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“Engineering at NSF: Big Ideas and More”

Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Three years ago, NSF announced Ten Big Ideas for Future Investments. From Harnessing the Data Revolution, to defining the Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier, and Understanding the Rules of Life, all of the Big Ideas require cross-disciplinary, convergent research to make significant progress on these important societal challenges. The talk will present an […]

CBE Faculty Candidate Seminar: “Understanding and Design of Materials of High Energy Density Batteries”

Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract: Environmental challenges and economic forces are reshaping the way we generate and consume energy on a global scale. To keep up with the accelerating adoption of electric vehicles, allow for grid scale energy storage, and meet the demands of future technological advances, new materials for high energy density batteries must be developed. High costs […]

MSE Faculty Candidate Seminar: “Computational Materials Design from Synthesis to Functionality”

Auditorium, LRSM Building 3231 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The concept of computational materials design envisions the identification of new synthetically-accessible structures with desirable properties and the optimization of known systems using first-principles calculations. While significant steps towards realizing this vision have been made, notably in atomistic property evaluation, the computational prediction of materials synthesis and realistic structure remains a challenge. Dr. Kitchaev will […]

ESE Seminar: “Engineering Quantum Processors in Silicon”

Room 337, Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract Across the globe, physicists in academia and industry alike are competing to be the first to build a scalable universal quantum computer. Amongst the multitudes of quantum computing architectures, solid-state quantum processors based on spins in silicon are emerging as a strong contender. Silicon is an ideal material to host spin qubits: it supports […]

CIS Seminar: “Risk-Aware Machine Learning at Scale”

Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract: In recent years, machine learning has seen rapid advances with increasingly large scale and complex data modalities, including processing images, natural language and more. As a result, applications of machine learning have pervaded our lives to make them easier and more convenient. Buoyed by this success, we are approaching an era where machine learning […]

PICS Seminar – Dr. Cesar de la Fuente of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine

PICS Conference Room 534 - A Wing , 5th Floor 3401 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract: Until now, the natural world has supplied us with antibiotics. Bacteria, however, are increasingly resistant to these drugs. The next generation of antibiotics will likely come not from nature but from computer-based discovery. Working at the forefront of this development, I seek to harness computational power to find molecules with antibacterial activity. I use […]

MEAM Seminar: “Multiscale Interactions in Multiphase Turbulent Flows: Fundamentals to Applications”

Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Recent advances in experimental measurements and numerical simulations has allowed us to discover new phenomena in multiphase turbulence (a flow regime characterized by chaotic and irregular motion in the presence of immersed surfaces/bodies). In this talk, I will discuss some of these new discoveries and their importance both from a fundamental and an application viewpoint. […]

ESE Seminar: “Safe Real-World Autonomy in Uncertain and Unstructured Environments”

Room 337, Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract In this talk I will present my current and future work towards enabling safe real-world autonomy. My core focus is to enable efficient and safe decision-making in complex autonomous systems, while reasoning about uncertainty in real-world environments, including those involving human interactions. First I will discuss safety for complex systems in simple environments. Traditional […]

CIS Seminar: “Breaking and Building End-to-End Encrypted Systems”

Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101), Levine Hall 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract Today’s computer systems and their owners fail to protect data. Exacerbating this are new threats stemming from the rise of cloud computing. The consequences are dire: sensitive information like financial statements, medical records, and private messages are disclosed to malicious parties. In my research at the intersection of security, cryptography, and systems, I work […]