University of Calgary

Lecture slidesfor this event are available on mathtube.org In this seminar we will discuss a new model for strategic investment model for a merchant energy storage facility. The facility's actions impact market-clearing outcomes, and thus it is a...

The profit obtained from operating energy infrastructure depends on fluctuating market prices. Oil production is a topical example. When oil prices are low enough, it makes sense to shut in the wells. Shutting in a well avoids producing petroleum to...

The “language" of mathematics has been developed since the dawn of humanity to describe and comprehend the surrounding world and its phenomena. Mathematics as a science and a school subject is widely identified with the mechanical rules of algebra or...

A video of this event is available on mathtube.org. Wavelets have been successfully applied to many areas. For high-dimensional problems such as image/video processing, separable wavelets are widely used but are known to have some shortcomings such...

A video of this event is available on mathtube.org. Many problems in science and engineering require the reconstruction of an object - an image or signal, for example - from a collection of measurements. Due to time, cost or other constraints, one is...

In many physical processes, one is interested in mixing and obstructions to mixing: warm air currents mixing with cold air; pollutant dispersal etc. Analogous questions arise in pure mathematics in dynamical systems and Markov chains. In this talk, I...

Exploration and Production (E&P) of oil/gas involve economically valuable but complex tasks. They comprise workflows with pipelined processes and inter-related disciplines (e.g. Geophysics, Geology, Reservoir and Production Engineering, Business and...

Mathematical analysts are typically a careful sort. We sweat over the tiniest details to ensure proofs are rock-solid. The advent of fast and easy to use computers revolutionized science, engineering and some areas of mathematics. Oddly though, most...

Sustained oscillations occur in complex networks in contexts as diverse as physiology, gene regulatory networks and neural networks. Despite intensive research effort, important questions remain about the sources of oscillations in large networks...

Many studies have shown that the most important factor in investment success is asset allocation, as opposed to stock picking. At its most basic level, this amounts to the choice of how much to allocate to bonds and stocks.In this talk, I will...