Spring 2024
Time & Location: All talks are in Gibson Hall 126A on Wednesday at 4:00 PM unless otherwise noted.
Organizer: Dipendranath Mahato
Wednesday, February 7
Topic: Tropical Geometry
Kalina Mincheva - Tulane University
Abstract: In this talk I will give a brief overview of tropical geometry and the philosophy behind it. I will introduce algebraic varieties and their tropical counter parts. I will give some applications and open problems associated to them related to toric degenerations and dual curves.
Location: Gibson Hall 126A
Time: 4:00
Wednesday, February 21
Topic: Mathematical Crossroads: some connections between very different areas of mathematics.
Ken McLaughlin - Tulane University
Abstract: I will try to create a snapshot of the research interests of our small group by taking examples from combinatorics, complex analysis, probability theory, and other areas. There will be pictures and there will be mad, mad limits.
Location: Gibson Hall 126A
Time: 4:00
Wednesday, March 20
Topic: Universality, random matrices, and data science through the lens of high-dimensional scale invariance
Gustavo Didier - Tulane University
Abstract: In this talk, we show how the topic of scale invariance (fractality) in high dimensions naturally brings together some major topics of modern mathematical research such as universality, random matrix theory, high-dimensional probability, data science and machine learning. No prior knowledge of these topics will be assumed.
Location: Gibson Hall 126A
Time: 4:00