Simons Conference on "Networks and Stochastic Geometry"
This workshop, held May 18-22, 2015 at The University of Texas at Austin, will explore intersections between stochastic geometry and its applications to engineering networks through a series of mini-courses, research lectures, and interactive sessions.
Feb 5, 2015

Simons Conference on "Networks and Stochastic Geometry"

May 18-22, 2015

The University of Texas at Austin

 This workshop, supported by the Simons Foundation, will explore intersections between stochastic geometry and its applications to engineering networks through a series of mini-courses, research lectures, and interactive sessions featuring world-renowned thought leaders across several disciplines.  The event will also include intimate evening social events around the central Austin area, one of the United States' most dynamic and creative cities, well-known for its rich music and food culture in addition to its leadership in technology.

 This workshop is second in a series organized at UT Austin on this broad topic. The 2014 event was the Simons Conference on Stochastic Geometry and Point Processes, featuring talks and mini-courses by prominent mathematicians.

  Confirmed Invited Speakers for 2015 (several others pending):

Venkat Anantharam, UC Berkeley

Mohamed Karray, Orange Telecom

Bartek Blaszczyszyn, ENS

Wilfrid Kendall, Univ. of Warwick

Laurent Decreusefond, Telecom ParisTech

Ilia Molchanov, Univ. or Bern

Harpreet Dhillon, Virginia Tech

Sayandev Mukherjee, Docomo Innovations

Gerhard Fettweis, TU Dresden

Volker Schmidt, Univ. of Ulm

Massimo Franceschetti, UCSD

Charlie Zhang, Samsung

Martin Haenggi, Notre Dame

Sergei Zuyev, Chalmers University

Robert Heath, UT Austin

 

 We invite participation and attendance from the global research community.   All attendees receive free registration. Presentation slots are limited, however.   To be considered for a presentation and/or attendance, please complete a short and simple webform to allow us to judge its suitability for the technical program, available at the conference website:

  http://www.ma.utexas.edu/conferences/simons2015/

 The deadline for this application is March 1, with decisions made by March 15.  Travel grants will be made available to attendees in need, and registration will be free for all approved attendees.

 We look forward to seeing you in Austin!

 Jeffrey Andrews, Francois Baccelli, and Gustavo de Veciana

Co-Chairs, 2015 Simons Workshop