[CSDM] Fwd: [Theory-Read] FW: ORFE Colloquium: Amin Saberi, Today at 4:30pm, Sherrerd Hall 101

[Avi Wigderson]

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Subject: 	[Theory-Read] FW: ORFE Colloquium: Amin Saberi, Today at 
4:30pm, Sherrerd Hall 101
Date: 	Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:27:50 +0000
From: 	Amir Ali Ahmadi <a_a_a at princeton.edu>
To: 	theory-read at lists.cs.princeton.edu 
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Talk of possible interest this afternoon at ORFE.
Best,
-Amirali

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*From:* Optimization Seminar [opt-seminar at Princeton.EDU] on behalf of 
Carol Smith [carols at PRINCETON.EDU]
*Sent:* Tuesday, April 25, 2017 9:20 AM
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*Subject:* ORFE Colloquium: Amin Saberi, Today at 4:30pm, Sherrerd Hall 101

=== ORFE Colloquium Announcement ===

DATE:  Today, April 25, 2017

TIME:  4:30pm

LOCATION:  Sherrerd Hall, room 101

SPEAKER: Amin Saberi, Stanford University

TITLE:   Approximating Traveling Salesman Problems using Algebraic 
Techniques

ABSTRACT:   I will give an overview of the recent progress in our 
understanding of traveling salesman problems as well as an introduction 
to the underlying algebraic techniques. In particular, I will talk about 
real-stable polynomials and their new and exciting applications in 
design and analysis of approximation algorithms.

BIO:   Amin Saberi is an Associate Professor and 3COM faculty scholar in 
Stanford University. He received his B.Sc. from Sharif University of 
Technology and his Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology in 
Computer Science. His research interests include algorithms, social 
network analysis, and applications. He is a recipient of the Terman 
Fellowship, Alfred Sloan Fellowship and a number of best paper awards.


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