A Function Space View of Neural Networks Prof. Greg Ongie Assistant Professor Marquette University Many mathematical analyses of deep learning focus on how neural network (NN) parameters evolve during training. A complementary perspective is to view NN training as fitting …
Recent Advances in Nonlocal Dielectric Continuum Models for Predicting Protein and Ion Channel Electrostatics Dr. Dexuan Xie Professor University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The calculation of electrostatics for proteins and ion channels is a fundamental challenge in structural biology, computational biochemistry, biophysics, …
Date: September 5, 2025 Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm Room: E 495 Join us for the first-ever Mathematical Sciences Department ice cream social!
Date: September 5, 2025 Time: 12:30-1:30 Room: E 495 Join us for the first Community of Practice meeting of the semester, stop by to say “Hi” to colleagues as we wrap up Week 1. During this event, we will pull …
A Bootstrap Goodness-of-Fit Test for Parametric Survival Models Mr. Marco Vaassen Graduate Student University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee In many scientific disciplines, finding a suitable model compatible with real-world observations is the basis for statistical inference and prediction. In survival analysis, this …
Measures of Maximal Entropy on Coded Shift Spaces: Uniqueness and Computability Prof. Christian Wolf Executive Officer and Professor CUNY Graduate Center and City College In this talk, we present results about the uniqueness and computability of measures of maximal …
Cytokine Shield Formation in Tumor Growth by Blocking Chemotactic Migration of T Cells in Response to CXCL12 from Senescent Tumor Cells Prof. Yangjin Kim Professor Brown University Cellular senescence can induce dual effects (promotion or inhibition) on cancer progression. While …
Measuring Combinatorial Complexity via Regularity Lemmas Prof. Caroline Terry Associate Professor University of Illinois-Chicago Many tools have been developed in combinatorics to study global structure in finite graphs. One such tool is called Szemerédi’s regularity lemma, which gives a structural …
Polynomial-time Computability of the Julia Set for Polynomial Skew Products of Two Complex Variables Dr. Suzanne Boyd Associate Professor University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Ingrained in the modern study of dynamical systems is the use of computer experiments for revelation and illustration. …
Math Community of Practice: Let's Talk About Math Anxiety According to a March 2024 US News survey, most college students report struggling with mental health issues. Given that mathematicians are typically not mental health professionals, knowing how to address this …