Fields Institute

New Directions in Probability Theory

August 6-7, 2004
Fields Institute, Toronto, Canada
 

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The meeting, New Directions in Probability Theory, will take place on August 6-7, 2004; it is co-sponsored by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) and the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. The meeting immediately precedes the Joint Statistical Meetings of August 8-12 (co-sponsored by ASA, IMS, ENAR, WNAR, SSC). It will take place on Friday/Saturday and will be held at the Fields Institute.

The meeting consists of five sessions and four one-hour lectures, of which two are IMS Medallion Lectures. It is intended for a general probability audience interested in recent developments in probability theory. The topics of the session are Self-Avoiding Walk, Random Matrices, Random Media, Superprocesses, and Markov Chains with Algorithms.

There will be no registration fee for the meeting. However, space at the Fields Institute is limited, and so early registration is recommended.

 

Sessions:

Organizer
Self-Avoiding Walk Greg Lawler, Cornell University
Random Matrices Craig Tracy, University of California, Davis
Random Media Mike Cranston, University of Rochester
Superprocesses Tom Salisbury, York University
Markov Chains and Algorithms Robin Pemantle, University of Pennsylvania

 

One-Hour Lectures:
Kurt Johansson, Royal Institute of Technology (IMS Medallion Lecture)
Greg Lawler, Cornell University
Craig Tracy, University of California, Davis
Horng-Tzer Yau, Stanford University and Courant Institute (IMS Medallion Lecture)

 

 

Program Organizer

 Maury Bramson, University of Minnesota

Local Organizers

Jeremy Quastel, University of Toronto
Jeffrey Rosenthal, University of Toronto
Tom Salisbury, York University

 

  

Sponsors

Institute of Mathematical Statistics and
Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences