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Events for 2011

JAN
05
2011
Computer Engineering Seminar
MINIX 3: A Reliable and Secure Operating System
Andrew Tanenbaum, Professor of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit
JAN
07
2011
Control Seminar
Decentralized control: when actions speak
Pulkit Gover , Post-doc, University of California, Berkeley
JAN
11
2011
AI Seminar
Toyota AI Seminar: The Optimal Reward Problem
Satinder Singh Baveja, Professor, University of Michigan, CSE
JAN
12
2011
MIPSE Seminar
When Low Temperature Plasmas Meet Surfaces
David Graves, Prof., University of California, Berkeley
JAN
14
2011
Control Seminar
Control Theoretic Splines with Constraints
Assen L.Dontchev, Dr., Mathematical Reviews – A Division of the American Mathematical Society
JAN
18
2011
AI Seminar
Toyota AI Seminar: Efficient Implementation of and Inference in Probabilistic Programming Languages
David Wingate, PhD., M.I.T
JAN
19
2011
MIPSE Seminar
Compressing Waves in Plasma
Nathaniel Fisch, Prof., Princeton University
JAN
20
2011
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Virginia Vassilevska Williams, CSE Faculty Candidate
Virginia Vassilevska Williams, Path, matrix and triangle problems — subcubic algorithms and equivalences, University of California, Berkeley
JAN
21
2011
Control Seminar
Nonlinear Control of Uncertain Fatigued Human Skeletal Muscle: Theory and Experiments
Warren Dixon, Professor, University of Florida – Gainesville
JAN
25
2011
Other Event
OnStar Student Developer Challenge Kickoff Workshop
JAN
25
2011
AI Seminar
Toyota AI Seminar: Classifying the Political Leaning of News Articles and Users From User Votes
Daniel Zhou, University of Michigan, SI
JAN
27
2011
Other Event
Linking Documents to Encyclopedic Knowledge: Using Wikipedia as a Source of Linguistic Evidence
Professor Rada Mihalcea, Associate Professor, University of North Texas
JAN
28
2011
Control Seminar
Making Small Unmanned Systems do Big Things
Eric Johnson, Associate Professor , Georgia Institute of Technology
FEB
01
2011
AI Seminar
Toyota AI Seminar: Sharks attack humans, but most sharks dont attack humans: Learning to express generalizations in language
Susan Gelman, Professor, University of Michigan, Psychology
FEB
03
2011
Solid-State and Nano Seminar
NIMSA Student Seminar Series
Greg McGraw and Sameh Tawfick , PhD Students (Physics and Applied Physics; Mechanical Engineering)
FEB
03
2011
Systems Seminar – ECE
Delay-Constrained Throughput in Wireless Networks: Providing Reliable services over Unreliable Channels
I-Hong Hu, Ph.D, Candidate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
FEB
03
2011
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Ryan Williams, CSE Faculty Candidate
Ryan Williams, Algorithms, Obstructions, and Beating Exhaustive Search, IBM Almaden Research Center
FEB
03
2011
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Emotions in Engineering: Methods for the Interpretation of Ambiguous Emotional Content
Emily Mower, Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Southern California
FEB
04
2011
Distinguished Lecture
Stories from the Trenches of Silicon Valley
Tim Howes, Co-Founder and CTO, RockMelt
FEB
04
2011
Other Event
Yahoo! 48-Hour Mobile Apps Hackthon!
FEB
08
2011
MIPSE Seminar
High-Resolution and Adaptive Methods for Plasma Physics
Dr. Phillip Colella, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
FEB
10
2011
Other Event
CSE Seminar, A Case for Runtime Adaptation using Cross-Layer Approaches
Kim Hazelwood, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
FEB
11
2011
Control Seminar
Machine Learning Approaches to Vehicle Power Management
Yi Lu Murphey, Professor and Chair , University of Michigan – Dearborn
FEB
14
2011
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Sensing and Feedback of Everyday Activities to Promote Environmentally Sustainable Behaviors
Jon Froehlich, Ph.D. Candidate and Microsoft Research Graduate Fellow, University of Washington
FEB
17
2011
Other Event
Collegiate Professorship, Farnam Jahanian
Professor Farnam Jahanian, Edward S. Davidson Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, EECS – CoE – UM
FEB
18
2011
Systems Seminar – CSE
Semantic Integration of Real World Data
Rachel Pottinger, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia
FEB
18
2011
Control Seminar
Traffic Jams: Dynamics and Control
Gabor Orosz, Assistant Professor , University of Michigan – Department of Mechanical Engineering
FEB
22
2011
AI Seminar
Toyota AI seminar: Temporal Pattern Recognition in the ICU
Mohammed Saeed, MD, PhD, University of Michigan, Cardiovascular Center and Health System
FEB
23
2011
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Emotions in Engineering: Methods for the Interpretation of Ambiguous Emotional Content
Emily Mower, Post-Doc Researcher, Univ. of Southern California
MAR
07
2011
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Extracting and Querying Probabilistic Information in BayesStore
Daisy Wang, Ph.D. Candidate, Univ. of California Berkeley
MAR
08
2011
Other Event
Prof. Tony Grbic: Presented with Henry Russel Award
MAR
09
2011
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Toward Visual Learning with Minimal Human Supervision
Vittorio Ferrari, Assistant Professor, ETH, Zurich
MAR
10
2011
Systems Seminar – ECE
Supporting Delay Guarantees over Unreliable Wireless Channels
I-Hong Hu , Ph.D candidate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MAR
10
2011
Other Event
Large-Scale Analysis for Connected Media
Rong Yan, Research Scientist, Facebook
MAR
11
2011
Control Seminar
Powertrain Electrification:Taking Advanced Control Systems out of the Lab and on to the Road
Ryan McGee , Supervisor, Vehicle Controls Architecture and Algorithm Design, Ford Motor Company
MAR
14
2011
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Recent Results for random key graphs: Connectivity, triangles, etc.
Armand Makowski, Professor , University of Maryland at College Park
MAR
15
2011
AI Seminar
Toyota AI Seminar: Sharks attack humans, but most sharks don't attack humans: Learning to express generalizations in language
Susan Gelman, Professor, University of Michigan, Psychology
MAR
16
2011
MIPSE Seminar
Mode Switching in Relativistic Magnetrons and Hysteresis
Edl Schamiloglu, Prof., The University of New Mexico
MAR
17
2011
Systems Seminar – CSE
Improving the Performance and Robustness of Web Applications
James Mickens, Researcher, Distributed Systems Group, Microsoft Research
MAR
21
2011
Other Event
Reinventing the Modern Corporation: Lessons learned from a century of progress
Mike Rhodin, Senior Vice President, IBM Software Solutions Group, IBM
MAR
23
2011
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Complex Large-Scale Systems: From Antenna Circuits to Electricity Grids
Javad Lavaei, Ph.D. Candidate, California Institute of Technology
MAR
24
2011
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Mechanisms for Usable Multicores
David Wentzlaff, Ph.D. Candidate, MIT
MAR
25
2011
Control Seminar
In-Situ Soil Moisture Sensing: From Physical Models to Optimal Control to Field Deployment
Mingyan Liu , Associate Professor , University of Michigan, Department of EECS
MAR
25
2011
Other Event
Camp Hackathon
MAR
28
2011
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Semantic Image Understanding: From the Web, In Large-Scale, and With Real-World Data
Jia Li, Ph.D. Candidate, Stanford
MAR
30
2011
MIPSE Seminar
Microwave-Driven Breakdown: From Dielectric Surface Multipactor to Ionization Discharge
John Verboncoeur, Prof., Michigan State University
MAR
31
2011
Systems Seminar – CSE
Ultra Scalable Messaging Systems
Dr. Ymir Vigfusson, Researcher, IBM Research, Adjunct Professor, Reykjavik University
MAR
31
2011
Student Event
CSE Scholars iOS App Showcase
APR
01
2011
Dissertation Defense
Identifying Roles in Social Networks Using Linguistic Analysis
Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Awadallah
APR
01
2011
Control Seminar
Battery Health Management for Electric Vehicles
Bhashar Saha, Dr. and Senior Chief Principal Engineer, NASA Ames Research Center
APR
04
2011
Distinguished Lecture
A Computer Scientist Looks at the Energy Problem
Randy H Katz, University of California, Berkeley
APR
04
2011
William Gould Dow Distinguished Lecture
Selling Wind Randomly
Pravin Varaiya, Nortel Networks Distinguished Professor , UC Berkeley
APR
05
2011
AI Seminar
Toyota AI Seminar: Generating and Exploiting 3D Laser Data for Mobile Robotics
Paul Newman, Professor, Oxford University
APR
06
2011
MIPSE Seminar
Dynamics of Droplet Impact and Solidification in Plasma Spray Process
Javad Mostaghimi, Prof., University of Toronto
APR
07
2011
Other Event
Distinguished University Innovator Ceremony and Lecture
Khalil Najafi, Ken Wise
APR
08
2011
Control Seminar
Low-power motion control of microactuators with expensive voltage conversion and sensing
Kenn Oldham , Assistant Professor , University of Michigan, Department of Mechanical Engineering
APR
11
2011
Other Event
How's the Parallel Computing Revolution Going?
Kathryn McKinley, Professor, University of Texas, Austin
APR
13
2011
MIPSE Seminar
Plasma Based Acceleration: A Path Towards Compact Particle Accelerators
Warren Mori, Prof. , University of California, Los Angeles
APR
15
2011
Dissertation Defense
Database Querying Through Direct Manipulation
Bin Liu
APR
18
2011
Dissertation Defense
Compiling Stream Applications for Heterogeneous Architectures
Amir Hossein Hormati
APR
20
2011
Dissertation Defense
Power-Efficient Accelerators for High-Performance Applications
Ganesh Suryanarayan Dasika
APR
21
2011
Dissertation Defense
Efficient and Robust Spectrum Management for Cognitive Radio Networks
Alexander Min
APR
21
2011
Other Event
Michigan Mobile Phone Ensemble Spring 2011 Concert
Michigan Mobile Phone Ensemble
APR
22
2011
Other Event
Workshop on Data, Text, Web, and Social Network Mining
APR
27
2011
Dissertation Defense
Single Mode Optical Fiber Based Devices and Systems for Mid-Infrared Light Generation, Communication and Metrology
Ojas P. Kulkarni
APR
27
2011
Dissertation Defense
Near Threshold Computing: From Single-Core to Many-Core Energy Efficient Architectures
Ronald Dreslinski, Jr.
APR
29
2011
Dissertation Defense
Delivering Affordable Fault-tolerance to Commodity Computer Systems
Shuguang Feng
MAY
02
2011
Dissertation Defense
Glass Box Software Model Checking
Michael E. Roberson
MAY
09
2011
Other Event
Towards Integrative Causal Analysis of Heterogeneous Datasets and Studies
Dr. Ioannis Tsamardinos, Research Staff, Assistant Prof, FORTH Institute of Computer Science
MAY
10
2011
Systems Seminar – CSE
High-Dimensional Similarity Search for Large Datasets
Wei Dong, PhD Candidate, Princeton University
MAY
12
2011
Other Event
Reading Group on Quantum Communication – Planning Session
MAY
16
2011
Dissertation Defense
Performance, Power, and Thermal Modeling and Optimization for High-Performance Computer Systems
Xi Chen
MAY
19
2011
Other Event
Reading Group on Quantum Communication
MAY
20
2011
Computer Engineering Seminar
Run-time adaptive performance control and design issues in subthreshold SRAM
Masanori Hashimoto, Associate Professor, Osaka University
MAY
24
2011
Dissertation Defense
Compiler and Runtime Techniques for Automatic Parallelization of Sequential Applications
Mojtaba Mehrara
MAY
26
2011
Other Event
Reading Group on Quantum Communication
JUN
01
2011
Dissertation Defense
The Optimal Reward Problem: Designing Effective Reward for Bounded Agents
Jonathan Sorg
JUN
09
2011
Other Event
Reading Group on Quantum Communication
JUN
14
2011
Dissertation Defense
Simplify Design of Wireless Sensor Networks with Programming Languages, Compilers, and Synthesis
Lan Bai
JUN
15
2011
Dissertation Defense
Overcoming Hard-Faults in High-Performance Microprocessors
Amin Ansari
JUN
16
2011
Other Event
Reading Group on Quantum Communication
JUN
23
2011
Other Event
Reading Group on Quantum Communication
JUN
30
2011
Other Event
Reading Group on Quantum Communication
JUL
07
2011
Other Event
Reading Group on Quantum Communication
JUL
07
2011
Computer Engineering Seminar
Proportional Error Tolerance for Efficient and Effective Performance and Reliability
Mattan Erez, Assistant Professor, University of Texas – Austin
JUL
21
2011
Other Event
Reading Group on Quantum Communication
AUG
04
2011
Other Event
Reading Group on Quantum Communication
AUG
16
2011
Dissertation Defense
Large Scale Malware Analysis, Detection and Signature Generation
Xin Hu
AUG
18
2011
Theory Seminar
Bisimulation for quantum processes
Yuan Feng, Associate Professor, Centre for Quantum Computation and Intelligent Systems, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
AUG
19
2011
Dissertation Defense
Unsupervised Graph-Based Similarity Learning Using Heterogeneous Features
Pradeep Muthukrishnan
AUG
24
2011
Other Event
CS4HS Summer Workshop for High School Teachers
AUG
25
2011
Other Event
Reading Group on Quantum Communication
SEP
01
2011
Other Event
Reading Group on Quantum Communication
SEP
02
2011
RADLAB Seminar
Computational Electromagnetics and Parallel Computing: Solutions of Extremely Large Integral Equations and Their Applications
Levent Gürel, Professor, Bilkent University
SEP
08
2011
Other Event
Research Group on Quantum Communication – Planning Session
SEP
13
2011
AI Seminar
Toyota AI Seminar Orientation
SEP
15
2011
Dissertation Defense
Uniparallel Execution and its Uses
Kaushik Veeraraghavan
SEP
15
2011
Other Event
Research Group on Quantum Communication
SEP
16
2011
Theory Seminar
Distributed Deterministic Graph Coloring
Michael Elkin, Prof, Ben-Gurion University
SEP
22
2011
Other Event
Research Group on Quantum Communication
SEP
22
2011
Other Event
Twitter Tech Talk
SEP
23
2011
Theory Seminar
Overview of Theory Research
Theory Faculty
SEP
26
2011
CSE Seminar
Embedded System Design Techniques and Run-Time Systems for Use in Sensing and Secure Communication by Computer Amateurs
Robert Dick, Assoc. Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
SEP
27
2011
Other Event
Hardware validation – what it is and why it matters
Erin M Wakefield, Validation Manager & Senior Component Design Engineer, Media System Validation
SEP
27
2011
AI Seminar
Selective Communication to Reduce Uncertainty in Multiagent Coordination
Edmund Durfee, Professor, University of Michigan
SEP
28
2011
Computer Engineering Seminar
GreenDroid: An Architecture for the Dark Silicon Era
Michael Taylor, Professor, UCSD
SEP
29
2011
Other Event
Research Group on Quantum Communication
SEP
30
2011
Other Event
Barracuda Networks Programming Competition
OCT
04
2011
AI Seminar
Semantic Mapping with Mobile Robots
Andrzej Pronobis, Post-Doctoral Researcher, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
OCT
06
2011
Other Event
Research Group on Quantum Communication
OCT
11
2011
AI Seminar
Price Predicting Trading Strategies for Simultaneous One-Shot Auctions
Michael P. Wellman, Professor, University of Michigan
OCT
13
2011
Other Event
Research Group on Quantum Communication
OCT
14
2011
Theory Seminar
Theory Seminar
OCT
14
2011
Solid-State and Nano Seminar
Metrology for Nanofabrication (NIMSA Seminar)
Dr. Pilar Herrera-Fierro and Dr. John Mansfield, University of Michigan
OCT
19
2011
WIMS Seminar
Disruptive Technology Development in the areas of Wireless Sensors
Tayfun –zdemir, Ph.D., President, Virtual EM Inc.
OCT
20
2011
Other Event
Research Group on Quantum Communication
OCT
21
2011
Theory Seminar
Theory Seminar
OCT
24
2011
CSE Seminar
Faculty Seminar Series–Economics and Computation: Inseparable Perspectives
Michael Wellman
OCT
25
2011
AI Seminar
Spectral Approaches to Learning Dynamical Systems
Byron Boots, Ph.D Candidate, School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
OCT
27
2011
Other Event
Research Group on Quantum Communication
OCT
28
2011
Distinguished Lecture
Stories from the High Tech Career of an Accidental Engineer
Mark Abel, Assoc. GM of Software Services and Director of Pathfinding, Intel, Intel
OCT
28
2011
Other Event
The North American Bancard Pay Anywhere 5th 48-Hour Mobile Apps Hackathon
OCT
31
2011
Student Event
Modeling and Simulation of Nano/Microsystems Contest
NOV
01
2011
AI Seminar
Efficient Learning of Sparse Distributed Feature Representations
Honglak Lee, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
NOV
02
2011
Computer Engineering Seminar
Moneta: Engineering Storage for the Data Age
Steve Swanson, Professor, University of California, San Diego
NOV
03
2011
Other Event
Yahoo! Hack U Kickoff Dinner and Tech Session
NOV
04
2011
Theory Seminar
Theory Seminar
NOV
04
2011
Dissertation Defense
On Detection of Current and Next-Generation Botnets
Yuanyuan Zeng
NOV
04
2011
Other Event
Yahoo! Hack U Programming Competition
NOV
07
2011
CSE Seminar
Faculty Seminar Series–Research is a Wonderful Adventure (Rejected Title: The Joy of Research)
Karem Sakallah, Associate Chair, Computer Science and Engineering
NOV
09
2011
Distinguished Lecture
C++11 Style
Bjarne Stroustrup, Distinguished Professor and College of Engineering Chair in Computer Science, Texas A&M University
NOV
10
2011
Other Event
Research Group on Quantum Communication
NOV
10
2011
CSE Seminar
Integrating, Innovating, and Evaluating Digital Research Methods
Delia Grenville, User Experience Program Manager, Intel Architecture Group
NOV
11
2011
Theory Seminar
Debmalya Panigrahi: Survivable Network Design with Node and Edge Costs
Debmalya Panigrahi, Survivable Network Design with Node and Edge Costs, MIT
NOV
15
2011
Other Event
The Job Talk Talk: How to Prepare for the Faculty Interview Process
Thomas F. Wenisch, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
NOV
17
2011
Systems Seminar – CSE
Information Diffusion in Online Social Networks: From Analyzing Trends to Stopping Misinformation
Amr El Abbadi, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
NOV
17
2011
Other Event
Research Group on Quantum Communication
NOV
18
2011
Theory Seminar
High-dimensional covariance estimation based on Gaussian graphical models
Shuheng Zhou, U-M
NOV
21
2011
CSE Seminar
Computation in Cardiology: Markers, Models, and Medications
Zeeshan Syed, Professor of EECS, CSE
NOV
29
2011
Solid-State and Nano Seminar
CMOS Switched-Capacitor Circuits: Recent Advances in Bio-Medical and RF Applications
David J. Allstot, Ph.D., Professor of VLSI and Digital Systems, University of Washington
DEC
01
2011
Other Event
Research Group on Quantum Communication
DEC
02
2011
Distinguished Lecture
Mining Heterogeneous Information Networks
Jiawei Han, Bliss Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
DEC
05
2011
Other Event
Computer Science Education Week
DEC
05
2011
CSE Seminar
New Directions in Computer Architecture Faculty Seminar Series
Trevor Mudge
DEC
05
2011
Systems Seminar – CSE
Extreme Scale Visual Analytics
Pak Chung Wong, Chief Scientist and Project Manager, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
DEC
05
2011
Systems Seminar – CSE
Computing for Development: A New High Impact Research Area
Lakshminarayanan Subramanian, Assistant Professor, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU
DEC
06
2011
Solid-State and Nano Seminar
Is Configurable Analog VLSI becoming a reality?
Dr. Paul Hasler, Associate Professor , School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology
DEC
08
2011
Dissertation Defense
Information and Decision Theoretic Approaches to Problems in Active Diagnosis
Gowthem Bellala
DEC
08
2011
Other Event
Research Group on Quantum Communication
DEC
08
2011
Other Event
CSE Graduate Honors Competition
DEC
12
2011
Dissertation Defense
Learning to Use Memory
Nicholas Gorski
DEC
12
2011
Computer Engineering Seminar
SST: A modelling framework integrating Gem5, DRAMSim, McPAT and other components
Arun Rodriguez, Sandia National Labs
DEC
13
2011
Systems Seminar – ECE
Factor Graphs, Bayes Trees and Preconditioning for SLAM and SFM
Frank Dellaert, Professor , Georgia Institute of Technology
DEC
16
2011
Other Event
Event: 2011 Computer Games Showcase
DEC
19
2011
Other Event
COMPUTATION.AESTHETICS
DEC
20
2011
Other Event
EECS 545 (Machine Learning) Final Project Poster Session
DEC
22
2011
Dissertation Defense
Leveraging the Cloud for Software Security Services
Jonathan Oberheide