2026
CAM Colloquium: EITAN LEVIN
4:00–5:00 pm Jones 303
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2026, at 4:00 PM, in Jones 303, 5747 South Ellis Avenue
EITAN LEVIN, Applied and Computational Math, California Institute of Technology
“Any-Dimensional Data Science”
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CAM & Stats Student Seminar: Hannah Chen
12:00–1:00 pm Rosenwald 011
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 12:00 PM (Central Daylight Time), Rosenwald 011, 1115 E 58th St
HANNAH CHEN, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“Telling time with a circadian clock: Light and temperature integration in cyanobacteria”
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CAM PHD DISSERTATION DEFENSE: HONGLI ZHAO
1:00–2:00 pm Jones 303
Friday, January 16, 2026, at 1:00 PM (Central Daylight Time), Location: Jones 303
Dissertation Presentation and Defense
HONGLI ZHAO, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“Optimization and Control for Scalable Modeling and Inference in Dynamical Systems”
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CAM Colloquium: YIJUN DONG
4:00–5:00 pm Jones 303
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2026, at 4:00 PM, in Jones 303, 5747 South Ellis Avenue
YIJUN DONG, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
“Understanding Post-training through the Lens of Intrinsic Dimension”
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CAM & Stats Student Seminar: Matt Fraizer
12:00–1:00 pm Rosenwald 011
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 12:00 PM (Central Daylight Time), Rosenwald 011, 1115 E 58th St
MATT FRAIZER, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“Continuous topological insulators: an introduction with some recent developments”
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CAM & Stats Student Seminar: Ruiting Liang
12:00–1:00 pm DSI Room 105
Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 12:00 PM (Central Daylight Time), DSI, 5460 S University Ave, Room 105, Chicago, IL 60615
RUITING LIANG, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“Multi-component KPZ from microscopic dynamics”
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2025
CAM Colloquium: Jonathan Weare
4:00–5:00 pm Jones 303
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025, at 4:00 PM, in Jones 303, 5747 South Ellis Avenue
JONATHAN WEARE, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
“Convergence of Unadjusted Langevin and HMC in High Dimensions: Delocalization of Bias”
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CAM & Stats Student Seminar: Kingsley Yeon
12:30–1:30 pm DSI Room 105
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 12:30 PM (Central Daylight Time), DSI, 5460 S University Ave, Room 105, Chicago, IL 60615
KINGSLEY YEON, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“BOLT: Block-Orthonormal Lanczos for Trace Estimation of Matrix Functions”
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CAM Colloquium: Xiaorui Sun
4:00–5:00 pm Jones 303
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2025, at 4:00 PM, in Jones 303, 5747 South Ellis Avenue
XIAORUI SUN, Computer Science Department, University of Illinois at Chicago
“Toward Faster Algorithms for Isomorphism of Tensors, Groups, and Beyond”
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CAM & Stats Student Seminar: Suzanna Parkinson
12:30–1:30 pm DSI Room 105
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 12:30 PM (Central Daylight Time), DSI, 5460 S University Ave, Room 105, Chicago, IL 60615
SUZANNA PARKINSON, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of Chicago
“On The Role of Depth in Deep Learning"V