2023
CAM PHD DISSERTATION DEFENSE: ZHEN DAI
3:00–4:00 pm Jones 303
Friday, April 14, 2023, at 3:00 PM (Central Daylight Time), in Jones 303, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Dissertation Presentation and Defense
ZHEN DAI, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“Complexity and Numerical Stability in Matrix Computations and Nonconvex Optimization “
CAM & DSI Joint Colloquium: LEXING YING
4:00–5:00 pm Jones 303
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023, at 4:00 PM, in Jones 303, 5747 South Ellis Avenue
Joint Colloquium with The Data Science Institute
LEXING YING, Department of Mathematics and Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering, Stanford University
“Quantum Numerical Analysis”
Topics
CAM & Statistics Student Seminar: ZHAO LYU
12:30–1:30 pm Jones 226
Monday, April 10, 2023, at 12:30 PM (Central Daylight Time), in Jones 226, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
ZHAO LYU, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“Neighborhood Selection with the Oracle Lasso in Sparse High-dimensional Graphs”
CAM & Statistics Student Seminar: Allen Poteshman
12:30–1:30 pm Jones 226
Monday, April 3, 2023, at 12:30 PM (Central Daylight Time), in Jones 226, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
Allen Poteshman, Vatic Investments
Q&A
CAM Colloquium: STEPHEN KIRKLAND
4:00–5:00 pm Jones 303
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023, at 4:00 PM, in Jones 303, 5747 South Ellis Avenue
STEPHEN KIRKLAND, Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba
“Kemeny’s constant for an undirected graph: how much can adding one edge change things? “
Topics
CAM Colloquium: XIUYUAN CHENG
4:00–5:00 pm Jones 303
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 4:00 PM, in Jones 303, 5747 South Ellis Avenue
XIUYUAN CHENG, Department of Mathematics, Duke University
“Gaussian Kernelized Graph Laplacian: Eigen-Convergence and Bi-Stochastic Normalization “
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CAM & Statistics Student Seminar: Peter Nekrasov
12:30–1:30 pm Jones 226
Monday, March 27, 2023, at 12:30 PM (Central Daylight Time), in Jones 226, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
PETER NEKRASOV, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“Band Gaps in Arctic Ice Shelves with Periodic Surface Rolls “
Topics
CAM Colloquium: PETER ŠEMRL
4:00–5:00 pm Jones 303
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023, at 4:00 PM, in Jones 303, 5747 South Ellis Avenue
PETER ŠEMRL, Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics, University of Ljubljana
“From Loewner’s Characterization of Operator Monotone Functions to Fundamental Theorem of Chronogeometry “
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CAM & Statistics Student Seminar: Jordan Kemp
12:30–1:30 pm Jones 303
Monday, March 20, 2023, at 12:30 PM (Central Daylight Time), in Jones 303, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
JORDAN KEMP, Department of Physics, University of Chicago
“Bayesian Origins of Growth, Cooperation, and Inequality in Populations of Learning Agents”
CAM & Statistics Student Seminar: Jake A. Soloff
12:30–1:30 pm Jones 303
Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at 12:30 PM (Central Daylight Time), in Jones 303, 5747 S. Ellis Avenue
JAKE A. SOLOFF, Department of Statistics, University of Chicago
“Principal-Agent Hypothesis Testing”