Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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All day |
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1pm |
02/08/2023 - 1:00pm Abstract: Many statistical models for real-world data have the following structure. Let A be a low rank matrix, and E a matrix of the same dimension. The objective is to approximate a parameter f(A) from the noisy data A' = A + E. A represents the ground truth, A' the observable data, and E the noise. In statistical settings, E is taken to be random. While this set-up is simple, it represents an extremely rich environment in which to study problems in data science. In this talk, I will discuss how spectral perturbation theory is employed to solve problems in statistics and data science. However, classical perturbation bounds, like the Davis-Kahan theorem, are wasteful in the random E setting. This motivates us to look at the problem through the lens of random matrix theory. I will discuss our improved spectral perturbation bounds and applications. Location:
AKW 200
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4pm |
02/08/2023 - 4:15pm The critical exponent is an important numerical invariant of discrete groups acting on negatively curved Hadamard manifolds, Gromov hyperbolic spaces, and higher-rank symmetric spaces. In this talk, I will focus on discrete groups acting on hyperbolic spaces (i.e., Kleinian groups), which is a family of important examples of these three types of spaces. In particular, I will review the classical result relating the critical exponent to the Hausdorff dimension using the Patterson-Sullivan theory and introduce new results about Kleinian groups with small or large critical exponents.
Location:
LOM 214
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