Past Events
Scientific, Seminar
UBC Math Bio Seminar: Jim Keener (Online)
June 11, 2020
Online
Diffusion is the enemy of life. This is because diffusion is a ubiquitous feature of molecular motion that is constantly spreading things out, destroying molecular aggregates. However, all living organisms, whether single cell or multicellular have...
Scientific, Seminar
UBC Probability Seminar: Ivan Corwin (Online)
June 10, 2020
Online
This is a continuation of the the first lecture given on Monday. See here for more details
Scientific, Seminar
UBC Probability Seminar: Ivan Corwin (Online)
June 9, 2020
Online
Many important models in integrable probability (e.g. the KPZ equation, solvable directed polymers, ASEP, stochastic six vertex model) can be embedded into Gibbisan line ensembles. This hidden probabilistic structure provides new tools to control the...
Scientific, Seminar
UBC Probability Seminar: Nina Gantert (Online)
June 5, 2020
Online
This is a continuation of the the first lecture given on monday. See here for more details
Scientific, Distinguished Lecture
2020 Frontiers in Biophysics (Postponed)
June 5, 2020
University of British Columbia
Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, Frontiers in Biophysics 2020 will no longer be taking place this June. Stay tuned for further information. Frontiers in Biophysics is a one-day conference designed to promote collaboration and networking within...
Scientific, Seminar
UBC Topology Seminar: Sebastian Gant (Online)
June 4, 2020
Online
TBA
Scientific, Seminar
UBC Math Bio Seminar: Nancy Kopell (Online)
June 4, 2020
Online
Scientific, Seminar
Pacific Dynamics Seminar: Arithmetic and geometric properties of planar self-similar sets
June 4, 2020
Online
Scientific, Seminar
UBC Probability Seminar: Nina Gantert (Online)
June 3, 2020
Online
This is a continuation of the the first lecture given on monday. See here for more details
Scientific, Seminar
UBC Probability Seminar: Nina Gantert (Online)
June 2, 2020
Online
We give an introduction to branching random walks and their continuous counterpart, branching Brownian motion.We explain some recent results on the maximum of a branching random walk and its relation to point processes, as well as a connection with...