• Applied Math Seminar: Michael Perlmutter (UCLA)

    Claremont, CA, United States

    Title:Geometric Scattering on Measure Spaces Abstract: Geometric Deep Learning is an emerging field of research that aims to extend the success of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to data with non-Euclidean […]

  • Applied Math Seminar: Linh Huynh (University of Utah)

    Claremont, CA, United States

    Title:Inferring birth and death rates from population size time series data Abstract: Models of population dynamics are usually formulated and analyzed with net growth rates. However, separately identifying birth and […]

  • Applied Math Seminar: Ivy Xiong (USC)

    Claremont, CA, United States

    Title: A common pathway to cancer: oncogenic mutations abolish p53 oscillations. Abstract: The tumor suppressor p53 oscillates in response to DNA double-strand breaks, a behavior that has been suggested to be […]

  • Applied Math Seminar: Johannes Brust (UCSD)

    Claremont, CA, United States

    Title: PLSS: A Projected Linear Systems Solver (joint work with Michael Saunders) Abstract: Iteratively solving linear systems has proven to be useful for many large applications. Projection methods use sketching […]

  • Applied Math Seminar: Emily de Jong (Caltech)

    Claremont, CA, United States

    Title: Modeling size distributions and collisions in cloud microphysics Abstract: Feedbacks between a warming atmosphere, emission of aerosols, and clouds and precipitation are one of the most difficult aspects for […]

  • Applied Math Seminar: Michael Murray (UCLA)

    Estella 1021 (Emmy Noether Room), Pomona College Claremont, CA, United States

    Title: Towards Understanding the Success of First Order Methods in Training Mildly Overparameterized Networks Abstract: For most problems of interest the loss landscape of a neural network is non-convex and […]

  • Applied Math Seminar: Tin Thien Phan (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

    Estella 1021 (Emmy Noether Room), Pomona College Claremont, CA, United States

    Title: Understanding SARS-CoV-2 viral rebounds with and without treatments. Abstract: In most instances, the characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 mirror the patterns of an acute infection, with viral load rapidly peaking around […]

  • Applied Math Seminar: Dan Pirjol (Stevens Institute of Technology)

    Estella 1021 (Emmy Noether Room), Pomona College Claremont, CA, United States

    Title: The Hartman-Watson distribution: numerical evaluation and applications in mathematical finance Abstract: The Hartman-Watson distribution appears in several problems of applied probability and financial mathematics. Most notably, it determines the […]

  • Applied Math Seminar: Evan Rosenman (CMC)

    Estella 1021 (Emmy Noether Room), Pomona College Claremont, CA, United States

    Title:  Recalibration of Predicted Probabilities Using the "Logit Shift": Why Does It Work, and When Can It Be Expected to Work Well? Abstract: In the context of election analysis, researchers […]

  • Applied Math Seminar: Jeremy Brandman (DCS corporation)

    Estella 1021 (Emmy Noether Room), Pomona College Claremont, CA, United States

    Title Control algorithms for unmanned underwater vehicles: new approaches based on Hamilton-Jacobi equations and reinforcement learning. Abstract Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) are defined by their ability to operate without direct […]

  • Applied Math Seminar: Claremont Colleges Course Previews for Spring 2024

    Estella 1021 (Emmy Noether Room), Pomona College Claremont, CA, United States

    During this student-centered Applied Math Seminar, there will be discussion and presentations about upcoming courses offered in applied mathematics, to help students make their enrollment choices for Spring 2024 and […]