Seminar of Melaine Saillenfest

Seminar room Rempart de la Vierge 8, Namur

Affiliations: IMCCE - Observatoire de Paris and Dipartimento di Matematica - Università di Pisa Titre : Secular representations for the long-term dynamics beyond Neptune …

Introduction to GIT

Namur

Contact Frederik de Laender (frederik.delaender@unamur.be) for details. Registration is free, but mandatory on: http://doodle.com/poll/bdq4aetpkk6kav9w Precise schedule to be confirmed.

Malbor Asllani (FNRS & NaXys)

Seminar room Rempart de la Vierge 8, Namur

Title: Desynchronization of the Kuramoto oscillators. A neurostimulation method for controlling epilepsy seizures   Abstract: Many coordination phenomena are based on a synchronization …

Tarik Roukny (UGent)

Seminar room Rempart de la Vierge 8, Namur

Title: Compressing Over-the-counter Markets   Abstract: In this talk, we show both theoretically and empirically that the size of over-the-counter (OTC) markets can be …

Hands-on session with GIT.

Brussels

 The train to Brussels costs will be re-imbursed by Naxys. The training itself is free of charge. Agenda will be send around …

William Polycarpe (Paris Observatory)

Seminar room Rempart de la Vierge 8, Namur

Title: Is Titan responsible for Iapetus' orbit ?   Abstract: Latest astrometrical results on Saturnian moons show evidence for high migration rates (Lainey …

Francesco Piazza (University of Orléans)

Seminar room Rempart de la Vierge 8, Namur

Title: Diffusion of small ligands in complex confining and reactive landscapes: the geometry of chemoreception. Abstract: The rate constant that describes the diffusive …

Jan Baert (UGent)

Seminar room Rempart de la Vierge 8, Namur

Title: Environmental dependency of biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning Abstract: Expanding human activities are increasingly interfering with Earth’s biogeochemical cycles. This has led …

Nikos Kouvaris ( University Pompeu Fabra)

Seminar room Rempart de la Vierge 8, Namur

Title: Pattern formation in bistable networks: Theory and applications to chemical reactions   Abstract: Self-organization processes in complex networks is an interdisciplinary research …

Stefano Berti (University of Lille)

Seminar room Rempart de la Vierge 8, Namur

Title: Reaction-transport systems in heterogeneous environments and population dynamics Abstract: Understanding the conditions ensuring the persistence of a population or determining the efficiency …

Arnaud Dufays (University of Laval)

Seminar room Rempart de la Vierge 8, Namur

Title : A new approach to volatility modeling: the High-Dimensional Markov model Abstract : A new model -- the high-dimensional Markov (HDM) …

Matteo Polettini (University of Luxembourg)

Seminar room Rempart de la Vierge 8, Namur

Title: Effective thermodynamics according to a marginal observer Abstract: The celebrated Fluctuation Theorem, quantifying the extent of breakage of time reversibility in nonequilibrium …

Pierre-Antoine Absil (UCL)

Seminar room Rempart de la Vierge 8, Namur

Title: Averaging diffusion tensors   Abstract: This talk concerns the problem of averaging a collection of symmetric positive-definite (SPD) matrices. Generally speaking, averaging …

Jérôme Kunegis (NaXys)

Seminar room Rempart de la Vierge 8, Namur

Title: The New KONECT Project at the University of Namur Abstract: In this talk I give an overview of the KONECT project, …

Marco Sansottera (University of Milan)

Seminar room Rempart de la Vierge 8, Namur

Title: Quasi-convexity of the Hamiltonian for non Harmonic or non Keplerian central potentials. Abstract: We consider the planar central motion with a real …

Alex Matzkin (CNRS/Université de Cergy-Pontoise)

CH12

Title: Can the properties of a quantum system vanish? Abstract: The Weak Measurements approach is a framework based on implementing non-destructive, non-perturbing measurements on a quantum …

Duccio Fanelli (University of Florence, Italy)

E25

Title: Noise-driven neuromorphic tuned amplifier Abstract: Living systems execute an extraordinary plethora of complex functions, that result from the intertwined interactions among …

Olivier Deparis (UNamur)

E22

Title: Alternative expression of the Bloch wave group velocity using the Sturm-Liouville formalism applied to electromagnetic wave propagation in periodic dielectric media

Yérali Gandica (UNamur)

E25

Title: Language as a signature of collective identity: Wikipedia editing across twelve languages

Marco Sansottera (University of Milan)

E25

Title: On the continuation of degenerate periodic orbits via normal form: full dimensional resonant tori Abstract: We reconsider the classical problem of …

Henri Vanhomwegen (UNamur)

E25

Title: Mutual funds styles distinctiveness and financial performance insights from Europe Asbtract: Do mutual funds following a same style adopt similar investment …

Sébastien Clesse (UCL – UNamur)

E22

Title: Is Dark Matter made of Primordial Black Holes? Abstract: The detection of gravitational waves by Advanced-LIGO/VIRGO has opened a wide new …

Anthony Hendrickx

E25

Title: Algorithme génétique et Rotifères Bdelloïdes: les mathématiques au service de la biologie Résumé: Existant depuis 1962, les algorithmes génétiques se sont …

Justin Buhendwa Nyenyezi (UNamur)

Title: Polynomial preconditioners versus matrix-splitting preconditioners for linear systems arising in 3D medical image registration Abstract: Many methods exist to solve large …

Eve-Aline Dubois (UNamur)

E25

Titre: The early times of stationary cosmologies Abstract: The Steady-state model of Bondi and Gold, on the one hand, and Hoyle's model …

François Lamoline (UNamur)

E25

Title: Well-Posedness of Boundary Controlled and Observed Stochastic Port-Hamiltonian systems Abstract: On finite-dimensional spaces, the well-posedness is not a concern and is …

Alexandre Bovet (UNamur – UCL)

E25

Title: Opinion dynamics and fake versus traditional news influence in Twitter Abstract: We investigate the opinion of Twitter users during the 2016 …

Alexey Medvedev (UNamur)

E25

Title:   Modelling structure and predicting dynamics of discussion threads in online boards using Hawkes processesAbstract:  Online social platforms provide a fruitful source …

Jean Teyssandier (Cornell University, USA)

E25

Title: Orbital evolution during planet-⁠disc interactions Abstract: The origin and wide distribution of eccentricities and inclinations in planetary systems remains to be …

Julien Petit (Ecole Royale Militaire – UNamur)

E22

Title : Peculiarities of reaction and diffusion on temporal networks Abstract: A common assumption in the ever-increasing literature on network-defined dynamical systems …

Aivar Sootla (University of Oxford)

E25

Title: Applications of Monotone Systems Theory to Synthetic Biology Abstract: In this talk, we will discuss some mathematical problems arising in the …

Nikos Kouvaris (UNamur)

E25

Title: Feedback induced stationary and oscillatory patterns in complex bistable networks Abstract: In this talk we will present theoretical and experimental findings on …

Pietro Coletti (University of Hasselt)

E25

Title: Regular school closure & influenza epidemics: a data-driven spatial transmission model for Belgium Abstract: School closure is often considered as an …

Ludovic Renson (University of Bristol, UK)

E25

Title: Exploring the dynamics of nonlinear experiments using control-based continuation Abstract: With the constant drive for better performance and efficiency, technological boundaries …

Takaaki Aoki (Kagawa University, Japan)

E25

Title: Cities and roads as pattern formation of their co-evolving dynamics on real-world landscape Abstract: Cities and their inter-connected transport networks form …

Eleonora Andreotti (Università di Torino, Italy)

E25

Title: Statistical properties of non linear random walks on networks Abstract: Random walks simulate various interacting entities (the nodes) which exchange ’particles’ …

naXys kick-off meeting

Le Grenier de l'Arsenal 11 rue Bruno, Namur, Belgium

Founded in 2010 as a research center, naXys has recently evolved into an Institute. Join us to celebrate our kick-off meeting. Program …

Alexandre Mayer (UNamur)

E25

Title: An evolutionary computing approach to optical engineering Abstract: We present a genetic algorithm that we developed in order to address computationally …

Elio Tuci (UNamur)

E25

Title: Three recent research works in swarm robotics Abstract: In this talk, I briefly illustrate objectives and achievements of three experiments that …

Alexis Coyette (UNamur)

E25

Title: Modeling the rotation of Titan Abstract: Observation of the rotation of synchronously rotating satellites can help to probe their interior. We …

Germain Van Bever (UNamur)

E25

Title: Symmetric Component Analysis and Functional Independent Component Analysis Abstract: With the increase in measurement precision, functional data is becoming common practice. …

Thomas Parmentier (UGhent)

E25

Title: Ants and their associates as a model system to test host-symbiont network dynamics Abstract: An extremely large number of organisms engage …

Fabian Bastin (Université de Montréal)

E25

Title: Staffing optimization in call centers Abstract: Call centers are prominent in modern life, and labor intensive. We aim to determine the …

Martin Gueuning (UNamur)

E25

Title: Information Diffusion on Twitter: exploiting the timings of Retweets Abstract: Online social networks such as Twitter have emerged as influential platforms …

Ines Wilms (Maastricht University, Netherlands)

E25

Title: Multi-class Vector AutoRegressive Models for Multi-Market Commodity Data Abstract: Vector AutoRegressive (VAR) models form a special case of multivariate regression models …

Anna Kiriliouk (UNamur)

E25

Title: Climate event attribution using multivariate peaks-over-thresholds modelling Abstract: Quantifying the human influence on climate change and identifying potential causes is a …

Oscar Godoy (University of Cádiz, Spain)

E25

Title: Functional and multitrophic mechanisms of species coexistence Abstract: Ecologists have been investigating for decades the mechanisms that maintain the diversity of …

Joni Virta (Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland)

E25

Title: Statistical properties of second-order tensor decompositions Authors: Joni Virta, Christoph Kösner, Niko Lietzén, Klaus Nordhausen Abstract: Two classical tensor decompositions are …

Pauline Thémans (UNamur)

E25

Title: Pharmacokinetic modeling and strategies for drug dosing recommendation: application to meropenem Abstract: Pharmacokinetics (PK) studies the link between the dose and …

Workshop Dynamical processes on networks

E22

14h00-15h00: Hiroya Nakao, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan) Collective oscillations and synchronization in networks of coupled dynamical elements 15h00-15h40: Duccio Fanelli, Università …

Hamza Bennani (University Paris Nanterre)

E25

Titre: Does a Sentiment Shock Help to Predict Monetary Policy: Evidence from the ECB Abstract: This paper aims to assess whether sentiment …

Anthony Hastir (UNamur)

E25

Title: On stability and control of nonlinear infinite-dimensional systems Abstract: We consider nonlinear dynamical systems whose state evolves in an infinite-dimensional space, …

Riccardo Muolo (UNamur)

E25

Title: Effects of Non-normality on Turing Instability Abstract: Turing mechanism describes the emergence of spatial patterns in a reaction-diffusion system of two …

naXys Research Day 2019

Salle Lucien Wargnies 41B rue du Belvédère, 5000 Namur (Salzinnes), Belgium

Annual naXys Research Day 2019 Who are we? What are our specificities? October 24th 2019 Salle Lucien Wargnies, 41B rue du Belvédère, …

Elias Fernández (VUB)

E25

Title: Uncertain times promote polarisation and reciprocation in a public goods game with risky commons Abstract: Anthropogenic climate change, public health measures …

Yoshihiko Susuki (Osaka Prefecture University)

E25

Title: Koopman resolvent and Laplace-domain analysis of nonlinear autonomous dynamical systems Abstract: The motivation of the research is to establish a Laplace-domain …

William Polycarpe (IMCCE, France)

E25

Title: Iapetus, the key to the whole system ? Abstract : Iapetus possesses all the attributes and characteristics of the whole system …

Giovanni Reina (University of Sheffield, UK)

E25

Title: Collective Decision Making: From Bees to Robots via Multiscale Modelling Abstract: I will give an overview of my studies on collective …

Jérôme Daquin (UNamur)

E22

Title: Aspects of the secular dynamics of terrestrial orbits Abstract: The threat raised by space debris has vivified long-term studies of terrestrial …

Jean Teyssandier (Université de Namur)

Title: An overview of astrophysical disc dynamics Astrophysical discs appear at all scales in the Universe, from rings around planets to galactic discs. …

Maxime Lucas (Aix-Marseille University, France)

Title: The cell cycle as a temporal network of protein interactions Biological systems often operate over multiple timescales and their temporal organisation is …

Valentin Delchevalerie (Université de Namur)

Title: Accelerating t-SNE using the Particle-Mesh Algorithm from Physics t-Distributed Stochastic Neighbor Embedding (t-SNE) is a well-known dimensionality reduction technique used for the …