Biographical Information: Tasissa Moti, born in Western Oromia, was the first Oromo to settle in Minnesota. He grew up in a small village and did not attend school until his mid teens. While working as a dresser in a hospital, he met his future wife who was from Minnesota. After they married, the couple decided to come to Minnesota so that Tasis...
Creator:
Moti, Tasissa
Contributor:
Roba, Hibaa
Created:
2023-03-09
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
Biographical Information: Johara Mohammed was born in Eastern Oromia in a city called Dire Dawa. Before entering university, Johara left Ethiopia due to the ongoing political crisis. She went to India to complete her university studies before coming to Minnesota in 1987. During her first few years in Minnesota, she worked any job she could befor...
Creator:
Mohammed, Johara
Contributor:
Roba, Hibaa
Created:
2023-03-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Immigration History Research Center Archives.
F1: Twig with leaves and apple fruit, F2-F6: side view of fruit, open fruit sliced up/down, transverse cut of fruit ("star"), top view of fruit, bottom view of fruit
Creator:
Goltz, Janet
Created:
2023-11-08
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Andersen Horticultural Library.
Abstract: The Kaczmarz algorithm is a method for solving linear systems of equations that was introduced in 1937. The algorithm is a powerful tool with many applications in signal processing and data science that has enjoyed a resurgence of interest in recent years. We'll discuss some of the history of the Kaczmarz algorithm as well as describ...
Creator:
Weber, Eric (Iowa State University)
Created:
2022-04-26
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
If A is a finite-dimensional algebra with automorphism group G, then varieties of generating r-tuples of elements in A, considered up to G-action, produce a sequence of varieties B(r) approximating the classifying space BG. I will explain how this construction generalizes certain well-known examples such as Grassmannians and configuration spaces...
Creator:
Williams, Ben (University of British Columbia)
Created:
2022-08-05
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
In this talk, Hande will give an overview of some of the best practices a data scientist should know. These will include topics like virtual environments, utilizing functions, code documentation and other things that you could start incorporating in your data science projects or coding in general. She will also include some quick tips and advice...
Creator:
Tuzel, Hande (Sabre Corporation)
Created:
2022-02-11
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.