15th Annual Applied Probability Day
IN HONOR OF CHRIS C. HEYDE
In Memoriam: Christopher C. Heyde (1939 – 2008)
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
9:00AM-6:00PM
Columbia University, New York City
(Location: Room 303 in S.W. Mudd Building)
SPEAKERS:
Five (5) Speakers include:
David Pollard, Yale University, USA [DOWNLOAD TALK .PDF]
Random chromatic numbers, some statistical folklore, and some puzzling inequalities
Søren Asmussen, Aarhus University, Denmark [DOWNLOAD TALK .PDF]
Failure probabilities for checkpointing and parallel computing
Steve Kou, Columbia University, USA
The Recent Financial Turmoil and Related Financial Engineering Research Problems
J. Michael Steele, Wharton School, USA [DOWNLOAD TALK .PDF]
Martingale Markets
Sidney Resnick, Cornell University, USA [DOWNLOAD TALK .PDF]
Multivariate regular variation on 3 cones yields three theories
SCHEDULE:
10:00 – 10:15AM Opening remarks, Karl Sigman, Director of CAP
10:15 – 11:00AM David Pollard
11:00 – 11:45AM Sidney Resnick
11:45 – 12:00PM Comments about Chris Heyde from his Colleagues
12:00 – 1:30PM Lunch
1:30 – 2:15PM Søren Asmussen
2:15 – 3:00PM J. Michael Steele
3:00 – 3:30PM Coffee Break
3:30 – 3:45PM Comments about Chris Heyde from his Colleagues
3:45 – 4:30PM Steve Kou
6:00 – 8:00PM Reception
[PDF SCHEDULE – CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD]
We particularly warmly welcome all of those who remember Chris C. Heyde; his students, his colleagues and his friends.
To Register:
REGISTRATION IS FREE, all are very welcome;
but please email to let us know that you plan to attend.
History:
Applied Probability Day (APD) first took place in April 1992 at Columbia University as a one-day international event and has been successfully repeated annually since. It traditionally takes place on a Friday 9:00am-6:00pm, but this year it will be on a Saturday.
Directions and parking information
For inquiries:
(Karl Sigman)
Applied Probability Day 1992-2007