Institute for Advanced Study Courses

Topological Filters - A Toolbox for Processing Dynamic Signals - Michael Robinson

Explore topological filters for dynamic signal processing, covering sheaf theory, consistency radius, and applications in noise reduction, flight tracking, and musical structure extraction.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Operator Scaling via Geodesically Convex Optimization, Invariant Theory and Polynomial Identity Testing - Yuanzhi Li

Explore geodesically convex optimization, invariant theory, and polynomial identity testing in this advanced seminar on operator scaling, featuring key theorems and proofs.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Representations of P-Adic Groups - Jessica Fintzen

Explore p-adic group representations, their key questions, and concepts like Moy-Prasad filtration and stable vectors in this advanced mathematics seminar by Jessica Fintzen.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Nonperturbative Bulk Reconstruction - Daniel Jafferis

Explore nonperturbative bulk reconstruction in quantum gravity, covering entanglement, black hole information paradox, and Euclidean path integral approaches.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Everything You Wanted to Know About Machine Learning but Didn't Know Whom to Ask - Sanjeev Arora

Explore machine learning fundamentals, from text classification to image recognition, with insights on optimization, unsupervised learning, and language models in this comprehensive seminar.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

A Practical Guide to Deep Learning - Richard Zemel

Explore deep learning fundamentals, from perceptrons to neural networks, with practical insights on object recognition, vision, and advanced techniques like regularization.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Exceptional Splitting of Reductions of Abelian Surfaces With Real Multiplication - Yunqing Tang

Explore real multiplication in abelian surfaces, focusing on exceptional splitting of reductions. Delve into simple reduction, finite extension, and density zero concepts with insights on special devices and intersection numbers.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

A Derived Hecke Algebra in the Context of the Mod P Langlands Program - Rachel Ollivier

Explore derived Hecke algebras in mod p Langlands program, covering super singular modules, involution, trace maps, and twisted duals with Rachel Ollivier.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Weinstein Manifolds Through Skeletal Topology - Laura Starkston

Explore skeletal topology's role in understanding Weinstein manifolds, focusing on arboreal singularities, Fukaya categories, and stratification of skeletons in symplectic geometry.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Machines - How Do They Learn and Where Are They Headed?

Explore machine learning fundamentals, neural networks, and AI challenges. Gain insights into how machines learn, their capabilities, and future directions in artificial intelligence.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

New Experimental Directions for Fundamental Physics II - Peter Graham

Explore cutting-edge experimental approaches in fundamental physics, focusing on innovative techniques and their potential to advance our understanding of particle physics beyond the LHC.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

New Physics at the LHC and Beyond I - Liantao Wang

Explore cutting-edge particle physics research at the LHC, including luminosity, hadron colliders, and factorization. Gain insights into new physics prospects and theoretical advancements in the field.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

New Approaches to the Hierarchy Problem I - Nathaniel Craig

Explore innovative approaches to the hierarchy problem in particle physics, focusing on technical and direct naturalness, effective field theory, and their implications for the Standard Model.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Extraordinary Physics with Millisecond Pulsars - Scott Ransom

Explore millisecond pulsars' role in detecting gravitational waves, testing general relativity, and understanding dense matter, using advanced timing observations and cutting-edge telescopes.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Polynomial Method and the Restriction Problem - Larry Guth

Explore the polynomial method and restriction problem in mathematics, featuring insights on visualizing concepts, analyzing proofs, and examining algebraic potential.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video