberg 105
Online Optimization with Preference Feedback, Structured Decision Spaces, and Safety Constraints
Yanan Sui, Assistant Professor, Tsinghua University,
Wednesday, February 5th, 2020
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Special Seminar in Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Annenberg 105
Reliability, Equity, and Reproducibility in Modern Machine Learning
Yaniv Romano, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Statistics, Stanford University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Math Graduate Student Seminar

Linde Hall 187
Central limit theorem on conjugacy class measure of the symmetric group
Yuhui Jin, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Logic Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Weak containment of subgroups
Forte Shinko, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar

Annenberg 314
Fault-tolerant quantum error correction in bosonic systems
Kyungjoo Noh, Graduate Student, Yale University,
Thursday, February 6th, 2020
4:00pm – 5:30pm
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Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem Learning Seminar

Linde Hall 255
Invariance Theory
Bowen Yang, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
Friday, February 7th, 2020
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar

Linde Hall 187
Surface bundles, monodromy, and arithmetic groups
Bena Tshishiku, Department of Mathematics, Brown University,
4:00pm – 4:50pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

Local smoothing for the wave equation in $2+1$ dimensions
Ruixiang Zhang, Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
5:00pm – 5:50pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

Counting rational points close to a hypersurface
Jing-Jing Huang, Mathematics & Statistics, University of Nevada, Reno,
Monday, February 10th, 2020
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Special Seminar in Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Annenberg 105
The Blessings of Multiple Causes
Yixin Wang, Statistics, Columbia University,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Special Seminar in Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Annenberg 105
The Blessings of Multiple Causes
Yixin Wang, Statistics, Columbia University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMS-EE Partners Tech Talk

Annenberg 105
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Algebra and Geometry Seminar

Linde Hall 387
DG center and cocenter of a monoidal category
Matt Hogancamp, Mathematics Department, Northeastern University,
Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar

Annenberg 107
Classical Coding Approaches to Quantum Applications
Narayanan Rengaswamy, Graduate Student, Duke University,
Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
10:00am – 11:00am
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TCS+ Talk

Annenberg 322
Automating Resolution is NP-Hard
Albert Atserias, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya,
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Special Seminar in Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Annenberg 105
Do ImageNet Classifiers Generalize to ImageNet?
Ludwig Schmidt, Computer Science, UC Berkeley,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Logic Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Non-Archimedean tsi Polish groups, and obstructions to Borel reducibility
Shaun Allison, Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University,
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar

Annenberg 314
Efficient Learning of Quantum Noise
Steve Flammia, Professor, University of Sydney,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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EE Systems Seminar

Moore B280
Graph Signal Processing for Machine Learning Applications: New Insights and Algorithms
Antonio Ortega, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Southern California,
Thursday, February 13th, 2020
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Special Seminar in Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Annenberg 105
Topological Phase Transitions in Random Geometric Complexes
Omer Bobrowski, Electrical Engineering, Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology,
4:00pm – 5:30pm
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Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem Learning Seminar

Linde Hall 255
Invariance Theory
Bowen Yang, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Convolution morphisms and Kottwitz conjecture
Naoki Imai, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Tokyo,
Friday, February 14th, 2020
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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Analysis Seminar

Linde Hall 255
Asymptotic problems in spectral shape optimization
Simon Larson, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar

Linde Hall 187
Decomposing sutured Instanton Floer homology
Zhenkun Li, Department of Mathematics, MIT,
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Math Graduate Student Seminar

Linde Hall 187
A comparison between model categories for concurrency
Josh Lieber, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Logic Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Passing Hilbert's Final Test
Jack H. Lutz, Iowa State University,
Thursday, February 20th, 2020
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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Smart Grid Seminar

Annenberg 213
Optimal Operation of Energy Systems via Structure Neural Networks
Baosen Zhang, Keith & Nancy Rattie Endowed Career Development Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Washington,
4:00pm – 5:30pm
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Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem Learning Seminar

Linde Hall 255
Clifford Modules
Angus Gruen, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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DOLCIT Seminar

Annenberg 121
Probabilistic modeling in support of science and decision-making: from statistical physics to recommender systems
Jaan Altosaar, Physics, Princeton University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar

Linde Hall 387
On the modularity of elliptic curves over imaginary quadratic fields
Patrick Allen, Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
Friday, February 21st, 2020
3:00pm – 5:00pm
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Geometry and Topology Seminar

Linde Hall 187
TBA
Michael Willis, Department of Mathematics, UCLA,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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EE Systems Seminar

Moore B280
What is the role of curvature in complexity of optimization on manifolds?
Nicolas Boumal, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Princeton University,
4:30pm – 5:20pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

Linde Hall 310
Discrete Maximal functions over curved subvarieties
Theresa Anderson, Department of Mathematics, Purdue University,
5:30pm – 6:20pm
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Caltech/UCLA Joint Analysis Seminar

Linde Hall 310
A bilinear proof of decoupling for the moment curve
Zane Li, Department of Mathematics, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Monday, February 24th, 2020
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Special Seminar in Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Annenberg 105
Deep Probabilistic Graphical Modeling
Adji Bousso Dieng, Statistics, Columbia University,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMS-EE Partners Tech Talk

Annenberg 105
2:00pm – 3:00pm
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Rigorous Systems Research Group (RSRG) Seminar

Annenberg 121
Distributed decision making in networked systems: from optimization to reinforcement learning
Guannan Qu, Resnick Sustainability Institute Postdoctoral Scholar, Computing & Mathematical Sciences, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Algebra and Geometry Seminar

Linde Hall 387
The tamely ramified Fundamental Local Equivalence
Gurbir Dhillon, Department of Mathematics, Stanford University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Special Seminar in CMS and HSS

Annenberg 105
Arrovian Aggregation of Convex Preferences (joint with F. Brandt)
Florian Brandl, Economics, Stanford University,
Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
3:00pm – 4:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar

Annenberg 121
Quantum East model: localization, non-thermal eigenstates and slow dynamics
Nicola Pancotti, Graduate Student, Max Planck,
Wednesday, February 26th, 2020
10:00am – 11:00am
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TCS+ Talk

Annenberg 322
MIP*=RE
Henry Yuen, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto,
12:00pm – 1:00pm
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CMX Lunch Seminar

Annenberg 213
An Optimal Transport Perspective on Uncertainty Propagation
Amir Sagiv, Instructor, Applied Mathematics, Columbia University,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Special Seminar in CMS

Annenberg 213
Teaching Demonstration -- Variables in Java
Katherine Breeden, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Harvey Mudd College,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Special Seminar in CMS and HSS

Annenberg 105
Machine Learning Meets Societal Values
Steven Wu, Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Minnesota--Twin Cities,
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
4:00pm – 5:30pm
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Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem Learning Seminar

Linde Hall 255
Spinors and the Spin Complex
Todd Norton, Department of Mathematics, Caltech,
4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Number Theory Seminar

Linde Hall 387
Bounded Euler systems for Rankin-Selberg products of modular forms
Antonio Lei, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Laval University,
Friday, February 28th, 2020
11:00am – 12:00pm
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Special Seminar in Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Annenberg 105
Data science methods to reduce inequality and improve healthcare
Emma Pierson, Computer Science, Stanford University,