ASSET Seminar: AI and Medicine: One Possible Future for Augmented Care, Kevin B Johnson (University of Pennsylvania)

Levine 307 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract: Scientific discoveries, fueled by data collected during the course of care, are promising to radically change how we think about health, disease, prevention and treatment. However, the very systems that are responsible for this tsunami of data are crippling many aspects of the care delivery system. In particular, the burden of documentation, the challenges […]

Abstraction in Language and Systems: A Symposium in Honor of Barbara Liskov

Berger Auditorium (Room 13), Skirkanich Hall 210 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

ABSTRACTION IN LANGUAGES AND SYSTEMS   Laureate symposium honoring Barbara Liskov, recipient of the 2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science       Featuring: Barbara Liskov, Ph.D., Laureate Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lorenzo Alvisi, Ph.D. Cornell University Maurice Herlihy, Ph.D. Brown University Andrew Myers, Ph.D. Cornell University   Location:      University of Pennsylvania Berger […]

ASSET Seminar: Neurosymbolic Programming for Science, Swarat Chaudhuri (University of Texas at Austin)

Levine 307 3330 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

PRESENTATION ABSTRACT: Neurosymbolic programming (NSP) is an emerging area of computing that bridges the fields of deep learning and program synthesis. Like in classical machine learning, the goal here is to learn functions from data. However, these functions are represented as programs that use neural network modules as well as symbolic primitives and are induced using […]

Penn Engineering Commencement 2023: Doctoral Ceremony

Irvine Auditorium 3401 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Celebrate Penn Engineering's 2023 Doctoral Graduates. Additional information is available on the Penn Engineering Commencement website.

Penn Engineering Commencement 2023: Master’s Ceremony

Palestra 223 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Celebrate the Penn Engineering 2023 Master's Graduates. Additional information is available on the Penn Engineering Commencement website.

Penn Engineering Portrait Celebration in Honor of Ms. Cora Ingrum and Ms. Donna Hampton

Heilmeier Hall (Room 100), Towne Building 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Dean Vijay Kumar invites members of the Penn Engineering community to attend the unveiling of commissioned portraits of: Ms. Cora Ingrum by Patricia Watwood and Ms. Donna Hampton by Ashon Crawley There will be a breakfast reception to follow.

Penn Engineering 2023 Commencement Open House

Immediately following the University Ceremony, Penn Engineering will host an Open House for the School’s returning graduates and their families throughout the first floors of the main Engineering complex. Included are photo booth opportunities, a t-shirt giveaway (including a live t-shirt press!), and light refreshments. Department offices will also be open as a location for […]

BE Doctoral Dissertation Defense: “Design, Modeling and Optimization of a Tape Spring Steerable Needle” (Omar Abdoun)

Towne 337

The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Mark Yim are pleased to announce the doctoral dissertation defense of Omar Abdoun. Title: DESIGN, MODELING, AND OPTIMIZATION OF A TAPE SPRING STEERABLE NEEDLE Date: 5/26 Time: 11:30am Location: 337 Towne Building  Zoom is also an option. The Link Is below: Omar Abdoun is inviting […]