Recent & Upcoming Talks

2023

The Fundamental Solution for the 1+1-dimensional Stochastic Heat Equation
Explain the recent work on multiple SLE(0) with Byun, Kang and Makarov.
Jun 22, 2023 11:00 +0900 — 12:00 +0900 Paradise Hotel
Tom Alberts, Chris Janjigian, Firas Rassoul-Agha, Timo Seppalainen
Conformal Field Theory for Multiple SLEs
Explain the recent work on multiple SLE(0) with Byun, Kang and Makarov.
Jun 5, 2023 10:30 +0900 — 11:15 +0900 Jeju Shinhwa World
Tom Alberts, Nam-Gyu Kang, Nikolai Makarov
Slides
Loewner Dynamics for the Multiple SLE(0) Process
Explain the recent work on multiple SLE(0) with Byun, Kang and Makarov.
Apr 6, 2023 11:30 MDT — 12:30 MDT Burnside Hall, McGill University
Tom Alberts, Sung-Soo Byun, Nam-Gyu Kang, Nikolai Makarov

2022

Random Geometry in the Spectral Measure of the Circular Beta Ensemble
Random Geometry in the Spectral Measure of the Circular Beta Ensemble
Dec 15, 2022 10:00 +0800 — 11:00 +0800 Korean Institute for Advanced Study
Tom Alberts
Random Matrix Theory for Homogenization of Composites
A simplified introduction to the conformal field theory of Kang and Makarov.
Oct 1, 2022 10:00 -0700 — 10:30 -0700 Oklahoma State University
Tom Alberts
A Gentle Introduction to Kang-Makarov Conformal Field Theory
A simplified introduction to the conformal field theory of Kang and Makarov.
May 25, 2022 08:00 -0900 — 09:00 -0900 Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Tom Alberts
Loewner Dynamics for Real Rational Functions and the Multiple SLE(0) Process
Explain the recent work on multiple SLE(0) with Kang and Makarov.
Jan 25, 2022 08:00 -0900 — 09:00 -0900 Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Tom Alberts, Nam-Gyu Kang, Nikolai Makarov

2021

A Fixed Point Formula of a Random Dynamical System
Random Dynamical Systems via Electrical Network Theory
Oct 29, 2021 11:00 +0800 — 12:00 +0800 Korean Institute for Advanced Study
Tom Alberts
Uniform Spanning Trees and the Burton-Pemantle Theorem
Uniform Spanning Tree and the Burton-Pemantle Theorem
Oct 27, 2021 11:00 +0800 — 12:00 +0800 Korean Institute for Advanced Study
Tom Alberts
Random Matrix Theory for Composites on Graphs
Spectral graph theory for composite materials modeled by graphs
Oct 25, 2021 11:00 +0800 — 12:00 +0800 Korean Institute for Advanced Study
Tom Alberts
Loewner Dynamics for the Multiple SLE(0) Process
Explain the recent work on multiple SLE(0) with Kang and Makarov.
Aug 27, 2021 08:00 -0700 — 09:00 -0700 Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
Tom Alberts, Nam-Gyu Kang, Nikolai Makarov
Loewner Dynamics for the Multiple SLE(0) Process
Explain the recent work on multiple SLE(0) with Kang and Makarov.
Jul 22, 2021 07:30 -0700 — 08:00 -0700 World Congress of Probability and Statistics
Tom Alberts, Nam-Gyu Kang, Nikolai Makarov
Loewner Dynamics for the Multiple SLE(0) Process
Explain the recent work on multiple SLE(0) with Kang and Makarov.
Mar 1, 2021 16:15 -0500 — 17:15 -0500 MIT
Tom Alberts, Nam-Gyu Kang, Nikolai Makarov
Loewner Dynamics for the Multiple SLE(0) Process
Explain the recent work on multiple SLE(0) with Kang and Makarov.
Feb 10, 2021 13:30 -0500 — Jan 27, 2021 14:30 -0500 Purdue University
Tom Alberts, Nam-Gyu Kang, Nikolai Makarov
Loewner Dynamics for the Multiple SLE(0) Process
Explain the recent work on multiple SLE(0) with Kang and Makarov.
Jan 27, 2021 15:00 MST — 16:00 MST University of Arizona and University of Utah
Tom Alberts, Nam-Gyu Kang, Nikolai Makarov

2020

Conformal Field Theory for Multiple SLE
Explain the recent work on CFT for multiple SLE with Kang and Makarov.
Aug 24, 2020 12:30 -0700 — 01:00 -0700 Bernoulli-IMS One World Symposium 2020
Tom Alberts, Nam-Gyu Kang, Nikolai Makarov

2019

Conformal Field Theory for Multiple SLE
Explain the recent work on CFT for multiple SLE with Kang and Makarov.
Oct 18, 2019 14:30 +0800 — 15:30 +0800 POSTECH
Tom Alberts, Nam-Gyu Kang, Nikolai Makarov
Conformal Field Theory for Multiple SLE
Explain the recent work on CFT for multiple SLE with Kang and Makarov.
Oct 11, 2019 16:00 +0800 — 17:30 +0800 Korean Institute of Advanced Study
Tom Alberts, Nam-Gyu Kang, Nikolai Makarov
Random Matrix Theory for Homogenization on Graphs
Spectral properties of submatrices of the $\Gamma$ projection operator
Sep 23, 2019 16:10 -0700 — 17:10 -0700 University of Utah
Tom Alberts
Conformal Field Theory for Multiple SLE
Explain the recent work on CFT for multiple SLE with Kang and Makarov.
Sep 6, 2019 15:00 -0700 — 16:00 -0700 University of Utah
Tom Alberts, Nam-Gyu Kang, Nikolai Makarov
Macro and Microscopic Limits of Directed Polymer Models
Busemann functions for the O’Connell-Yor polymer
Jun 4, 2019 16:30 +0800 — 17:30 +0800 KAIST
Tom Alberts, Firas Rassoul-Agha, Mackenzie Simper
Macro and Microscopic Limits of Directed Polymer Models
Busemann functions for the O’Connell-Yor polymer
May 31, 2019 16:00 +0800 — 17:30 +0800 Korean Institute of Advanced Study
Tom Alberts, Firas Rassoul-Agha, Mackenzie Simper
The Geometry of the Last Passage Percolation Problem
Tropical geometry of the last passage percolation problem
Apr 30, 2019 13:00 -0500 — 14:00 -0500 Temple University
Tom Alberts

2018

Minicourse on Random Resistor Networks
Basics of random resistor networks and their spectral properties
May 7, 2018 10:00 -0700 — May 18, 2018 11:00 -0700 University of Utah
Tom Alberts
Multifractality of Multiplicative Cascades: a Diffusive Point of View
Realizing multiplicative cascades as a diffusion in the inverse temperature parameter
Apr 23, 2018 14:30 MDT — 15:30 MDT Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas (CIMAT)
Tom Alberts

2017

The Geometry of the Last Passage Percolation Problem
Tropical geometry of the last passage percolation problem
Nov 30, 2017 10:00 -0800 — 11:00 -0800 University of California San Diego
Tom Alberts
RWRE in the KPZ Universality Class
Integrability in RWRE
May 23, 2017 17:00 +0100 — May 24, 2017 18:00 +0100 Centre International de Rencontres Mathematiques
Tom Alberts
The Geometry of the Last Passage Percolation Problem
Tropical geometry of the last passage percolation problem
Apr 24, 2017 16:50 +0100 — Apr 28, 2017 17:35 +0100 Centre International de Rencontres Mathematiques
Tom Alberts
The Geometry of the Last Passage Percolation Problem
Tropical geometry of the last passage percolation problem
Mar 24, 2017 14:00 -0500 — 15:00 -0500 University of Toronto
Tom Alberts