Analysis and Probability Seminar- March 22, 2016

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 (3:00 p.m. in Yost 306) Title: The Surface Area Deviation of the Euclidean Ball and a Polytope Speaker: Steven Hoehner (PhD Student, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, & Statistics, Case Western Reserve University) Abstract: While there is extensive literature on approximation of convex bodies by inscribed or circumscribed polytopes, much less is...

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PhD Thesis Defense-Margaret Callahan (March 18, 2016)

Friday, March 18, 2016 (2:00 p.m. in Yost 306) Title: Bayesian Parameter Estimation and Inference Across Scales Student: Margaret Callahan Advisors: Daniela Calvetti and Erkki Somersalo (Professors, Case Western Reserve University) Committee Members: Jenny Brynjarsdottir, Peter Thomas, and Giuseppe Strangi (Physics) Abstract: In the analysis of complex phenomena arising in biology, medicine, physics, economics or...

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