Algebra, Statistics, Computation,
and
Biology
Bernd
Sturmfels
Department of Mathematics
University of California - Berkeley
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
7:00 pm, Willey Hall 125 Map
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Abstract:
Recently, algebraic methods have been developed to unify and
advance a
variety of techniques of statistical analysis, providing new
and improved
tools for computational biology. Professor Sturmfels, one of
the founders
of the new field of algebraic statistics, will introduce the
subject
and describe its emerging applications to genome science and
developmental
biology. He will be assisted by a fictional character named
DiaNA who
plays hopscotch and rolls tetrahedral dice with faces labeled
"A," "C,"
"G," and "T."
Math Matters lectures feature distinguished
mathematicians and
scientists who are also superb expositors able to illuminate
the role mathematics is playing in understanding our world and
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