MCS DEPARTMENTAL COLLOQUIA, SPRING 2006
 
January 13
David Benson
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Extreme Values and Hydrology: The World's Second Best Laboratory for Fractals and Fractal Calculus
January 20
Andrew Docherty
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado, Boulder
Mathematical Modeling of Ultra-High-Capacity Optical Communications Systems
January 27
Kathryn E. Johnson
Division of Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Adaptive Control of Variable Speed Wind Turbines for Increased Energy Capture
February 3
Qi Han
Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Colorado School of Mines
Quality-Aware Sensing Architecture
February 10
Patrick Weidman
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder
Model Equations for the Eiffel Tower Profile: Historical Perspective and New Results
February 17
Faculty Candidate

Interview Talk
February 24
Terrance E. Boult
Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Improving Biometric System: Privacy, Security, Accuracy and Ease-of-Use
March 3
George Riley
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech
The Georgia Tech Network Simulator
March 10
Philippe Naveau
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et l'Environnement, France
Return Level Bounds for Extreme Values
March 31
No Talk Due to Faculty Candidate Interview
TBA
TBA
April 14
No Talk Due to Faculty Candidate Interview
TBA
TBA
April 21
Dennis Cox
Department of Statistics, Rice University
Convergence of Gibbs Measures Associated with Simulated Annealing
April 28
Brian Rider
Department of Mathematics, University of Colorado at Boulder
Random Matrix Theory and Determinantal Processes