SMS 2012 Summer School “Probabilistic Combinatorics”June 25 - July 6, 2012Program |
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Monday, June 25, 2012 |
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08:30 - 09:00
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Registration and Coffee & Croissants
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Room(s) 1221
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Meeting room(s) : 1140 |
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09:00 - 10:30
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Alex Scott
(University of Oxford) Cliques, colourings and discrepancy - I | Abstract |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee break
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11:00 - 12:00
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Prasad Tetali
(Georgia Institute of Technology) Geometric and Functional Analysis on Discrete Spaces - I | Abstract |
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12:00 - 13:30
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Lunch break
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13:30 - 15:00
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Peter Winkler
(Dartmouth College) Random walk and electrical networks | Abstract |
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15:00 - 15:30
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Coffee break
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15:30 - 16:30
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Perla Sousi
(University of Cambridge) Markov chain mixing times: bounds and asymptotics - I | Abstract |
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 |
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Meeting room(s) : 1140 |
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09:00 - 10:30
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Peter Winkler
(Dartmouth College) Cover time for vertices and for edges | Abstract |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee break
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11:00 - 12:00
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Perla Sousi
(University of Cambridge) Markov chain mixing times: bounds and asymptotics - II | Abstract |
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12:00 - 13:30
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Lunch break
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13:30 - 15:00
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Alex Scott
(University of Oxford) Cliques, colourings and discrepancy - II | Abstract |
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15:00 - 15:30
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Coffee break
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15:30 - 16:30
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Prasad Tetali
(Georgia Institute of Technology) Geometric and Functional Analysis on Discrete Spaces - II | Abstract |
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16:30
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Welcoming reception
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Room(s) 6245
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012 |
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Meeting room(s) : 1140 |
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09:00 - 10:30
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Alex Scott
(University of Oxford) Cliques, colourings and discrepancy - III | Abstract |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee break
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11:00 - 12:00
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Prasad Tetali
(Georgia Institute of Technology) Geometric and Functional Analysis on Discrete Spaces - III | Abstract |
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12:00 - 13:30
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Lunch break
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13:30 - 15:00
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Peter Winkler
(Dartmouth College) Collision and avoidance | Abstract |
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15:00 - 15:30
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Coffee break
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15:30 - 16:30
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Colin McDiarmid
(University of Oxford) Colouring random graphs - I | Abstract |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 |
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Meeting room(s) : 1140 |
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09:00 - 10:30
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Yuval Peres
(Microsoft Research) Markov chain mixing times and related topics - I | Abstract |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee break
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11:00 - 12:00
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Colin McDiarmid
(University of Oxford) Colouring random graphs - II | Abstract |
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12:00 - 13:30
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Lunch break
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13:30 - 15:00
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Alex Scott
(University of Oxford) Cliques, colourings and discrepancy - IV | Abstract |
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15:00 - 15:30
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Coffee break
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15:30 - 16:30
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Perla Sousi
(University of Cambridge) Markov chain mixing times: bounds and asymptotics - III | Abstract |
Friday, June 29, 2012 |
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Meeting room(s) : 1140 |
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09:00 - 10:30
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Alex Scott
(University of Oxford) Cliques, colourings and discrepancy - V | Abstract |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee break
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11:00 - 12:00
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Colin McDiarmid
(University of Oxford) Colouring random graphs - III | Abstract |
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12:00 - 13:30
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Lunch break
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13:30 - 15:00
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Peter Winkler
(Dartmouth College) Pursuit and evasion | Abstract |
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15:00 - 15:30
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Coffee break
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15:30 - 17:00
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Yuval Peres
(Microsoft Research) Markov chain mixing times and related topics - II | Abstract |
Monday, July 2, 2012 |
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Meeting room(s) : 1140 |
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09:00 - 10:30
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Nikhil Bansal
(Eindhoven University) Low discrepancy colorings and semidefinite programming - I | Abstract |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee break
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11:00 - 12:00
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Eric Vigoda
(Georgia Institute of Technology) Markov chains for graph colourings - I | Abstract |
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12:00 - 13:30
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Lunch break
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13:30 - 15:00
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James R. Lee
(University of Washington) Cover times, Gaussian process and majorizing measures - I | Abstract |
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15:00 - 15:30
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Coffee break
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15:30 - 17:00
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Peter Winkler
(Dartmouth College) Branching random walk | Abstract |
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 |
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Meeting room(s) : 1140 |
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09:00 - 10:30
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James R. Lee
(University of Washington) Cover times, Gaussian process and majorizing measures - II | Abstract |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee break
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11:00 - 12:00
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Eric Vigoda
(Georgia Institute of Technology) Markov chains for graph colourings - II | Abstract |
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12:00 - 13:30
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Lunch break
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13:30 - 15:00
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Nikhil Bansal
(Eindhoven University) Low discrepancy colorings and semidefinite programming - II | Abstract |
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15:00 - 15:30
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Coffee break
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15:30 - 16:30
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Hamed Hatami
(McGill University) Influences and sharp thresholds - I | Abstract |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 |
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Meeting room(s) : 1140 |
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09:00 - 10:00
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Eric Vigoda
(Georgia Institute of Technology) Markov chains for graph colourings - III | Abstract |
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10:00 - 11:00
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Penny Haxell
(University of Waterloo) A topology-free topological method - I | Abstract |
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11:00 - 11:30
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Coffee break
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11:30 - 13:00
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Nikhil Bansal
(Eindhoven University) Low discrepancy colorings and semidefinite programming - III | Abstract |
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13:00
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Lunch Break and Free Afternoon
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Thursday, July 5, 2012 |
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Meeting room(s) : 1140 |
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09:00 - 10:30
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Nikhil Bansal
(Eindhoven University) Low discrepancy colorings and semidefinite programming - IV | Abstract |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Coffee break
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11:00 - 12:00
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Penny Haxell
(University of Waterloo) A topology-free topological method - II | Abstract |
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12:00 - 13:00
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Hamed Hatami
(McGill University) Influences and sharp thresholds - II | Abstract |
Friday, July 6, 2012 |
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Meeting room(s) : 1140 |
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09:00 - 10:00
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Hamed Hatami
(McGill University) Influences and sharp thresholds - III | Abstract |
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10:00 - 11:00
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Penny Haxell
(University of Waterloo) A topology-free topological method - III | Abstract |
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11:00 - 11:30
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Coffee break
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11:30 - 13:00
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Nikhil Bansal
(Eindhoven University) Low discrepancy colorings and semidefinite programming - V | Abstract |
Last modified : Tuesday, July 3, 2012 15:35