MEETING-DATE:June 23, 2106
MEETING-LOCATION:DC 1331
MEETING-TIME:11:30
MEETING-CHAIR:Christopher Batty
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COFFEE-HOUR-LAST-WEEK:Terence
COFFEE-HOUR-THIS-WEEK:Steve
COFFEE-HOUR-NEXT-WEEK:Volunteers?
FORTH-DATE1:June 30, 2016
FORTH-DATE2:July 7, 2016
FORTH-DATE3:July 14, 2016
FORTH-DATE4:July 21, 2016
FORTH-LOCATION1:DC 1331 11:30
FORTH-LOCATION2:DC 1331 11:30
FORTH-LOCATION3:DC 1331 11:30
FORTH-LOCATION4:DC 1331 11:30
FORTH-CHAIR1:Bill Cowan
FORTH-CHAIR2:Xiang Fang
FORTH-CHAIR3:Leon Nanyi Jian
FORTH-CHAIR4:Craig Kaplan
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FORTH-TP1:Christopher Batty
FORTH-TP2:Bill Cowan
FORTH-TP3:Xiang Fang
FORTH-TP4:Leon Nanyi Jian
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TPNAME:Omar Zarifi
TPTITLE:Geodesics in Heat
TPABSTRACT:Calculus of variations is a powerful tool that is often used in physical sciences. Canonical examples of problems solvable using calculus of variations include the brachistochrone problem (designing a curve between two given points that is traversed the fastest by a particle under the influence of gravity) and Plateau's problem (which involves finding the surface of minimal area given the boundary contour). In this talk, I will provide a brief introduction to calculus of variations and present a relatively recent application of it to finding geodesic distance fields using diffusion of heat.
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SEMINARS:<dl><DT><A HREF="https://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~wnotice/notice_prgms/wreg/list_full.pl?20160524-1030.25660">Friday, 24 June 2016</A>, 10:30AM - Computer Science  (<em>Information Retrieval Group</em>), DC 2310 <DD> Gaurav Baruah: -- <EM> Evaluation of Evolving Event Streams </EM><BR><BR><DT><A HREF="https://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~wnotice/notice_prgms/wreg/list_full.pl?20160528-1030.16142">Tuesday, 28 June 2016</A>, 10:30AM - Computer Science  (<em>Artificial Intelligence Lab</em>), DC 2310 <DD> Vijay Menon: -- <EM> Computational Aspects of Strategic Behavior in Elections with Top-Truncated Ballots </EM><BR><BR></dl>