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HIST Seminar: “From Appropriation to Acculturation: Buildings, Images, and People in Hospitaller Rhodes (1309-1522)”, Ioanna Christoforaki, 6:00PM December 10 (EN)

You are cordially invited to a seminar titled “From Appropriation to Acculturation: Buildings, Images, and People in Hospitaller Rhodes (1309-1522)” by the Department of History. Date: 10.12.2020, Thursday Time: 18.00 (Ankara Time Zone) Speaker: Ioanna Christoforaki, Academy of Athens Abstract: The Order of the Knights of St John, otherwise known […]

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IE Seminar: “On Standard Quadratic Programs with Exact and Inexact Doubly Nonnegative Relaxations”, Emre Alper Yıldırım, University of Edinburgh, 1:40PM December 11 (EN)

On Standard Quadratic Programs with Exact and Inexact Doubly Nonnegative Relaxations Emre Alper Yıldırım, University of Edinburgh December 11, Friday 13:40 via Zoom For outside of the department, register through https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bilkent-university-industrial-engineering-seminar-e-alper-yldrm-tickets-131872796083 The problem of minimizing a (nonconvex) quadratic form over the unit simplex, referred to as a standard quadratic program, […]

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IE Seminar: “Is Kindness the Magical Spell? The Role of Information and Reciprocity in Revenue-sharing Crowdfunding ”, Behrooz Pourghannad, University of Minnesota, 4PM December 11 (EN)

Is Kindness the Magical Spell? The Role of Information and Reciprocity in Revenue-sharing Crowdfunding Behrooz Pourghannad, University of Minnesota December 11, Friday 16:00 via Zoom We consider an entrepreneur funding his project via a revenue-sharing crowdfunding campaign. The early investor (insider) has a social tie with the entrepreneur and is […]

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MATH Seminar: “Descent and vanishing in algebraic K-theory via group actions”, Akhil Mathew, University of Chicago, 6:40PM December 14 (EN)

Dear Colleagues and Students, You are cordially invited to the Topology Seminar organized by the Department of Mathematics. Speaker: Akhil Mathew (University of Chicago) “Descent and vanishing in algebraic K-theory via group actions” Abstract: I will explain some descent and vanishing results in the algebraic K-theory of ring pectra, motivated […]

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LAW Seminar: “The Electoral College in United States Presidential Elections”, Dr. Laura E. Stevenson, 6PM December 15 (EN)

“The Electoral College in United States Presidential Elections” Dr. Laura E. Stevenson 15.12.2020, Tuesday: 18:00 – 19:00 Abstract The United States is experiencing an unprecedented challenge to the outcome of the presidential election by the incumbent President, made possible by the arcane and complex Electoral College system. The Electoral College […]

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ME Seminar: “Frontiers Research on Superlubricity: Recent Developments and Future Prospects”, Prof. Ali Erdemir, 5:30PM December 18 (EN)

Title: Frontiers Research on Superlubricity: Recent Developments and Future Prospects Speaker: Prof. Ali Erdemir Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, TX, USA Date: Friday December 18th Time: 17:30 Abstract: Friction and wear between moving mechanical assemblies collectively consume about a quarter of the world’s energy output and causes […]

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