We announce the following DEC Statistics webinar at Bocconi:
Date: Thursday 18 November 2021, h12:00 (Italy time)
Speaker: Martin Schlather (University of Mannheim)
Title: A Generalized Approach to Principal Component Analysis
Abstract: Principal Component Analysis is a well known procedure to reduce
intrinsic complexity of a standardized data set, essentially through
simplifying the correlation structure. We provide a substantial extension
based on semi-groups, which includes distributions without second moments.
We reformulate the PCA as a best low rank approximation defined through a
regression problem, which is closely connected to autoencoders and admits
solutions under mild assumptions. As a specific example, we apply our
general formulation to extreme value distributions. In this case solving
the regression problem reduces to a tractable and practically solvable
problem for real datasets. As a side effect of our general approach, the
perspective on uncorrelated variables is inverted: the assertion that the
covariance is zero is not the definition, but a corollary; the fact
that uncorrelated variables need not be independent is not a warning, but
intrinsic to the definition.
The webinar will be on zoom at:
https://unibocconi-it.zoom.us/j/91941945297?pwd=VGhFVGc5OUVHUUFXQ2tlK0xQWkV…
Meeting ID: 919 4194 5297
Passcode: 932042
Kind regards,
Giacomo Zanella
*** Con preghiera di diffusione URGENTE a tutti gli interessati ***
Si segnala che, nell'ambito del Dottorato di Data Analytics and Decision Sciences (DADS<https://phd-dads.polimi.it/>) del Politecnico di Milano, è stata bandita una borsa dal tema "ADVANCED HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS ON ADMINISTRATIVE DATA" (dettagli e specifiche progettuali in calce).
La borsa è parte di una dotazione più ampia di Borse di Dottorato, promosse da Regione Lombardia presso il Politecnico di Milano.
Possono candidarsi laureati magistrali (o laureandi al più nella sessione di Dicembre 2021).
Le selezioni si svolgeranno sulla base della valutazione dei titoli e del progetto di ricerca presentato.
In caso di assegnazione della borsa, il dottorando dovrà obbligatoriamente svolgere un periodo di almeno 6 mesi di ricerca presso l'ente finanziatore (in questo caso Regione Lombardia - dg welfare), secondo le modalità definite dal bando.
Link<http://www.dottorato.polimi.it/it/entra-al-dottorato/concorso-di-ammissione….> al bando.
La scadenza per la presentazione della domanda è il 13 dicembre 2021, ore 14.00 (Italian time).
Inizio: 1° febbraio 2022.
Per informazioni, contattare francesca.ieva(a)polimi.it<mailto:francesca.ieva@polimi.it>.
Cordialmente
Francesca Ieva
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Laura Maria Sangalli
MOX - Dipartimento di Matematica
Politecnico di Milano
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32
20133 Milano - Italy
tel: +39 02 2399 4554
fax: +39 02 2399 4568
email: laura.sangalli(a)polimi.it<mailto:laura.sangalli@polimi.it>
url: http://mox.polimi.it/~sangalli
Buongiorno
ricevo ed inoltro.
Grazie
Saluti
Alessandra
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Date: lun 15 nov 2021 alle ore 10:14
Subject: Fwd: [icj] Labex Milyon scholarships: call for applications 2022
To:
Dear colleagues,
Please find below an announcement for scholarships in Lyon. Would you
be so kind as to forward it within your institutions and beyond?
Best regards,
Oriane
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Le Laboratoire d'Excellence MIlyon offre des bourses d'excellence
(Licence 3 et Master) à des étudiants ayant obtenu de très bons
résultats académiques et souhaitant suivre un parcours de recherche en
mathématiques ou informatique sur le site Lyon—Saint-Étienne. Ces
bourses sont d’un montant de 1 000 euros net/mois/10 mois.
Milyon fédère 400 chercheurs sur le site Lyon—Saint-Étienne en
mathématiques, informatique fondamentale et leur interactions, issus
de cinq laboratoires de recherche sur le site Lyon—Saint-Étienne.
L’appel à candidatures 2022 est ouvert :
Date-limite: 4 janvier 2022
Communication des résultats : courant février 2022
Détails, programmes éligibles et candidatures:
https://milyon.universite-lyon.fr/bourses-appel-a-candidatures-2022-130862.…
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The "Laboratoire d'Excellence" Milyon offers scholarships for Licence
3 (third year of Bachelor) and Master programs of 1,000 euros
net/month/10 months. The scholarships are intended to students with
outstanding academic records willing to enroll in the research
programs in Mathematics and Computer Science supported by Milyon.
Milyon gathers 400 researchers in Mathematics, Fundamental Computer
Science and their interactions, across five research units in the
Lyon—Saint-Étienne area.
The 2022 call for applications is open
Deadline for applications: January 4th, 2022
Results will be communicated in February 2022
Details, eligible programs and application:
https://milyon.universite-lyon.fr/scholarships-2022-130865.kjsp?RH=15717482…
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Prof. Alessandra Faggionato
http://www1.mat.uniroma1.it/~faggionato/
Department of Mathematics
University "La Sapienza"
Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5
00185 - Rome
Office 5, Phone (0039) 06 49913252
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Cari colleghi,
scusandomi delle eventuali ripetizioni vi segnalo il prossimo One World
Probability Seminar che sarà tenuto da Ivan Nourdin e Giovanni Peccati.
Grazie per l'attenzione,
Anna Vidotto
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Anna Vidotto, PhD
Assistant Professor in Probability (RTD-A)
Dipartimento di Economia
Università degli Studi "G. D'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara
https://sites.google.com/view/annavidotto
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Oggetto: [owps] OWPS, November 18th : Ivan Nourdin & Giovanni Peccati on
the Malliavin-Stein method and the geometry of random fields
Data: 2021-11-04 21:43
Mittente: One World Probability <ow.probability(a)gmail.com>
Destinatario: owps(a)lists.bath.ac.uk
Dear probabilists,
The next session of OWPS will be two weeks from now, on November 18th
from 14:00 to 15:45 UTC. Please beware the winter/summer time changes
depending on your location.
Ivan Nourdin and Giovanni Peccati will talk of the Malliavin-Stein
method and the geometry of random fields. Titles, abstracts and the zoom
link are below the signature and can be found on the website
https://www.owprobability.org/one-world-probability-seminar [1].
Probabilistically yours,
Bastien Mallein and Sébastien Martineau
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The Breuer-Major theorem: old and new
Ivan Nourdin
The celebrated Breuer-Major theorem is a central limit theorem for a sum
of elements of the form $f(X_k)$, where $f : R \to R$ is a given
function and $X$ is a Gaussian stationary sequence with unit variance.
In my talk, I will introduce the so-called Malliavin-Stein method, and I
will then use it to investigate different problems related to the
Breuer-Major theorem.
Wiener chaos and the geometry of random fields
Giovanni Peccati
I will present some recent applications of Gaussian analysis techniques
(related in particular to Wiener chaos and the Malliavin-Stein method)
to the study of level sets of Gaussian random waves - with special
emphasis on models defined on two-dimensional manifolds, like the plane,
the 2-torus and the sphere. In the Euclidean case, our results can be
encoded in the general framework of the Breuer-Major theorem described
in the first talk of the session. Several open questions will be
presented along the way.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81689646469?pwd=cWI1V0NWeUJJSzJKa0tLWkMyVDdaQT09
[2]
Meeting ID: 816 8964 6469
Passcode: 963950
If you are having trouble with zoom, or if the capacity of the zoom room
gets exceeded, you can also access to the Youtube live stream at the
channel of the seminar:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiLiEQGTp6bZEhuHDM-WNWQ [3]
Links:
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https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.owpro…
[2]
https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.z…
[3]
https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtu…
Dear colleagues,
We are happy to announce the following online talk:
Speaker: *Laura Monk* (Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik, Bonn)
Title: The spectral gap of random compact hyperbolic surfaces
*Abstract*: The focus of this talk will be the first non-zero eigenvalue of
the Laplacian on a compact hyperbolic surface, also called its spectral
gap. Similarly to expanders for graphs, surfaces with a large spectral gap
are well-connected, and have good mixing properties. In spite of
significant effort in the last 35 years, we have failed to construct
examples of large surfaces with an optimal spectral gap.
In this talk, *based on joint work with Nalini Anantharaman*, I will
explain how a new probabilistic approach has led to great progress in this
question in recent years. Rather than trying to exhibit examples, we now
aim at showing that random surfaces have a large spectral gap with
probability close to one. This requires us to have a good model to sample
random surfaces, and I will briefly introduce two such models.
Date and time: Monday *November 22, 5:30pm-6:30pm* (Rome time zone)
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2940008616
This is a talk of the *(PMS)^2: Pavia-Milano Seminar series on Probability
& Mathematical Statistics *organized jointly by the universities
Milano-Bicocca, Pavia, Milano-Politecnico and Milano-Statale.
Participation is free and welcome! (though limited to 100 participants for
technical reasons).
Best regards
The organizers (Mario Maurelli, Carlo Orrieri, Maurizia Rossi, Margherita
Zanella)
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Maurizia Rossi
Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni
Università di Milano-Bicocca
Dear colleagues,
we are pleased to invite you to the following two seminars (on site) on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at the University of Florence.
The room is the Aula Magna, building Morgagni 65 (ex Farmacologia), Viale Morgagni 65, 50134, Firenze.
Time: 11:45-12:45
Speaker: Elena Magnanini, WIAS Berlin
Title: LIMIT THEOREMS FOR THE EDGE DENSITY IN EXPONENTIAL RANDOM GRAPHS
Abstract:
In the present talk we focus on the derivation of some asymptotic properties for
the family of exponential random graphs. This model can be seen as the generalization of the dense Erdӧs-Rényi random graph and follows the statistical mechanics approach of defining a Hamiltonian to weight the probability measure on the space of graphs, assigning higher mass to graphs with “desirable” properties.
In particular our analysis will be focused on the edge-triangle model, a two-parameter family of exponential random graphs where the Hamiltonian only includes edge and triangle densities.
We borrow tools from statistical mechanics together with large deviations techniques to obtain limit theorems for the edge density in the so-called replica symmetric regime, where the limiting free energy of the model is known together with a complete characterization of the phase diagram.
First, we determine the asymptotic distribution of the edge density, as the graph size n tends to infinity, in the entire replica symmetric regime. In particular, we obtain a strong law of large numbers when the parameters are chosen outside the critical curve and the convergence to a mixture of Dirac measures whenever working on the critical curve. We then study the fluctuations of the edge density around its average for all parameter values outside the critical curve and off the critical point and we formulate conjectures about the behavior at criticality based on the analysis of a mean-field approximation of the model.
Joint work with Alessandra Bianchi and Francesca Collet.
Time: 14:15-15:15
Speaker: Tejas Iyer, WIAS Berlin
Title: CONDENSATION IN PREFERENTIAL ATTACHMENT TREES WITH NEIGHBOURHOOD INFLUENCE
Abstract:
Motivated by the structure of complex networks such as the internet, we consider a growing model of preferential attachment trees with neighbourhood influence, where vertices arrive one at a time, are equipped with independent weights, and connect to existing vertices with probability proportional to their fitness function: a function of their own weight and the weights of their neighbours. In this model we prove almost sure limiting statements for the proportion of vertices with a given degree having weight belonging to a given measurable set, and the proportion of edges in the tree with endpoint belonging to a measurable set. We show that under certain conditions, the latter quantity demonstrates a condensation phenomenon, in which a positive proportion of edges in the network accumulate among those of weight that confers maximal reinforcement of fitness. Finally, we derive almost sure limiting statements for the log of the degree of a fixed vertex in this model, and prove that in this model the degree distribution behaves like a power law - a ubiquitous feature of many real-world complex networks.
According to the current regulations to prevent the spread of Coronavirus the Green pass is mandatory to access the venue and contact tracing will be done.
Best regards,
Luisa Andreis and Gianmarco Bet
Luisa Andreis
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RTD-A
Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica “Ulisse Dini"
Università degli Studi di Firenze
Viale Morgagni 65, 50134, Firenze, IT
Personal webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/luisaandreis/home
Email: luisa.andreis(a)unifi.it
cari tutti,
ricevo ed inoltro.
mi scuso per l'eventuale ripetizione nel caso il messaggio fosse gia' stato
inoltrato da altri, ma io non vedo i messaggi su random inviati da alcuni
colleghi.
grazie
saluti
alessandra
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Da: Antonio Galves <galves(a)usp.br>
Date: sab 13 nov 2021 alle ore 03:39
Subject: NeuroMat Post-doctoral fellowships
Dear all,
NeuroMat offers 3 post-doctoral fellowships for young researchers
interested in stochastic modeling of neurobiological data and phenomena.
https://neuromat.numec.prp.usp.br/content/positions-for-postdoctoral-resear…
If you know people that could be interested by these fellowships, please
tell them about this possibility.
Best regards,
Antonio
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Prof. Alessandra Faggionato
http://www1.mat.uniroma1.it/~faggionato/
Department of Mathematics
University "La Sapienza"
Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5
00185 - Rome
Office 5, Phone (0039) 06 49913252
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Dear Colleagues,
we would like to invite you to the following seminar that will take
place on November 26 at 14.30, at the Department of Mathematics
“Tullio Levi-Civita”, University of Padova. The seminar may also be
attended online via the Zoom platform.
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Speaker: Vittoria Silvestri (Università di Roma La Sapienza)
Title: Planar aggregation with subcritical fluctuations and the
Hastings-Levitov models
NOVEMBER 26 (Friday) - 14:30
In presence: room 2BC30, Torre Archimede, Via Trieste 63, Padova
Online: Zoom link https://unipd.zoom.us/j/88496035657 (meeting ID 884
9603 5657) , available also on the webpage
https://www.math.unipd.it/~bianchi/seminari/
Abstract: The ALE (Aggregate Loewner Evolution) models describe
growing random clusters on the complex plane, built by iterated
composition of random conformal maps. A striking feature of these
models is that they can be used to define natural off-lattice
analogues of several fundamental discrete models, such as Eden or
Diffusion Limited Aggregation, by tuning the correlation between the
defining maps appropriately. In this talk I will discuss shape
theorems and fluctuations of ALE clusters, which include
Hastings-Levitov clusters as particular cases, in the subcritical
regime. Based on joint work with James Norris (Cambridge) and Amanda
Turner (Lancaster).
On behalf of the organizers,
Marco Formentin
Si avvisa che in data 25-11-2021, alle ore 14:00 precise, presso l'Aula Seminari "F. Saleri" VI piano, Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano, nell'ambito delle iniziative MOX, si svolgerà il seguente seminario:
Relatore:
Federico Ferraccioli, Università degli Studi di Padova
Titolo:
Eigen sign-flip test for semiparametric regression
Sommario:
In this seminar, a nonparametric test for semiparametric penalized regression models is presented. The test is based on random sign-flipping of an appropriate transformation of the vector of residuals, that exploits a spectral decomposition of the residualizing matrix associated with the nonparametric part of the model. The formulation allows for a wide applicability of the test to a vast class of extensively used semiparametric regression models, including for instance models based on univariate or multivariate splines. The good asymptotic properties of the proposed test are discussed, together with its good control of the Type I error and power, even in challenging data scenarios.
Il seminario può essere seguito online dal seguente link:
https://polimi-it.zoom.us/j/87179036436
Tutti gli interessati sono cordialmente invitati a partecipare,
Laura Sangalli
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Laura Maria Sangalli
MOX - Dipartimento di Matematica
Politecnico di Milano
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32
20133 Milano - Italy
tel: +39 02 2399 4554
fax: +39 02 2399 4568
email: laura.sangalli(a)polimi.it
url: http://mox.polimi.it/~sangalli