Ph.D., 1967,
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
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Statistics
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Recent research interests include stochastic partial differential equations, filtering for Markov processes, large deviations, stochastic control, limit theorems for stochastic differential equations, particle representations of measure-valued processes, and modeling of spatial point processes. Application areas include reaction networks, communication networks, genetics, and finance.
The research reported in these publications was supported in part by the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Individuals without web access to any of these publications should e-mail kurtz@math.wisc.edu.
Large deviations for
stochastic processes
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Limit theorems for an epidemic model on the complete
graph (with E. Lebensztayn, A. R.
Leichsenring, and F. P. Machado). A
Poisson representations of branching Markov and measure-valued branching
processes (with Eliane
Rodrigues).
Spatial point processes and the projection method
(with Nancy Lopes Garcia) pdf
The Yamada-Watanabe-Engelbert theorem for general stochastic equations and inequalities
Elec. J. Probab. 12, (2007), 951-965.
Diffusion approximations of transport processes with general reflecting boundary conditions
(with Cristina Costantini) Math. Models Methods Appl. Sci. 16 (2006), 717-762.
A stochastic evolution equation arising from the fluctuation of a class of interacting particle systems
(with Jie Xiong) Comm. Math. Sci. 2 (2004), 325-358.
The approximate Euler method for Lévy driven stochastic differential equations
(with Jean Jacod, Sylvie Méléard, and
41 (2005), 523-558.
Time-invariance modeling and estimation for spatial point processes: General theory
(with Shun-Hwa Li)
When can one detect overdominant selection in the infinite alleles model?
(with Paul Joyce and Stephen M. Krone). Ann. Appl. Probab. 13 (2003), 181-212.
Stationary solutions and forward equations for controlled and singular martingale problems
(with Richard H. Stockbridge) Elec. J. Probab. 6 (2001), paper 15.
Gaussian limits associated with the Poisson-Dirichlet distribution and the Ewens sampling formula
(with Paul Joyce and Stephen M. Krone). Ann. Appl. Probab. 12 (2002), 101-124.
Mixed time scale recursive algorithms
(with James A. Bucklew). IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing 49 (2001), 1824 - 1830.
Numerical solutions for a class of SPDEs with application to filtering
(with Jie Xiong). Stochastics in Finite/Infinite Dimensions (in honor of Gopinath Kallianpur). (2001), 233-258. Birkhäuser, Boston.
Martingale problems and linear programs for singular control
(with Richard H. Stockbridge). 37th
annual Allerton Conference on Communication Control and Computing (Monticello,
Ill. 1999), 11-20, Univ. Illinois,
Particle representations for measure-valued population processes with spatially varying birth and death rates.
Proceedings of International Conference on Stochastic Models (Ottawa, June, 1998) ). CMS Conference Proceedings, 26, 299-317. AMS, Providence.
Genealogical processes for Fleming-Viot models with selection and recombination
(with Peter Donnelly). Ann. Appl. Probab. 9 (1999), 1091-1148.
Continuum-sites stepping-stone models, coalescing exchangeable partitions, and random trees
(with Peter Donnelly, Steven N. Evans, Klaus Fleischmann, and Xiaowen Zhou). Ann. Probab. 28 (2000), 1063-1110.
Particle representations for a class of nonlinear SPDEs
(with Jie Xiong) Stochastic Process Appl. 83 (1999), 103-126.
Particle representations for measure-valued population models
(with Peter Donnelly). Ann. Probab. 27 (1999), 166-205.
Existence of Markov controls and characterization of optimal Markov controls
(with Richard Stockbridge). SIAM J. Control Optim. 36 (1998), 609-653.
Erratum SIAM J. Control Optim. 37 (1999), 1310-1311
Martingale problems for conditional distributions of Markov processes.
Elec. J. Probab. 3 (1998), paper 9.
Coupling and ergodic theorems for Fleming-Viot processes
(with Stewart Ethier). Ann. Probab. 26 (1998), 533-561.
The changing nature of network traffic: Scaling phenomena
(with A. Feldman, A. C. Gilbert and W. Willinger). ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review, April, 1998.