Research lectures, seminars and events
The events listed in this area are research seminars, workshops and lectures hosted by Durham University departments and research institutes. If you are not a member of the University, but wish to enquire about attending one of the events please contact the organiser or host department.
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Events for 16 May 2012
Research Seminar: Dr. Ian Munday
Contact sheena.smith@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Centre for Advanced Instrumentation Seminar
Contact claire.whitehill@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Prof Ana-Maria Fuertes (Cass Business School): Trading Hours, Non-Trading Hours and Daily Value-at-Risk Limits for Equity Portfolios
Astronomy Seminar
Contact lindsay.borrero@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Med in Sheds: the importance of gendered therapeutic spaces for health and wellbeing amongst older men
Contact polly.degiorgi@gmail.com for more information about this event.
Dr. Christine Milligan
Contact polly.degiorgi@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Janusz Bialek and Max Jensen: Measurement-based identification of power system dynamic model & Numerical Methods for Optimal Control
Janusz Bialek - Measurement-based identification of power system dynamic model (or inverse-engineering approach to eigenanalysis). Abstract: Eigenanalysis is a standard tool to analyse power system dynamics whereby the response of a high-order dynamic system is represented as superposition of responses of first- and second-order systems (so-called modes) defined by eigenvalues of the system state matrix. Obviously to determine eigenvalues it is necessary to know the full system model (i.e. the state matrix). This talk will describe an attempt at inverse-engineering eigenanalysis when the unknown system model is extracted from measurements of system modes and mode shapes. Professional help from linear algebra mathematicians is required to explain unexpected results when it was possible to extract the system model from an incomplete set of measurements. Max Jensen - Numerical Methods for Optimal Control Abstract: I begin this short talk reviewing classical results from optimal control theory to place the approach by Bellman into a wider context. I then describe why the numerical solution of the Bellman equation remains a challenging problem. I conclude with some examples to show how this approach has been used to problems in energy production and finance.
Contact matthias.troffaes@durham.ac.uk, chris.dent@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
