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\r\nPositive random walks and positive-semidefinite random matrices
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\r\nOn the real line, a random walk that can only move in the positive direction is very unlikely to remain close to its origin. After a fixed number of steps, the left tail has a Gaussian profile under minimal assumptions. Remarkably, a similar phenomenon occurs when we consider a positive random walk on the cone of positive-semidefinite matrices. After a fixed number of steps, the minimum eigenvalue is described by a Gaussian random matrix model.
\r\nThis talk introduces a new way to make this intuition rigorous. The methodology addresses an open problem in computational mathematics about sparse random embeddings. The presentation targets a general mathematical audience.
\r\nPreprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.16578
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Are you a PhD student or new postdoc who is interested in learning more about funding opportunities for fellowships or career mobility? Are you affiliated with EPFL or with UNIL? Then join us for our regular information session on Postdoc & Mobility Funding Opportunities, co-hosted by the EPFL Research Office and UNIL Research Support team.   
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Date: Tuesday, 09 June 2026 
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Time: 12:15 – 13:45 
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Audience: Advanced PhD students and early postdocs from EPFL and UNIL 
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Format: In-person on EPFL campus 
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Thesis Director: Prof. N. Marzari,
\r\nPhysics doctoral program
\r\nThesis Nr. 11552
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\r\nGräff Lab: Gabriel Berdugo-Vega 
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Thesis Directors: Prof. G. Boero, Dr H. Furci
\r\nMicrosystems and Microelectronics doctoral program
\r\nThesis Nr. 11256
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\r\nTo take part in the public defense, please contact directly the speaker

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Thesis Directors: Prof. A. Buffa, Dr E. Sande
\r\nMathematics doctoral program
\r\nThesis Nr. 11727
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\r\nTo take part in the public defense, please contact directly the speaker

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\r\nExam president: Prof. Emre Telatar
\r\nThesis advisor: Prof. Michael Gastpar
\r\nCo-examiner: Prof. Negar Kiyavash
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\r\nAbstract
\r\nIn real-world decision problems, human needs can differ widely in background, culture, and objectives, making it difficult to design a single universal value function for agents. To design a model dealing with specific tasks, a natural starting point is to specify an appropriate utility (reward) function and optimize it. However, in practice, there are many factors that require attention when making decisions. This work mainly considers two factors: risk and uncertainty, and aims to study decision making through an information-theoretic lens, developing algorithms and interpretations for optimizing risk-sensitive utility functions under uncertainty.
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\r\n1. 1968 - Mossin - Optimal Multiperiod Portfolio Policies
\r\nhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/2351447
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\r\n2. 1984 - Cover - An Algorithm for Maximizing Expected Log Investment Return
\r\nhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1056869
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\r\n3. 2019 - Bleuler-Lapidoth-Pfister - Gambling and Rényi Divergence
\r\nhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8849800
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\r\nExam president: Prof. Sanidhya Kashyap
\r\nThesis advisor: Prof. George Candea
\r\nCo-examiner: Prof. Thomas Bourgeat
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\r\ncoming soon
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\r\nExam president: Prof. Robert West
\r\nThesis advisor: Prof. Alexander Mathis
\r\nCo-examiner: Prof. Mathieu Salzmann
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\r\nAbstract
\r\ncoming soon
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\r\nSelected papers
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