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Postdoc di 3 anni in Machine Learning/Statistics for Big Data - University of Leeds
by Tiziano De Angelis 09 Apr '16

09 Apr '16

Con preghiera di diffusione. E' aperto il bando per un Postdoc di 3 anni in "*Machine Learning/Statistics for Big Data*" presso l'Universita' di Leeds - scadenza del bando *23 Novembre 2015*. Ulteriori informazioni possono essere trovate al seguente link https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=MAPMA1031 Cordiali saluti Tiziano De Angelis

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Annuncio Seminari - M. Gubinelli; M. Coghi.
by Marta Leocata 29 Feb '16

29 Feb '16

Cari tutti, Mercoledì 3 febbraio 2016, alle ore 11:30 presso l'aula Seminari del Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Università di Pisa, il professor Massimiliano Gubinelli (Institute of Applied Mathematics, University of Bonn) terrà un seminario dal titolo: "Weak universality of the stationary KPZ equation". Abstract: I will discuss a notion of solution for the KPZ equation which has been introduced by Jara and Gonçalves (2010) and later improved by Jara and myself (2013) and goes under the name of energy solutions. In a recent work in collaboration with Perkowski we have recently obtained a uniqueness results for energy solutions. Using energy solutions is possible to prove weak universality results for KPZ: namely that a wide class of one dimensional microscopic interacting particle models with weak asymmetry and in non-equilibrium stationary states have large scale fluctuations described by the KPZ equation. A seguire, nella stessa aula il dottor Michele Coghi (Scuola Normale Superiore) terrà un seminario dal titolo: "Mean field limit of interacting filaments and vector valued non linear PDEs". Abstract: Families of N interacting curves are considered, with long range, mean-field type, interaction. A family of curves defines a 1-current, concentrated on the curves, analog of the empirical measure of interacting point particles. This current is proved to converge, as N goes to infinity, to a mean field current, solution of a nonlinear, vector valued, partial differential equation. In the limit, each curve interacts with the mean field current and two different curves have an independence property if they are independent at time zero. This set-up is inspired from vortex filaments in turbulent fluids, although for technical reasons we have to restrict to smooth interaction, instead of the singular Biot-Savart kernel. All these results are based on a careful analysis of a nonlinear flow equation for 1-currents, its relation with the vector valued PDE and the continuous dependence on the initial conditions terrà un seminario dal titolo Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare.

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Posto di Professore di Statistica all'Universita' di Caen
by giuliano＠dm.unipi.it 26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16

Ricevo e inoltro. Cordiali saluti Rita Giuliano ********************************************************************** Un poste de professeur en 26ème section est mis au concours à l'université de Caen avec comme intitulé Statistique et interactions. https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/ListesPostesPub… L'objectif de ce recrutement est de renforcer et fédérer les activités existant actuellement autour de la statistique à Caen. La volonté du laboratoire à moyen terme est de développer cette thématique, en particulier en recrutant par la suite autour du nouveau professeur. Toutes les candidatures relevant de la statistique et de ses interactions (info-stats., fouille de données, apprentissage, biostats., probabilités appliquéesŠ) seront considérées. La personne recrutée donnera, entre autres, des cours de statistiques théoriques et appliquées en licence et master, en particulier dans la filière MIASHS. Elle devra s'investir dans la vie du laboratoire et assumer pleinement les responsabilités attendues d'un professeur. Contacts : Mohamed Didi Biha : mohamed.didi-biha(a)unicaen.fr Gilbert Levitt : gilbert.levitt(a)unicaen.fr

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Seminario di Silvia Zuffi presso IMATI-Milano
by Antonella Bodini 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

Mercoledi' 2 marzo alle ore 11 presso la sala A dell'Area di Ricerca 1 di Milano, via Corti 12, la Dottoressa Silvia Zuffi (ITC-CNR) terra' il seguente seminario: TITOLO: MAP Inference in Probabilistic Graphical Models ABSTRACT: Molti problemi di interesse scientifico ammettono una rappresentazione mediante modelli probabilistici in cui la probabilita’ congiunta delle variabili aleatorie puo’ essere rappresentata mediante un modello grafico. Tali rappresentazioni sono vantaggiose sia in fase di apprendimento del modello che in fase di inferenza delle variabili date le osservazioni. Metodi di computazione distribuita come l’algoritmo Belief Propagation sono efficacemente applicati in modelli a variabili discrete o che ammettono una discretizzazione dello spazio delle variabili. In caso di problemi ad alta dimensionalita’ e/o con variabili continue, dove una discretizzazione dello spazio non e’ computazionalmente affrontabile, un approccio comune e’ ricorrere a metodi non parametrici, ed eseguire una stima della soluzione a posteriori piu’ probabile. Per problemi ad alta dimensionalita’ tali algoritmi sono dipendenti dall’inizializzazione e possono convergere a singoli massimi locali. Nella presentazione illustrero’ un algoritmo per inferenza della soluzione MAP (maximum-a-posteriori) in modelli grafici probabilistici ad alta dimensionalita’, detto “Diverse Particle Max Product” (DPMP). DPMP a differenza di formulazioni precedenti e’ meno sensibile all’inizializzazione ed in grado di mantenere molteplici ipotesi. (Collaboratori: Jason Pacheco ed Erik Sudderth, Brown University e Michael J. Black, MPI-IS Tuebingen) Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. Cordiali saluti, Antonella. -- Dott. Antonella Bodini CNR-Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche Via Bassini 15, 20133 Milano (Italy) *** SI PRENDA NOTA CHE PER LAVORI DI RISTRUTTURAZIONE ATTUALMENTE L'ACCESSO E' DA VIA CORTI 12. *** tel +39 02 23699524 fax +39 02 23699538 http://www.mi.imati.cnr.it/~anto/

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Copulas for hydrology and environmental sciences
by Giovanni Puccetti 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

July 24-30, 2016 University of Tuscia - Centro Studi Alpino - Pieve Tesino (TN), Italy Short Course "Copulas for hydrology and environmental sciences" website: http://www.stahy.org/Events/2016CopulaShortCourse/tabid/120/Default.aspx <http://www.stahy.org/Events/2016CopulaShortCourse/tabid/120/Default.aspx> Application deadline: February 27, 2016

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International Conference in Venice - CALL FOR PAPERS
by Monica Billio 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

15^th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CREDIT 2016 */New CREDIT SOLUTIONS for THE REAL ECONOMY and their IMPLICATIONS for INVESTORS, FINANCIAL STABILITY and POLICY DESIGN / *Venice, Italy 6 - 7 October 2016 *GRETA Associati *(Venice, Italy), *Research Center SAFE *at Goethe University Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany), the *European Investment Fund *(Luxembourg) and *Intesa Sanpaolo *(Milan, Italy) are co-sponsors of a Conference to be held in Venice on October 6-7, 2016. The objective of the Conference is to bring together academics, practitioners and PhD students working in the area of risk management. The conference will provide an opportunity for participants engaged in research at the forefront of this area to discuss both the causes and implications of recent events in financial markets and may, in turn, suggest fruitful directions for future research. The Conference, organised under the auspices of the *Department of Economics of the University Ca Foscari of Venice*, *ABI - Italian Banking Association *and *European Investment Bank*, is the *fifteenth* of a series dedicated to various aspects of credit risk. The banking industry has traditionally been shaped by the interplay between innovations and regulatory trends. The global and sovereign-debt crisis we have observed from 2007 and the harsher regulatory reaction have impacted on banks capacity and willingness to direct financial flows to the real economy in appropriate amounts. The result has been an extremely feeble, and slow creditless recovery, that not even the pursuit of a historically low interest-rate monetary policy and QE appear so far capable of influencing. The markets reaction to this state of affairs has been to develop alternative or complementary ways to commercial banking to channel funds where needed, that is to households, firms and infrastructure projects. Examples are (i) alternative financing solutions: mini-bonds, SME guarantees, Start-up and Venture Capital/Private Equity, Business Angel financing, payment-by-result bonds, securitization, microfinance and (ii) Digital finance like P2P lending and crowdfunding, The European Commissions with the Capital Market Union project plan to foster the diversification of funding sources for enterprises, in particular SMEs. The organizers encourage submissions of papers on any topic within the overall theme of the conference and in the following areas in particular: * How alternative and digital financing interplay with the standard funding channels? * Are alternative financing and financial innovations socially useful and valuable in solving the problem of supplying quality resources to the most vulnerable, financially deprived (e.g. households; start-ups; young entrepreneurs) and growth-enhancing (e.g. SMEs; infrastructures) sectors of the economy, thereby supporting social inclusion, sustainable growth and employment? * Do alternative and digital financial products and credit innovations offer an attractive risk/reward trade-off to potential investors, be consistent with their ALM requirements, yield expectations, risk appetite and wealth preserving objectives. * What should be the role of the public sector in promoting the emergence and development of alternative financing channels for the real economy? * What is the role of innovative monetary policies (QE) in promoting these alternative and digital financing channels for the real economy? * Do alternative and digital financing channels pose the same or bigger potential threats to financial stability? Should they be covered by adequate supervisory frameworks, or else justifiably expect a more lenient treatment? The Scientific Committee for the Conference consists of: *Loriana Pelizzon *(Ca Foscari University of Venice, SAFE, Goethe University Frankfurt & GRETA,**Programme Chair) *Francesca Campolongo *(JRC Unit Financial and Economic Analysis) *Marco Da Rin *(Tilburg University) *Helmut Kraemer-Eis *(Head EIFs Research & Market Analysis) *Jan Peter Krahnen *(SAFE & Goethe University Frankfurt) *Adair Morse *(Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley) *Steven Ongena *(University of Zurich, SFI & CEPR) *Steven Schaefer *(London Business School) CALL FOR PAPERS The final program will include both submitted and invited papers. Acceptances received from invited speakers include *Franklin Allen *(Brevan Howard Centre, Imperial College London), *Thomas Hellman *(Oxford Said Business School) and *Adair Morse *(Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley). The Conference will also feature a panel discussion on researchers' and practitioners' views of the major outstanding problems. Those wishing to present a paper at the Conference should submit by *May 15, 2016 *to the address given below (preferably in electronic format). Please indicate to whom correspondence should be addressed. Decisions regarding acceptance will be made by *July 15, 2016*. The final version of accepted papers must be received by August 31, 2016. Please send papers to: GRETA Associati San Polo, 2605 - 30125 Venice, ITALY Phone : +39 041 5238178 - Fax : +39 041 5286166 e-mail: credit(a)greta.it <file:///mailto:credit@greta.it> Local Organisers: *Davide Alfonsi* (Intesa Sanpaolo), *Monica Billio* (Ca Foscari University of Venice & GRETA), *Andrea Giacomelli* (Knowshape & GRETA), *Pier Luigi Gilibert* (EIF, Luxembourg) and *Domenico Sartore* (Ca Foscari University of Venice & GRETA) IMPORTANT DATES May 15, 2016: Papers submission deadline July 15, 2016: Paper acceptance notification August 31, 2016: Deadline for early registration August 31, 2016: Deadline for sending final version of accepted papers More detailed information available on the Conference website: http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2016/credit2016.htm <file:///http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2016/credit2016.htm> <http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2015/credit2015.htm>

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Seminario FRANCO FLANDOLI @ UniTo
by Federico Polito 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

********************************************************************* SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA MATEMATICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA "G. PEANO" UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ********************************************************************* giovedì 3 Marzo 2016 alle ore 15:00 in Aula C presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, Il Prof. FRANCO FLANDOLI (Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Pisa) terrà un seminario dal titolo "Commenti teorici ed applicativi su sistemi di particelle e loro limiti al continuo in oncologia matematica e clinica" Sommario: Un problema importante di oncologia clinica consiste nella scelta tra numerosi regimi chemioterapici. Un primo modello matematico che verrà mostrato nel seminario, modello molto semplificato e basato su semplici equazioni differenziali e processi a salto, può essere un prototipo di simulatore dell'efficacia di alcuni regimi. Tra gli altri, due problemi che sorgono in tali modelli semplificati sono la giustificazione delle equazioni usate e la caratterizzazione, magari con incertezza, delle costanti. Il seminario mostrerà allora alcuni ragionamenti che collegano il modello semplificato a modelli più complessi a scala cellulare, creando un ponte tra diverse costanti dei due modelli. Infine, tra gli innumerevoli problemi di rigore matematico originati da questi collegamenti, ne verrà affrontato uno. Esso riguarda la dimostrazione rigorosa che un certo meccanismo proliferativo a scala cellulare origini un determinato termine nonlineare a livello di una classe di equazioni alle derivate parziali che, sempre entro ampi limiti di approssimazione, possono essere utilizzate per descrivere l'evoluzione spazio-temporale di una densità di cellule proliferanti. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. -- Federico Polito Department of Mathematics University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto, 10 10123, Torino, Italy Email: federico.polito(a)unito.it Tel: +39 011 6702937 Web: www.federicopolito.it

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COST Info day - Roma, 4 marzo 2016
by Giulia Rotundo 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Cari utenti Random, segnalo il programma provvisorio del COST Info Day previsto presso il MIUR- via dei Carcani 61, Roma, per il 4 marzo p.v. Tutti gli interessati possono registrarsi utilizzando il Doodle (massimo 80 posti per via della capienza della sala) http://doodle.com/poll/pm5hgp7r4m8fwwgs37v6fyq4/admin#table Cordialmente Giulia Programma provvisorio: 9.30 welcome – Presentation of speakers/agenda - Dr Uccellatore 10.00 What is COST and how does it work? (President of the COST Association) 10.30 What are the COST Actions and how to participate in them? (Dr Lucia Forzi – Science Officer CA) 11.00 How to prepare a successful proposal? (Dr Lucia Forzi - Science Officer CA) 11.30 What is the added value and impact of participating in COST Actions? (Prof. Corona and Dalla Cort) 12.00 National participation in COST Actions, national support measures and nomination procedures (TBD - CNC) 12:15 Question time COST National Coordinator Office Ministero dell'Istruzione, Università e Ricerca DG Coordinamento, promozione e valorizzazione della ricerca Dipartimento per la Formazione Superiore e per la Ricerca Via Carcani n. 61 00153,Roma e-mail: cnc(a)miur.ittel. 06 9772 7549

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Alberto Bressan seminar [ Comp.Science Dept. ; Verona University ; 7th of March, 2016 ]
by Luca di persio 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Prof. Alberto Bressan [ The Pennsylvania State University ], will be hosted by the Computer Science Department of the University of Verona (Strada le Grazie, 15, Verona) the next 7th of March (2016), where he will give the following seminar *Non cooperative Differential Games * scheduled at the *Green Hall*, *starting from 15:45*, with the following *abstract* The theory of noncooperative games provides a mathematical tool to describe interactions between two or more agents with different goals. It has found widespread applications in economics and management science. The first part of this talk will review the basic definitions of Nash and Stackelberg solutions, based on the concept of "best reply". For games in continuous time, equilibrium solutions can be found by studying a particular system of Partial Differential Equations. Within the talk, I shall explain how to derive these PDEs, and what are the main difficulties toward their solution. Some current research directions will be discussed, together with applications. As an example, I shall present a model of optimal debt management, viewed as a noncooperative game between a borrower and a pool of lenders. *Here you can find more details*: http://www.di.univr.it/?ent=seminario&af=2017&ai=2015&gf=15&gi=15&id=3515&i… Do not hesitate to contact me for further infos: luca.dipersio(a)univr.it Best, LuCa __ Luca Di Persio - PhD assistant professor of Probability and Mathematical Finance Dept. Informatics University of Verona strada le Grazie 15 - 37134 Verona - Italy Tel : +39 045 802 7968 Dept. Math University of Trento V. Sommarive, 14 - 38123 Povo - Italy Tel : +39 0461 281686 Questa e-mail è stata inviata da un computer privo di virus protetto da Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Mini course Yuri Kondratiev [ Dept. Comp.Science ; Verona University ; 1-8 March, 2016 ]
by Luca di persio 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Within the Internationalisation programme of the Master Degree in Mathematics of the University of Verona, Prof. Yuri Kondratiev [ University of Bielefeld ] will give the mini course ” *Statistical dynamics of interacting particle systems* “ with the following *Syllabus* 1. Mathematical framework: configuration space analysis 2. Markov dynamics in the continuum 3. Statistical dynamics and hierarchical chains 4. General birth-and-death models 5. Special classes of birth-and-death processes in the continuum 6. Scaling limits and kinetic equations 7. Spatial logistic model The course consists of 5 lessons that will be held at the Computer Science Department of the University of Verona [ Strada le Grazie 15 - Verona ], according with the following calendar - 1st of March [ Room M, 14:30-16:30 ] - 2nd of March [ Room M, 16:30-19:30 ] - 3rd of March [ Room M, 15:30-18:30 ] - 7th of March [ Room M, 14:30-17:30] - 8th of March [ Room D, 14:30-1730 ] Do not hesitate to contact me for further details: luca.dipersio(a)univr.it Best, LuCa __ Luca Di Persio - PhD assistant professor of Probability and Mathematical Finance Dept. Informatics University of Verona strada le Grazie 15 - 37134 Verona - Italy Tel : +39 045 802 7968 Dept. Math University of Trento V. Sommarive, 14 - 38123 Povo - Italy Tel : +39 0461 281686 Questa e-mail è stata inviata da un computer privo di virus protetto da Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Riapertura termini bando assegno ricerca "Previsori di instabilità dei mercati finanziari" Firenze
by cecilia mancini 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

Sono stati riaperti i termini per inviare la domanda per la partecipazione alla selezione per l'assegno di ricerca "Previsori di instabilità dei mercati finanziari": nel nuovo bando * scadenza 26 febbraio * esplicitata la possibilità di inviare la domanda via PEC, purché PEC personale * eliminata la richiesta di invio di progetto di 7000 parole http://titulus.unifi.it/albo/viewer?view=files%2F002125606-UNFICLE-06cd9b68… Il 03/02/2016 18.46, cecilia mancini ha scritto: > Il Dipartimento di Scienze per l'Economia e per l'Impresa > dell'Università di Firenze ha appena bandito una selezione per > l'ottenimento di un assegno di ricerca, > settore SECS-S/06 > > Titolo: > Previsori di instabilità dei mercati finanziari > > Responsabile Scientifico: Prof. Cecilia Mancini > > scadenza: 19/02/2016 > > link diretto al bando > http://titulus.unifi.it/albo/viewer?view=files%2F002112640-UNFICLE-141ea01b… > > > Per raggiungere l'albo ufficiale dell'ateneo di Firenze: > http://www.unifi.it/vp-9008-albo-ufficiale.html >

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Seminario Dariusz Zawisza 23 febbraio
by Tiziano Vargiolu 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

Martedi' 23 febbraio alle 14.00 in aula 2AB/45 del Dipartimento di Matematica, via Trieste 63, Padova Dariusz Zawisza Institute of Mathematics Jagiellonian University in Krakow terra' un seminario dal titolo: "Discounted reward control problems and financial applications" ABSTRACT We consider a discounted reward control problem in continuous time stochastic environment where the discount rate might be an unbounded function of the control process. We provide a set of general assumptions to ensure that there exists a smooth classical solution to the corresponding HJB equation. Moreover, some verification reasoning are provided and the possible extension to dynamic games is discussed. At the end consumption - investment problem is considered together with its robust optimization analogue.

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Piano straordinario RTD-B (fwd)
by Tiziano Vargiolu 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

Carissimi, per chi non sapesse ancora... Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 00:33:04 +0100 From: Antonella Basso <basso(a)unive.it> To: Soci AMASES <amases-soci(a)listserv.unive.it> Subject: [amases-soci] Piano straordinario RTD-B Cari Soci AMASES, al seguente link: http://attiministeriali.miur.it/anno-2016/febbraio/dm-18022016.aspx trovate il Decreto Ministeriale 18 febbraio 2016 n. 78 riguardante il Piano straordinario 2016 per il reclutamento ricercatori di cui all?articolo 24, comma 3, lettera b) della legge 240/2010 (i cosiddetti ricercatori a tempo determinato lettera B). Cordiali saluti Antonella Basso -- Antonella Basso Dipartimento di Economia Universit? Ca' Foscari Venezia Fondamenta S. Giobbe - Cannaregio 873 30121 Venezia - Italy Tel. +39-041-2346914 - Fax +39-041-2347444 E-mail address: basso(a)unive.it Web page: http://www.unive.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=415&persona=000893

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AP@R international workshop
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

> >From: Joshua Vincent Ross <joshua.ross(a)adelaide.edu.au> >To: Joshua Vincent Ross <joshua.ross(a)adelaide.edu.au> >Subject: AP@R international workshop > > >Dear Colleague, > >Applied Probability @ The Rock (AP@R) is an >international workshop taking place at Ayers >Rock Resort in central Australia between Monday >17th and Friday 21st April, 2017. It will bring >together leading researchers from around the >world to share recent discoveries and begin new >collaborations. It will also provide an >opportunity to celebrate the 60th birthday of >one of Australia's prominent Applied >Probabilists, Prof. Phil Pollett. > >The workshop aims to showcase the full range of >topics in Applied Probability, and includes >particular themes of "Networks in Queueing and >Telecommunications", "Stochastic Models in >Biology" and "Limits and Approximation". Invited >keynote speakers are Prof. Frank Kelly, Prof. >Ruth Williams, Prof. Andrew Barbour and Prof. >Erik van Doorn. > >For further information, please visit: ><http://www.maths.adelaide.edu.au/APatR/> >http://www.maths.adelaide.edu.au/APatR/. > >Best wishes, >Josh. >__ >Dr Joshua Ross >ARC Future Fellow & > Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics >The University of Adelaide ><http://www.maths.adelaide.edu.au/joshua.ross/>http://www.maths.adelaide.edu.au/joshua.ross/ --

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Seminario di Matematica Applicata - A. Torrente
by Alessandra Micheletti 18 Feb '16

18 Feb '16

Apologies for cross posting --------------------------------- SEMINARIO DI MATEMATICA APPLICATA Giovedi 25 Febbraio 2016, ore 10.30 Aula Rappresentanza, Dipartimento di Matematica (Via Saldini 50, Milano) Robust statistical techniques for the analysis of high dimensional gene expression data Dr. Aurora Torrente Gregorio Millan Institute Escuela Politecnica Superior Universidad Carlos III de Madrid ABSTRACT Microarray and Next Generation Sequencing experiments provide data on the expression level of thousands of genes simultaneously, suggesting several serious challenges in the pre-processing, management and analysis of these high dimensional datasets. In this talk, we will describe some robust statistical tools, based on the concept of functional data depth, which measures the centrality of a function within a sample. These techniques include, for example, the scale curve, as a way to visualise the dispersion of a set of multivariate observations, and supervised classifications techniques, to assign new observations to one of a given set of (known) groups. When these tools make use of the so-called Modified Band Depth, adapted to high-dimensional data, they prove to be very efficient and of low computational cost, specially when a suitable implementation is considered. The use of these techniques will be illustrated on real gene expression data. La S.V. e` cordialmente invitata. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Home page del seminario: http://www.mat.unimi.it/users/veeser/sma/ Il seminario e` organizzato da: - Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita` di Milano, - Scuola di Dottorato in Scienze Matematiche. -- ------------------------------------ Alessandra Micheletti Associate Professor - Probability and Mathematical Statistics Dept. of Mathematics Università degli Studi di Milano via Saldini 50, 20133 Milano, Italy phone: +39-02503-16130 fax: +39-02503-16090 http://users.mat.unimi.it/users/michel <http://www.mat.unimi.it/users/michel>

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Seminario MARTA PITTAVINO @ UniTo
by Federico Polito 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

********************************************************************* SEMINARI DI PROBABILITA' E STATISTICA MATEMATICA DIPARTIMENTO DI MATEMATICA "G. PEANO" UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO ********************************************************************* Venerdì 4 Marzo 2016 alle ore 15:00 in Aula C presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "G. Peano" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino, Via Carlo Alberto 10, La Dott.ssa MARTA PITTAVINO (University of Zurich) terrà un seminario dal titolo "Modelling multivariate data with additive Bayesian networks" Abstract: Bayesian networks are a form of graphical model which derives from empirical data a directed acyclic graph describing the dependency structure between random variables. Especially, additive Bayesian networks (ABNs) extend the usual generalized linear models to multiple dependent variables without involving dimension reduction. Existing software for working with ABNs are useful for dealing with these models for heterogeneous applications in systems epidemiology and biology. However, limitations in terms of computation and feasibility can be still open challenges. In this talk, an introduction to ABN model will be provided, together with a description of the R package abn, whereby applications of these models to systems epidemiology and biology are showed. Moreover, a theoretical development will be presented as an initial step to overcome open questions. Specifically, the result of fitting an ABN to a data set is translated into optimizing the likelihood of observing the data under the studied model: the marginal likelihood (ABN network score). A novel conjugate prior distribution for ABNs models is introduced that helps us to address the goodness of fit computation and the posterior parameter estimation. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare. -- Federico Polito Department of Mathematics University of Torino Via Carlo Alberto, 10 10123, Torino, Italy Email: federico.polito(a)unito.it Tel: +39 011 6702937 Web: www.federicopolito.it

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Fwd: Associate Professorship of Probability, University of Oxford
by Francesco Caravenna 17 Feb '16

17 Feb '16

Ricevo e inoltro. > UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD > > MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES DIVISION > > DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS in association with Lady Margaret Hall > > > > Associate Professorship of Probability > > The combined University and College salary will be on a scale from £45,066 p.a. (plus substantial additional benefits, including free college housing or a housing allowance of £7,800) > > > > Applications are invited for the 5-year fixed term post of Associate Professor of Probability, to be held in the Department of Statistics, in association with a Fellowship and Tutorship at Lady Margaret Hall, with effect from 1 May 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. > > > The main duties of the post are to undertake research in probability (broadly interpreted) and to teach both for the department (in lectures, problems classes and project supervision) and for the college (in tutorials). The postholder will also be expected to participate in the administration of the department and the college, and in the pastoral care of the mathematics students at Lady Margaret Hall. > > You will be an outstanding individual with the potential to be a leader in your field. You will have a doctorate in the field of mathematical sciences, or a related subject, and a proven research record of high quality at an international level in the area of probability, as well as the potential to attract research funding. You will have the skills and enthusiasm to teach a wide range of topics in mathematics and statistics, provide supervision of students, and undertake tutorial teaching. You will work at the Department of Statistics, 24–29 St Giles’, Oxford, OX1 3LB and at Lady Margaret Hall, Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6QA. > > To apply for this role and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below: > > https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobs… > > > > Queries about this post should be addressed to: Professor Alison Etheridge at etheridg(a)stats.ox.ac.uk or Professor Simon Myers at myers(a)stats.ox.ac.uk. > > The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon (UK time) Wednesday 30th March 2016. > > Interviews are planned for Wednesday 20th April 2016. > > Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. > > The University is an Equal Opportunities Employer. > >

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International Workshop on Applied Probability, Toronto, June 20-23, 2016
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 16 Feb '16

16 Feb '16

Dear Colleagues, You are cordially invited to attend the Eighth International Workshop on Applied Probability (IWAP2016), which will take place in Toronto, Canada, on June 20-23, 2016. This will mark the first Canadian IWAP, following previous successful IWAPs held in Turkey (2014), Israel (2012), Spain (2010), France (2008), USA (2006), Greece (2004), and Venezuela (2002). The venue of IWAP2016 is located in the heart of vibrant downtown Toronto, and is easily accessible by road, rail, and air. For more details, please visit the conference website <http://iwap2016.com/>http://iwap2016.com . IWAP2016 aims to bring together researchers and scientists engaged in applied probability, covering methodology and applications from diverse fields such as mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, economics, engineering, biology, chemistry, and social and health sciences. In addition to research presentations, there will be ample networking opportunities throughout the event. Abstracts for contributed presentations will be accepted until April 15, 2016. Research presenters will be invited to submit for journal publication in a special issue of Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability. Should you have any questions regarding IWAP2016, please feel free to contact <mailto:info@iwap2016.com>info(a)iwap2016.com. Yours sincerely, Wendy Lou & Joseph Glaz Co-Chairs of IWAP2016 --

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Avviso seminario_Piet Van Mieghem_25 febbraio_ore 10.00
by Stefano Bonaccorsi 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

TIME-VARYING SIS PREVALENCE IN NETWORKS: THEORY AND A NEW APPROXIMATE FORMULA 25 febbraio 2016 *Luogo:* Dipartimento di Matematica, via Sommarive, 14 - Povo (TN) - Aula Seminari *Ore* 10:00 *Relatore:* - *Piet Van Mieghem** (*TU Delft Olanda*)* *Abstract: * Currently, epidemic spreading processes on networks are popular to model diffusion phenomena in real-world networks. After reviewing some basics about the continuous-time SIS Markov process on networks, we will focus on the prevalence, the average fraction of infected nodes in the network. Based on a recent exact differential equation containing the Laplacian matrix of the underlying graph, the time dependence of the SIS prevalence is first studied and then upper and lower bounded by a new, explicit analytic function of time. Our new approximate formula obeys a Riccati differential equation and bears resemblence to the classical expression in epidemiology of Kermack and McKendrick (1927), but enhanced with graph specific properties, such as the algebraic connectivity, the second smallest eigenvalue of the Laplacian of the graph. A comparison with the N-Interwined Mean-Field Approximation (NIMFA) and simulations of the exact continuous-time Markovian SIS process on a graph exhibit the accuracy and the potential of the new analytic formula. *Referente: *Stefano Bonaccorsi

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SPDE&A 2016 - Levico Terme
by Stefano Bonaccorsi 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

Dear Collegues, we are organizing the 10th edition of the Conference *Stochastic Partial Differential Equations and Applications* In Levico Terme (Trento, Italy) from May 31 to June 4, 2016. Our aim is to put together young researchers and well-known mathematicians active in the field in a stimulating environment, in order to explore current research trends, propose new developments and discuss open problems. The list of main speakers includes Freddy Bouchet, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon Dan Crisan, Imperial College London Tadahisa Funaki, University of Tokyo Massimiliano Gubinelli, Hausdorff Center for Mathematics, Bonn Giovanni Jona-Lasinio, Università di Roma La Sapienza J.C. Mattingly, Duke University (tbc) Felix Otto, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig Laure Saint-Raymond, École Normale Supérieure, Paris Armen Shirikyan, University of Cergy-Pontoise Panagiotis E. Souganidis, University of Chicago Lorenzo Zambotti, Université Paris 6 – Pierre et Marie Curie For all details, please refer to the conference web page: https://sites.google.com/site/levico2016/ The conference will be held at Bellavista Relax Hotel in Levico Terme (Trento, Italy). No registration fee is required to attend the conference; however, no contribution for travel or lodging is available. For further information please contact: Mr. A. Micheletti Secretary of CIRM Fondazione Bruno Kessler Via Sommarive 14 - Povo I-38123 Trento, Italy e-mail: augusto.micheletti(a)unitn.it The organizing Committee: Franco Flandoli (Università di Pisa) Arnaud Debussche (ENS Cachan Bretagne) Michael Röckner (Bielefeld) Stefano Bonaccorsi (Università di Trento).

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Prof. Youri Davydov (Lille 1) PhD Lectures on Probability and Stochastic Processes
by Francesca Greselin 13 Feb '16

13 Feb '16

Nei giorni 16-17-18-19 febbraio 2016, dalle ore 9 alle 12, presso l'aula seminari del Dipartimento di Statistica e Metodi Quantitativi della Università di Milano-Bicocca, il prof. Youri Davydov del Laboratoire Painlevé, dell'Universitè Lille 1, terrà un corso su "Probability (II parte)" e nella settimana successiva (giorni 22-23-24 e 25 febbraio), continuerà con "Stochastic Processes" I corsi si svolgono nell'ambito del programma di internazionalizzazione del Dottorato in Statistics and Financial Mathematics ed è indirizzato a studenti, dottorandi e giovani ricercatori di Statistica, Matematica, e Finanza. La partecipazione è gratuita ma per motivi organizzativi vi chiediamo di iscrivervi mandando una email a nicoletta.alghisi(a)unimib.it. Di seguito il syllabus. PHD Lectures on Probability (II) and Stochastic Processes Prof. Youri Davydov Laboratoire Painlevé - Université Lille 1 Syllabus Probability (II) • Characteristic function • Independence of random variables • Convergence of random variables • Convergence of distributions • Central Limit Theorem • Markov Chains (or Conditional expectations and probabilities). References 1. Shiryaev, A. N. (1996). Probability. Graduate Texts in Mathematics #95. 2. Jacod, J., & Protter, P. E. (2003). Probability essentials. Springer Science & Business Media. Stochastic processes • Definitions and general notions • Examples • Processes with independent increments • Stationary processes • Gaussian processes • Martingales. References 1. Gikhman, I. I., & Skorokhod, A. V. (1969). Introduction to the theory of random processes. Philadelphia: WB Saunders. 2. Lamperti, J. (2012). Stochastic processes: a survey of the mathematical theory (Vol. 23). Springer Science & Business Media. 3. Resnick, S. I. (1992). Adventures in Stochastic Processes, Birkhauser, Boston. Cordiali saluti Francesca Greselin Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods

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assegno di ricerca a Pisa
by Marco Romito 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

Alla pagina https://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/assegni/pra2016/matematica/14mar2016/inde… è stato pubblicato un bando (disponibile in italiano e inglese) per un assegno di ricerca annuale presso il dipartimento di Matematica dell'università di Pisa con scadenza il 14 marzo 2016 su ``Studio di fenomeni singolari in problemi deterministici e stocastici'' Per ulteriori informazioni: Marco Romito romito(a)dm.unipi.it A call for a one-year ``assegno di ricerca'' is open, with deadline March 14, 2016, at the department of Mathematics, Pisa university, on ``Analysis of singular phenomena in deterministic and stochastic problems'' The details of the call (english and italian versions available) can be found at https://www.unipi.it/ateneo/bandi/assegni/pra2016/matematica/14mar2016/inde… For further information: Marco Romito romito(a)dm.unipi.it

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Assistant Professor position - Statistics - Operations Research
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

Assistant Professor position (tenure track) in the Department of Statistics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid The Department of Statistics of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid has one opening for Full-Time Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, to teach courses in English and Spanish, starting September 1st, 2016. Potential candidates must have a Ph.D. and verifiable research experience in at least one of the following fields: - Statistics - Operations Research The position is offered for a one year period, renewable in accordance with the Department´s promotional criteria available on the website. Estimated Salary: 32.335 euros gross per year divided into 14 payments. Deadline for applications: March 15, 2016. For more information about Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the Department of Statistics, you can visit the web page http://www.est.uc3m.es. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid encourages applications from all qualified individuals and people with disabilities. Applicants must have valid documentation to work in Spain before starting. Interested candidates should send via email a statement of interest including the objectives to be achieved in the position and the curriculum vitae. Also the candidates should ask two referees to send letters of reference by March 15 to the following address: Departamento de Estadística Personal de Administración y Servicios Francisco García Saavedra E- Mail: fgs(a)pa.uc3m.es The Department could invite candidates from a short list to present a Research Seminar as part of the selection process during April. --

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Assistant Professor Position - Econometrics
by Antonio Di Crescenzo 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

Assistant Professor Position in the Department of Statistics at the University Carlos III of Madrid The Department of Statistics of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is offering a full time Assistant Professor position, with teaching in Econometrics or/and Statistics in English or Spanish in the Campus de Getafe, starting from 1st September 2016. The candidates should possess a PhD and research experience in the field of: - Econometrics The contract is for one year, renewable to a second. Salary: 21.962 euros gross per year divided into 14 payments. Deadline for applications: March 15, 2016. For more information about Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the Department of Statistics, you can visit the web page http://www.est.uc3m.es. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid encourages applications from all qualified individuals and people with disabilities. Applicants must have valid documentation to work in Spain before starting. Interested candidates should send via email a statement of interest including the objectives to be achieved in the position and the curriculum vitae. Also the candidates should ask two referees to send letters of reference by March 15 to the following address: Departamento de Estadística Personal de Administración y Servicios Francisco García Saavedra E- Mail: fgs(a)pa.uc3m.es The Department of Statistics will ask preselected candidates to visit the Department and give a research seminar or for a telephone interview during April. --

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Fwd: [World] PhD positions at Utrecht University
by Gustavo Posta 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Begin forwarded message: > > VACANCY: PhD positions in Random Graphs and Percolation. > > Fully funded PhD positions are available at the Department of > Mathematics of the University of Utrecht, to work on random graphs and > percolation theory under the direction of Dr. Tobias Müller. The > positions are funded by an NWO VIDI project on geometric random graphs > and related percolation models. > > The positions are for four years and offer competitive salary and > benefits. They carry a modest teaching load which, in the case of > foreign applicants, can be performed in English. One position is > available immediately, but starting dates are negotiable as long as > they are within the next calender year. > > Utrecht is a lively, picturesque city in the center of the > Netherlands, with excellent train connections to the rest of the > country and to Europe (train trips to Amsterdam take 20 minutes and 25 > minutes to Schiphol Airport). > > REQUIREMENTS: Candidates should have completed a Masters degree in > Mathematics or a related discipline by the time they start the > position. A strong background in probability theory and discrete > mathematics is advantageous, but mathematical maturity and motivation > are more important. > > APPLICATION DEADLINE: For full consideration, please apply on or > before 9 March 2016. Reviewing of applications will commence on 9 > March 2016, but we accept applications until all positions are filled. > > HOW TO APPLY: Please send the following material to t.muller(a)uu.nl: > > 1. A cover letter including an explanation why you consider pursuing a > Ph.D. in the area of random graph theory and percolation theory; > 2. An up-to-date curriculum vitae; > 3. A list of all courses taken for your bachelor's and master's > degrees together with grades and explanations of the grades; > 4. If available, a copy of the Bachelor thesis and Master thesis; > 5. The names and contact details of two academic referees, one of > which should you be your master thesis supervisor. Please make sure > that they also send their confidential reference letters directly to > t.muller(a)uu.nl to arrive by the deadline. > > GENERAL INFORMATION: You will be offered a full-time position for four > years. The gross monthly salary will amount to EUR 2.146,- in the > first year to EUR 2.744,- in the fourth year (P-scale of the > Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities). It is supplemented > with a holiday bonus of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8,3% per year. > In addition Utrecht University offers a pension scheme and a partially > paid parental leave. > > INQUIRIES: If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Tobias > Müller, t.muller(a)uu.nl. > _______________________________________________ > World mailing list > World(a)aleanetwork.net > http://aleanetwork.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/world

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