Mathematical Sciences Research Institute - MSRI Program on Probability, Algorithms and Statistical Physics, Spring 2005 --- OPENING DAY, Thursday 13 January, 2005

Schedule:

09:30-10:00 David Aldous (UC Berkeley)
"Real-world random networks - overview"

10:00-10:50 Jennifer Chayes (Microsoft Research)
"Random networks: Observed properties, models, and open questions"

10:50-11:30 Coffee

11:30-12:00 Alistair Sinclair (UC Berkeley)
"Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithms - overview"

12:00-12:50 Fabio Martinelli (Rome)
"Glauber dynamics with many equilibrium states: recent results and open
problems"

12:50-02:30 Lunch

02:30-03:00 Yuval Peres (UC Berkeley)
"Phase transitions - overview"

03:00-03:50 Marc Mezard (Orsay)
"What do we know about glass phases? An introduction, illustrated by some
examples from computer science"

03:50-04:30 Coffee

04:30-05:20 Peter Winkler (Dartmouth)
"Rapid mixing: Some old problems and new ideas"

Currently Available Videos

David Aldous , Real -world Random Networks- Overview January 13,2005, 09:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Jennifer Chayes , Random Networks; Observed Properties, Models, and Open Questions January 13,2005, 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
Alistair Sinclair , Markov Chain Monte Carlo Algorithims- Overview January 13,2005, 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Fabio Martinelli , Glauber Dynamics with Equilibrium States: Recent Results and Open Problems January 13,2005, 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM
Yuval Peres , Phase Transitions-Overview January 13,2005, 02:30 PM to 03:00 PM
Marc Mezard , What Do We Know About Glass Phases? An Introduction, Illustrated by Some Examples from Computer Science January 13,2005, 03:00 PM to 03:50 PM
Peter Winkler , Rapid Mixing: Some Old Problems and New Ideas January 13,2005, 04:30 PM to 05:20 PM

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