Institute for Mathematical Sciences Event Archive

Workshop 3: Emergent Phenomena – from Kinetic Models to Social Hydrodynamics

(16 - 20 December 2019)

Partially supported by Centre for Advanced 2D Materials (CA2DM)
Venue: IMS Auditorium
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Monday, 16 Dec 2019

09:00am - 09:10amRegistration
09:10am - 09:15amWelcome by local organizer
09:15amChair: Weizhu Bao, National University of Singapore, Singapore
09:15am - 10:00am

Emergent behaviors of Lohe tensor flocks

(Video)



Seung-Yeal Ha
Seoul National University, Korea
10:00am - 10:45am

A hydrodynamic model for synchronization phenomena



Young-Pil Choi
Yonsei University, Korea
10:45am - 11:15amGroup Photo & Coffee Break
11:15am - 12:00pm

Kinetic approximation of optimal control problems for collective dynamics

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Giacomo Albi
Università degli Studi di Verona, Italy
12:00pm - 02:00pmLunch Reception at IMS
02:00pmChair: Lorenzo Pareschi, University of Ferrara
02:00pm - 03:00pm

Distinguished Visitor Lecture Series:

Emergent behavior in collective dynamics

(Video)



Eitan Tadmor
University of Maryland, USA
03:00pm - 03:30pmCoffee Break
03:30pm - 04:15pm

Diffusion of new products in social networks

(Video)



Gadi Fibich
Tel Aviv University, Israel
04:15pm - 05:00pm

Collective dynamics of quantized vortices in superfluidity and superconductivity



Weizhu Bao
National University of Singapore, Singapore

Tuesday, 17 Dec 2019

09:00am - 09:15amRegistration
09:15amChair: Seung-Yeal Ha, Seoul National University, Korea
09:15am - 10:00am

Multifidelity Monte Carlo methods for kinetic equations with uncertainties

(Video)



Lorenzo Pareschi
University of Ferrara, Italy
10:00am - 10:45am

Uncertainty quantification and control for collective phenomena



Mattia Zanella
University of Pavia, Italy
10:45am - 11:15amCoffee Break
11:15am - 12:00pm

A stable scheme for a 2D dynamic Q-tensor model of nematic liquid crystals



Yongyong Cai
Beijing Normal University, China
12:00pm - 01:30pmLunch Break
01:30pmChair: Eitan Tadmor, University of Maryland, USA
01:30pm - 02:15pm

Consensus based models and applications to global optimization

(Video)



José Antonio Carrillo
Imperial College London, UK
02:15pm - 03:00pm

Bacterial swarming: experiments and modelling



Gil Ariel
Bar Ilan University, Israel
03:00pm - 03:30pmCoffee Break
03:30pm - 04:15pm

Boltzmann and Fokker-Planck equations modelling the Elo rating system with learning effects



Marie-Therese Wolfram
University of Warwick, UK
04:15pm - 05:00pm

The Aw-Rascle traffic model: Enskog-type kinetic derivation and generalisations



Giacomo Dimarco
University of Ferrara, Italy

Wednesday, 18 Dec 2019

09:00am - 09:15amRegistration
09:15amChair: Tong Yang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
09:15am - 10:00am

Rigorous continuum limit for the discrete network formation problem

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Jan Haskovec
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
10:00am - 10:45am

Models for data propagation in large-scale computer systems

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Michael Herty
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
10:45am - 11:15amCoffee Break
11:15am - 12:00pm

Symbolic computations in PDE



Diogo Gomes
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
12:00pm - 01:30pmLunch Break
01:30pmFree Afternoon

Thursday, 19 Dec 2019

09:00am - 09:15amRegistration
09:15amChair: José Antonio Carrillo, Imperial College London, UK
09:15am - 10:00am

The Vlasov-Nordström-Fokker-Planck system

(PDF) (Video)



Tong Yang
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
10:00am - 10:45am

Uniqueness and non-uniqueness of steady states of aggregation-diffusion equation

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Yao Yao
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
10:45am - 11:15amCoffee Break
11:15am - 12:00pm

Eulerian dynamics in multi-dimensions with radial symmetry

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Changhui Tan
University of South Carolina, USA
12:00pm - 01:30pmLunch Break
01:30pmChair: Gadi Fibich, Tel Aviv University, Israel
01:30pm - 02:15pm

Regularized 13-moment equations for inverse power law models



Zhenning Cai
National University of Singapore, Singapore
02:15pm - 02:45pm

Numerical simulations of vortex interactions in the nonlinear Schrödinger equation with periodic boundary conditions



Teng Zhang
National University of Singapore, Singapore
02:45pm - 03:15pm

Computing committor functions for the study of rare events using deep learning



Bo Lin
National University of Singapore, Singapore
03:15pm - 03:45pmCoffee Break
03:45pm - 05:00pmRound table discussion: Opportunities and Challenges in Kinetic Modeling and Simulation
06:00pm - 09:00pmConference dinner (Volunteer and self-paid)

Friday, 20 Dec 2019

09:00am - 09:15amRegistration
09:15amChair: Jan Haskovec, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
09:15am - 10:00am

Analysis on the model hierarchy for mean field interacting particle system via non Lipschitz and velocity dependent force

(PDF) (Video)



Li Chen
Universität Mannheim, Germany
10:00am - 10:45am

Evolution of initial discontinuity for the defocusing complex modified KdV equation

(PDF) (Video)



Dengshan Wang
Beijing Information Science and Technology University, China
10:45am - 11:15amCoffee Break
11:15am - 12:00pm

Phase field approach for simulating solid-state dewetting problems



Wei Jiang
Wuhan University, China
12:00pm - 12:05pmClosing Remarks