Summer School 2021 on Random
Structures in Optimizations and Related Applications
Scope: This is a free virtual summer school aiming to
promote the studies and research activities on random optimizations
in complex systems for undergraduate students. The topics will cover
a wide range of subjects and tools in probability theory and
mathematical physics, especially addressing their applications in
machine learning and data science. During the 8-day program, the
students are expected to attend two lecture sessions and a group
problem session everyday. Additional professional development
sessions will discuss graduate school and careers in related fields.
Upon the completion, students will receive a certificate issued by
the School of Mathematics at the University of Minnesota. This
program is financially supported by the National Science Foundation.
Who can apply: Undergraduate students who have received
relevant training in introductory probability theory and linear
algebra at undergraduate level. While the priority will be given to
the undergraduate students, we also encourage the involvement of the
first year graduate students.
Time: June 21-25 and June 28-30, 2021
Schedule:
- The summer school will be held remotely via Zoom.
- The following schedules are all in Central Daylight Time (CDT)
and they can be converted to your local time by this useful webpage.
- For June 21(Monday)-24(Thursday):
Time
|
Instructor
|
Topic
|
| 10:30am-11:45am |
Wei-Kuo
Chen |
Statistical Physics and Random
Optimizations |
| 1:00pm-2:15pm |
Jeff
Calder |
Partial Differential Equations and Graph
Based Learning |
| 2:30pm-3:45pm |
Ratul
Biswas |
Discussion and Problem Session |
- For June 25(Friday) and June
28(Monday)-30(Wednesday):
Time
|
Instructor
|
Topic
|
| 10:30am-11:45am |
Arnab
Sen |
Sparse Recovery and Community Detection |
| 1:00pm-2:15pm |
William
Leeb |
Applications of Random Matrix Theory to
Data Analysis |
| 2:30pm-3:45pm |
Ratul
Biswas |
Discussion and Problem Session |
Application:
- Start: March 8, 2021
- Deadline: May 15, 2021
- Application materials:
- A brief CV
- A short recommendation letter from a professor
- Please apply through MathPrograms.org
Contact: If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact, Wei-Kuo Chen, via
email: wkchen@umn.edu