About the Speaker: Stephen Wolfram is the creator of Mathematica, the author of 1200-page book. A New Kind of Science and the creator of Wolfram|Alpha.
Abstract: Lost sales inventory models with large lead times, which arise in many practical settings, are notoriously difficult to optimize due to the curse of dimensionality.
Abstract: In this talk, I will survey a collection of results that study qualitative and quantitative complexity of (multi-party) functions, with respect to how "easy" or "hard" they are for Secure Multi-party Computation.
Abstract: We tend to think of communication in terms of the passing of information. When we say something to someone, we change their knowledge state as well as their beliefs.
Abstract: DNA sequencing is an important method in Modern Biology. The predominant technique used is Shotgun sequencing where randomly located fragments (base pairs) called 'reads' are extracted from a DNA sequence.