Afonso Bandeira: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2021

Name Prof. Dr. Afonso Bandeira
FieldMathematics
Address
Professur für Mathematik
ETH Zürich, HG G 23.1
Rämistrasse 101
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telephone+41 44 632 79 54
E-mailbandeira@math.ethz.ch
DepartmentMathematics
RelationshipFull Professor

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
401-2684-00LMathematics of Machine Learning Information 5 credits2V + 1UA. Bandeira, N. Zhivotovskii
AbstractIntroductory course to Mathematical aspects of Machine Learning, including Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Sparsity, and Online Learning.
ObjectiveIntroduction to Mathematical aspects of Machine Learning.
ContentMathematical aspects of Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Sparsity, and Online Learning. This course is a Mathematical course, with Theorems and Proofs.
Prerequisites / NoticeNote for non Mathematics students: this class requires a certain degree of mathematical maturity--including abstract thinking and the ability to understand and write proofs.
401-3940-21LStudent Seminar in Mathematics and Data: Optimal Transport Restricted registration - show details
Number of participants limited to 12.
4 credits2SA. Bandeira, G. Chinot
AbstractThe Seminar starts with a basic introduction to Optimal Transport (including but not limited to: Monge and Kantorovich formulations, duality, Wassertstein distance). After the introductory material, each week will be devoted to either a research article in the topic or a more advanced concept. Particular emphasis will be given to applications to statistics and data science.
Objective
Lecture notesMore information, including list of papers, will be available at https://forum.math.ethz.ch/c/spring-2021/student-seminar-in-mathematics-and-data/51
LiteratureMore information, including list of papers, will be available at https://forum.math.ethz.ch/c/spring-2021/student-seminar-in-mathematics-and-data/51
Prerequisites / NoticeThis seminar requires a certain degree of mathematical maturity--including abstract thinking and the ability to understand and write proofs. Probability theory and Linear Algebra is a required pre-requisite. Some basic familiarity with Optimization and Functional Analysis is beneficial.
401-4944-20LMathematics of Data Science
Does not take place this semester.
8 credits4GA. Bandeira
AbstractMostly self-contained, but fast-paced, introductory masters level course on various theoretical aspects of algorithms that aim to extract information from data.
ObjectiveIntroduction to various mathematical aspects of Data Science.
ContentThese topics lie in overlaps of (Applied) Mathematics with: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, and/or Operations Research. Each lecture will feature a couple of Mathematical Open Problem(s) related to Data Science. The main mathematical tools used will be Probability and Linear Algebra, and a basic familiarity with these subjects is required. There will also be some (although knowledge of these tools is not assumed) Graph Theory, Representation Theory, Applied Harmonic Analysis, among others. The topics treated will include Dimension reduction, Manifold learning, Sparse recovery, Random Matrices, Approximation Algorithms, Community detection in graphs, and several others.
Lecture noteshttps://people.math.ethz.ch/~abandeira/BandeiraSingerStrohmer-MDS-draft.pdf
Prerequisites / NoticeThe main mathematical tools used will be Probability, Linear Algebra (and real analysis), and a working knowledge of these subjects is required. In addition
to these prerequisites, this class requires a certain degree of mathematical maturity--including abstract thinking and the ability to understand and write proofs.


We encourage students who are interested in mathematical data science to take both this course and ``227-0434-10L Mathematics of Information'' taught by Prof. H. Bölcskei. The two courses are designed to be
complementary.
A. Bandeira and H. Bölcskei
401-5000-00LZurich Colloquium in Mathematics Information 0 creditsR. Abgrall, A. Bandeira, M. Iacobelli, A. Iozzi, S. Mishra, R. Pandharipande, further lecturers
AbstractThe lectures try to give an overview of "what is going on" in important areas of contemporary mathematics, to a wider non-specialised audience of mathematicians.
Objective
401-5620-00LResearch Seminar on Statistics Information 0 credits1KP. L. Bühlmann, M. H. Maathuis, N. Meinshausen, S. van de Geer, A. Bandeira, R. Furrer, L. Held, T. Hothorn, D. Kozbur, M. Wolf
AbstractResearch colloquium
Objective
401-5640-00LZüKoSt: Seminar on Applied Statistics Information 0 credits1KM. Kalisch, F. Balabdaoui, A. Bandeira, P. L. Bühlmann, R. Furrer, L. Held, T. Hothorn, M. H. Maathuis, M. Mächler, L. Meier, N. Meinshausen, M. Robinson, C. Strobl, S. van de Geer
Abstract5 to 6 talks on applied statistics.
ObjectiveKennenlernen von statistischen Methoden in ihrer Anwendung in verschiedenen Gebieten, besonders in Naturwissenschaft, Technik und Medizin.
ContentIn 5-6 Einzelvorträgen pro Semester werden Methoden der Statistik einzeln oder überblicksartig vorgestellt, oder es werden Probleme und Problemtypen aus einzelnen Anwendungsgebieten besprochen.
3 bis 4 der Vorträge stehen in der Regel unter einem Semesterthema.
Lecture notesBei manchen Vorträgen werden Unterlagen verteilt.
Eine Zusammenfassung ist kurz vor den Vorträgen im Internet unter http://stat.ethz.ch/talks/zukost abrufbar.
Ankündigunen der Vorträge werden auf Wunsch zugesandt.
Prerequisites / NoticeDies ist keine Vorlesung. Es wird keine Prüfung durchgeführt, und es werden keine Kreditpunkte vergeben.
Nach besonderem Programm. Koordinator M. Kalisch, Tel. 044 632 3435
Lehrsprache ist Englisch oder Deutsch je nach ReferentIn.
Course language is English or German and may depend on the speaker.
401-5660-00LMath and Data (MAD+) Information 0 creditsA. Bandeira, external organisers
AbstractResearch colloquium
Objective
401-5680-00LFoundations of Data Science Seminar Information 0 creditsP. L. Bühlmann, A. Bandeira, H. Bölcskei, J. M. Buhmann, T. Hofmann, A. Krause, A. Lapidoth, H.‑A. Loeliger, M. H. Maathuis, N. Meinshausen, G. Rätsch, S. van de Geer, F. Yang
AbstractResearch colloquium
Objective
401-5900-00LOptimization Seminar Information 0 credits1KA. Bandeira, R. Weismantel, R. Zenklusen
AbstractLectures on current topics in optimization.
ObjectiveThis lecture series introduces graduate students to ongoing research activities (including applications) in the domain of optimization.
ContentThis seminar is a forum for researchers interested in optimization theory and its applications. Speakers, invited from both academic and non-academic institutions, are expected to stimulate discussions on theoretical and applied aspects of optimization and related subjects. The focus is on efficient (or practical) algorithms for continuous and discrete optimization problems, complexity analysis of algorithms and associated decision problems, approximation algorithms, mathematical modeling and solution procedures for real-world optimization problems in science, engineering, industries, public sectors etc.
406-2303-AALComplex Analysis
Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement.

Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.
6 credits13RA. Bandeira
AbstractComplex functions of one variable, Cauchy-Riemann equations, Cauchy theorem and integral formula, singularities, residue theorem, index of closed curves, analytic continuation, conformal mappings, Riemann mapping theorem.
Objective
LiteratureL. Ahlfors: "Complex analysis. An introduction to the theory of analytic functions of one complex variable." International Series in Pure and Applied Mathematics. McGraw-Hill Book Co.

B. Palka: "An introduction to complex function theory."
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer-Verlag, 1991.

R.Remmert: Theory of Complex Functions.. Springer Verlag

E.Hille: Analytic Function Theory. AMS Chelsea Publication
Prerequisites / NoticeThe precise content changes with the examiner. Candidates must therefore contact the examiner in person before studying the material.