Spring 2011 Schedule
January 28, 2011:
Esteban Tabak, Courant Institute
Title:
Analysis of data through probabilistic models
February 4, 2011:
No seminar -- Cancelled due to the Computational Biology Day
February 11, 2011:
Alexandra Tzella, Cambridge University
Title:
Mixing of reacting tracers: spatial structures
March 4, 2011:
Alfredo Hubard, Courant Institute
Title:
Space crossing numbers
March 11, 2011:
Lisa Rogers, Courant Institute
Title:
Modeling the Human Sleep/Wake System
March 18, 2011:
March 25, 2011:
Felix Krahmer, Hausdorff Center for Mathematics, University of Bonn
Title:
New and improved Johnson-Lindenstrauss embeddings via the Restricted
Isometry Property
April 1, 2011:
Ed Gerber, Courant Institute
Title:
What Controls the Overturning Circulation of the Stratosphere?
... and the Specter of Abrupt Climate Change!
April 8, 2011:
April 15, 2011:
Rachel Ward, Courant Institute
Title:
A symbol-based algorithm for decoding noisy Bar Codes.
April 22, 2011:
Robert V. Kohn, Courant Institute
Title:
Energy-driven pattern formation: a new frontier for the calculus of variations.
April 29, 2011:
Carol Hutchins, CIMS Head Librarian
Special Screening of:
Reflections on a life in mathematics: Richard Courant
An event part of the celebrations for Courant Institute's 75th anniversary.
May 6, 2011:
No seminar -- Cancelled due to events for Courant Institute's 75th anniversary.