Recent Talks by Michael J. Kozdron

A Random Walk Proof of the Matrix Tree Theorem and Applications to Markov Chains [.pdf]
February 9, 2017
Brandon University, Brandon, MB

Investigating the Hitting Distribution of the Unit Circle by Chordal SLE in the Upper Half Plane [.pdf]
December 5, 2015
Canadian Mathematical Society Winter Meeting 2015
Montreal, QC

A Random Walk Proof of Kirchhoff's Matrix Tree Theorem [.pdf]
June 17, 2015
Geometry of Random Walks and SLE: a birthday conference for Greg Lawler
Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, UK

A random look at loop-erased walk and the Schramm-Loewner evolution [.pdf]
March 2, 2015
Mathematical Institute: Stochastic Analysis Seminar
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Some Partial Results on the Convergence of Loop-Erased Random Walk to SLE(2) in the Natural Parametrization [.pdf]
August 11, 2014
Recent Progress in Random Conformal Geometry
COEX, Seoul, South Korea

Partial Results on the Convergence of Loop-Erased Random Walk to SLE(2) in the Natural Parametrization [.pdf]
July 28, 2014
37th Conference on Stochastic Processes and their Applications
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Partial Results on the Convergence of Loop-Erased Random Walk to SLE(2) in the Natural Parametrization [.pdf]
July 7, 2014
Australian Statistical Conference and 2014 IMS Annual Meeting
Australian Technology Park, Sydney, Australia

A Random Walk Proof of the Matrix Tree Theorem and Applications to Markov Chains [.pdf]
June 21, 2014
Combinatorial Applications to Biology, Chemistry and Physics
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

A Random Walk Proof of the Matrix Tree Theorem [.pdf]
December 8, 2013
Canadian Mathematical Society Winter 2013 Meeting
Ottawa, ON

Some remarks on the convergence of loop-erased random walk to SLE(2) in the natural parametrization [.pdf]
November 7, 2013
Department of Mathematics: Probability Seminar
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

The Green's function for the radial Schramm-Loewner evolution [.pdf]
April 8, 2013
Conformal Invariance in Continuous and Discrete Systems
Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook, NY

The Green's function for the radial Schramm-Loewner evolution [.pdf]
January 8, 2013
Third Conference of Tsinghua Sanya International Mathematics Forum
Sanya, China

Bayes' rule for quantum random variables and positive operator valued measures [.pdf]
December 8, 2012
Canadian Mathematical Society Winter 2012 Meeting
Montréal, QC

The Green's function for the radial Schramm-Loewner evolution [.pdf]
November 8, 2012
Department of Mathematics: Probability Seminar
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Conditional Expectation and Bayes' Rule for Quantum Random Variables and Positive Operator Valued Measures [.pdf]
August 21, 2012
3rd Conference of the Canadian Prairie Theoretical Physics Network
First Nations University of Canada, Regina, SK

Using multiple SLE to explain a certain observable in the 2d Ising model [.pdf]
June 18, 2012
Department of Mathematical Sciences: Probability and Applications Seminar
Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK

On the convergence of loop-erased random walk to SLE(2) in the natural parametrization [.pdf]
April 19, 2012
Department of Mathematics: Probability Seminar
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA

On the convergence of loop-erased random walk to SLE(2) in the natural parametrization [.pdf]
March 22, 2012
Department of Mathematics: Analysis Seminar
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

A Random Look at the Schramm-Loewner Evolution [.pdf]
November 28, 2011
Department of Mathematics: Discrete Mathematics Seminar
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

A Random Look at the Schramm-Loewner Evolution [.pdf]
April 14, 2011
Mathematical Sciences Institute (MSI) Colloquium
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

A Random Look at the Schramm-Loewner Evolution [.pdf]
April 7, 2011
Computer Assisted Research Mathematics and its Applications (CARMA) Colloquium
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia

The convergence of loop-erased random walk to SLE(2) in the natural parametrization [.pdf]
March 1, 2011
Auckland Mini-Workshop in Probability
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

The convergence of loop-erased random walk to SLE(2) in the natural parametrization [.pdf]
November 24, 2010
Department of Mathematics: Probability Seminar
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

A rate of convergence for loop-erased random walk to SLE(2) [.pdf]
September 6, 2010
34th Conference on Stochastic Processes and their Applications
Senri Life Science Center, Osaka, Japan

A rate of convergence for loop-erased random walk to SLE(2) [.pdf]
May 24, 2010
Conformal maps from probability to physics
Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland

A rate of convergence for loop-erased random walk to SLE(2) [.pdf]
February 10, 2010
Department of Mathematics: Probability Seminar
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Using multiple SLE to explain a certain observable in the 2d Ising model [.pdf]
October 10, 2009
Statcomb 2009: Workshop on Two-Dimensional Lattice Models
Centre Emile Borel, Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris, France

Using multiple SLE to explain a certain observable in the 2d Ising model [.pdf]
May 5, 2009
Department of Mathematics: CUNY Probability Seminar
Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY

Using multiple SLE to explain a certain observable in the 2d Ising model [.pdf]
April 28, 2009
Department of Mathematics: Probability Seminar
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Using multiple SLE to explain a certain observable in the 2d Ising model [.pdf]
March 18, 2009
Department of Mathematics: Probability Seminar
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

The Schramm-Loewner Evolution and Statistical Mechanics [.pdf]
March 13, 2009
Department of Mathematics & Statistics: Colloquium
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

Using SLE to explain a certain observable in the 2d Ising model [.pdf]
December 6, 2008
Canadian Mathematical Society Winter 2008 Meeting
Ottawa, ON

Multiple SLE Paths and Fomin's Identity [.pdf]
October 22, 2008
Department of Mathematics: Probability Seminar
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Intersection probabilities for a chordal SLE path and a semicircle [.pdf]
July 2, 2008
Recent Progress in Two-dimensional Statitical Mechanics
Banff International Research Station, Banff, AB

Estimates for the diameter of a chordal SLE path [.pdf]
June 2, 2008
Second Canada France Congress
Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC

Convergence of 2D critical percolation to SLE6
     -Slides formatted for letter paper [.pdf]
     -Lecture Notes formatted for A4 paper [.pdf]
     -Extended Abstract formatted for A4 paper [.pdf]
October 11, 2007
Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Percolation
Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, Oberwolfach-Walke, Germany

An Introduction to Percolation [.pdf]
September 28, 2007
Department of Mathematics & Statistics: Colloquium
University of Regina, Regina, SK

The Scaling Limit of Fomin's Identity for Two Paths [.pdf]
August 6, 2007
32nd Conference on Stochastic Processes and their Applications
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

A Random Look at the Schramm-Loewner Evolution [.pdf]
May 3, 2007
First Annual Meeting of the Prairie Network for Research in the Mathematical Sciences
University of Regina, Regina, SK

The configurational measure on mutually avoiding SLE paths [.pdf]
January 29, 2007
Department of Mathematics: Probability Seminar
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

The configurational measure on mutually avoiding SLE paths [.pdf]
August 23, 2006
International Congress of Mathematicians
Madrid, Spain

Loop-erased random walk and Fomin's identity [.pdf]
December 12, 2005
Canadian Mathematical Society Winter 2005 Meeting
Victoria, BC

An Introduction to the Schramm-Loewner Evolution
     -Abstract [.pdf]
November 18, 2005
Department of Mathematics & Statistics: Colloquium
University of Regina, Regina, SK

Stirling's Formula: An Application of Calculus
     -Slides [.pdf]
     -Notes [.pdf]
November 4, 2005
Department of Mathematics & Statistics: MASS Undergraduate Seminar
University of Regina, Regina, SK

Loop-erased random walk and Fomin's identity [.pdf]
September 20, 2005
Percolation, SLE, and Related Topics Workshop
Fields Institute, Toronto, ON

Excursion Measure in the Plane [.pdf]
December 8, 2003
Department of Mathematics & Statistics: Colloquium
University of Regina, Regina, SK

Excursion Measure in the Plane [.pdf]
December 1, 2003
Department of Mathematics: Probability Seminar
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Stirling's Formula: An Application of Calculus
     -Slides [.pdf]
     -Notes [.pdf]
April 14, 2003
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science: Undergraduate Math Club Seminar
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY

Green's function estimates with application to loop-erased random walk
     -Notes [.pdf]
February 20, 2003
Department of Mathematics: Probability Graduate Student Seminar
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

The Loewner Equation and an Introduction to SLE [.pdf]
September 17, 2002
Department of Mathematics: Graduate Student Seminar
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

An Introduction to the Loewner Equation and SLE [.pdf]
February 22, 2002
Department of Mathematics: Graduate-Faculty Seminar
Duke University, Durham, NC

A Gentle Introduction to TeX
     -Notes [.pdf]
February 26, 1999
Department of Mathematics: Graduate-Faculty Seminar
Duke University, Durham, NC

An Introduction to Random Walks from Pólya to Self-Avoidance [.pdf]
December 4, 1998
Department of Mathematics: Graduate-Faculty Seminar
Duke University, Durham, NC


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