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SUMMARY:Leila Van Keirsbilck (UCLouvain)
DESCRIPTION:Title: Mapping and sampling impacts on centrality measures ability to explain financial institutions losses in crisis periods. \nAbstract:  \nSince the 2008 crisis has triggered a huge interest in the financial networks literature\, researchers found that node centrality measures computed from a network representation of the financial system before a crisis period could explain partly losses incurred during the crisis. But how do the choices made in order to obtain a specific network representation affect this ability of node centrality measures to explain losses? This article tests whether changes in the network mapping specification and changes in the sampling affect the econometric relation between losses and the systemic vulnerability of institutions determined by a centrality measure. We find that the significance of the classic shortest path betweenness centrality is highly impacted by a decrease in the network size. We also perform a best subset selection exercise showing that alternative betweenness measures\, more robust to changes in the network size\, perform as good as other classic centralities in explaining losses. \nThis seminar will take place in Room S08 at the Faculty of Sciences.
URL:https://www.naxys.be/event/leila-van-keirsbilck-uclouvain/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260424T090000
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SUMMARY:naXys Research Day
DESCRIPTION:naXys Research Day from 9 a.m. (Château de Namur).
URL:https://www.naxys.be/event/naxys-research-day-2/
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SUMMARY:Harry Shaw (Xyngal Morph)
DESCRIPTION:Title: Overview of quantum chemistry investigations into classically studied materials with potentially useful quantum properties \nAuthors: Harry Shaw1\, Deborah Preston1\, Virginia Ayres2\, Kyle Sherbert3\, Naveed Naimipour4\, Nick Savino6\, Manon Bart5\, Ryan Glasser6 \n(1) Xyngal Morph LLC\, Bel Air\, MD \n(2) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering\, Michigan State University\, East Lansing\, MI\, USA \n(3) Department of Computer Science\, Holy Cross University\, Notre Dame\, IN\, USA \n(4) Engineering Faculty\, Wilbur Wright College\, Chicago\, IL \n(5) Namur Institute for Complex Systems\, University of Namur\, Namur\, Belgium \n(6) School of Science and Engineering\, Tulane University\, New Orleans\, LA\, USA \nAbstract:  \nWhile at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center\, several investigations were conducted to take materials that were well characterized in the classical domain to determine if they could be utilized in what can be called the “quantum domain”. Of special interest were radiation effects on GaN nanowires1\,  flying qubit investigations2\, and tautomers which could be utilized in a variety of quantum circuits. The tautomer investigations were performed on cis- and trans-azobenzene and the proton tautomer croconic acid. Also of interest are the cyclopentadienyls Bis(cyclopentadienyl)cobalt(II) and  Bis(cyclopentadienyl)iron with properties that could make them good candidates for spintronic applications3. In this talk we will discuss some aspects of these investigations including our use of Density Functional Theory (DFT) tools4. \nNASA’s interest lies in how these materials could be used in systems for quantum communications\, computing or other useful applications. Most of this research was conducted by graduate students and faculty associated with our NASA internships. Additional parallel research paths included development of optical angular momentum (OAM) capabilities\, quantum entanglement\, optical neural networks5\, and quantum compressive sensing6. \n\nJacobs\, B. W.\, V. M. Ayres\, R. M. Ronningen\, A. F. Zeller\, E. H. Carey\, M. A. Crimp\, M. P. Petkov\, S.L. Rutledge \,  J.B. Benavides\,   H.C. Shaw et al. “Heavy Ion Interactions with Nanotubes and Nanowires.” In APS March Meeting Abstracts\, vol. 1\, p. 1163. 2006.\nDong\, H.\, Panda\, G.\, Xie\, K.\, Ayres\, V.\, Shaw\, H.\, Preston\, D.\, & Deshpande\, M. (2017). Flying qubit investigations for heterostructure-based qubit implementations. In 2017 IEEE 17th International Conference on Nanotechnology\, NANO 2017 (pp. 636-640).\nLeber\, Roland. Growth and Characterisation of Metallocene Based Thin Films for Spintronic Applications. Diss. UCL (University College London)\, 2018.\nhttps://www.scm.com/amsterdam-modeling-suite/adf\nBart M\, Savino NJ\, Regmi P\, Cohen L\, Safavi H\, Shaw H\, Lohani S\, Searles TA\, Kirby BT\, Lee H\, Glasser RT. Deep learning for enhanced free-space optical communications. Machine Learning: Science and Technology. 2022.\nSherbert\, Kyle M.\, Naveed Naimipour\, Haleh Safavi\, Harry C. Shaw\, and Mojtaba Soltanalian. “Quantum Compressive Sensing: Mathematical Machinery\, Quantum Algorithms\, and Quantum Circuitry.” Applied Sciences 12\, no. 15 (2022): 7525.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/15/7525\n\nThis seminar will take place in Room S09 at the Faculty of Sciences.
URL:https://www.naxys.be/event/harry-shaw-xyngal-morph/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260507T130000
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SUMMARY:Koichiro Yawata (Institute of Science\, Tokyo)
DESCRIPTION:Title: Reduced-Order Control of Coupled Phase Oscillator Populations and Hypergraph-Based Approaches to Combinatorial Optimization Problems\n \nAbstract:  \nIn this seminar\, I will present two recent pieces of work from my research: one on reduced-order control of coupled oscillator populations and another on hypergraph-based approaches to combinatorial optimization. \n1. Reduced-Order Control of Coupled Oscillator Populations via Frequency-Dependent Forcing\nWe propose a frequency-dependent forcing framework for heterogeneous populations of coupled phase oscillators. Using the Ott-Antonsen ansatz\, we derive a low-dimensional description of the collective dynamics and study control methods for the macroscopic phase and synchronization level. \n2. Hypergraph Neural Networks Accelerate MUS Enumeration\nWe propose a hypergraph-neural-network-based method for accelerating MUS enumeration in constraint satisfaction problems. By combining hypergraph modeling with reinforcement learning\, the method reduces satisfiability checks and improves enumeration efficiency. \nThis seminar will take place in Room S08 at the Faculty of Sciences.
URL:https://www.naxys.be/event/koichiro-yawata-institute-of-science-tokyo/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260528T130000
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SUMMARY:Sandrine Ngamga (Université de Dschang\, Cameroun)
DESCRIPTION:Title: The chimera states in a network of Huygens pendulums examined with Gopal’s indices and recurrence analysis \nAbstract:  \nChimera states\, defined by the coexistence of coherent and incoherent domains in coupled oscillator networks\, arise in a wide variety of systems and play a key role in understanding symmetry breaking\, partial synchronisation\, and stability in extended dynamical networks. Their emergence has been widely reported in chemical\, biological\, and electronic systems\, but remains far less explored in purely mechanical oscillators\, despite their relevance for structural dynamics\, robotic assemblies and mechanical metamaterials. In this work\, we investigate the collective behaviour of a one-dimensional network of self-sustained Huygens pendulums and demonstrate the emergence of several chimera regimes. Besides classical chimera and multi- chimera patterns\, we identify three additional forms : (i) a Quasi-Coherent Chimera\, where a weakly perturbed coherent domain coexists with a highly agitated incoherent region; (ii) a Multi-Cluster Chimera\, consisting of several coherent clusters separated by incoherent bands ; and (iii) a new EvenOdd Structured Chimera\, in which coherent oscillators form two interlaced spatial clusters. This last state cannot be detected by the standard Gopal indicators : the Strength of Incoherence (S) and the Discontinuity Measure (DM) because their nearest-neighbour formulation suppresses the evenodd alternation. To overcome this limitation\, we propose a modified version of Gopals indices\, which successfully identifies the EvenOdd Structured Chimera. Independent validation using Recurrence Quantification Analysis (RQA) to confirm the coherent and incoherent organisation for all chimera types. These results show that mechanical oscillator networks can host an unexpectedly rich variety of chimera states\, and that combining modified local indicators with recurrence-based diagnostics provides a robust framework for detecting both standard and highly structured chimera patterns. \nThis seminar will take place in Room S08 at the Faculty of Sciences.
URL:https://www.naxys.be/event/sandrine-ngamga-universite-de-dschang-cameroun/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260608T130000
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SUMMARY:Francesco Ferranti (Université de Luleå)
DESCRIPTION:Title: Artificial Intelligence-based Design\, Multiscale Simulations\, Advanced Characterization and Monitoring for Complex Physical Systems \nAbstract:  \nRecent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are opening new significant opportunities for the design\, modeling\, and operation of complex physical systems as next-generation electromagnetic and electronic systems in applications as communications\, computing\, sensing\, and imaging. This seminar will present research results on AI techniques for electromagnetic design\, with applications as metasurfaces\, defective ground plane filters\, and THz sensors. These techniques allow exploring a large variety of layouts and build models that can be used for efficient and accurate design tasks (e.g.\, optimization and uncertainty quantification tasks). Some results where physical insight and equivalent circuits representations are used instead of more general black-box descriptions will be shown. Connections with topics as system identification\, surrogate modeling\, and model order reductions\, and physical properties of dynamical systems as causality\, stability\, and passivity will be illustrated. \nThe seminar will also present multiscale simulation and design methodologies\, focusing on hybrid approaches that combine full-wave electromagnetic solvers with ray-tracing techniques. Such methods are particularly relevant for the design and analysis of metalenses and metasurface-enabled propagation environments\, where accurate local electromagnetic modeling must be integrated with large-scale wave propagation analysis. Applications of metasurfaces in fluorescence endoscopy imaging and lab brain tissue validation will be shown. \nFinally\, the seminar will also discuss automated characterization and monitoring techniques for complex physical systems\, including compressed-sensing-based fault identification in antenna arrays\, embedded element pattern characterization methods\, and adaptive behavioral modeling of power amplifiers from selectively acquired measurement data. AI approaches for electromagnetic spectrum anomaly detection and spectrum intelligence\, and hardware-software codesign will also be briefly addressed. \nThis seminar will take place in Room S09 at the Faculty of Sciences.
URL:https://www.naxys.be/event/francesco-ferranti-universite-de-lulea/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20261001T130000
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SUMMARY:Nelly Litvak (Eindhoven University of Technology)
DESCRIPTION:Title:  \nAbstract:  \nThis seminar will take place in Room S08 at the Faculty of Sciences.
URL:https://www.naxys.be/event/nelly-litvak-eindhoven-university-of-technology/
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