NCSU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Department of Mathematics

Numerical Analysis Seminar (joint Seminar with CRSC)
3:00-3:50, HA 330
David Gottlieb, Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University
Spectral Simulations of Supersonic Reactive Flows
Refreshments will be served in HA 243 after the seminar, 3:50-4:30

Departmental Tea
3:50-4:30, HA 243

Biomathematics Seminar
4:30-5:45, Polk Hall 05H
Welcome back

Operations Research Seminar
4:30-5:30, Daniels 406
OR Orientation

Friday, August 26

Algebra Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Will Davis, NC State University
Finite Groups, Kazhdan Constants and Expanding Graphs

Financial Mathematics Seminar
1:30-2:30, Nelson 1206
Knut Solna, Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of California at Irvine
Multiple Time Scales in Fixed Income Markets

WEEK OF August 29 – September 2, 2005

Tuesday, August 30

Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Mette Olufsen, Department of Mathematis, NCSU
Modeling Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation during Postural Change from Sitting to Standing

Departmental Tea
3:50 p.m. in HA 243

Biomathematics Student Seminar
4:30-5:45, Polk Hall 05H
Lisa Soberano, NCSU Biomathematics Program
The Mathematical Foundation of Fractal Image Compression

WEEK OF September 6 – 9, 2005

Tuesday, September 6

Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Kartik Sivaramakrishnan, Department of Mathematis, NCSU
A Conic Interior Point Decomposition Approach for Large Scale Semidefinite Progamming

Biomathematics Alumni Seminar
4:30-5:45, Polk Hall 05H
Mike Easterling, Constella Health Services
A PBPK model for a mixture of dioxin-like chemicals

Wednesday, September 7

Differential Equations Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
John Franke, Department of Mathematics, NCSU
Attenuant Cycles to Chaos in Periodic Leslie Models

Symbolic Computation Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Hoon Hong, Department of Mathematics, NCSU
A Simple Proof of Sylvester’s Double Sums for Subresultants

Departmental Tea
3:50 p.m. in HA 243

Thursday, September 8

Operations Research Seminar
4:30, Daniels 406
James R. Wilson, Department of Industrial Engineering, NCSU
Responsible Authorship and Peer Review

Friday, September 9

Algebra Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Irina Kogan, Department of Mathematics, NCSU
Rational, Replacement and Local Invariants

WEEK OF September 12 – 16, 2005

Monday, September 12

Differential Equations Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Dan Marchesin, Instituto Nacional de Matematica Pura e Aplicada (Rio de Janeiro)
An Inverse Problem for Flow of Suspensions in Porous Media

Tuesday, September 13

Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Saul Abarbanel, School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University
On the Conversion of Non-Linear Volterra Integral Equations to Linear Partial Differential Equations

Wednesday, September 14

Symbolic Computation Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Éric Schost, Department of Mathematics, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau Cedex, France
On the Complexity of Change of Order

Departmental Tea
3:50 p.m. in HA 243

Friday, September 16

Financial Mathematics Seminar
1:30-2:30, Nelson 1206
Antje Berndt, Asst. Professor of Finance, Carnegie-Mellon
Risk and Return on Corporate Default from Default Swap Rates and EDFs

Algebra Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Michael F. Singer, Department of Mathematics, NCSU
Galois Theory of Parameterized Linear Differential Equations and Linear Differential Algebraic Groups

WEEK OF September 19 – 23, 2005

Tuesday, September 20

Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Oscar Bruno, Department of Applied Mathematics, Caltech
New High-Order, High-Frequency Methods in Computational Electromagnetism

Biomathematics Student Seminar
4:30-5:45, Polk Hall 05H
Lindsay Grey Cowell, Duke University Laboratory of Computational Immunology
Identification of functional cryptic recombination signals in the mouse genome by statistical modeling

Operations Research Seminar
4:30-5:30, Daniels 406
Radihika Kulkarni; SAS Institute
Adding Analytical Value to Business Intelligence: Sample Applications of SAS/OR

Wednesday, September 21

Symbolic Computation Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Agnes Szanto, Department of Mathematics, NCSU
Multivariate Subresultants in Roots

Departmental Tea
3:30-4:00, HA 243

Colloquium
4:00pm, HA 201
Peter D. Lax, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU
Numerical Computation of Discontinuous Solutions to PDEs

Friday, September 23

Algebra Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Alexander Varchenko, UNC Chapel Hill
The (gl_n, gl_k)-Duality and Critical Points of Master Functions

WEEK OF September 26 – 30, 2005

Monday, September 26

Probability and Random Systems Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Carl Mueller, Department of Mathematics, University of Rochester
The Speed of a Random Traveling Wave

Tuesday, September 27

Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Mansoor Haider, Department of Mathematics, NCSU
An Accelerated Numerical Method for the Continuous Spectrum Biphasic Poroviscoelastic Model of Articular Cartilage

Biomathematics Alumnus Seminar
4:30-5:45, Polk Hall 05H
Marjo Smith, Constella Health Sciences
Application of a Statistical Dynamic Model Investigating the Short -term Cellular Kinetics Induced by Riddelliine, a Hepatic Endothelial Carcinogen

Wednesday, September 28

Differential Equations Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Xiao-Biao Lin, NC State
L2 Semigroup and Linear Stability for Riemann Solutions of Conservation Laws

Symbolic Computation Seminar
3:00 pm - 3:50, HA335
Manfred Minimair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Seton Hall University
Cayley-Dixon Resultant Matrices of Multi-Univariate Composed Polynomials

Departmental Tea
3:50-4:20, HA 243

Friday, September 30

Algebra Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Vicky Klima, Appalachian State University
Root Multiplicity Bounds for Roots of Indefinite Kac-Moody Algebras of Symplectic Type

WEEK OF October 3 – 7, 2005

Tuesday, October 4

Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Boris Diskin, National Institute of Aerospace
Quantitative Analysis Methods for Multigrid Solvers

Biomathematics Guest Seminar
4:30-5:45, Polk Hall 05H
Deon van der Merwe, NCSU Center for Cutaneous Toxiciology and Pharmacology
A pesticide's journey through skin: mechanisms and models

Operations Research Seminar
4:30, Daniels 406
Subhashis Ghosal, Department of Statistics, NCSU
A U-Statistics Based Method for Testing Monotonicity of Nonparametric Regression

Departmental Tea
3:50-4:20, HA 243

WEEK OF October 10 – 14, 2005

Tuesday, October 11

Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
John Steinhoff, University of Tennessee Space Institute
Long Range Numerical Simulation of Short Waves as Nonlinear Solitary Waves

Departmental Tea
3:50-4:20, HA 243

Biomathematics Alumni Seminar
4:30-5:45, Polk Hall 05H
Georgiy Bobabshev, Research Triangle Institute, RTP

Operations Research Seminar
4:30-5:30, Daniels 406
Kartik Sivaramakrishnan, Department of Mathematics, NCSU
A Conic Interior Point Decomposition Approach for Large Scale Semidefinite Programming

Wednesday, October 12

Differential Equations Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Michael Shearer, Department of Mathematics, NCSU
A first-order PDE describing particle-size segregation in granular avalanches

Symbolic Computation Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Wen-shin Lee, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Sparse Polynomial Interpolation and Representation

Friday, October 14

Financial Mathematics Seminar
1:30-2:30 pm, Nelson Hall 1206
Jan Vecer, Dept. of Statistics, Columbia Univ.
Methods for Early Detection of Market Crashes - Crash and Rally Options

Algebra Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Bojko Bakalov, Department of Mathematics, NCSU
Vertex Algebras and Related Algebras

WEEK OF October 17 – 21, 2005

Monday, October 17

Probability and Random Systems Seminar
3:00-3:55, HA 330
Joseph Yukich, Department of Mathematics, Lehigh University
Random Sequential Packing

Tuesday, October 18

Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Dan Sorensen, Rice University
Symmetry Preserving Principle Component Analysis and Model Reduction for Dynamical Systems

Biomathematics Student Seminar
4:30-5:45, Polk Hall 05H
Althea Smith, NCSU
Predicting E Coli cell death

Departmental Tea
3:50-4:20, HA 243

Wednesday, October 19

Differential Equations Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Vahagn Manukian, NCSU
Existence and Stability of Multi-pulses with Applications to Nonlinear Optics

Friday, October 21

Algebra Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Kailash Misra, Department of Mathematics, NCSU
Demazure Crystals for U_q D_4^(3)

WEEK OF October 24 – 28, 2005

Monday, October 24

Joint Probability/Financial Mathematics Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Wendell Fleming , Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University
Optimal Investment Models with Minimum Consumption Criteria

Tuesday, October 25

Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Dmitriy Anistratov, Department of Nuclear Engineering, NCSU
Asymptotic Diffusion Limit Analysis of Nonlinear Methods for Particle Transport Problems

Biomathematics Student Seminar
4:30-5:45, Polk Hall 05H
Gyoungjin AHN, Biomath, NCSU
Compound Selection in Toxicology Studies

Wednesday, October 26

Differential Equations Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Aparecido de Souza, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (Brazil) and NCSU
Wave sequences for solid-fuel adiabatic in-situ combustion in porous media

Departmental Tea
3:50-4:20, HA 243

Thursday, October 27

Operations Research Seminar
4:30-5:30, Daniels 406
Robert L. Smith, University of Michigan
A Fictitious Play Approach to Complex Systems Optimization

Friday, October 28

Algebra Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Kailash Misra, Department of Mathematics, NCSU
Demazure Crystals for U_q D_4^(3), Part II

WEEK OF October 31 – November 4, 2005

Tuesday, November 1

Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Thomas Hagstrom, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Mexico
Towards the Ultimate Solver for the Wave Equation

Biomathematics Guest Seminar
(Joint with Numerical Analysis Group)
4:30-5:45, Polk Hall 05H
Ricardo Cortez, Mathematics Department, Tulane University
The Method of Regularized Stokeslets and its Extensions

Wednesday, November 2

Symbolic Computation Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Reinhard Laubenbacher, Virginia Tech
Computational Algebra Methods in Systems Biology

Departmental Tea
3:50-4:20, HA 243

Thursday, November 3

Operations Research Seminar
4:30-5:30, Daniels 406
Dr. Abhijit Deshmukh, Program Director, Manufacturing Enterprise Systems, National Science Foundation Engineered Decision Systems

Friday, November 4

Algebra Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Professor Naihuan Jing, NCSU
Quantum Spherical Functions and Quantum Pfaffians

Financial Mathematics Seminar
1:30-2:30 pm, Nelson Hall 1206
Tomasz R. Bielecki, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, Illinois Institute of Technology
Valuation of Callable, Defaultable Convertible Bonds

WEEK OF November 7 – 11, 2005

Tuesday, November 8

Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Jerry Bernholc, Department of Physics, NCSU
A Grid-Based Multilevel Approach to Quantum Simulations of Materials

Biomathematics Student Seminar
4:30-5:45, Polk Hall 05H
Lisa Soberano and Merle Craig, Biomathematics, NCSU
TBA - Xiaohai Wan TBA - Merle Craig

Wednesday, November 9

Symbolic Computation Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Richard Mayr, Dept. of Computer Science, NCSU
Tarski Algebra and the Verification of Probabilistic Recursive Systems

Departmental Tea
3:30-4:00, HA 243

Colloquium
4:00pm, HA 201
Carlo Castillo-Chavez, Institute for Strengthening Understanding of Mathematics and Science,
Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute, Arizona State University
The role of Cross-immunity and Vaccines on Flu Survival

Thursday, November 10

Financial Mathematics Seminar
Time and location to be announced
Jerome Stein, Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown Univ.
U. S. Current Account Deficits: A Stochastic Optimal Control Analysis

Operations Research Seminar
4:30-5:30, Daniels 406
Yao Zhao, Rutgers University
Analysis and Evaluation of Assemble-to-Order Systems with Stochastic Sequential Lead-Times

Friday, November 11

Algebra Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Tom Lada, NCSU
An Introduction to Operads

Financial Mathematics Seminar
1:30-2:30 pm, Nelson Hall 1206
Bas J.M. Werker, Dept. of Finance, Tilburg Univ., The Netherlands
Nonparametric risk-neutral return and volatility distributions

WEEK OF November 14 – 18, 2005

Tuesday, November 15

Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Jack Edwards, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NCSU
An immersed boundary method for aerodynamic flows

Biomathematics Alumni Seminar
4:30-5:45, Polk Hall 05H
Kyle Shertzer/ Jun Yoshizaki, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, Beauford, NC
Evolutional effects of fishing

Wednesday, November 16

Symbolic Computation Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Kathy O'Hara, NSF
Infectious diseases, social networks, and scientific progress

Departmental Tea
3:50-4:20, HA 243

Thursday, November 17

Operations Research Seminar
4:30-5:30, Daniels 406
Stephen Meyer, NCSU Libraries Fellow
Effectively managing your information & research

Friday, November 18

Algebra Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Yun Fan, Central China Normal University
On spectrums of character rings of finite groups

Financial Mathematics Seminar
1:30-2:30 pm, Nelson Hall 1206
Kasper Larsen, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
No arbitrage and the growth optimal portfolio

WEEK OF November 21 – 25, 2005

Monday, November 21

Differential Equations Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Dan Marchesin, Instituto Nacional de Matematica Pura e Aplicada, Rio de Janeiro
Can you violate Lax's theorem for conservation laws?

Tuesday, November 22

Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
Wu Li, Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization Branch, NASA Langley Research Center
Robust multiobjective design optimization and applications

Biomathematics Student Seminar
4:30-5:45, Polk Hall 05H
Yabo Wu and Venita DePuy, Biomathematics, NCSU
Wu: A qualitative mathematical model of a circadian rhythm in crayfish
DePuy: TBA

Departmental Tea
3:50-4:20, HA 243

WEEK OF November 28 – December 2, 2005

Tuesday, November 29

Numerical Analysis Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 330
David Keyes, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University
Scalable solution algorithms for magnetically confined fusion energy simulations

Biomathematics Student Seminar
4:30-5:45, Polk Hall 05H
Mamiko Arai and Lisa Soberano, NCSU
Arai: TBA
Soberano: Within host models of virus dynamics

Departmental Tea
3:50-4:20, HA 243

Wednesday, November 30

Symbolic Computation Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Oleg Golubitsky, Queen's University Kingston
Universal characteristic decomposition of radical differential ideals

NCSU SIAM Student Chapter Seminar
5:00, HA 330
Christopher Jones, UNC at Chapel Hill
Dynamical Systems
(Pizza and refreshment will follow the talk)

Friday, December 2

Algebra Seminar
3:00-3:50, HA 335
Amassa Fauntleroy, NCSU
TBA