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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20130310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20131103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20140309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20141102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130211T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130211T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4492-1360569600-1360602000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Data\, Society\, and Inference Seminar\, Feb 11 DESCRIPTION:This cross-disciplinary seminar series will feature speakers tackling social science questions with big data and cutting-edge computation\, data analysis\, and inference techniques. Talks will alternate between Berkeley and Stanford\, and logistics will be arranged for people from both institutions to see every talk. A light lunch will be provided. If you would like to be added to the distribution list\, email: brian_reschke@haas.berkeley.edu. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/data-society-and-inference-seminar-feb-11/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130208T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130208T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4491-1360310400-1360342800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Submetering Solutions for the Smart Home and the Smart Grid\, Feb 8 DESCRIPTION:The global electric power infrastructure is undergoing a dramatic change from a load-following architecture to one that requires improved control and monitoring of the energy usage. Integration of inherently intermittent renewable resources requires improved ability to offset demand in order to leverage this intermittency. Demand Response (DR) initiative as well as other load shedding efforts are being implemented throughout the country to allow some control of the aggregate electric loads to reduce peak demand. Enhanced monitoring of the transmission and distribution grid\, as well as the electricity consumption at load level\, is desired to allow further control and deferral of non-essential loads during a DR event as well as to facilitate energy conservation. \n In my talk\, two distinct\, but related projects will be presented. The first project is about a stick-on wireless submetering system that is designed to measure and report electricity usage from circuit breaker panels in residential and commercial settings. The second project is related to the development of an energy harvesting enabled\, wireless sensor node for the condition monitoring of the Smart Grid. \n ————- \n All talks may be viewed post-event on our YouTube channel \n . \n Webviewing at UC Davis: 1003 Kemper Hall \n Webviewing at UC Merced: SE1 138 \n Webviewing at UC Santa Cruz: SOE E2 Building\, Room 506 URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/submetering-solutions-for-the-smart-home-and-the-smart-grid-feb-8/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130207T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4490-1360224000-1360256400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Rap Genius and the Open-Sourcing of Hip Hop Knowledge\, Feb 7 DESCRIPTION:Rap Genius and the Open-Sourcing of Hip Hop Knowledge \n a presentation by RapGenius.com founder Mahbod Moghadam \n and a panel discussion about the online presence and future of hip hop \n featuring: Jeff Chang\, Rickey Vincent\, and MC Rico Pabón \n Thursday\, February 7th – 4-6pm \n Maude Fife Room \n 315 Wheeler Hall\, UC Berkeley \n The landscape in which fans listen to and enjoy hip hop is changing rapidly and dramatically through the use of new information technology projects critiquing and contextualizing hip hop for the masses. Perhaps the most popular and innovative of these sites is RapGenius.com\, a Wikipedia-style forum that offers user-generated explanations and interpretations of hip hop lyrics. With around 10 million unique visitors per month\, Rap Genius offers users the opportunity to listen to hip hop songs\, read explanations of lyrics posted by fans and artists\, and add their own interpretations of their favorite lyrics. \n On February 7th\, Rap Genius founder Mahbod Moghadam will offer a presentation on the history and philosophy of Rap Genius in addition to performing a demonstration of the site’s many use cases. Following the presentation\, Moghadam will field questions from a panel featuring hip hop scholars\, authors\, and community activists Jeff Chang and Rickey Vincent as well as Bay Area MC and community activist Rico Pabón. The question-and-answer session and panel discussion will address issues including\, but not limited to\, the fluid relationship between hip hop production and consumption\, the tension between locally-situated lyrics and their global interpretations\, and the dynamics of privilege and demographics inherent in any project related to information technology. The fundamental question guiding our panel will be: How can online forums such as Rap Genius (www.rapgenius.com)\, Who Sampled (www.whosampled.com)\, and Urban Dictionary (www.urbandictionary.com) and their open source wikification of hip hop’s local knowledges add value to urban intellect and artistry rather than serving to coopt and undermine insider knowledges for a voyeuristic global audience? \n The event is free and open to the public. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/rap-genius-and-the-open-sourcing-of-hip-hop-knowledge-feb-7/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130206T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130206T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4487-1360137600-1360170000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Autonomous navigation in complex environments with a micro-aerial vehicle\, Feb 6 DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, I will discuss approaches that enable a quadrotor to \n autonomously navigate and explore complex indoor and outdoor \n environments. Micro-aerial vehicles (MAVs)\, and in our case quadrotors\, \n offer exceptional 3D mobility over ground platforms\, making them \n particularly suitable for search-and-rescue missions in which the \n vehicle must be able to navigate through complex 3D environments. In \n such missions\, especially in response to emergency or disaster \n situations\, it may not be safe for a human to enter the environment and \n therefore the MAV must be able to operate fully autonomously without \n requiring any human operator commands or external infrastructure. This \n talk summarizes a sequence of projects that move towards the goal of \n fully autonomous MAVs and will consist of three parts: (1) algorithms \n and systems design that enable autonomous exploration of complex indoor \n 3D environments with a quadrotor equipped with a laser scanner\, an IMU\, \n and limited computation; (2) a state estimation approach that permits \n autonomous navigation in mixed indoor and outdoor environments using \n laser\, GPS and IMU; and (3) a vision-based state estimator that greatly \n expand the capable operational environments of our quadrotor platform. \n Extensive experimental evaluations are presented in each part of the \n talk. \n Bio: \n Shaojie Shen is a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Electrical and \n Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. His research \n interests include autonomous navigation of ground and aerial robots in \n complex environments with focus on state estimation and mapping. His \n work on autonomous micro-aerial vehicle has been covered by major media \n outlets such as ABC\, The New Yorker\, and Discovery Channel. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/autonomous-navigation-in-complex-environments-with-a-micro-aerial-vehicle-feb-6/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130206T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130206T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4488-1360137600-1360170000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Is Anybody Out There?: The Search for ET with help from Eight Million Volunteers\, Feb 6 DESCRIPTION:Dr. Werthimer will discuss the possibility of life in the universe and the search for radio and optical signals from other civilizations. Berkeley’s SETI@home project analyzes data from the world’s largest radio telescope using desktop computers from volunteers in 226 countries. SETI@home participants have contributed millions of years of computer time and have formed one of Earth’s most powerful supercomputers. Users have the small but captivating possibility their computer will detect the first signal from a civilization beyond Earth. \n Werthimer will also discuss other citizen science projects\, including the upcoming ENERGY@home project. He will cover next generation radio telescope arrays that will require petaflops of computing\, as well as speculate on when Earthlings might discover other civilizations. \n ————– \n Free and open to the public\, the Research Exchange Seminar Series is a weekly roundtable of presentations and discussions that highlight ways to frame and tackle societal-scale research issues. \n All talks may be viewed post-event on our YouTube channel \n . URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/is-anybody-out-there-the-search-for-et-with-help-from-eight-million-volunteers-feb-6/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130206T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130206T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4489-1360137600-1360170000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Creating Ecomarkets for Sustainable Economic Systems in the Coastal Zone\, Feb 6 DESCRIPTION:Energy and Resources Group Spring 2013 Colloquium Series (ER295) URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/creating-ecomarkets-for-sustainable-economic-systems-in-the-coastal-zone-feb-6/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130204T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130204T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4485-1359964800-1359997200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Who Wins? China Wires Africa: The Cases of Angola and Nigeria\, Feb 4 DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, Chinese telecommunications companies\, with the assistance of Chinese financial institutions and \n diplomatic backing\, have successfully secured contracts to build infrastructure and wire Africa for the 21st century. \n The practical implications for economic development are important. But also important are the theoretical implications: what\, for instance\, is the relevance of such South-South linkages for how we think about globalization and the state? Our paper begins by considering China’s broader foreign economic policy agenda in Africa. What role does this play in the headway that Chinese telecommunications companies have made across African markets? What does this mean for market players from other countries (both African and non-African)? Importantly\, what impact does China’s growing presence have on the relationship between state-building and market-building in traditionally weak states across the continent? To answer these questions\, we take our study to the sector-level to investigate the growing presence of Chinese telecommunications equipment makers and service providers in Africa’s telecommunication markets. \n This talk is part of a series of presentations by IEAS Residential Research Fellows. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/who-wins-china-wires-africa-the-cases-of-angola-and-nigeria-feb-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130204T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130204T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4486-1359964800-1359997200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Kate Hartman\, Artist\, OCAD University\, Toronto\, "Social Prosthetics: Technology and the Human Form"\, Feb 4 DESCRIPTION:What gizmo can we use to read our minds\, expose our hearts\, or settle disputes? What gadget can improve our communication with house plants or buildings or glaciers? We are rapidly reinventing the ways in which we relate to each other and the world around us. Working with communication and body-centric technologies in the creative context enables artists and designers to ask questions\, tell stories\, and predict possible futures. The projects they create can speak to needs\, longings\, and desires not currently attended to by existing devices and systems. \n In this talk Kate Hartman will present a collection of prototypes\, tools\, and methods that allow us to reconsider the ways in which we relate and communicate and discuss the challenges and opportunities for work that sits close to the skin. \n Kate Hartman is an artist\, technologist\, and educator whose work spans the fields of physical computing\, wearable electronics\, and conceptual art. She is the co-creator of Botanicalls\, a system that lets thirsty plants place phone calls for human help\, and the Lilypad XBee\, a sewable radio transceiver that allows your clothing to communicate. Her work has been exhibited internationally and featured by the New York Times\, BBC\, CBC\, NPR\, in books such as “Fashionable Technology” and “Art Science Now”. She was a speaker at TED 2011 and her work is included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Hartman is based in Toronto at OCAD University where she is the Assistant Professor of Wearable & Mobile Technology and Director of the Social Body Lab. She is also the director of ITP Camp\, a summer program at ITP/NYU. \n This talk is co-presented with Department of Art Practice. The ATC series is produced by the Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM)\, with support from the Office of the Vice Chancellor and Provost\, the Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society (CITRIS)\, Meyer Sound and Theo Armour. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/kate-hartman-artist-ocad-university-toronto-social-prosthetics-technology-and-the-human-form-feb-4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130201T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4483-1359705600-1359738000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Apply for Grants from The Green Initiative Fund\, Feb 1-22\, 2013 DESCRIPTION:The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) is a student-fee based sustainability fund at UC Berkeley. TGIF awards grants to campus-based projects that promote sustainable modes of transportation\, increase energy and water efficiency\, restore habitat\, promote environmental and food justice\, and reduce the amount of waste created by UC Berkeley. Portions of the fund also support education & behavior change initiatives\, student aid (via return to aid)\, and internships. Students\, faculty\, and staff may submit project proposals. \n Submit a grant abstract by one of two deadlines: February 1\, 2013 by 5pm OR February 22\, 2013. Those who submit by the 1st deadline have a chance to resubmit by the 2nd deadline (if necessary). Selected abstracts will be invited to submit final grant applications by April 1\, 2013 at 5pm. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/apply-for-grants-from-the-green-initiative-fund-feb-1-22-2013/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130201T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4484-1359705600-1359738000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Use of a Frequency Response Metric to Assess the Planning and Operating Requirements for Reliable Integration of Variable Renewable Generation\, Feb 1 DESCRIPTION:An interconnected electric power system is a complex system that must be operated within a safe frequency range in order to reliably maintain the instantaneous balance between generation and load. This is accomplished by ensuring that adequate resources are available to respond to both expected and unexpected imbalances\, and restore frequency to its scheduled value in order to ensure uninterrupted electric service to customers. \n As part of its responsibility to oversee the reliability of the nation’s bulk power system\, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff commissioned Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) to study how a critical aspect of reliability — the control of power system frequency during the period immediately following the sudden loss of a large conventional power plant –can be better measured to assess the adequacy of frequency control in the interconnections currently and can be used to manage the reliable integration of new resources\, including variable renewable generation. \n This talk will present selected aspects of LBNL’s report to FERC\, including an overview of power system frequency control and frequency response concepts\, the impacts of increased variable renewable generation on frequency response\, findings from dynamic simulations of the frequency response of U.S. interconnections with varying amounts of both variable renewable generation and operating reserves\, and the study’s recommendations. \n —————— \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 URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/use-of-a-frequency-response-metric-to-assess-the-planning-and-operating-requirements-for-reliable-integration-of-variable-renewable-generation-feb-1/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130130T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130130T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4480-1359532800-1359565200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:10th Annual Advanced Imaging Methods Workshop\, Jan 30-Feb 1\, 2013 DESCRIPTION:This is the 10th Anniversary of the Advanced Imaging Methods Workshop in Berkeley\, California. To celebrate 10 amazing years of microscopy discourse\, we are planning lectures from the best of the last 10 years\, and other top names in the microscopy field! We will also have a new location to enjoy: the Berkeley City Club. The intimate setting of this workshop allows for ample interaction between speakers\, attendees\, and sponsors in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. \n Speakers for AIM 2013: \n Wolfgang Becker\, Stefan Hell\, Kai Johnsson\, WE Moemer\, Roger Tsien\, Steve Vogel\, Xavier Daizacq\, Jan Liphardt\, Na Ji\, Edward Lemke\, Xiaokun Shu\, Vladislav Verkhusha\, Ammasi Periasamy\, Michael Börsch\, Thomas Gensch\, Yves Mely\, Manfred Auer\, Karsten Koenig\, Joerg Fischer\, Angelika Rueck\, Ahmed Heikal\, Melissa Skala\, Michael Robertts\, Andy Hoenger\, Sriram Subramaniam\, Martin Hammer\, Spencer Smith\, Kaiwen Ka\, Mark Andermann\, Josh Trachtenberg\, Mikhail Shapiro. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/10th-annual-advanced-imaging-methods-workshop-jan-30-feb-1-2013/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130130T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130130T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4481-1359532800-1359565200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:The Future of Cooperation\, Jan 30 DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \n Some of the biggest changes sweeping the technology world today are new forms of network and computer-enabled cooperation. It was easy enough to see this pattern in open source software development or Wikipedia\, a bit more challenging to see how it powered Web 2.0 giants like Google and Amazon\, but it gets really interesting when you are able to see how new kinds of man-machine symbiosis and networked cooperation are at the heart of projects like the Google self-driving car\, the reinvention of retail by Apple and Square\, transportation services from RelayRides to Uber\, and even in new models for networked government. \n Biography: \n Tim O’Reilly is the founder of O’Reilly Media and a supporter of the free software and open source movements. Over the years\, he has built a culture where sustainable innovation is a key tenet of business philosophy. His active engagement with technology communities both drives the company’s product development and informs its marketing. \n Tim is on the board of Safari Books Online and is a partner in O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. He graduated from Harvard College in 1975 with a B.A. cum laude in classics. \n —————— \n Free and open to the public\, the Research Exchange Seminar Series is a weekly roundtable of presentations and discussions that highlight ways to frame and tackle societal-scale research issues. \n All talks may be viewed post-event on our YouTube channel \n . URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/the-future-of-cooperation-jan-30/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130130T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130130T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4482-1359532800-1359565200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Berkeley Innovation Seminar\, Jan 30 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/berkeley-innovation-seminar-jan-30/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130129T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130129T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4478-1359446400-1359478800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Concentrating Solar Power and Overview of Sandia National Laboratories\, Jan 29 DESCRIPTION:This presentation is to educate residents\, students\, faculty and community members on Concentrating Solar Power (CSP). An overview of Sandia National Laboratories and career opportunities will also be presented. \n CSP uses a large array of mirrors to focus sunlight onto a receiver containing a heat-transfer fluid\, which absorbs the high heat flux (~100 – 1000 times the sun’s irradiance). A heat engine (e.g.\, Rankine cycle\, Stirling cycle) then converts the heat to mechanical work to generate electricity. CSP systems can produce utility-scale power (hundreds of megawatts) and can store excess thermal energy for energy production at night or when the sun is not shining. The ability to store large amounts of energy cheaply and reliably gives CSP a significant advantage over other intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind and photovoltaics. This presentation will provide an overview of CSP and the primary technologies that are used to implement it: parabolic troughs\, power towers\, and dish engines. Areas of needed research to improve the performance and economics of CSP technologies will be discussed. \n Dr. Cliff Ho is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories\, where he has worked since 1993 on projects involving nuclear waste management\, environmental remediation\, microchemical sensors for environmental monitoring\, water treatment and distribution\, and concentrating solar power. Cliff received his Ph.D. and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 1993 and 1990\, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1989. \n Mike Kline is a technical recruiter for Sandia and has over twenty years of global engagement\, training facilitation\, and intercultural experience. He has worked with team members in over 25 countries and is responsible for Sandia’s diversity recruiting strategy. \n This event is free but space is limited. Register at URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/concentrating-solar-power-and-overview-of-sandia-national-laboratories-jan-29/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130129T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130129T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4479-1359446400-1359478800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Concentrating Solar Power and Overview of Sandia National Laboratories\, Jan 29 DESCRIPTION:This presentation is to educate residents\, students\, faculty and community members on Concentrating Solar Power (CSP). An overview of Sandia National Laboratories and career opportunities will also be presented. \n CSP uses a large array of mirrors to focus sunlight onto a receiver containing a heat-transfer fluid\, which absorbs the high heat flux (~100 – 1000 times the sun’s irradiance). A heat engine (e.g.\, Rankine cycle\, Stirling cycle) then converts the heat to mechanical work to generate electricity. CSP systems can produce utility-scale power (hundreds of megawatts) and can store excess thermal energy for energy production at night or when the sun is not shining. The ability to store large amounts of energy cheaply and reliably gives CSP a significant advantage over other intermittent renewable energy sources such as wind and photovoltaics. This presentation will provide an overview of CSP and the primary technologies that are used to implement it: parabolic troughs\, power towers\, and dish engines. Areas of needed research to improve the performance and economics of CSP technologies will be discussed. \n Dr. Cliff Ho is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories\, where he has worked since 1993 on projects involving nuclear waste management\, environmental remediation\, microchemical sensors for environmental monitoring\, water treatment and distribution\, and concentrating solar power. Cliff received his Ph.D. and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 1993 and 1990\, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1989. \n Mike Kline is a technical recruiter for Sandia and has over twenty years of global engagement\, training facilitation\, and intercultural experience. He has worked with team members in over 25 countries and is responsible for Sandia’s diversity recruiting strategy. \n This event is free but space is limited. Register at URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/concentrating-solar-power-and-overview-of-sandia-national-laboratories-jan-29-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130124T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130124T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4476-1359014400-1359046800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Streams\, Gardens\, and Clouds: Visualizing Dynamic Data for Engagement\, Education and the Environment\, Jan 24 DESCRIPTION:January 24\, 2013\, Banatao Auditorium\, Sutardja Dai Hall\, UC Berkeley \n ***Event Registration has been higher than expected. Overflow will be accommodated in the atrium. Seating is not guaranteed.*** \n Scientists\, policymakers\, business leaders\, journalists—all seek to harness the deluge of data generated by the minute through sensing networks and social media. Aided by the increasing availability of high-speed Internet\, wireless networks\, and mobile devices\, people with access to multimedia tools contribute to these data flows both intentionally and inadvertently. Apps can now map the flow of traffic\, rivers\, and wind; social media sites chart the pulse of user sentiment; the online marketplace provides instant measures of economic activity; and online education platforms bring their own stream of information and feedback loops. \n Anyone who must make sense of this flood of information—leaders in various fields\, teachers\, citizens and consumers—rely on having effective tools to aggregate and visualize the data in a meaningful way. “Streams\, Gardens\, and Clouds” will examine sensor networks and social media platforms for supporting citizen and student engagement\, economic development\, and public health and safety. Drawing on the expertise of CITRIS and UC Berkeley researchers\, as well as invited speakers\, the event will highlight current projects to represent dynamic data on urban trends\, the environment\, education\, and health and humanitarian response. \n Speakers will include Eric Rodenbeck (Stamen Design)\, Maya Madriz (Re:Imagine Group)\, Michelle Zhou (IBM)\, Galen Panger (UC Berkeley)\, Ken Goldberg (UC Berkeley)\, Alex Bayen (UC Berkeley)\, Roger Bales (UC Merced)\, Ron Cohen (UC Berkeley)\, Edmund Seto (UC Berkeley)\, Greg Niemeyer (UC Berkeley)\, Rajiv Bhatia (San Francisco Department of Public Health)\, Rishab Ghosh (Topsy Labs)\, Olga Werby (Ushahidi)\, Juliette Powell (#Wethedata)\, Marti Hearst (UC Berkeley)\, John Canny (UC Berkeley)\, Jonathan Reichental (CIO of the City of Palo Alto). \n Free and open to the public. Submit questions via Twitter #CITRISDataViz \n Register at http://citrisdatainnovationday.eventbrite.com URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/streams-gardens-and-clouds-visualizing-dynamic-data-for-engagement-education-and-the-environment-jan-24/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130124T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20130124T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4477-1359014400-1359046800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:AFRON $10 Robot Challenge Winner Exhibit Opening\, Jan 24 DESCRIPTION:The AFRON “$10 Robot” Design Challenge Winners On Display at the CITRIS Tech Museum 1/24 to 3/1/13 \n Opening Event: 1pm Thurs Jan 24 \n 3rd Floor Sutardja Dai Hall\, UC Berkeley \nhttp://j.mp/afron-exhibit-citris URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/afron-10-robot-challenge-winner-exhibit-opening-jan-24/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121214T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121214T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4475-1355472000-1355504400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Dissertation Talk: Nano-Optoelectronic Integration on Silicon\, Dec 14 DESCRIPTION:Modern silicon technology offers unprecedented spatial and temporal control of electrons with high levels of integrated complexity. Integrating nanophotonic functionality onto silicon should then allow us to extend this level of control to photons. Resulting nano-optoelectronic systems will inevitably create new functionality\, which not only enables next-generation technologies like optical interconnects\, but also gives rise to yet unforeseen applications. \n Directly growing III-V nanomaterials on silicon provides an advantageous pathway towards optoelectronic integration. Conventional wisdom often breaks at the nanoscale\, and traditional integration challenges like lattice mismatch are circumvented. In particular\, III-V nanoneedles and nanopillars with attractive optical properties grow on silicon under conditions that are compatible with the process constraints of CMOS technology. \n This talk will present a variety of nano-optoelectronic devices developed using the nanoneedle and nanopillar platform. Nanolasers are demonstrated under optical pumping\, and progress towards electrical injection is shown. Under reverse bias\, nanopillars enable avalanche photodiodes featuring gain-bandwidth products in excess of 100 GHz. Nanopillar devices also exhibit clear photovoltaic effects and even support nonlinear optical generation. The breadth of functionality shown suggests that a powerful marriage between photons and electrons on silicon is well within reach. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/dissertation-talk-nano-optoelectronic-integration-on-silicon-dec-14/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121210T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121210T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4474-1355126400-1355158800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:We Witness: A Panel on Digital Video\, Social Media\, and Political Protest\, Dec 10 DESCRIPTION:We Witness: A Panel on Digital Video\, Social Media\, and Political Protest \n Human Rights Day\, December 10\, 2012\, 4:30 to 6:30pm\, Banatao Auditorium\, Sutardja Dai Hall \n Presented by the CITRIS Data and Democracy Initiative. Co-sponsored by the Human Rights Center and Henderson Center for Social Justice at Berkeley Law\, the Berkeley Center for New Media\, Townsend Center for the Humanities\, Graduate School of Journalism\, Department of Film and Media Studies\, Center for Digital Storytelling\, Ustream\, Dissent Magazine\, #WeTheData \n Recent civil disturbances and political protests from China and the Middle East to New York City and university campuses have been accompanied by a growing body of video and photography. Activists and observers can now capture events with inexpensive digital cameras and cellphones and distribute the footage through social media sites such as YouTube\, Vimeo\, Ustream\, and Facebook. How have these changes affected public perceptions and the way officials and police and handle such events? What new standards are necessary for the use of video as legal evidence? How can emerging technologies be enhanced and participants trained to make these tools more effective? \n The CITRIS Data and Democracy Initiative will present a panel of leading video activists\, filmmakers\, and technology developers to highlight recent innovations in the field and discuss the implications for human rights investigations\, advocacy campaigns\, and social justice more broadly. \n Watch live on Ustream: http://www.ustream.tv/citris \n Ask questions live via Twitter #WeWitness \n Presenters: \n Sam Gregory\, Program Director\, WITNESS. WITNESS uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. WITNESS empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice\, promoting public engagement and policy change. \n Adam Stofsky\, Executive Director\, New Media Advocacy Project. NMAP combines legal expertise with cutting edge communication tools to strengthen human rights and social justice work. \n Rich Jones\, CEO\, OpenWatch. OpenWatch is a participatory citizen media project which uses mobile technology to enable public monitoring of authority figures. Their tool\, PoliceTape\, was released by the ACLU-New Jersey in summer 2012. \n Tomoko Hosaka\, News & Politics Manager\, Ustream. Ustream’s live streaming platform aims to bring the world together by immersing viewers in live broadcasts that create riveting experiences\, interactive communities\, and lasting connections. \n Ken Goldberg\, Faculty Director\, Data and Democracy Initiative\, The Rashomon Project. DDI builds tools to foster public engagement for the people of California and around the world. \n Contact: Camille Crittenden\, Director\, CITRIS Data and Democracy Initiative\, ccrittenden@citris-uc.org URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/we-witness-a-panel-on-digital-video-social-media-and-political-protest-dec-10/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121207T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4473-1354867200-1354899600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Infrastructure Mediated Sensing\, Dec 7 DESCRIPTION:Disaggregated sustainability sensing measures the amount of usage from each fixture or appliance in a space—for example\, providing information on the amount of water\, electricity\, or gas use at each point in the home. “The kitchen faucet was used 33 times today\, for a total of 10 gallons.” This type of information enables a number of end-use studies on sustainable water\, gas\, and electricity use\, as well as enabling real-time eco-feedback monitoring. In this talk I will explain how we sense disaggregated usage using Infrastructure Mediated Sensing (IMS). IMS infers activity in a space or residence by sensing at a single point along a home’s infrastructure (i.e.\, a pressure sensor for sensing whole home water use\, a single microphone for sensing gas use\, a plug-in sensor for electricity). I will give an overview of each system and give an extended explanation of our work in water sensing. \n BIO \n Eric Larson is a senior PhD student at the University of Washington\, with expected completion in April 2013. He received his M.Sc. in EE from Oklahoma State University in 2008. He is advised by Shwetak Patel in the Laboratory of Ubiquitous Computing at the UW. His dissertation focuses on signal processing and machine learning that support sustainable water use\, and he is working on semi-supervised modeling to make the designs practical. The tools that he is currently developing could be used by many others who are non-experts in machine learning. He has a broad range of interests\, including research in image processing\, optimization\, technical HCI\, and\, most recently\, sensing markers of health from mobile phones. \n —— \n Live broadcast at \n . Ask questions live on Twitter: #CITRISi4E. All talks may be viewed on our \n The schedule for the semester can be found on the \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 595B URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/infrastructure-mediated-sensing-dec-7/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121206T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121206T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4471-1354780800-1354813200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Special Lecture: Dr Jane Lubchenco\, Dec 6 DESCRIPTION:Dr. Lubchenco has been the under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and administrator of NOAA since 2009. Nominated by President Obama in December 2008 as part of his “Science Team\,” she is a marine ecologist and environmental scientist by training\, with expertise in oceans\, climate change\, and interactions between the environment and human well-being. She received her B.A. in biology from Colorado College\, her M.S. in zoology from the University of Washington\, and her Ph.D. in ecology from Harvard University. Her academic career as a professor began at Harvard University (1975-1977) and continued at Oregon State University (1977-2009) until her appointment as NOAA administrator. \n Dr. Lubchenco’s talk will be on: “Society’s wicked problems\, ecological approaches\, and scientists’ social contract” \n During the past four years\, considerable progress has been made in translating ecological knowledge into federal policies. The talk will highlight the ways that science has shaped policies and management concerning climate\, oceans and coasts\, and how that science is made available to and used by decision makers and the public. The presentation will invite discussion of the key roles of the academic community in discovering and sharing the knowledge most needed by society to tackle wicked environmental problems. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/special-lecture-dr-jane-lubchenco-dec-6/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121206T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121206T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4472-1354780800-1354813200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Sustainable Airports\, Controller-Pilot Data Communication in the NextGen Environment\, Airport Collaborative Gate Allocation and more\, Dec 6 DESCRIPTION:Four groups of students from the highly popular CE 153 Airport Design Class\, which is taught by Jasenka Rakas of NEXTOR and CEE\, will present their final term projects. Project themes cover an interesting spectrum of real-world and real-time aviation problems\, and range from topics such as designing a framework for evaluating airport sustainability\, ground support equipment policies\, airport collaborative gate allocation\, and controller-pilot data communication in the NextGen environment. The design projects are focused on San Francisco International (SFO) airport\, Boston International (BOS) airport\, and NAS en route airspace. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/sustainable-airports-controller-pilot-data-communication-in-the-nextgen-environment-airport-collaborative-gate-allocation-and-more-dec-6/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121205T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121205T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4469-1354694400-1354726800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Can We Make Low-Carbon Sustainable Energy For All Work?\, Dec 5 DESCRIPTION: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 Public Policy and is Professor of Nuclear Engineering in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at the University of California\, Berkeley. He is also the founding Director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL). \n Kammen received his undergraduate degree in physics from Cornell University(1984)\, and his masters and doctorate in physics from Harvard (1986 & 1988) for work on theoretical solid state physics and computational biophysics. He was then the Wezmann & Bantrell Postdoctoral Fellow at the California Institute of Technology in the Divisions of Engineering\, Biology\, and the Humanities (1988 – 1991). First at Caltech and then as a Lecturer in Physics and in the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University\, Kammen developed a number of projects focused on renewable energy technologies and environmental resource management. At Harvard he also worked on risk analysis as applied to global warming and methodological studies of forecasting and hazard assessment. Kammen received the 1993 21st Century Earth Award\, recognizing contributions to rural development and environmental conservation from the Global Industrial and Policy Research Institute and Nihon Keizai Shimbun in Japan. \n From 1993 – 1998 Kammen was an Assistant Professor of Public and International Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Kammen played a key role in developing the interdisciplinary Science\, Technology\, and Environmental Policy (STEP) Program at Princeton\, that awards undergraduate and masters certificates and a doctoral degree. He was STEP Chair from 1997 – 1999 and co-chair before that. In July of 1998 Kammen joined the interdisciplinary Energy and Resources Group (ERG) at the Univeristy of California\, Berkeley as an Associate Professor of Energy and Society. Kammen is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Permanent Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences. \n ——————- \n All talks may be viewed on our \n The schedule for the semester can be found on the \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 595B URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/can-we-make-low-carbon-sustainable-energy-for-all-work-dec-5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121205T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121205T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4470-1354694400-1354726800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:CITRIS Holiday Gala\, Dec 5 DESCRIPTION:Please mark your calendars for the annual Holiday Gala at the Banatao Institute@CITRIS Berkeley on Wednesday\, December 5th in Sutardja Dai Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. \n Beginning at 3:30 p.m.\, the annual holiday party for members of the entire CITRIS community will feature holiday karaoke and refreshments\, along with the chance to catch up with other CITRIS researchers and supporters in a festive surrounding. This will take place in the Kvamme Atrium on the 3rd floor. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/citris-holiday-gala-dec-5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121203T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121203T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4468-1354521600-1354554000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:ATC Lecture: JoAnne Northrup\, Curator\, Nevada Museum of Art\, Dec 3 DESCRIPTION: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 technological foundation. These artists might be regarded as the “black swans” of new media art (Richard Rinehart\, 2012) since their work foregrounds the aesthetic\, situating their work outside the dominant dialogue surrounding Post-Internet art. So what’s the point of making art that resembles Christmas lights\, Las Vegas\, Disney\, 1960s light shows\, lava lamps\, screensavers\, and Star Trek in the 21st century? Doesn’t the world we live in have more pressing concerns? \n Or perhaps these artists are onto something important. In this presentation\, “objective art” will be traced back to László Moholy-Nagy’s and Oskar Fischinger’s avant-garde films in the 1920s and 30s that probed the nature of perception. A generation later\, “expanded cinema” continued to advance the potential of abstract art to reveal human consciousness and provide insight into human experience. More recently\, the ubiquity of personal computers has enabled the “black swans” of media art to explore light\, color and motion in three dimensions and create immersive environments. And now\, as we rapidly approach what some have foreseen as “end times\,” artists working both within and on the outskirts of the contemporary art world have made further advances\, employing formal strategies resembling early Modernism. This recent work references nature and biological networks\, incorporates data\, and evokes emergent behavior through practices that exist at the juncture of design\, technology\, science\, and contemporary art. Can this work harness technology to enable us to see\, hear\, and feel the patterns of the natural world as a profoundly aesthetic experience? Or have we simply returned to the 1960s light shows and lava lamps? \n JoAnne Northrup is dedicated to bringing artists who use pioneering techniques and inventive materials into the mainstream conversation about contemporary art and innovation. While chief curator/senior curator at the San Jose Museum of Art\, she organized the first touring survey exhibitions and publications on digital animation artist Jennifer Steinkamp (2006) and LED light sculptor Leo Villareal (2010). A former Fulbright Senior Research Scholar at the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM) in Karlsruhe\, Germany\, she was appointed director of contemporary art initiatives at the Nevada Museum of Art in January of this year. She was drawn to the Museum’s unique interdisciplinary program and the opportunity to explore uncharted territory through her curatorial work. In 2009\, the Nevada Museum of Art established the Center for Art + Environment (CA+E)\, an internationally recognized research center that supports the practice\, study and awareness of creative interactions between people and their natural\, built\, and virtual environments. http://www.nevadaart.org/ URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/atc-lecture-joanne-northrup-curator-nevada-museum-of-art-dec-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121130T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121130T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4467-1354262400-1354294800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:ThermoVote: Participatory Sensing for Efficient and High Quality Building Conditioning\, Nov 30 DESCRIPTION: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 comfort\, the parameters required for an accurate value are overly complicated to obtain and require a great deal of sensory input. In this talk\, we propose to bypass overly cumbersome or simplistic measures thermal comfort by bringing humans in the loop. By using humans as sensors\, we can accurately adjust temperatures to improve occupant comfort. We show that occupants are more comfortable with a system that continually adjusts to thermal preference than a system that attempts to predict user comfort based on environmental factors. In addition\, we also show that such a system is able to save 10.1% energy while improving the quality of service. \n Short Bio: \n Alberto Cerpa is an Assistant Professor and Founding Faculty at UC Merced. He received the Ph.D. in CS from UCLA in 2005\, the M.Sc. degree in CS from USC in 2000\, the M.Sc. in EE from USC in 1998\, and the Engineer degree in EE from the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology\, Argentina in 1995. His interests lie broadly in the computer networking and distributed systems areas. His recent focus has been on systems research in wireless sensor networks\, with emphasis on network self-configuration\, radio channel measurement and characterization\, programming models\, and development of wireless testbeds. Dr. Cerpa applies sensor network technology to a wide range of application domains\, including building energy management\, solar radiation mapping and control for solar energy generation\, exercise physiology monitoring and modeling\, among others. \n ——————— \n All talks may be viewed on our \n The schedule for the semester can be found on the \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 595B URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/thermovote-participatory-sensing-for-efficient-and-high-quality-building-conditioning-nov-30/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121128T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121128T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4465-1354089600-1354122000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Accessing Biological Phenomena At The Single Cell Level\, Nov 28 DESCRIPTION: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 and Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University. \n Since 2003\, Sohn has been part of the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Dept. at UC Berkeley\, where she currently is an Associate Professor. Sohn has been the recipient of numerous awards including the National Science Foundation Faculty CAREER award\, the Army Research Office Young Investigator Award\, and the DuPont Young Professor Award. \n —————— \n All talks may be viewed on our \n The schedule for the semester can be found on the \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 595B URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/accessing-biological-phenomena-at-the-single-cell-level-nov-28/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121128T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121128T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4466-1354089600-1354122000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Examining models of climate change and fire: Areas for improvement and application to policy\, Nov 28 DESCRIPTION:Energy and Resources Group Fall 2012 Colloquium Series (ER295) URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/examining-models-of-climate-change-and-fire-areas-for-improvement-and-application-to-policy-nov-28/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121119T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121119T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4464-1353312000-1353344400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:McKenzie Wark:"Telesthesia: How Class and Power Work in the Post-Internet Age"\, Nov 19 DESCRIPTION: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.” But to think about this more closely\, perhaps the question to ask is: how do the most advanced means of computing and communication of our time create new class relations? Perhaps this isn’t your grandparents capitalism we are now living in. Perhaps there are intra-class struggles within the ruling class for which we do not yet have good social maps. Perhaps there are new kinds of class formation outside the ruling class. What do the new relations of communication mean for the creation \n of art and culture? \n McKenzie Wark is the author of “Telesthesia” (Polity 2012)\, “The Beach Beneath the Street” (Verso 2011)\, “Gamer Theory” (Harvard 2007) and “A Hacker Manifesto” (Harvard 2004). He is professor of culture and media at the New School for Social Research and Eugene Lang College\, in New York City. \n The ATC series is produced by the Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM)\, with support from the Office of the Vice Chancellor and Provost\, the Center for Information Technology in the Interest of Society (CITRIS)\, Meyer Sound and Theo Armour. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/mckenzie-warktelesthesia-how-class-and-power-work-in-the-post-internet-age-nov-19/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121116T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121116T170000 DTSTAMP:20260405T222308 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4463-1353052800-1353085200@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Algorithms for Advanced Lighting Controls\, Nov 16 DESCRIPTION: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 demand can significantly reduce electric lighting and associated cooling energy requirements. Traditional control strategies and technologies use single sensors for occupancy and daylight\, which have significant limitations in reliability and cost-effectiveness. This CITRIS project is focused on improving sensing reliability through consideration of real-time and historical data from multiple local and remote data streams using the simplified Measurement and Actuation Profile (sMAP) software environment. The objective of the project and the focus of the talk is on the development and demonstration of advanced electric lighting control algorithms that adjust electric lighting output in individual luminaires based on multiple sMAP data streams from occupancy and light sensors installed in each individual luminaire\, as well as on real time electricity rates\, aiming for continuous automated calibration and optimization of performance in terms of comfort and energy efficiency. \n —————— \n Live broadcast at \n . Ask questions live on Twitter: #CITRISRE. All talks may be viewed on our \n The schedule for the semester can be found on the \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 595B URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/algorithms-for-advanced-lighting-controls-nov-16/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR