Bozenna Pasik-Duncan photoBozenna Pasik-Duncan

Professor, Department of Mathematics
503 Snow Hall, University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas 66045
Telephone: (785) 864-5162
Email: bozenna@math.ku.edu

Fall 2009 Class:
Math 865 - Introduction to Stochastic Processes

 

LECTURE AND SYMPOSIA INVITATIONS:

  1. Semilinear stochastic equations in a Hilbert space with a fractional Brownian motion, January 31, 2009, Los Angeles, CA.
  2. From the Brain to the Stock Market (with Dominique Duncan), Workshop for High School Students and Teachers, July 11, 2008 at the IFAC Congress in Seoul, Korea.
  3. Parameter continuity of the ergodic cost for a growth optimal portfolio with proportional transaction costs (with T. Duncan and L. Stettner), Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), December 2008, in Cancun, Mexico.
  4. Growth optimal portfolio under proportional transaction costs with obligatory diversification (with T. Duncan and L. Stettner), CDC, December 2008, Cancun, Mexico.
  5. A linear control system model for risk reserves (with T. Duncan and P. Mandl), American Control Conference, June 2008, Seattle.
  6. Estimation and mutual information (with T. Duncan), CDC, December 2007, New Orleans.
  7. Fudan University, China, May 2007.
  8. Stochastic Processes and Applications to Finance, Communication Networks and Neuroscience, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 16-21 July 2007. 
  9. Advances in Mathematics of Finance, Bedlewo, Poland, 30 April- 5 May 2007.
  10. Stochastic Processes: Theory and Applications, Bressanone, Italy, 16-20 July 2007. 
  11. 23-th IFIP TC7 Conference on System Modeling and Optimization, Cracow, Poland, 23-27 July 2007.
  12. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 30 January 2006.
  13. 13. Two Invited talks at IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, San Diego, December, 2006.
  14. (with D. Duncan) “Random Walk Around Some Stochastic Control Problems in Telecommunications, Finance and Medicine”, IFAC Workshop on Advances in Control Education, Madrid, Spain, June, 2006.  
  15. Panelist in the Panel Session on “ Rethinking Control Education in the Modern World”,  IFAC Workshop on Advances in Control Education, Madrid, Spain, June, 2006. 
  16. “Conversations with Dr. B. Pasik-Duncan”, KU Student Success, Professional Development Day, KU, October 11, 2006. 
  17. Invited Talk, "Conference on Stochastic Control and Numerics", Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 15 -September 17, 2005.
  18. Two Invited Talks, 22nd IFIP TC 7 and 9 Conference on System Modeling and Optimization, Turin, Italy, 18-22 July 2005.
  19. Invited Panelist, Panel session on ΠFuture Directions of Control", IFAC Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, July 6, 2005.
  20. Invited Talk, Workshop for Students on " Beauty and Power of Control" , IFAC Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, July 3, 2005.
  21. Plenary Talk, International Conference on Control Problems and Applications (Technology, Industry, Economy), Minsk, Republic of Belarus, May 16-20, 2005.
  22. Invited Talk, Workshop on " Intelligent Systems and the Control of Multivehicle Formations", Boston, May 13, 2005.
  23. Invited Talk, "Women in Math, Science and Engineering", October 2004, Hays Public Library, Hays, Kansas.
  24. Keynote address, "Making Connections with Stochastic Modeling", Workshop on Stochastic Systems in Honor of Martin Clark, September 10-11, 2004, London, United Kingdom.
  25. Series of Talks on "Integrating Research, Teaching and Learning, Control and Systems Theory as an illustrative example" at different Universities and High Schools in Poland.
  26. 10th IEEE International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics, Miedzyzdroje, Poland , August 2004.
  27. Invited address, "Successful Strategies in Academic Career", MAA Project NExT Workshop, August 13, 2004, Providence, Rhode Island.
  28. Plenary talk on " Mathematics Education of Tomorrow ", MATHFEST , Rhode Island, August 2004.
  29. The Third Congress on Nonlinear Analysis , Orlando, Florida, July 2004
  30. 42nd CDC in Maui, Hawai, December 2003.
  31. Plenary talk at the AMS ­ SIAM Summer Workshop on Mathematics of Finance, June 2003, Utah.
  32. Plenary Talk, 9th IEEE International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics, Miedzyzdroje, Poland, 2003.
  33. XXXI Conference on Applied Mathematics, Zakopane, Poland, September 2002.
  34. 15th IFAC World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, July 2002.
  35. 10th IEEE Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Lisbon, Portugal, July, 2002.
  36. Conference on Stochastic Control and its Applications, Bedlewo, Poland, June 2002.
  37. 2002 American Control Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, May 2002.
  38. 40th Control and Decision Conference, Orlando, Florida, December 2001.
  39. Workshop on Careers in Industry, IAM, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  40. XXX Conference on Applied Mathematics, Zakopane, Poland, September 2001.
  41. The IFAC Workshop on Adaptive Control, Combo, Italy, August 2001.
  42. International Workshop on Mathematics of Finance, Poland, June 2001.
  43. International Conference on Mathematical Finance, Shanghai, China, May 2001.
  44. The Institute of Mathematics of Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, March 2001.
  45. Blueprints 2001, University of Kansas, March 2001.
  46. University of Kansas Slavic Department, February 2001.
  47. 39th Control and Decision Conference, Sydney, Australia, December 2000.
  48. Optimization Days, May 2000, Montreal, Canada.
  49. International Conference on Applied Mathematics, September 2000, Zakopane, Poland.
  50. The Third World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts, July 2000, Catarina, Italy.
  51. Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, June 2000, Perpignan, France.
  52. International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Sept. 1999, Zakopane, Poland (1 hour talk).
  53. XX International Seminar on Stability Problems for Stochastic Models Lublin-Naleczow, September 1999.
  54. International Conference on Operations Research, July, Germany (1 hour talk).
  55. VII Mediterranean Conference on Control and Applications, June 1999, Israel.
  56. International Conference on Probability Theory, Sept. 1999 (1 hour plenary talk), Naleczow, Poland.
  57. Fourth International Joint Meeting of the AMS and the Society Math. Mexico, Texas, May 1999 (1 hour talk).
  58. The NSF Workshop on Control Education, Urbana, Illinois, 2-3 October 1998.
  59. Conference on Decision and Control, 16-18 December 1998, Tampa, Florida.
  60. IFAC Workshops on Signal Processing, Glasgow, Scotland, 25-27 August (1 hour talk).
  61. International Conference on Applied Mathematics, 27 Sept. - 2 Oct. 1998, Zakopane Poland (1 hour talk).
  62. Stochastic Analysis Meeting, 36th Annual Allerton Conf. Communication Control and Computing, 23-25 September 1998.
  63. Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, 6-10 July 1998, Padova, Italy.
  64. Conference on Control of Distributed Parameter and Stochastic Systems, 19-22 June 1998, Hangzhou, China (1 hour talk).
  65. Osaka University, Japan, 15-17 June 1998 (1 hour talk).
  66. "A Woman in Control" 1997 Industry Society of Women Engineers Meeting, University of Kansas, September 1997 (keynote speaker).
  67. XXVI Conference on Applications of Mathematics, Zakopane, Poland, September 1997 (plenary talk).
  68. The 3rd Electrical Engineering Conference CIE97, Mexico City, Mexico, September 1997 (plenary talk).
  69. Institute of Mathematics of Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, July 1997.
  70. The 5th IEEE Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Paphos-Cypress, July 1997.
  71. SIAM's 45th Anniversary Meeting, Stanford, California, July 1997.
  72. INFORMS Conference, San Diego, May 1997.
  73. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Engineering School, April 1997.
  74. Kemper Symposium "Teaching and the Real World", March 1997.
  75. Wright State University, Mathematics Department, February 1997.
  76. University of Southern California Center for Applied Mathematics and Mathematics Department, February 1997.
  77. The American Mathematical Society Meeting, San Diego, January 1997 (panelist in the panel session of the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics).
  78. The 35th CDC Conference in Kobe, Japan, December 1996 - invited talk and invited session.
  79. Symposium on Topics in Stochastic Control, Osaka, Japan, December 1996, (plenary talk).
  80. The XXV Conference on Applications of Mathematics, Zakopane, Poland, September 1996, (plenary talk).
  81. "From a Polish Space to the Land of Oz" - AWM Workshop, Kansas City, July 22, 1996 (keynote speaker).
  82. AMS-SIAM Summer 1996 Symposium, (plenary speaker).
  83. Third IEEE Mediterranean Symposium on New Directions in Control and Automation, Limassol, Cyprus, 11-13 July 1995.
  84. The IFIP Conference on Distributed Parameter Systems, Warsaw, Poland, 17-21 July 1995.
  85. International Conference on Control and Information, Hong Kong, 5-9 June 1995.
  86. 3rd SIAM Conference on Control and its Applications, St. Louis, April 1995.
  87. . Banach Center Symposium on Stochastic Control, Warsaw, 13-25 March 1995. (plenary talk)
  88. University of Kentucky, Mathematics Department, February 1995.
  89. 33rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Orlando, 14-16 December 1994.
  90. International Conference on Statistics for the 100th Anniversary of J. Neyman's birth, 25-26 November 1994, Jachranka, Poland.
  91. Institute of Mathematics, Warsaw, November 1994.
  92. Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, November 1994.
  93. University of Padova, Padova, Italy, 20-21 October 1994.
  94. Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique, Rocquencourt, October 1994.
  95. 23rd Conference on Applications of Mathematics (plenary talk), Zakopane, Poland, September 1994.
  96. Fifth Annual Internatinal Ulam Mathematics Conference and Von-Neumann Symposium, Palm Beach Atlantic College, March, 1994 (featured speaker).
  97. 22nd Conference on Applications of Mathematics (the plenary talk), Zakopane, Poland, September 1993.
  98. The International Workshop on "Control Theory and its Applications," Adelaide, Australia, July 1993. (Plenary talk).
  99. Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, June 1993.
  100. The Workshop on "Adaptive Control, Filtering and Signal Processing," Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 1993. (Plenary talk).
  101. Fourth Annual Ulam Conference, West Palm Beach, Florida, March 1993. (Plenary talk.)
  102. II Workshop on Adaptive Control, Cancun, Mexico, 9-11 December, 1992.
  103. Stochastic Control Month of the Fall 1992 Probability Workshop, Montreal, Canada, November, 1992. (plenary talk)
  104. SIAM Conference on Control and It's Applications, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 17-19 September, 1992.
  105. Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, July 1992.
  106. Department of Probability and Statistics, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, July 1992.
  107. Boston University-MIT-Harvard, June 1992.
  108. Conference on Stochastic Partial Differential Equations CIRM, Marseille-Luminy, France, 12-18 April, 1992. (plenary talk)
  109. Institute National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique-INRIA, France, April 1992.
  110. Department of Probability and Statistics, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, April 1992.
  111. Third Annual Ulam Mathematics Conference, West Palm Beach, 19-20 March, 1992.
  112. 16th Symposium on Operations Research, Trier, Germany, September 1991. (plenary talk)
  113. 15th IFIP Conference on System Modelling and Optimization - Zurich, Switzerland, September 1991.
  114. Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, July 1991.
  115. Department of Probability and Statistics, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, July 1991.
  116. Institute National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique-INRIA, France, June 1991.
  117. Workshop on Applied Stochastic Analysis, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, April 1991.
  118. Ulam Conference, Palm Beach, Florida, April 1991.
  119. Department of Probability and Statistics, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, July 1990.
  120. Workshop on Adaptive Control, Banach International Mathematical Center, Warsaw, Poland, 4-5 July, 1990. (plenary talk)
  121. Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique-INRIA France, June 1990.
  122. Ulam Quarterly and Algebraic Geometry Conference, Palm Beach, Florida, February 1990.
  123. Twenty-eighth Conference on Decision and Control, Tampa, Florida, 1989.
  124. Institute of Mathematics, PAN, Warsaw, Poland, July 1989.
  125. Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, June 1989.
  126. Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique-INRIA, France, June 1989.
  127. Twenty-seventh Conference on Decision and Control, Austin, Texas, 1988.
  128. The American Mathematical Society (AMS) Regional Meeting, Lawrence, Kansas, October 1988.
  129. 1988 IFIP Conference on Stochastic Systems and Optimization, Jablonna, Poland, September 1988.
  130. Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique-INRIA, France, June 1988.
  131. Fourth Bad Honnef Conference on Stochastic Differential Systems, Bad Honnef, West Germany, June 1988.
  132. Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, June 1988.
  133. Twenty-sixth Conference on Decision and Control, Los Angeles, 1987.
  134. Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, July 1987.
  135. Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, June 1986.
  136. First Hungarian-Polish School on Adaptive Control, Banach International Center of Mathematics, Poland, 1984.
  137. Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, fall 1983 (series of lectures on adaptive control).
  138. Twelfth National Conference on Applied Mathematics (Forum Lecture), Poland, 1983.
  139. Computer and Automation Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, June 1982.
  140. National Conference on Education of Mathematics at Economic Universities (invited speaker at annual meetings, Poland, 1975-80, organizer 1979).
  141. Czech-Polish-Russian Meeting of Econometricians, Poland, 1978.
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