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SUMMARY:Short courses on Information Theory and Algorithmic Game Theory
DESCRIPTION:Short Courses Announcement\n\n\n\n\n \n\nInformation Theory and its applications in communication\, combinatorics\, computer science\, and statistics\nJaikumar Radhakrishnan \nDistinguished Professor\nInternational Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR)\, Bengaluru \n\n\nAbstract: We will begin by discussing the problem of information transmission and the main theorems of Shannon. We will introduce fundamental information theoretic quantities such as entropy\, conditional entropy\, relative entropy and mutual information and review the inequalities relating these quantities. Finally\, we will present applications of the standard information theoretic inequalities in combinatorics\, computer science and statistics. We will assume some familiarity with the basics of probability\, but otherwise our discussion will be self-contained.\n  \nBio: Jaikumar Radhakrishnan is a theoretical computer scientist with research interests in complexity theory\, randomness and computation\, quantum information and computation\, combinatorics\, and information theory. Radhakrishnan obtained his BTech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1985\, and his PhD in Computer Science from Rutgers University\, NJ\, USA\, in 1991. He joined the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 1991; in 2024 he moved to the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR)\, Bengaluru.\n\n\n\n \n\nA Short Course on Economics and Computation\nRohit Vaish \nAssistant Professor\nDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering\, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi \n\n\nAbstract: The course will provide an introduction to algorithmic game theory\, which focuses on the design and analysis of algorithms in strategic environments. We will start by examining various types of “real-life” games\, understanding the role that algorithms play in these situations\, and exploring how incorrect incentives can lead to suboptimal outcomes. Following that\, we will discuss some fun problems in the related area of computational social choice\, including how computer science can prevent strategic manipulation in elections\, and how to set up dates that are provably free of breakups.\n  \nBio: Rohit Vaish is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. His research is at the interface of computer science and economics\, specifically in the area of computational social choice. He explores collective decision-making scenarios\, including voting\, matching\, and fair division\, through a computational lens.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule: \n\n\n March 13\,2026:  \n\n\nJaikumar Radhakrishnan: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM\, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Information Theory) \n\n\nRohit Vaish: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM\, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM (Algorithmic Game Theory) \n\n\n\n\nMarch 14\,2026: \n\n\nRohit Vaish: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM\, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Algorithmic Game Theory) \n\n\nJaikumar Radhakrishnan: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM\, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM (Information Theory) \nClick here to download the schedule\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration link: https://forms.gle/PzToLmB9LdKHfsds6\nDate: March 13-14\, 2026\nVenue: Admin-LR-305\nFor details: scdlds@ashoka.edu.in\nWebsite: https://scdlds.ashoka.edu.in/
URL:https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/scdlds-sc02-2/
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SUMMARY:ACC x De Beers Inter-University Case Competition
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URL:https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/acc-x-de-beers-interuniversity-case-competition/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260313T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260314T173500
DTSTAMP:20260309T053055Z
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SUMMARY:Short courses on Information Theory and Algorithmic Game Theory
DESCRIPTION:Information Theory and its applications in communication\, combinatorics\, computer science\, and statistics\nJaikumar Radhakrishnan \nDistinguished Professor International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR)\, Bengaluru \n\n\nAbstract: We will begin by discussing the problem of information transmission and the main theorems of Shannon. We will introduce fundamental information theoretic quantities such as entropy\, conditional entropy\, relative entropy and mutual information and review the inequalities relating these quantities. Finally\, we will present applications of the standard information theoretic inequalities in combinatorics\, computer science and statistics. We will assume some familiarity with the basics of probability\, but otherwise our discussion will be self-contained. \nBio: Jaikumar Radhakrishnan is a theoretical computer scientist with research interests in complexity theory\, randomness and computation\, quantum information and computation\, combinatorics\, and information theory. Radhakrishnan obtained his BTech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1985\, and his PhD in Computer Science from Rutgers University\, NJ\, USA\, in 1991. He joined the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 1991; in 2024 he moved to the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR)\, Bengaluru. \n\n\n \n\n \n\nA Short Course on Economics and Computation\nRohit Vaish \nAssistant Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering\, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi \n\n\nAbstract: The course will provide an introduction to algorithmic game theory\, which focuses on the design and analysis of algorithms in strategic environments. We will start by examining various types of “real-life” games\, understanding the role that algorithms play in these situations\, and exploring how incorrect incentives can lead to suboptimal outcomes. Following that\, we will discuss some fun problems in the related area of computational social choice\, including how computer science can prevent strategic manipulation in elections\, and how to set up dates that are provably free of breakups. \nBio: Rohit Vaish is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. His research is at the interface of computer science and economics\, specifically in the area of computational social choice. He explores collective decision-making scenarios\, including voting\, matching\, and fair division\, through a computational lens. \n\n\n\n \n\nSchedule: \n\nMarch 13\, 2026:\n\nJaikumar Radhakrishnan: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM\, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Information Theory)\nRohit Vaish: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM\, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM (Algorithmic Game Theory)\n\n\nMarch 14\, 2026:\n\nRohit Vaish: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM\, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Algorithmic Game Theory)\nJaikumar Radhakrishnan: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM\, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM (Information Theory)
URL:https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/short-courses-on-information-theory-and-algorithmic-game-theory/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260313T094500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260314T180000
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SUMMARY:Short Courses on Information Theory and Algorithmic Game Theory
DESCRIPTION:Information Theory and its applications in communication\, combinatorics\, computer science\, and statistics\nJaikumar Radhakrishnan \nDistinguished Professor International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR)\, Bengaluru \n\n\nAbstract: We will begin by discussing the problem of information transmission and the main theorems of Shannon. We will introduce fundamental information theoretic quantities such as entropy\, conditional entropy\, relative entropy and mutual information and review the inequalities relating these quantities. Finally\, we will present applications of the standard information theoretic inequalities in combinatorics\, computer science and statistics. We will assume some familiarity with the basics of probability\, but otherwise our discussion will be self-contained. \nBio: Jaikumar Radhakrishnan is a theoretical computer scientist with research interests in complexity theory\, randomness and computation\, quantum information and computation\, combinatorics\, and information theory. Radhakrishnan obtained his BTech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1985\, and his PhD in Computer Science from Rutgers University\, NJ\, USA\, in 1991. He joined the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 1991; in 2024 he moved to the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR)\, Bengaluru. \n\n\n \n \n\nA Short Course on Economics and Computation\nRohit Vaish \nAssistant Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering\, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi \n\n\nAbstract: The course will provide an introduction to algorithmic game theory\, which focuses on the design and analysis of algorithms in strategic environments. We will start by examining various types of "real-life" games\, understanding the role that algorithms play in these situations\, and exploring how incorrect incentives can lead to suboptimal outcomes. Following that\, we will discuss some fun problems in the related area of computational social choice\, including how computer science can prevent strategic manipulation in elections\, and how to set up dates that are provably free of breakups. \nBio: Rohit Vaish is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. His research is at the interface of computer science and economics\, specifically in the area of computational social choice. He explores collective decision-making scenarios\, including voting\, matching\, and fair division\, through a computational lens. \n\n\n\n \n\nSchedule: \n\nMarch 13\, 2026:\n\nJaikumar Radhakrishnan: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM\, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Information Theory)\nRohit Vaish: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM\, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM (Algorithmic Game Theory)\n\n\nMarch 14\, 2026:\n\nRohit Vaish: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM\, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Algorithmic Game Theory)\nJaikumar Radhakrishnan: 2:30 PM-3:30 PM\, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM (Information Theory)
URL:https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/short-courses-on-information-theory-and-algorithmic-game-theory/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260313T115000
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SUMMARY:Religious Art in Pre-modern Europe
DESCRIPTION:Dear All\, \nThe Department of Visual Arts is delighted to invite you to a two day Seminar on 13th &14th March\, 2026. \nThe Seminar will have workshops conducted by Professor Béla Zsolt SZAKÁCS\, Art Historian\, Department of Historical Studies at the Central European University\, Vienna\, and head of the Art History Department\, the Pázmány Péter Catholic University\, Budapest. \nWorkshop Title: Religious Art in Pre-modern Europe\nDate: 13th March 2026 \nSession 1: Lecture and Discussion – 11:50 am to 1:20 pm \nVenue: Visual Art Studio (near sports block) \nSession 2: Lecture and Discussion – 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm \nVenue: AC 04 008 \nSIGN UP for the workshop here. \nThe Seminar will introduce students to the Christian Art and Architecture of Europe between the late antiquity to the early modern period (500 to 1500 CA). This seminar will help students understand the key elements of Medieval Art in their original liturgical function through architecture\, aesthetics\, objects and manuscripts. \nAbout the Speaker: Béla Zsolt SZAKÁCS (PhD 1998\, Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 2024) lectures in Art History at the Department of Historical Studies at the Central European University in Vienna\, and head of the Art History Department at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest. He is particularly interested in Romanesque architecture in Central Europe\, Christian iconography and the history of monument protection. He is editor and co-author of an overview on photographic collections in East-Central Europe (Guide to Visual Resources of Medieval East Central Europe\, Budapest 2002) and published a monograph on the iconography of the 14th-centrury Hungarian Angevin Legendary (Budapest 2006\, in English as The Visual World of the Hungarian Angevin Legendary\, Budapest 2016). He is involved in various ongoing projects that concern the medieval heritage of East Central Europe\, resulting in monographies on Romanesque architecture in Western Hungary (Budapest 2021) and Early Gothic churches in Spiš and Šariš counties in Slovakia (Budapest 2023). \nWe welcome interested students\, faculty and staff members to join the seminar. \n  \nWarm regards\, \nVisual Arts Department
URL:https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/religious-art-in-premodern-europe/
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SUMMARY:Physics Colloquium | Galaxy evolution during the first three billion years with JWST
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Using the James Webb Space Telescope\, we can now directly observe galaxies during the first three billion years of cosmic history\, when the first substantial stellar populations\, disks\, and supermassive black holes were taking shape. In this talk\, I will discuss how JWST has transformed our view of early galaxy evolution\, highlighting recent results on high-redshift galaxies\, rapid chemical enrichment\, surprisingly mature disk systems\, early quenched galaxies\, and the newly discovered population of “little red dots.” I will emphasize the robust observational breakthroughs and the questions they raise for theoretical models about how galaxies assembled so quickly in the young Universe. \nAbout the Speaker: Prof. Yogesh Wadadekar obtained his PhD from the University of Pune while working at IUCAA under the supervision of Prof. Ajit Kembhavi in 2001. Thereafter he worked as a postdoc at the Institut d'astrophysique de Paris and at the Space Telescope Science Institute where he worked extensively on Hubble Space Telescope Data. For a brief period in 2006-07\, he worked as the Astronomical Software Scientist for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey at Princeton University. He moved to NCRA as a faculty member in October 2007.  \nHis research integrates multi-wavelength observations (optical\, radio\, infrared) to study galaxy formation and evolution\, active galactic nuclei (AGN)\, star-forming galaxies\, and the high-redshift Universe as revealed by JWST. He applies AI/ML techniques for photometric redshifts and data mining\, and contributes to SKA-India efforts in regional centre development\, data processing\, and development of telescope monitoring and control systems. \nWe look forward to your active participation.
URL:https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/physics-colloquium-galaxy-evolution-during-the-first-three-billion-years-with-jwst/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260313T150000
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SUMMARY:Religious Art in Pre-modern Europe
DESCRIPTION:Dear All\, \nThe Department of Visual Arts is delighted to invite you to a two day Seminar on 13th &14th March\, 2026. \nThe Seminar will have workshops conducted by Professor Béla Zsolt SZAKÁCS\, Art Historian\, Department of Historical Studies at the Central European University\, Vienna\, and head of the Art History Department\, the Pázmány Péter Catholic University\, Budapest. \nWorkshop Title: Religious Art in Pre-modern Europe\nDate: 13th March 2026 \nSession 1: Lecture and Discussion – 11:50 am to 1:20 pm \nVenue: Visual Art Studio (near sports block) \nSession 2: Lecture and Discussion – 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm \nVenue: AC 04 008 \nSIGN UP for the workshop here. \nThe Seminar will introduce students to the Christian Art and Architecture of Europe between the late antiquity to the early modern period (500 to 1500 CA). This seminar will help students understand the key elements of Medieval Art in their original liturgical function through architecture\, aesthetics\, objects and manuscripts. \nAbout the Speaker: Béla Zsolt SZAKÁCS (PhD 1998\, Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 2024) lectures in Art History at the Department of Historical Studies at the Central European University in Vienna\, and head of the Art History Department at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest. He is particularly interested in Romanesque architecture in Central Europe\, Christian iconography and the history of monument protection. He is editor and co-author of an overview on photographic collections in East-Central Europe (Guide to Visual Resources of Medieval East Central Europe\, Budapest 2002) and published a monograph on the iconography of the 14th-centrury Hungarian Angevin Legendary (Budapest 2006\, in English as The Visual World of the Hungarian Angevin Legendary\, Budapest 2016). He is involved in various ongoing projects that concern the medieval heritage of East Central Europe\, resulting in monographies on Romanesque architecture in Western Hungary (Budapest 2021) and Early Gothic churches in Spiš and Šariš counties in Slovakia (Budapest 2023). \nWe welcome interested students and faculty members to join the seminar. \n  \nWarm regards\, \nVisual Arts Department
URL:https://www.ashoka.edu.in/event/religious-art-in-premodern-europe/
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