Mathematical Sciences Department Discrete Math Seminar Mason Dicicco, WPI "Communication Complexity and Linear Arrangements" (Olin Hall 109)
Friday, March 22, 2024
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
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Floor 1, Room 109
Title: Communication Complexity and Linear Arrangements
Abstract: A communication protocol is an algorithm for two parties to compute a shared (Boolean) function when the input is split between them. Today I will prove a theorem of Forster et al., that randomized, unbounded error communication protocols have the exact same expressive capabilities as linear arrangements -- a method of encoding functions by intersections of homogeneous half-spaces.
Friday, March 22nd, 2024
12:00PM - 12:50 PM
Olin Hall 109
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