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Mathematics Colloquium: Graph Theoretic Methods in Algebraic Statistics
November 12 at 5:00 PM to 6:00 PMUngar Room 402
Mathematics Lecture
Dr. Alexander Engström
Miller Research Fellow
University of California, Berkeley
will present
Graph Theoretic Methods in Algebraic Statistics
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 5:00pm
Ungar Room 402
Refreshments at 4:30pm in Ungar Room 521
All interested persons are welcome to attend.
Abstract: First I will review how methods from commutative algebra, for example Gröbner bases and toric ideals, can be used in statistics. Then I will describe two applications of graph theoretic methods in this context: My proof of Sturmfels and Sullivant's conjecture on cut ideals; and the ideals of graph homomorphisms introduced together with Patrik Noren.
Miller Research Fellow
University of California, Berkeley
will present
Graph Theoretic Methods in Algebraic Statistics
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 5:00pm
Ungar Room 402
Refreshments at 4:30pm in Ungar Room 521
All interested persons are welcome to attend.
Abstract: First I will review how methods from commutative algebra, for example Gröbner bases and toric ideals, can be used in statistics. Then I will describe two applications of graph theoretic methods in this context: My proof of Sturmfels and Sullivant's conjecture on cut ideals; and the ideals of graph homomorphisms introduced together with Patrik Noren.
