The Game of NIM and Dots and Boxes Adam Buck University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student “We will discuss games of perfect information. I will share some trivia about popular games (Chess, Checkers, Connect Four, Mancala, and Go). We will... Read More
A Spherical Maximal Function Along the Primes Dr. Theresa Anderson University of Wisconsin-Madison NSF PostDoc “Many problems at the interface of analysis and number theory involve showing that the primes, though deterministic, exhibit random behavior. The Green-Tao theorem stating that... Read More
Satellites, Radiosondes, and Numerical Weather Prediction: 20th Century Advances Enabling Today’s 21st Century Weather Forecasters Bart Adrian University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Senior Lecturer “Three short narratives will be presented, chronicling the evolution of three great 20th century advances in meteorology: the... Read More
The Awards Ceremony will recognize the Undergraduate and Graduate award recipients. All are welcome - join us in honoring our 2018 awards winners! **Fiesta buffet to immediately follow the reception in EMS Building, E495
Z-Structures and Semidirect Products with an Infinite Cyclic Group Brian Pietsch University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student “Z-structures were originally formulated by Bestvina in order to axiomatize the properties that an ideal group boundary should have. In this dissertation, we... Read More
UW-Milwaukee Department of Mathematical Sciences presents, Spring Graduation Picnic Location: Beer Garden at Hubbard Park (Picnic Site Located on South End of the Park) Directions can be found here Time: Saturday, May 19, 2018 @ 12:00–2:00PM FREE food (such as sandwiches & pizza)... Read More
Robust Estimation of Parametric Models for Insurance Loss Data Chudamani Poudyal University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student “Parametric statistical models for insurance claims severity are continuous, right-skewed, and frequently heavy-tailed. The data sets that such models are usually fitted to... Read More
Borsuk-Ulam Type Theorems and Existence of Equilibria in Games with Incomplete Information Stanislaw Spiez Institute of Mathematics of the Polish Academy of Sciences “In 1968, R. Aumann, M. Mashler and R. Sterns proved that any undiscounted infinitely repeated two-person zero-sum... Read More
Developing a Probabilistic Heavy-Rainfall Guidance Forecast Model For Great Lakes Cities Cory Rothstein University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MS Graduate Student “A method for predicting the probability of exceeding specific warm-season (April-October) 0-24 hour precipitation thresholds is developed based upon daily maximums... Read More
Using Neural Networks to Characterize the Recoverability of Overpayments on Health Insurance Claims Kayla McMahon University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MS Graduate Student “Health insurance companies occasionally overpay healthcare providers due to complex coordination of benefits scenarios, ineligibility, payment errors, and various... Read More