How Math is Used Outside Academia

Cathy O'Neil, mathbabe.org and Data Scientist at Johnson Research Labs

March 20, 2013

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From the Applicable to the Abstruse: An Example in Representation Theory

Gerald Folland, University of Washington

February 22, 2013

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Approximating Bin Packing within O(log OPT * log log OPT) bins

Thomas Rothvoß, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

February 1, 2013

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On geometric properties of the Schramm-Loewner evolution

Fredrik Viklund, Columbia University

January 25, 2013

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Applications of Algebraic Geometry in Statistics

Mathias Drton, University of Washington (Statistics)

January 18, 2013

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Collaborations Between University Math Departments and Public Schools

Max Warshauer, Texas State University

November 16, 2012

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Topology of Random Flag Complexes

Matthew Kahle, Ohio State University

October 5, 2012

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The Secret Lives of Polynomial Identities

Bruce Reznick, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

May 18, 2012

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Geometry of Varieties of General Type

Christopher Hacon, University of Utah

April 6, 2012

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Representations of General Linear Lie Superalgebras

Jonathan Brundan, University of Oregon

March 9, 2012

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Gauge Theory and Khovanov Homology

Edward Witten, Institute for Advanced Study

February 17, 2012

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Elliptic Curve Cryptography and Applications

Kristin Lauter, Microsoft Research and UW

January 13, 2012

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On the Topology of Black Holes

Greg Galloway, University of Miami

November 8, 2011

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Two Needles in Exponential Haystacks

Joel Spencer, New York University

October 14, 2011

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From Hilbert's 17th Problem to Polynomial Optimization and Convex Algebraic Geometry

Rekha Thomas, University of Washington

April 29, 2011

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The Critical Probability of Percolation: Percolation on Self-Dual Polygon Configurations

Béla Bollobás, University of Cambridge, the University of Memphis, and Microsoft

February 18, 2011

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A Survey of Alternating Permutations

Richard Stanley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

January 14, 2011

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Potential Theory Meets Geometric Measure Theory

Tatiana Toro, University of Washington

October 29, 2010

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The Geometry of Reimann's Theta Functions

Sebastian Casalaina-Martin, University of Colorado, Boulder

October 15, 2010

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Quasirandom Processes

Jim Propp, University of Massachusetts Lowell

May 28, 2010

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The Optimization Work of Paul Tseng

Zhi-Quan (Tom) Luo, University of Minnesota

May 7, 2010

Generalizing the Cross Ratio: The Moduli Space of n Points on the Projective Line Up to Projective Equivalence

Ravi Vakil, Stanford University

April 30, 2010

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Weak Solution Concepts for Nonlinear Elliptic PDE and Associated Regularity

Neil Trudinger, Australian National University

April 16, 2010

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Issues in Multivariate Polynomial Interpolation

Carl de Boor, University of Wisconsin and UW (affiliate)

February 5, 2010

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Growth Rates and Explosions in Sandpiles

Lionel Levine, M.I.T. and Microsoft Research

January 29, 2010

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Random Sorting Networks

Alexander Holroyd, University of British Columbia & Microsoft Research

January 15, 2010

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Simulation Software (Windows Zip File)

Cloaking and Transformation Optics

Gunther Uhlmann, University of Washington

November 20, 2009

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Character Formulas

Bill Fulton, University of Michigan

November 6, 2009

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