Please note that the list below only shows forthcoming events, which may not include regular events that have not yet been entered for the forthcoming term. Please see the past events page for a list of all seminar series that the department has on offer.

 

Tue, 27 May 2025
14:00
L6

TBC

Jon Pridham
(Edinburgh University)
Abstract

to follow

Thu, 29 May 2025

14:00 - 15:00
Lecture Room 3

On the data-sparsity of the solution of Riccati equations with quasiseparable coefficients

Stefano Massei
(Universita di Pisa)
Abstract

Solving large-scale continuous-time algebraic Riccati equations is a significant challenge in various control theory applications. 

This work demonstrates that when the matrix coefficients of the equation are quasiseparable, the solution also exhibits numerical quasiseparability. This property enables us to develop two efficient Riccati solvers. The first solver is applicable to the general quasiseparable case, while the second is tailored to the particular case of banded coefficients. Numerical experiments confirm the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms on both synthetic examples and case studies from the control of partial differential equations and agent-based models. 

Fri, 30 May 2025

12:00 - 13:00
Quillen Room

TBD

Calle Sonne
(London School of Geometry & Number Theory)
Abstract

TBD

Tue, 03 Jun 2025
14:00
L5

tbc

Giovanna Carnoval
(University of Padova)
Abstract

to follow

Thu, 05 Jun 2025
14:00
Lecture Room 3

Solving sparse linear systems using quantum computing algorithms

Leigh Lapworth
(Rolls-Royce)
Abstract

The currently available quantum computers fall into the NISQ (Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum) regime. These enable variational algorithms with a relatively small number of free parameters. We are now entering the FTQC (Fault Tolerant Quantum Computer)  regime where gate fidelities are high enough that error-correction schemes are effective. The UK Quantum Missions include the target for a FTQC device that can perform a million operations by 2028, and a trillion operations by 2035.

 

This talk will present the outcomes from assessments of  two quantum linear equation solvers for FTQCs– the Harrow–Hassidim–Lloyd (HHL) and the Quantum Singular Value Transform (QSVT) algorithms. These have used sample matrices from a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) testcase. The quantum solvers have also been embedded with an outer non-linear solver to judge their impact on convergence. The analysis uses circuit emulation and is used to judge the FTQC requirements to deliver quantum utility.

Mon, 09 Jun 2025
12:15
L5

TBA

Ilka Agricola
(Philipps-Universität Marburg)
Mon, 09 Jun 2025
16:30
L4

TBC

Amandine Aftalion
(Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions)
Thu, 12 Jun 2025
16:00
Lecture Room 4

TBA

Chris Williams
(University of Nottingham)
Thu, 19 Jun 2025
14:00
Lecture Room 3

TBA

Endre Suli
(Mathematical Institute (University of Oxford))
Abstract

TBA

Thu, 19 Jun 2025
16:00
Lecture Room 4

TBA

Hanneke Wiersema
(University of Cambridge)