Tag Archives: Alex Lubotzky

To Cheer you up in difficult times 30: Irit Dinur, Shai Evra, Ron Livne, Alex Lubotzky, and Shahar Mozes Constructed Locally Testable Codes with Constant Rate, Distance, and Locality

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Gil Kalai

The Simons Institute announces an October 6, 2021 lecture by Irit Dinur with the result in the title. This is a wonderful breakthrough. I am glad to mention that I have altogether 170 combined years of friendships with the authors. … Continue reading →

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After-Dinner Speech for Alex Lubotzky

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Gil Kalai

An after-dinner speech given on November  9, 2016*, on Alex Lubotzky’s 60th birthday conference: 60 faces to Groups.   As we all realized waking up this morning, today is a historic day*. It is the dinner day for Alex 60th‘s … Continue reading →

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High Dimensional Combinatorics at the IIAS – Program Starts this Week; My course on Helly-type theorems; A workshop in Sde Boker

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Gil Kalai

The academic year starts today. As usual it is very hectic and it is wonderful to see the ever younger and younger students. Being a TelAvivian in residence in the last few years, I plan this year to split my … Continue reading →

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AlexFest: 60 Faces of Groups

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Gil Kalai

  Ladies and gentlemen, A midrasha (school) in honor of Alex Lubotzky’s 60th birthday will take place from November 6 – November 11, 2016 at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Don’t miss the event! And … Continue reading →

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Next Week in Jerusalem: Special Day on Quantum PCP, Quantum Codes, Simplicial Complexes and Locally Testable Codes

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Gil Kalai

Special Quantum PCP and/or Quantum Codes: Simplicial Complexes and Locally Testable CodesDay   בי”ס להנדסה ולמדעי המחשב 24 Jul 2014 – 09:30 to 17:00 room B-220, 2nd floor, Rothberg B Building On Thursday, the 24th of July we will host a SC-LTC (simplicial … Continue reading →

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High Dimensional Expanders: Introduction I

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Gil Kalai

Alex Lubotzky and I  are running together a year long course at HU on High Dimensional Expanders. High dimensional expanders are simplical (and more general) cell complexes which generalize expander graphs. The course is taking place in Room 110 of the mathematics building on … Continue reading →

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Course Announcement: High Dimensional Expanders

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Gil Kalai

Alex Lubotzky and I  are running together a year long course at HU on High Dimensional Expanders. High dimensional expanders are simplical (and more general) cell complexes which generalize expander graphs. The course will take place in Room 110 of the mathematics building … Continue reading →

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