{ "152219-21913349": { "datetime_modified":"20261016T172141", "datetime_start":"20261023T140500", "datetime_end":"20261023T143000", "has_end_time":1, "date_start":"2026-10-23", "date_end":"2026-10-23", "time_start":"14:05:00", "time_end":"14:30:00", "time_zone":"America\/Detroit", "event_title":"2026 International Students Career Success Conference", "occurrence_title":"Resume Best Practices for International Graduate Students", "combined_title":"2026 International Students Career Success Conference: Multiple conference events and sessions: Resume Best Practices for International Graduate Students", "event_subtitle":"Multiple conference events and sessions", "event_type":"Conference \/ Symposium", "event_type_id":"5", "description":"\ud83d\ude80 Your career, your future, your success! Brought to you by the International Center and the University Career Center, the International Students Career Success Conference is designed to help you move forward with clarity and confidence. Along the way, you\u2019ll also find a community of peers, alumni, and U-M staff who are here to support you and cheer you on.\n\u2714 Develop a career strategy tailored to your goals, cultural identity, and immigration timeline +\n\u2714 Connect with career experts and discover campus resources that support your next steps\n\u2714 Learn from a dynamic panel of international peers and UM alumni on cross-cultural workplace dynamics and strengthen your professional identity. Our panel features U-M alumni and students from diverse academic backgrounds and from all degree types.\n\u2714 Network with alumni and peers from diverse industries in an informal way\n\u2714 Leave with actionable insights and a stronger sense of direction for your future.Light Refreshments will be provided.This event is open to all degree-seeking students and alumni within two years of graduation.Agenda:1:00 \u2013 1:15 pm | Opening Remarks1:20 \u2013 2:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions Block 12:05 - 2:30 pm | Flash Sessions: Resume Best Practices or Break2:35 - 3:15 pm | Concurrent Sessions Block 23:20 - 4:00 pm | UM International Student Alumni Panel4:00 - 4:30 pm | Networking with panelistsThis event's information is shown in Sessions, Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. You can only register to attend this event within Sessions. We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please indicate your accommodation requirements in this form, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jocelyn Gaydos jmgaydos@umich.edu. To ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives, we kindly request that you inform us as soon as possible.", "occurrence_notes":null, "guid":"152219-21913349@events.umich.edu", "permalink":"http:\/\/events.umich.edu\/event\/152219", "building_id":"", "building_name":"", "campus_maps_id":"", "room":"", "location_name":"Rackham Assembly Hall", "has_livestream":0, "cost":"", "tags":["Sessions"], "website":"https:\/\/sessions.studentlife.umich.edu\/p\/track\/17796", "sponsors":[ { "group_name":"Sessions @ Michigan", "group_id":"4791", "website":"https:\/\/sessions.studentlife.umich.edu\/" } ], "image_url":"", "styled_images":{ "event_thumb":"", "event_large":"", "event_large_2x":"", "event_large_lightbox":"", "group_thumb":"", "group_thumb_square":"", "group_large":"", "group_large_lightbox":"", "event_large_crop":"", "event_list":"", "event_list_2x":"", "event_grid":"", "event_grid_2x":"", "event_feature_large":"", "event_feature_thumb":"" }, "occurrence_count":10, "first_occurrence":21913345 } , "153213-21915429": { "datetime_modified":"20261002T131533", "datetime_start":"20261023T143000", "datetime_end":"20261023T163000", "has_end_time":1, "date_start":"2026-10-23", "date_end":"2026-10-23", "time_start":"14:30:00", "time_end":"16:30:00", "time_zone":"America\/Detroit", "event_title":"Online Learning and Decision-Making for Dynamic Pricing and Performative Prediction", "occurrence_title":"", "combined_title":"Online Learning and Decision-Making for Dynamic Pricing and Performative Prediction: Daniele Bracale", "event_subtitle":"Daniele Bracale", "event_type":"Lecture \/ Discussion", "event_type_id":"13", "description":"Many modern decision systems are not passive observers of the world they measure: the decisions they make change the data they subsequently receive. For example, a seller that posts a price influences the decisions of potential buyers, and hence the sales data it goes on to col-\nlect; a lender that deploys a credit-scoring rule changes the nature of the loan applications it receives. In such settings, the classical separation\nbetween estimation and decision-making breaks down, and statistical guarantees must be derived jointly with the policy that generates the\ndata. This dissertation develops estimation theory and online algorithms for two such feedback settings --- dynamic pricing and performative\nprediction --- with a unifying theme: shape-constrained and microfounded structure can replace the tuning parameters, smoothness assump-\ntions, and parametric models on which existing methods rely.\nThe first part concerns dynamic pricing. We first consider a monopolistic setting with censored demand, in which the seller posts a price and\nobserves only whether a sale occurred. In the linear valuation model, the customer\u2019s valuation is linear in the features of the item offered,\nup to market noise with unknown distribution F. Existing methods estimate F by kernel smoothing, bandit techniques, or upper confidence\nbounds; all of them impose Lipschitz or stronger conditions on F, and all of them leave the analyst to choose bandwidths, confidence widths,\nor regularization parameters. We instead exploit the fact that F is monotone and estimate it by isotonic regression. The resulting policy car-\nries no tuning parameters whatsoever, assumes only that F is H\u00f6lder continuous, and attains sublinear regret. It also outperforms existing\nmethods in simulations and on transaction data from Welltower Inc. We then move to a competitive setting in which N sellers post prices\nover T periods, and each seller\u2019s demand follows a single-index model with an unknown monotone, s-concave link. We prove existence and\nuniqueness of the Nash equilibrium, and give a semiparametric least-squares policy under which prices converge to the Nash equilibrium,\nwhile each seller incurs sublinear regret.\nThe second part concerns performative prediction, which involves a learner and a population of agents whose actions follow a distribution\nP. The learner deploys a model M that shifts this distribution from P to P(M), thereby changing the data the learner observes; the map P(M)\nis called the distribution map. Much of the literature assumes that the distribution map is known, whereas we learn it from agent-response\ndata. We study two settings: a discrete-action framework, in which agents choose from a finite set of alternatives, and a continuous-action\nframework, in which an action may be any real number. For discrete actions, we give a nonparametric estimator of the distribution map\ntogether with an exploration--exploitation scheme that we show to be effective in minimizing the performative risk. For continuous actions,\nwe model agents\u2019 responses as a cost-adjusted utility maximization problem and propose an estimator of the cost. Our approach leverages\noptimal transport to align the pre-deployment distribution P with the post-deployment distribution P(M). We provide a rate of convergence\nfor the proposed estimator and assess its quality through empirical demonstrations on a credit-scoring dataset.", "occurrence_notes":"https:\/\/umich.zoom.us\/j\/94865452955?jst=2", "guid":"153213-21915429@events.umich.edu", "permalink":"http:\/\/events.umich.edu\/event\/153213", "building_id":"1000167", "building_name":"West Hall", "campus_maps_id":"163", "room":"470", "location_name":"West Hall", "has_livestream":0, "cost":"", "tags":["Dissertation"], "website":"", "sponsors":[ { "group_name":"Department of Statistics Dissertation Defenses", "group_id":"4045", "website":"" } ], "image_url":"", "styled_images":{ "event_thumb":"", "event_large":"", "event_large_2x":"", "event_large_lightbox":"", "group_thumb":"", "group_thumb_square":"", "group_large":"", "group_large_lightbox":"", "event_large_crop":"", "event_list":"", "event_list_2x":"", "event_grid":"", "event_grid_2x":"", "event_feature_large":"", "event_feature_thumb":"" }, "occurrence_count":1, "first_occurrence":21915429 } , "152219-21913351": { "datetime_modified":"20261016T172141", "datetime_start":"20261023T143500", "datetime_end":"20261023T151500", "has_end_time":1, "date_start":"2026-10-23", "date_end":"2026-10-23", "time_start":"14:35:00", "time_end":"15:15:00", "time_zone":"America\/Detroit", "event_title":"2026 International Students Career Success Conference", "occurrence_title":"Planning for Your Career Goals", "combined_title":"2026 International Students Career Success Conference: Multiple conference events and sessions: Planning for Your Career Goals", "event_subtitle":"Multiple conference events and sessions", "event_type":"Conference \/ Symposium", "event_type_id":"5", "description":"\ud83d\ude80 Your career, your future, your success! Brought to you by the International Center and the University Career Center, the International Students Career Success Conference is designed to help you move forward with clarity and confidence. Along the way, you\u2019ll also find a community of peers, alumni, and U-M staff who are here to support you and cheer you on.\n\u2714 Develop a career strategy tailored to your goals, cultural identity, and immigration timeline +\n\u2714 Connect with career experts and discover campus resources that support your next steps\n\u2714 Learn from a dynamic panel of international peers and UM alumni on cross-cultural workplace dynamics and strengthen your professional identity. Our panel features U-M alumni and students from diverse academic backgrounds and from all degree types.\n\u2714 Network with alumni and peers from diverse industries in an informal way\n\u2714 Leave with actionable insights and a stronger sense of direction for your future.Light Refreshments will be provided.This event is open to all degree-seeking students and alumni within two years of graduation.Agenda:1:00 \u2013 1:15 pm | Opening Remarks1:20 \u2013 2:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions Block 12:05 - 2:30 pm | Flash Sessions: Resume Best Practices or Break2:35 - 3:15 pm | Concurrent Sessions Block 23:20 - 4:00 pm | UM International Student Alumni Panel4:00 - 4:30 pm | Networking with panelistsThis event's information is shown in Sessions, Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. You can only register to attend this event within Sessions. We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please indicate your accommodation requirements in this form, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jocelyn Gaydos jmgaydos@umich.edu. To ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives, we kindly request that you inform us as soon as possible.", "occurrence_notes":null, "guid":"152219-21913351@events.umich.edu", "permalink":"http:\/\/events.umich.edu\/event\/152219", "building_id":"", "building_name":"", "campus_maps_id":"", "room":"", "location_name":"Rackham Assembly Hall", "has_livestream":0, "cost":"", "tags":["Sessions"], "website":"https:\/\/sessions.studentlife.umich.edu\/p\/track\/17796", "sponsors":[ { "group_name":"Sessions @ Michigan", "group_id":"4791", "website":"https:\/\/sessions.studentlife.umich.edu\/" } ], "image_url":"", "styled_images":{ "event_thumb":"", "event_large":"", "event_large_2x":"", "event_large_lightbox":"", "group_thumb":"", "group_thumb_square":"", "group_large":"", "group_large_lightbox":"", "event_large_crop":"", "event_list":"", "event_list_2x":"", "event_grid":"", "event_grid_2x":"", "event_feature_large":"", "event_feature_thumb":"" }, "occurrence_count":10, "first_occurrence":21913345 } , "152219-21913350": { "datetime_modified":"20261016T172141", "datetime_start":"20261023T143500", "datetime_end":"20261023T151500", "has_end_time":1, "date_start":"2026-10-23", "date_end":"2026-10-23", "time_start":"14:35:00", "time_end":"15:15:00", "time_zone":"America\/Detroit", "event_title":"2026 International Students Career Success Conference", "occurrence_title":"CAPS Navigating Uncertain Times", "combined_title":"2026 International Students Career Success Conference: Multiple conference events and sessions: CAPS Navigating Uncertain Times", "event_subtitle":"Multiple conference events and sessions", "event_type":"Conference \/ Symposium", "event_type_id":"5", "description":"\ud83d\ude80 Your career, your future, your success! Brought to you by the International Center and the University Career Center, the International Students Career Success Conference is designed to help you move forward with clarity and confidence. Along the way, you\u2019ll also find a community of peers, alumni, and U-M staff who are here to support you and cheer you on.\n\u2714 Develop a career strategy tailored to your goals, cultural identity, and immigration timeline +\n\u2714 Connect with career experts and discover campus resources that support your next steps\n\u2714 Learn from a dynamic panel of international peers and UM alumni on cross-cultural workplace dynamics and strengthen your professional identity. Our panel features U-M alumni and students from diverse academic backgrounds and from all degree types.\n\u2714 Network with alumni and peers from diverse industries in an informal way\n\u2714 Leave with actionable insights and a stronger sense of direction for your future.Light Refreshments will be provided.This event is open to all degree-seeking students and alumni within two years of graduation.Agenda:1:00 \u2013 1:15 pm | Opening Remarks1:20 \u2013 2:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions Block 12:05 - 2:30 pm | Flash Sessions: Resume Best Practices or Break2:35 - 3:15 pm | Concurrent Sessions Block 23:20 - 4:00 pm | UM International Student Alumni Panel4:00 - 4:30 pm | Networking with panelistsThis event's information is shown in Sessions, Handshake as well as on the Happening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students. You can only register to attend this event within Sessions. We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accessibility accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please indicate your accommodation requirements in this form, preferably at least 14 days prior to the program. If you have any questions regarding access to our programs, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jocelyn Gaydos jmgaydos@umich.edu. To ensure sufficient time for arranging your requested accommodation(s) or exploring suitable alternatives, we kindly request that you inform us as soon as possible.", "occurrence_notes":null, "guid":"152219-21913350@events.umich.edu", "permalink":"http:\/\/events.umich.edu\/event\/152219", "building_id":"", "building_name":"", "campus_maps_id":"", "room":"", "location_name":"Rackham West Conference Room", "has_livestream":0, "cost":"", "tags":["Sessions"], "website":"https:\/\/sessions.studentlife.umich.edu\/p\/track\/17796", "sponsors":[ { "group_name":"Sessions @ Michigan", "group_id":"4791", "website":"https:\/\/sessions.studentlife.umich.edu\/" } ], "image_url":"", "styled_images":{ "event_thumb":"", "event_large":"", "event_large_2x":"", "event_large_lightbox":"", "group_thumb":"", "group_thumb_square":"", "group_large":"", "group_large_lightbox":"", "event_large_crop":"", "event_list":"", "event_list_2x":"", "event_grid":"", "event_grid_2x":"", "event_feature_large":"", "event_feature_thumb":"" }, "occurrence_count":10, "first_occurrence":21913345 } , "148879-21905041": { "datetime_modified":"20261014T095112", "datetime_start":"20261023T150000", "datetime_end":"20261023T160000", "has_end_time":1, "date_start":"2026-10-23", "date_end":"2026-10-23", "time_start":"15:00:00", "time_end":"16:00:00", "time_zone":"America\/Detroit", "event_title":"AIM Seminar: How voting goes wrong, and how it can go right: the evolution of collective intelligence", "occurrence_title":"", "combined_title":"AIM Seminar: How voting goes wrong, and how it can go right: the evolution of collective intelligence: Joshua B. 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When members of both parties see mainly their own party's intentions, most groups end in deadlock.\n\nI will then ask what individual reward scheme allows a population of self-interested imitators, each observing only part of a problem, to evolve accurate collective decisions. For linear prediction problems, rewarding individuals for their own accuracy eliminates the diversity of opinions a group needs. Rewarding those whose opinions reduce the collective error provably increases accuracy, until the group predicts perfectly. For more realistic non-linear decisions, a single majority vote cannot produce accurate decisions under any reward scheme. Voting in layers, with rewards paid only to individuals who are pivotal at every layer above them, provably allows a population to evolve accurate decisions. The evolved population is equivalent to a multi-layer perceptron in machine learning, and the reward for pivotality corresponds to credit assignment that machines compute through backpropagation. These results therefore provide a naturalistic, evolutionary account of collective in intelligence in humans and machines.\n\nContact: Naoki Masuda", "occurrence_notes":null, "guid":"148879-21905041@events.umich.edu", "permalink":"http:\/\/events.umich.edu\/event\/148879", "building_id":"1000166", "building_name":"East Hall", "campus_maps_id":"53", "room":"1084", "location_name":"East Hall", "has_livestream":0, "cost":"", "tags":["Mathematics","Applied Mathematics"], "website":"", "sponsors":[ { "group_name":"Applied Interdisciplinary Mathematics (AIM) Seminar - Department of Mathematics", "group_id":"4882", "website":"" }, { "group_name":"Department of Mathematics", "group_id":"3791", "website":"" } ], "image_url":"", "styled_images":{ "event_thumb":"", "event_large":"", "event_large_2x":"", "event_large_lightbox":"", "group_thumb":"", "group_thumb_square":"", "group_large":"", "group_large_lightbox":"", "event_large_crop":"", "event_list":"", "event_list_2x":"", "event_grid":"", "event_grid_2x":"", "event_feature_large":"", "event_feature_thumb":"" }, "occurrence_count":1, "first_occurrence":21905041 } , "150000-21907798": { "datetime_modified":"20260807T132324", "datetime_start":"20261023T150000", "datetime_end":"20261023T163000", "has_end_time":1, "date_start":"2026-10-23", "date_end":"2026-10-23", "time_start":"15:00:00", "time_end":"16:30:00", "time_zone":"America\/Detroit", "event_title":"Faculty Workshop on Holistic Graduate Admissions for Excellence and Diversity", "occurrence_title":"Faculty Workshop on Holistic Graduate Admissions for Excellence and Diversity (CENTRAL CAMPUS)", "combined_title":"Faculty Workshop on Holistic Graduate Admissions for Excellence and Diversity: Faculty Workshop on Holistic Graduate Admissions for Excellence and Diversity (CENTRAL CAMPUS)", "event_subtitle":"", "event_type":"Workshop \/ Seminar", "event_type_id":"21", "description":"Holistic admissions practices are an integral part of achieving both diversity and excellence when admitting graduate student cohorts. 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Its observed value and theoretical prediction exhibit a large 120-order discrepancy. In this talk, we first summarize the current state of research on the cosmological constant problem and review the Schwarzian theory of time reparametrizations in the literature. Inspired by an early work by Gary Gibbons and our recent attempts to solve various formidable problems (e.g., color confinement in SYM, fluid\/gravity correspondence at low temperatures, etc.) via the JT gravity\/Schwarzian theory duality, we apply the Schwarzian theory of time reparametrizations and its ensemble average to the cosmological constant problem and propose a new approach to resolving it. We will show that this new method, at leading order, yields a theoretical value that exactly matches the observed value of the cosmological constant. However, recent results from dark energy observations (such as DESI) suggest a dynamical dark energy. Starting from the leading-order constant value, we will take into account matter-gravity interactions and develop a more realistic dynamical dark energy model based on time reparametrizations that can fit observational data with comparable precision to other models (e.g., LCDM and CPL). We also provide some falsifiable predictions for future more precise observations. This talk is based on my recent paper arXiv:2602.17476 and another upcoming work.\n\nBrief Biography:\nJun Nian is an assistant professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics Asia-Pacific (ICTP-AP), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received a Diplom degree from the University of Heidelberg in 2009 and a Ph.D. degree from Stony Brook University in 2015. Before joining ICTP-AP in 2021, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques (IHES), the University of Michigan, and the University of Milan. 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