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Seminar by Prof. Giorgio Ferrari in Padova and via Zoom!
by Giorgia Callegaro 03 Jul '21

03 Jul '21

Dear all, it's a pleasure to announce the forthcoming seminar by Giorgio Ferrari, which will be held in room 2BC30 of the Mathematics Department (Torre Archimede) of the University of Padova and online, via Zoom, next week. Here are the details: * Date and time: 7 July, 14.30 pm * Title: Multidimensional singular control and related Skorokhod problem: sufficient conditions for the characterization of optimal controls * Abstract: Singular stochastic control problems naturally arise in applications and are intimately related to variational inequalities and free-boundary problems. A key difficulty in the analysis of singular stochastic control problems in multiple dimensions concerns the characterization of an optimal policy, being the latter typically related to the construction of a stochastic process with reflecting boundary conditions. In this talk we show how to construct the optimal control for a class of singular stochastic control problems as the unique solution to a related Skorokhod reflection problem. The considered optimization problems concern the minimization of a discounted cost functional over an infinite time-horizon through a process of bounded variation affecting an Itô-diffusion. The setting is multidimensional, the dynamics of the state and the costs are convex, the volatility matrix can be constant or linear in the state. We prove that the optimal control acts only when the underlying diffusion attempts to exit the so-called waiting region, and that the direction of this action is prescribed by the derivative of the value function. Our approach is based on the study of a suitable monotonicity property of the derivative of the value function through its interpretation as the value of an optimal stopping game. Such a monotonicity allows to construct nearly optimal policies which reflect the underlying diffusion at the boundary of approximating waiting regions. The limit of this approximation scheme then provides the desired characterization. Our result applies to a relevant class of linear-quadratic models, among others. Furthermore, it allows to construct the optimal control in degenerate and non degenerate settings considered in the literature, where this important aspect was only partially addressed. The talk is based on a joint work with Jodi Dianetti. * Zoom link: please visit the webpage https://www.math.unipd.it/news/multidimensional-singular-control-and-relate… Thanks for your attention and see you soon in Padova, Giorgia Callegaro -- Giorgia Callegaro Associate Professor Department of Mathematics - University of Padova Via Trieste 63 , I-35121 Padova - ITALY Tel: +39-0498271481 Fax: +39-0498271499 E-Mail: gcallega(a)math.unipd.it <https://webmail.math.unipd.it/horde3/imp/message.php?mailbox=Sent&index=598#> Personal web-page: https://sites.google.com/site/giogiocallegaro/Home

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3 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
by Tiziano De Angelis 02 Jul '21

02 Jul '21

Dear All, I am forwarding the announcement below, which may be of interest to young researchers in the applied probability community. Best wishes Tiziano *-------------------------3 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN MODELING AND ENGINEERING RISK AND COMPLEXITY (MERC) AVAILABLE AT THE SSM-SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES (Call no. MERC_021_01)* The call for applications for three postdoctoral fellowships in Modeling and Engineering Risk and Complexity iat the SSM-School for Advanced Studies of the University of Naples is now available at: http://www.ssm.unina.it/en/postdoctoral-fellowships-calls-and-procedures/ The research programme will focus on the development of new methodological approaches for the study, management and control of complex systems, the design and engineering of resilient systems and the analysis and management of risks (natural, anthropogenic, industrial and na-tech) and cascading effects. The programme focuses on the integrated description and management of phenomena affecting complex systems and the risks to which they are exposed, in different application domains, through the use of methods for mathematical, stochastic, computational and data-driven modelling. The programme should be characterised by a strongly multi- and inter-disciplinary approach, based on the theory of dynamical systems and control, the study of complex systems, infrastructures and networks, the theory of reliability for the modelling of uncertainty, the analysis and management of risks deriving from natural and anthropic phenomena on complex and interdependent systems and the study of their emerging properties and domino and cascade effects. The candidate's activity should lie in at least one of the following three multidisciplinary research areas (i) modelling, analysis and control of non-linear, uncertain, complex and multi-agent systems (ii) stochastic modelling and reliability theory (iii) Modelling and analysis of natural, Na-Tech, man-made and industrial hazards. The winners will carry out their research at the Scuola Superiore Meridionale of the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II in close collaboration with the research groups already involved in the activities of the PhD students active there. They will also be required to engage in the teaching and tutoring activities of the School, by either giving courses at PhD level or undergraduate level for the students of the School. Each fellowship is 1 year long (renewable up to 3 years) with a yearly gross salary of EUR 35,000. *Deadline for applications: 31st July 2021 at 2pm CET.* For any further information you can check the related PhD program website at http://www.ssm.unina.it/en/modeling-and-engineering-risk-eng-and-complexity… or contact us via email at merc(a)unina.it <https://mailto:merc@unina.it>

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Online seminar by Matteo Brachetta (Polimi), July 14, 17:00
by Elisa Mastrogiacomo 01 Jul '21

01 Jul '21

*** Apologize for cross-posting *** On *July 14 at 17:00, Matteo Brachetta* (Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano <https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_org&hl=it&org=39070900387…>) will give a virtual seminar “in Insubria & Bicocca”, to which you are all invited. You can find the title and abstract below. Title: *Optimal Public Debt Management* Abstract: Public debt management is one of the most relevant topics in Economics, especially after economic crises due to wars, pandemics or economic recession. We discuss a class of debt management problems in a stochastic environment model. We propose a model for the Debt-to-GDP ratio where the government interventions (via fiscal policies) affect the public debt and the GDP growth rate at the same time. We allow for a stochastic interest rate on debt and possible correlation with the GDP growth rate. Indeed, both the interest rate and the GDP growth depend on a stochastic factor, which may represent any relevant macroeconomic variable, such as economic conditions. Moreover, shocks on debt and GDP can be correlated. We tackle the problem of a government whose goal is to determine the fiscal policy (quantity of surplus or deficit) in order to minimize a general functional cost. We prove that the value function is a viscosity solution to the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation and provide a Verification Theorem based on classical solutions. Then we discuss two applications, namely debt reduction and debt smoothing, providing explicit results. The seminar will be on *Zoom*. You can find the information to join below. Speaker: Matteo Brachetta Topic: Optimal Public Debt Management Time: July 14, 2021, 17:00 Rome Where: Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84293514055?pwd=eFJSQitDTzZ0QUtsMUUzSlh0ZW43Zz09 ID riunione: 842 9351 4055 Passcode: jB3XTr After the talk, you are all invited to remain in the meeting for an informal aperitif and chat. Please forward to anyone interested. Kind regards, Emanuela Rosazza Gianin and Elisa Mastrogiacomo

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Research fellowship, Statistics, Bologna
by Sabrina Mulinacci 01 Jul '21

01 Jul '21

Dear Colleagues, a research fellowship is available at the Department of Statistics of the University of Bologna. Candidates must submit a reasearch project on one of the following topics: Stochastic differential equations, Copulas, Optimal transport, Multivariate dependence, Conditional expectations and their asymptotic behavior, Dynamic models (with time or space-time evolution) in economics, Computational and statistical methods for asset pricing and risk management, Interval analysis and multi-dimensional copulas, Application of special functions to probabilistic and financial models, Rough volatility models, Financial instruments for investment valuation. Deadline for application: July 7th 2021 Details and call for applications can be found at https://bandi.unibo.it/ricerca/assegni-ricerca?id_bando=53471 Best Regards Sabrina Mulinacci

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tenure-track position in probability at TU Vienna
by Prof. Fabio Toninelli 01 Jul '21

01 Jul '21

Dear colleagues, the Technical University of Vienna <https://www.tuwien.at/en/> is advertising a *tenure-track* *position in probability* (main focus: probabilistic methods in mathematical physics and related areas). The (earliest) starting date is March 1^st , 2022. The successful candidate will become member of the Mathematical Stochastics group, that I have been heading since 2020. I would be grateful if you could forward this message to any suitable candidates (the application deadline is *September 9th, 2021*). Applications can be submitted online via this link <https://jobs.tuwien.ac.at/Job/153800>. Candidates are encouraged to contact me <https://toninellifabio.wixsite.com/homepage> (fabio.toninelli(a)tuwien.ac.at) directly for any question related to this position. With best wishes and many thanks Fabio Toninelli -- 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://toninellifabio.wixsite.com/homepage

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no. 2 research grants for innovative and excellent research projects
by Susi Ceron 30 Jun '21

30 Jun '21

Dear All, we would like to inform you that *2 research grants (type B)* are available in the *Department of Statistical Sciences **at the **University of Padua*. *Deadline for application*: July 28th 2021 The Department will select innovative and excellent research projects proposed by young independent scholars within the framework of the Project of Excellence “Statistical methods and models for complex data” in the scientific sectors of interest to the Department of Statistical Sciences. The selection is open to PhD graduates who have completed suitable and documented academic and professional experience and that have carried out at least one year of post-doctoral research activity. Details can be found at: https://www.stat.unipd.it/bando-2-assegni-di-ricerca-tipo-b-selection-annou… Best regards, -- Ufficio Ricerca Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche Università degli Studi di Padova Via Cesare Battisti 241 - 35121 Padova tel. +39 049 8274125 / +39 049 8274167 www.stat.unipd.it

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Padova Online Seminar by Wioletta Ruszel (University of Utrecht) [Friday, July 9 at 14.30]
by alessandra bianchi 29 Jun '21

29 Jun '21

Dear Colleagues, We would like to invite you to the following Probability seminar that will take place on July 9 at 14.30 by the zoom platform. ________________________________________________________ Speaker: Wioletta Ruszel (University of Utrecht) Title: Local central limit theorem and potential kernel estimates for a class of symmetric heavy-tailed random variables. 09 JULY (Friday) - 14:30 zoom link: TBA available on the webpage https://www.math.unipd.it/~bianchi/seminari/ ) Abstract: In this talk we will discuss stable local limit theorems and potential kernel estimates. In particular we consider a class of heavy-tailed random variables on Z in the domain of attraction of an -stable random variable of index \alpha \in (0, 2) satisfying a certain expansion of their characteristic function expansion. Our results include sharp convergence rates for the local (stable) central limit theorem, a detailed expansion of the characteristic function of a long-range random walk with transition and detailed asymptotic estimates of the discrete potential kernel. This is joint work with Leandro Chiarini (UU) and Milton Jara (IMPA) and is based on arXiv.com/2101.01609. -- Alessandra Bianchi Dip. di Matematica Università di Padova Via Trieste, 63 - 35121 Padova, Italy phone: +39 049 827 14 06 fax: +39 049 827 14 28 e-mail: bianchi(a)math.unipd.it http://www.math.unipd.it/~bianchi/

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pst-doc in Statistics, University of Florence
by Monia Lupparelli 29 Jun '21

29 Jun '21

* Apologise for cross-posting * Dear Colleagues, I would like to inform you that a post-doc in Statistics is available in the Department of Statistics, Computer Science, Applications at the University of Florence, under the supervision of Prof. Monia Lupparelli and Prof. Francesco C. Stingo. Deadline for application: July 12th 2021 Starting date: November 1st 2021 Research topic: Bayesian model search for profile undirected graphical models The research project aims to develop a graphical modelling approach to study the effect that a risk factor may have on a set of random variables and on their joint dependence structure. This issue could be partially addressed by using chain graph or multiple graph models: the first method ignores how the dependence structure may vary under different profiles defined by the external factor, the second does not account for the effect of the factor on single variables. The research should develop a class of profile graphical models to fill the gap between the existent graphical approaches. As far as inference is concerned, model selection represents a crucial aspect since compatibility constraints for the model identifiability need to be considered. The idea is to implement Bayesian stochastic search approaches for the selection and inference of discrete profile graphs, both for moderate and high dimensional data. The proposed methodology will be applied to biomedical data. Details can be found at https://bandi.miur.it/bandi.php/public/fellowship/id_fellow/192962 <https://bandi.miur.it/bandi.php/public/fellowship/id_fellow/192962> and https://titulus.unifi.it/albo/viewer?view=files%2F004108400-UNFICLE-701729a… <https://titulus.unifi.it/albo/viewer?view=files/004108400-UNFICLE-701729a1-…> Best Regards, Monia Lupparelli ----------------------------------------- Monia Lupparelli, PhD Department of Statistics, Computer Science, Applications University of Florence Viale Morgagni 59, 50134 Florence, IT Phone +39 055 2751579

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Annuncio: GNU TeXmacs versione 2.1
by Massimiliano Gubinelli 25 Jun '21

25 Jun '21

Cari colleghi, insieme ad altri ricercatori da molti anni sviluppiamo un editor di testi scientifici (e non) che si chiama TeXmacs (www.texmacs.org) e che permette di scrivere articoli, preparare presentazioni, etc.. rimpiazzando l'uso dei vari sistemi basati su TeX con un'interfaccia più sintetica e moderna. TeXmacs non è basato su TeX ma può esportare i documenti in vari formati, tra cui HTML, PDF o appunto (La)TeX. Il software è libero, parte del progetto GNU (per chi conosce questa iniziativa e i suoi scopi) e compatibile con Mac, Windows e i vari sistemi Linux. È un sistema che per molti di noi è diventato uno strumento di uso quotidiano, sia nella didattica (sopratutto in questo periodo di insegnamento a distanza) che nella ricerca e nella produzione di documentazione scientifica: articoli, tesi, libri. Da poco abbiamo rilasciato la versione 2.1 che rappresenta il consolidamento del nostro lavoro dell'ultimo decennio e all'occasione cerchiamo di fare un po' di pubblicità all'iniziativa per favorirne la diffusione. In particolare abbiamo prodotto un corto video di presentazione (~4 min) che riassume le caratteristiche salienti del sistema: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H46ON2FB30U In rete trovate anche varie risorse di informazione: un sito web dove scaricare il programma, un forum e delle liste di diffusione. Per maggiori dettagli faccio seguire il messaggio ufficiale in inglese. Sperando che questa iniziativa possa essere di interesse e utile, vi porgo cordiali saluti, Massimiliano Gubinelli -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear colleague, We are happy to announce the release of GNU TeXmacs 2.1, a free scientific office suite that you may download from https://www.texmacs.org The core of the system is a what-you-see-is-what-you-get structured text editor with support for mathematical formulas. For a short overview, you may watch the following video (3 min 40): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H46ON2FB30U TeXmacs is unique in its ability to produce documents with the highest typographical quality using a user friendly interface. The software also comes with an integrated presentation tool, a picture editor, version control, a bibliography tool, interfaces to various mathematical computation systems, and much more... GNU TeXmacs is not based on TeX/LaTeX, but comes with high quality converters from and to LaTeX, as well as Html/MathML/MathJax. In order to get started with TeXmacs, we recommend that you watch one or more of our introductory videos: https://www.texmacs.org/tmweb/home/videos.en.html The software provides integrated documentation and a manual that can be downloaded from https://www.texmacs.org/tmweb/help/book.en.html A new book about TeXmacs is available here: https://www.scypress.com/book_info.html For further questions, don't hesitate to ask on one of our mailing lists or on the TeXmacs forum. With our best regards, The TeXmacs team

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Next LTI@Unito webinars: June 29, 2021 @12:00 | July 1, 2021 @12:00
by Luca Regis 23 Jun '21

23 Jun '21

Dear colleagues, I am happy to forward you the following announcements of two seminars in Quantitative Finance organized by LTI@UniTO and Collegio Carlo Alberto: * Matthijs Breugem (CCA) on Tuesday, June 29th: "On the impact of Long Term Investors on Information Choice and Market Efficiency" * Carole Bernard (Grenoble Ecole de Management) on Thursday July 1st: "Option-implied dependence and correlation risk premium". Please find below the abstract and the zoom links. Best regards, Luca Regis <#> <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/SNnQ5aISnSkDsUrrKkdJ5noQSxbj4pJWMq…> <#> LTI@Unito and Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto are pleased to invite you to the following webinars <#> *June 29, 2021 | 12:00 - 13:00* *“On The Impact of Long Term Investors on Information Choice and Market Efficiency”* *Matthijs Breugem (Collegio Carlo Alberto)* <#> *Abstract* We analyze the impact of investor investment horizon on information acquisition and market efficiency in an REE economy with short-term and long-term investors. We find that the presence of long-term investors increases the willingness of short-term investors to acquire long-term information. Specifically, short-term investors care about long-term information to the extent that future prices—at which they liquidate their investments—reflect long-term payoffs. Long-term investors acquire long-term information and therefore increase the price-informativeness of future prices. Therefore, the larger the fraction of long-term investors, the more long-term payoffs are reflected into future prices, and the more long-term information is acquired by short-term investors. *Zoom Link:* *https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83290754621?pwd=Q3NoaWlIdXpnSkovdjlRTXE1OE5jdz09 <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/PA1lvCniowZZn-8vKUfINTd51_6qus8e1k…>* Meeting ID: 832 9075 4621 Passcode: 359187 <#> *July 1, 2021 | 12:00 - 13:00* *“Option-Implied Dependence and Correlation Risk Premium”* *Carole Bernard (Grenoble Ecole de Management)* <#> *Abstract* We propose a novel model-free approach to obtain the joint risk-neutral distribution among several assets that is consistent with market prices of options on these assets and their weighted index. In an empirical application, we use options on the S&P 500 index and its nine industry sectors. The results of our analysis reveal that the option-implied dependence for the nine sectors is highly nonnormal, asymmetric, and time-varying. We then study two conditional correlations: when the market moves down or up. The risk premium for the down correlation is strongly negative, while the opposite is true for the up correlation. These findings are consistent with the economic intuition that investors dislike the loss of diversification when markets fall, but they actually prefer high correlation when markets rally. *Zoom link: * *https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81288915014?pwd=YjEzZVpIcG9XV0dIQ0VIT3U1MlNvQT09* <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/UPvaJBcnB9yu8Re-TR7dBnNYNJyWPZXbUf…> Meeting ID: 812 8891 5014 Passcode: 967992 <#> <#> <#> <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/iyOIzzg_nVx7Bu3-NolrUvwYpV1JmU_hFp…> <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/Et9Pc4YQXTY89y_CV5p_IUhO4DxipOFuoI…> <#> FONDAZIONE COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO Piazza Arbarello 8 - 10122 Torino, Italy phone: +390116705000 segreteria(a)carloalberto.org - www.carloalberto.org Facebook <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/yVeI_QEUL9xx9EqhVQgfTjU0cwCU5_VhvC…> Twitter <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/0kMzTVLZsJ-Syk4mMhudyxU14AXIlPy9yW…> LinkedIn <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/QYDynuy101bf3yF94teX10r5klyqsB8YBx…> Instagram <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/qnxIbHpfFwuutvK3uttAeswc2cRYOxE0tz…> Youtube <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/_BlSIp8G775XAxS37E-KhH0lDg1opLCsE-…> <#> *INFORMATION UNDER THE NEW GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)* Your personal information has been gathered for the exclusive purpose of informing you about the Collegio's initiatives, considering our and your legitimate interest or your consent. If you wish to have your personal data modified please contact Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto, piazza Arbarello 8, 1022 Torino, Italy - phone: +390116705000 - privacy(a)carloalberto.org *Unsubscribe* <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/un/aZ9kdc-nDnUx78P7s4mh2iStF7nA4UX09Z6U…> <#> © 2021 Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto

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(PMS)^2 online talk: Lucia Caramellino [Monday June 28 at 5:30pm]
by Maurizia Rossi 23 Jun '21

23 Jun '21

Dear colleagues, we are happy to announce the following online talk: Speaker: *Lucia Caramellino* (Università di Roma "Tor Vergata") Title: *Regularization lemmas and convergence in total variation.* Abstract: We provide a simple abstract formalism of integration by parts under which we obtain some regularization lemmas. These lemmas apply to any sequence of random variables which are smooth and non-degenerated in some sense and enable one to upgrade the distance of convergence from a smooth (Wasserstein e.g.) distance to the total variation in a quantitative way. We provide a result removing the costly assumption that some non-degeneracy is required along the whole sequence, as we require only non-degeneracy at the limit. The price to pay is to control the smooth distance between the Malliavin matrix of the sequence and the Malliavin matrix of the limit which is particularly easy in the context of Gaussian limits as their Malliavin matrix is deterministic. We show some applications of this result. >From joint papers with Vlad Bally and Guillaume Poly. Date and time: * Monday June 28, 17:30-18:30 (Rome time zone)* *Zoom link: * https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82036797456?pwd=bFpXZndKOHFxOTNrUkd0OVhub09qZz09 ID riunione: 820 3679 7456 Passcode: t0Db9B This is a talk of the *(PMS)^2: Pavia-Milano Seminar series on Probability and Mathematical Statistics *organized jointly by the universities Milano-Bicocca, Pavia, Milano-Politecnico and Milano-Statale. For more information see the dedicated *webpage:* https://paviamilanoseminars.wordpress.com/ <http://paviamilanoseminars.wordpress.com> 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) - - - Maurizia Rossi Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni Università di Milano-Bicocca

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Fwd: [owps] OWPS Talks June 24
by Faggionato, Alessandra 23 Jun '21

23 Jun '21

Buongiorno vi giro l'annuncio del OWPS di domani (notate che nella mail scrivono June 25 ma poi hanno mandato una seconda mail di rettifica). Buona giornata Alessandra ---------- Forwarded message --------- Da: One World Probability <ow.probability(a)gmail.com> Date: mer 23 giu 2021 alle ore 08:14 Subject: [owps] OWPS Talks June 25 To: <owps(a)lists.bath.ac.uk> Dear All, Thursday June 25 we have a session on Probability Theory and Population Genetics, Speakers: Cornelia Pokalyuk and Anton Wakolbinger. This is the last session before the summer break! (Note: the time is in UTC. Due to time changes, you should check what that translates to in your location) ------------------------------------------------ (14:00-16:00 UTC) Speakers: Cornelia Pokalyuk and Anton Wakolbinger Fixation of slightly beneficial alleles from a backward and a forward perspective Cornelia Pokalyuk and Anton Wakolbinger (Goethe Universität Frankfurt) For a slightly beneficial mutant whose mean offspring number is by a factor 1+s larger than that of the wild types, the probability of being established in a large population is \approx 2s/v^2, where v^2 is the offspring variance. This approximation has been derived (for v^2=1) by Haldane (1927). In our tandem talk we will present some mathematics behind and beyond Haldane's formula within the class of Cannings models (which in the neutral case generalize the prototypic Wright-Fisher model from multinomial to exchangeable offspring numbers). It turns out that for ``moderately strong'' selection the {\em forward perspective} of the Galton-Watson approximation helps to prove the Haldane asymptotics in the large population limit, whereas for ``moderately weak'' selection a {\em backward perspective} is appropriate, which relies on an ancestral selection graph in discrete time. These parts of the presentation are based on F. Boenkost, A. Gonz\’alez Casanova, C.P., A.W., Haldane's formula in Cannings models: - The case of moderately weak selection, Electron. J. Probab. 26(4) (2021) - The case of moderately strong selection, arXiv:2008.02225 [1] [math.PR], submitted. In the last part of the talk we will give an outlook on work in progress on analoga of Haldane's formula for a class of Cannings models with asymptotically infinite offspring variance. A. Introduction Anton Wakolbinger B. Forwards perspective Cornelia Pokalyuk C. Backwards perspective Anton Wakolbinger D. Outlook Cornelia Pokalyuk The Zoom link is on the OWPS webpage. It can also be accessed directly via https://tum-conf.zoom.us/j/67179046628 <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftum-conf.…> Meeting ID:671 7904 6628 Passcode: 160041 Best wishes, Julien and Nina -- ************************************************* 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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International Master in Economics and Finance (IMEF) 2021-2022
by Roberto Casarin 22 Jun '21

22 Jun '21

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that (with our apologies for cross-posting) the *2021-2022* edition of the *International Master in Economics and Finance* (IMEF), a quantitative economics and finance program offered by Ca' Foscari University of Venice, is forthcoming! Main sponsors: *Generali Italia* and *KPMG*. * * *Deadline for application*: September 10th, 2021. For further information please visit: www.unive.it/imef <http://www.unive.it/imef> Best Regards, Roberto Casarin -- Roberto Casarin, PhD Professor of Econometrics Associate Editor - Bayesian Analysis University Ca' Foscari, Venice Address: San Giobbe 873/b, 30121 Venezia, Italy Web:http://sites.google.com/view/robertocasarin/ <http://sites.google.com/view/robertocasarin/> *25th Edition! * * includes Bloomberg Lab modules and gives the opportunity to get the *Bloomberg Certification <https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/expertise/universities/students/>**!* * offers new courses on *Real Estates*, *Finance*, *Machine Learning for Finance*, *Introduction to Coding* that will still be taught by the members of our *International Faculty <http://www.unive.it/pag/33235/> *and *Advanced Risk Management taught by KPMG.* * Students will benefit from reduced fees thanks to the sponsors contribution. *Why choose IMEF?* 1) IMEF provides a highly qualified programme thanks to its prestigious International Faculty 2) Students’ Placement is supported directly by IMEF Secretariat and Ca' Foscari Placement Office. Please have a look at Former students' experience: http://www.unive.it/pag/33229/ <http://www.unive.it/pag/33229/> 3) Attending IMEF courses will introduce you to high quality jobs, which wouldn’t be achievable with only a Master’s Degree title. 4) Preparation for the admission to PhD Programmes. Further information: Federica Varosio at imef(a)unive.it <mailto:imef@unive.it>, tel. 041 234 9108.

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Fwd: Announcemnt - OOPS 2021
by Faggionato, Alessandra 18 Jun '21

18 Jun '21

Ricevo e inoltro con piacere Saluti Alessandra ---------- Messaggio inoltrato ---------- Da: <angel(a)math.ubc.ca> Data: venerdì 18 giugno 2021 Oggetto: Announcemnt - OOPS 2021 A: Dear Friend of OOPS, Following the success of last year's open online probability school (OOPS, https://www.math.ubc/ca/Links/OOPS) and based on overwhelmingly positive replies to the poll sent out earlier this summer, we are happy to announce the 2021 edition of OOPS, which will take place this July and August. The target audience is graduate students and postdocs in probability, as well as more senior researchers who wish to expand their horizons. Please forward this information to anyone who may be interested. A tentative schedule is up at https://www.math.ubc.ca/Links/OOPS . No registration is required. We will be sending roughly weekly schedule notices to our mailing list. If you wish to be added to or removed from our mailing list, let us know at this link: https://forms.gle/i8KCFdMqe6FUEak57 best wishes, Omer Angel Other organizers: Yu-Ting Chen, Alex Fribergh, Sarai Hernandez-Torres, Thomas Hughes, James Martin, Rourab Ray, Leo Rolla -- ************************************************* 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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Dottorato su "Uncertainty and stochasticity in genome replication" al Kent
by Enrico Scalas 18 Jun '21

18 Jun '21

Care colleghe e colleghi, con preghiera di diffusione a persone interessate, Vi segnalo che all'Università del Kent nel Regno Unito è disponibile una posizione di dottorato su Uncertainty and stochasticity in genome replication con il dottor Eduard Campillo-Funollet (E.Campillo-Funollet(a)sussex.ac.uk) come supervisore. Maggiori informazioni si possono trovare a questi link: https://cdn-researchkent.pressidium.com/statistics/wp-content/uploads/sites… https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FN17SMSASE01 La scadenza per le domande è il 27 giugno. Cordiali saluti, Enrico Scalas

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Assegno di ricerca Sapienza Università di Roma
by Claudio Durastanti 17 Jun '21

17 Jun '21

Care/i iscritte/i, il Dipartimento di Scienze di Base e Applicate per l'Ingegneria di "Sapienza Università di Roma" bandisce un *assegno di ricerca di categoria B - tipologia I* annuale (rinnovabile) dal titolo "*Analisi e sviluppo di modelli per l'interazione tra molecole di DNA e substrato nanostrutturato*" all'interno del Progetto DIANA - "DIAgnostic potential of disorder: development of an innovative NAnostructured platform for rapid, label-free and low-cost analysis of genomic DNA" (IT) Il progetto di ricerca riguarda lo sviluppo e l’applicazione di tecniche statistiche finalizzate allo studio di dati spettrali ottenuti dall’analisi per deposizione diretta della soluzione contenente le molecole target di DNA genomico su vetrini standard da microscopia appositamente ricoperti dalle nanostrutture sonda e letti da apparati Raman. In particolare, al fine di analizzare i risultati sperimentali, saranno applicati diversi metodi statistici per ridurre ed interpretare i dati ottenuti, come ad esempio l’Analisi in Componenti Principali (ACP) o l’Analisi Fattoriale (AF). L’obiettivo sarà quello di individuare eventuali clusters di dati associati a possibili esiti nell’ambito della diagnostica del DNA in campo oncologico. Ulteriore finalità sarà quindi quella di sviluppare modelli predittivi, in grado di individuare l’appartenenza ad un determinato cluster di nuovi dati. Il lavoro di analisi statistica sarà sviluppato mediante uno o più linguaggi di programmazione (R Cran, Python, Matlab...). (EN) The research project regards the development and the application of statistical techniques aimed to study spectral data obtained by the analysis of spectral data from the direct deposition of the solution containing target molecules of genomic DNA on standard microscopy slides covered by the probe nanostructures and read by Raman machines. In particular, to analyze the experimental results, several different methods will be applied to the data, such as Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Factorial Analysis (FA). The target is to identify potential clusters of data related to possible outcomes in the setting of DNA diagnostic in the oncology framework. Another goal is to develop predictive models, to identify the belonging of new data to a given cluster. The work of statistical analysis will be performed within one or more programming languages (R Cran, Python, Matlab...) La scadenza del bando è il *17 Luglio 2021* Maggiori informazioni, bando e materiale per la domande sono reperibili qua https://web.uniroma1.it/trasparenza/dettaglio_bando_albo/178055/2021-07-17T… Cordiali saluti -- Claudio Durastanti Dipartimento di Scienze di Base Applicate per l'Ingegneria La Sapienza - Università di Roma Via Antonio Scarpa 16 00161 Roma -- ________________________________________________________ Le informazioni contenute in questo messaggio di posta elettronica sono strettamente riservate e indirizzate esclusivamente al destinatario. Si prega di non leggere, fare copia, inoltrare a terzi o conservare tale messaggio se non si è il legittimo destinatario dello stesso. Qualora tale messaggio sia stato ricevuto per errore, si prega di restituirlo al mittente e di cancellarlo permanentemente dal proprio computer. The information contained in this e mail message is strictly confidential and intended for the use of the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, forward or store it on your computer. If you have received the message in error, please forward it back to the sender and delete it permanently from your computer system. -- Fai crescere i nostri giovani ricercatori dona il 5 per mille alla Sapienza *codice fiscale 80209930587*

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concorso MAT/06 Università di Milano
by Marco Alessandro Fuhrman 16 Jun '21

16 Jun '21

Buongiorno. E' stato bandito un concorso per un posto di prima fascia nel Settore MAT/06 presso l'Università degli Studi di Milano, destinato al Dipartimento di Matematica. Il bando si trova al seguente link: https://www.unimi.it/it/ateneo/lavora-con-noi/reclutamento-professori/proce… La scadenza per la presentazione delle domande è il 12 luglio 2021 alle ore 12:00. Cordiali saluti a tutti. Marco Fuhrman

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Fwd: [owps]
by Faggionato, Alessandra 16 Jun '21

16 Jun '21

Buongiorno sotto l'annuncio del OWPS di domani. Grazie dell'attenzione Saluti Alessandra ---------- Forwarded message --------- Da: One World Probability <ow.probability(a)gmail.com> Date: mer 16 giu 2021 alle ore 08:05 Subject: [owps] To: <owps(a)lists.bath.ac.uk> Dear All, Thursday June 17 we have two talks, by Amir Dembo and Nick Cook. (Note: all times are in UTC. Due to time changes, you should check what that translates to in your location) ------------------------------------------------ (14:00-15:00 UTC) Speaker: Amir Dembo Sparse random graphs with unusually large subgraph counts In this talk, based on joint works with Nicholas Cook, Huy Tuan Pham and Sohom Bhattacharya, I will discuss recent developments in the emerging theory of nonlinear large deviations, focusing on sharp upper tails for counts of several fixed subgraphs in a large sparse random graph (such as Erdős–Rényi or uniformly d-regular). These results allow in turn to determine the typical structure of samples from an associated class of Gibbs measures, known as Exponential Random Graph Models, which are widely used in the analysis of social networks. (14:00-15:00 UTC) Speaker: Nicholas Cook Large deviations and the regularity method for the Erdős–Rényi (hyper)graph I will describe a quantitative approach to the large deviations of random graphs and hypergraphs, emphasizing connections with graph limit theory and the regularity method from extremal combinatorics. The approach rests on new decomposition theorems and counting lemmas for sparse hypergraphs, formulated in terms of a novel class of cut-type norms for Bernoulli tensors. Based on joint work with Amir Dembo and Huy Tuan Pham. The Zoom link is on the OWPS webpage. It can also be accessed directly via https://tum-conf.zoom.us/j/69798781442 <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftum-conf.…> Meeting-ID: 697 9878 1442 Kenncode: 245940 Best wishes, Julien and Nina -- ************************************************* 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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Corso di Alta Formazione in Finanza Matematica, Università di Bologna - pubblicazione bando
by Andrea Pascucci 15 Jun '21

15 Jun '21

Con gentile richiesta di diffusione ------------------------------------------------------------------------ È stato pubblicato il bando di iscrizione alla *XVIII Edizione del Corso di Alta Formazione in Finanza Matematica* dell'Università di Bologna: https://site.unibo.it/finanza-matematica/it <https://site.unibo.it/finanza-matematica/it> L'esperienza delle precedenti edizioni ha evidenziato un notevole interesse da parte degli istituti finanziari nei confronti di persone con Laurea o Dottorato di Ricerca nei seguenti settori: *Fisica, Ingegneria, Matematica, Statistica, Astronomia, Informatica, Economia*. Principali caratteristiche: * compatibile con la frequenza ai corsi di Laurea o Dottorato; * al termine, permette l’acquisizione di 25 crediti formativi universitari che possono concorrere al conseguimento del titolo di Laurea; * propone una formazione avanzata sulla teoria economica e modellizzazione matematica dei mercati finanziari; * utilizza un approccio quantitativo ed attività didattiche interattive con esercitazioni, laboratori e project works; * prevede l'erogazione di borse di studio da parte di istituzioni private Il bando è disponibile all'indirizzo: https://www.unibo.it/it/didattica/corsi-di-alta-formazione/2021-2022/finanz… <https://www.unibo.it/it/didattica/corsi-di-alta-formazione/2021-2022/finanz…> *Scadenza iscrizioni: 07 Settembre 2021 * *Selezioni: 13 Settembre 2021 (in modalità telematica) * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corso di Alta Formazione in Finanza Matematica https://site.unibo.it/finanza-matematica/it <https://site.unibo.it/finanza-matematica/it>// _dipmat-finanza(a)unibo.it_ Dipartimento di MatematicaUniversità di Bologna Piazza di Porta San Donato, 540126 Bologna

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Padova Online Seminar by Paolo Dai Pra (Università di Verona) [Friday, June 25 at 14.30]
by alessandra bianchi 14 Jun '21

14 Jun '21

Dear Colleagues, We would like to invite you to the following Probability seminar that will take place on June 25 at 14.30 by the zoom platform. ________________________________________________________ Speaker: Paolo Dai Pra (Università di Verona) Title: The social dilemma of stubborness vs. herding in social decisions: a mean field (game) model. 25 JUNE (Friday) - 14:30 zoom link: TBA available on the webpage https://www.math.unipd.it/~bianchi/seminari/ ) Abstract: We study a mean field game in continuous time over a finite horizon, T, where the state of each agent is binary and where players base their strategic decisions on two, possibly competing, factors: the willingness to align with the majority (herding) and the aspiration of sticking with the own type (stubbornness). While the corresponding N-player game possesses a unique Nash equilibrium, the mean field game has a variety of equilibria and phase transitions. The large N limit of the unique equilibrium of the N-player game selects one equilibrium of the mean field game; this selection appears to be highly nontrivial and will be discussed mostly on the base of simulations. -- Alessandra Bianchi Dip. di Matematica Università di Padova Via Trieste, 63 - 35121 Padova, Italy phone: +39 049 827 14 06 fax: +39 049 827 14 28 e-mail: bianchi(a)math.unipd.it http://www.math.unipd.it/~bianchi/

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Seminar announcement Thursday 24 - Limit theorems for exponential random graphs (dr. Elena Magnanini)
by Gianmarco Bet 14 Jun '21

14 Jun '21

Dear colleagues, On June Thursday 24 at 15:30, dr. Elena Magnanini (Università degli Studi di Padova) will give a virtual seminar “in Florence”, to which you are all invited. You can find title and abstract below. Title: Limit theorems for 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. 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. Some of our results can be extended with no substantial changes to more general classes of exponential random graphs. Joint work with Alessandra Bianchi and Francesca Collet. The seminar will be on Zoom. You can find the information to join below. Time: Jun 24, 2021 03:30 PM Rome Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86107880384?pwd=UllNZWhmM1FZclB1TnF0U2p1QVZtUT09 Meeting ID: 861 0788 0384 Passcode: 149060 If you know of someone who might be interested and is not subscribed to the random mailing list, please do not hesitate to forward this announcement to them. Kind regards, Gianmarco ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Gianmarco Bet (he/him) Junior researcher https://gianmarco.bet Phone: (+39) 055 2751491 Department of Mathematics and Informatics "U. Dini" University of Florence Viale Morgagni, 65 50134 Firenze, Italy Office 64 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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4-year doctoral position in Bielefeld, deadline June 22
by Giorgio Ferrari 14 Jun '21

14 Jun '21

Dear All, this is to remind the approaching deadline (June 22) for applications to a *4-year doctoral position***(75% salary level 13 TV-L; starting salary circa 1800 Euros per month after taxes) at Bielefeld University within the Research Project C4 "/Stochastic Games of Singular Control and Games of Stopping/" of the SFB 1283 (see: https://www.sfb1283.uni-bielefeld.de/Pages/home and https://www.sfb1283.uni-bielefeld.de/projects/view/49 ). The PhD candidate will do research in my group by investigating stochastic games (N-player or mean-field) involving singular controls and optimal stopping rules, as well as multi-dimensional singular control and optimal stopping problems arising in applications. The PhD student of Project C4 will have the possibility to interact with international young researchers at doctoral and post-doctoral level, to gain from the frequent visits of leading academics in the field, to attend weekly seminars, workshops, conferences and summer schools, as well as to participate in the organization of scientific events. _Further information about the post and the application procedure can be found here:_ https://uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/475/research-assistant?page_lang=… *DEADLINE* *for application:* June 22, 2021. *STARTING DATE:* as soon as possible. Please do not hesitate to write me for any queries. Best Regards, Giorgio Ferrari -- Questa e-mail è stata controllata per individuare virus con Avast antivirus. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Tenure track position/Complex Systems/Finland/DL 23.6.2021
by Juho Kanniainen (TAU) 13 Jun '21

13 Jun '21

Hi, Tampere University (Finland) has an open tenure position in Complex Systems in Tampere (Dept of Computing Sciences): https://tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_RJ&jgid=1&jid=1064 We are looking for a computationally orientated candidate with expertise at least in one of the complex systems topics, especially in complex adaptive systems or complex networks. Candidate’s research can be exploratory and data-driven and/or model-based with various application areas, such as social sciences, computer science, economics, health, biology, or climate research. Applicants are encouraged to pursue an ambitious yet realistic research plan, emphasizing methodological, applied, and multidisciplinary aspects of their research. If you find this position interesting, don’t hesitate to apply for it! You may also share information on this position to potential candidates. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 23.6.2021 (at 23.59 EEST, GMT+2 / 21.59 UTC). Kind regards, Juho Kanniainen -- Juho Kanniainen Professor, PhD Tampere University Computing Sciences/Statistical Data Analytics Group for Financial Computing and Data Analytics<https://www.tuni.fi/en/research/financial-computing-and-data-analytics> Mobile: +358 40 707 4532 E-mail: juho.kanniainen(a)tuni.fi<mailto:juho.kanniainen@tuni.fi> www.sites.google.com/site/juhokanniainen<http://www.sites.google.com/site/juhokanniainen> Coordinator of BigDataFinance EU Program www.bigdatafinance.eu<http://www.bigdatafinance.eu>

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Seminario G. Cipolloni a Roma Tre, 24/06/2021
by Davide Macera 11 Jun '21

11 Jun '21

Ricevo ed inoltro ricercaMatFis(a)mat.uniroma3.it > gio 10/06/2021 15:38 > A: > > - ricercaMatFis(a)mat.uniroma3.it > > SEMINARIO > Probabilita' > Giorgio Cipolloni > (IST Austria) > Titolo: Fluctuation in the spectrum of non-Hermitian i.i.d. random > matrices. > Giovedi' 24 Giugno 2021 ORE 14:30 > Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica > Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre > Largo San Leonardo Murialdo,1 - Pal.C - Aula 211 > Abstract > We consider a large non-Hermitian i.i.d. matrix X with real or complex > entries, and we analyse its spectrum using Girko's formula. We will > then show some applications of this approach proving: (i) edge > universality (the non-Hermitian analogue of Tracy-Widom universality); > (ii) Gaussian fluctuation of linear statistics of the eigenvalues for > general test functions. The proof relies on three main ingredients: > (i) local law for product of resolvents of the Hermitisation of X, > (ii) coupling of several weakly dependent Dyson Brownian motion, (iii) > rigorous supersymmetric analysis. >

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Second call: „Junior female researchers in probability“ 4-6 October 2021
by Luisa Andreis 11 Jun '21

11 Jun '21

Second call: „Junior female researchers in probability“ Dear colleagues, we would like to draw your attention to the third conference for "Junior female researchers in probability”, 4-6 October 2021 (postponed from last year due to the pandemic). The aim of this workshop is to promote young female researchers by giving them an opportunity to present their own work, and hear distinguished mathematicians who can inspire them to pursue a fulfilling career in probability. Keynote speakers: Nina Gantert (TU München) Eva Löcherbach (Paris) Invited speakers: Sigrid Källblad (Stockholm) Annika Lang (Göteborg) Elena Pulvirenti (Delft) Maite Wilke Berenguer (Berlin) The workshop will take place online and, if possible, as a hybrid event in Berlin. We warmly invite those who identify as female to submit abstracts for contributed talks, and apply for financial support for traveling to Berlin in case we can have a hybrid event. However, please be aware that being unable to travel should not restrain from submitting an abstract. There are special travel grants for female master students interested in gaining some insight into research and get in touch with researchers.. Of course everybody is very welcome to participate, but presentations and financial support are reserved for female participants. Deadline for submission of abstracts and funding requests: June 30, 2021. Please pass this information on to interested master students, PhD students and postdocs as well as your colleagues! More details can be found on our website: https://www.wias-berlin.de/workshops/JFRP21/ <https://www.wias-berlin.de/workshops/JFRP21/> Best regards, Luisa Andreis, Peter Bank, Dörte Kreher, Laura Körber, Noemi Kurt, Alexandra Quitmann and Weile Weng

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6th Berlin Workshop for Young Researchers
by Tiziano De Angelis 11 Jun '21

11 Jun '21

Dear All, I am forwarding the announcement below from Dirk Becherer. Best wishes Tiziano ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- The 6th BERLIN WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS in Mathematical Finance and Stochastic Analysis will take place online from 23-25.Aug.2021 and offers an excellent opportunity for young researchers to present their research to an international audience - alongside to keynote speakers Christa Cuchiero, Beatrice Acciaio, Johannes Muhle-Karbe, Xunyu Zhou, Ludovic Tangpi and Julio Backhoff. Here is the *** CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED TALKS *** : https://t1p.de/YoungResearchersBerlin2021 It would be great if you could make excellent young researchers (phd, postdoc or shortly after) at your place aware of this opportunity to present their research. We are looking forward to welcoming many young talents to this workshop in Berlin, even if only virtually this time! Participation at the workshop is free but registration is required. For the organizers, Dirk Becherer

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LTI@Unito webinar Lorenzo Schoenleber (CCA): “Investor Behavior under Prospect Theory: Evidence from Mutual Funds” | June 14, 2021 @12:45
by Luca Regis 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

Dear Colleagues, I am happy to share with you the following invitation to the Quantative Finance webinar organized by LTI@UniTO and Collegio Carlo Alberto, “Investor Behavior under Prospect Theory: Evidence from Mutual Funds” by Lorenzo Schoenleber (CCA), which will take place on Zoom on June 14th, at 12.45. Below you find the Zoom link and an abstract of the presentation. Best regards, Luca Regis <#> <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/CkeqzI9VH3wAjL0mIewldcmVdn9Kyki4A1…> <#> LTI@Unito and Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto are pleased to invite you to the following webinar <#> *June 14, 2021 | 12:45 - 13:45* *“Investor Behavior under Prospect Theory: Evidence from Mutual Funds”* *Lorenzo Schoenleber (Collegio Carlo Alberto)* <#> *Abstract. *This paper studies the investment behavior of investors and fund managers within the mutual funds industry. We find that investors are biased in their mutual fund purchase decisions in a way described by prospect theory: The prospect theory value predicts future mutual fund flows, despite the fact that it is not related to the mutual funds’ future performance. We show that the mutual funds’ prospect theory value contains incremental information compared to historical performance measures already discovered in the mutual fund flow literature, and subsumes the information content of variables related to the convexity in the flow-performance relationship. We find that mutual fund managers are not subject to any behavioral bias identifiable by prospect theory when selecting stocks for their mutual fund portfolio. The results are robust to various specifications. *Zoom Link:* *https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85611292343?pwd=U1dwYXZrZFQvR0RaZGwvZmplS2tFUT09 <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/79Qh76oDew-iI1lTKKd-JiGNLs42TkHRfm…>* Meeting ID: 856 1129 2343 Passcode: 401236 <#> <#> <#> <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/YmtAmHu7JhL3tEkSBLOh9PvpHnMR_PZzOe…> <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/AWpDX3iRxSwhx4MX6D5K64D_f2W6jUS_f2…> <#> FONDAZIONE COLLEGIO CARLO ALBERTO Piazza Arbarello 8 - 10122 Torino, Italy phone: +390116705000 segreteria(a)carloalberto.org - www.carloalberto.org Facebook <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/4RHP7RFelHmPbN3l7D0GqNF1iSMpQHHnP4…> Twitter <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/EPbbUwncGLMOBC2qw2aNITsMvBTfaFVZcL…> LinkedIn <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/DcHnPK_RQAOSwsn5P0Ykl5hEaDyjahuL3n…> Instagram <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/EUM8gEcq3q4LvNepOA15xKXC8xWWbOaKbx…> Youtube <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/9VeN44_sxivBMcSIflgJy1DuZHDI0j6YLh…> <#> *INFORMATION UNDER THE NEW GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)* Your personal information has been gathered for the exclusive purpose of informing you about the Collegio's initiatives, considering our and your legitimate interest or your consent. If you wish to have your personal data modified please contact Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto, piazza Arbarello 8, 1022 Torino, Italy - phone: +390116705000 - privacy(a)carloalberto.org *Unsubscribe* <https://4z5y5.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/un/M20yHigHLYrRzldRVQQLRo4rkGtNRPqHqaQt…> <#> © 2021 Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto

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Concorso RTDb in MAT/06 presso l'Università di Trento
by Stefano Bonaccorsi 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

Care colleghe e colleghi, vi informo che è uscito in Gazzetta Ufficiale un bando da RTDb in S.C. 01/A3 Analisi matematica, Probabilità e Statistica matematica - S.S.D. MAT/06 Probabilità e Statistica matematica presso il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e Meccanica dell'Università di Trento. L'iscrizione al bando dovrà essere completata entro le ore 13:00 del giorno 8 luglio 2021, tramite la procedura di compilazione e presentazione della domanda per via telematica a cui si accede attraverso il collegamento sottostante https://www.unitn.it/ateneo/bando-dr-valcomp/68453/valutazione-comparativa-… Stefano Bonaccorsi

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Summer School on Semiparametric Learning 26-30 July 2021, Trento
by Claudio Agostinelli 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

The Mathematical Statistics and Data Science research group at the Department of Mathematics, University of Trento, organizes a summer school in Semiparametric Learning. The school will take place in hybrid mode, with a maximum of 30 persons in presence. The Summer School will be held in Povo, on 26-30 July 2021. The school is free and includes lunches. Support for accommodation is available for some participants. In case of impediments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the school will run completely from remote on the same dates. Information and registration: http://datascience.maths.unitn.it/events/spl2021/ Registration deadline: 10 July 2021 Kind regards, Claudio Agostinelli -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Claudio Agostinelli Dipartimento di Matematica Universita' di Trento email: claudio.agostinelli(a)unitn.it ------------------------------------------------------------ Per favore non mandatemi documenti in Microsoft Office/Apple iWork. Spediscimi invece OpenDocument! http://fsf.org/campaigns/opendocument/ Please do not send me Microsoft Office/Apple iWork documents. Send OpenDocument instead! http://fsf.org/campaigns/opendocument/ ------------------------------------------------------------

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(PMS)^2 online talk: Vincent Martinez, Monday June 14 at 17.30
by Margherita Zanella 09 Jun '21

09 Jun '21

Dear colleagues, we are happy to announce the following online talk: Speaker: Vincent Martinez (CUNY Hunter College) Title: On unique ergodicity, regularity, and mixing for the weakly-damped stochastic KdV equation. Abstract: We discuss the existence, uniqueness, and regularity of invariant measures for the damped-driven stochastic Korteweg-de Vries equation, where the noise is additive and sufficiently non-degenerate. It is shown that a simple, but versatile control strategy, typically employed to establish exponential mixing for strongly dissipative systems such as the 2D Navier-Stokes equations, can nevertheless be applied in this weakly dissipative setting to establish elementary proofs of both unique ergodicity, albeit without mixing rates, as well as regularity of the support of the invariant measure. Under the assumption of large damping, however, a one-force, one-solution principle is established, from which we are able to deduce the existence of a spectral gap with respect to a Wasserstein distance-like function. Date and time: Monday June 14, 17:30-18:30 (Rome time zone) Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85740643260?pwd=SzFjTXo0bWE3YjI3VWo0b3krT09kdz09 ID riunione: 857 4064 3260 Passcode: w7yJLi This talk is the fourth of the (PMS)^2: Pavia-Milano Seminar series on Probability and 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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(PMS)^2 online talk: Vincent Martinez, Monday June 14 at 17.30
by Margherita Zanella 09 Jun '21

09 Jun '21

Dear colleagues, we are happy to announce the following online talk: Speaker: Vincent Martinez (CUNY Hunter College) Title: On unique ergodicity, regularity, and mixing for the weakly-damped stochastic KdV equation. Abstract: We discuss the existence, uniqueness, and regularity of invariant measures for the damped-driven stochastic Korteweg-de Vries equation, where the noise is additive and sufficiently non-degenerate. It is shown that a simple, but versatile control strategy, typically employed to establish exponential mixing for strongly dissipative systems such as the 2D Navier-Stokes equations, can nevertheless be applied in this weakly dissipative setting to establish elementary proofs of both unique ergodicity, albeit without mixing rates, as well as regularity of the support of the invariant measure. Under the assumption of large damping, however, a one-force, one-solution principle is established, from which we are able to deduce the existence of a spectral gap with respect to a Wasserstein distance-like function. Date and time: Monday June 14, 17:30-18:30 (Rome time zone) Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85740643260?pwd=SzFjTXo0bWE3YjI3VWo0b3krT09kdz09 ID riunione: 857 4064 3260 Passcode: w7yJLi This talk is the fourth of the (PMS)^2: Pavia-Milano Seminar series on Probability and 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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Fwd: [owps] One World Probability Seminar Thursday June 10 2021
by Faggionato, Alessandra 09 Jun '21

09 Jun '21

Buongiorno, Inoltro l'annuncio del OWPS di domani. Grazie dell'attenzione Saluti Alessandra ---------- Messaggio inoltrato ---------- Da: *One World Probability* <ow.probability(a)gmail.com> Data: mercoledì 9 giugno 2021 Oggetto: [owps] One World Probability Seminar Thursday June 10 2021 A: owps(a)lists.bath.ac.uk Dear All, Thursday June 10 we have two talks, by Allan Sly and Nike Sun. (Note: all times are in UTC. Due to time changes, you should check what that translates to in your location) ------------------------------------------------ (14:00-15:00 UTC) Speaker: Allan Sly Phase transitions in random constraint satisfaction problems - part I (14:00-15:00 UTC) Speaker: Nike Sun Phase transitions in random constraint satisfaction problems - part II Abstract: We will survey recent progress in determination of asymptotic behavior for random constraint satisfaction problems, including phase transitions and some refined understanding of solution geometry (the condensation phenomenon), particularly in the setting of the random regular NAE-SAT problem. We will discuss two ideas that played important roles in results obtained so far: (1) combinatorial models for the solution geometry, and (2) contractivity of tree recursions as a tool for calculating expected partition functions on sparse random graphs. This lecture is based in part on joint works with Zsolt Bartha, Jian Ding, Danny Nam, Youngtak Sohn, and Yumeng Zhang. The Zoom link is on the OWPS webpage. It can also be accessed directly via https://tum-conf.zoom.us/j/63864070779 <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftum-conf.…> Meeting-ID: 638 6407 0779 Kenncode: 726909 Best wishes, Julien and Nina -- ************************************************* 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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BISP12: videos of talks and virtual posters now available
by elisa varini 09 Jun '21

09 Jun '21

The *Twelfth Workshop on Bayesian Inference in Stochastic Processes* was successfully held on 27-28 May, 2021. We inform you that the entire event has been recorded and videos of the invited talks with discussions as well as the virtual posters are uploaded to the BISP12 website: https://bisp12.imati.cnr.it/ <https://bisp12.imati.cnr.it/> They will be available for some months. If you have questions or comments for the speakers, you are warmly invited to contact them. We had 10 junior invited speakers and 10 more senior discussants (within parentheses): • Atilla Ay, USA (Melike Baykal-Gursoy, USA) • Clara Grazian, Australia (Maria Concepcion Ausin, Spain) • Andrew Holbrook, USA (Katja Ickstadt, Germany) • Kaoru Irie, Japan (Sylvia Frühwirth-Schnatter, Austria) • Roi Naveiro, Spain (Mike West, USA) • Giovanni Rebaudo , USA (Bernardo Nipoti, Italy) • Claudia Solis-Lemus, USA (Nicholas Polson, USA) • Stéphanie Van Der Pas, The Netherlands (Antonio Lijoi, Italy) • Andi Wang, UK (Giacomo Zanella, Italy) • Paul Wu, Australia (David Banks, USA) We also had seventeen contributors who uploaded 20-minutes virtual posters and short videopresentations. We would also like to thank speakers, discussants and participants for the success of BISP12. Best regards and see you at the next BISP13 workshop in 2023. Elisa Varini and Fabrizio Ruggeri Chairs, Organising and Scientific Committees

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Fwd: Postdoc positions at Bielefeld University
by Marco Romito 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Postdoc positions at Bielefeld University Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 20:13:40 +0200 From: Benjamin Gess <benjamin.gess(a)gmail.com> To: Benjamin Gess <bgess(a)math.uni-bielefeld.de> Dear colleagues, at Bielefeld University, Faculty of Mathematics, two Postdoc positions (100%, E13 TV-L) are available in the research group of Prof. Dr. Benjamin Gess. The successful candidate(s) will work on projects in stochastic partial differential equations with application to statistical mechanics and interacting particle systems, or on aspects of the mathematics of machine learning. I would be happy if you could share the information further and forward it to possible candidates. More details can be found at: https://uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/460/research-assistant-postdoc?pa… https://uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/486/wissenschaftliche-r-mitarbeit… For questions, please contact Benjamin Gess at bgess(a)math.uni-bielefeld.de <mailto:bgess@math.uni-bielefeld.de>. Thank you in advance and my apologies for possible double postings. Best regards Benjamin Gess -- Prof. Dr. Benjamin Gess (www.bgess.de <http://www.bgess.de/>) Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences <http://www.mis.mpg.de/index.html>, Leipzig Universität Bielefeld <https://www.math.uni-bielefeld.de/>, Fakultät für Mathematik

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2022 IMS Annual Meeting -- Probability & Statistics
by Elisabetta Candellero 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

A tutti gli interessati. --- Dear all, The 2022 IMS Annual Meeting in Probability and Statistics will be held in London, UK, on June 27-30 (with an online video option), here is the website of the conference: https://www.imsannualmeeting-london2022.com/ . I'd like to draw your attention to the current call for invited sessions in probability and statistics: https://www.imsannualmeeting-london2022.com/invited-sessions . Proposal submission is open, and will close on 1 September 2021, acceptance decisions will be made by 1 October 2021. There are 15 slots in probability and 15 in statistics to be filled as a result of this open call, each speaker will have 30 minutes, including Q&A. Further information is available on the website https://www.imsannualmeeting-london2022.com/invited-sessions . Best regards, Elisabetta

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Conference at CIRM
by Giovanni Conforti 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

Cari colleghi, Ecco l'annuncio di una conferenza al CIRM di Marsiglia che potrebbe interessarvi. Giovanni Dear All, We are happy to announce the upcoming conference “Schrödinger Problem and Mean-field PDE Systems: Computational and Theoretical Advances” taking place at CIRM in Luminy, France from Nov. 15 to Nov. 19 2021. The webpage of the event is publicly available at https://conferences.cirm-math.fr/2413.html and you can find below a brief description of the themes of the conference. Registration is open until July 1st. At the moment we aim for a hybrid (online+in person) conference, but this could change depending on the development of the pandemic. Limited funding is available for junior participants or participants who cannot support themselves. Moreover, there are also some free slots for contributed talks. We hope to see you soon, in whichever form. Best regards, the organizers. Julio Backhoff, Guillaume Carlier, Giovanni Conforti, Ivan Gentil, Daniela Tonon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Schrödinger Problem and Mean-field PDE Systems: Computational and Theoretical Advances” Monge’s question of how to optimally move sand-pile stands at the origin of the modern theory of optimal transport. The development of this theory over the last decades led to impressive advances in analysis and geometry, reaching out to applied fields such as economics and machine learning. One and a half century after Monge, Schrödinger asked: “What is the most likely evolution of a cloud of random particles conditionally on the observation of their initial and final configurations? "This question, going under the name of Schödinger Problem, initiated a research line that has grown enormously in the last years since it was understood that Schrödinger’s and Monge’s questions are the same when the fluctuations of the random particles are very small. This discovery offered a natural ground for the theories of optimal transport and large deviations to meet and thrive together. At the same time, it also inspired the use of entropic regularization techniques in machine learning and numerics for PDEs, achieving major computational advantages. Asking Schrödinger’s question for strategic particles is the gateway to connect the Schrödinger problem and large deviations with the theory of mean field stochastic control and planning mean field games. This brings to light new mathematical questions. Can entropic regularization speed up the computation of Nash equilibria? Are there new functional inequalities that capture the ergodic behaviour of mean field games? Bringing together researchers from the areas of probability, optimal transport, statistical machine learning and mean field games, this conference aims to strengthen the interplay between the Schrödinger problem and mean field systems, and facilitate the birth of novel methodologies and results.

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Postdoc position at Aarhus University
by Alessandra Cipriani 07 Jun '21

07 Jun '21

Ricevo ed inoltro. Alessandra Cipriani ---------------------------------------------------- Postdoc position at Aarhus University ---------------------------------------------------- The Department of Mathematics at Aarhus University invites applications for a 3-year Postdoc position in spatial random networks and topological data analysis starting in January 2022. The closing date of the vacancy is August 1, 2021. More details can be found in the official vacancy text: https://international.au.dk/about/profile/vacant-positions/job/postdoctoral…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__international.au.dk_ab…> For further inquiries about the position please contact Assoc. Prof. Christian Hirsch: c.p.hirsch(a)rug.nl<mailto:c.p.hirsch@rug.nl> Best regards, Christian Hirsch

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Concorso da RTDb in MAT/06 all'Università di Padova
by Marco Ferrante 05 Jun '21

05 Jun '21

Care colleghe e colleghi, vi informo che è uscito in Gazzetta Ufficiale un bando da RTDb in S.C. 01/A3 Analisi matematica, Probabilità e Statistica matematica - S.S.D. MAT/06 Probabilità e Statistica matematica presso il Dipartimento di Matematica "Tullio Levi-Civita" dell’Università di Padova. Trovate informazioni sul bando e su come applicare alla pagina https://www.unipd.it/procedura-2021RUB03 Marco Ferrante -- Prof. Marco Ferrante Dipartimento di Matematica "Tullio Levi-Civita" Università degli Studi di Padova Via Trieste 63 , I-35121 Padova - ITALY Tel: +39-0498271366 Fax: +39-0498271499 E-Mail: ferrante(a)math.unipd.it URL: http://www.math.unipd.it/~ferrante

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Assegno di ricerca Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia / Research position Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
by Carlo Gaetan 04 Jun '21

04 Jun '21

(An English version follows) Care/i iscritte/i, l'Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia bandisce un assegno annuale di ricerca presso il Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Informatica e Statistica (DAIS) dal titolo Metodi di previsione di eventi meteorologici estremi. L' obiettivo del progetto di ricerca è, in breve, quello di valutare diversi aspetti delle distribuzioni predittive comunemente in uso e di proporne di nuove e più adatte alla previsione nelle code. Contestualmente allo sviluppo teorico delle metodologie si prospetta la produzione di un pacchetto applicativo per il software statistico R con cui poter analizzare i casi concreti. SCADENZA: 21/06/2021 ORE 12:00 ORA ITALIANA. Info e portale per la domanda: https://www.unive.it/data/17574/ Vi sarei grato se poteste diffondere la notizia presso i vostri contatti. Per maggiori dettagli sentitevi liberi di contattare me (gaetan(a)unive.it) o la Prof.ssa Federica Giummolé (giummole(a)unive.it) Cordiali saluti, Carlo Gaetan ================= ENGLISH VERSION ====================================== Dear all, Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Italy) has opened an annual research position at Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics on prediction of extreme events. The aim of the research project is the verification of commonly used forecast methods and the introduction of new improved solutions for prediction of heavy-tailed distributions. Furthermore, the theoretical development of new methodologies will be supported by the production of a suitable R package for use in the applications. DEADLINE June 21 2021 AT 12:00 PM ITALIAN TIME. Info and on-line application: https://www.unive.it/data/17574/ I would be grateful if you could circulate the information to your contacts. Please, feel free to get in touch for any question (me: gaetan(a)unive.it or Professor Federica Giummolé: giummole(a)unive.it) Kind regards, Carlo Gaetan -- https://www.google.com/search?q=andr%C3%A0+tutto+bene&tbm=isch `Andrà tutto bene’ translates as ‘everything will be ok’, and has been adopted here in Italy as the slogan of solidarity against the virus. Feel free to spread this positive message. Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Informatica e Statistica - DAIS Università Ca' Foscari - Venezia Z.A12 - Edificio Zeta Via Torino, 155 I-30172 Mestre (VE) ITALY phone: ++39 041 234 8404 e-mail:[gaetan"at"unive"dot"it] web:[http://www.dais.unive.it/~gaetan] Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. Please avoid sending me Word, Excel or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html. Per favore non stampate questo messaggio se non è proprio necessario. Per favore non mandatemi allegati in Word, Excel o PowerPoint. Le ragioni sono spiegate qui http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.it.html

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Fwd: researcher position in stochastic control theory, Uppsala University
by Giorgio Ferrari 03 Jun '21

03 Jun '21

Dear All, I forward the following interesting announcement. Best wishes, Giorgio Ferrari -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: researcher position in stochastic control theory, Uppsala University Datum: Thu, 3 Jun 2021 07:20:13 +0000 Von: Erik Ekström <erik.ekstrom(a)math.uu.se> An: Erik Ekström <erik.ekstrom(a)math.uu.se> Dear colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to the following two-year researcher position in stochastic control theory, with deadline June 15. https://math.uu.se/the-department/vacant-positions/?positionId=406642 <https://math.uu.se/the-department/vacant-positions/?positionId=406642> Please forward this announcement to potential candidates in your network! <https://math.uu.se/the-department/vacant-positions/?positionId=406642> Thanks in advance, and best regards, Erik Vacant positions - Department of Mathematics - Uppsala University, Sweden <https://math.uu.se/the-department/vacant-positions/?positionId=406642> math.uu.se Researcher in stochastic control theory, Uppsala University, Department of Mathematics, Uppsala University Page Title När du har kontakt med oss på Uppsala universitet med e-post så innebär det att vi behandlar dina personuppgifter. För att läsa mer om hur vi gör det kan du läsa här: http://www.uu.se/om-uu/dataskydd-personuppgifter/ E-mailing Uppsala University means that we will process your personal data. For more information on how this is performed, please read here: http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/data-protection-policy -- Questa e-mail è stata controllata per individuare virus con Avast antivirus. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Fwd: [owps] OWPS: two talks thursday June 3
by Faggionato, Alessandra 02 Jun '21

02 Jun '21

Buongiorno, inoltro l'annuncio del OWPS per chi fosse interessato. Grazie per l'attenzione. Saluti Alessandra ---------- Messaggio inoltrato ---------- Da: *One World Probability* <ow.probability(a)gmail.com> Data: mercoledì 2 giugno 2021 Oggetto: [owps] OWPS: two talks thursday June 3 A: owps(a)lists.bath.ac.uk Dear All, we have two talks tomorrow, by Gerard Ben Arous and Benjamin McKenna, see below. Remember that we start 14:00 UTC which is 16:00 CET! 14:00-15:00 Gerard Ben Arous The topology of the elastic manifold This is joint work with Paul Bourgade and Benjamin McKenna (both Courant Institute, NYU) and relies on the joint recent papers arXiv:2105.05051 and arXiv:2105.05000. The elastic manifold is a paradigmatic representative of the class of disordered elastic systems. These models describe random surfaces with rugged shapes resulting from a competition between random spatial impurities (preferring disordered configurations), on the one hand, and elastic self-interactions (preferring ordered configurations), on the other. The elastic manifold model is interesting because it displays a depinning phase transition and has a long history as a testing ground for new approaches in statistical physics of disordered media, for example for fixed dimension by Fisher (1986) using functional renormalization group methods, and in the high-dimensional limit by Mézard and Parisi (1992) using the replica method or by Le Doussal-Mueller-Wiese (2007) which relies on functional renormalization group. We study the topology of the energy landscape of this model in the Mézard-Parisi setting, and compute the (annealed) topological complexity both of total critical points and of local minima. Our main result confirms the recent formulas obtained by Fyodorov and Le Doussal (2020). It identifies the boundary between simple and glassy phases, as well as the nature of the phase transition. The main argument relies naturally on Random Matrix Theory, through the Kac-Rice formula. 15:00 - 16:00 UTC Benjamin McKenna Random determinants beyond invariance This is partially joint work with Gérard Ben Arous and Paul Bourgade (both Courant Institute, NYU) and relies on the recent joint paper arXiv:2105.05000 and solo paper arXiv:2105.05043. To study the topology of high-dimensional random functions via the Kac-Rice formula, the core requirement is the analysis of the asymptotic behavior of large random determinants in the exponential scale. For models like the elastic manifold, these random determinants are not invariant under the usual groups of symmetries, as for usual models of spherical spin glasses for instance. Thus their asymptotic evaluation is rather delicate. We give an abstract result for the behavior of large random determinants beyond the invariant case, which cover many other interesting models beyond the elastic manifold. As an example of one such model, we discuss bipartite spherical spin glasses. The Zoom link is on the OWPS webpage. It can also be accessed directly via https://tum-conf.zoom.us/j/69822554866 <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftum-conf.…> Meeting-ID: 698 2255 4866 Kenncode: 098960 Best wishes, Julien and Nina -- ************************************************* 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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Pisa Online Seminars - J. Corujo and W. Van Zuijlen (Tuesday, June 8 at 15:00 and 16:00)
by Giacomo Filippo Di Gesu 02 Jun '21

02 Jun '21

Dear colleagues, I would like to invite you to the following online seminar organized by the Probability group of the University of Pisa. The two talks will be accessible under the link Click here to join<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:af3d635091e049579e555a84219ab3…"Tid":"c7456b31-a220-47f5-be52-473828670aa1","Oid":"dfd1e5f6-331d-43e0-a180-4bb6ce727fb7"}> Best regards, Giacomo Tuesday, June 8, 15:00 Speaker: Josué Corujo (Université Paris Dauphine) Title: Spectrum and ergodicity of a neutral multi-allelic Moran model Abstract: We will present some recent results on the study of a neutral multi-allelic Moran model, which is a finite continuous-time Markov process. For this process, it is assumed that the individuals interact according to two processes: a mutation process where they mutate independently of each other according to an irreducible rate matrix, and a Moran type reproduction process, where two individuals are uniformly chosen, one dies and the other is duplicated. During this talk we will discuss some recent results for the spectrum of the generator of the neutral multi-allelic Moran process, providing explicit expressions for its eigenvalues in terms of the eigenvalues of the rate matrix that drives the mutation process. Our approach does not require that the mutation process be reversible, or even diagonalizable. Additionally, we will discuss some applications of these results to the study of the speed of convergence to stationarity of the Moran process for a process with general mutation scheme. We specially focus on the case where the mutation scheme satisfies the so called "parent independent" condition, where (and only where) the neutral Moran model becomes reversible. In this later case we can go further and prove the existence of a cutoff phenomenon for the convergence to stationarity. This presentation is based on a recently submitted work, for which a preprint is available at https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.08809. Tuesday, June 8, 16:00 Speaker: Willem Van Zuijlen (WIAS) Title: Total mass asymptotics of the parabolic Anderson model Abstract: We consider the parabolic Anderson model with a white noise potential in two dimensions. This model is also called the stochastic heat equation with a multiplicative noise. We study the large time asymptotics of the total mass of the solution. Due to the irregularity of the white noise, in two dimensions the equation is a priori not well-posed. Using paracontrolled calculus or regularity structures one can make sense of the equation by a renormalisation, which can be thought of as ''subtracting infinity of the potential''. To obtain the asymptotics of the total mass we use the spectral decomposition, an alternative Feynman-Kac type representation and heat-kernel estimates which come from joint works with Khalil Chouk, Wolfgang König and Nicolas Perkowski. ************************ Giacomo Di Gesù Dipartimento di Matematica Università di Pisa Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 5 56127 - Pisa, Italy giacomo.digesu(a)unipi.it<mailto:giacomo.digesu@unipi.it> https://sites.google.com/site/giacomodigesu/

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Seminar on Stochastic Games by M. MNIF "in Padova" (Zoom)
by Giorgia Callegaro 02 Jun '21

02 Jun '21

Dear colleagues, this email is to announce the Probability and Finance seminar of this week, "in Padova" (Zoom). Here are the details: * Speaker: *M. MNIF* (University of Monastir, Tunisia) * Title: *Nonzero-sum stochastic Impulse Games with an application in competitive retail energy markets* * Date: *Friday June 4*, 2021 at 3 pm (ITA time) * Abstract: We study a nonzero-sum stochastic differential game with both players adopting impulse controls, on a finite time horizon. We derive the corresponding system of quasi-variational inequalities (QVIs in short). We prove, by means of the weak dynamic programming principle for the stochastic differential game, that the value function of each player is the unique viscosity solution to the associated QVIs system. We present a probabilistic numerical scheme which approximates the solution of the QVIs system and we give some numerical results. *** Zoom link: https://unipd.zoom.us/j/85706083496 Have a nice day, Giorgia Callegaro -- Giorgia Callegaro Associate Professor Department of Mathematics - University of Padova Via Trieste 63 , I-35121 Padova - ITALY Tel: +39-0498271481 Fax: +39-0498271499 E-Mail: gcallega(a)math.unipd.it <https://webmail.math.unipd.it/horde3/imp/message.php?mailbox=Sent&index=598#> Personal web-page: https://sites.google.com/site/giogiocallegaro/Home

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Seminario di Alessio Figalli il 10 giugno 2021
by Enrico Scalas 01 Jun '21

01 Jun '21

Care colleghe e colleghi, in seguito a una recente donazione al Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita' del Sussex abbiamo istituito il "James (Jim) Perry Browne Sussex Mathematics Colloquium". La prima lezione sara' tenuta dal Prof. Alessio Figalli dell'ETH di Zurigo il 10 giugno 2021 alle 15:00 ora UK (16:00 italiane) su Zoom. Il prof. Figalli introdurra' la teoria del trasporto ottimale per un pubblico non specialistico. Informazioni su come accedere all'evento si trovano a questo link: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/maths/about/newsandevents/events?id=55357 Il seminario puo' essere interessante per chi si occupa di probabilita' e analisi. Vi prego di diffondere l'informazione e mi scuso in anticipo se avete gia' ricevuto questo annuncio. Grazie per l'attenzione e cordiali saluti, Enrico Scalas

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2-day online workshop on "Stochastic Games with Partial and Asymmetric Information"
by Tiziano De Angelis 01 Jun '21

01 Jun '21

Dear All, We are pleased to announce a 2-day online workshop on "Stochastic Games with Partial and Asymmetric Information", which will be held on 6 - 7 July via Zoom and hosted by Collegio Carlo Alberto in Turin. Registration is free but compulsory via the dedicated website https://www.carloalberto.org/event/workshop-on-stochastic-games-with-partia… On the website you can also find the list of guest speakers, titles of their talks and a tentative schedule. Further information and the relevant Zoom links will be sent to registered participants closer to the date. Best wishes Tiziano De Angelis and Jan Palczewski

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Ph.D. position on copula theory at TU Eindhoven (NL)
by Elisa Perrone 31 May '21

31 May '21

Dear Everyone, The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of TU Eindhoven (Netherlands) has an open Ph.D. position in Mathematical Statistics. We are looking for a motivated candidate with a solid theoretical background in Probability/Statistics to join our group and conduct research in the area of dependence modeling and copulas under my supervision. Salary Range: EUR 2395 to EUR 3061 gross per month Duration: 4 year Application deadline: July 11, 2021 Job description and how to apply: https://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/phd-on-positive-dependence-and-copulas-87980… <https://jobs.tue.nl/en/vacancy/phd-on-positive-dependence-and-copulas-87980…> Please forward this email to any potential candidate, and reach out to me at e.perrone(a)tue.nl <mailto:e.perrone@tue.nl> for further information on the position. Thanks and best regards, Elisa --- Elisa Perrone, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Eindhoven University of Technology elisaperrone.info <http://elisaperrone.info/>

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Webinar Volgushev @Bocconi
by Giacomo Zanella 31 May '21

31 May '21

We announce the following webinar from the Statistics Series at Università Bocconi: Date: Thursday, June 3rd, h17:00 (Italy time) Speaker: Stanislav Volgushev (University of Toronto) Title: Structure learning for Extremes Abstract: Extremal graphical models are sparse statistical models for multivariate extreme events. The underlying graph encodes conditional independencies and enables a visual interpretation of the complex extremal dependence structure. For the important case of tree models, we provide a data-driven methodology for learning the graphical structure. We show that sample versions of the extremal correlation and a new summary statistic, which we call the extremal variogram, can be used as weights for a minimum spanning tree to consistently recover the true underlying tree. Remarkably, this implies that extremal tree models can be learned in a completely non-parametric fashion by using simple summary statistics and without the need to assume discrete distributions, existence of densities, or parametric models for marginal or bivariate distributions. Extensions to more general graphs are also discussed. The webinar will be on zoom at: https://zoom.us/j/97942632075?pwd=eDhNTlREdU5UVGpMcDVPSWV2bU5nQT09 Meeting ID: 979 4263 2075 Passcode: 627490 Kind regards, Giacomo Zanella [La tua firma può scrivere un futuro. Aiuta gli studenti meritevoli a costruire il proprio. Dai il tuo 5x1000 alla Bocconi C.F. 80024610158] Please note that the above message is addressed only to individuals filing Italian income tax returns. 5x1000 is a percentage of Italian personal income tax that taxpayers can allocate to Universities, scientific research and non profit organizations.

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Online conference "Algebraic Duality Methods in Probability"
by GIOIA CARINCI 31 May '21

31 May '21

Dear colleagues, I forward this conference announcement I’ve just received. Best regards, Gioia Carinci %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Dear colleagues, We are writing to announce an online conference on the topic of algebraic duality methods in probability. There are 9 talks that will be held at 10am and 11am central standard time on June 2, 4, 7, 8; and 5pm central standard time on June 3. The website, containing the zoom link, titles and abstracts can be found here: https://www.math.tamu.edu/~jkuan/AlgebraicDualityConference.html Please feel free to circulate this announcement to anyone else you think might be interested in attending these talks. Best, Ivan Corwin and Jeffrey Kuan _______________________________________________ Probability mailing list Probability(a)math.columbia.edu http://www.math.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/probability

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Seminari Prisma 7 Giugno
by Domenico Marinucci 29 May '21

29 May '21

Cari colleghi il prossimo incontro per il ciclo di seminari Prisma (speaker: Francesco Caravenna e Maurizia Rossi) si svolgerà lunedì 7 Giugno alle ore 16 sulla piattaforma Teams; qui sotto il link, i titoli e gli abstract. Grazie per l'attenzione, Domenico Marinucci e Claudia Ceci Link collegamento: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a667d2414be564c5d8fba30acffeb… Speaker: Francesco Caravenna (Università di Milano-Bicocca) Title: Central limit theorems in disordered systems and stochastic PDEs Abstract: I will present some recent convergence results toward Gaussian processes, that arise from statistical mechanics models and stochastic PDEs connected to the so-called KPZ equation. These results may be viewed as generalised central limit theorems and they can be proved with a blend of old and new techniques, whose wide interest I will try to illustrate. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Speaker: Maurizia Rossi (Università di Milano-Bicocca) Title: The geometry of random waves Abstract: In this talk we investigate the behavior of the "typical" eigenfunction of a compact Riemannian manifold. In particular, motivated by both Yau's conjecture on nodal sets and Berry's ansatz on planar random waves, we consider random spherical harmonics and study the distribution of the length of their nodal lines for large eigenvalues. These results raise several questions regarding both the distribution of other geometric functionals of excursion sets at any level and the behavior of nodal statistics of random eigenfunctions of a "generic" manifold. In this talk we answer some of these questions, relying on recent developments in the theory of local geometry of random fields and Gaussian Kinematic Formulae à la Adler & Taylor. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% -- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Domenico Marinucci Dipartimento di Matematica Università di Roma Tor Vergata https://www.mat.uniroma2.it/~marinucc/ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

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Corso "Trasferimento delle Tecnologie Matematiche per l'Innovazione"
by Maurizio Ceseri 28 May '21

28 May '21

A tutti gli interessati lo Sportello Matematico per l'Innovazione e le Imprese <http://www.sportellomatematico.it> sta organizzando la terza edizione del corso in “Trasferimento delle Tecnologie Matematiche per l’Innovazione”. Il corso si svolgerà in modalità online durante il periodo *da lunedì 6 Settembre a venerdì 17 Settembre 2021*. Il corso è rivolto principalmente a giovani laureati in *Scienze Matematiche* e *F**isiche*,* Ingegneria*,* Economia*,* Informatica* e *Statistica*, con l’*obiettivo* di formare la figura professionale dell’*Esperto in Trasferimento delle Scienze e Tecnologie Matematiche per l’Innovazione* (in breve: Traduttore Tecnologico). Tale figura nasce per facilitare la comunicazione e promuovere collaborazioni tra imprese e centri di ricerca. Grazie alla sua formazione interdisciplinare, il *Traduttore Tecnologico* può dialogare sia con imprese che con Centri di Ricerca specializzati in Tecnologie Matematiche. Facilita l'incontro tra i bisogni tecnologici delle PMI e le competenze nelle Scienze e Tecnologie Matematiche disponibili nel sistema della ricerca pubblica e privata. Promuove un numero crescente di collaborazioni per apportare benefici tangibili alle imprese. *Modalità di presentazione** delle domande* Per procedere con la domanda di partecipazione, è sufficiente compilare il form online a questo link <https://www.sportellomatematico.it/SMII/limesurvey/index.php/729819?lang=it> entro il *23 Luglio 2021*, allegando un proprio CV aggiornato ed una lettera motivazionale di autopresentazione. Per informazioni: www.corsotraduttoretecnologico.it Grazie in anticipo per la collaborazione, Il Team dello Sportello Matematico *CONTENUTI DEL CORSO* *Tecnologie Matematiche:* cosa sono, come vengono applicate nelle imprese, tendenze del mercato della Ricerca e Innovazione, Prototipazione Virtuale e Digital Twinning. *Trasferimento Tecnologico:* contesto italiano ed internazionale, settori industriali, esperienze di successo e strategie di comunicazione. *Gestione dell'Innovazione:* concetti, fonti, forme, modelli ed ecosistemi dell'innovazione, Open Innovation e rapporto con la Proprietà Intellettuale *Sistemi di Supporto alle Decisioni e Ricerca Operativa:* abilitare il potenziale delle Tecnologie Matematiche nel Management. *Attori e Strutture Organizzative:* Best practices, il ruolo dello Sportello Matematico in Italia ed in Europa. *SBOCCHI E OPPORTUNITÀ PROFESSIONALI* Area *Ricerca e Innovazione* presso imprese manifatturiere e di servizi *Trasferimento Tecnologico* e *Valorizzazione della Ricerca* presso Università e Centri di Ricerca Partecipazione a *Progetti Europei* su Tecnologie Matematiche per l’Innovazione Maurizio Ceseri Sportello Matematico per l'Industria Italiana Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo (IAC-CNR) via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Roma (Italy) Tel: (+39) 0649937369 Website: sportellomatematico.it

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