School of Technology and Computer Science

Markov Chain Monte Carlo Method

Speaker:
Chinmoy Dutta School of Technology and Computer Science Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Homi Bhabha Road
Date:
Friday, 17 Jul 2009 (all day)
Venue:
A-212 (STCS Seminar Room)
Category:
Seminar
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Abstract
We will discuss the MCMC method. We will talk about approximately counting the number of satisfying assignments of a DNF formula, approximately counting the number of independent sets in a graph, and (time permitting) the Metropolis Algorithm.