Geometry of Polynomials Boot Camp

Program

Geometry of Polynomials

Location

Calvin Lab auditorium

Date

Tuesday, Jan. 22 – Friday, Jan. 25, 2019

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Click on the titles of individual talks for abstract, slides and archived video.

9 – 9:20 a.m.

Coffee and Check-In

9:20 – 9:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks

9:30 – 10:50 a.m.

Real-Rooted Polynomials

Jan Vondrák (Stanford University)

9:30 – 10:50 a.m.

Real-Rooted Polynomials

Jan Vondrák (Stanford University)

10:50 – 11:15 a.m.

Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Real Stable Polynomials, Strongly Rayleigh Distributions, and Applications, Part I

Shayan Oveis Gharan (University of Washington)

11:15 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Real Stable Polynomials, Strongly Rayleigh Distributions, and Applications, Part I

Shayan Oveis Gharan (University of Washington)

12:35 – 2 p.m.

Lunch

2 – 3:20 p.m.

The Method of Interlacing Polynomials

Jan Vondrák (Stanford University)

2 – 3:20 p.m.

The Method of Interlacing Polynomials

Jan Vondrák (Stanford University)

3:20 – 3:45 p.m.

Break

3:45 – 5:05 p.m.

Ramanujan Graphs, Treelike Walks, and Mixed Characteristic Polynomials

Nikhil Srivastava (Simons Institute, UC Berkeley)

3:45 – 5:05 p.m.

Ramanujan Graphs, Treelike Walks, and Mixed Characteristic Polynomials

Nikhil Srivastava (Simons Institute, UC Berkeley)

5:05 – 6:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception

9 – 9:30 a.m.

Coffee and Check-In

9:30 – 10:50 a.m.

The Barrier Method and the Kadison-Singer Problem

Nikhil Srivastava (Simons Institute, UC Berkeley)

9:30 – 10:50 a.m.

The Barrier Method and the Kadison-Singer Problem

Nikhil Srivastava (Simons Institute, UC Berkeley)

10:50 – 11:15 a.m.

Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Real Stable Polynomials, Strongly Rayleigh Distributions, and Applications, Part II

Shayan Oveis Gharan (University of Washington)

11:15 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Real Stable Polynomials, Strongly Rayleigh Distributions, and Applications, Part II

Shayan Oveis Gharan (University of Washington)

12:35 – 2 p.m.

Lunch

2 – 3:20 p.m.

Hyperbolic Optimization, Part I

Michel Goemans (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

2 – 3:20 p.m.

Hyperbolic Optimization, Part I

Michel Goemans (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

3:20 – 3:45 p.m.

Break

3:45 – 5:05 p.m.

Hyperbolic Optimization, Part II

Michel Goemans (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

9 – 9:30 a.m.

Coffee and Check-In

9:30 – 10:50 a.m.

Hyperbolic Polynomials and Determinantal Representations, Part I

Rainer Sinn (Freie Universität Berlin)

10:50 – 11:15 a.m.

Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Hyperbolic Polynomials and Determinantal Representations, Part II

Rainer Sinn (Freie Universität Berlin)

11:15 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Hyperbolic Polynomials and Determinantal Representations, Part II

Rainer Sinn (Freie Universität Berlin)

12:35 – 2 p.m.

Lunch

2 – 3:20 p.m.

Computing Partition Functions, Part I

Alistair Sinclair (UC Berkeley)

3:20 – 3:45 p.m.

Break

3:45 – 5:05 p.m.

Computing Partition Functions, Part II

Alistair Sinclair (UC Berkeley)

3:45 – 5:05 p.m.

Computing Partition Functions, Part II

Alistair Sinclair (UC Berkeley)

9 – 9:30 a.m.

Coffee and Check-In

9:30 – 10:50 a.m.

Computing Partition Functions by Polynomial Interpolation, Part I

Alexander Barvinok (University of Michigan)

9:30 – 10:50 a.m.

Computing Partition Functions by Polynomial Interpolation, Part I

Alexander Barvinok (University of Michigan)

10:50 – 11:15 a.m.

Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Computing Partition Functions by Polynomial Interpolation, Part II

Alexander Barvinok (University of Michigan)

11:15 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Computing Partition Functions by Polynomial Interpolation, Part II

Alexander Barvinok (University of Michigan)

12:35 – 2 p.m.

Lunch

2 – 3:20 p.m.

Completely Log-Concave Polynomials and Distributions, Part I

Nima Anari (Stanford University)

2 – 3:20 p.m.

Completely Log-Concave Polynomials and Distributions, Part I

Nima Anari (Stanford University)

3:20 – 3:45 p.m.

Break

3:45 – 5:05 p.m.

Completely Log-Concave Polynomials and Distributions, Part II

Nima Anari (Stanford University)

3:45 – 5:05 p.m.

Completely Log-Concave Polynomials and Distributions, Part II

Nima Anari (Stanford University)