Talks and Presentations

Invited Seminars

[t1]
Bethe Approximations for Matrix Permanents and Contingency Table Counting
January 2026 · Data Science and Analytics Thrust, HKUST (Guangzhou) · Guangzhou, China Slides
[t2]
The Bethe approximation for binary contingency table counting and nonnegative matrix permanents
February 2025 · Department of Computer Science, TU Dortmund University · Dortmund, Germany (virtual) Slides
[t3]
The Bethe partition function and the SPA for factor graphs based on homogeneous real stable polynomials
September 2024 · School of Cyber Science and Engineering, Southeast University · Nanjing, China (virtual) Slides
[t4]
Sets of marginals and Pearson-correlation-based CHSH inequalities for a two-qubit system
April 2022 · National University of Singapore, Marco Tomamichel's Research Group · Singapore (virtual) Slides

Seminars

[t1]
Bounding the permanent of a non-negative matrix via its degree-M Bethe and Sinkhorn permanents
March 2023 · Institute of Theoretical Computer Science and Communications, CUHK · Hong Kong, China Slides
[t2]
On the relationship between the minimum of the Bethe free energy function of a factor graph and sum-product algorithm fixed points
November 2022 · Institute of Theoretical Computer Science and Communications, CUHK · Hong Kong, China Slides