Random Motions and Random Graphs

 September 26 - October 7, 2011

at TU Berlin

organized by the Berlin/Potsdam probability community, coordinated by Wolfgang König (TU Berlin and WIAS).  

The summer school is devoted to fundamental and crucial properties of random motions in random and non-random environment, and to macroscopic structures on large random graphs, with a view at algorithmic applications. Four active researchers give modern treatises of timely subjects in these fields and develop the current state of the art of the methodologies used. In the first week, fine properties of Brownian paths and interactions between random (branching) motions and the random surrounding medium are considered, in the second week random networks, which may serve as models for the internet, and random processes on them like percolation, are introduced and critical properties of information spreading through the network are studied. Furthermore, random trees are investigated as a probabilistic tool for the analysis of algorithms.

Weeks 1 and 2 may be attended independently.

Speakers:
Week 1 (Lectures from TUE 27 Sep - SAT 1 Oct): 

• Peter Mörters (U Bath) Path properties of Brownian motion
• Nina Gantert (TU München): Random walks, random media, branching

Week 2 (Lectures from TUE 4 Oct - FRI 7 Oct):

• Brigitte Chauvin (U Versailles): Random trees for analysis of algorithms
• Remco van der Hofstad (TU Eindhoven): Stochastic processes on random graphs: routing and attack vulnerability

Discretization in Geometry and Dynamics,

September 20 - October 1, 2010

at TU Berlin

Organizers: Alexander Bobenko and Günter M. Ziegler 

The summer school will give an introduction to Discretization in Geometry and Dynamics and explore the latest developments. The main idea is to find and investigate discrete models possessing characteristic properties and structures of the corresponding geometries and processes. A refining of a typical mesh size would lead to a conventional description via differential equations. One strives to assure that the qualitatively important characteristic features are captured already at the discrete level. The result is a fundamental mathematical theory which in principle incorporates the classical one in the continuous limit. Current progress in this field is to a large extent stimulated by its relevance for computer graphics and numerics.

Topics range from integrable discretizations, polyhedra and tilings to symplectic and variational integrators, discretization artefacts and applications.

For participants with children of up to 6 years, there will be day care opportunities.

More detailed information about the program is available HERE.

The application period ended on 19 July 2010. No further applications can be accepted!
                       
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Good places to eat:

Kantine at math building (9th floor)

Cafeteria at math building (ground floor)

TU Mensa at Hardenbergstraße 34

You can eat warm meals here, for prices ranging from about 2.50 - 3.50 €.

Opening hours: Mo - Fr 11:30 - 14:45.

The meals are paid for using a "Mensa Karte": you can buy one for a deposite sum of 1,55 € from the staff of the Mensa at their cash point. They will also load this card the first time at their cash point with the sum you would like to put on it. Afterwards you load new money on to the card using the cash machine, which is also in the Mensa. At the end of your stay, the last time you eat in the "Mensa" you return the card and receive back the remaining sum on the card along with your 1,55 € deposit.

To be able to profit from the lower student prices, you will have to show your student ID card. Otherwise the prices are higher.

Caféteria Wetterleuchten in TU Main building

Opening hours: Mo - Fr 8:30 - 15:00.

Caféteria TU Hardenbergstraße near the "Mensa"

Caféteria TU Ernst-Reuter-Platz

Caféteria TU Skyline

Good places to eat are also:

Café Hardenberg, Hardenbergstr. 10

Restaurant Filmbühne am Steinplatz, Hardenbergstr. 12

Café Zeitlos, Franklinstr.10

Pasta & Basta (italian cuisine), Knesebeckstr. 94

Manjurani (indian cuisine), Knesebeckstr. 4

Satyam (indian cuisine), Goethestr.5

Restaurant Brel, Savignyplatz 1

Mr Hai + Friends (vietnamese cuisine), Savignyplatz 1

Dicke Wirtin (Berliner Kneipe), Carmerstr. 9