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seminar announcement
by Marco Scarsini 14 Oct '16

14 Oct '16

Thursday 20 October, from 12.00 to 13.00, room 207 viale Romania 32 00197 Rome Speaker: Domenico Marinucci (Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata) Title: The geometry of random eigenfunctions Abstract: The characterization of the geometric properties for the excursion sets of random fields on generic manifolds is a classical topic of probability theory; it has been very much revived recently by the discovery of the Gaussian Kinematic Formula by Adler and Taylor (2007). This formula provides a fully explicit characterization of the expected value for so-called Minkowski functionals of excursion sets under very broad circumstances. In this talk, we review some very recent results pointing at a generalization of this formula to the variance of Minkowski functionals and to a corresponding Central Limit Theorem, in the case of random eigenfunctions. The talk is based on a recent paper with Valentina Cammarota; if time permits, we will also discuss some related results involving also Giovanni Peccati, Maurizia Rossi and Igor Wigman. ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

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Seminario di Paolo Milanesi a Roma Tre
by Pietro Caputo 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

SEMINARIO Fisica Matematica Milanesi Paolo Aix Marseille Titolo: Metastabilita' del modello di Ising stocastico Martedi' 18 Ottobre 2016 ORE 16:00 Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre AULA 311 (SEMINARI) Largo San L. Murialdo,1, Roma Abstract: Un sistema fisico si trova in uno stato metastabile se permane per lungo tempo in una sorta di equilibrio apparente prima di rilassare in modo brusco verso lo stato stabile. Per i sistemi ferromagnetici questo tipo di fenomeno si manifesta nel ciclo di isteresi. In questo seminario consideriamo la dinamica di Glauber del modello di Ising 2d al di sotto della temperatura critica e con un piccolo campo magnetico esterno. Un lavoro di Schonmann e Shlosman ha chiarificato l'asintotica logaritmica del tempo di transizione metastabile cosi' come la sua dipendenza dalla forma di Wulff, mentre rimane la questione di studiarne la legge. Passeremo dapprima in rassegna i risultati in letteratura per poi parlare dell'esponenzialita' del tempo di transizione, illustrando l'euristica ed alcune idee della prova.

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Lecturer in Probability, Durham University
by Pietro Caputo 13 Oct '16

13 Oct '16

Ricevo e inoltro: --------------- Dear colleagues, Apologies if you receive more than one copy of this message. Please allow us to draw your attention to the fact that Durham University is advertising for a Lecturer in Probability (closing date 20 November): * <https://recruitment.durham.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form…>*http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/~dma0psc/du_job_by_id.php?job_id=003110 Please pass this on to anyone who you think might be interested. Some further information about the probability group at Durham can be found here: http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/PiNE/prob_at_dur.html Many thanks, Sunil Chhita Ostap Hryniv Mikhail Menshikov Andrew Wade

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Seminario De Santis a Roma Tre, 19 ottobre 2016
by Pietro Caputo 12 Oct '16

12 Oct '16

SEMINARIO Probabilita' a Roma Tre Prof. Emilio De Santis Universita' La Sapienza Titolo: Stochastic Ising model with fast decreasing temperature. Mercoledi' 19 Ottobre 2016 ORE 14:30 Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica Universita' degli Studi Roma Tre Largo San Leonardo Murialdo,1 - Pal.C, 311 Abstract Abstract. In the regime of temperature fast decreasing to zero, results on the stochastic Ising models are presented. A k-dynamics allowing to flip sets of k spins at the same time is also introduced showing that the behavior of the models deeply depends on this parameter. For these models we follow the classification of Gandolfi, Newman, Stein (2000), i.e. a model is of type F if any spin flips finitely many times a.s., it is of type I if any spin flips infinitely many times a.s., or it is of type M otherwise. Conditions to obtain models of type F, I, or M and examples are discussed.

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First announcement : Third STAR workshop on Random Graphs
by Tobias Mueller 11 Oct '16

11 Oct '16

First announcement : Third STAR workshop on Random Graphs The workshop will take place on Thursday 26 and friday 27 January 2017 on the campus of the University of Utrecht (more details of the location and schedule will be added later). This will be the 3rd STAR Workshop on Random Graphs. The first took place in 2012 and the second in 2015. We are very pleased to announce the following prominent researchers have agreed to deliver plenary talks: - Marián Boguñá (Barcelona) - Mihyun Kang (Graz) - Vincent Tassion (Geneva/Zürich) - Nick Wormald (Melbourne) A limited number of slots for contributed talks are available. If you would like to propose a short talk, please let us know by e-mailing Ben Hansen at benhansen09(a)gmail.com. (In case of too much interest, selection will be based on relevance of the talk and the career stage of the speaker.) The workshop is open to all and free of charge, but please register to let us know that you are coming by sending an e-mail to: benhansen09(a)gmail.com The website of the workshhop can be found at the address : http://www.math.uu.nl/stochsem/WorkshopRGs2017/

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EFI2, December 5-6, Padova, Italy: deadline approaching for abstract submission
by Tiziano Vargiolu 07 Oct '16

07 Oct '16

(sorry for cross-postings) Dear all, we wish to remind you that the deadline for the abstract submission to the workshop Energy Finance Italia (Padova, Italy, December 5-6, 2016) is approaching (October, 15). You can find more details on the workshop's website: http://events.math.unipd.it/efi2/ We also wish to remind you that a selection of the accepted papers will be published a special issue of Energy Economics (further details on the website, as soon as defined with the Editor). We all hope to see you all in Padova! Important dates --------------- - October 15, 2016: deadline for abstract submission - November 1, 2016: notification of acceptance Tiziano -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiziano Vargiolu Dipartimento di Matematica Phone: +39 049 8271383 Universita' di Padova Fax: +39 049 8271428 Via Trieste, 63 E-mail: vargiolu(a)math.unipd.it I-35121 Padova (Italy) WWW: http://www.math.unipd.it/~vargiolu --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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seminar announcement
by Marco Scarsini 06 Oct '16

06 Oct '16

Thursday 13 October, from 12.00 to 13.00, room 207 viale Romania 32 00197 Rome. Speaker: Max Klimm (Technische Universität Berlin) Title: Optimal Impartial Selection Abstract: A fundamental property of many interactions like the awarding of prizes, the election of heads of committees or the process of peer review is that one or more members of a set of agents are selected based on nominations from within the set. Since the agents act as voters and nominees at the same time it is desirable that a selection mechanism is impartial in the sense that the probability of selecting an agent is independent of the nominations cast by that agent. In graph theoretic terms, this leads to the interesting problem of selecting vertices with high in-degrees under the constraint that the selection probability of each vertex is independent of its outgoing edges. We give a randomized impartial mechanism that in expectation selects an agent with at least half the maximum number of nominations. This is best possible subject to impartiality and resolves a conjecture of Alon et al. Further results are given for the case where some agent receives many nominations, each agent casts at least one nomination, and more than one agent is selected. ******************************************************* Marco Scarsini Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza LUISS Viale Romania 32 00197 Roma, ITALY URL: http://docenti.luiss.it/scarsini/

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Corso: Introduction to Functional Data Analysis
by antonio.pievatolo＠cnr.it 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

Gentili colleghi, dal 14 ottobre al 4 novembre, presso la sede di Milano dell'IMATI, Laura Sangalli e Simone Vantini, del MOX-Politecnico di Milano, terranno un corso di Introduzione all'analisi dei dati funzionali. Il calendario ed il programma sono disponibili a questo link: http://www.imati.cnr.it/index.php/news-3/502-course-introduction-to-functio… Il corso e' gratuito, ma per ragioni organizzative tutti gli interessati sono invitati a registrarsi inviando entro il 12 ottobre una mail alla Signora Simona Milani: simona AT mi.imati.cnr.it. Cordiali saluti, Antonio Pievatolo

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Seminari di René Aid e Alvaro Cartea a Firenze (12 ottobre)
by Giacomo Scandolo 03 Oct '16

03 Oct '16

Il giorno mercoledì 12 ottobre, nell'ambito della giornata inaugurale del MsC in Finance and Risk Management dell'Università di Firenze, sono previsti i seminari: René Aid (Université Dauphine - Paris) "Mathematics and Financial Economics" Alvaro Cartea (University of Oxford) "Model Uncertainty in Electricity Interconnector Markets" I dettagli sono nella locandina in allegato. Tutti gli interessati sono invitati a partecipare.

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Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Statistics at OSU
by Peruggia, Mario 02 Oct '16

02 Oct '16

Department: Statistics Position: Discovery Theme Initiative Tenure Track/Tenured Faculty Rank: Two Assistant Professors and One Open Rank Description: The Department of Statistics in the College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University invites applications for two tenure track assistant professor positions and an open rank position, to begin effective Autumn Semester 2017. We seek energetic researchers in areas of modern statistical methods, computation, and data analysis with preference for expertise as follows: For the open-rank position, expertise in statistics and machine learning. An appointment at the associate or full professor level requires a demonstrated record of scholarly leadership. The assistant professor positions span a range of areas. One position is directed toward environmental analytics; the second position is directed toward predictive analytics. In all cases, commitments to both methodological research and scientific collaboration are required. Interests in applications to decision analysis in the presence of uncertainty, complex systems, including physical and biological systems as well as those involving human behavior and well-being are of special interest. Faculty members are expected to be dedicated to the development and delivery of educational programs at all levels. Experience working in interdisciplinary teams and mentoring members of underrepresented groups is a plus. This position is partially funded by Translational Data Analytics, a focus area of Ohio State's Discovery Themes Initiative, a significant faculty hiring investment in key thematic areas in which the university can build on its culture of academic collaboration to make a global impact: http://discovery.osu.edu/ Qualifications: Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. in Statistics, or a related area, by the start of Autumn Semester 2017, and to present evidence of excellence in teaching and in both methodological and collaborative research. Further information about the department can be found at http://www.stat.osu.edu/. Appointment is contingent on the university's verification of credentials and other information required by law and/or university policies, including but not limited to a criminal background check. About Columbus: The Ohio State University campus is located in Columbus, the capital city of Ohio. Columbus is the center of a rapidly growing and diverse metropolitan area with a population of over 1.5 million. The area offers a wide range of affordable housing, many cultural and recreational opportunities, excellent schools, and a strong economy based on government as well as service, transportation and technology industries (see http<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>://<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>liveworkplaycolumbus<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>.<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>com<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>/<http://liveworkplaycolumbus.com/>). Columbus has consistently been rated as one of the Top U.S. cities for quality of life, and was selected as one of the Top 10 cities for African Americans to live, work, and play by Black Enterprise magazine. Additional information about the Columbus area is available at http<http://www.columbus.org/>://<http://www.columbus.org/>www<http://www.columbus.org/>.<http://www.columbus.org/>columbus<http://www.columbus.org/>.<http://www.columbus.org/>org. Application Instructions: Candidates for all positions should apply to Academic Jobs Online at: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/7935. All candidates will be considered for all advertised positions, as judged appropriate by the search committee. Therefore, a single application suffices for all. A complete application consists of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, and three letters of reference, on letterhead, submitted directly to Academic Jobs Online by the writers. For appointment as an assistant professor, transcripts should be included. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2016. Applications will continue to be accepted until the positions are filled. Inquiries may be directed to Mario Peruggia at facultysearch(a)stat.osu.edu<mailto:facultysearch@stat.osu.edu>. The Ohio State University is committed to establishing a culturally and intellectually diverse environment, encouraging all members of our learning community to reach their full potential. We are responsive to dual-career families and strongly promote work-life balance to support our community members through a suite of institutionalized policies. We are an NSF Advance Institution<https://email.osu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=pq8lyvcHsU-B0ymOrhYcY7tqTwjCv9EI_vMq…> and a member of the Ohio/Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium<https://email.osu.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=pq8lyvcHsU-B0ymOrhYcY7tqTwjCv9EI_vMq…> (HERC). The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status. ------------------------------ Mario Peruggia Professor of Statistics The Ohio State University ------------------------------

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