Research
I am interested in positive definite kernels and its applications, especially in probability. My research focuses on the following directions, which are closely related
*Hilbert space embeddings of probabilities (which includes MMD, energy distance, distance covariance, distance multivariance, HSIC, etc).
*Matrix and operator valued positive definite kernels.
*Kernels in manifolds (spheres, projective spaces, Hyperbolic spaces, etc).
Submitted
-Guella J.C.. Positive definite matrix-valued kernels and their scalar valued projections: counterexamples
Published
17- Guella J.C. and Jäger J.. Strictly positive definite non-isotropic kernels on two-point homogeneous manifolds: the asymptotic approach. Positivity (2024)
16- Guella J.C.. Generalization of the HSIC and distance covariance using PDI kernels. Banach Journal of Mathematical Analysis (2023)
15-Guella J.C.. Generalization of the Energy Distance by Bernstein Functions Journal of Theoretical Probability (2022)
14-Guella J.C.. On Gaussian kernels on Hilbert spaces and kernels on Hyperbolic spaces. Journal of Approximation Theory (2022)
13-Guella J.C. Operator-valued positive definite kernels and differentiable universality Analysis and Applications (2022)
12 - Guella, J. C. and Menegatto, V. A.. Conditionally Positive Definite Matrix Valued Kernels on Euclidean Spaces. Constructive Approximation (2020).
11 - Guella, J. C. and Menegatto, V. A.. Positive definite matrix functions on spheres defined by hypergeometric functions. Integral Transforms and Special Functions (2019)
10 - Bonfim, Rafaela N., Guella, Jean C. and Menegatto, Valdir A.. Strictly positive definite functions on compact two-point homogeneous spaces: the product alternative. (SIGMA) Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications (2018)
9 - Guella, J. C. and Menegatto, V. A. Schoenberg's theorem for positive definite functions on products: a unifying framework. Journal of Fourier Analysis and Applications (2019)
8 - Guella, Jean Carlo, Menegatto, Valdir Antonio and Porcu, Emilio. Strictly positive definite multivariate covariance functions on spheres. Journal of Multivariate Analysis (2018)
7 - Guella, J. C. and Menegatto, V. A. A limit formula for semigroups defined by Fourier-Jacobi series. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society (2018)
6 - Guella, J. C. and Menegatto, V. A. Unitarily invariant strictly positive definite kernels on spheres. Positivity (2018)
5 - Guella, J. and Menegatto, V. A. Strictly positive definite kernels on the torus. Constructive Approximation (2017)
4 - Guella, J. C., Menegatto, V. A. and Peron, A. P.. Strictly positive definite kernels on a product of circles. Positivity (2017)
3 - Guella, Jean C., Menegatto, Valdir A. and Peron, Ana P.. Strictly positive definite kernels on a product of spheres II. (SIGMA) Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications (2016)
2 - Guella, J. C., Menegatto, V. A. and Peron, A. P.. An extension of a theorem of Schoenberg to products of spheres. Banach Journal of Mathematical Analysis (2016)
1 - Guella, J. C. and Menegatto, V. A.. Strictly positive definite kernels on a product of spheres. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications (2016)
Education
Fapesp Young Researcher, Dec 2021 - Dec 2023, Unicamp, Campinas-Brazil
Colaborators: Guilherme Ludwig and Nancy Garcia. Title: Positive definite kernels applied to probability and statistics: MMD, HSIC and point process.
Postdoctoral researcher, Sep 2019 - Apr 2021, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (RIKEN-AIP), Tokyo-Japan.
Ph.D. in Mathematics. 2015 - 2019 USP- Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos-Brazil.
Advisor: Valdir Antonio Menegatto. Title: A unifying approach to isotropic and radial positive definite kernels
M.Sc. in Mathematics. 2013 - 2015. USP- Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos-Brazil.
Advisor: Valdir Antonio Menegatto.
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics. 2009 - 2012. USP- Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos-Brazil.
Talks/Poster Presentations
LIKE23 (Lifting Inference with Kernel Embeddings), 2023, Bern-Switzerland, (Oral Presentation)
15th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ORTHOGONAL POLYNOMIALS, SPECIAL FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS, 2022, Montreal-Canada Online (Oral Presentation)
LIKE22 (Lifting Inference with Kernel Embeddings), 2022, Bern-Switzerland Online (Video)
10° AIP Open Seminar: Functional Analytic Team, 2021, Tokyo-Japan (Video)
22 Conference on the linear algebra society (ILAS), 2019, Rio de Janeiro-Brazil (Special Session).
II JOINT MEETING SPAIN-BRAZIL IN MATHEMATICS, 2018, Cadiz-Spain. (Special Session)
ICM2018, 2018, Rio de Janeiro-Brazil (Short Communication)
VI WORKSHOP DE TESES E DISSERTAÇÕES EM MATEMÁTICA, 2017, SÃO CARLOS-BRAZIL. (Oral Presentation)
VI IBEROAMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ORTHOGONAL POLYNOMIALS AND APPLICATIONS, 2017, UBERABA-BRAZIL. (Oral Presentation)
14th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ORTHOGONAL POLYNOMIALS, SPECIAL FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS, 2017, CANTERBURY-United Kingdom. (Oral Presentation)
X ENAMA: ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE ANÁLISE MATEMÁTICA E APLICAÇÕES, 2016, NITERÓI-BRAZIL. (Poster)
II CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE JOVENS PESQUISADORES EM MATEMATICA PURA E APLICADA, 2016, CAMPINAS- Brazil. (Special Session)