Talks

20110923 [Talk] [Slides] What is Singular Learning Theory?. McGill Statistics Seminar. McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
20110817 [Talk] [Notes] Sparse Coding and Why it Works. Berkeley Algebraic Statistics Seminar. Berkeley, CA.
20110810 [Talk] [Notes] Why Sparse Coding Works. DARPA Deep Learning Workshop. San Jose, CA.
20101116 [Talk] [Notes] Asymptotics of Laplace Integrals in Statistics. Student Harmonic Analysis/PDE Seminar. Berkeley, CA.
20100826 [Talk] [Slides] Asymptotic Approximation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany.
20100823 [Talk] [Slides] Asymptotic Approximation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. RICAM, Linz, Austria.
20100719 [Talk] [Notes] Asymptotics of Laplace Integrals & What is a Blow-up?. Summer Seminar. Berkeley, CA.
20100507 [Talk] [Notes] Tropical Implicitization. Math 275 Tropical Geometry. Project presentation.
20100426 [Talk] [Slides] Asymptotic Approximation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. Analysis Seminar. Berkeley, CA.
20100420 [Talk] [Slides] Asymptotic Approximation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. Alg Stats Seminar. Berkeley, CA.
20100328 [Talk] [Slides] Asymptotic Approximation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. AMS Algebraic Statistics. Lexington, KY.
20100125 [Talk] [Slides] Asymptotic Approximation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
20090421 [Talk] [Slides] Asymptotic Approximation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. UPenn, PA.
20090408 [Talk] [Slides] Log Canonical Thresholds and Statistical Models. MSRI, CA.
20090319 [Talk] [Slides] Polynomial Relations among Principal Minors of a Matrix. UCSD, CA.
20090119 [Talk] [Slides] Polynomial Relations among Principal Minors of a Matrix. NTU, Singapore.
20090115 [Talk] [Slides] Polynomial Relations among Principal Minors of a Matrix. NUS, Singapore.
20081217 [Talk] [Slides] Asymptotic Approximation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. MSRI Algebraic Statistics. Berkeley, CA.
20081113 [Talk] [Slides] Exact Evaluation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. Math 239/Stat 260 Algebraic Statistics class lecture.
20080915 [Talk] [Poster] Exact Evaluation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. SAMSI Algebraic Methods in Systems Biology and Statistics. Research Triangle Park, NC.
20080827 [Talk] [Slides] Exact Evaluation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. CACAO seminar. UC Davis, CA.
20080501 [Talk] [Slides] Exact Evaluation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. Math 239 Discrete Mathematics for the Life Sciences project presentation.
20080329 [Talk] [Slides] Relations among Principal Minors of a Matrix. AMS Algebraic Geometry of Matrices and Determinants. Baton Rouge, LA.
20071218 [Talk] [Slides] Relations among Principal Minors of a Matrix. Reine und Angewandte Algebra. MA 313.
20070928 [Talk] [Notes] Relations between the Principal Minors of a 4x4 Matrix. Algebraic Geometry Seminar. 939 Evans.

Reports

20101209 [Paper] [Errata] [Class] Unbounded Convex Semialgebraic Sets as Spectrahedral Shadows. Math 275 Geometry of Convex Optimization. Project report.
20101213 [Paper] [Poster] [Class] Generalized BIC for Singular Models Factoring through Regular Models. EECS 281a/Stat 241a Statistical Learning Theory. Project report.
20090514 [Paper] [Class] Tropical Implicitization and the Hankel Matrix. Math 274 Tropical Geometry. Project report.
20081210 [Paper] [Class] Asymptotic Approximation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. Math 239/Stat 260 Algebraic Statistics. Project report.
20080515 [Paper] [Class] Exact Evaluation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. Math 239 Discrete Mathematics for the Life Sciences. Project report.
20070508 [Paper] [Class] Counting Gene Finding Functions. Math 127 Mathematics for Computational Biology. Project report.
20050604 [Paper] Studying Legendrian Invariants with FrontLeg. Stanford undergraduate research thesis.

2013-2015 A*STAR

20150803 SIAM Applied Algebraic Geometry
20150709 Urban Sustainability R&D Congress
20150707 Seminar on "3D Modelling and Simulation of Smart Nations" (Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
20150629 8th Annual CENSAM Workshop
20150407 IEEE ISSNIP 07-09 Apr.
20140923 ACM MSWIM
20140930 Futurescape 2025
20140715 NIMS Algebraic Statistics
20140421 IEEE ISSNIP 21-24 Apr.
20130719 X-periment! 19-21 Jul.
20130705 National Science Challenge
20130521 CMND Motivic Invariants and Singularities
20130508 ICM Outreach

2011-2012 Berkeley-Stanford

20121002 [Talk] [Slides] ETH Zurich
20120928 [Event] Algebraic Statistics in Europe. 28-30 Sep.
20120921 [Talk] [Slides] Computational Algebra Seminar, Berkeley.
20120919 [Talk] [Slides] Berkeley Stats
20120910 [Talk] [Slides] UC Davis
20120831 [Talk] [Slides] EECS Autonomous Group Meeting
20120713 [Talk] [Slides] MMDS
20120613 [Talk] [Slides] Penn State
20120523 [Talk] Tensor Cumulants, Computational Algebra Seminar, Berkeley.
20120416 [Talk] [Slides] [Software] [Computation] University of Washington, Seattle.
20120201 [Talk] San Francisco State University talk
20120100 [Seminar] Computational Algebra Seminar
20111212 [Talk] [Slides] AIM Singular Learning Theory, Palo Alto, CA. 12-16 Dec.
20111108 [Talk] [Slides] York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
20111107 [Talk] [Slides] University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
20111027 [Talk] [Slides] Computing Resolutions: How and Why. Math 275 Algebraic Curves. Berkeley, CA.
20111022 [Talk] [Slides] AMS Computational and Algorithmic Algebraic Geometry, Salt Lake City, UT. 22-23 Oct.
20111019 [Talk] [Slides] Bayesian Statistics and Singular Learning Theory. BASS. Berkeley, CA.
20110921 [Talk] [Slides] McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. 21-24 Sep.
20110900 [Seminar] Berkeley Algebraic Statistics Seminar (BASS) (Co-organizer with Andrew Critch). 939 Evans Wed 2-3pm.

2010-2011 Spring

20110509 [Thesis] Algebraic Methods for Evaluating Integrals in Bayesian Statistics. PhD dissertation.

2010-2011 Fall

20101004 [Event] AIM: Parameter identification in graphical models. 04 Oct - 08 Oct.
20101116 [Talk] [Notes] Asymptotics of Laplace Integrals in Statistics. Student Harmonic Analysis/PDE Seminar. 740 Evans 3:40-5:30pm.
20100900 [Seminar] Mirror Symmetry Seminar
20100900 [Seminar] Student Discrete Math Seminar
20100900 [Seminar] Discrete Math Seminar
20100900 [Seminar] Topological Combinatorics Seminar
20100900 [Class] Stat 241A Statistical Learning Theory
20100900 [Class] Math 275 Geometry of Convex Optimization

2009-2010 Spring

20100826 [Talk] [Slides] Workshop on Resolution of Singularities, Hannover.
20100823 [Talk] [Slides] Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (RICAM)
20100808 [Event] Macaulay2 Workshop. 08 Aug - 12 Aug.
20100802 [Event] FPSAC. 02 Aug - 08 Aug.
20100719 [Talk] [Notes] Asymptotics of Laplace Integrals & What is a Blow-up? Summer Seminar 939 Evans 5pm.
20100426 [Talk] [Slides] Asymptotic Approximation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. PDE/Analysis Seminar 891 Evans 3:10pm.
20100420 [Talk] [Slides] Asymptotic Approximation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. Algebraic Statistics Seminar 939 Evans 3:45pm.
20100326 [Talk] [Slides] AMS Algebraic Statistics, Lexington, Kentucky. 26 Mar - 28 Mar.
20100117 [Talk] [Slides] Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing. 17 Jan - 30 Jan.
20100100 [Seminar] Optimization Seminar
20100100 [Seminar] Discrete Math Seminar

2009-2010 Fall

20090900 [Seminar] Grad Student Colloqium
20090900 [Seminar] Department Colloqium
20090900 [Seminar] MSRI-Evans Talks
20090900 [Seminar] Optimization Seminar
20090900 [Seminar] Discrete Math Seminar
20090900 [Seminar] Commutative Algebra & Algebraic Geometry Seminar
20090900 [Seminar] Tropical Geometry Seminar
20090900 [Seminar] Student Algebraic Geometry Seminar
20090900 [Seminar] Student Tropical Geometry Seminar
20090900 [Event] MSRI Program on Tropical Geometry
20090900 [Event] Teaching Workshop
20090900 [Teaching] Math 1B Section

2008-2009 Spring

20090615 [Event] MSRI Workshop on Toric Varieties. Berkeley, CA. 15 Jun - 26 Jun.
20090421 [Talk] [Slides] Asymptotic Approximation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. UPenn, PA. 14:30-15:30.
20090408 [Talk] [Slides] Log Canonical Thresholds and Statistical Models. MSRI, CA. 16:00-17:00.
20090319 [Talk] [Slides] Polynomial Relations among Principal Minors of a Matrix. UCSD, CA. 11:30-12:00.
20090119 [Talk] [Slides] Polynomial Relations among Principal Minors of a Matrix. NTU, Singapore. 10:00-11:00.
20090115 [Talk] [Slides] Polynomial Relations among Principal Minors of a Matrix. NUS, Singapore. 15:00-16:00.
20090100 [Seminar] MSRI Alg Geom Grad Student (Erman, Tucker)
20090100 [Seminar] MSRI/Evans Talks (Algebraic Geometry)
20090100 [Seminar] Discrete Mathematics (Sanyal, Shiu, Sturmfels)
20090100 [Class] Math 274 Tropical Geometry (Bernd Sturmfels)

2008-2009 Fall

20081215 [Talk] [Slides] MSRI Workshop on Algebraic Statistics. Berkeley, CA. 15 Dec - 18 Dec.
20080913 [Talk] [Poster] SAMSI Program on Algebraic Methods in Systems Biology and Statistics. Research Triangle Park, NC. 13 Sep - 18 Sep.
20080900 [Seminar] Discrete Mathematics (Bernd Sturmfels)
20080900 [Seminar] Mathematical & Computational Biology (Lior Pachter)
20080900 [Seminar] Rest of Algebraic Geometry (David Eisenbud, Daniel Erman)
20080900 [Seminar] Student Algebraic and Arithmetric Geometry (David Brown, Daniel Erman, Tony Varilly)
20080900 [Class] Stat 260 Algebraic Statistics (Bernd Sturmfels)
20080900 [Class] Math 261A Lie Groups (Mark Haiman)

2007-2008 Spring

20080827 [Talk] [Slides] Exact Evaluation of Marginal Likelihood Integrals. CACAO seminar. UC Davis, CA. 13:00-15:00.
20080808 [Event] [Syllabus] Qualifying Exam. 09:30-12:30.
20080707 [Event] MSRI Workshop on Geometry and Representation Theory of Tensors. Berkeley, CA. 07 Jul - 20 Jul.
20080519 [Event] Mathematical Explorations in Contemporary Statistics. Sestri Levante, Italy. 19 May - 20 May.
20080511 [Event] Oberwolfach Seminar on Algebraic Statistics. Oberwolfach, Germany. 11 May - 17 May.
20080412 [Event] Graduate Student Combinatorics Conference. UC Davis, CA. 12 Apr - 13 Apr.
20080328 [Talk] [Slides] AMS Sectional Meeting on Algebraic Geometry of Matrices and Determinants. Baton Rouge, LA. 28 Mar - 30 Mar.
20080100 [Paper] [Slides] [Website] Bayesian integrals project (Math 239, Stat 260)
20080100 [Seminar] Mentor Lecture Series (Co-organizer with Diogo Oliveira e Silva)
20080100 [Class] Math 239 Discrete Mathematics for the Life Sciences (Lior Pachter)
20080100 [Class] Stat 260 Computational and Mathematical Population Genetics (Yun Song)
20080100 [Class] Math 242 Symplectic Geometry (Fraydoun Rezakhanlou)
20080100 [Class] Math 250B Multilinear Algebra (David Eisenbud)
20080100 [Class] [Notes] Math 290 Toric Varieties (Steven Sam)

2007-2008 Fall

20071218 [Talk] [Slides] Relations among Principal Minors of a Matrix. Reine und Angewandte Algebra. MA 313. 14:15-15:00.
20071211 [Event] Research Trip. Berlin, Germany. 11 Dec - 11 Jan.
20071005 [Event] Meeting on Asymptotic Approximation of Bayesian Integrals. Univ. of Chicago, IL. 05 Oct - 08 Oct.
20070928 [Talk] [Notes] Relations between the Principal Minors of a 4x4 Matrix. Algebraic Geometry Seminar. 939 Evans. 15:45-18:00.
20070900 [Seminar] Mentor Lecture Series (Co-organizer with Diogo Oliveira e Silva)
20070900 [Class] Math 212 Complex Analysis in Several Variables (Michael Christ)
20070900 [Class] Math 252 Representation Theory (Tsit-Yuen Lam)
20070900 [Class] Math 256A Algebraic Geometry (Martin Olsson)

2006-2007 Spring

20070723 [Event] IMA PI Summer Program for Graduate Students in Applicable Algebraic Geometry. Texas A&M, College Station, TX. 23 Jul - 10 Aug.
20070709 [Event] MSRI Summer Graduate Workshop in Continuous Optimization and Applications. Berkeley, CA. 09 Jul - 20 Jul.
20070100 [Class] [Paper] Math 127 Mathematics for Computational Biology (Bernd Sturmfels)
20070100 [Class] Math 220 Methods of Applied Mathematics (Alexandre Chorin)
20070100 [Class] Math 250B Multilinear Algebra (Giulio Caviglia)

2006-2007 Fall

20060900 [Class] Math 215A Algebraic Topology (Peter Teichner)
20060900 [Class] Math 249 Algebraic Combinatorics (Vera Serganova)
20060900 [Class] Math 250A Groups, Rings, Fields (George Bergman)

Software

Macaulay2
Singular
Sage
Python
R Project