Solving the Hardest Problems with Daniel Spielman (Nevanlinna Prize 2010)

Описание: University of Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford talks to Professor Daniel Spielman of Yale University about his career so far, including what it was like to win the 2010 Nevanlinna Prize. Learn more about Discrepancy Theory with the Maple Learn worksheet here: https://learn.maplesoft.com/doc/8n4hf...

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Recorded at the 2023 Heidelberg Laureate Forum. Find out more about the event at https://www.heidelberg-laureate-forum...

The Nevalinna Prize (now renamed the Abacus Medal) is awarded by the International Mathematical Union (IMU) every 4 years for outstanding contributions in Mathematical Aspects of Information Sciences. Daniel received his prize in 2010 "for smoothed analysis of Linear Programming, algorithms for graph-based codes and applications of graph theory to Numerical Computing."

Links to Tom's other interviews with Laureates in Maths and Computer Science.

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Lesley Lamport:    • Ig Nobel Prize with Leslie Lamport (2013 T...  
Alessio Figalli:    • Maths Career of Alessio Figalli (2018 Fiel...  
Martin Hairer:    • Playing Tetris with Martin Hairer (Fields ...  
Michael Atiyah:    • Sir Michael Atiyah and his Love of Maths  

Links to Daniel's talks at the 2023 HLF.

Lightning Talks:    • Lightning Talks | September 26  
Sparks Session:    • Spark Session | September 28  

Links to the two publications mentioned in the video.

Spielman: https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.03071
Spencer: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2000258

Link to interview with Daniel at HLF5:    • 5th HLF – Laureate interview: Daniel Spielman  

With thanks to:
Daniel Spielman
Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation
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