Algebraic Statistics Seminar, Fall 2015
DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS |
Previous semesters:
Summer 2015, Spring 2015, Fall 2014, Summer 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2013.
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Tue, Sep 1 3:30-4:30pm |
E1-102 | Dane Wilburne, IIT
First of three lectures in a series. Introduction to toric ideals, part I A basic introduction to toric ideals, which are of fundamental importance in computational algebra and algebraic statistics. In this introduction to toric ideals, we will cover equivalent definitions, basic properties, and examples of toric ideals. This will be the first in a series of 3 lectures.
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Tue, Sep 8 3:30-4:30pm |
E1-102 | Jan Verschelde, UIC
Solving Polynomial Systems in the Cloud with Polynomial Homotopy Continuation
Polynomial systems occur in many fields of science and engineering.
Polynomial homotopy continuation methods apply symbolic-numeric
algorithms to solve polynomial systems.
We describe the design and implementation of our web interface
and reflect on the application of polynomial homotopy continuation
methods to solve polynomial systems in the cloud.
Via the graph isomorphism problem we organize and classify
the polynomial systems we solved. The classification with
the canonical form of a graph identifies newly submitted
systems with systems that have already been solved.
This is joint work with Nathan Bliss, Jeff Sommars, and Xiangcheng Yu.
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Tue, Sep 15 3:30-4:30pm |
E1-102 | Dane Wilburne, IIT
Introduction to toric ideals, part II
An introduction to Markov bases: definitions, properties and examples. I will also make connections to my previous talk on toric ideals.
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Mon, Sep 21 4:40-5:40pm |
Event of interest:
Department colloquium talk by Rina Foygel (U Chicago) |
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Tue, Sep 22 |
n/a
No local seminar; instead: visit UIC's graduate computational algebraic geometry seminar on tropical algebraic geometry. |
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Tue, Sep 29 3:30-4:30pm |
E1-102 | Dane Wilburne, IIT
Markov Bases for Multinomial Logistic Regression Models: A Preliminary Report Wilburne will discuss Markov bases for multinomial logistic regression models and present partial progress toward obtaining sharp upper bounds for the elements in the basis. Wilburne will also explore the connection between these models and primitive partition identities (ppi).
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Sat-Sun Oct 3-4 weekend meeting |
Loyola main campus | **Related event** AMS special session
Special Session on Algebraic Statistics and its Interactions with Combinatorics, Computation, and Network Science 2015 AMS Fall Central Section Meeting, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL. |
Mon, Oct 5 4:40-5:40pm |
Event of interest:
Department colloquium talk by Johannes Rauh from Hannover (Germany) and York (Canada) Markov Bases: How to Use Them and How to Compute Them |
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Tue, Oct 6 3:30-4:30pm |
n/a | No seminar today.
See related colloquium talk Monday Oct 5. |
Tue, Oct 13 3:30-4:30pm |
E1 102 | Joint Discrete Math Seminar: Zoran Šunić, Texas A&M University
Biased Infinity Laplacian Boundary Problem on finite graphs We provide an algorithm, running in polynomial time in the number of vertices, computing the unique solution to the Biased Infinity Laplacian Boundary Problem on finite graphs. The algorithm is based on an adjusted (biased) notion of a slope of a function on a path in a graph. The infinity Laplacian Boundary Problem has a probabilistic interpretation related to the expected outcome in a random-turn game on a graph under optimal play by both players. This is a joint work with Yuval Peres. |
Tue, Oct 20 3:30-4:30pm |
n/a |
No local seminar; instead: visit UIC's graduate computational algebraic geometry seminar on tropical algebraic geometry. |
Mon, Oct 26 4:40-5:40pm |
Event of interest:
Department colloquium talk by Mladen Kolar (U Chicago Booth) |
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Tue, Oct 27 3:30-4:30pm |
n/a | No seminar today.
The Fall 2015 Sigma Xi Lecture takes place during the scheduled seminar time. |
Tue, Nov 3 3:30-4:30pm |
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Tue, Nov 10 |
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Related event: department colloquium Monday Nov 9th: discrete math talk by Andrew Suk from UIC. |
Tue, Nov 17 3:30-4:30pm |
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Tue, Nov 24 3:30-4:30pm |
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Tue, Dec 1 3:30-4:30pm |
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For more information, contact Dane Wilburne (or Sonja Petrović). |