Title: The Role of Concepts in Perceptual Objectivity By Bill Brewer (King’s College London, Philosophy) Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026 Time: 1530-1700 Room: Humanities Seminar Room (H-232) Abstract: Does our application of concepts in perception have a role in our understanding of the objectivity of what we perceive? I clarify […]
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ELIT Seminar: “Phenomenal!: Joyce, the Epiphany, and Irish Paralysis”, Gabriel Quigley, 5:30PM February 12 2025 (EN)
The Department of English Language and Literature welcomes you to a talk by Dr. Gabriel Quigley: “Phenomenal!: Joyce, the Epiphany, and Irish Paralysis” Date: Thursday, February, 12, at 5:30 pm Room: Humanities Seminar Room (H-232) Abstract: James Joyce coined the secular use of the term “epiphany,” which critics have understood […]
IE Seminar: “Naor Revisited: Two-Sided Queues with Strategic Agents”, Mustafa Akan, 5:30PM February 12 2025 (EN)
Speaker: Mustafa Akan ( Carnegie Mellon University) Title: Naor Revisited: Two-Sided Queues with Strategic Agents Date: 12 February 2026, Thursday Time: 17:30-18:30 This is an online seminar. To request event details please send a message to department. Abstract: We study a two-sided observable queue where strategic agents arrive on each […]
MATH Seminar: “On the Arithmetic of Special Values of the Riemann Zeta Function”, Syed Waqar Ali Shah, 3:40PM February 11 2025 (EN)
You are cordially invited to the Department of Mathematics Colloquium Speaker: Syed Waqar Ali Shah (Bilkent University) “On the Arithmetic of Special Values of the Riemann Zeta Function” Abstract: The Riemann zeta function occupies a central place in number theory. Its values at positive even integers are rational multiples of […]
MATH Seminar: “Discrete Analytic Functions”, H. Turgay Kaptanoğlu, 2:00PM February 10 2025 (EN)
You are cordially invited to the Analysis Seminar organized by the Department of Mathematics. Speaker: H. Turgay Kaptanoğlu (Bilkent) “Discrete Analytic Functions” Abstract: I define and present basic properties of analytic functions whose domain is the lattice of Gaussian integers in the plane. I also discuss Hardy and Bergman Hilbert […]
AMER Seminar: “Bureaucracy: An American History”, Casey Eilbert, 4:30PM February 10 2025 (EN)
The Departments of American Culture and Literature and History jointly welcome you to a talk by Casey Eilbert titled “Bureaucracy: An American History.” When: 10 February, 2026; 16:30 Where: H-232 GE 250/251: 15 Points Abstract: This talk offers a history of a subject Americans love to hate, tracing how the […]
MATH Seminar: “Expectations and Eigenvalues”, Simona Diaconu, 7:00PM February 10 2025 (EN)
You are cordially invited to the seminars organized by the Department of Mathematics. Speaker: Simona Diaconu (New York University) “Expectations and Eigenvalues” Abstract: This talk delves into random matrix theory-an area lying at the intersection of probability theory and linear algebra- and showcases how computing expectations can help understanding eigenspectra […]
MAN Seminar: “AI Regulation, Startup Financing, and Talent Allocation”, Junida Mulla, 10:30AM February 11 2025 (EN)
Date: 11 February 2026, Wednesday Time: 10.30 – 11.30 Place: MA-330 ” AI Regulation, Startup Financing, and Talent Allocation” by Junida Mulla Said Business School- Oxford Abstract Governments are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) regulations to balance societal risks against potential productivity gains. Using a difference-in-differences design that exploits the […]
MATH Seminar: “Character Polynomials for Symmetric Groups”, Cihan Bahran, 1:30PM February 11 2025 (EN)
You are cordially invited to the Algebra Seminar organized by the Department of Mathematics. Speaker: Cihan Bahran (Bilkent) “Character polynomials for symmetric groups” Abstract: For every positive integer r, the number of cycles of length r in the cycle decomposition of a permutation is a class function X_r which is […]
PHYS Seminar: “Dual Insights from a Single X-ray Beam: Simultaneously AP-XPS and GIXS Measurements on Nanopattered Ceria in Hydrogen”, Baran Eren, 3:30PM February 11 2025 (EN)
Baran Eren Weizmann Institute of Science “Dual Insights from a Single X-ray Beam: Simultaneously AP-XPS and GIXS Measurements on Nanopattered Ceria in Hydrogen” Abstract Ambient-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (AP-XPS) is the workhorse for in situ interface science studies, yet it seldom captures the simultaneous structural response that governs function. I […]