International Conference on Combinatorial Methods and Probability Models
A conference in Memory of Professor Charalambos A. Charalambides
October 5-6, 2024 | Athens, Greece
The Department of Mathematics of the University of Athens in association with the Greek Statistical Institute (GSI-ESI) is organizing the “International Conference on Combinatorial Methods and Probability Models”. A conference in Memory of Professor Charalambos A. Charalambides to be held on the weekend of October 5-6, 2024, in Athens, Greece.
International Conference on Combinatorial Methods and Probability Models
A conference in Memory of Professor Charalambos A. Charalambides
October 5-6, 2024 | Athens, Greece
The Department of Mathematics of the University of Athens in association with the Greek Statistical Institute (GSI-ESI) is organizing the “International Conference on Combinatorial Methods and Probability Models”. A conference in Memory of Professor Charalambos A. Charalambides to be held on the weekend of October 5-6, 2024, in Athens, Greece.
Join the Conference
All talks will take place in the Auditorium of the Library of the School of Philosophy on the University of Athens campus
The Conference, which is expected to bring together researchers in the fields of Combinatorial Methods, Probability Models and related fields, is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Emeritus Charalambos A. Charalambides (1945-2024) who passed away so suddenly, last February.
Confirmed Speakers
| Christos Athanasiadis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
| Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan, McMaster University, Canada |
| Cyril Banderier , LIPN, Paris, France |
| Ismihan Bayramoglu, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey |
| Apostolos Burnetas, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
| Dimitris Cheliotis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
| Tasos Christofides, University of Cyprus, Cyprus |
| Ourania Chryssaphinou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
| Antonis Economou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
| Thomas Ernst, Uppsala University, Sweden |
| Andreas Georgiou, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Anant Godbole, East Tennessee State University, USA |
| Milto Hadjikyriakou, UCLan, Cyprus |
| Maria Kateri, RWTH Aachen University, Germany |
| Alex Karagrigoriou, University of Piraeus, Greece |
| Markos Koutras, University of Piraeus, Greece |
| Christian Krattenthaler, Universität Wien, Austria |
| Andreas Kyriakoussis, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece |
| Nikolaos Limnios, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France |
| Leda Minkova, Sofia University, Bulgaria |
| Nickos Papadatos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
| Haralambos Papageorgiou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
| Takis Papaioannou, University of Piraeus, Greece |
| Georgios Tsaklidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Yazgı Tütüncü, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey |
| Eutichia Vaggelatou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece |
| Malvina Vamvakari, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece |
| Panagiotis Vassiliou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece & University College London, UK |
| Kostas Zografos, University of Ioannina, Greece |
Program
Saturday, October 5, 2024
9.00 – 9:50
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Apostolos Burnetas (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Haralambos Papageorgiou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Alex Karagrigoriou (Chairman of the Greek Statistical Institute, University of Piraeus, Greece)
Tasos Christofides (University of Cyprus, Cyprus): A few words for a teacher, a colleague, a friend
Takis Papaioannou (University of Piraeus & University of Ioannina, Greece)
Andreas Kyriakoussis (Harokopio University of Athens, Greece): Prof. Charalambos A. Charalambides: I remember
Panagiotis Vassiliou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece & University College London, UK): On the memory of a dear friend I knew for 45 years: Prof. C. Charalambides – Some personal recollections
9.50 – 10.00
Short Break
10:00 – 12:00
Session 1 (In Person)
10.00 – 10.30
Ourania Chryssaphinou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece): Applications of Probability models and Combinatorics to Biological sequences
10.30 – 11.00
Nickos Papadatos (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece): The probability that a randomly chosen probability mass function with values into {0,1,…,n} can be represented as a sum of independent indicators
11.00 – 11.30
Antonis Economou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece): On the use of generating functions for computations in Markov chains with binomial transitions and applications in queueing and population growth models
11.30 – 12.00
Dimitris Cheliotis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece): Limit theorems for the q-Pólya urn
12:00 – 12.30
Coffee Break
12.30 – 14.30
Session 2 (In Person)
12.30 – 13.00
Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan (McMaster University, Canada): A view of q-Poisson and q-Power series distributions through weighted Poisson: In collaboration with Charalambides
13.00 – 13.30
Markos Koutras (University of Piraeus, Greece): Generating families of continuous univariate distributions
13.30 – 14.00
Panagiotis Vassiliou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece & University College London, UK): Backward non-homogeneous Markov systems: Weak ergodicity
14.00 – 14.30
Ismihan Bayramoglu (Izmir University of Economics, Turkey): The new local dependence function of multivariate random vectors
14.30 – 15.30
Lunch Break
15.30 – 18.00
Session 3 (Hybrid)
15.30 – 16.00
Christos Athanasiadis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece): The local h-polynomial of a triangulation of the simplex (In Person)
16.00 – 16.30
Christian Krattenthaler (Universität Wien, Austria): The Enumeration of Domino Tilings of Generalised Aztec Triangles
16.30 – 17.00
Cyril Banderier (CNRS/Université Paris Nord, France): Composition schemes: q-enumerations and phase transitions
17.00 – 17.30
Nikolaos Limnios (Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France): Stochastic approximation of gamma processes in random media and their applications in degradation
17.30 – 18.00
Anant Godbole (East Tennessee State University, USA): The Expected Number of Patterns in a Random Permutation
Sunday, October 6, 2024
9.00 – 11.40
Session 4 (In Person)
9.30 – 10.00
Georgios Tsaklidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece): Recursive relations for the moments of the sizes of a Homogeneous Markov System (HMS) with or without state capacities. The closed HMS as a linear elastic continuum.
10.00 – 10.30
Kostas Zografos (University of Ioannina, Greece): On entropy, divergence and recent reconsiderations: A bridge to Copulas
10.30 – 10.40
Short Break
10.40 – 11.10
Andreas Georgiou (University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece): Integrating Markov Systems and Data Envelopment Analysis to Study the Evolution of Population Structures
11.10 – 11.40
Milto Hadjikyriakou (UCLan, Cyprus): Strong laws of large numbers for lightly trimmed sums of generalized Oppenheim expansions
11.40 – 12.10
Coffee Break
12.10 – 14.20
Session 5 (Hybrid)
12.10 – 12.40
Yazgı Tütüncü (Izmir University of Economics, Turkey): On weighted-k-out-of-n:G systems with multiple types of components (On line)
12.40 – 13.10
Eutichia Vaggelatou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece): The distribution of the minimum observation until a stopping time, with an application to the minimal spacing in a Renewal process (On line)
13.40 – 14.10
Malvina Vamvakari (Harokopio University of Athens, Greece): On Multivariate Discrete q-Distributions
14.10 – 14.20
Closing Remarks
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There is NO registration fee and everyone interested is welcome to participate. But we ask, for planning purposes, that you please let us know that you plan to attend by completing the form
Organizers
Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan (McMaster University, Canada)
Dimitris Cheliotis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Alexandros Karagrigoriou (University of Piraeus, Greece)
Markos Koutras (University of Piraeus, Greece)
Nickos Papadatos (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Malvina Vamvakari (Harokopio University of Athens, Greece)