What's On at UWA

Gain useful insight into the ARC Linkage Projects scheme and Commercialistation.

The speakers will discuss: 1) Support available at UWA when applying for Linkage; 2) IP Commercialisation via different routes such as licensing, spin-outs, and research contracts; 3) Their personal (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Alexander Hulpke (Colorado State University)

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Computing Conjugacy Classes in finite Matrix groups

a 1pm on Tuesday 2nd of November in MLR2

Abstract: The matrix group recognition project has reached (...)

Dr. Ela Eroglu is one of the newest researchers to join the UWA - Centre for Energy. Ela completed her Postdoctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley on algal biofuels, following her PhD Degree in Chemical Engineering (METU, Turkey) on biohydrogen production by utilization of (...)

The forum will provide the opportunity for early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary educators, university researchers and education system and sector colleagues to meet and discuss the issues surrounding mathematics education.

Discussion topics A series of round table discussions (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Brendan Douglas (UWA Physics)

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Automorphism properties of Adinkra graphs

at 1pm on Tuesday 9th of November in MLR2.

Abstract: Adinkras are a class of highly symmetric graphs arising from studies (...)

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

Professor Yuying Li, University of Waterloo

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Flash Crash, Market Impact, and Optimal Execution

at 3pm, 9 November 2010 in Engineering Lecture Theatre G11 – ENGG11 . Abstract:

The U.S. market Flash Crash (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Sukru Yalcinkaya (UWA)

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Generation of classical groups by good elements

at 1pm on Tuesday 16th of November in MLR2

Abstract: Let G be a classical group and V be the underlying vector space of (...)

The seminar will provide attendees with tips and advice on setting up a publication strategy to increase publication output of your research activities, ways to improve the quality of your paper(s), leading them through to publication success and answers on your individual questions regarding (...)

Professor Michael A. Huston is an Adjunct Professor at the UWA School of Earth & Environment. He has been an IAS Professor-at-Large in 2008 and 2009, and this is his third visit in this capacity at UWA.

Professor Hustons research is focused on understanding the causes of observed (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

John Bamberg (UWA)

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Perp-systems of Projective Spaces

at 1pm on Tuesday 23 November in MLR2.

Abstract: Perp-systems were introduced by De Clerck, Delanote, Hamilton, and Mathon to construct new (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Wei Jin (UWA)

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On distance, geodesic and arc transitivity of graphs

at 1pm in MLR 2 on Tuesday 30th of November

Abstract:

We compare three transitive properties of finite graphs. An s-arc (...)

Presentation 1: Ultrasound in the Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Biorefinery and Biofuel As concerns increase over climate change and the limitations of the global supply of oil and coal there is a move towards renewable fuel and chemical sources. Currently ethanol is being fermented (...)

Each mathematics teaching context is unique, but whenever the conversation turns to undergraduate education, common themes emerge: minimum standards, engagement, service teaching, the role of small group teaching, and graduate capabilities. The talk title is borrowed from a magazine column called � (...)

Abstract: The change-point problem arises in wide variety of fields, including biomedical signal processing, speech and image processing, seismology, industry (e.g., fault detection) and financial mathematics. Multiple change-point models are also important in many biological applications and (...)

Persi Diaconis

Mary Sunseri Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Stanford University USA

Mathematician, statistician AND magician

will give a public lecture entitled

The search for randomness

on Wednesday 8th of December 2010

What (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Seyed Hassan Alavi (UWA)

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Triple factorisations: Geometric and group theoretic approaches

at 1pm in MLR 2 on Tuesday 14th of December

Abstract: Triple factorisations of groups G of the form G=ABA (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Brendan McKay ( School of Computer Science, Australian National University)

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Subgraphs of Random Graphs with Specified Degrees

at 11am Friday 14th of January in MLR2.

Abstract: If a graph is chosen (...)

The UWA Science Experience is a three day program of events held at the University of Western Australia campus for students about to enter Year 10 and Year 11. Around 160 students from schools across the metropolitan region and country Western Australia will attend.

The program is (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

George Willis (University of Newcastle)

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Totally Disconnected Groups and Discrete Mathematics

at 3pm on Tuesday 18th of January in MLR2

Abstract: Totally disconnected, locally compact groups are (...)

Groups and Combinatorics Seminar

Rod Downey (Victoria University of Wellington)

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Positive Techniques in Parameterized Complexity and Limitations

at 11am Thursday 27th of January in MLR2

Abstract: I will give a general introduction (...)