Argue Auditorium, Pomona College

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CCMS Colloquium invites you to the Second Barbara Beechler Lecture by Professor Deanna Needell, Professor of Mathematics, Dunn Family Endowed Chair in Data Theory Executive Director, Institute for Digital Research and Education (IDRE) at UCLA. Title: Fairness and Foundations in Machine Learning Abstract: In this talk, we will address areas of recent work centered around the […]

Speaker: Andrew J. Bernoff, Professor of Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College Abstract: An outstanding challenge in mathematical biology is using laboratory and/or field observations to tune a model’s functional form and parameter values. These problems lie at the intersection of dynamical systems and data science. In this talk I will discuss an ongoing project developing models […]

Speaker:  Naneh Apkarian Professor of Mathematics, Arizona State University, Arizona Title: Student Success in an Interactive STEM Ecosystem Abstract: This talk begins with a discussion of the multifaceted nature of “student success” in STEM, including externally recognized markers (e.g., grades) and internally defined indicators (e.g., enjoyment). Investigations of the factors which contribute to student success […]

Speaker:  Scott Taylor, Professor of Mathematics, Colby College, Maine Title:  Sums and Symmetries Abstract: Adding is one of the fundamental mathematical operations and we like it so much, we can't help but add all kinds of things including knots, surfaces, and 3-dimensional spaces. Symmetry is also a fundamental mathematical concern. How well do sums and […]

Speaker: Yimin Xiao, Professor of Statistics and Probability, Michigan State University Title: Brownian Motion, Random Fractals, and Beyond Abstract: Brownian motion is not only a fascinating object in mathematics but also a powerful stochastic model that has been applied in many scientific fields, from physics to finance, to biological sciences. The sample function of Brownian […]

Speaker: Iris Yoon, Professor of Mathematics, Wesleyan University Title: How Topology Reveals Structure in Neuroscience Data Abstract: We live in an exciting time where new data is generated at an exponential rate. […]

Title: Journey of Black Mathematicians Film Description: Creating Pathways (2025) highlights the lives of Black mathematicians who pursued their education at predominantly White institutions. The film gauges the impacts of segregation and prejudice, surveys attitudes around identity, and introduces programs aimed at increasing the number of African Americans in STEM fields. Exploring questions about the […]

Speaker: Nabil Fadai, Professor of Mathematical Biology, University of Nottingham Title: Stochastic Agent-Based Models in Mathematical Biology Abstract: In the last decade, there has been a movement to describe biological and social systems via agent-based models, which track individual agents (organisms, cells, people) and their environment through a set of deterministic and probabilistic rules. In this talk, […]

Speaker: Hrushikesh Mhaskar, Distinguished Research Professor of Mathematics, Claremont Graduate University Title: Local Analysis Of Global Data Abstract: For a periodic integrable function f, the definition of Fourier coefficients requires the values of f on the entire period. We refer to such data as “global” data. Even though the sequence of Fourier coefficients determines f […]

Speaker: Daniel Zaharopol, Founder of Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM), (AoPSI) The Art of Problem Solving Initiative, Inc. Title: Math as the Gateway for STEM Achievement and Access: The Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM) Program Abstract: Knowing facts is not enough to drive success in STEM fields: one also needs strong problem solving, […]