Seminar Title: Heavy-Tailed Large Deviations and Sharp Characterization of Global Dynamics of SGDs in Deep Learning Speaker: Chang-Han Rhee, Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025 Time: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM (In-Person) Location: Hybrid, Bldg. … Continue reading →

Seminar Title: Raiders of the lost penalty function Speaker: Sven Leyffer, Senior Computational Mathematician/Deputy Director, MCS, Argonne Naitonal Laboratory Date: Thursday, July 3, 2025 Time: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM (In-Person) Location: Hybrid, Bldg. 240, Conference Room 4301 Description: Nonlinearly constrained optimization methods … Continue reading →

Seminar Title: Uncertainty Quantification for Cascading Failures in Power Systems Speaker: Adrian Maldonado, Assistant Scientist, MCS, Argonne National Laboratory Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025 Time: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM (In-Person) Location: Hybrid, Bldg. 240, Conference Room 1501 Description: Cascading failures in power … Continue reading →