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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121102T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121102T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4446-1351843200-1351875600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Research in Energy Innovataion: the Need to Fill Gaps and Manage Uncertainty\, Nov 2 DESCRIPTION:Energy and Resources Group/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Joint Faculty Candidate Job Talk URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/research-in-energy-innovataion-the-need-to-fill-gaps-and-manage-uncertainty-nov-2/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121102T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121102T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4445-1351843200-1351875600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Achieving Reliable\, Sustainable Water Supplies for a Major Region of the Bay Area\, Nov 2 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/achieving-reliable-sustainable-water-supplies-for-a-major-region-of-the-bay-area-nov-2/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121102T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121102T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4444-1351843200-1351875600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Piezoelectric Fan Cooling for Enhancement of LED's\, Nov 2 DESCRIPTION:With the increasing global demand for more efficient lighting solutions\, light emitting diodes (LED’s) have gained widespread adoption in both consumer and industrial lighting markets. While LED’s have proven efficiency and longevity\, such performance enhancements are highly correlated to their operating temperatures. While LED’s do not produce infrared (IR) radiation\, more than 60% of the input power is lost as heat. In order to maximize LED brightness (lumen output) and lifetime\, it is essential to reduce the junction temperature through effective thermal management. Typical thermal management methods include passive heat-sinking and conventional fan cooling. While passive heat-sinks provide a noise-less solution to excess heat\, natural convection does not provide sufficient cooling for higher powered LED systems. Fan cooling provides forced convection for effective cooling while taking advantage of well-established heat-sink design guidelines developed by the electronic industry. However\, the improvement from fan cooling comes at a trade-off between acoustic noise and fan speed. \n Piezoelectric fans can potentially provide low-noise and long-term cooling solutions for modern LED systems. A piezoelectric fan consists of a piezoelectric cantilever beam with a longer mylar blade attached below the beam. When an AC voltage is applied at the beam’s resonant frequency (typically 115V at 60 Hz – 30mW)\, the tip of the fan experiences a large displacement\, resulting in air movement. The vortices flowing from the tip of the blade provide unique airflow patterns for LED cooling applications. Since the frequency of the piezoelectric beams are typically on the lower end of the audible range\, acoustic noise from piezoelectric fans are not noticeable. Current research efforts are focused on the design of heat-sinks for cooling LED’s with piezoelectric fans to take advantage of their unique flow patterns. This talk will discuss results from (1) experimental heat transfer analysis\, (2) computational design and analysis using COMSOL multi-physics and (3) flow visualization of piezoelectric fans to optimize heat-sink designs. \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/piezoelectric-fan-cooling-for-enhancement-of-leds-nov-2-2/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121102T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121102T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4443-1351843200-1351875600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Piezoelectric Fan Cooling for Enhancement of LED's\, Nov 2 DESCRIPTION:With the increasing global demand for more efficient lighting solutions\, light emitting diodes (LED’s) have gained widespread adoption in both consumer and industrial lighting markets. While LED’s have proven efficiency and longevity\, such performance enhancements are highly correlated to their operating temperatures. While LED’s do not produce infrared (IR) radiation\, more than 60% of the input power is lost as heat. In order to maximize LED brightness (lumen output) and lifetime\, it is essential to reduce the junction temperature through effective thermal management. Typical thermal management methods include passive heat-sinking and conventional fan cooling. While passive heat-sinks provide a noise-less solution to excess heat\, natural convection does not provide sufficient cooling for higher powered LED systems. Fan cooling provides forced convection for effective cooling while taking advantage of well-established heat-sink design guidelines developed by the electronic industry. However\, the improvement from fan cooling comes at a trade-off between acoustic noise and fan speed. \n Piezoelectric fans can potentially provide low-noise and long-term cooling solutions for modern LED systems. A piezoelectric fan consists of a piezoelectric cantilever beam with a longer mylar blade attached below the beam. When an AC voltage is applied at the beam’s resonant frequency (typically 115V at 60 Hz – 30mW)\, the tip of the fan experiences a large displacement\, resulting in air movement. The vortices flowing from the tip of the blade provide unique airflow patterns for LED cooling applications. Since the frequency of the piezoelectric beams are typically on the lower end of the audible range\, acoustic noise from piezoelectric fans are not noticeable. Current research efforts are focused on the design of heat-sinks for cooling LED’s with piezoelectric fans to take advantage of their unique flow patterns. This talk will discuss results from (1) experimental heat transfer analysis\, (2) computational design and analysis using COMSOL multi-physics and (3) flow visualization of piezoelectric fans to optimize heat-sink designs. \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/piezoelectric-fan-cooling-for-enhancement-of-leds-nov-2/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121105T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121105T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4447-1352102400-1352134800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Smart City: What Is the Added Value?\, Nov 5-6\, 2012 DESCRIPTION: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 projections\, city operations (municipal water/electric supply\, waste management\, etc.)\, city processes (such as payroll)\, city services (to citizens\, to businesses\, to suppliers\, etc.)\, etc. Smart City approaches are intended to help cities achieve sustainability\, but they also raise new issues. \n The 2012 CaFFEET (California France Forum on Energy Efficiency Technologies) will assess the added value that can be generated with regards to two fundamental city needs: attractiveness and resilience. \n Distinguished speakers at this two-day event include: \n Francois Delattre \n Ambassador of France in the U.S. \n Bernard Salha \n Senior Executive VP and President of R&D\, EDF Group \n Melanie Nutter \n Director of Environment\, San Francisco \n Jean-Louis Missika \n Deputy Mayor in Charge of Innovation\, Research and Universities\, Paris \n More information can be found at \n . URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/smart-city-what-is-the-added-value-nov-5-6-2012/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121107T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121107T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4450-1352275200-1352307600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Real-time Auralization for Virtual Environments – An Overview of RWTH's Virtual Reality System\, Nov 7 DESCRIPTION: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 user and the required signal processing. The real-time auralization engine enables a physically accurate simulation of sound propagation\, including important wave effects such as sound scattering\, airborne sound insulation between rooms and sound diffraction. Binaural synthesis is used to create a spatial sound playback. Audio rendering with long room impulse responses is achieved by highly parallelized non-uniformly partitioned convolutions. A dynamic crosstalk cancellation system allows to playback the binaural signals to the user without the need of headphones. In order to handle the significant computational complexity\, the computation is distributed on a PC-cluster\, that drives the simulation in real-time even for huge audio-visual scenarios. Several examples of applications are presented in the talk. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/real-time-auralization-for-virtual-environments-an-overview-of-rwths-virtual-reality-system-nov-7/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121107T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121107T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4449-1352275200-1352307600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Coalescing Scientific Data Management with Storage Systems\, Nov 7 DESCRIPTION: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 Research Laboratory\, co-founder and Associate Director of the UCSC/Los Alamos Institute for Scalable Scientific Data Management. Dr. Maltzahn’s research is in the area of Computer Systems. He specializes on scalable file system data and metadata management and storage performance management. \n Carlos Maltzahn joined UC Santa Cruz in December 2004 after working for five years as a systems performance engineer at Netapp. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1999\, his M.S. in Computer Science in 1997\, and his Univ. Diplom Informatik from the University of Passau\, Germany in 1991. ————— \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/coalescing-scientific-data-management-with-storage-systems-nov-7-2/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121107T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121107T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4448-1352275200-1352307600@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Coalescing Scientific Data Management with Storage Systems\, Nov 7 DESCRIPTION: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 Research Laboratory\, co-founder and Associate Director of the UCSC/Los Alamos Institute for Scalable Scientific Data Management. Dr. Maltzahn’s research is in the area of Computer Systems. He specializes on scalable file system data and metadata management and storage performance management. \n Carlos Maltzahn joined UC Santa Cruz in December 2004 after working for five years as a systems performance engineer at Netapp. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1999\, his M.S. in Computer Science in 1997\, and his Univ. Diplom Informatik from the University of Passau\, Germany in 1991. ————— \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/coalescing-scientific-data-management-with-storage-systems-nov-7/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121108T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121108T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4451-1352361600-1352394000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Learning patterns in Big data from small data using core-sets\, Nov 8 DESCRIPTION: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 have started exploring a different approach: instead of improving the algorithm\, reduce the input data and run the existing algorithm on the reduced data to obtain the desired output much faster on a streaming input\, using a manageable amount of memory\, and in parallel (say\, using Hadoop\, cloud service\, or GPUs). \n A core-set for a given problem is a semantic compression of its input\, in the sense that a solution for the problem with the (small) core-set as input yields an approximate solution to the problem with the original (Big) data. In this talk I will describe the core-set approach and recent algorithmic achievements for computing core-sets with performance guarantees. I will also describe applications of this magical new paradigm in Machine Learning\, Robotics\, Computer Vision\, and Privacy. Finally\, I will describe in detail iDiary: a system that turns large sensor signals collected from smart-phones into textual descriptions of the trajectories. The system features a user interface similar to Google Search that allows users to type text queries on their activities (e.g.\, “Where did I buy books?”) and receive textual answers based on their GPS signals. \n Bio: Dan Feldman is a post-doc at MIT in the Distributed Robotics Lab\, where he develops systems for handling streaming Big data from sensors\, smartphones\, images\, and robots. He got his Ph.D. from Tel-Aviv University in 2010\, under the supervision of Prof. Micha Sharir and Prof. Amos Fiat. He then was a postdoc at the Center for the Mathematics of Information at Caltech for a year and a half\, where he started to reduce the gap between theoretical computational geometry and practical machine learning. He is specialized in developing software for scalable data compression\, based on core-set constructions with provable guarantees. His coresets were implemented in several start-ups\, banks\, super markets\, and internet search companies over the recent years\, to name just a few. When he is not working\, Dan is building robots and trains from Lego with his very own coresets\, Ariel and Eleanor. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/learning-patterns-in-big-data-from-small-data-using-core-sets-nov-8/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121108T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121108T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4452-1352361600-1352394000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Learning patterns in Big data from small data using core-sets\, Nov 8 DESCRIPTION: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 have started exploring a different approach: instead of improving the algorithm\, reduce the input data and run the existing algorithm on the reduced data to obtain the desired output much faster on a streaming input\, using a manageable amount of memory\, and in parallel (say\, using Hadoop\, cloud service\, or GPUs). \n A core-set for a given problem is a semantic compression of its input\, in the sense that a solution for the problem with the (small) core-set as input yields an approximate solution to the problem with the original (Big) data. In this talk I will describe the core-set approach and recent algorithmic achievements for computing core-sets with performance guarantees. I will also describe applications of this magical new paradigm in Machine Learning\, Robotics\, Computer Vision\, and Privacy. Finally\, I will describe in detail iDiary: a system that turns large sensor signals collected from smart-phones into textual descriptions of the trajectories. The system features a user interface similar to Google Search that allows users to type text queries on their activities (e.g.\, “Where did I buy books?”) and receive textual answers based on their GPS signals. \n Bio: Dan Feldman is a post-doc at MIT in the Distributed Robotics Lab\, where he develops systems for handling streaming Big data from sensors\, smartphones\, images\, and robots. He got his Ph.D. from Tel-Aviv University in 2010\, under the supervision of Prof. Micha Sharir and Prof. Amos Fiat. He then was a postdoc at the Center for the Mathematics of Information at Caltech for a year and a half\, where he started to reduce the gap between theoretical computational geometry and practical machine learning. He is specialized in developing software for scalable data compression\, based on core-set constructions with provable guarantees. His coresets were implemented in several start-ups\, banks\, super markets\, and internet search companies over the recent years\, to name just a few. When he is not working\, Dan is building robots and trains from Lego with his very own coresets\, Ariel and Eleanor. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/learning-patterns-in-big-data-from-small-data-using-core-sets-nov-8/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121109T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121109T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4455-1352448000-1352480400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:ITS Friday Seminar – Connecting Cars to the Cloud\, Nov 9 DESCRIPTION: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 people already have – allowing people to write apps for their cars. Automatic connects to cars and learns how people drive and how their cars operate. Drivers gain insight into how they drive and how their car works so they can save money and drive more safely and efficiently. Drivers also learn about their engine status and the condition of their car. Behavior change techniques learned from research at UC Berkeley are incorporated into the product to provide driving feedback and gently nudges drivers to be safer and more efficient. This seminar will talk about Automatic as a platform to collect data and influence behavior and look at potential applications in an internet-enabled car. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/its-friday-seminar-connecting-cars-to-the-cloud-nov-9-2/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121109T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121109T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4454-1352448000-1352480400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:ITS Friday Seminar – Connecting Cars to the Cloud\, Nov 9 DESCRIPTION: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 people already have – allowing people to write apps for their cars. Automatic connects to cars and learns how people drive and how their cars operate. Drivers gain insight into how they drive and how their car works so they can save money and drive more safely and efficiently. Drivers also learn about their engine status and the condition of their car. Behavior change techniques learned from research at UC Berkeley are incorporated into the product to provide driving feedback and gently nudges drivers to be safer and more efficient. This seminar will talk about Automatic as a platform to collect data and influence behavior and look at potential applications in an internet-enabled car. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/its-friday-seminar-connecting-cars-to-the-cloud-nov-9/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121109T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121109T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4453-1352448000-1352480400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Vibration Energy Harvesting for Wireless Sensor Networks\, Nov 9 DESCRIPTION: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 exciting applications. Ubiquitous sensor networks would allow two-way communication\, real-time remote monitoring\, and rapid response to changing conditions. Consider the difference between landline telephones and smart phones to imagine how wireless sensing networks might transform infrastructure\, energy\, and manufacturing. However\, current wireless sensor nodes are expensive to maintain as batteries die and need to be replaced\, and the nodes are often very difficult to install. Energy harvesting has the potential to resolve these issues and enable a stick-on\, set it and forget it type of node. \n This talk will highlight the different types of energy harvesting research going on in our group\, giving a brief overview of how each technology works and when it might be used. I will then focus in on piezoelectric vibration energy harvesting\, which is the subject of my research. I will discuss experimental results of a MEMS harvester tested on machinery\, optimization of the harvester\, and integration of the energy harvester with energy storage. Finally\, I will present a novel resonator design that is able to passively self-tune its frequency to match the input vibration. \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/vibration-energy-harvesting-for-wireless-sensor-networks-nov-9/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121113T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121113T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4458-1352793600-1352826000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Mary Gray: "Anthropology as BIG DATA: Making the case for ethnography as a critical dimension in digital media and technology studies"\, Nov 13 DESCRIPTION: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 human communication research and technology studies and outline the value of anthropology\, as a particular kind of “big data\,” that warrants more attention. \n She will argue for attending to different kinds of data (from the statistically to the ethnographically significant)\, more collaborative approaches to how researchers arrive at what they (think they) know\, and critical analysis of the cultural assumptions embedded in the data we collect. \n Mary L. Gray is Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research New England and Associate Professor of Communication and Culture at Indiana University. Her work focuses on how people use digital and social media in everyday ways to shape their social identities and create spaces for themselves. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/mary-gray-anthropology-as-big-data-making-the-case-for-ethnography-as-a-critical-dimension-in-digital-media-and-technology-studies-nov-13/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121113T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121113T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4457-1352793600-1352826000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Mary Gray: "Anthropology as BIG DATA: Making the case for ethnography as a critical dimension in digital media and technology studies"\, Nov 13 DESCRIPTION: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 human communication research and technology studies and outline the value of anthropology\, as a particular kind of “big data\,” that warrants more attention. \n She will argue for attending to different kinds of data (from the statistically to the ethnographically significant)\, more collaborative approaches to how researchers arrive at what they (think they) know\, and critical analysis of the cultural assumptions embedded in the data we collect. \n Mary L. Gray is Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research New England and Associate Professor of Communication and Culture at Indiana University. Her work focuses on how people use digital and social media in everyday ways to shape their social identities and create spaces for themselves. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/mary-gray-anthropology-as-big-data-making-the-case-for-ethnography-as-a-critical-dimension-in-digital-media-and-technology-studies-nov-13/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121113T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121113T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4456-1352793600-1352826000@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:The 5th Annual A. Richard Newton Global Technology Leaders Conference\, Nov 13 DESCRIPTION: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 products that meet real-world needs. At the 2012 Global Technology Leaders conference\, you will meet researchers\, industry leaders and even ‘maker movement’ enthusiasts who are harvesting the best in emerging technologies to create innovative solutions for health care\, energy efficiency\, sustainability and other challenges. \n Pre-registration is required\, admission is complimentary. The conference will be simulcast live online. You do not have to pre-register to watch the webcast. \n The Global Technology Leaders Conference is held during Global Entrepreneurship Week and recognizes the entrepreneurial vision of A. Richard Newton\, Dean of the College of Engineering\, UC Berkeley from 2000 to 2007. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/the-5th-annual-a-richard-newton-global-technology-leaders-conference-nov-13/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121114T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121114T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4459-1352880000-1352912400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Achieving Climate Change Goals from Transportation and Land Use Planning in California\, Nov 14 DESCRIPTION: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 monitoring frameworks needed to implement California’s climate change laws. New data and modeling technology developed for state of California is applied to understand the magnitude of currently planned land use and transportation policies\, the sensitivity of vehicle travel to specific demographic trends\, and geographic disparities in the effects of auto pricing policies. The results provide insight into key metrics for monitoring policy implementation and changes in demographic trends that could undermine achievement of greenhouse gas reduction goals as well as policy interventions to redress negative impacts of auto pricing policies. \n Biography: \n Caroline Rodier is the Associate Director of the Urban Land Use and Transportation Center (ULTRANS) at the University of California at Davis. Her major areas of research include transportation and land use planning and environmental policy analysis. Her interests include the development and application of land use and transport models. At ULTRANS\, she manages the development of two California statewide models\, an activity based microsimulation travel model (CSTDM) and a spatial economic model (PECAS)\, as well as an activity based microsimulation travel model for the San Joaquin Valley region. She previously served as a Senior Researcher at the University of California at Berkeley\, where she evaluated behavioral effects of new transportation technology. She has designed and implemented research evaluation programs for transit and truck smart parking systems\, shared-use low-speed modes\, and automated speed enforcement systems. She is the Chair of the Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Emerging and Innovative Public Transport and Technologies. She holds a B.A. in US History from Barnard College at Columbia University and a M.S. in Community Development and Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of California at Davis. \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/achieving-climate-change-goals-from-transportation-and-land-use-planning-in-california-nov-14/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121114T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121114T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4460-1352880000-1352912400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Implications of Long-Term Trends in the Energy Efficiency of Computing and Communications\, Nov 14 DESCRIPTION:Energy and Resources Group/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Joint Faculty Candidate Job Talk URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/implications-of-long-term-trends-in-the-energy-efficiency-of-computing-and-communications-nov-14/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121114T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121114T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4461-1352880000-1352912400@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:Careers and Futures: Conversations with Activists and Innovators in Poverty Action\, Nov 14 DESCRIPTION: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 and Futures: Conversations with Activists and Innovators.” This series aims to provide all CAL students with increased opportunities to dialogue with professionals in the field of poverty action about career development and future trends. The event is free and wheel chair accessible. \n Lynn Murphy has worked for nine years at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as both a Senior Fellow and Program Officer. She works in the Global Development and Population program on initiatives to improve the quality of primary school education in the developing world. Prior to joining The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation\, Lynn served as a consultant and education advisor for several international organizations\, including Save the Children\, UNESCO\, Commonwealth Education Fund\, and WestEd. Lynn holds a Ph.D. in International and Comparative Education and an M.A. in International Education Administration and Policy Analysis from Stanford University. Her research focuses on the role and contribution of nongovernmental organizations in “Education For All”. She has published on the emergence-and consequences- of transnational advocacy efforts in international development and education. Lynn has lived and worked in the education sector in several Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa countries and has taught at the primary\, secondary\, and university level. She currently serves on the board of the Global Partnership for Education as the private sector/private foundation representative. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/careers-and-futures-conversations-with-activists-and-innovators-in-poverty-action-nov-14/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121115T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121115T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 CREATED:20140202T090101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20140202T090101Z UID:4462-1352966400-1352998800@citris-uc.org SUMMARY:“Design With The Developing World” (DW2) Impact Session\, Nov 15 DESCRIPTION: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 amazing lineup of multi-disciplinary panelists who will share about topics ranging from the ReMotion prosthetic knee to IDEO’s redesign of the health-education experience\, to the latest low-carbon\, affordable technologies that combat global poverty. \n Speakers include guests from IDEO.org\, D-Rev\, and Tyler Valiquette from Catapult Design\, with moderation by Shashi Buluswar from LIGTT. URL:https://citris-uc.org/event/design-with-the-developing-world-dw2-impact-session-nov-15/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121116T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121116T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 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/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121119T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121119T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 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/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121128T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121128T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 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/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121128T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121128T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 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/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121130T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20121130T170000 DTSTAMP:20260409T073048 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/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR