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	Nov 12, 08:30 - Nov 15, 17:00, 2018 Workshop on Statistics and Data Science (Auditorium 0215 between Buildings 4 & 5)	biological processes, data science, high dimensional statistics, modeling, physical processes, Workshop
	Mar 20, 09:00 - Mar 25, 17:30, 5th KAUST CEMSE MaS Workshop on Modelling and Simulation (B3 L5 R5209), Speakers from KAUST, Melbourne, Utrecht, Karlsruhe, Erlangen, Brisbane, Langensteinbach, Lugano, Frankfurt, Italy	Applied Partial Differential Equations, Workshop
	Dec 6, 14:00 - 15:00, A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence: Its Past and Its Future (B1 L4 R4102), Dr. Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), Florida, USA	Seminar
	May 8, 08:30 - May 11, 10:00, A brief introduction to the obstacle problem regularity theory (B1 L4 R4102), Prof. Eduardo Teixeira, Department of Mathematics, University of Central Florida (USA)	Course, free boundary problems
	May 8, 08:30 - 10:00, A brief introduction to the obstacle problem regularity theory - Part 1 (B1 L4 R4102), Eduardo Teixeira, Full Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Central Florida (USA)	Course
	May 9, 08:30 - 10:00, A brief introduction to the obstacle problem regularity theory - Part 2 (B1 L4 R4102), Eduardo Teixeira, Full Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Central Florida (USA)	Course
	May 11, 08:30 - 10:00, A brief introduction to the obstacle problem regularity theory - Part 3 (B1 L4 R4102), Eduardo Teixeira, Full Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Central Florida (USA)	Course
	Nov 7, 15:30 - 17:00, A Brief Overview of Arabic NLP (B5 L5 R5209), Prof. Sakhar B. Alkhereyf	Arabic natural language processing, nlp, Public Colloquium
	Sep 10, 12:00 - 13:00, A cheap rotated characteristic decomposition technique for high-order reconstructions in multi-dimensions with application to instabilities in direct initiation of gaseous detonations in free space (KAUST), Matteo Parsani, Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	Graduate Seminar
	Dec 12, 12:00 - 13:00, A Construction of C^r Conforming Finite Element Spaces in Any Dimension (B1, L3, R3119), Jun Hu	Mathematics and Applications Colloquium
	Apr 4, 12:00 - 13:00, A Correlated Three-Dimensional Integral Fractional Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Process Model for Animal Movement (B9 L2 H2 H2), Jose Hermenegildo Ramirez Gonzalez, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Statistics	Graduate Seminar
	Oct 11, 15:30 - 17:00, A Fast Normalized Cut with Automated Constraints via Graph Coarsening (B1 L3 R3119), Prof. Young Ju Lee, Department of Mathematics, Texas State University	Graph Coarsening, Normalized Cut, Public Colloquium
	Apr 28, 09:00 - 10:00, A Free Boundary Problem for Accretive Growth (B9 L3 R3128), Katerina Nik, Postdoc, Applied Mathematics and Modelling Group, University of Vienna	Seminar
	Oct 25, 14:00 - 16:00, A journey in applied complexity: pioneering record-performing technologies in clean energy harvesting, machine vision, and smart materials - Public Colloquium (B9 L2 R2322), Andrea Fratalocchi, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering	Applied complexity, artificial intelligence, biomedical applications, information security, Public Colloquium
	Feb 6, 12:00 - 13:00, A Limiting Model for MEMS with Heterogeneous Dielectric Properties (B9, L2, R2325), Katerina Nik, Assistant Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	Graduate Seminar
	Oct 3, 12:00 - 13:00, A new class of random field models for data on networks (B9 L2 R2322 H1), David Bolin, Associate Professor, Statistics	applied statistics, Gaussian processes, Graduate Seminar, machine learning
	Feb 3, 12:00 - 13:00, A Non-stationary Autologistic Model for Space-time Data (KAUST), Yiping Hong, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Statistics	Graduate Seminar
	Feb 28, 16:00 - 17:00, A novel structure preserving scheme for Schrondiger-Poisson systems. (B2 L5 R5220), Dr. Th. Katsaounis	Novel, Poisson, preserving, Public Colloquium, Schrondiger, structure, Systems
	Jan 28, 12:00 - 13:00, A personal and historical view of computational mathematics (KAUST), Tony Chan, President, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	Graduate Seminar
	Jan 24, 14:30 - 16:00, A Posteriori Error Estimation and Adaptivity for Elliptic Interface Problems (B4 L5 R5220), Prof. Zhiming Chen, Academy of mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences	adaptive methods, Course, linear elliptic equations
	Mar 4, 12:00 - 13:00, A proof of the C^p'-regularity conjecture in the plane (KAUST), Prof. José Miguel Urbano, Mathematics at the University of Coimbra (Portugal)	Graduate Seminar
	Apr 8, 12:00 - 13:00, A Rapid, Accurate and Machine-agnostic Segmentation and Quantification Method for CT-based COVID-19 Diagnosis (KAUST), Xin Gao, Program Chair, Computer Science	COVID-19, Graduate Seminar
	Feb 5, 16:00 - 17:00, A regularized shallow-water waves system with slip-wall boundary conditions: Theory and numerical analysis (B1 L4 R4214), Dimitrios Mitsotakis, Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics and Statistic Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand	Seminar
	Nov 29, 12:00 - 13:00, A unifying partially-interpretable framework for neural network-based extreme quantile regression (B9 L2 R2322), Raphaël Huser, Associate Professor, Statistics	Artificial Neural Network, Graduate Seminar, quantile regression
	Oct 24, 16:00 - 17:00, A Variational Theory of Aero-hydrodynamics (B5 L5 R5209), Haithem Taha, Associate Professor	aerodynamics, Euler equations, Navier-Stokes, Public Colloquium, Variational
	Jan 13, 14:00 - 15:30, A very short introduction to regularity theory for linear elliptic equations - Part 1 (B1 L3 R3119), Professor Jose Urbano, Department of Mathematics at University of Coimbra, Portugal	PDE, regularity, Seminar
	Jan 15, 14:00 - 15:30, A very short introduction to regularity theory for linear elliptic equations - Part 2 (B1 L2 R2202), Professor Jose Urbano, Department of Mathematics at University of Coimbra, Portugal	PDE, regularity, Seminar
	Jan 20, 14:00 - 15:30, A very short introduction to regularity theory for linear elliptic equations - Part 3 (B1 L3 R3119), Professor Jose Urbano, Department of Mathematics at University of Coimbra, Portugal	PDE, regularity, Seminar
	Jan 22, 14:00 - 15:30, A very short introduction to regularity theory for linear elliptic equations - Part 4 (B1 L3 R3119), Professor Jose Urbano, Department of Mathematics at University of Coimbra, Portugal	PDE, regularity, Seminar
	May 28, 16:00 - 17:00, A Whole-genome Model of DNA Replication in Human Cells (B5 L5 R5209), Dr. Francisco Berkemeier, University of Cambridge	biological models, genome, Mathematics and Applications Colloquium
	Jul 2, 10:00 - 11:00, Abstract Writing (B3 L5 R5209), Prof. Liching Chiu, Graduate Program of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (TCSL), National Taiwan University	Scientific Writing, Seminar
	Apr 9, 15:00 - 16:00, Acoustic metamaterials and metasurfaces for controllable wave manipulation (B1 L2 R2202), Prof. Badreddine M. Assouar, Institut Jean Lamour, University of Lorraine	acoustic-elastic metamaterials, Institut Jean Lamour, Metasurfaces, phononics, Seminar, University of Lorraine, Wave Physics
	Mar 7, 12:00 - 13:00, Acoustics with a spin: A new paradigm for acoustic metamaterials, scattering, and propagation of sound (B9 L2 H2 H2), Mohamed D. Farhat, Research Scientist, Waves in Complex Media	Graduate Seminar
	Feb 24, 12:00 - 13:00, Adapting Foundation Models: From Reinforcement Learning to Multivariate Time Series Forecasting (B4 L5 R5220), Abdelhakim Benechehab, Ph.D. Student, EURECOM, France	Presentation
	Nov 7, 10:00 - 11:00, Adaptive Optimization Algorithms for Machine Learning (B1 L4 R4214), Slavomir Hanzely, Ph.D. Student, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	artificial intelligence, machine learning, PhD Dissertation Defense
	Sep 19, 16:00 - 17:00, Additive Schwarz Methods for Convex Optimization - Theory and Applications (B5 L5 R5209), Jongho Park, Research Scientist, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	Additive Schwarz methods, convex optimization, Public Colloquium
	Jan 15, 16:00 - 17:00, Aggregation-Diffusion and Kinetic PDEs for collective behavior: applications in the sciences (B1 L3 R3119), Prof. José Antonio Carrillo de la Plata, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford	Partial Differential Equations, Seminar, University of Oxford
	Nov 23, 13:00 - 15:00, Aggregation-Diffusion PDEs: Gradient Flows, Long Time asymptotics and bifurcations - Session 1 (KAUST), José A. Carrillo, Professor, Applied Mathematics at The Queen’s College, University of Oxford, UK	Course
	Nov 26, 13:00 - 15:00, Aggregation-Diffusion PDEs: Gradient Flows, Long Time asymptotics and bifurcations - Session 2 (KAUST), José A. Carrillo, Professor, Applied Mathematics at The Queen’s College, University of Oxford, UK	Course
	Nov 29, 13:00 - 15:00, Aggregation-Diffusion PDEs: Gradient Flows, Long Time asymptotics and bifurcations - Session 3 (KAUST), José A. Carrillo, Professor, Applied Mathematics at The Queen’s College, University of Oxford, UK	Course
	Feb 3, 14:00 - 15:00, Algebraic flux correction for finite element discretizations of hyperbolic conservation laws (B1 L4 R4214), Prof. Dmitri Kuzmin, Applied Mathematics, TU Dortmund University	algebraic flux correction, flux-corrected transport, hyperbolic problems, Seminar, stabilization techniques
	Mar 13, 10:00 - 12:00, Algebraic Structures from beginning to Lie algebras- Part 1 (B1 L4 R4102), Associate Professor Amir Baklouti, Department of Mathematics, Umm Al-Qura University (KSA	Seminar
	Mar 14, 14:00 - 16:00, Algebraic Structures from beginning to Lie algebras-Part 2 (B1 L4 R4102), Associate Professor Amir Baklouti, Department of Mathematics, Umm Al-Qura University (KSA	Seminar
	Aug 15, 10:00 - Aug 26, 16:00, AMCS Workshop for Higher Education Instructors (KAUST Campus)	linear algebra, Programming language, Workshop
	Nov 25, 12:00 - 13:00, An efficient high-order reconstructions multidimensional scheme with application to instabilities in direct initiation of gaseous detonations in free space (KAUST), Matteo Parsani, Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	Graduate Seminar
	Jun 8, 15:00 - 18:00, An introduction to bifurcation theory and applications to MFG - Session 1 (KAUST), Marco Cirant, Assistant Professor, Mathematic Department, University of Padova, Italy	Course
	Jun 10, 14:00 - 17:00, An introduction to bifurcation theory and applications to MFG - Session 2 (KAUST), Marco Cirant, Assistant Professor, Mathematic Department, University of Padova, Italy	Course
	Feb 14, 14:00 - 15:00, An introduction to Patankar-type schemes (B9 L3 R3229), Thomas Izgin, M.Sc., Department of Mathematics, University of Kassel	numerical analysis, Seminar
	May 10, 14:00 - 16:00, An Introduction to the Boltzmann equation - Part 1 (KAUST), Prof. Daniela Tonon, Department of Mathematics, University of Padova, Italy	Course
	May 11, 15:00 - 17:00, An Introduction to the Boltzmann equation - Part 2 (KAUST), Prof Daniela Tonon, Department of Mathematics, University of Padova, Italy	Course
	May 12, 14:00 - 16:00, An Introduction to the Boltzmann equation - Part 3 (KAUST), Prof Daniela Tonon, Department of Mathematics, University of Padova, Italy	Course
	Jan 28, 16:00 - 17:00, An introduction to Virtual Elements in 3D (B1, L3, R3119), Professor Lourenco Beirao da Veiga, University of Milano-Bicocca	Mathematics and Applications Colloquium
	Mar 9, 15:00 - 16:00, Analysis of the compressible two-phase flow (KAUST), Dr. Ewelina Zatorska, Senior Lecturer in the Applied and Numerical Analysis, Imperial College London	Seminar
	Apr 25, 12:00 - 13:00, Applications of random matrix theory for wireless communication and big data processing (B9 L2 H1), Abla Kammoun, Senior Research Scientist, Electrical and Computer Engineering	Graduate Seminar
	Jan 30, 14:30 - Jan 31, 17:15, Applied Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) (KAUST), Peter Markowich, Al-Khawarzmi Distinguished Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	Masterclass
	Apr 24, 14:00 - 15:00, Applied Optimization: from Energy Systems to Trajectory Planning (B9 L2 H2), Ricardo Manuel Pinto de Lima, Research Scientist, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	Seminar
	Apr 7, 10:00 - 12:00, Approximation of Mean Field Games and related problems - Prof. Elisabetta Carlini - Part 1 (B1 L4 R4102), Prof. Elisabetta Carlini, Department of Mathematics, University Of Sapienza, Italy	Course
	Apr 11, 10:00 - 12:00, Approximation of Mean Field Games and related problems - Prof. Elisabetta Carlini - Part 3 (B1 L4 R4102), Prof. Elisabetta Carlini, Department of Mathematics, University Of Sapienza, Italy	Course
	Apr 10, 10:00 - 12:00, Approximation of Mean Field Games and related problems - Prof. Elisabetta Carlini -Part 2 (B1 L4 R4102), Prof. Elisabetta Carlini, Department of Mathematics, University Of Sapienza, Italy	Course
	Apr 7, 10:00 - 12:00, Approximation of Mean Field Games and related problems - Prof. Francisco Silva - Part 1 (B1 L4 R4102), Prof. Francisco Silva, Department of Mathematics, University Of Limoges	Course
	Apr 11, 10:00 - 12:00, Approximation of Mean Field Games and related problems - Prof. Francisco Silva -Part 3 (B1 L4 R4102), Prof. Francisco Silva, Department of Mathematics, University Of Limoges	Course
	Apr 10, 10:00 - 12:00, Approximation of Mean Field Games and related problems Prof. Francisco Silva -Part 2 (B1 L4 R4102), Prof. Francisco Silva, Department of Mathematics, University Of Limoges	Course
	Jan 23, 16:00 - 17:00, Arbitrarily High-order Finite Element Methods for Arbitrarily Shaped Domains with Automatic Mesh Generation (B2 L5 R5220), Prof. Zhiming Chen, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences	adaptive methods, High-order FEM, Public Colloquium
	Feb 14, 16:00 - 17:00, Asymptotic Analysis and Numerical Methods for Compressible Flows at Low Mach Numbers (B1 L4 R4102), Prof. Dr. Andreas Meister, Professor, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Kassel	Asymptotic Performance Analysis, compressible flows, Mach, Numbers, numerical methods, Public Colloquium
	Mar 14, 12:00 - 13:00, Asymptotic properties of composites (B9 L2 R2322 H1), Rita A. Ferreira, Research Scientist, Mean-field Games and Nonlinear PDE	Asymptotic Performance Analysis, gamma-convergence, Graduate Seminar
	Jul 6, 15:00 - 16:00, Axisymmetric flows with swirl for Euler and Navier-Stokes equations (B1 L4 R4214), Ioanna Mousikou, Ph.D. Student, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	PhD Dissertation Defense
	Dec 9, 12:00 - 13:00, Backward Error Analysis for Nonlinear Differential Equations (KAUST), David Ketcheson, Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	Graduate Seminar
	Jan 27, 12:00 - 13:00, Backward induction: from theory to empirics (KAUST), Konrad Grabiszewski, Instructional Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	Graduate Seminar
	Nov 29, 14:00 - 15:00, Basic Algebraic Structures (B3 L5 R5220), Prof. Efim Zelmanov	Galois, Lecture, Structures
	Mar 6, 12:00 - 13:00, Bayesian Deep Learning (B9 L3 R3128), Maurizio Filippone, Associate Professor, EURECOM, France	Bayesian computational statistics, Deep learning, Graduate Seminar
	Dec 4, 08:00 - Dec 6, 17:00, Big Data Analyses in Evolutionary Biology (B9 H2)	big data, Big data analysis, Conference, evolutionary biology
	Apr 14, 12:00 - 13:00, Biomedical research: a world of statistical challenges (B9 L2 H2), Prof. David Gomez-Cabrero, Biological, Environmental Science and Eng, KAUST	Graduate Seminar
	Sep 20, 15:00 - 16:00, Breiman’s Samplers or Models? There is a little but important difference: Models, including priors, can be wrong! (B1 L2 R2202), Dr. Yannis Yatracos	Seminar
	Feb 9, 12:00 - 13:00, Bridging Optimal Control and Modern AI Techniques (Auditorium between 2 and 3), Tingwei Meng, Assistant Professor, Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of California,	Seminar
	Dec 5, 16:00 - 17:00, Causal Recommender Systems (B1, L3, R3119), Xiao-Hua (Andrew) Zhou	Mathematics and Applications Colloquium
	Mar 24, 09:00 - 17:00, CEMSE Tutorial in Quantum Computing (B19 L3 H1), Andrea Morello, Scientia Professor of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW Sydney	quantum computing, Quantum Measurements, Tutorial
	Mar 10, 16:00 - 17:00, Chase and Escape from Sticks to Groups: Effects of Noise and Delay (B1 L3 R3119), Toru Ohira, Professor, Graduate School of Mathematics Division of Mathematics Advanced Topology, Nagoya University, Japan	Mathematics and Applications Colloquium
	Apr 2, 12:00 - 13:00, Classification of Functional Data by Detecting the Discrepancy of Second Moment Structure of Scaled functions (KAUST), Shuhao Jiao, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Statistics	Functional data, Graduate Seminar
	Mar 28, 12:00 - 13:00, Classification of time series in high dimensions (B9 L2 H2 H2), Sarbojit Roy, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Statistics	Graduate Seminar
	Oct 11, 14:00 - 15:00, Close-form Solutions of A Dynamic Monetary Model (B4 B5 A0215), Jenny Xiaoe Li, Associate Professor, Economics and Mathematics, Penn State University, Pennsylvania	Lecture
	Feb 24, 12:00 - 13:00, Combined analysis of spatially misaligned data using Gaussian fields and the stochastic partial differential equation approach (B9 L2 H2)	Graduate Seminar
	Nov 11, 12:00 - 13:00, Compatibility conditions for finite element approximations (KAUST), Daniele Boffi, Associate Dean for Faculty, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering	Graduate Seminar
	Mar 19, 08:00 - Mar 21, 17:00, Computational and Statistical Interface to Big Data (B9 L2 H2), Xin Gao, Program Chair, Computer Science	Conference
	Nov 8, 16:00 - 19:00, Computational Challenges in Sampling and Representation of Uncertain Reaction Kinetics in Large Dimensions (B3 L5 R5220), Saja Almohammadi, Ph.D. Student, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	PhD Dissertation Defense
	Feb 18, 16:00 - 17:00, Conformal Mapping and Invariants – Motivating Numerical PDE Approaches (B1 L3 R3119), Dr. Harri Hakula, Principal University Lecturer, Mathematics and Systems Analysis, Aalto University, Finland	Mathematics and Applications Colloquium, numerical methods, optimization, PDEs
	Oct 1, 12:00 - 13:00, Consensus formation models with delay (KAUST), Jan Haskovec, AMCS, KAUST	Graduate Seminar, Models Formation
	Nov 26, 16:00 - 17:00, Constraint Maps and their free boundaries (Building 1, Level 3, Room 3119), Henrik Shahgholian	Mathematics and Applications Colloquium
	Apr 6, 15:00 - 18:00, Continuous-time optimal control on discrete spaces. Applications to inventory management in commerce and finance - Session 1 (KAUST), Olivier Guéant, Professor, Applied Mathematics at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France	Course
	Apr 13, 15:00 - 18:00, Continuous-time optimal control on discrete spaces. Applications to inventory management in commerce and finance - Session 2 (KAUST), Olivier Guéant, Professor, Applied Mathematics at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France	Course
	Nov 1, 15:00 - 17:00, Control and Estimation for Partial Differential Equations and Extension to Fractional Systems (KAUST), Lilia Ghaffour , Ph.D. Student, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	PhD Dissertation Defense
	Feb 27, 12:00 - 13:00, Controlling acoustic wave propagation via rotational motion (B9 L2 H2 H2), Ying Wu, Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	acoustic waves, Graduate Seminar
	Feb 19, 16:00 - 17:00, Convergence of Descent Methods under Polyak- Lojasiewicz-Kurdyka Properties (B1 L3 R3119), Boris Mordukhovich, Distinguished Professor, Mathematics, Wayne State University, USA	algorithm, Mathematics and Applications Colloquium, optimization
	Mar 19, 16:00 - 17:30, Crafting Artificial Material Marvels: Innovative Modeling Techniques for Exotic Designs (B9 L2 H2), Ying Wu, Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	Public Colloquium
	Feb 27, 16:00 - 17:00, Critical Phenomena in Financial Markets and Social Networks (B9 L2 R2322), Prof. Christof Schmidhuber, ZHAW School of Engineering	Arbitrageurs, Critical Phenomena, Financial, Market, Public Colloquium, Social Network Analysis
	Apr 18, 16:00 - 17:00, CT-based COVID-19 Diagnosis and Prognosis through Novel AI Model Development (B2 L5 R5220), Xin Gao, Program Chair, Computer Science	COVID-19, CT-based, Diagnosis, model development, novel methodology, Prognosis, Public Colloquium
	May 6, 13:00 - 17:00, Current and Future Challenges and Solutions in AI & HPC System and Thermal Management (B4 L5 R5209), Dr. Gamal Refai-Ahmed, Senior Fellow & Chief Architect, AMD Member of U.S. National Academy of Engineering Life Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellow, Engineering Institute of Canada Fellow & Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Life Fellow, ASME	Course
	Mar 13, 12:00 - 13:00, Decision Trees for Fault Diagnosis in Circuits and Switching Networks - 2023-03-13 (B9 L3 R3128), Mikhail Moshkov, Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	Graduate Seminar
	Sep 28, 12:00 - 13:00, Decision Trees for Fault Diagnosis in Circuits and Switching Networks - 2023-09-28 (B9 L2 H2), Mikhail Moshkov, Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	Graduate Seminar
	Nov 19, 16:00 - 17:00, Deep Adaptive Sampling for Numerical PDEs (B1, L3, R3119), Prof. Tao Zhou, Chinese Academy of Sciences	Mathematics and Applications Colloquium
	Sep 27, 12:00 - 13:00, Deep Learning and Scientific Computing (B9 L2 R2322), Jinchao Xu, Professor, Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences	Deep learning, Graduate Seminar, scientific computing