Past Events
Scientific, Conference
Alberta Colleges Mathematics Conference & North South Dialogue in Mathematics
May 1–2, 2009
Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta
Scientific, Conference
2009 Alberta Number Theory Day
April 30, 2009
University of Calgary
Scientific, Conference
Third Annual Meeting of the Prairie Network for Research in Mathematical Sciences
April 29 – May 1, 2009
University of Saskatchewan
The mandate of the Prairie Network for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (PNRMS) is to encourage and advance research in the mathematical sciences in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The primary objective of this meeting is to build research...
Scientific, Seminar
2009 Probability Seminar - 12
April 29, 2009
University of British Columbia
We introduce and discuss some new stochastic models of optimal portfolio selection with reduced impact of forecast errors. In particular, we found some new examples of optimal myopic strategies, including some discrete time models with serial...
Scientific, Distinguished Lecture
PIMS Distinguished Lecture Series in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics
April 27, 2009
University of Regina
Scientific, Seminar
2009 Cascade Topology Seminar
April 26–27, 2009
University of British Columbia
Speaker: Daniel Dugger (U.Oregon) Title: Motivic stable homotopy groups Speaker: Chad Giusti (U.Oregon) Title: Unstable Vassiliev theory Speaker: Veronique Godin (U.Calgary) Title: Relative invariant of string topology Speaker: Jose Maria Cantarero...
Scientific, Seminar
2009 Topology Seminar - 11
April 24, 2009
University of British Columbia
In this talk, designed for a broad mathematical audience, we will describe what is known (and unknown) about the classification of smooth 4-manifolds. In particular we will uncover a new mechanism that makes progress towards the conjecture that every...
Scientific, Seminar
2009 UW-PIMS Colloquium - 03
April 24, 2009
University of Washington
In addition to frequent single-nucleotide mutations, mammalian and many other genomes undergo rare and dramatic changes called genome rearrangements. These include inversions, fissions, fusions, and translocations. Although analysis of genome...
Scientific, Seminar
2009 Probability Seminar - 11
April 23, 2009
University of British Columbia
The main topic of this talk is the non-linear stochastic wave equation in spatial dimension greater than 3 driven by spatially homogeneous Gaussian noise that is white in time. In dimensions greater than 3, the fundamental solution of the wave...
Scientific, Seminar
2009 Math Biology Seminar - 10
April 23, 2009
University of British Columbia
The basic reproductive number, R_0, which is generally defined as the expected number of secondary infections per primary case in a totally susceptible population, is an important epidemiological quantity. It helps us to understand the possible...