Optimal Transport: Tutorials

Part of the Long Program Optimal Transport
March 10 - 14, 2008

Schedule

All times in this Schedule are Pacific Time (PT)

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Morning Session
8:50 - 9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 - 11:00
Qinglan Xia (University of California, Davis (UC Davis))

Introduction to Monge-Kontorovich problem and optimal transport paths
Presentation Files (Zip Archive)
11:00 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:30 IPAM Orientation
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:00
Adam Oberman (Simon Fraser University)

Introduction to the Monge-Ampere equation and mass transportation
PDF Presentation
3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 5:00
Maria D'Orsogna (California State University, Northridge (CSU Northridge))

Discrete models for swarming
PDF Presentation

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30
Martial Agueh (University of Victoria)

Introduction to JKO schemes for PDEs (Part 1)

10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00
William Zame (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA))

Matching theory and Optimal Transport, part 1
PDF Presentation
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:30
Martial Agueh (University of Victoria)

Introduction to JKO schemes for PDEs (Part 2)

3:30 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 5:00
Andrea Bertozzi (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA))

Continuum models for swarming

5:00 - 7:00 Reception (Location: IPAM Lobby)

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30
Jose Carrillo (Autonomous University of Barcelona)

 

10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00
Adam Oberman (Simon Fraser University)

The Monge-Ampere equation and the Semi-Geostrophic equations
Presentation Files (Zip Archive)
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
3:15 - 4:45
Andrea Bertozzi (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA))

4th order PDEs


Friday, March 14, 2008

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30

To Be Announced
10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00
William Zame (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA))

Matching theory and Optimal Transport, part 2
PDF Presentation
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:30
Bjorn Birnir (University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara))

The Mathematical Theory of SOC Systems with Applications to the Evolution of the Earth's Surface
PDF Presentation