Events
Smart City: What Is the Added Value?, Nov 5-6, 2012
Smart City approaches rely on the integration of modeling/simulation techniques and ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) into city planning and practices, such as city growth […]
Coalescing Scientific Data Management with Storage Systems, Nov 7
Dr. Carlos Maltzahn is Associate Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is also Director of the UCSC Systems […]
Coalescing Scientific Data Management with Storage Systems, Nov 7
Dr. Carlos Maltzahn is Associate Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is also Director of the UCSC Systems […]
Real-time Auralization for Virtual Environments – An Overview of RWTH's Virtual Reality System, Nov 7
This talk gives an overview on the acoustics aspects of this virtual reality system. This includes the simulation of room acoustics, sound reproduction to the […]
Learning patterns in Big data from small data using core-sets, Nov 8
Abstract: When we need to solve an optimization problem we usually use the best available algorithm/software or try to improve it. In recent years we […]
Learning patterns in Big data from small data using core-sets, Nov 8
Abstract: When we need to solve an optimization problem we usually use the best available algorithm/software or try to improve it. In recent years we […]
Vibration Energy Harvesting for Wireless Sensor Networks, Nov 9
Wireless sensor networks have huge potential to improve efficiency and quality of manufacturing operations, enable smart grid applications, and enable demand response/smart buildings, among other […]
ITS Friday Seminar – Connecting Cars to the Cloud, Nov 9
Today, almost none of the cars on the road are internet-connected. Automatic has built a product to do that right now, which leverages the smartphones […]
ITS Friday Seminar – Connecting Cars to the Cloud, Nov 9
Today, almost none of the cars on the road are internet-connected. Automatic has built a product to do that right now, which leverages the smartphones […]
Mary Gray: "Anthropology as BIG DATA: Making the case for ethnography as a critical dimension in digital media and technology studies", Nov 13
Drawing on examples from her past and current research, Mary Gray talks about both responding to recent provocations about the role of “big data” in […]
The 5th Annual A. Richard Newton Global Technology Leaders Conference, Nov 13
From 3-D printers and flexible electronics to nanotech water filters and high-efficiency solar films, today’s designers and engineers are taking a hands-on approach to invent […]
Mary Gray: "Anthropology as BIG DATA: Making the case for ethnography as a critical dimension in digital media and technology studies", Nov 13
Drawing on examples from her past and current research, Mary Gray talks about both responding to recent provocations about the role of “big data” in […]
Implications of Long-Term Trends in the Energy Efficiency of Computing and Communications, Nov 14
Energy and Resources Group/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Joint Faculty Candidate Job Talk
Careers and Futures: Conversations with Activists and Innovators in Poverty Action, Nov 14
The Blum Center for Developing Economies will be hosting Lynn Murphy from the Hewlett Foundation as part of a new student focused series called “Careers […]
Achieving Climate Change Goals from Transportation and Land Use Planning in California, Nov 14
Dr. Rodier will demonstrate how emerging information technology in the areas of transportation and land use planning can be used to inform policy design and […]
“Design With The Developing World” (DW2) Impact Session, Nov 15
Come join IDEC for an evening with some of the most innovative minds using design to address the developing world’s wicked problems. Hear from an […]
Algorithms for Advanced Lighting Controls, Nov 16
Electric lighting represents a significant fraction of energy use in commercial and industrial buildings. Controlling electric lighting output based on occupancy, daylight availability and electricity […]
McKenzie Wark:"Telesthesia: How Class and Power Work in the Post-Internet Age", Nov 19
The most resonant slogan of Occupy Wall Street is “we are the 99%!” But who are the one percent? The popular answer is “Wall Street.” […]
Examining models of climate change and fire: Areas for improvement and application to policy, Nov 28
Energy and Resources Group Fall 2012 Colloquium Series (ER295)
Accessing Biological Phenomena At The Single Cell Level, Nov 28
Lydia Sohn received her A.B. degree in Chemistry and Physics (magna cum laude) from Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges in 1988. She then received her A.M. in Physics […]
ThermoVote: Participatory Sensing for Efficient and High Quality Building Conditioning, Nov 30
Thermal comfort in buildings has traditionally been measured solely by temperature. While other methods such as Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) are available for measuring thermal […]
ATC Lecture: JoAnne Northrup, Curator, Nevada Museum of Art, Dec 3
Within the contemporary art world a group of artists—including Erwin Redl, Leo Villareal, and Jennifer Steinkamp, among others—explore light, color, abstraction, and movement within a […]
Can We Make Low-Carbon Sustainable Energy For All Work?, Dec 5
Daniel M. Kammen is Professor in the Energy and Resources Group Energy and Resources Group (ERG), Professor of Public Policy in the Goldman School of […]