Structure-Randomness and The Green-Tao Theorem Mr. Kushlam Srivastava PhD Student University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee In this talk we will give a brief introduction of the dichotomy between structure and randomness in the context of Szemeredi's Theorem and the celebrated... Read More

An Examination of an ODE Model of Braitenberg Vehicles Mr. Spencer Franks PhD Student University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Braitenberg Vehicles are simple agents that respond to stimuli according to a small set of rules. Despite this simplicity, they can... Read More

Changepoint Detection Through Segmented Autoregressive Moving Average (ARMA) Models for the Study of Epidemics - A Bayesian Approach Mr. Russell Latterman PhD Student University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Changepoint detection often involves the discovery of sudden abrupt and sustained fluctuations... Read More

The Collatz Conjecture Mr. Daniel Gulbrandsen Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee “The Collatz Conjecture (Lothar Collatz, 1937) is simple to state:Begin with any positive integer. If the integer is even, divide by it 2. If the integer... Read More

Deep neural networks as kernel machines: An approach to explain the mysteriously superb performance of ANNs Ms. Gitte Kremling Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee “Due to their extremely good performance, artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been a... Read More

Coupling of Diffusions by Reflection Mr. Daniel Noelck Dissertator University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee “Assume two independent random walks with identical transition probabilities but different starting points run until they meet. The instance they meet is called the coupling time,... Read More

  Cube Complexes and Robotics Mr. Daniel Gulbrandsen Graduate Teaching Assistant University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee “A robotic snake is a two dimensional figure depicting possible movements of a robotic arm subjected to certain simplifying conditions. In this talk we... Read More