Algebraic Geometry Boot Camp

Sep 2, 2014 to Sep 5, 2014

The Boot Camp is intended to acquaint program participants with the key themes of the program.

Click on the titles of individual talks for abstract, slides and archived video.

All events take place in the Calvin Lab Auditorium.

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014
8:30 am–8:50 am		Coffee and Check-In
8:50 am–9:00 am		Opening Remarks
9:00 am–10:00 am		Introduction to Geometric Complexity Theory I Laurent Manivel, University of Montreal
10:00 am–10:15 am		Discussion
10:15 am–10:45 am		Break
10:45 am–12:00 pm		Circuits of Bounded Depth Klim Efremenko, Tel Aviv University
12:00 pm–12:15 pm		Discussion
12:15 pm–1:45 pm		Lunch
1:45 pm–2:45 pm		Solving Polynomials I Jonathan Hauenstein, University of Notre Dame
2:45 pm–3:00 pm		Discussion
3:00 pm–3:30 pm		Break
3:30 pm–4:30 pm		Writing Down Polynomials via Representation Theory I Christian Ikenmeyer, Texas A&M University
4:30 pm–4:45 pm		Discussion

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014
8:30 am–9:00 am		Coffee and Check-In
9:00 am–10:00 am		Tensor Decomposition I: Tensors and Classical Algebraic Geometry Luke Oeding, Auburn University
10:00 am–10:15 am		Discussion
10:15 am–10:45 am		Break
10:45 am–12:15 pm		Matrix Multiplication Virginia Vassilevska Williams, Stanford University
12:15 pm–12:30 pm		Discussion
12:30 pm–2:00 pm		Lunch
2:00 pm–3:15 pm		Real Algebraic Geometry Cynthia Vinzant, University of Michigan
3:15 pm–3:30 pm		Discussion
3:30 pm–3:45 pm		Break
3:45 pm–5:00 pm		Tensors vs Entanglement Matthias Christandl, University of Copenhagen
5:00 pm–5:15 pm		Discussion
5:15 pm–5:30 pm		Break
5:30 pm–6:30 pm		Homework Session

Thursday, September 4th, 2014
8:30 am–9:00 am		Coffee and Check-In
9:00 am–10:00 am		Introduction to Geometric Complexity Theory II Laurent Manivel, University of Montreal
10:00 am–10:15 am		Discussion
10:15 am–10:45 am		Break
10:45 am–11:45 am		Solving Polynomials II Jonathan Hauenstein, University of Notre Dame
11:45 am–12:00 pm		Discussion
12:00 pm–1:30 pm		Lunch
1:30 pm–3:00 pm		Matrix Rigidity Satya Lokam, Microsoft Research India
3:00 pm–3:15 pm		Discussion
3:15 pm–3:45 pm		Break
3:45 pm–4:45 pm		Homework Session

Friday, September 5th, 2014
8:30 am–9:00 am		Coffee and Check-In
9:00 am–10:00 am		Tensor Decomposition II: Algorithms for Tensor Decomposition and Identifiability Luke Oeding, Auburn University
10:00 am–10:15 am		Discussion
10:15 am–10:45 am		Break
10:45 am–12:15 pm		Matrix Factorizations David Eisenbud, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and UC Berkeley
12:15 pm–12:30 pm		Discussion
12:30 pm–2:00 pm		Lunch
2:00 pm–3:00 pm		Writing Down Polynomials via Representation Theory II Christian Ikenmeyer, Texas A&M University
3:00 pm–3:15 pm		Discussion
3:15 pm–3:45 pm		Break
3:45 pm–5:15 pm		Condition Peter Bürgisser, Technical University of Berlin