For Favour of Posting Department of Mathematics The Chinese University of Hong Kong 數學系 香港中文大學 Phone: (852) 3943 7988 Fax: (852) 2603 5154 Email: dept@math.cuhk.edu.hk (Math. Dept.) Room 220, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Hypocoercive Diffusions Professor Fabrice Baudoin Purdue University Abstract We present some recent developments in the theory of hypocoercive diffusions. In particular, we develop a generalized Bakry-Emery type criterion that applies to a large class of hypoelliptic operators of Kolmogorov type. Date : Time : October 9, 2015 (Friday) 10:30a.m. – 11:30a.m. Venue : Room 222, Lady Shaw Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong All are Welcome