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Autumn Semester 2011

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* 20 September 2011
17:15-18:15 		Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Candes
Stanford University, USA
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Zurich Colloquium in Mathematics

Title Robust Principal Component Analysis? Some Theory and Some Applications
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Candes, Stanford University, USA
Date, Time 20 September 2011, 17:15-18:15
Location HG F 3
Abstract This talk is about a curious phenomenon. Suppose we have a data matrix, which is the superposition of a low-rank component and a sparse component. Can we recover each component individually? We prove that under some suitable assumptions, it is possible to recover both the low-rank and the sparse components exactly by solving a very convenient convex program. This suggests the possibility of a principled approach to robust principal component analysis since our methodology and results assert that one can recover the principal components of a data matrix even though a positive fraction of its entries are arbitrarily corrupted. This extends to the situation where a fraction of the entries are missing as well. In the second part of the talk, we present applications in computer vision. In video surveillance, for example, our methodology allows for the detection of objects in a cluttered background. We show how the methodology can be adapted to simultaneously align a batch of images and correct serious defects/corruptions in each image, opening new perspectives. Joint work with X. Li, Y. Ma and J. Wright.
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HG F 3
11 October 2011
17:15-18:15 		Prof. Dr. Artur Avila
Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, Brasil
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Zurich Colloquium in Mathematics

Title Global Theory of One-Frequency Schrödinger Operators
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. Artur Avila, Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, Brasil
Date, Time 11 October 2011, 17:15-18:15
Location KO2 F 150
Global Theory of One-Frequency Schrödinger Operators
KO2 F 150
1 November 2011
17:15-18:15 		Prof. Dr. Francis Brown
Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu, France
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Zurich Colloquium in Mathematics

Title Multiple Zeta Values in Algebraic Geometry and Physics
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. Francis Brown, Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu, France
Date, Time 1 November 2011, 17:15-18:15
Location KO2 F 150
Multiple Zeta Values in Algebraic Geometry and Physics
KO2 F 150
22 November 2011
17:15-18:15 		Prof. Dr. Manfred Einsiedler
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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Zurich Colloquium in Mathematics

Title Periodic Orbits on Homogeneous Spaces
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. Manfred Einsiedler, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Date, Time 22 November 2011, 17:15-18:15
Location KO2 F 150
Periodic Orbits on Homogeneous Spaces
KO2 F 150
6 December 2011
17:15-18:15 		Prof. Dr. Hans Föllmer
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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Zurich Colloquium in Mathematics

Title Risk and Uncertainty: On the Role of Probability in Finance
Speaker, Affiliation Prof. Dr. Hans Föllmer, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Date, Time 6 December 2011, 17:15-18:15
Location KO2 F 150
Risk and Uncertainty: On the Role of Probability in Finance
KO2 F 150

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