We are pleased to announce the following seminar:

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Speaker
Hugo Lavenant (Bocconi University)

Title
Optimal transport in the 21st century: historical highlights and insights

Abstract
Optimal transport has grown from a niche mathematical theory into a vibrant field impacting probability theory, analysis, and geometry, with applications in economics, machine learning, biology, and other disciplines. In this presentation, I will highlight key milestones in its development, illustrating how the addressed questions and the explored applications have evolved over the years.

Time
Monday February 3, 2025, 11:30-13:00

Place
Luiss University
Viale Romania 32
00197 Roma
Aula Toti
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The seminar is intended as an introduction to a new reading group on Optimal Transport, which will be held at Luiss every Wednesday 10:30-12:00 from February 12 onwards. The main reference will be the book “Optimal Transport for Applied Mathematicians” by Filippo Santambrogio.

The reading group welcomes researchers and students from game theory, statistics, machine learning, probability, applied mathematics, economics, and related fields. Participation is open to all interested individuals, fostering an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas.

You can obviously attend the seminar without any commitment to take part in the reading group. Whoever is interested in the reading group is kindly asked to fill out this form. Participation is free, but, for logistic reasons, we need a list of participants.


Marta Catalano and Marco Scarsini 


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Marco Scarsini
Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza
Luiss University
Viale Romania 32
00197 Roma, ITALY