Workshop on Random Matrix Theory and Wireless Communications
Chautauqua Park, Boulder, Colorado
July 14-17, 2008
Sponsored by the NSF and the University of Colorado at Boulder
Organized
by the Departments of Mathematics and ECE, University of Colorado at Boulder
Synopsis
The workshop aims to bring together researchers in both
mathematics and engineering working at the intersection of these
exciting fields.
Situated at the foot of the Rocky
Mountains, Boulder provides a beautiful setting for such an
event while also offering excellent cultural/outdoor recreational
diversions during the much needed breaks.
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Speakers
G. Anderson (U. Minnesota), W. Bryc (U. Cincinnati), M. Debbah
(Supelec),
T. Ehrhardt (UC Santa Cruz),
D. Guo (Northwestern),
O. Lévêque
(EPFL), N. Levy (Technion),
T. Luo (U. Minnesota), J. Mingo (Queens), A. Montanari (Stanford), R. Müller (NTNU),
M. Rudelson (Missouri), O. Ryan (Oslo),
A. Sayeed (UW Madison), J. Silverstein (NC State),
R. Speicher (Queens), C. Tracy (UC Davis), A. Tulino (Princeton), S. Verdu (Princeton)
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Program
Click here for titles & abstracts.
Monday
1:30ish Welcome
2:00 - 2:40 S. Verdu
2:50 - 3:30 A. Sayeed
3:30 - 4:00 Coffee Break
4:00 - 4:40 R. Speicher
4:50 - 5:30 T. Luo
6:00 - 7:30 Reception
Tuesday
9ish Coffee, danish, etc.
9:30 - 10:10 C. Tracy
10:20 - 11:00 M. Rudelson
11:10 - 11:50 A. Montanari
12:00-2:30 Free
2:30 - 3:10 M. Debbah
3:20 - 4:00 O. Ryan
4:00 - 4:30 Coffee Break
4:30 - 5:10 R. Müller
Wednesday
9ish Coffee, danish, etc
9:30 - 10:10 N. Levy
10:20 - 11:00 D. Guo
11:10 - 11:50 O. Lévêque
2:00- 2:30 Free
2:30 - 3:10 W. Bryc
3:20 - 3:40 V. Raghavan
3:40 - 4:00 B. Farrell
4:00 - 4:30 Coffee Break
4:30 - 5:10 G. Anderson
Thursday
9ish Coffee, danish, etc.
9:30 - 10:10 J. Silverstein
10:20 - 11:00 J. Mingo
11:10 - 11:50 A. Tulino
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Conference
Venue
Chautauqua
Community House at the foot of the Rocky Mountains and one mile
away from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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Travel Aid
Unfortunately, travel aid for young researchers has run out.
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Directions
- Boulder is served by
Denver International Airport (DIA).
From there you may:
- Take Boulder
Super Shuttle which will drop you directly at your hotel.
- Take the RTD AB bus which has stops along Broadway in
Boulder. Walkable to all hotels in question (get off at Broadway and
Baseline), though the walk to Chautauqua
requires a bit of determination.
The fair
is $11; the schedule is here.
At DIA pick up the AB by exiting West Door 506, or East Door 511 at the Baggage Claim level, then go to Island 5.
- Or, if renting a car...
- The conference site,
Chautauqua Park, is located at 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 80302 (Google
Map). Talks will take place in the Community House (Google
Map). Here as well is a map of Chautauqua Park.
- To the conference room:
Take Baseline Rd. west, and turn left just after 9th St. into the
main entrance to Chautauqua. Follow that main road as it curves
around past the parking lots and trailhead. Turn left on Morning
Glory Drive. The last big house on your left is the Community House.
- Around Boulder
- From noon to 10 pm
the free HOP 2 Chautauqua Shuttle runs
every 15 minutes, linking Chautauqua with downtown, the Basemar Shopping
Center,
and the 27th Way
Park-n-Ride. Other local buses have charming names like the HOP, SKIP,
BOUND,
JUMP, STAMPEDE, BOLT, DASH and a fare of $1.75 (exact
change required).
You can check the schedule of these local buses
at the RTD website, http://www.rtd-denver.com/, and
click "Schedules". Here though is a route map
for these plus the free HOP 2 Chautauqua.
- If needed, 303-777-7777 will get you a yellow cab.
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Accomodations
The conference venue at Chautauqua (www.chautauqua.com), is nearly
full: but you may still reserve via
lodging@chautauqua.com or 303-442-3282 x611.
The Best Western Boulder Inn
(www.boulderinn.com), Boulder
Outlook
(www.boulderoutlook.com),
and the Boulder Broker
Inn (www.boulderbrokerinn.com)
offer
more standard hotel experiences, located about 1.5mi down the road from
Chautauqua.
Contact Brian Rider
(brian.rider@colorado.edu)
for help getting the CU rate.
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Diversions
- The Pearl street mall (running between 11th and 15th) is the heart
of downtown
Boulder with a high concentration of shops and restaurants (see
restaurant recommendations).
Other general Boulder info may be found here.
- There are hiking trails starting right at Chautauqua, just west
of the parking lot. There is a ranger station where you can pick up this trail map.
- Rocky Mountain National Park
is one hour drive from Boulder. Bear Lake
trail is a popular day trip, linking several alpine lakes.
Make an
immediate left after entering the park
to reach Bear Lake. (Park maps available at the gate.)
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Organizing Committee
Youjian Liu
(youjian.liu@colorado.edu)
Brian Rider (brian.rider@colorado.edu)
Mahesh Varanasi (varanasi@colorado.edu)
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