Founded 2003 by Drew Sills and Doron Zeilberger.
Former co-organizers: Drew Sills (2003-2007), Moa ApaGodu (2005-2006), Lara Pudwell (2006-2008), Andrew Baxter (2008-2011), Brian Nakamura (2011-2013), Edinah Gnang (2011-2013), Matthew Russell (2013-2016), Nathan Fox (2016-2017), Bryan Ek (2017-2018), Mingjia Yang (2018-2020), Yonah Biers-Ariel (2018-2020)
Current co-organizers:
Doron Zeilberger (doronzeil {at} gmail [dot] com)
Robert Dougherty-Bliss (robert {dot} w {dot} bliss {at} gmail [dot] com)
Future co-organizers (Fall 2024-):
Stoyan Dimitrov
Lucy Martinez
Archive of Previous Speakers and Talks You can find links to videos of some of these talks as well. Currently, our videos are being posted to our Vimeo page. Previously, we had videos posted on our YouTube page.
Date: Thu., March 28, 2024, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
Zoom Link [password: The 20th Catalan number, alias (40)!/(20!*21!), alias 6564120420 ]
Speaker:
Adam Zsolt Wagner, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Title: Reinforcement learning and pattern finding in combinatorics
Abstract: We will look at two ways we can use tools from machine learning to help us with research in combinatorics. First we discuss reinforcement learning, a method that gives us a way to check conjectures for counterexamples efficiently. While it usually does not perform as well as other simpler methods, there have been several examples of projects in the past few years where RL was crucial for success. In the second half of the talk we will consider the following question of Ellenberg: at most how many points can we pick in the N by N grid, without creating an isosceles triangle? The best known constructions, found by computer searches for small values of N, clearly follow a pattern which we do not yet understand. We will discuss how one can train transformers to understand this pattern, and use this trained transformer to help us find a bit better constructions for various N. This is joint work with Jordan Ellenberg, Marijn Heule, and Geordie Williamson
Date: Thu., April 11, 2024, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
Zoom Link [password: The 20th Catalan number, alias (40)!/(20!*21!), alias 6564120420 ]
Speaker: Natasha Ter-Saakov, Rutgers University
Title: tbd
Abstract: tbd
Date: Thu., April 25, 2024, 5:00pm (Eastern Time)
Zoom Link [password: The 20th Catalan number, alias (40)!/(20!*21!), alias 6564120420 ]
Speaker:
Eugene Zima, Wilfrid Laurier University
Title: Effectively multiplication- and division-free residue number systems
Abstract: Several methods of selection of moduli in modular arithmetic are considered. With the proposed choice of moduli both modular reduction of an integer and reconstruction from modular images are accelerated. Special attention is paid to the moduli of the forms 2n ± 1 and 2n ± 2k ± 1. Different schemes of choice of these types of moduli and algorithms for conversion of arbitrary precision integers into the modular representation and back are considered. Results of experimental implementation of a two-layer modular arithmetic in GMP system are discussed.