Mark Huber Talks

The Monty Hall Problem
(9 Nov 2013)
Gateway to Exploring Mathematical Sciences (GEMS), Claremont, USA
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Fast approximation algorithms for partition functions of Gibbs distributions
(2 Nov 2013)
Markov Chain Theory and Methodology, AMS Western Sectional Meeting, Riverside, USA
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An unbiased estimator for the probability of heads with relative error independent of $p$
(1 Nov 2013)
University of Kentucky Statistics Seminar, Lexington, USA
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Controlled error for combinatorial structures
(6 Aug 2013)
Developments in MCMC Methodology, Joint Statistics Meeting, Montreal, Canada
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Fast approximation algorithms for partition functions of Gibbs distributions
(27 June 2012)
Special Topic Session, World Meeting of ISBA, Kyoto, Japan
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Fast approximation algorithms for partition functions of Gibbs distributions
(24 May 2012)
Statistics and Biostatistics Seminar, The Ohio State University Department of Statistics
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Perfect simulation of repuslive point processes (29 Nov 2011)
Statistics Speakers Series, UCLA Department of Statistics
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Partially Recursive Acceptance Rejection (13 Oct 2011)
Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium, University of Missouri St. Louis
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The Paired Product Estimator for normalizing constants of Gibbs distribution (31 May 2011)
Greek stochastics γ, Crete, Greece
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Partially Recursive Acceptance Rejection (29 Mar 2011)
Algebra, Number Theory, and Combinatorics Seminar, Claremont University Consortium
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Adaptive Monte Carlo Methods for Numerical Integration (8 Mar 2011)
Natural Sciences Colloquium, Pepperdine University
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Perfect simulation with PRAR (10 Feb 2011)
Information Theory and Applications, UC San Diego
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Fast approximate counting of linear extensions (9 Jan 2011)
Joint Mathematics Meetings, AMS Session on Probability
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What I wish I knew before my job search (8 Jan 2011)
Panel Discussant at Joint Mathematics Meetings
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Randomized adaptive cooling schedules for Monte Carlo Integration (27 Oct 2010)
UC Santa Barbara Statistics and Applied Probability Seminar
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Near linear time perfect simulation of corrugated surfaces (9 Oct 2010)
Fall Western Sectional AMS meeting
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Using TPA for Monte Carlo integration (20 Aug 2010)
9th International Conference on Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Scientific Computing
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Using TPA for Bayesian inference (5 Jun 2010)
Adaptive cooling schedules for the product estimator
Ninth Valencia/Tenth ISBA World Meeting
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Better numerical integration through random cooling schedules (14 Apr 2010)
Adaptive cooling schedules for the product estimator
UC Santa Cruz Applied Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium
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Approximating the permanent of a matrix with nonnegative entries (30 Mar 2010)
Perfect simulation (and approximate counting) of perfect matchings
Algebra/Number Theory/Combinatorics Seminar of the Claremont Colleges
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Approximation of normalizing constants using random cooling schedules (2 Feb 2010)
Adaptive cooling schedules for the product estimator
UC Riverside Statistics Department Seminar
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Spatial Birth-Death-Swap chains (14 Jan 2010)
Adding a swap move to continuous time birth-death chains
Joint Mathematics Meetings
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Better numerical integration through randomness (18 Nov 2009)
Adaptive cooling schedules for the product estimator
Claremont Colleges Colloquium
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Simulation reductions for the Ising model (8 Nov, 2009)
Simulation complexity classes
AMS Fall Western Sectional Meeting
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Simulation reductions for the Ising model (15 Sep, 2009)
Simulation complexity classes
Algebra/Number Theory/Combinatorics Seminar of the Claremont Colleges

Speeding up the product estimator using random temperatures (5 Aug 2009)
Adaptive cooling schedules for the product estimator
Joint Statistical Meetings 2009
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Using the swap move with spatial point processes (20 May 2009)
Swap move Markov chains
Aalborg University Department of Mathematical Sciences Seminar
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Perfect simulation of Mate\'ern Type III point processes (17 Mar 2009)
Algorithmic repulsive point processes
EPSRC Workshop on MCMC at University of Warwick
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