BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CITRIS and the Banatao Institute - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:CITRIS and the Banatao Institute X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://citris-uc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for CITRIS and the Banatao Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20100314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20101107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20110313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20111106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20120311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20121104T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110831T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110831T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4212-1314777600-1314810000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Technology\, Finance\, and Policy: Defining Our Energy Future\, Aug 31 DESCRIPTION:The complete schedule for the fall semester is online at \n . All talks may be viewed on our \n Webviewing at UC Davis: 1003 Kemper Hall \n Webviewing at UC Merced: SE1 100 \n Webviewing at UC Santa Cruz: SOE E2 Building\, Room 506 \n Abstract: \n Our energy systems are under unprecedented pressure today. We are juggling concerns about energy security\, the environment\, and economic implications\, all while energy demand continues to grow. Exciting new technology solutions are brewing in labs and companies\, and some of these new technologies are making progress in the market. What will it take to keep our energy R&D engine running? What’s happening with the capital needed to deploy these new energy solutions at scale? How can we align our national policies so that they unlock private capital? This presentation will discuss key issues in technology\, finance\, and policy across the energy landscape. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/technology-finance-and-policy-defining-our-energy-future-aug-31/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110829T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110829T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4210-1314604800-1314637200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:International Synthetic Biology Workshop: A Bio-based Future\, Aug 29-31\, 2011 DESCRIPTION:Together with our partners from Innovation Center Denmark\, CITRIS is co-hosting this workshop\, which is organized by the new Synthetic Biology Institute at UC Berkeley\, the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) and the Center for Synthetic Biology at Copenhagen University in Denmark. \n Synthetic biology is guided by a vision about a future in which humans are routinely engaging in large-scale design and engineering of living systems. While the development of this emerging area of research promises to bring about extremely beneficial applications in areas such as energy\, medicine\, and agriculture\, it is also widely recognized that the field may have a significant impact on the future of humans\, society\, and the environment. \n We will bring together the most inspirational assembly of scientists leading this field who will present their pioneering work and its relation to the emerging field of synthetic biology. \n The workshop will cover five themes: \n 1: Plants of the Future \n 2: Cell based and Biomimetic Production Systems \n 3: Nano-bio-technology: Sensors\, Receptors and Drugs \n 4: Biological Membranes \n 5: Foundational Technologies \n Registration is now open\, please go to: \n For more information about this event\, including the speakers\, program\, venue\, accommodation\, etc. please visit the University of Copenhagen website at: URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/international-synthetic-biology-workshop-a-bio-based-future-aug-29-31-2011/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110829T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110829T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4211-1314604800-1314637200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:The Fall 2011 Topics In Open Innovation Speaker Series\, Aug 29 DESCRIPTION:August 29\, 2 PM – 4 PM \n Haas School of Business\, Cheit C230 \n Featured Speakers: \n Henry Chesbrough\, Author\, Professor\, and Director of The Center for Open Innovation\, UC Berkeley \n and \n John Willbanks\, Vice President of ScienceCreative Commons \n Discussing: Role of IP \n The Fall 2011 Topics In Open Innovation Speaker Series is a weekly series intended to provide both academic and managerial perspectives on open innovation and related subjects. Admission to the speaker series is free to students\, faculty\, and the University of California community. \n For complete information on the speaker series\, visit: http://openinnovation.haas.berkeley.edu. \n The Speaker Series is sponsored by the Management of Technology Program. To learn more about the Management of Technology Program\, visit http://mot.berkeley.edu. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/the-fall-2011-topics-in-open-innovation-speaker-series-aug-29/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110826T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110826T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4208-1314345600-1314378000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Post-CMOS Strategy and Carbon Nanoelectronics\, Aug 26 DESCRIPTION:Information Technology (IT) industries currently have more than $200 billion in global sales and account for 30% of U.S. GDP and 50% of US economic growth. The unprecedented growth of the IT industry has largely been driven by the nonstop exponential increase in the performance of the CMOS-FET per unit area/dollar\, which is enabled by the ability to continue scaling down CMOS transistor sizes and increasing functionality. \n However\, industry’s ability to scale transistors has become limited recently due to increasing leakage power and inability to reduce switching energy. Unavoidably\, the fundamental limitations destine CMOS scaling to a conclusion at around 5-10 nm in 2020. \n As CMOS shrinks closer to the point where it can’t get any smaller\, an innovative new device and its architecture for the future logic switch becomes very urgent. \n The post-CMOS device should show significant advantages in power\, performance\, density\, and cost to enable the extension of the historical cost and performance trends for information technology. Amongst many promising options\, the graphene device based on the unique electron transport characteristics has attracted a lot of attention due to their superior electrical and mechanical properties. Logic device based on graphene will have to be built on a new concept\, one that takes advantage of the material’s unique properties in a revolutionary architecture. \n Moreover\, if this new switch can be simultaneously dynamically reconfigured to perform multifunction logic operations must be very attractive. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/post-cmos-strategy-and-carbon-nanoelectronics-aug-26/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110826T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110826T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4209-1314345600-1314378000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Searching for the Milli-Volt Switch\, Aug 26 DESCRIPTION:In contemplating the headlong rush toward miniaturization represented by Moore’s Law\, it is tempting to think only of the progression toward molecular sized components. There is a second aspect of Moore’s Law that is sometimes overlooked. Because of miniaturization\, the energy efficiency of information processing steadily improves. We anticipate that the energy required to process a single bit of information will eventually become as tiny as 1 electron volt per function\, truly indeed a molecular sized energy. \n Inevitably\, most logic functions\, including storage\, readout\, and other logical manipulations\, eventually will be that efficient. \n There is\, however\, one information-processing-function that bucks this trend. It is communication\, especially over short distances. Our best projections of improvements in the short distance communication function show that it will still require hundreds of thousands of electron volts just to move one bit of information the tiny distance of only 10 micrometers. \n Why this energy per bit discrepancy for communications? It is caused by the difference in voltage scale between the wires and the transistor switches. Transistors are thermally activated\, leading to a required voltage >>kT/q. Wires are long\, and they have a low impedance\, allowing them to operate efficiently even at ~1 millivolt. \n The challenge then is to replace transistors with a new low-voltage switch that is better matched to the wires. I will present some of the technical options for such a new switch that are being explored by the new NSF Science & Technology Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/searching-for-the-milli-volt-switch-aug-26/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110824T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110824T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4207-1314172800-1314205200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Fun Interactive Systems for Health and Healthy Living\, Aug 24 DESCRIPTION:The complete schedule for the fall semester is online at \n . All talks may be viewed on our \n Webviewing at UC Davis: 1003 Kemper Hall \n Webviewing at UC Merced: SE1 100 \n Webviewing at UC Santa Cruz: SOE E2 Building\, Room 506 \n Abstract: \n Systems and programs to support health and healthy living such as rehabilitation programs or assistive devices are often unexciting\, stigmatizing and expensive. This often leads to discontinuance. Some studies pointed out that one way to mediate discontinuance is by matching user’s expectations\, needs and preferences with the system or program design. \n Human-centered design is often considered a fundamental precept of high-quality product development. However\, there are unavoidably exciting challenges in performing human-centered design for and with people with special needs and those who need these system the most\, especially in ensuring that the systems do what they are supposed to do in playful and enjoyable ways. \n In this talk\, some success (and less successful) stories will be presented\, including a discussion and demonstration of a humming Tetris for people with combined motor and speech impairment (with future plan to use it as a Melodic Intonation Therapy tool)\, a creativity-building drawing application for children with ADHD and ASD\, and a game to help birth partners support mothers in labor. \n Bio: \n Sri Kurniawan is an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at Baskin School of Engineering\, University of California Santa Cruz. She works on various interactive systems for health and healthy living\, and had developed systems for people with disabilities as well as older persons and people in the developing countries. The systems her research group developed include one of the most widely used Web browsers for blind persons in the UK. She was instrumental in developing the senior-friendly BBC Digital TV interface. She serves in various journal editorial boards and conference program committees in HCI and assistive technology areas. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/fun-interactive-systems-for-health-and-healthy-living-aug-24/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110820T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110820T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4206-1313827200-1313859600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Nanotechnology-Enabled Environmental Monitoring\, Aug 20 DESCRIPTION:The goal of the Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems (COINS) is to inspire and realize applications directed towards sensing of environmental conditions using nanomaterials-enabled technologies. COINS research combines sensing\, energy harvesting\, electronics\, mobility and wireless communication to enable mobile\, self-powered\, wirelessly communicating sensors. \n Willi Mickelson is currently the Executive Director of the Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems (COINS)\, a nanoscale science and engineering center headquartered at UC Berkeley dedicated to enabling and realizing novel environmental monitoring applications using nanotechnology. He received his BS from UC Davis in chemistry and physics and his MA and PhD degrees from UC Berkeley in experimental condensed matter physics. In addition to his academic research in nanoscience\, Dr. Mickelson has led nanotechnology research and development teams pursuing the commercialization of carbon nanotube-based sensors for industrial and medical applications \n This free public talk is presented as part of the monthly “Science@Cal Lecture Series”. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/nanotechnology-enabled-environmental-monitoring-aug-20/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110819T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110819T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4205-1313740800-1313773200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Wearable Electrochemical Sensors for Monitoring Performance Athletes\, Aug 19 DESCRIPTION:Wearable sensors allow the continuous monitoring of a person’s physiology in a natural setting. At present\, health-monitoring systems using electronic textiles are mainly targeting applications based upon physiological parameter measurements\, such as body movements or electrocardiography (ECG). However\, due to their relative complexity\, there is very little activity in the development of real-time wearable chemo/bio sensors for sports applications. \n Nowadays\, wearable sensors such as heart rate monitors and pedometers are in common use. The use of wearable systems such as these for personalized exercise regimes for health and rehabilitation is particularly interesting. \n In particular\, the true potential of wearable chemical sensors\, which for the real-time ambulatory monitoring of bodily fluids such as tears\, sweat\, urine and blood has not been realized. Here we present a brief introduction into the fields of ionogels and organic electrochemical transistors\, and in particular\, the concept of an OECT transistor incorporated into a sticking-plaster\, along with a printable “ionogel” to provide a wearable biosensor platform. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/wearable-electrochemical-sensors-for-monitoring-performance-athletes-aug-19/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110810T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110810T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4204-1312963200-1312995600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Information Technology for the Healthcare Enterprise\, Aug 10 DESCRIPTION:Health care spending in the United States is estimated to grow at the rate of 7.3% per year. \n . This amount will reach $2.9 trillion dollars by 2011 (around 17% of the GDP). Information technology\, i.e.\, health care informatics\, plays a very important role in all aspects of the health care enterprise\, and is crucial to reducing the health care costs. We use the term “health care informatics” for all software aspects of the healthcare enterprise: health information technology\, modeling and simulation\, bioinformatics\, medical devices integration\, and bioimaging. In this talk\, I will discuss our work on health care informatics\, focusing on: 1) Testing the nationwide health information network; 2) Medical device interoperability; 3) Systems biology/medicine\, with a focus on protein-protein interaction; and 4) Medical/bioimaging. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/information-technology-for-the-healthcare-enterprise-aug-10/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110718T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110718T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4203-1310976000-1311008400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:High Performance Computing in the Geosciences\, Jul 18-21\, 2011 DESCRIPTION:This workshop will focus on implementations of geophysical applications\, in addition to the application in reservoir\, petroleum engineering and geology presented by practitioners at the cutting edge of the field. Topics will include recent advances in HPC\, as well as challenges due to the end of Moore’s Law and its impact on the Oil and Gas Industry\, and tools such as parallel visual analytics and routines that can be coupled with data analysis and simulations run on new HPC architectures or so-called integrated data analysis\, visualization\, simulation\,computing environments that provide an end-to-end solution for analysis and visualization of scientific data and simulation results. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/high-performance-computing-in-the-geosciences-jul-18-21-2011/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110716T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110716T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4202-1310803200-1310835600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Exoskeleton Systems for Medical Applications\, Jul 16 DESCRIPTION:Berkeley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory at UC Berkeley is the birthplace of the exoskeleton systems being adopted by industry. During the last 20 years\, this laboratory has been devoted to uncovering all engineering issues associated with exoskeleton systems. This talk will cover applications of the exoskeletons in various fields including the cases for people with mobility disorder. These smart exoskeletons will replace wheelchairs and enable many individuals who cannot walk due to neurological disorders\, muscular disorders or aging to walk again. \n One of the world’s leading experts in Robotics Human Augmentation\, Dr. Kazerooni conducts research on robotics\, control sciences\, exoskeletons\, human-machine systems and augmentation\, bioengineering\, mechatronics design\, artificial locomotion\, intelligent assist devices\, and power and propulsion. Dr. Kazerooni is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of California\, Berkeley and director of the Berkeley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory. The laboratory’s mission is to develop fundamental scientific and engineering principles for robotic systems that augment human capability. Dr. Kazerooni is also the founder and Chief Scientist of Berkeley Bionics. \n This free public talk is presented as part of the monthly “Science@Cal Lecture Series”. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/exoskeleton-systems-for-medical-applications-jul-16/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110629T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110629T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4201-1309334400-1309366800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Megaproject Leadership Workshop\, Jun 29-30\, 2011 DESCRIPTION:The Project Production Systems Laboratory (P2SL) at UC Berkeley is hosting a two-day workshop focusing on leadership practices and the development of leaders of megaprojects. Megaprojects—sometimes referred to as ‘international’ or ‘global’ projects—could be either private- or public projects\, and in any industry sector (e.g.\, oil and gas\, industrial construction\, complex buildings\, infrastructure). \n Leadership is to align and nurture capabilities of the project delivery team with the demands on the project. Leaders should serve as a model for the desired behavior\, enable what they are requesting (conditions\, knowledge\, resources\, coaching and training)\, and maintain the team focus on goals and values (process and criteria). \n More information about this event is \n . \n This workshop wraps up the first year of our Laboratory’s research focused on megaproject leadership. P2SL’s Megaproject Leadership Initiative has been supported by Statoil as the founding member\, and we have conducted our research in collaboration with colleagues at the Norwegian Technical University (NTNU). \n The aim of this workshop is to bring together industry practitioners and researchers eager to share their learnings on how to exercise and develop leadership\, and interested in collaborating on further research and practical applications of lessons learned in this area. \n Discussions at the workshop will pertain to any or all: \n the commercial terms\, \n the organization\, and \n the operating system \n used to deliver projects. \n Speakers will present case studies and theoretical frameworks on which to base future studies and plan-do-check-act experimental applications. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/megaproject-leadership-workshop-jun-29-30-2011/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110618T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110618T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4200-1308384000-1308416400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Synthetic Biology: Beating the Cell at its Own Game\, Jun 18 DESCRIPTION:Your body routinely produces 200 billion red blood cells every day\, yet you could spend years at a lab bench attempting to artificially synthesize all of the raw materials that those cells are made of. Your cells manage to do that – and to assemble new cells out of those raw materials – with relative ease. Synthetic biology aims to design and construct biological systems to make valuable products or perform constructive tasks. The tremendous diversity in the natural world provides us with a versatile and complex set of biological tools. We’ll discuss how synthetic biologists apply and hone these tools\, and to what ends. \n Terry has a master’s degree in chemical engineering from MIT and is currently teaching bioengineering at UC Berkeley. He hopes that by doing so\, he will be giving students the tools that they will need to repair him when he gets older. With Kyle Kurpinski\, he is the author of “How to Defeat Your Own Clone: And Other Tips for Surviving the Biotech Revolution”. In 2010\, he was the recipient of the ASUC Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Teaching. \n This free public talk is presented as part of the monthly “Science@Cal Lecture Series”. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/synthetic-biology-beating-the-cell-at-its-own-game-jun-18/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110615T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110615T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4199-1308124800-1308157200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Boom or Bust? Climate Change Risks and Opportunities\, Jun 15 DESCRIPTION:Dan Miller will speak about the opportunities and need for clean tech to counter climate change brought on by our dependence on fossil fuels. Dan’s 2009 talk on climate change remains one of the most visited videos on fora.tv. Dan is a cofounder and partner in the Roda Group\, a Berkeley VC firm; former president of Ask Jeeves; and investor in Solazyme\, a company that grows and converts algae to fuel\, cosmetics\, and other products. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/boom-or-bust-climate-change-risks-and-opportunities-jun-15/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110526T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110526T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4198-1306396800-1306429200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Visualization Technologies: From Data Collection to Display\, May 26 DESCRIPTION:The Visualization of data is one of our most powerful tools. It enables a remarkable degree of data compression and let’s us see important relationships or interconnections that we might otherwise miss. Visualization is relevant to every sector of the economy. \n The one-day event “From Data Collection to Display: How Visualization Transforms Industries” enables you to discuss aspects of the visualization value chain\, from data collection to user-friendly interfaces with leading industry-experts and promising startups. We want to provide a forum where experts from both industrial and academic communities address scientific\, technology and service related issues on visualization. \n The conference focuses on the driving need of industry to collect\, transmit and analyze huge amounts of data and covers various aspects of video communications\, including Generating of Data\, Communications\, Immersive Multimedia Displays and Industry Cases. It addresses a broad range of applications and services\, including video processing and delivery\, service issues and perspectives on areas of future development. \n The event features speakers from organizations leading this field\, including Google\, Oracle\, UC Berkeley\, and the Heinrich-Hertz-Institute. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/visualization-technologies-from-data-collection-to-display-may-26/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110523T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110523T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4197-1306137600-1306170000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:CITRIS Workshop Berkeley – INRIA – Stanford Partnership Program\, May 23-24\, 2011 DESCRIPTION:Berkeley-INRIA-Stanford’11 (BIS’11) is a joint workshop hosted by CITRIS\, Berkeley Campus\, on May 23-24\, 2011 and co-organized by CITRIS and INRIA in partnership with Berkeley and Stanford Universities. BIS’11 is the first workshop launched within the framework of the joint research program INRIA@SiliconValley. \n Date : May 23rd to May 24th \n Place : CITRIS\, Berkeley Campus\, CA – USA \n Sutardja Dai Hall\, Room 250\, 2nd floor \n Organisers : CITRIS – INRIA \n The objectives of this workshop are two-fold: first\, to present the current state of scientific collaborations and second to work on proposal for future ambitious joint projects. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/citris-workshop-berkeley-inria-stanford-partnership-program-may-23-24-2011/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110507T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110507T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4196-1304755200-1304787600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Theory of Computation as a Lens on the Sciences\, May 7-8\, 2011 DESCRIPTION:The conference will explore the theme that many processes in the physical\, biological\, engineering and social sciences involve information processing at a fundamental level and can be studied through computational models. A conference held in Berkeley in May\, 2002 helped crystallize this theme as a promising direction of research\, and this second conference will highlight the impact of the computational lens on areas such as quantum information science\, statistical physics\, social networks\, economics and game theory\, genetics\, molecular biology\, evolutionary biology\, cognitive science\, mathematics\, statistics and machine learning. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/theory-of-computation-as-a-lens-on-the-sciences-may-7-8-2011/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110505T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110505T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4192-1304582400-1304614800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:New Engineering Trends and Data Challenges: i4science series\, May 5 DESCRIPTION:CSE is a rapidly growing multidisciplinary field that encompasses real-world complex applications \n (scientific\, engineering\, social\, economic\, policy)\, computational mathematics\, and computer science and engineering. High performance computing (HPC)\, large-scale simulations\, and scientific applications all play a central role in CSE. i4Science will focus mainly on smaller subset of CSE applications that within 3–5 years would be scalable from 1000s to millions of processors and from tera to exa-scale computing using emerging computing technologies—HPC and Cloud. \n 12:15- 12:45 p.m. \n “New trends in Neural Engineering and Prostheses” \n Co-Director\, Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses \n UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco \n Prof of Electrical Engineering\, UC Berkeley \n 12:45-1:15 p.m. \n “Data Challenges in Energy and Environmental Applications” \n \, Acting Director \n The Computational Research Division (CRD) \n Department Head and Senior Scientist \, High Performance Computing Research\, LBNL URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/new-engineering-trends-and-data-challenges-i4science-series-may-5/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110505T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110505T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4193-1304582400-1304614800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:The Future of ICT to Build a Smarter Planet: i4science series\, May 5 DESCRIPTION:This talk will review the exciting current trends and future directions in ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) to enable a Smarter Planet. The implication for society\, ICT workforce\, and technical education will be explored. With an anemic economic recovery underway and globalization concerns creating uncertainty\, community-minded ICT educators should take heart and continue to be motivated for several key reasons that will be presented The ICT transformation that happened in the private sector is about to happen for the public sector\, but in some surprising ways that will increase demand for local ICT education especially. This talk will provide a broad\, high-level view of local and global changes\, and what will drive the local\, regional demand for ICT talent in the future. \n Dr. James Spohrer works to align IBM and universities in regional innovation ecosystems globally. Previously\, he helped found IBM’s first Service Research group\, the global Service Science community\, and was founding CTO of IBM’s Venture Capital Relations Group in Silicon Valley. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/the-future-of-ict-to-build-a-smarter-planet-i4science-series-may-5/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110505T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110505T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4194-1304582400-1304614800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Computation and Data Driven Modeling: i4science series\, May 5 DESCRIPTION:CSE is a rapidly growing multidisciplinary field that encompasses real-world complex applications (scientific\, engineering\, social\, economic\, policy)\, computational mathematics\, and computer science and engineering. High performance computing (HPC)\, large-scale simulations\, and scientific applications all play a central role in CSE. i4Science will focus mainly on smaller subset of CSE applications that within 3–5 years would be scalable from 1000s to millions of processors and from tera to exa-scale computing using emerging computing technologies—HPC and Cloud. \n 2:00- 2:30 p.m. \n “Computational Histopathology for the Cancer Genome Atlas ” \n Computational Imaging and Bioinformatics \n Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory \n 2:30-3:00 p.m. \n “Data-Driven Modeling and Prediction of Startup Company Exits ” \n \, Assistant Professor\, Applied Mathematics \n University of California\, Merced URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/computation-and-data-driven-modeling-i4science-series-may-5/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110505T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110505T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4195-1304582400-1304614800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Trends in NeuroScience: i4science series\, May 5 DESCRIPTION:The Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience is a group of theorists consisting of faculty\, postdocs and graduate students. The goal is to develop mathematical and computational models of the underlying neurobiological mechanisms involved in perception\, cognition\, learning\, and motor function. The center collaborates with experimental neuroscience labs in the design of experiments and in the analysis of neural data. We also train students at UC Berkeley in these ideas and methods. Members of the Redwood Center typically have backgrounds in computer science\, physics and mathematics\, in addition to neuroscience. We seek insight into the workings of the brain at many levels through the continual interaction between theory and experiment. \n 3:00- 3:30 p.m. \n “Finding Patterns of Activity in Large-Scale Neural Recordings” \n Director\, Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience \n Professor\, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute and School of Optometry\, University of California\, Berkeley \n 3:30-4:00 p.m. \n “Online Repositories for Neuroscience Enable Concerted Efforts to Understand the Brain” \n \, Associate Adjunct Professor\, Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience & Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute\, University of California\, Berkeley URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/trends-in-neuroscience-i4science-series-may-5/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110504T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110504T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4189-1304496000-1304528400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Fast\, Automated\, 3D Modeling of Building Interiors\, May 4 DESCRIPTION:The complete schedule for the spring semester is online at \n . All talks may be viewed on our \n Webviewing at UC Davis: 1003 Kemper Hall \n Webviewing at UC Merced: SE1 100 \n Webviewing at UC Santa Cruz: SOE E2 Building\, Room 506 \n Abstract: \n Automated 3D modeling of building interiors is useful in applications such as virtual reality and entertainment. In this talk\, we develop an architecture and associated algorithms for fast\, automatic\, photo-realistic 3D models of building interiors. The central challenge of such a problem is to localize the acquisition device while it is in motion\, rather than collecting the data in a stop and go fashion. In the past\, such acquisition devices have been placed on robots with wheels or human operated pushcarts\, which would limit their use to planar environments. Our goal is to address the more difficult problem of localization and 3D modeling in more complex non-planar environments such as staircases\, or caves. Thus\, we propose a human operated backpack system made of a suite of sensors such as laser scanners\, cameras\, inertial measurement units (IMU)s which are used to both localize the backpack\, and build the 3D geometry and texture of the scene. The two main challenges to localizing a human operated backpack system in indoor environments are (a) lack of GPS\, and (b) having to recover six degrees of freedom (DoF) pose information\, rather than 3 DoF namely\, x\,y\, and yaw\, typically used in wheeled systems on planar floors. As it turns out\, the small pitch\, roll and z variations for typical human gait cannot be ignored for the full 6 dimensional pose recovery made of x\,y\,z\, pitch\, roll and yaw. We propose a number of scan matching and visual odometry based localization algorithms and compare their performance using a high end IMU sensor which serves as the ground truth. We also propose a number of 3D model generation approaches\, and show examples of resulting models for multiple floors of the electrical engineering building at U.C. Berkeley. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/fast-automated-3d-modeling-of-building-interiors-may-4/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110504T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110504T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4190-1304496000-1304528400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Two Earthquakes in Christchurch\, NZ: Lessons for California\, May 4 DESCRIPTION:UCB’s own professor of architecture\, Mary Comerio\, visited Christchurch\, New Zealand\, after the September 2010 M7.1 earthquake and after its surprisingly damaging February 2011 M6.3 aftershock. She will talk about the tectonic setting of the two earthquakes and why the damage from the smaller one harbors important lessons for California. \n Since 2003\, the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory has been hosting public lectures\, the Lawson Lectures\, on earthquakes and earthquake science. The lecture series is meant to address a wide variety of earthquake issues of interest to the Berkeley community. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/two-earthquakes-in-christchurch-nz-lessons-for-california-may-4/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110504T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110504T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4191-1304496000-1304528400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Regents Lecture\, May 4 DESCRIPTION:Bill Joy\, renowned technologist and partner in leading venture capital firm KPBC’s Greentech Practice\, will share his views on how certain technical innovations will radically transform the energy\, material and chemicals industries. He will also discuss to how to foster such technical innovations\, and the approach his partnership with KPBC has taken by funding game-changing technologies that address the twin problems of climate change and sustainability. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/regents-lecture-may-4/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110503T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20110503T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T124845 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4188-1304409600-1304442000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Computer Modeling of Natural and Synthetic Systems\, May 3 DESCRIPTION:Dr. Eng Lim Goh oversees technical computing programs at SGI with the goal to develop the next generation computer architecture for the new many core era. His talk on high performance computing\, storage and visualization applications will draw on examples from numerous fields\, including: \n * Space: from star formation to black hole evaporation \n * Earth: simulation of climate change\, tornados\, earthquakes and tsunami \n * Green technologies: fuel cells\, wind turbines\, and “Fusion for Energy” reactor design \n * Entertainment: from movies to television \n * The Web : from Amazon\, ebay\, Yahoo\, Facebook\, YouTube to Microsoft URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/computer-modeling-of-natural-and-synthetic-systems-may-3/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR