Invited Lectures

Invited Lectures in Universities

  1. D. Venturi, ``Dynamic tensor approximation of high-dimensional nonlinear PDEs'', Cornell University, Ithaca (NY), Oct 12, 2020.
  2. D. Venturi, ``Data-driven computational optimal control algorithms for stochastic dynamical systems'', University of Pittsburgh , Nov 12th, 2019.
  3. D. Venturi, ``Data-driven computational optimal control algorithms for stochastic dynamical systems'', UC Merced, Sep 27th, 2019.
  4. D. Venturi, ``Data-driven computational optimal control for stochastic dynamical systems'', University of Pennsylvania, May 10th, 2019.
  5. D. Venturi, ``Learning optimal controls for random dynamical systems'', Purdue University, Apr 8th, 2019.
  6. D. Venturi, ``Uncertainty propagation and dimensional reduction in stochastic dynamical systems: from functional differential equations to data-driven approximations'', Dartmouth College, Feb 8th, 2018.
  7. D. Venturi, ``Data-driven closures for kinetic equations'', Dartmouth College, Nov 6th, 2017.
  8. D. Venturi, ``Data-driven closures for kinetic equations'', Louisiana State University, Nov 7th, 2017.
  9. D. Venturi, ``Numerical methods for high-dimensional PDF equations and PDF hierarchies'', GAFD Seminar, UCSC, May 9th, 2017.
  10. D. Venturi, ``Kinetic methods for uncertainty propagation in stochastic ordinary and partial differential equations'', GAFD Seminar, UCSC, May 2nd, 2017.
  11. D. Venturi, ``Probability density function methods for uncertainty propagation in stochastic dynamical systems'', Colloquium  in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona, March 24th, 2017.
  12. D. Venturi,  ``Computing with uncertainty: coarse-graining stochastic dynamical systems and PDF equations'', Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey (CA), Nov 16, 2016.
  13. D. Venturi, ``Probability density function methods for uncertainty quantification'', Stanford University, Oct. 17, 2016.
  14. D. Venturi, ``Coarse-graining stochastic dynamical systems through the Mori-Zwanzig formulation'', University of California Santa Cruz (Department of Mathematics - Colloquium), May 17, 2016.
  15. D. Venturi, ``The Mori-Zwanzig formulation and its application to stochastic dynamical systems'', University of California Santa Cruz (Department of Physics), Jan 22nd, 2016.
  16. D. Venturi, ``Dimension reduction: Mori-Zwanzig formulation, BBGKY hierarchies and effective propagators'', University of California Berkeley, Dec. 9, 2015.
  17. D. Venturi, ``Variable-fidelity stochastic simulation and information fusion in fluid dynamics'', University of California San Diego, Nov. 2, 2015.
  18. D. Venturi, ``An overview of stochastic methods for uncertainty quantification in fluid dynamics and beyond, Part 2'', University of California Santa Cruz (AMS), Oct. 20, 2015.
  19. D. Venturi, ``An overview of stochastic methods for uncertainty quantification in fluid dynamics and beyond, Part 1'', University of California Santa Cruz (AMS), Oct. 13, 2015.
  20. D. Venturi, ``Information fusion in stochastic models of physical systems'', Stanford University, Palo Alto (CA),June 8, 2015.
  21. D. Venturi, ``Multi-fidelity stochastic modeling, simulation and information fusion in physical systems'', Arizona State University, Tempe (AZ), Mar. 25-27, 2015.
  22. D. Venturi, ``Coarse-graining high-dimensional random systems: the probability density function approach'', University of Massachusetts Darthmouth, Dartmouth (MA), Mar. 24, 2015.
  23. D. Venturi, ``A new paradigm for variable-fidelity stochastic modeling and information fusion in physical systems'', University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz (CA), Feb. 2nd, 2015.
  24. D. Venturi, ``Spectral properties of random correlation operators'', University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst (MA), Dec. 10th, 2014.
  25. D. Venturi, ``Computing with uncertainty: coarse-graining stochastic dynamical models and PDF equations'', University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz (CA), Nov. 24th, 2014.
  26. D. Venturi, ``Reduced-order methods for probability density function equations'', University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst (MA), Nov. 4th, 2014.
  27. D. Venturi, ``Recent developments on reduced-order methods for high-dimensional kinetic equations'', North Carolina State University, Raleigh (NC), Sep. 16th, 2014.
  28. D. Venturi, ``State variable versus probability density function methods in the stochastic modeling of nonlinear dynamical systems'', University of Delaware, Delaware, Apr. 17th, 2014
  29. D. Venturi, ``Statistical analysis and simulation of random shock waves in Burgers turbulence'', George Washington University, Washington DC, Apr. 7th, 2014.
  30. D. Venturi, ``A new framework for stochastic analysis in large scale simulations based on convolutionless Nakajima-Zwanzig PDF equations'', EPFL, Lausanne (Switzerland), Dec. 19th, 2013.
  31. D. Venturi, ``Convolutionless Nakajima-Zwanzig PDF equations for stochastic analysis in large scale simulations'', Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston (MA), Dec. 3rd, 2013.
  32. D. Venturi, ``Nakajima-Zwanzig equations for uncertainty quantification in computational mechanics'', University of Texas at Austin, Austin (TX), Mar. 5th, 2013.
  33. D. Venturi, ``Zwanzig-type PDF equation for nonlinear systems with parametric uncertainty'', University of California San Diego, San Diego (CA), Dec. 11th, 2012.
  34. D. Venturi, ``Theoretical and computational challenges in the stochastic modeling of fluid mechanics'', Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston (MA), Nov. 30, 2012.
  35. D. Venturi, ``Computational challenges in the stochastic modeling of fluid dynamics'', University of California San Diego, San Diego (CA), Nov. 16, 2012.
  36. D. Venturi, ``Recent developments on PDF methods for high-dimensional stochastic differential equations'', Stanford University, Palo Alto (CA), Nov. 14, 2012.
  37. D. Venturi, ``Theoretical and computational stochastic modeling in fluid dynamics and beyond'', University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara (CA), Apr. 16, 2012.
  38. D. Venturi, ``Theoretical and computational stochastic modeling in fluid dynamics and beyond'', Stanford University, Palo Alto (CA), Feb. 28, 2012. 

 

 

Invited Lectures in Conferences, Workshops and Research Institutions

  1. D. Venturi, ``Spectral methods for nonlinear functionals and functional differential equations'', AMS Sectional Meeting , Oct 24, 2020.
  2. D. Venturi, ``Dynamic tensor approximation of high-dimensional nonlinear PDEs'', AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug 12, 2020.
  3. D. Venturi, ``Tensor methods for high-dimensional functions and PDEs'', ICERM, Providence (RI), March 19th, 2020.
  4. D. Venturi, ``Hierarchical tensor methods for high-dimensional nonlinear PDEs'', Workshop on computational challenges in nonlinear control, Monterey (CA), Oct. 7-9, 2019.
  5. D. Venturi, ``Data-driven computational optimal control for uncertain nonlinear systems'', DARPA Lagrange final program review, Arlington (VA), Sep 11, 2019.
  6. D. Venturi, ``Computing the Mori-Zwanzig memory integral in nonlinear dynamical systems with local interactions'', AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug 13, 2019.
  7. D. Venturi, ``A new scalable algorithm for computational optimal control under uncertainty'', UNCECOMP19, Crete (GR), June 24, 2019.
  8. D. Venturi, ``A new scalable algorithm for computational optimal control under uncertainty'', SIAM-DS19, Snowbird (UT), May 19-13, 2019.
  9. D. Venturi, ``Computational challenges in the numerical approximation of nonlinear functionals and functional differential equations'', SIAM Conference on Control and its Applications, Pittsburgh (PA), July 10-12, 2017.
  10. D. Venturi, ``Data driven probability density function equations for high-dimensional stochastic dynamical systems'', UNCECOMP 2017 - 2nd International Conference on Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Sciences and Engineering, Rhode Island (Greece), June 15-17, 2017.
  11. D. Venturi, ``Data-driven probability density function equations for high-dimensional stochastic dynamical systems'', SIAM-DS17, Snowbird (Utah), May 21-25, 2017.
  12. D. Venturi, ``Equation-driven probability density function estimators for high-dimensional stochastic dynamical systems'', SIAM-CSE17, Atlanta (GE), Feb. 27- March 3, 2017.
  13. D. Venturi, ``Computing the numerical solution to functional differential equations: some recent progresses towards E. Hopf's 1952 dream'', APS-DFD 2016, Portland (OR), Nov. 20-22, 2016.
  14. D. Venturi, `` A new paradigm for variable-fidelity stochastic simulation and information fusion in fluid mechanics'', APS-DFD 2015, Boston (MA), Nov. 22-24, 2015.
  15. D. Venturi, “Multi-fidelity modeling of response surfaces”, 1st International Conference on UQ in Computational Science and Engineering (UNCECOMP 2015), Crete (Greece), May 25-27, 2015.
  16. D. Venturi, “Dimension reduction in kinetic equations: Mori-Zwanzig formulation, BBGKY hierarchies and effective propagators”, Houghton Conference on Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics, ICERM, Providence (RI), May 4-5th, 2015.
  17. D. Venturi, “Dimension reduction through the Mori-Zwanzig formulation”, SIAM Workshop on Dimension Reduction, Penn State University, State College (PA), Mar. 21-24, 2015.
  18. D. Venturi, “A multi-fidelity data-driven paradigm for information fusion in physical and biological systems”, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland (WA), March 13, 2015.
  19. D. Venturi, “Variable-fidelity stochastic modeling and calibration of multi-physics systems”, Schlumberger-Doll research center, Boston (MA), Dec. 1, 2014.
  20. D. Venturi, “Statistical analysis and simulation of random shock waves in scalar conservation laws”, APS-DFD 2014, San Francisco (CA), Nov. 23-25, 2014.
  21. D. Venturi, “MZ-PDF methods for UQ”, AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), July 29-31, 2014.
  22. D. Venturi, “A new framework for stochastic analysis in large scale simulations based on goal-oriented probability density function methods”, (Keynote Lecture) WCCM/ECCOMAS, Barcelona, July 20-25, 2014.
  23. D. Venturi, “MZ-PDF methods for stochastic analysis in nonlinear dynamical systems”, SIAM AN14, Chicago, July 7-11, 2014
  24. D. Venturi, “Goal-oriented probability density function methods for uncertainty quantification”, 2014 SIAM conference on uncertainty quantification (SIAM UQ14), Savannah (GE), Mar. 31-Apr. 3, 2014.
  25. D. Venturi, “Zwanzig-type PDF equations and exponential integrators for functionals of the solution to nonlinear SPDEs with high-dimensional parametric uncertainty”, 2013 SIAM Annual Meeting (SIAM AN13), San Diego (CA), July 8-12, 2013.
  26. D. Venturi, “Mori-Zwanzig approach to nonlinear stochastic differential equations with high-dimensional parametric-type uncertainty”, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Boston (MA), Feb. 28 , 2013.
  27. D. Venturi, ``Supercritical quasi-conduction states and multiple stable flows in stochastic Rayleigh-Bénard convection'', 65th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS), Division of Fluid Dynamics, San Diego (CA) USA, Nov. 18-20, 2012.
  28. D. Venturi, ``A new approach for obtaining exact PDF equations for low-dimensional nonlinear functionals of the solution to high-dimensional stochastic problems'', ICERM - Uncertainty Quantification Workshop, Providence (RI), Oct. 11, 2012.
  29. D. Venturi, ``A nonlinear dimension reduction technique for random fields based on topology-preserving transformations'', 2012 SIAM Conference on Uncertainty Quantification, Raleigh (NC), Apr. 2-4, 2012.
  30. D. Venturi, ``A new approach for developing evolution equations for probability density functions'', SAMSI 2011-2012 Program on Uncertainty Quantification: Geosciences Applications Opening Workshop, Research Triangle Park, Raleigh (NC), Sep. 21-23, 2011.
  31. D. Venturi, ``Differential constraints for the probability density function of stochastic solutions to the wave equation'', USA/South America Symposium on Stochastic Modeling & Uncertainty Quantification, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), August 1-5, 2011.
  32. D. Venturi, ``Stochastic bifurcation analysis of Rayleigh-Bénard convection'', Workshop on Numerical Solution of Stochastic Partial Differential Equations, Politecnico di Torino, (Italy), May 10-14, 2010.
  33. D. Venturi, ``Stochastic biorthogonal decomposition of random fluid flows'' (poster presentation), Symposium on Fluid Science and Turbulence, Baltimore, Maryland (USA), May 30-31, 2008.
  34. D.Venturi, ``Stochastic thermal convection'', 58th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS), Division of Fluid Dynamics, Chicago (IL) USA, Nov. 20-22, 2005.

 

Courses and Summer Schools

  1. D. Venturi, ``Kinetic methods for uncertainty propagation in SODEs and SPDEs: from data-driven approximations to functional differential equations'', School on Uncertainty Quantification for Hyperbolic Equations and Related Topics (website), Gran Sasso Science Institute - school of advanced studies (Italy), April 24-28, 2017.

 

Program Review Presentations

 

  1. D. Venturi, ``Data-driven computational optimal control for uncertain nonlinear systems'', DARPA Lagrange final program review, Arlington (VA), Sep 11, 2019.
  2. D. Venturi, ``Computing the Mori-Zwanzig memory integral in nonlinear dynamical systems with local interactions'', AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug 13, 2019.
  3. D. Venturi, ``Dynamical decoupling of the Mori-Zwanzig equation by time-dependent transformation groups'', AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug 14, 2018.
  4. D. Venturi, ``Data-driven computational optimal control for uncertain nonlinear systems (quarterly progress report)'', DARPA Lagrange, July 24, 2018.
  5. D. Venturi, ``Data-driven computational optimal control for uncertain nonlinear systems'', DARPA Lagrange kick-off, Arlington (VA), April 24, 2018.
  6. D. Venturi, ``Data-driven closures for PDF equations'', DARPA EQUiPS Review, Arlington (VA), August 20, 2017.
  7. D. Venturi, ``Approximation of the memory integral in the Mori-Zwanzig formulation'', AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug 15, 2017.
  8. D. Venturi, ``Measuring the information content of data with PDEs'',  DARPA EQUiPS Quarterly Review, June 20, 2017.
  9. D. Venturi, ``The numerical approximation of functional differential equations'', DARPA Workshop on data and modeling, Arlington (VA), May 17, 2017.
  10. D. Venturi, ``Data-driven probability density function equations for high-dimensional stochastic dynamical systems'',  DARPA EQUiPS Quarterly Review, Feb 2, 2017.
  11. D. Venturi, ``Duality and memory in the Mori-Zwazing formulation'', AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug 8-11, 2016.
  12. D. Venturi, ``Dimensional reduction and uncertainty quantification through the Mori-Zwanzig formulation'', AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug 2-6, 2015.
  13. D. Venturi, ``Multi-fidelity information fusion algorithms for high-dimensional systems and massive data-sets'', Report for the DARPA project on design under uncertainty, Brown University, Providence (RI), Jun 12. 21, 2015.
  14. D. Venturi, ``Multi-fidelity modeling of response surfaces'', Kick-off meeting of the DARPA project on design under uncertainty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston (MA), Nov. 21, 2014.
  15. D. Venturi, ``MZ-PDF methods for UQ'', AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), July 29-31, 2014.
  16. D. Venturi, ``Uncertainty propagation across scales'', Army Research Lab (ARL) Program Review, Brown University, Providence  (RI), Mar. 3, 2014.
  17. D. Venturi, ``PDF equations for low-dimensional nonlinear functionals of the solution to high-dimensional stochastic problems '', AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), July 29, 2012.
  18. D. Venturi, ``Response-excitation theory for stochastic ODEs and stochastic PDEs'', 2011 DOE Applied Mathematics Program Meeting, Washington DC, Oct. 17-19, 2011.


Other Meetings and Workshops Attended

 

  1. IPAM semester program on ``Hamilton-Jacobi PDEs'', March-June 2020.
  2. ICERM Workshop ``Computational statistics and data-driven models'', Providence (RI), Apr 20-24, 2020.
  3. ICERM Workshop ``Algorithms for dimension and complexity reduction'', Providence (RI), March 23-27, 2020.
  4. ICERM Workshop ``Mathematics of reduced order models'', Providence (RI), Feb 17-21, 2020.
  5. AFOSR Workshop on computational issues in nonlinear control, Monterey (CA), Oct 7-9, 2019
  6. DARPA Lagrange program review, Arlington (CA), Sep 10-11, 2019. 
  7. Bay Area Optimization meeting, UCSC University, May 17, 2019.
  8. Bay Area Robotics Symposium, Stanford University, Nov 9, 2018.
  9. Bay Area Optimization meeting, Stanford University, May 19, 2018.
  10. NSF-TRIPODS Kick-off meeting, Alexandria (VA), October 12-13, 2017.
  11. AFOSR program review, Arlington (VA), August 14-18, 2017.
  12. DARPA EquiPS program review, Arlington (VA), August 16-18, 2017.
  13. DARPA EquiPS program review, University of Texas at Austin, March 28-30, 2017.
  14. DARPA Workshop, "A Data-Driven, Operator-Theoretic Framework for Space-Time Analysis of Process Dynamics", Santa Barbara (CA), Nov 4 2016.
  15. AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug. 8-12, 2016.
  16. DARPA EquiPS program review, Stanford University, Palo Alto (CA), March 22-24, 2016.
  17. DARPA EquiPS kick-off meeting, Arlington (VA), Nov 8-10, 2015.
  18. AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug. 2-6, 2015.
  19. Workshop on ``Mathematics in Data Science'' ICERM, Providence (RI), July 28-30, 2015 .
  20. Symposium on ``Mathematics, Computing & Design - where analysis and creativity combine'', Stanford University, Palo Alto (CA), Nov. 20-21, 2014.
  21. AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), July 29-31, 2014.
  22. AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), July 29-31, 2013.
  23. AFOSR/Italy Technical Informational Exchange Meeting, Washington DC, May 29-30, 2013.
  24. International Symposium on Fractional PDEs: Theory, Numerics and Applications, Salve Regina University, Newport (RI), June 3-5, 2013.
  25. AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), July 29-31, 2012.
  26. Workshop on Peridynamics, Dissipative Particle Dynamics and the Mori-Zwanzig Formulation, Brown University, Providence (RI), Apr. 10-11, 2012.
  27. DOE Applied Mathematics Program Meeting, Washington DC, Oct. 17-19, 2011.