Dear Friends and Colleagues,
My department is pleased to announce that the 2024 call for applications for the PhD Program is now open. This year, eight positions with scholarships (about 1,600 euros per month) are available to cover the full length of the program (four years).
To apply, please visit
https://www.corsi.univr.it/?ent=cs&id=1008&menu=iscriversi&tab=comeiscriver…
The Program offers two dedicated tracks: "Economics (ECO)" and "Mathematics and Data Analytics for Finance (MDAF)". We invite applications from outstanding graduates who hold or are expected to hold a master's degree in Economics, Mathematics, Finance or related fields. The deadline for application is May 23, 2024.
For further information please visit the official Program webpage,
https://www.corsi.univr.it/?ent=cs&id=1008&menu=home&lang=en
or contact the program coordinator, Prof. Alessandro Bucciol (alessandro.bucciol(a)univr.it<mailto:alessandro.bucciol@univr.it>).
Please feel free to forward this information to anyone interested
Best regards, Cecilia
Ricevo e inoltro.
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Da: "Prof. Fabio Toninelli" <fabio.toninelli(a)tuwien.ac.at>
Oggetto: PhD opening in Probability (Technical University of Vienna)
Data: 26 aprile 2024, 09:02:18 CEST
Dear colleague,
The Technical University of Vienna is advertising a PhD position in probability theory (with focus on discrete probability), within the Probability research group (https://www.tuwien.at/en/mg/proba) <https://www.tuwien.at/en/mg/proba>.
Deadline for applications: 23:59 CET on May 16th, 2024. The application should contain:
1. A CV of the candidate
2. A motivation letter.
3. A proof of the last academic degree (diploma).
4. A transcript of the grades of the candidates from their last academic year.
5. One letter of recommendation to be sent to karriere(a)tuwien.ac.at <mailto:karriere@tuwien.ac.at>.
For the official announcement, the link to the application portal and details on the position, see here: https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/231892 <https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/231892>.
Candidates who have not yet obtained their master degree but will do so within the calendar year are encouraged to apply.
Please forward this to potentially interested candidates.
Best wishes,
Fabio Toninelli
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Prof. Dr. Fabio Toninelli
Technical University of Vienna
Institut für Stochastik und Wirtschaftsmathematik
Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10, 1040 Wien, Austria
Office: 6th floor, green area. tel: +43-1-58801-10570
https://sites.google.com/view/fabio-toninelli/home <https://sites.google.com/view/fabio-toninelli/home>
Dear Colleagues,
as part of the Visiting Professors program of the Master's Degree in Stochastics and Data Science at the University of Torino (full program available at https://www.master-sds.unito.it/go/visiting), we are pleased to announce the following course:
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Samuel LIVINGSTONE (UCL)
MONTE CARLO METHODS FOR STATISTICAL INFERENCE
Monte Carlo methods and sampling algorithms have had a profound effect on scientific research for the past 80 years. In the course we will discuss these approaches in the context of statistical inference. We will cover some mathematical preliminaries, the Monte Carlo method, and basic approaches to sample from a probability distribution in low dimensions, before motivating and introducing Markov chain Monte Carlo and the Metropolis—Hastings algorithm for high-dimensional sampling and Monte Carlo (MCMC). Afterwards we will discuss more advanced topics such as studying bias and variance of MCMC ergodic averages via mixing times, and more advanced algorithms such as adaptive and gradient-based methods.
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The course will be held exclusively in person, according to the following schedule:
- Tue 7/5, h.14-16
- Wed 8/5, h.16-18
- Thu 9/5, h.16-18
- Tue 14/5, h.14-16
- Wed 15/5, h.16-18
- Thu 16/5, h.16-18
Course location: Room 11, third floor, Corso Unione Sovietica 218/bis, 10134, Torino.
The participation is open to all interested.
Best regards
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Matteo Ruggiero
University of Torino and Collegio Carlo Alberto
www.matteoruggiero.it
Ricevo e inoltro
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Subject: Postdoc postions
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:01:00 +0000
From: Xue-Mei Li <xue-mei.li(a)epfl.ch>
Applications are invited for two or more postdoctoral positions in
mathematics at EPFL. The successful candidates will be working on topics
in Stochastic Analysis. The initial duration of the position is 2 years
with a flexible starting date. Screening begins in May.
The position offers excellent research conditions, opportunity to
interact with a world-leading group in probability and stochastic
analysis, and the chance to supervise research projects. It also comes
with a competitive salary and a beautiful working environment on the
shore of Lake Geneva.
Further details can be found at
https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/24521
Dear colleagues,
we are pleased to announce that the second edition of the summer school
"Frontiers of Energy Econometrics" (https://toee.lakecomoschool.org/)
will be held from 9 to 12 September 2024 at the Como Lake of Advanced
Studies, located at the Villa del Grumello in Como.
The focus of this edition will be on forecasting and will include
lectures, tutorials and group work.
*Deadlines*:
* Student application: 10 May 2024
* Notification of acceptance: 15 May 2024
* Registration and payment for accepted students: 26 May 2024
Please spread the word among your contacts, especially PhD students and
post-docs.
The organizers
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Prof. Luca Rossini
Associate Professor in Statistics,
Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods
University of Milan (Statale), Italy
email:luca.rossini87@gmail.com;luca.rossini@unimi.it
skype: luca.rossini14
web:https://rossiniluca.github.io/web/
Inoltro per conoscenza.
Dear colleagues,
Please forward this information to any interested student. Thank you
in advance!
“PhD on Statistical mechanics on random graphs and algorithms”
Job description
Random spin systems from statistical mechanics have been successfully
used to study critical behaviour at the interface of problems from
mathematics, physics, biology and computer science.
The measure describing the spin system gives the probability of likely
configurations. Phase transitions occur when tuning a parameter of the
system, in the sense that there are several Gibbs measures compatible
with the microscopic interactions. In recent years, there has been
enormous activity in order to study phase transitions for spin systems
on random graphs by rigorously characterizing the set of Gibbs
measures. Applications of such problems range from computational
complexity, coding theory, to machine learning.
This PhD project investigates statistical mechanics on random graphs
and algorithms. The focus is on properties of the q-state Potts model,
which is intimately related to random graph q-coloring and community
detection problems.
The project is a joint project between Prof. Remco van der Hofstad
(TU/e), Dr. Noela Müller (TU/e) and Dr. Wioletta Ruszel (UU).
Job requirements
We are looking for a candidate that brings the following:
a Master’s degree in mathematics;
excellent English language and communication skills;
knowledge of or affinity to physics and/or computer science is not
required but considered an advantage;
a demonstrable research-oriented experience, interest, or attitude.
Conditions of employment
A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an
interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You
will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the
central train station. In addition, we offer you:
Full-time employment for four years, with an intermediate evaluation
(go/no-go) after nine months. You will spend 10% of your employment on
teaching tasks.
Salary and benefits (such as a pension scheme, paid pregnancy and
maternity leave, partially paid parental leave) in accordance with the
Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, scale P (min. €
2.770,- max. € 3.539,-).
A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
High-quality training programs and other support to grow into a
self-aware, autonomous scientific researcher. At TU/e we challenge you
to take charge of your own learning process.
An excellent technical infrastructure, on-campus children's day care
and sports facilities.
An allowance for commuting, working from home and internet costs.
A Staff Immigration Team and a tax compensation scheme (the 30%
facility) for international candidates.
Information and application
About us
Eindhoven University of Technology is an internationally top-ranking
university in the Netherlands that combines scientific curiosity with
a hands-on attitude. Our spirit of collaboration translates into an
open culture and a top-five position in collaborating with advanced
industries. Fundamental knowledge enables us to design solutions for
the highly complex problems of today and tomorrow.
Curious to hear more about what it’s like as a PhD candidate at TU/e?
Please view the video.
Information
Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more?
Please contact the hiring manager Noela Müller, Assistant professor,
n.s.muller(a)tue.nl.
Visit our website for more information about the application process
or the conditions of employment.You can also contact HR Services M&CS,
HRServices.MCS(a)tue.nl.
Are you inspired and would like to know more about working at TU/e?
Please visit our career page.
Application (before 19.5.2024)
We invite you to submit a complete application by using the apply
button. The application should include:
A cover letter in which you describe your motivation, research
experience, interests and qualification for the position. A background
in probability is required for the position. If you have had exposure
to statistical mechanics, please also mention this.
A detailed curriculum vitae, including the contact information of two
academic references.
Copies of relevant BSc and MSc diplomas and transcript of records,
including a list of grades.
A copy or link to your master thesis if available. In case you are
currently writing your master thesis, a short description of the
project.
More information and link to application can be found here:
https://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/phd-on-statistical-mechanics-on-random-graph…
Kind regards
Noela, Remco and Wioletta
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Vanessa Jacquier
Post-doctoral researcher
Department of Mathematics
University of Utrecht
Budapestlaan 6, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Dear colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to a School and conference on
"Gradient Flows, Large Deviation Theory, and Macroscopic Fluctuation Theory“
which will take place *June 17-21 2024 at Bielefeld University* and is part
of the 2024 activity month "Fluctuations in interacting systems: From
optimal transport and Fokker–Planck equations to fluid dynamics and SPDEs“
of the collaborative research center 1283 (
https://www.sfb1283.uni-bielefeld.de/workshops/activitymonth/2024).
The overarching topic of the conference is the effective description of
large systems of interacting particles and their fluctuations around their
typical behaviour. This mathematical challenge is of fundamental importance
in a variety of applications, ranging from mathematical modelling in the
sciences, to the foundations of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and
the dynamics of modern learning algorithms. Addressing these questions
involves ideas from various disciplines in mathematics and physics. The
workshop will bring together both leading experts and junior researchers
from various fields, such as macroscopic fluctuation theory and
non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, interacting particle systems, large
deviation theory, gradient flows and variational methods for partial
differential equations, and stochastic partial differential equations.
The program will feature lecture series and talks by leading scientists as
well as opportunities for junior scientists to present their work.
For more details please see
https://www.sfb1283.uni-bielefeld.de/2024_MFT/
With kind regards,
Matthias Erbar and Benjamin Gess
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Prof. Dr. Benjamin Gess (www.bgess.de)
Universität Bielefeld <https://www.math.uni-bielefeld.de/>, Fakultät für
Mathematik
Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences
<http://www.mis.mpg.de/index.html>, Leipzig
Dear all,
our next OWABC seminar www.warwick.ac.uk/oneworldabc<http://www.warwick.ac.uk/oneworldabc> is quickly approaching.
We are happy to announce that our next speaker is Francesca Crucinio (King's College London), who will talk about "A connection between Tempering and Entropic Mirror Descent" on Thursday the 2nd May, 9am UK time.
Abstract: This work explores the connections between tempering (for Sequential Monte Carlo; SMC) and entropic mirror descent to sample from a target probability distribution whose unnormalized density is known. We establish that tempering SMC corresponds to entropic mirror descent applied to the reverse Kullback-Leibler (KL) divergence and obtain convergence rates for the tempering iterates. Our result motivates the tempering iterates from an optimization point of view, showing that tempering can be seen as a descent scheme of the KL divergence with respect to the Fisher-Rao geometry, in contrast to Langevin dynamics that perform descent of the KL with respect to the Wasserstein-2 geometry. We exploit the connection between tempering and mirror descent iterates to justify common practices in SMC and derive adaptive tempering rules that improve over other alternative benchmarks in the literature.
Reference: N. Chopin, F. R. Crucinio, A. Korba, A connection between Tempering and Entropic Mirror Descent, Preprint at ArXiv: 2310.11914<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2310.11914.pdf>
The talk will be streamed on MS Teams at this link
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YTNiMmNkZTUtYTI4Mi00…
Meeting ID: 378 951 648 902
Passcode: YB8fb5
We are looking forward to seeing you on May 2,
best,
Massimiliano on the behalf of the OWABC Seminar organisers
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Dr. Massimiliano Tamborrino
Associate Professor and Warwick International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) Fellow
Department of Statistics
University of Warwick
https://warwick.ac.uk/tamborrino
Buongiorno,
vi segnalo che è uscito il bando per una posizione RTT MAT/06 presso
il Dipartimento di Matematica della Sapienza (scadenza 23 Maggio):
https://web.uniroma1.it/trasparenza/dettaglio_bando_albo/217127
Vi prego di segnalare tale bando a possibili interessati.
Grazie
Buona giornata
Alessandra
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Prof. Alessandra Faggionato
https://www1.mat.uniroma1.it/people/faggionato/
Department of Mathematics
University "La Sapienza"
Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5
00185 - Rome
Office 123, first floor
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