Algorithms and Theory Club

Coordinator: Srijit Kamath

 

Faculty Advisor: Meera Sitharam

 

Other Faculty:

Sartaj Sahni

Sanjay Ranka

Richard Newman

Michael Frank

Anand Rangarajan

Tim Davis

Alin Dobra

Arunava Banerjee

 

Below is a list of general goals of the Algorithms and Theory Club. We will meet once a week (time and place to be decided). The number of meetings devoted to each event (per semester)  is included.

 

1. Discussion of problems of general interest. Anyone can feel free to post good problems. Problems (and solutions) may be emailed to me for inclusion on this page. All distinct, correct solutions will be posted a week or more after a problem is posted. Note that we do not plan to schedule regular meetings to discuss these problems. Rather all interaction will be by email and through this page.

 

2. Discussion of Ph. D qualifiers exam problems including questions that have previously appeared on the exam. Questions from algorithms and theory will be discussed. There will be 4 meetings and these will be scheduled close to the exam dates for the semester. Here are some strategies for working on qualifiers.

 

3. Discussion of research problems (4 meetings). Will provide an opportunity for students and/or faculty to collaborate on projects. There will be two main presenters who volunteer to describe problems related to their research during each meeting.

 

4. Talks by faculty (4 meetings) and students (4 meetings) on research problems and special topics.

 

Note: If you are interested in participating in the activities of the club and wish to receive email about upcoming events please send me an email (srkamath@cise.ufl.edu) and I will add you to the mailing list.  

Below I will also cross-list events from other seminars that are of immediate interest to our group.


Date
Event
Description
09.10.03  Faculty  Talk: Alin Dobra Topic: Sketch Space Allocation with Minimum Average Error. Abstract
09.17.03 Problems discussion Topic: Sketch Space Allocation with Minimum Average Error (Dr. Dobra' s talk).
09.19.03 Time: 12:50 pm; Place: CSE305 Faculty Talk: Arunava Banerjee Topic: Spike Activity of Neocortical Columns: A Dynamical Systems Analysis. Abstract
09.24.03 Student Talk: Srijit Kamath Topic: Sequencing Multileaf Collimators with and without Constraints. Abstract
10.01.03 Student Talk: Kevin Lawler Topic: JPEG Steganalysis via Spatial Domain Compatibility.
10.08.03 No Meeting
10.10.03 (Time: 4:05 - 4:55, Place: CSE119) Dean's Lecture Series: John Hopcroft (Cornell University) Future Directions in Theoretical Computer Science. Abstract
10.22.03 Student Talk: Kun Suk Kim Topic: Internet Router-Table Design. Abstract
10.24.03 Time: 12:50 pm; Place: CSE305 Faculty  Talk: David Gu Topic: Computational Conformal Geometry: Open problems and Applications. Abstract
10.29.03 Faculty Talk: Elif Akcali Topic: Product Recovery in the Automotive Industry: Issues and Challenges. Abstract
11.05.03 Qualifying Exam Discussion
11.12.03 Qualifying Exam Discussion
11.19.03 Qualifying Exam Discussion
11.26.03 Qualifying Exam Discussion

Note: Default place - Room E404; Variable meeting time, Default time - 4:00 pm. 

Request to Speakers: Please (encourage and) allow plenty of time for questions and discussion.

Click here for the Summer 2002 page.

Click here for the Fall 2002 page.

Click here for the Spring 2003 page.