MUNI Seminar Series Courses

Machine Learning in Banking and Finance - Showcases and Mathematical Developments

Explore how machine learning technologies like Deep Hedging and Deep Simulation are transforming banking and finance, alongside mathematical developments in stochastics, geometry, and algebra.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The "Vienna School" in the Arts and Media in Berlin, 1900-1930

Explore how Austrian artists like Kokoschka and Klinger transformed Berlin's modernist culture through art-media networks, examining cultural transfers between Vienna and Berlin 1900-1930.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Field Experiment Evidence on Age Discrimination and Age Stereotypes

Discover how field experiments reveal age discrimination in hiring through Prof. David Neumark's groundbreaking research on labor market bias and stereotypes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Advances in Healthcare Modeling - Microsimulation as a Tool for Applied Research

Explore microsimulation's evolution from 1950s concept to modern healthcare modeling tool, covering applications in aging, diabetes care, lifestyle interventions, and policy research.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Copyright Law Meets Generative Models: Harnessing AI for Dispute Resolution

Explore how generative AI disrupts copyright law and how these models can be leveraged to enhance legal analysis and inform decisions in copyright disputes.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Europe's Long 1989

Explore Europe's "long 1989" as a broader historical transformation beyond Eastern Europe, examining political systems, economic modernization, and shifting collective identities while considering both liberating effects and feelings of loss.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Certainty in Uncertain Times - From Hilbert's Dream to Chaos

Explore the limits of mathematical prediction, from Hilbert's dream to chaos theory and undecidable fluid paths that challenge our understanding of certainty.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Sign Patterns of the Mobius Function

Delve into the randomness properties of the Mobius function, exploring Sarnak's conjecture, Chowla's conjecture, and recent advances connecting dynamics, additive combinatorics, and analytic number theory.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Political Polarization: A Network Perspective

Explore political polarization through a network perspective, examining ideological, affective, and structural dimensions with insights from Finnish social media data spanning 2015-2023.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Free Movement of Goods: Evolution and Intelligent Design in Foundations of the EU

Explore the evolution of EU free movement of goods law with Professor Enchelmaier, from early CJEU decisions through landmark cases to the modern 'market access' test, revealing how legal frameworks shape European trade and commerce.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Geometry and Physics - A Long History of Mutual Inspiration and Missed Opportunities

Explore centuries of interplay between geometry and physics, from General Relativity to String Theory, highlighting key developments and missed opportunities in mathematical physics.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Traveling Salesman Problem - Package Deliveries, Pub Walks, and Astro Tours

Explore how modern algorithms solve the Traveling Salesman Problem, from Amazon deliveries to mapping 136 million stars, debunking computational complexity myths.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Ethics of Technology in Sports

Explore ethical implications of sports technologies, from equipment to AI and biomedical advancements, with Professor Loland's insightful analysis.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Topological Perspectives on Networks

Explore algebraic topology tools for network analysis, focusing on their application in neuroscience to understand structure-function relationships.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Random Embeddings of Graphs in Surfaces - Lecture

Explore random 2-cell embeddings of graphs in surfaces, from basic concepts to recent developments in Random Topological Graph Theory.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video