Seminars
February 2016
Monday, February 1st, 2016
4:00pm
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CNS Seminar
Studying social interactions and their neural modulation in primates
Ziv Williams,
Associate Professor,
MGH,
Harvard Medical School,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Computing and Mathematical Sciences Colloquium
Resilience of Infrastructures
Professor Munther A. Dahleh,
Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, Director ,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016
10:30am
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11:30am
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IST Lunch Bunch
The Emerging Data Market: Adaptive Incentives for Smart, Connected Infrastructure
Lillian Ratliff,
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences,
UC Berkeley,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Seminar in Applied Mathematics
Efficient Spectral Methods for Learning Mixture Models
Qingqing Huang,
Laboratory for Information & Decision Systems,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016
8:00am
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2/9
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3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Special Seminar in Applied Mathematics
Ground State Patterns and Phase Transitions for Spin-1 Bose-Einstein Condensates, Numerics and Analysis
Professor I-Liang Chern,
Department of Mathematics,
National Taiwan University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Clouds and the (extra-)tropical circulation response to climate change
Aiko Voigt,
Postdoctoral Research Scientist,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | Ocean & Climate Physics,
Columbia University | Earth Institute,
Thursday, February 4th, 2016
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Rigorous Systems Research Group (RSRG) Seminar
Using Decision Diagrams for Better Optimization
David Morrison,
Researcher,
Inverse Limit LLC,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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CNS Seminar
Neural Mechanisms for Dynamic Acoustic Communication in Flies
Mala Murthy,
Assistant Professor,
Princeton Neuroscience Institute,
Princeton University,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Theory of Computing Seminar
Does looking inside the circuit help?
Antonina Kolokolova,
Memorial University of Newfoundland,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Distinguished Medical Engineering Seminar
Precision Medicine: A journey through science, engineering, medicine, and commerce.
Ryan Egeland,
MD PhD MBA,
Senior Director of Business Development & Licensing,
Medtronic, Inc.,
Friday, February 5th, 2016
10:00am
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11:00am
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MCE Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
Topology optimization of silicon anode structures for lithium-ion battery applications
Sarah Mitchell,
Graduate Student,
Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
California Institute of Technology,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Theory of Computing Seminar
Algorithms from natural lower bounds
Valentine Kabanets,
Simon Fraser University,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Dynamics and suppression of instabilities in magnetohydrodynamic implosions
Wouter Mostert,
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Graduate Aerospace Laboratories ,
California Institute of Technology,
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Special Seminar in Computing + Mathematical Sciences
Informational bottlenecks in control systems
Gireeja Ranade,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Microsoft Research, Redmond,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Exponential Lifetime Improvement in Topological Quantum Memories
Charles Edouard Bardyn,
Postdoctoral Scholar,
Condensed Matter Theory,
Monday, February 8th, 2016
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Computing and Mathematical Sciences Colloquium
Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification for Solutions to Differential Equation Models
Dave Campbell,
Associate Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, and Director, Management and System Science,
Simon Fraser University,
Tuesday, February 9th, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IST Lunch Bunch
Modeling and Control of Online Advertising
Niklas Karlsson,
VP,
Research and Development,
AOL/ Verizon,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Reducing My Platinum Footprint
Fundamentals of Sustainability Science and Engineering Guest Lecturer
Wednesday, February 10th, 2016
12:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Stratospheric variability and tropospheric responses
Aditi Sheshadri,
Postdoctoral Research Scientist,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,
Columbia University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Materials Research Lecture
Resonant-Phonon Harvesting
Massoud Kaviany,
Heat Transfer Physics Laboratory,
University of Michigan,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Special Seminar in Computing + Mathematical Sciences
Level-Set Methods for Convex Optimization
Michael Friedlander,
Professor,
Mathematics,
UC Davis,
8:00pm
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9:30pm
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Thursday, February 11th, 2016
11:00am
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Applied Physics Seminar
Frequency Divide-and-Conquer Approach to Creating Ultrabroadband Frequency Combs in the Infrared
Konstantin Vodopyanov,
21st Century Scholar Chair & Professor of Optics & Photonics, and Physics,
College of Optics,
University of Central Florida,
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
JPL, von Karman Auditorium
The Europa Mission
Barry Goldstein,
Europa Mission Project Manager,
JPL,
Bob Pappalardo,
Europa Mission Project Scientist,
JPL,
Friday, February 12th, 2016
10:00am
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11:00am
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Special Seminar in Applied Mathematics
Exponential Integrators of EPIRK-type: Construction, Analysis and Implementation
Assistant Professor Mayya Tokman,
University of California, Merced ,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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3:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Weather Sensing and Laser Communications for Nanosatellites
Kerri Cahoy,
Boeing Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
7:00pm
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8:00pm
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Theodore von Karman Lecture
Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado, the Vosloh Forum (south of Colorado on Bonnie)
The Europa Mission
Barry Goldstein,
Europa Mission Project Manager,
JPL,
Bob Pappalardo,
Europa Mission Project Scientist,
JPL,
Saturday, February 13th, 2016
4:30pm
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9:00pm
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Monday, February 15th, 2016
8:00am
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5:00pm
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
9:00am
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12:00pm
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IST Lunch Bunch
Intelligent Sensors for the Internet of Things: Parallel Computing on Chicago Street Poles
Pete Beckman,
Co-Director,
Northwestern-Argonne Institute for Science and Engineering,
Argonne National Laboratory,
Wednesday, February 17th, 2016
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Demonstration of Deterministic Photon-Atom and Photon-Photon Interactions based on Single-Photon Raman Interaction (SPRINT)
Barak Dayan,
Senior Scientist,
Quantum Optics Group,
Weizmann Institute of Science,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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IQIM Seminar
Demonstration of Deterministic Photon-Atom and Photon-Photon Interactions based on Single-Photon Raman Interaction (SPRINT)
Barak Dayan,
Senior Scientist, Quantum Optics Group,
Weizmann Institute of Science,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Environmental Science and Engineering Seminar
Why is there an ocean overturning circulation in the North Atlantic and not in the North Pacific? Exploring three hypotheses
David Battisti,
Professor of Atmospheric Sciences & Tamaki Endowed Chair,
Department of Atmospheric Sciences,
University of Washington,
7:00pm
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9:00pm
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Veritas Forum at Caltech
The Accidental Academic: A Professor's Journey Through Science, God, and Making a Name for Himself
Cullen Buie,
Associate Professor,
Mechanical Engineering,
MIT,
Thursday, February 18th, 2016
11:00am
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12:00pm
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CDS Seminar
Adaptive Horizon Model Predictive Control
Arthur Krener,
Distingushed Visiting Professor,
Department of Applied Mathematics,
Navel Postgraduate School,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Medical Engineering Special Speaker
Microfluidic Microbial Electrophenotyping for Biomedicine
Cullen R . Buie, PhD,
Associate Professor, Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Chair,
Mechanical Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Friday, February 19th, 2016
10:00am
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11:00am
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3:00pm
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GALCIT Colloquium
Bridging the Gap Between Turbulence Theories and Real Applications with Unique Experiments
Marcus Hultmark,
Assistant Professor,
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Princeton University,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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IQIM Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Seminar
Four-Dimensional Quantum Hall Effect with Ultracold Atoms
Hannah Price,
Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow,
INO-CNR BEC Center,
Università di Trento in Italy,
6:30pm
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10:00pm
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Saturday, February 20th, 2016
8:00pm
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10:00pm
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Sunday, February 21st, 2016
3:30pm
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Monday, February 22nd, 2016
4:00pm
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CNS Seminar
Neural coding of space and time in entorhinal cortex
Michael Hasselmo,
Director,
Center for Systems Neuroscience,
Boston Univeristy,
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Computing and Mathematical Sciences Colloquium
Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment
Professor Randall J. LeVeque,
Applied Mathematics Department,
University of Washington,