TETRAHEDRAL GEOMETRY/TOPOLOGY SEMINAR
ANNOUNCEMENT
DATE: Friday, April 3,
2009
LOCATION: Hempfield
High School, Room 213 (directions at http://www.millersville.edu/~tgts/)
followed by
dinner at a place to be determined.
4:30 TALK: William Kronholm,
Swarthmore College
“Homological Sensor Networks”
Abstract:
In this expository talk, we will discuss the recent applications of algebraic
topology
to
analysis of sensor networks. It is perhaps surprising that simple communication
data from
sensor
networks can answer questions about blanket coverage of the network over a
domain
and
pursuit/evasion problems. In each case, there is a homological criterion which
is sufficient
to
detect holes in the sensor network. We will see how to compute these
homological criteria
from
the Rips complex associated to the sensor network. I will also relate how I
plan to use
these
results in a math/art project with I am pursuing with my colleague Aaron Bocanegra (Art
Institute
of California, L.A.).
EVERYONE WELCOME
PLEASE FORWARD THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO ANYONE
INTERESTED
The Tetrahedral Geometry/Topology Seminar is
sponsored jointly by