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The 2019

Charles River Lectures

Friday October 4, 2019

Wong Auditorium (E51-115)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About The Charles River Lectures

About the Charles River Lectures

The Charles River Lectures on Probability and Related Topics are jointly organized by Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Microsoft Research New England. This annual one-day event is aimed at the greater Boston area mathematics community.

Organizers:

  • Alexei Borodin (MIT)
  • Henry Cohn (Microsoft Research & MIT)
  • Elchanan Mossel (MIT)
  • Philippe Rigollet (MIT)
  • Scott Sheffield (MIT)
  • Nike Sun (MIT)
  • Horng-Tzer Yau (Harvard)

1
Day Event
5
Speakers
150+
Participants
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Schedule
9:00-9:30 am
Registration
9.30--10:30
Kavita RamananLocally interacting stochastic processes on large sparse graphs
10.45--11:45
Ramon van HandelThe diabolical bubbles of H. Minkowski
12:00--1:30
Lunch BreakSee below for local options
1.30--2:30 pm
Omer AngelScaling limits of 3 dimensional uniform spanning trees
2.45--3:45
Vadim GorinShift invariance for vertex models and directed polymers
3.45--4:30
Afternoon Break
4:30--5:30
Jian DingExponential decay for two-dimensional random field Ising model

Food & Coffee

The Kendall Square area has many good food and coffee options. Here are a few options within walking distance of the workshop.

Tatte bakery & Cafe ($). Coffee and bakery items.

Aceituna Grill ($). Gyros and stuff.

Barismo ($). Specialty coffee shop.

B.GOOD ($). Salad and Sandwich fast food.

Commonwealth ($$). Upscale-rustic spot for American fare .

EVOO ($$). Modern Mediteranean food.

Za ($$). Hip Pizza and Salads.

Blue Bottle ($$). Speciality Coffee shop.

Clover food Lab ($). Casual, fast-food vegetarian using local ingredients.

Lectures in past years

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