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PhD positions in Mathematics at Rome La Sapienza
by Silvestri, Vittoria 21 May '25

21 May '25

Dear colleagues, This is to advertise the opening of *16 PhD positions in Mathematics at the University of Rome La Sapienza*, divided into: *-* 8 full scholarships (all areas of Mathematics) - 2 full scholarships in Geometry (supervisor: Lorenzo Foscolo) - 2 full scholarships in Probability (supervisor: Vittoria Silvestri) - 1 full scholarship in Mathematical Physics (supervisor: Sergio Simonella) - 3 PhD positions without scholarship. Contrary to what was done in the last two years, for the PhD admission *there will be no written exam*. I include some useful info below: *Link to the call*: - (ITA) https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/ammissione-ai-corsi-di-dottorato - (ENG) https://www.uniroma1.it/en/pagina/admissions-2025-2026-phd-programmes *Deadline for applications*: 19th of June 2025 (until 23:59) *Duration of PhD*: 3 years *Amount of scholarship*: 1550€ per month *Selection procedure*: based on titles (CV, motivation letter etc) and an interview (which can be held on zoom). In particular I would like to flag that *2 PhD positions will be funded by my grant **FIS 2 -* *Understanding pattern formation in nature via complex analysis*, and on these positions PhD *students will have access to a generous amount of funds*, on top of a full scholarship, to use for their research activities. *Students interested in working in probability are encouraged to apply to both* the 8 PhD scholarships in Mathematics and to the 2 PhD scholarships in Probability funded by my grant. Should they have queries on the research topics and/or the application process, they are welcome to contact me at silvestri(a)mat.uniroma1.it. Best wishes, Vittoria Silvestri ******************************** Vittoria Silvestri Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics University "La Sapienza" Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 00185 - Rome ********************************

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PhD positions in Florence
by Elia Bisi 21 May '25

21 May '25

Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce the opening of applications for the PhD programme in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science at the University of Florence. Applications in Probability are very welcome. See here for the general call: https://www.unifi.it/en/study-us/after-graduation/phd-programmes/phd-course… and here for more specific information about the PhD application in Maths: https://www.unifi.it/en/study-us/after-graduation/phd-programmes/phd-courses A Master’s degree is required, but those who do not hold it yet can be admitted, as long as they get their degree by October. A brief 1-2 page research project is also required during the application; this is usually written in collaboration with a potential supervisor. There are 8 positions not linked to a specific research topic (so any research topic in Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science is welcome), of which 6 with scholarship and 2 without. Interested people are encouraged to get in touch with one of us. Best wishes, Luca Avena, Gianmarco Bet, Elia Bisi ————————— Elia Bisi Assistant Professor (RTT) University of Florence Department of Mathematics & Computer Science Personal homepage Florence Probability group

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I: [owps] Today OWPS: Eleanor Archer and Anita Winter
by Luisa Andreis 21 May '25

21 May '25

Dear colleagues, this is a gentle reminder of today One World Probability Seminar, details below. The seminar will be held at 15:00 (italian time). You can find the calendar for the upcoming seminars at this link<https://www.owprobability.org/one-world-probability-seminar/future-seminars> (next dates: June 4, June 18). We hope to see many of you online! Luisa and Roger ________________________________ Da: owps-request(a)lists.bath.ac.uk <owps-request(a)lists.bath.ac.uk> per conto di One World Probability <ow.probability(a)gmail.com> Inviato: venerdì 16 maggio 2025 22:36 A: owps(a)lists.bath.ac.uk <owps(a)lists.bath.ac.uk> Oggetto: [owps] next OWPS: Eleanor Archer and Anita Winter The next OWPS will be on Wednesday, May 21, from 13:00 to 15:00 UTC time. Title, abstract and the zoom link are below the signature and can be found on the website https://www.owprobability.org/one-world-probability-seminar<https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/-zGkCWqjZFlpkVlsnEyR_?domain=eur01.safeli…>. ----------------------- The GHP scaling limit of uniform spanning trees in high dimensions. Eleanor Archer (Dauphine-PSL Paris) A spanning tree of a finite connected graph G is a connected subgraph of G that contains every vertex and no cycles. A well-known result of Aldous states that the scaling limit of the uniform spanning tree (UST) of the complete graph is the Brownian continuum random tree. We will discuss a recent result that shows that this is a universal phenomenon, in that the GHP scaling limit of the UST of any appropriate sequence of high dimensional graphs is the CRT. In particular, this holds for the torus in dimensions five and higher. Based on joint work with Asaf Nachmias and Matan Shalev. Scaling limit of the Aldous-Broder chain on regular graphs: the transient regime. Anita Winter (Duisburg-Essen University) A spanning tree of a finite connected graph G is a connected subgraph of G that contains every vertex and no cycles. A well-known way to generate a uniform spanning tree (UST) is the Aldous-Broder algorithm. This is a stochastic process with values in rooted trees that is driven by a random walk on G and converges as time goes to infinity towards the Brownian Continuum Tree (CRT). On the complete graph it is known that this process has a GH-scaling limit which is referred to as Root Growth with Regrafting dynamics (RGRG). We will show that this is again a universal phenomenon, i.e., it holds for the Alous-Broder chain on any appropriate sequence of regular graphs in the transient regime. In particular, this holds for the torus in dimensions five and higher. This is joint work with Osvaldo Angtuncio Hernandez and Gabriel Berzunza Ojeda. https://polimi-it.zoom.us/j/92945513591?pwd=zjtRwpHoO9kRyQuPPj4o186jXrvg1v.1 Meeting ID: 92945513591 Passcode: 131676

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Fwd: 2026 Paul Lévy Prize
by Dario Trevisan 20 May '25

20 May '25

Salve, inoltro questo messaggio relativo al premio Paul Lévy 2026, le candidature sono aperte fino al 31 agosto. Dario TRevisan > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> *From: *Martin Hairer <martin.hairer(a)epfl.ch> >> *Subject: **2026 Paul Lévy Prize* >> *Date: *17 May 2025 at 09:08:00 BST >> *To: *Martin Hairer <martin.hairer(a)epfl.ch> >> >> Dear friends and colleagues, >> >> I just wanted to draw your attention on the 2026 Paul Lévy prize >> in Probability Theory, see >> >> https://euromathsoc.org/news/call-for-nominations:-paul-levy-prize-2026-in-… >> >> The purpose of the prize is to recognize senior (but still >> research active) top researchers in probability. Please send >> nominations to ems-office(a)helsinki.fi before the 31st of August. >> Thank you very much! Best wishes, >> >> Martin >> >> -- >> Prof. Martin Hairer >> EPFL, Dept of Mathematics >> http://www.hairer.org/ >> >

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PhD course "Statistical mechanics and disordered systems"
by Michele Salvi 20 May '25

20 May '25

Dear all, This is the first announcement for the PhD course Statistical mechanics and disordered systems that will be held by Professor Quentin Berger (Université Sorbonne Paris Nord) at the Mathematics Department of the University of Rome, Tor Vergata, from May 26th until June 19th. Researchers, professors and advanced master students are all welcome to attend. Don't hesitate to reach out to us if you need the CFU validation. Synopsis The course will start with a broad introduction on Statistical Mechanics models and the problem of disorder relevance. In the second part, it will focus on the Directed Polymer model and discuss recent results about its phase transition and scaling limit. A full abstract can be found at https://www.mat.uniroma2.it/~rds/events.php . Schedule The lectures will take place in Aula Dal Passo from 13:30 until 16h00 on the following dates May 26 (Mon) June 3 (Tue) June 5 (Thu) June 9 (Mon) June 12 (Thu) June 16 (Mon) June 19 (Thu) (total about 20 hours) We strongly encourage in-person participation, especially for PhD students. Should you be unable to attend one or more lectures, you can follow the streaming at https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3arfsL73KX-fw86y1YnXq2nk5VnZFw…"Tid"%3a"24c5be2a-d764-40c5-9975-82d08ae47d0e"%2c"Oid"%3a"650fc4a8-4cec-4bd2-87bc-90d134074fe6”} <https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3arfsL73KX-fw86y1YnXq2nk5VnZFw…> The course is part of the Excellence Project MatMod@TOV.

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Dottorato in Scienze Statistiche @Sapienza, Roma
by Enrico Scalas 20 May '25

20 May '25

Buongiorno, scrivo per segnalare che è stato pubblicato il bando di ammissione del XLI ciclo del Dottorato in Sapienza, con preghiera di diffusione alle persone interessate. Per la Scuola di Scienze Statistiche sono disponibili 6 borse di Ateneo, 2 posti senza borsa e 4 borse esterne. Maggiori dettagli sono disponibili a questi link: https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/ammissione-ai-corsi-di-dottorato https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/concorso41.aspx?i=3544&l=IT Cordiali saluti, Enrico Scalas

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Seminario PRISMA venerdì 6 giugno 2025 - S. Mazzonetto & P. Pigato
by Sonia Mazzucchi 20 May '25

20 May '25

Seminari on-line del gruppo UMI - PRISMA (http://www.umi-prisma.polito.it/) I seminari PRISMA hanno un formato di "colloquium" per creare un'occasione di scambio e discussione con tutta la comunità dei probabilisti e statistici italiani. Ogni giornata comprende due relatori che tengono due seminari di 30 minuti strettamente connessi, per presentare alla comunità una prospettiva sul proprio ambito di ricerca. Da quest'anno le registrazioni dei seminari vengono pubblicate sul canale YouTube dell'UMI: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmySpc-jrtAMq84VH71evyqPc1hl6eEQb Il prossimo appuntamento è per *venerdì 6 giugno* 2025. I relatori saranno *Sara Mazzonetto* (Université de Lorraine) e *Paolo Pigato* (Università di Roma 2 “Tor Vergata”) che parleranno di: *Diffusioni a soglia e il ruolo del tempo locale* con il seguente orario: 16:00 Primo seminario 16:30 Pausa e discussione 16:45 Secondo seminario 17:15 Conclusione e discussione Trovate di seguito il riassunto. I seminari verranno trasmessi via Zoom al seguente link: https://unitn.zoom.us/j/82271416480 ID riunione: 822 7141 6480 Codice d’accesso: 130382 Vi aspettiamo numerosi! Alberto Chiarini e Sonia Mazzucchi %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% RELATORI: Sara Mazzonetto (Université de Lorraine) e Paolo Pigato (Università di Roma 2 “Tor Vergata”) TITOLO: Diffusioni a soglia e il ruolo del tempo locale RIASSUNTO: Le diffusioni a soglia sono soluzioni di equazioni differenziali stocastiche i cui coefficienti cambiano in modo discontinuo a seconda della posizione del processo rispetto a delle barriere (soglie). Sono usate nella modellizzazione di vari fenomeni, in finanza/economia, ingegneria e altre scienze. In questo seminario, daremo un’introduzione a questi processi dal punto di vista matematico e parleremo delle loro applicazioni. Considereremo poi alcuni problemi di inferenza dei parametri, discutendo risultati asintotici sotto diverse ipotesi e sottolineando le difficoltà tecniche provenienti in particolare dalla connessione tra discontinuità, moto browniano skew e tempi locali. .%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

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Seminari online su applicazioni della probabilità in economia (Save the dates)
by Enrico Scalas 20 May '25

20 May '25

Il gruppo UMI PRISMA organizza una serie di tre seminari online, in inglese, sulle "Applicazioni della Probabilità all’Economia". La serie di seminari è specificamente organizzata da: - Giulio Bottazzi (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna) - Alessandro Calvia (Politecnico di Milano) - Marco Capaldo (RWTH Aachen) - Enrico Scalas (Sapienza Università di Roma) I seminari sono in preparazione alla Summer School of Mathematics for Economic and Social Sciences: https://indico.sns.it/event/105/overview I dettagli sui link saranno diffusi in prossimità degli eventi sul sito web del gruppo UMI PRISMA: https://umi-prisma.polito.it/ e su questa lista. I seminari saranno i seguenti: 26 giugno 2025 ore 14 Speaker: Marta Leocata, LUISS Guido Carli, Department of AI, Data and Decision Sciences Title: Two applications of multi-agent models in economic and social systems Abstract: In this talk, we present an overview of mathematical models that capture the behavior of myopic agents—who rely on short-term, local information in their decision-making—and strategic agents, who consider the long-term consequences of their actions within interactive environments. These concepts will be illustrated through two applications in economic and social contexts: a multi-agent model for the co-evolution of preferences and actions in the emergence of social norms (joint work with Michele Aleandri, LUISS, and Laura Marcon, CNR), and a Mean Field Game approach to the Emission Trading System (joint work with Giulia Livieri, LSE, and Gianmarco Del Sarto, TU Darmstadt). -- 10 luglio 2025 ore 14 Speaker: Annamaria Olivieri, University of Parma (Italy), Department of Economics and Management Title: Modelling Stochastic Mortality for Life Insurance Applications Abstract: In the closing decade of the last century, a generalized decrease in mortality rates has been reported in many countries, especially at adult and old ages, which was highly unanticipated. Until then, the modelling of mortality for insurance applications was mainly deterministic since, according to the classical insurance paradigm, in sufficiently large and homogeneous pools there is a high probability to achieve an outcome in line with what expected. Uncertain mortality trends are against such an argument. Net of the effect of the pandemic, the decreasing trend in mortality has persisted to current times, at a pace that remains random. Mortality has a clear impact on the liabilities of the life insurance (and pension) industry and an adequate mortality forecasting is among the key elements of an effective risk management design for a life insurer (or a pension fund), especially when longevity benefits are involved. Starting from the end of the last century, stochastic mortality modelling has become a core topic of actuarial science and many studies have greatly enriched the actuarial literature. In this presentation, the main characteristics of mortality trends are first summarized, with particular regard to the Italian population. Then, mortality and longevity risks are defined. Finally, a review of the main stochastic mortality models developed for actuarial purposes is provided. -- 17 luglio 2025 ore 14 Speaker: Sara Merino Aceituno, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Vienna (Austria) Title: Large particle limit for jump processes Abstract: In this short course, we will study interacting particle systems whose dynamics are governed either by continuous-time Markov processes (such as coagulation models) or piecewise deterministic Markov processes (such as run-and-tumble dynamics). Our starting point will be the martingale formulation of these systems. The primary objective is to derive equations that approximate the behavior of the system as the number of particles becomes large.

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PhD positions in Mathematics - University of Turin – Probability projects
by Bruno Toaldo 19 May '25

19 May '25

A call is open for 9 fully funded PhD scholarships (one of which is reserved for candidates holding an international degree) within the PhD program in Mathematics at the University of Turin, coordinator Prof. Cinzia Casagrande. Among the 9 funded positions (see this link <https://www.dottorato.unito.it/do/documenti.pl/ShowFile?_id=strh;field=file…> for the full list), there are two projects in Probability that include a cotutelle arrangement with a foreign partner: 1) Controlled and singular interacting particle systems. Supervisor at UNITO: Elena Issoglio. Co-supervisor and cotutelle institution: Francesco Russo, École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées (ENSTA), Paris. 2) Mathematics of anomalous diffusion: from non-local PDEs to generative models. Supervisor at UNITO: Bruno Toaldo. Co-supervisor and cotutelle institution: Aleksandar Mijatovic, University of Warwick. The scholarship has a duration of three years and will start on November 1st, 2025. The selection interviews will take place in July and may be conducted online. The results of the selection process will be published at the beginning of August; admitted candidates will have 7 days to accept the position. Candidates must obtain their master’s degree by October 31, 2025 (and not necessarily by the application deadline). The deadline for applications is on June 16th, 2025. Website of the PhD: https://www.mathphd.unito.it/do/home.pl Call and link for applications: call link <https://www.dottorato.unito.it/do/home.pl/View?doc=Bando_XLI_ciclo.html> For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us Kind regards Bruno Toaldo (bruno.toaldo(a)unito.it) Elena Issoglio (elena.issoglio(a)unito.it)

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Seminario Padova - Matteo Sfragara
by alekos.cecchin＠unipd.it 19 May '25

19 May '25

Buongiorno a tutti, Vorremmo segnalarvi che venerdì prossimo (23 Maggio) in aula 2AB45 (Torre Archimede, Università di Padova) ci sarà un seminario per il ciclo di seminari in Probabilità e Finanza di: Matteo Sfragara (Università di Padova) Title: Welcome seminar on random growth models Date: May 23, 2025, at 14:30, 2AB45 Abstract: In this talk I will give an overview of my recent research activity on random growth models, mostly carried during my postdoc time at Stockholm University. We will first talk about the connection between chaos and concentration in models like first-passage percolation (FPP) and last-passage percolation (LPP), and we prove that they exhibit a chaotic behavior. This extends previous work on the topic, and illustrates that this is a phenomenon that can be expected more widely. The notion of ‘chaos' refers to the sensitivity of the optimal path (geodesic) when exposed to a slight perturbation. We will then shift our focus on competing first passage percolation on random graphs generated by the configuration model, where two infection types compete to invade the vertices in the graph spreading via nearest neighbors. Assuming that the degrees follow a power-law distribution with exponent τ, we present results in the case of finite variance (τ>3), in the case of finite mean but infinite variance (2<τ<3) and in the case of infinite mean (1<τ<2): is it possible for the two infection types to coexist as the number of vertices n tends to infinity? I will conclude with a brief mention to some ongoing research projects. Vi aspettiamo numerosi! Alberto Chiarini e Alekos Cecchin Sito web del seminario: https://www.math.unipd.it/~chiarini/seminars/

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