Universal Convexification via Risk Aversion STCS Seminar Speaker: Dvijotham KrishnamurthyOrganisers: Sandeep K JunejaTime: Friday, 7 November 2014, 14:30 to 15:30 Venue: AG-66 (Lecture Theatre) Webpage: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~dvij/Abstract: We develop a framework for convexifying a fairly general class of optimization problems. Read more about Universal Convexification via Risk Aversion
Frobenius Automorphism and Quantum Cyclic Codes STCS Seminar Speaker: Piyush P. KururOrganisers: Jaikumar RadhakrishnanTime: Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 10:00 to 11:00 Venue: D-405 (D-Block Seminar Room) Webpage: http://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/users/ppk/Abstract: Efficient quantum codes are a necessary building block in the eventual design of quantum computers. Read more about Frobenius Automorphism and Quantum Cyclic Codes
Light-trail and FISSION Architectures for Metropolitan and Data-Center Networking STCS Seminar Speaker: Ashwin GumasteOrganisers: R K ShyamasundarTime: Thursday, 16 October 2014, 11:00 to 12:00 Venue: AG-80 Webpage: http://www.cse.iitb.ac.in/~ashwinAbstract: The talk begins by highlighting the communication problem in metropolitan regions and for content providers i.e. the use of data-centers. Read more about Light-trail and FISSION Architectures for Metropolitan and Data-Center Networking
Entropy Power Inequalities: Results and Speculation STCS Seminar Speaker: Professor Venkat AnantharamOrganisers: Sandeep K JunejaTime: Monday, 13 January 2014, 16:00 to 17:00 Venue: D-405 (D-Block Seminar Room) Webpage: http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Faculty/Homepages/anantharam.htmlAbstract: Shannon's entropy power inequality characterizes the minimum differential entropy achievable by the sum of two independent random variables with fixed differential entropies. Read more about Entropy Power Inequalities: Results and Speculation
