Untangling Random Polygons and Other Things Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsSIAM Newssiam.org FeedsComputational Science & Numerical Analysis Charles F. Van Loan previews his upcoming 2018 John von Neumann Lecture about the polygon averaging problem.
Snow Business: Computational Elastoplasticity in the Movies and Beyond Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsSIAM Newssiam.org FeedsComputational Science & Numerical Analysis In his talk at AN18, Joseph Teran will discuss how visual effects rely on a wide range of numerical methods for PDEs.
The Mathematics of Wrinkles and Folds Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsSIAM News During his invited talk at AN18, Robert V. Kohn will discuss patterns in the wrinkling and folding of thin elastic sheets.
Recent Advances in Dimensionality Reduction with Provable Guarantees Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsSIAM News Jelani Nelson will discuss dimensionality reduction from the viewpoint of low-distortion embeddings at AN18.
How Paradoxes Shape Mathematics and Give Us Self-verifying Computer Programs Get InvolvedConferencesResearchInsightsSIAM News In his talk at AN18, Thomas Hales will explain how some paradoxes play into self-verifying computer programs.