Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Markov Chain Monte Carlo Method

Seminar
Speaker: Chinmoy Dutta School of Technology and Computer Science Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Homi Bhabha Road
Date: Friday, 17 Jul 2009 (all day)
Venue: A-212 (STCS Seminar Room)

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Abstract:  We will discuss the MCMC method. We will talk about approximately counting the number of satisfying assignments of a DNF formula, approximately counting the number of independent sets in a graph, and (time permitting) the Metropolis Algorithm.