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Scientific, Distinguished Lecture
PIMS Distinguished Lecturer: Prof. Mladen Bestvina
Dates: Monday, May 28, 3:00 pm Wednesday, May 30, 3:00 pm Location: WMAX 110, 1933 West Mall May 28: Asymptotic dimension Most of the talk will be an introduction to asymptotic dimension, a notion of dimension invariant under quasi-isometries. I will...
Scientific, Distinguished Lecture
2012 Hugh C. Morris Lecture: Henri Darmon (McGill)
Bio: Henri Darmon specializes in number theory, working on Hilbert's 12th problem and its relation with the Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and currently, a James McGill Professor of Mathematics at...
Scientific, Distinguished Lecture
PIMS/UBC Math Dept: 2012 Grad Student/Postdoc Job Forum
There will be some short presentations followed by a discussion with our panel of experts. You will learn the secrets of writing an effective research statement, developing an outstanding CV, and giving a winning job talk. We will address questions...
Scientific, Seminar
Math Biology Seminar: Will Carlquist
Pole-to-pole oscillations of Min proteins regulate the site of cell division, in Escherichia coli cells. In solution, atop a supported lipid bilayer, Min proteins form dynamic structures, such as traveling waves and spiral waves, which have been...
Scientific, Distinguished Lecture
Machine Learning for Electronic Design Automation
Machine learning is a powerful computer science technique that can derive knowledge from big data and make predictions/decisions. Since nanometer VLSI design and manufacturing have extremely high complexity and gigantic data, there is great...