Göran Gustafsson Symposium in Mathematics, June 12-14, 2019
Jean-Pierre Eckmann, Gérard Ben Arous, and Martin Hairer will organize three thematic days at KTH on the topics "Mathematics in Biology", "Anomalous slow diffusion induced by disorder: the ant in the labyrinth in high dimension", and "Bridging Scales".
Programme (preliminary)
June 12: Mathematics in Biology. (Room K1)
| 11.00-12.00 | Jean-Pierre Eckmann, University of Geneva | Protein: the physics and mathematics of amorphous learning matter |
| (A mechanical view on protein through Green's functions) | ||
| 12.00-13.00 | lunch | |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lai-Sang Young, NYU Courant | Dynamics of cortical neurons |
| 14.00-14.30 | coffee | |
| 14.30-15.30 | Ofer Feinerman, Weizmann Institute | The collective behavior of ants |
| 17.30 | Informal conference dinner | (see below for registration) |
June 13: Anomalous slow diffusion induced by disorder: the ant in the labyrinth in high dimension (Room F2)
| 11.00-12.00 | Gérard Ben Arous, NYU Courant | Trapping of random walks |
| 12.00-13.00 | lunch | |
| 13.00-14.00 | Alexander Fribergh, Université de Montréal | Random Walks on critical graphs, and their scaling limit: a general approach |
| 14.00-14.30 | coffee | |
| 14.30-15.30 | Manuel Cabezas, PUC, Santiago de Chile | Random Walks on critical graphs, and their scaling limit: a few examples |
June 14: Bridging scales. (Room F2)
| 10.00-11.00 | Martin Hairer, Imperial College | The Brownian castle |
| 11.00-11.15 | coffee | |
| 11.15-12.15 | Cyril Labbé, Université Paris-Dauphine | Some properties of the continuous Anderson hamiltonian |
| 12.15-13.15 | lunch | |
| 13.15-14.15 | Patricia Gonçalves, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon | Deriving deterministic laws from the random motion of particles |
| 14.15-14.45 | coffee | |
| 14.45-15.45 | Jeremy Quastel, University of Toronto | The KPZ fixed point |
Abstracts
Can be found here.
Informal conference dinner (wed, 17.30 at the KTH math department)
If you want to participate, please email Ann-Britt Isaksson Öhman (annbritt@kth.se) by June 2. Please put "GGS dinner" in the subject, and let her know if you have any dietary restrictions.
Location
Directions
Some hints on how to get to KTH via public transportation:
- KTH (subway station "Tekniska högskolan")
Accomodation
Elite Hotel Arcadia is one option, it is conveniently located for quick access to KTH.