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The Perceptron model was proposed as early as the 1950's as a toy model of a one-layer neural network. The basic model consists of a set of solutions (either the Hamming cube or the sphere of dimension n) and a set of constraints given by independent...

VRC01, VRC01LS, and VRC07-523LS are broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) that target the CD4 binding site of gp120 on the HIV-1 envelope. VRC01LS and VRC07-523LS are enhanced modifications of the VRC01 and VRC07 antibodies. Phase 1 clinical trials...

Stochastic variance reduction techniques have been influential for developing algorithms for minimization problems in the last decade whereas their use in more general problem templates has been limited. This talk will present a first order algorithm...

We investigate a self-interacting random walk, in a dynamically evolving environment, which is a random tree built by the walker itself, as it walks around. At time n=1,2,…n=1,2,…, right before stepping, the walker adds a random number (possibly zero...

A Dirichlet character over Fq(t) corresponds to a curve over Fq. Using this connection to geometry, we construct families of characters whose L-functions vanish (resp. does not vanish) at the central point. The existence of infinitely many vanishing...

In recent years, the problem of optimal transport has received significant attention in statistics and machine learning due to its powerful geometric properties. In this talk, we introduce the optimal transport problem and present concrete...

A famous conjecture of Stanley states that his chromatic symmetric function distinguishes trees. As a quasisymmetric analogue, we conjecture that the chromatic quasisymmetric function of Shareshian and Wachs and of Ellzey distinguishes directed trees...

Permafrost is the ground that remains frozen for two or more years, and is a complex environment with great importance to climate studies. The role of applied and computational mathematics is to identify and close various gaps in these studies which...

Pro-p groups arise naturally in number theory as quotients of absolute Galois groups over number fields. These groups are quite mysterious. During the 60's, Koch gave a presentation of some of these quotients. Furthermore, around the same period...