Invited Lectures in Universities
- D. Venturi, ``Dynamic tensor approximation of high-dimensional nonlinear PDEs'', Cornell University, Ithaca (NY), Oct 12, 2020.
- D. Venturi, ``Data-driven computational optimal control algorithms for stochastic dynamical systems'', University of Pittsburgh , Nov 12th, 2019.
- D. Venturi, ``Data-driven computational optimal control algorithms for stochastic dynamical systems'', UC Merced, Sep 27th, 2019.
- D. Venturi, ``Data-driven computational optimal control for stochastic dynamical systems'', University of Pennsylvania, May 10th, 2019.
- D. Venturi, ``Learning optimal controls for random dynamical systems'', Purdue University, Apr 8th, 2019.
- D. Venturi, ``Uncertainty propagation and dimensional reduction in stochastic dynamical systems: from functional differential equations to data-driven approximations'', Dartmouth College, Feb 8th, 2018.
- D. Venturi, ``Data-driven closures for kinetic equations'', Dartmouth College, Nov 6th, 2017.
- D. Venturi, ``Data-driven closures for kinetic equations'', Louisiana State University, Nov 7th, 2017.
- D. Venturi, ``Numerical methods for high-dimensional PDF equations and PDF hierarchies'', GAFD Seminar, UCSC, May 9th, 2017.
- D. Venturi, ``Kinetic methods for uncertainty propagation in stochastic ordinary and partial differential equations'', GAFD Seminar, UCSC, May 2nd, 2017.
- D. Venturi, ``Probability density function methods for uncertainty propagation in stochastic dynamical systems'', Colloquium in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona, March 24th, 2017.
- D. Venturi, ``Computing with uncertainty: coarse-graining stochastic dynamical systems and PDF equations'', Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey (CA), Nov 16, 2016.
- D. Venturi, ``Probability density function methods for uncertainty quantification'', Stanford University, Oct. 17, 2016.
- D. Venturi, ``Coarse-graining stochastic dynamical systems through the Mori-Zwanzig formulation'', University of California Santa Cruz (Department of Mathematics - Colloquium), May 17, 2016.
- D. Venturi, ``The Mori-Zwanzig formulation and its application to stochastic dynamical systems'', University of California Santa Cruz (Department of Physics), Jan 22nd, 2016.
- D. Venturi, ``Dimension reduction: Mori-Zwanzig formulation, BBGKY hierarchies and effective propagators'', University of California Berkeley, Dec. 9, 2015.
- D. Venturi, ``Variable-fidelity stochastic simulation and information fusion in fluid dynamics'', University of California San Diego, Nov. 2, 2015.
- 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.
- 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.
- D. Venturi, ``Information fusion in stochastic models of physical systems'', Stanford University, Palo Alto (CA),June 8, 2015.
- D. Venturi, ``Multi-fidelity stochastic modeling, simulation and information fusion in physical systems'', Arizona State University, Tempe (AZ), Mar. 25-27, 2015.
- D. Venturi, ``Coarse-graining high-dimensional random systems: the probability density function approach'', University of Massachusetts Darthmouth, Dartmouth (MA), Mar. 24, 2015.
- 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.
- D. Venturi, ``Spectral properties of random correlation operators'', University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst (MA), Dec. 10th, 2014.
- D. Venturi, ``Computing with uncertainty: coarse-graining stochastic dynamical models and PDF equations'', University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz (CA), Nov. 24th, 2014.
- D. Venturi, ``Reduced-order methods for probability density function equations'', University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst (MA), Nov. 4th, 2014.
- D. Venturi, ``Recent developments on reduced-order methods for high-dimensional kinetic equations'', North Carolina State University, Raleigh (NC), Sep. 16th, 2014.
- D. Venturi, ``State variable versus probability density function methods in the stochastic modeling of nonlinear dynamical systems'', University of Delaware, Delaware, Apr. 17th, 2014
- D. Venturi, ``Statistical analysis and simulation of random shock waves in Burgers turbulence'', George Washington University, Washington DC, Apr. 7th, 2014.
- 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.
- D. Venturi, ``Convolutionless Nakajima-Zwanzig PDF equations for stochastic analysis in large scale simulations'', Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston (MA), Dec. 3rd, 2013.
- D. Venturi, ``Nakajima-Zwanzig equations for uncertainty quantification in computational mechanics'', University of Texas at Austin, Austin (TX), Mar. 5th, 2013.
- D. Venturi, ``Zwanzig-type PDF equation for nonlinear systems with parametric uncertainty'', University of California San Diego, San Diego (CA), Dec. 11th, 2012.
- D. Venturi, ``Theoretical and computational challenges in the stochastic modeling of fluid mechanics'', Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston (MA), Nov. 30, 2012.
- D. Venturi, ``Computational challenges in the stochastic modeling of fluid dynamics'', University of California San Diego, San Diego (CA), Nov. 16, 2012.
- D. Venturi, ``Recent developments on PDF methods for high-dimensional stochastic differential equations'', Stanford University, Palo Alto (CA), Nov. 14, 2012.
- D. Venturi, ``Theoretical and computational stochastic modeling in fluid dynamics and beyond'', University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara (CA), Apr. 16, 2012.
- 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
- D. Venturi, ``Spectral methods for nonlinear functionals and functional differential equations'', AMS Sectional Meeting , Oct 24, 2020.
- D. Venturi, ``Dynamic tensor approximation of high-dimensional nonlinear PDEs'', AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug 12, 2020.
- D. Venturi, ``Tensor methods for high-dimensional functions and PDEs'', ICERM, Providence (RI), March 19th, 2020.
- D. Venturi, ``Hierarchical tensor methods for high-dimensional nonlinear PDEs'', Workshop on computational challenges in nonlinear control, Monterey (CA), Oct. 7-9, 2019.
- D. Venturi, ``Data-driven computational optimal control for uncertain nonlinear systems'', DARPA Lagrange final program review, Arlington (VA), Sep 11, 2019.
- 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.
- D. Venturi, ``A new scalable algorithm for computational optimal control under uncertainty'', UNCECOMP19, Crete (GR), June 24, 2019.
- D. Venturi, ``A new scalable algorithm for computational optimal control under uncertainty'', SIAM-DS19, Snowbird (UT), May 19-13, 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
- D. Venturi, ``Data-driven probability density function equations for high-dimensional stochastic dynamical systems'', SIAM-DS17, Snowbird (Utah), May 21-25, 2017.
- D. Venturi, ``Equation-driven probability density function estimators for high-dimensional stochastic dynamical systems'', SIAM-CSE17, Atlanta (GE), Feb. 27- March 3, 2017.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- D. Venturi, “Dimension reduction through the Mori-Zwanzig formulation”, SIAM Workshop on Dimension Reduction, Penn State University, State College (PA), Mar. 21-24, 2015.
- 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.
- D. Venturi, “Variable-fidelity stochastic modeling and calibration of multi-physics systems”, Schlumberger-Doll research center, Boston (MA), Dec. 1, 2014.
- D. Venturi, “Statistical analysis and simulation of random shock waves in scalar conservation laws”, APS-DFD 2014, San Francisco (CA), Nov. 23-25, 2014.
- D. Venturi, “MZ-PDF methods for UQ”, AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), July 29-31, 2014.
- 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.
- D. Venturi, “MZ-PDF methods for stochastic analysis in nonlinear dynamical systems”, SIAM AN14, Chicago, July 7-11, 2014
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- D. Venturi, ``Stochastic biorthogonal decomposition of random fluid flows'' (poster presentation), Symposium on Fluid Science and Turbulence, Baltimore, Maryland (USA), May 30-31, 2008.
- 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
- 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
- D. Venturi, ``Data-driven computational optimal control for uncertain nonlinear systems'', DARPA Lagrange final program review, Arlington (VA), Sep 11, 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
- D. Venturi, ``Data-driven computational optimal control for uncertain nonlinear systems (quarterly progress report)'', DARPA Lagrange, July 24, 2018.
- D. Venturi, ``Data-driven computational optimal control for uncertain nonlinear systems'', DARPA Lagrange kick-off, Arlington (VA), April 24, 2018.
- D. Venturi, ``Data-driven closures for PDF equations'', DARPA EQUiPS Review, Arlington (VA), August 20, 2017.
- D. Venturi, ``Approximation of the memory integral in the Mori-Zwanzig formulation'', AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug 15, 2017.
- D. Venturi, ``Measuring the information content of data with PDEs'', DARPA EQUiPS Quarterly Review, June 20, 2017.
- D. Venturi, ``The numerical approximation of functional differential equations'', DARPA Workshop on data and modeling, Arlington (VA), May 17, 2017.
- D. Venturi, ``Data-driven probability density function equations for high-dimensional stochastic dynamical systems'', DARPA EQUiPS Quarterly Review, Feb 2, 2017.
- D. Venturi, ``Duality and memory in the Mori-Zwazing formulation'', AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug 8-11, 2016.
- D. Venturi, ``Dimensional reduction and uncertainty quantification through the Mori-Zwanzig formulation'', AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug 2-6, 2015.
- 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.
- 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.
- D. Venturi, ``MZ-PDF methods for UQ'', AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), July 29-31, 2014.
- D. Venturi, ``Uncertainty propagation across scales'', Army Research Lab (ARL) Program Review, Brown University, Providence (RI), Mar. 3, 2014.
- 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.
- 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
- IPAM semester program on ``Hamilton-Jacobi PDEs'', March-June 2020.
- ICERM Workshop ``Computational statistics and data-driven models'', Providence (RI), Apr 20-24, 2020.
- ICERM Workshop ``Algorithms for dimension and complexity reduction'', Providence (RI), March 23-27, 2020.
- ICERM Workshop ``Mathematics of reduced order models'', Providence (RI), Feb 17-21, 2020.
- AFOSR Workshop on computational issues in nonlinear control, Monterey (CA), Oct 7-9, 2019
- DARPA Lagrange program review, Arlington (CA), Sep 10-11, 2019.
- Bay Area Optimization meeting, UCSC University, May 17, 2019.
- Bay Area Robotics Symposium, Stanford University, Nov 9, 2018.
- Bay Area Optimization meeting, Stanford University, May 19, 2018.
- NSF-TRIPODS Kick-off meeting, Alexandria (VA), October 12-13, 2017.
- AFOSR program review, Arlington (VA), August 14-18, 2017.
- DARPA EquiPS program review, Arlington (VA), August 16-18, 2017.
- DARPA EquiPS program review, University of Texas at Austin, March 28-30, 2017.
- DARPA Workshop, "A Data-Driven, Operator-Theoretic Framework for Space-Time Analysis of Process Dynamics", Santa Barbara (CA), Nov 4 2016.
- AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug. 8-12, 2016.
- DARPA EquiPS program review, Stanford University, Palo Alto (CA), March 22-24, 2016.
- DARPA EquiPS kick-off meeting, Arlington (VA), Nov 8-10, 2015.
- AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), Aug. 2-6, 2015.
- Workshop on ``Mathematics in Data Science'' ICERM, Providence (RI), July 28-30, 2015 .
- Symposium on ``Mathematics, Computing & Design - where analysis and creativity combine'', Stanford University, Palo Alto (CA), Nov. 20-21, 2014.
- AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), July 29-31, 2014.
- AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), July 29-31, 2013.
- AFOSR/Italy Technical Informational Exchange Meeting, Washington DC, May 29-30, 2013.
- International Symposium on Fractional PDEs: Theory, Numerics and Applications, Salve Regina University, Newport (RI), June 3-5, 2013.
- AFOSR Program Review in Computational Math., Arlington (VA), July 29-31, 2012.
- Workshop on Peridynamics, Dissipative Particle Dynamics and the Mori-Zwanzig Formulation, Brown University, Providence (RI), Apr. 10-11, 2012.
- DOE Applied Mathematics Program Meeting, Washington DC, Oct. 17-19, 2011.