##Statistics Seminar##\\ Department of Mathematical Sciences ~~META:title =April 27, 2017~~ ^ **DATE:**|Thursday, April 27, 2017 | ^ **TIME:**|1.15p-2.15p | ^ **LOCATION:**|WH 100E | ^ **SPEAKER:**|Konstantin Mischaikow, Rutgers University | ^ **TITLE:**|Nonlinear Dynamics, High Dimensional Data, and Persistent Homology | \\ **Abstract** The talk will discuss the relations between nonlinear dynamics, high dimensional data, and persistent homology. About the speaker: Konstantin Mischaikow is Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and a member of the Center for Quantitative Biology at Rutgers University. His work focuses on the interplay between geometrical areas of mathematics, particularly topology, and new ideas in data science.