The Askey-Wilson Polynomials, their Symmetric Sub-Families and q-Inverse Properties Dr. Howard S. Cohl National Institute of Standards and Technology Mathematician “We give a more precise symmetric parametric description for various properties of the Askey-Wilson polynomials including hypergeometric and q-integral representations.... Read More
An SOS Counterexample to an Inequality of Symmetric Functions Alex Heaton Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Science Postdoctoral Researcher “It is known that differences of symmetric functions corresponding to various bases are nonnegative on the nonnegative orthant exactly when... Read More
Time-Inconsistent Optimal Control Problems Prof. Jiongmin Yong University of Central Florida Professor of Mathematics “Do you regret your decisions made in the past? If your answer is “yes”, you are a normal person. If your answer is “no”, you are... Read More
Comparison Principle for a Hamilton-Jacobi Equation Derived from 2-D Navier-Stokes Equation Mr. Hongwei Mei University of Kansas Visiting Assistant Professor “In this talk, I will talk about a comparison principle for a Hamilton-Jacobi equation on the space of probability measures.... Read More
Radar Observations and Simulations of the Level of Maximum Detrainment Dr. Gretchen Mullendore University of North Dakota Professor of Atmospheric Sciences “Parcel theory is the basis for many of convective indices (e.g., CAPE, LNB) that are used extensively throughout the... Read More
An Axiomatic Foundation for the Expected Shortfall Dr. Ricardas Zitikis Western University Professor of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences “The Value-at-Risk (VaR) and the Expected Shortfall (ES) are the most popular risk measures used in banking and insurance regulation. According to... Read More
Allocations of Risk Capital: A Not So Simple View From the Simplex Dr. Jianxi Su Purdue University Assistant Professor of Actuarial Science “In this talk, we connect the allocation of risk capital to a general class of Dirichlet distributions defined... Read More
Context Matters: How Beliefs Impact Reasoning About Calculus and Proofs Ms. Caroline Merighi Tufts University PhD Student “We will look at calculus students' beliefs about mathematics and how those beliefs impact the ways they reason about graphs of functions. We... Read More
Mathematics of Topological Insulators and Semimetals Dr. Tomas Bzdusek Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland & University of Zurich, Switzerland Ambizione Fellow “Many properties of crystalline materials, such as conductivity or the tendency to become magnetically ordered at low temperatures, derive... Read More
Fast N-Body Calculations with Periodic Boundary Conditions Dr. Robert Skeel Arizona State University Adjunct Faculty, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences “Fast methods for calculating 2-body interactions have application in particle simulations, partial differential equations, and spatial statistics. Periodic boundary... Read More