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Abstract

The primary goal of this opening workshop is to expose program participants to many of the methods and software packages relevant to this program. There will be introductory lectures and ample time for experimentation with methods and software under the tutelage of area experts and software developers.

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Confirmed Speakers & Participants

Talks will be presented virtually or in-person as indicated in the schedule below.

  • Speaker
  • Poster Presenter
  • Attendee
  • Virtual Attendee

Workshop Schedule

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
TimeEventLocationMaterials
8:30 - 8:45am EDTCheck-In/Registration11th Floor Lecture Hall 
8:45 - 9:00am EDTICERM Welcome - Brendan Hassett and ICERM staff  
9:00 - 10:00am EDTNon Linear Algebra at the ICERM - Frank Sottile, Texas A&M University11th Floor Lecture Hall 
10:00 - 10:30am EDTCoffee/Tea Break  
10:30 - 11:30am EDTSoftware for tropical geometry - Diane Maclagan, University of Warwick11th Floor Lecture Hall 
10:45 - 11:45am EDTTBD - Cynthia Vinzant, North Carolina State11th Floor Lecture Hall 
11:30 - 1:00pm EDTBrainstorming Groups - forming questions for afternoon - lunch provided11th Floor 
1:00 - 1:30pm EDTBrown Card Office - Sponsored IDs  
1:30 - 2:00pm EDTQ&A11th Floor Lecture Hall 
2:00 - 3:00pm EDTGroup or Individual Work  
3:00 - 3:30pm EDTCoffee/Tea Break11th Floor Collaborative Space 
3:30 - 5:00pm EDTGroup or Individual Work  
5:00 - 6:30pm EDTWelcome Reception11th Floor Collaborative Space 
Thursday, September 6, 2018
TimeEventLocationMaterials
9:00 - 10:00am EDTReal and convex algebraic geometry - Cynthia Vinzant, North Carolina State University11th Floor Lecture Hall 
10:00 - 10:30am EDTCoffee/Tea Break  
10:30 - 11:30am EDTTBD - Diego Cifuentes, MIT11th Floor Lecture Hall 
11:30 - 1:00pm EDTBreak for Lunch  
1:00 - 2:00pm EDTQ&A11th Floor Lecture Hall 
2:00 - 3:00pm EDTGroup or Individual Work  
3:00 - 3:30pm EDTCoffee/Tea Break11th Floor Collaborative Space 
3:30 - 5:00pm EDTGroup of Individual Work  
Friday, September 7, 2018
TimeEventLocationMaterials
10:00 - 10:30am EDTQ&A11th Floor Lecture Hall 
10:30 - 12:00pm EDTGroup or Individual Work  
12:00 - 2:00pm EDTBreak for Lunch/Free Time  
2:00 - 3:00pm EDTSolutions from Groups and Other Discussion11th Floor Lecture Hall 
3:00 - 3:30pm EDTCoffee/Tea Break11th Floor Collaborative Space 
3:30 - 4:30pm EDTSolutions from Groups and Other Discussion11th Floor Lecture Hall 
Monday, September 10, 2018
TimeEventLocationMaterials
9:00 - 10:00am EDTFoundations of Numerical Algebraic Geometry - Jonathan Hauenstein, University of Notre Dame11th Floor Lecture Hall
10:00 - 10:30am EDTCoffee/Tea Break  
10:30 - 11:30am EDTTechniques for real solutions to nonlinear algebraic systems - Danielle Brake, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire11th Floor Lecture Hall 
11:30 - 1:00pm EDTBrainstorming Groups - forming questions for afternoon - lunch provided11th Floor 
1:00 - 2:00pm EDTQ&A11th Floor Lecture Hall 
2:00 - 3:00pm EDTGroup or Individual Work  
3:00 - 3:30pm EDTCoffee/Tea Break11th Floor Collaborative Space 
3:30 - 5:00pm EDTGroup or Individual Work  
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
TimeEventLocationMaterials
9:00 - 10:00am EDTTBD - Thomas Kahle, Otto-von-Guericke Unversität11th Floor Lecture Hall
10:00 - 10:30am EDTCoffee/Tea Break  
10:30 - 11:30am EDTGraphical models from an algebraic perspective - Elina Robeva, MIT11th Floor Lecture Hall
11:30 - 1:00pm EDTBreak for Lunch  
1:00 - 2:00pm EDTQ&A11th Floor Lecture Hall 
2:00 - 3:00pm EDTGroup or Individual Work  
3:00 - 3:30pm EDTCoffee/Tea Break11th Floor Collaborative Space 
3:30 - 5:00pm EDTGroup or Individual Work  
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
TimeEventLocationMaterials
10:00 - 10:30am EDTQ&A11th Floor Lecture Hall 
10:30 - 12:00pm EDTGroup or Individual Work  
12:00 - 1:30pm EDTBreak for Lunch/Free Time  
1:30 - 2:30pm EDTSolutions from Groups and Other Discussion11th Floor Lecture Hall 
2:30 - 3:00pm EDTCoffee/Tea Break11th Floor Collaborative Space 
3:00 - 4:00pm EDTSolutions from Groups and Other Discussion11th Floor Lecture Hall 

Associated Semester Workshops

Nonlinear Algebra
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Core Computational Methods
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Real Algebraic Geometry and Optimization
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Nonlinear Algebra in Applications
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Lecture Videos

Total binomial decomposition

Thomas Kahle
Otto-von-Guericke Unversität
September 11, 2018

Techniques for real solutions to nonlinear algebraic systems

Danielle Brake
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
September 10, 2018

Foundations of Numerical Algebraic Geometry

Jonathan Hauenstein
University of Notre Dame
September 10, 2018

Bootcamp Lecture

Cynthia Vinzant
University of Michigan
September 6, 2018

Computations in Tropical Geometry

Diane Maclagan
University of Warwick
September 5, 2018

Non Linear Algebra at the ICERM

Frank Sottile
Texas A&M University
September 5, 2018