MEAM Seminar: “Origami Micro, Bio, and Nanosystems “
Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesDue to the inherent planarity of conventional micro and nanofabrication, it is challenging to pattern and assemble micro, bio, and nano-materials and devices in all three dimensions. Origami inspired mechanical […]
ESE Seminar: “Enabling the SmartGrid with IoT Sensors and Edge-Cloud Analytics”
PICS Conference Room 534 - A Wing , 5th Floor 3401 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesAbstract: Wireless sensors and edge-cloud analytics have the potential to gather and process vast amounts of data about the physical world, offering radical new insights about everything from critical infrastructure […]
CIS Seminar: “Reducing Errors in Quantum Computation via Program Transformation”
Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesAbstract: Quantum computing promises exponential speedups for an important class of problems. While quantum computers with few dozens of qubits have been demonstrated, these machines suffer from high rate of […]
ESE Dissertation Defense: David Q. Sun
Room 307, Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesTitle: "Understanding Coalition Dynamics in Multiparty Conflicts: An Agent-Based Approach with Multi-Objective Spatial Model" Abstract: Through this research, we explore the dynamics of coalition formation in multi-agent competitive games where […]
ESE Thesis Defense: Cassiano Becker
Room 307, Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesTitle: "Data-Driven Modeling, Analysis and Design of Networked Dynamical Systems with Applications in Neuroscience" Abstract: In this thesis, we provide contributions to the modeling, analysis and design of networked dynamical […]
CBE Seminar: “Soft, Wet, and Sticky: Viscous Forces and Elasticity in Wet Adhesion”
Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesAbstract: Understanding and harnessing the coupling between lubrication pressure, elasticity, and surface interactions provides materials design strategies for applications such as adhesives, coatings, microsensors, and biomaterials. This presentation will discuss our […]
MSE Seminar: “Exploring Photonic Materials with Symmetry and Topology”
Auditorium, LRSM Building 3231 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesSymmetry and topology are fundamental notions existing in all kinds of natural systems, from spiral galaxies and hurricanes to amino acids in molecules and non-trivial topologically protected electronic states in […]
BE Seminar: “Nanofluidic Technologies for Biomolecule Manipulation”
PICS Conference Room 534 - A Wing , 5th Floor 3401 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesIn the last 20 years, microfabrication techniques have allowed researchers to miniaturize tools for a plethora of bioanalytical applications. In addition to better sensitivity, accuracy and precision, scaling down the […]
CIS Seminar: ” Flash Boys 2.0: Frontrunning, Transaction Reordering, and Consensus Instability in Decentralized Exchanges”
Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesAbstract: Cryptocurrencies and blockchains are often heralded as the keys to a new era of financial transparency and fairness. Decentralized exchanges (DEXes), in particular, run directly on blockchains. They manage custody of traded […]