CIS Seminar: “Machine Learning: Why Do Simple Algorithms Work So Well?”
Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesWhile state-of-the-art machine learning models are deep, large-scale, sequential and highly nonconvex, the backbone of modern learning algorithms are simple algorithms such as stochastic gradient descent, or Q-learning (in the […]
MEAM Seminar: “Force, Shape, and Motion in Collective Cell Migration”
Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCells migrate collectively to form tissues, to heal wounds, and, in cancer, to metastasize. During these biological processes, the collective migration exhibits a transition from a solid-like state, wherein cell […]
CIS Seminar: “Computer Security for Emerging Technologies”
Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesAs our world becomes more computerized, security and privacy takes on a prominent role in allowing us to enjoy the benefits of new technologies without the risks. Addressing the new […]
CBE Seminar: “Particle Transport in Soft, Disordered Media”
Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesESE Seminar: “Control of Light and Heat for New Energy Applications”
Light carries energy and heat, and plays a key role in many energy-conversion processes. The capabilities to tailor electromagnetic energy transfer at the nanoscale represent important opportunities for novel energy […]
BE Seminar Series: Applied Topology in Biological Systems
Room 337, Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThough rooted in pure mathematics, algebraic topology has recently enabled novel analysis techniques for biological data. Specifically, the method called persistent homology which employs ideas from topology to characterize the […]
BE Seminar Series: Synchronization is Robust in a Computational Model of Neuronal Network Dynamics and Injury
Room 337, Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesAt the macroscale, synchronization between brain regions is believed to be important for memory and attention. Injury, including mild traumatic brain injury, can both increase and decrease synchronization as measured […]
BE Seminar Series: Heterogeneous, Multi-Scale and Patient-Speci C Pharmacodynamic Systems Models for Cancer with Clinical Applications
Room 337, Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesAbstract: Systems models of key signaling pathways in cancer have been extensively used to understand and explore the mechanisms of action of drugs and growth factors on cancer cell signaling. […]
CIS Seminar: “Improving Security at an Internet Scale: A Data-Driven Approach”
Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThe state of security across the Internet is poor, and it has been so for years. Meanwhile, attacks have become ever more frequent and consequential. How do we actually make […]