Archived Events 2009
January
January 12, 2009
RY 251, 3:45 pm
Nicole Immorlica, Northwestern University
The Role of Compatibility in Technology Diffusion in Social Networks
Department of Computer Science
January 21, 2009
KPTC 206, 12:15 p.m.
Margaret Gardel, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Chicago
Computations in Science Seminar
February
February 12, 2009
Research Institutes Building, Room 480, 4 - 5 p.m.
Jong-on Hahm, Ph.D., Program Manager, OISE
Dr. Hahm will describe the various funding programs available through OISE. OISE funds international collaborative research, in tandem with NSF's research directorates.
For more information about OISE, see http://nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?org=OISE
February 18, 2009
KPTC 206, 12:15 p.m.
Susan Coppersmith, University of Wisconsin
Computations in Science Seminar
February 24, 2009
GCIS 301, 12:00 p.m.
Nina Hinrichs, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Statistics, University of Chicago
Institute of Biophysical Dynamics Research Seminar
September
September 30, 2009
KPTC 206, 12:15 p.m.
Lenka Zdeborova, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Computations in Science Seminar
Physics on random graphs
Abstract: In this talk I will discuss the physical behavior of models on random graphs and its relation to real world systems. The most interesting feature, on which I shall focus, is a presence of an ideal glass phase amenable to analytic description. After describing the computational method, I will present two applications:
- Random optimization problems where the presence and properties of the glassy phase are related to the average algorithmical hardness.
- A particle model motivated by the patchy colloidal particles, that reproduces some interesting features of the observed phase diagrams of colloidal systems.
October
October 18-20, 2009
Rice University, Houston, Texas
Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position: A Workshop for Female PhDs and Post Docs
Applications due August 13