Seminar Information:

• Seminar Title: Symbolic-Numeric Computations

• Regular Date and Time: Thursdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm

• Regular Location: Online (obtain link from the instructor, listed below)

Subject and Objective:

The seminar covers fundamental and advanced subjects in Matrix and Polynomial Computations, linked to both Mathematics and Modern Computing.

The first two topics in the Spring of 2025:

1. Computational aspect of the fundamental theorem of algebra with a link to complex dynamics and

2. Low-rank approximation of matrices.

Prerequisites and Attendance:

The seminar requires no prerequisites and has been meeting for decades, attended mostly by students from PhD Programs in Computer Science and Mathematics, but also by Faculty Members of these Departments and other CUNY colleges.

Relevant Publications:

The seminar has prompted publications by the participants and has led to PhD defenses, so far 14 in Math and 14 in Computer Science.

Seminar Organizer Instructor:

Distinguished Professor, Fellow of the American Math. Society, designated in 2013 for his "Contributions to the Mathematical Theory of Computation".

• Organizer/Instructor: Victor Pan

• Email: victor.pan@lehman.cuny.edu; v_y_pan@yahoo.com 

• Website: http://comet.lehman.cuny.edu/vpan/

• Publication: 4 books, over 1,600 pages overall, with Springer (1), Birkhauser (2), and Elsevier (1), and over 300 papers in journals and refereed conference proceedings.

The instructor has been teaching PhD students of CUNY for decades, was the adviser and mentor for 28 successful PhD defenses, and has supported students' research from his grants