NME 130 is a new class on "information systems" that we are planning.
Participants:
Discussion sessions
| Date
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Topics
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Discussion leaders
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Unavailable
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| 12 May (Tue) @ 3 pm
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Optimization
- Linear programming/duality
- Optimization and lower bounds, with applications in control
- Computational complexity?
- Convex analysis
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John, ...
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Nader, Michelle, Tracy
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| 20 May (Wed) @ 12 pm
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Distributed/networked systems
- Graph theory
- Distributed optimization and computation (large scale)
- Network algorithms (optimization; exploit networked structure)
- Graphical models
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Steven, ...
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Richard (phone), Nader
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| 28 May (Thu) @ 12 pm
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Information theory
- Method of types, large numbers, AEP
- Source/channel coding theorem
- Coding/network coding
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Tracey, Michelle, ...
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Richard
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| 3 Jun (Wed) @ 12 pm
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Uncertainty
- Robustness and uncertainty (controls-ish)
- Bayesian theory, belief propogation
- Hypothesis testing, inference, decision making
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TBD
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Richard, Nader
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| 16 Jun (Tue) @ 3 pm
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Dynamical systems
- Stability (including Lyapunov and Nyquist)
- Specifications (control versus CS)
- Equivalence and abstraction (simulation, bisimulation, model reduction?)
- Hybrid systems, automata theory
- Time delay, time-varying systems
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TBD
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Michelle, John, Tracey
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| 23 Jun (Tue) @ 3 pm
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Synthesis theory
- Synthesis theory and hardbounds (Bode, Shannon, Carnot, Turing)
- Bayesian theory, belief propogation
- Hypothesis testing, inference, decision making
- Computational complexity
- Estimation and detection
- Coding/network coding
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TBD
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Michelle, Tracey
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