Previous Conferences & Workshops

May
17
2007

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar II

Proof of the Parallel Repetition Theorem
10:45am|West Building Lecture Theatre, IAS

I will present Holenstein's (STOC 07) simplification of Raz's (STOC '95) proof of the parallel repetition theorem for two prover games. This theorem is a crucial component in many PCP constructions leading to tight hardness of approximation results...

May
14
2007

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar I

Approximation Algorithms for Buy-at-Bulk Nework Design
Chandra Chekuri
11:15am|S-101

Buy-at-bulk network design problems arise in telecommunication networks and related fields where economies of scale result in concave cost functions for purchasing bandwidth. A basic problem in this area is the following. We are given a graph G=(V,E...

May
10
2007

Joint IAS/Princeton University Number Theory Seminar

The Existence of Bessel Functionals
Ramin-Takloo-Bighash
4:30pm|Fine Hall 322, Princeton University

In this talk I will discuss some recent results on the existence of certain unique models related to the Gross-Prasad conjecture. This is joint with Dipendra Prasad.

May
08
2007

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar II

An Exponential Time/Space Speedup for Resolution
10:30am|S-101

This is joint work with Philipp Hertel Satisfiability algorithms have become one of the most practical and successful approaches for solving a variety of real-world problems, including hardware verification, experimental design, planning and...

May
07
2007

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar I

Reachability Problems: An Update
Eric Allender
11:15am|S-101

We study the complexity of restricted versions of st-connectivity, which is the standard complete problem for NL. Grid graphs are a useful tool in this regard, since * reachability on grid graphs is logspace-equivalent to reachability in general...