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Events for 2008

JAN
11
2008
Control Seminar
College of Engineering – Control Seminar Series
Profesosr Naomi E. Leonard, Mobile Sensor Networks: Cooperative Sensing and Control, Princeton University
JAN
18
2008
Control Seminar
College of Engineering – Control Seminar Series
Professor Domitilla del Vecchio, Modular Cell Biology: Retroactivity and Insulation, University of Michigan
JAN
21
2008
WIMS Seminar
Transponder-Based Microsystems for Medical Applications Developed in Aachen
Uwe Schnakenberg, Ph.D., Project Manager of Institute of Materials in Electrical Engineering 1 (IWE1), RWTH Aachen University in Germany
JAN
25
2008
Control Seminar
College of Engineering – Control Seminar Series
Professor Tamar Basar, Sensing, Cotrol and Decision Making with Limited Actions, University of Illinois at Urbana
JAN
28
2008
Systems Seminar – ECE
Passivity-Based Control for Synchronization and Coordination of Multi-Agent Systems
Professor Mark W. Spong, Passivity-Based Control for Synchronization and Coordination of Multi-Agent Systems , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
FEB
01
2008
Control Seminar
College of Engineering – Control Seminar Series
Dr. Diana Yanakiev, Advanced Control Methods: How can they advance Powertrain Control, Ford Motor Company
FEB
04
2008
Systems Seminar – ECE
Systems Science Seminar
Dr. Duncan Callaway, Storage and Reliability in Sustainable Energy Systems, University of Michigan
FEB
11
2008
Systems Seminar – ECE
Contextual Biomedical Image Learning
Dr. S. Kevin Zhou, Siemens Corporate Research
FEB
13
2008
WIMS Seminar
Development of High Volume MEMS Products (Or Tales from the Advanced Development Group at Analog Devices’ Micromachined Products Division)
Jason Weigold, Ph.D., Founder of MEMStaff, Inc., MEMStaff, Inc.
FEB
14
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Hybrid modeling and robustness analysis of cell cycle regulatory circuitry
Xiling Shen, PhD student, Electrical Engineering Department at Stanford University
FEB
15
2008
RADLAB Seminar
A Cognitive Antenna for Handsets
Dr. Tayfun Özdemir , Chief Technology Officer, Monarch Antenna, Inc.
FEB
15
2008
Control Seminar
College of Engineering – Control Seminar Series
Paul Otanez, Dr. , General Motors Research and Development
FEB
19
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Toward a Graph-based Discrete Information Interface for Network Communications
S. Sandeep Pradhan, Toward a Graph-based Discrete Information Interface for Network Communications, EECS U of M
FEB
20
2008
WIMS Seminar
A Novel Multi-Vapor Analyzer: Characterization and Application to Analyzing Breath Biomarkers of Lung Cancer
Qiongyan (Judy) Zhong, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
FEB
20
2008
WIMS Seminar
Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphitized Carbons as Adsorbents in a Microfabricated Vapor Preconcentrator/Focuser
Rebecca Veeneman, Graduate Student, University of Michigan
FEB
20
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Routing and transport challenges in multi-hop wireless networks
Konstantinos Psounis, Routing and transport challenges in multi-hop wireless networks, EE and CS USC
FEB
21
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Visual Recognition in the Three-Dimensional World
Dr. Silvio Savarese, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MAR
05
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
An Informative-theoretic perspective on multi-modal data processing
John Fisher, Dr., MIT
MAR
06
2008
WIMS Seminar
Three-Dimensional Silicon Micromachining and Its Application in Cancer Diagnosis
Masoud Agah, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech University
MAR
07
2008
WIMS Seminar
Rethinking Embedded Memory for High Performance Microprocessors
Leland Chang, Ph.D., Manager of Design and Technology Solutions, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
MAR
11
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Inferring What's Out There: Probabilistic Reasoning about Unknown Objects
Brian Milch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MAR
12
2008
WIMS Seminar
Noise Floor of MEMS-Based Piezoresistive Microphones
Professor Toshikazu Nishida, Associate Professor, University of Florida
MAR
13
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Towards Nanoscale Gallium Nitride Electronics
Dr. Siddharth Rajan, Assistant Project Scientist, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California, Santa Barbara
MAR
13
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Optimizing Sensing from Water to the Web
Andreas Krause, Carnegie Mellon University
MAR
14
2008
Control Seminar
Applying Simple Control Techniques in Fuel Cell Systems
Anna Stefanopoulou, Professor , University of Michigan – Mechanical Engineering Dept.
MAR
17
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Carbon Nanotube Electronics: Modeling, Circuit Implications, and Challenges
Dr. Arijit Raychowdhury, Research Scientist, Intel Corporation
MAR
19
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Charge transport through nanostructure
Dr. Wenjie Liang, Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
MAR
21
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
CSPL Seminar Runyao Duan
Runyao Duan, Assistant Professor, Tsinghau University, Beijing, China
MAR
24
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
ECE Faculty Candidate Seminar
Mona Jarrahi, Research Specialist , Berkeley Micromechanical Analysis and Design Laboratory
MAR
24
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Small and Fast: Terahertz Ballistic Electron Resonance in a Single-walled Carbon Nanotube
Dr. Zhaohui Zhong, Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University
MAR
24
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
A Theory of Similarity Functions for Learning and Clustering
Maria Balcan, Carnegie Mellon University
MAR
25
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Security through the Lens of Failure
J. Alex Halderman, Princeton University
MAR
27
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Encapsulated Micromachined Silver Devices for RF MEMS
Mina Rais-Zadeh, Ph.D candidate, Georgia Institute of Technology
MAR
28
2008
Control Seminar
Yaw Stabilization of Articulated trucks via Sliding Mode Observer-based Differential-antilock Brake system
William Ribbens, Professor Emeritius, University of Michigan
MAR
31
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Catch me if you can – BioMems Devices to Capture and analyze rare circulating tumor cells for cancer Diagnostics
Siyang Zheng, Postdoctoral Scholar, California Institute of Technology
APR
02
2008
WIMS Seminar
Nonlinear Opto-Mechanics Using Radiation Pressure in Micro-Cavities
Professor Tal Carmon, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
APR
03
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Robust and Efficient Robotic Mapping
Edwin Olson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
APR
07
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Secure Web Applications and Expressive Security Policies
Stephen Chong, Cornell University
APR
07
2008
RADLAB Seminar
IEEE Distinguished Speaker
Kenneth C. Jezek, Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project: The Next Steps, Byrd Polar Research Center – Ohio State University
APR
08
2008
RADLAB Seminar
Radlab Seminar
Robert D. Merlin, Negative Refraction, Radiationless Interference and Subwavelength Focusing: The Quest for the Superl, Department of Physics – University of Michigan
APR
09
2008
WIMS Seminar
Making Massive Crowds of Nanotubes: Growth Mechanisms, Microstructures, and Composite Materials
Professor John A. Hart, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
APR
11
2008
Control Seminar
U of M College of Engineering – Control Seminar Series
J. Karl Hedrick, Professor , University of CA- Berkeley
APR
16
2008
WIMS Seminar
A Panoramic Ultrasonic Internal Imager and Related Minimally Invasive CMUT Arrays for Medical Imaging and Treatment
Professor Jingkuang Chen, Associate Professor, University of New Mexico
MAY
07
2008
WIMS Seminar
Microelectromechanical Systems for Thermal Characterization and Manipulation of Biomolecules
Professor Qiao Lin, Associate Professor, Columbia University
MAY
14
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Telling the Story of an Image
Fei-Fei Li, Princeton University
MAY
15
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Seeing at a Glance: Psychophysical and fMRI Studies on Rapid Natural Scene Perception
Fei-Fei Li, Princeton University
JUN
09
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Structural Similarity Metrics in Image Analysis and Compression
Thrasos Pappas, Dr., Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
JUN
16
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Machine Learning for Intelligent Identification of Information
B.H. Juang, Georgia Institute of Technology
AUG
05
2008
Systems Seminar – ECE
Study of Power Network Security Based on OBDDs
Qiancchuan Zhao, Professor , Tsinghua University
SEP
05
2008
RADLAB Seminar
Radlab Seminar
Donhee Ham, CMOS RF Biosensor Utilizing Nuclear Spin Resonance – A Circuit Designer’s Approach to Early Disease , Harvard University
SEP
09
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Lossless Source Coding using Cosets
Manzur Murshed, Associate Professor, Monash University, Austrailia
SEP
16
2008
WIMS Seminar
Recent Advances in MicroChemLab™ Technology at Sandia National Laboratories
Joshua J. Whiting, Ph.D., Senior Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
SEP
19
2008
Control Seminar
Some Open Problems in Semiconductor Manufacturing Control
Nital S. Patel, Dr. , Intel Corporation
SEP
22
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Inter-Cell Interference Statistics in OFDMA Cellular Networks: The Truth
Kyungwhoon Cheun, Professor, Pohang University of Science and Technology
SEP
22
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Qualcomm R&D & Heterogeneous Networks — Growing Capacity via Topology
Dr. Tingfang Ji, Corporate R&D, Qualcomm
SEP
24
2008
WIMS Seminar
Controlled Microfluidic Interfaces for Microoptics and Microsensing
Hongrui Jiang, Professor, Univ. of Wisconsin
SEP
26
2008
Control Seminar
Closed Loop Combustion Control of IC Engines
George Zhu, Professor , Michigan State University
OCT
02
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Motion Compensated Image Reconstruction
Jeff Fessler, Professor, University of Michigan EECS
OCT
03
2008
RADLAB Seminar
Raman Response Function and Supercontinuum Generation in an As2Se3-Based Chalcogenide-Glass Photonic
Zhihang Hu, Ph.D., University of Maryland Baltimore County
OCT
03
2008
Distinguished Lecture
Mehdi Hatamian: 30 Years in the Life of a Super Happy Michigan Alumnus
Mehdi Hatamian, ECE Alumni Society Merit Award Winner, Vice President of Engineering for DSP Microelectronics, Broadcom Corporation
OCT
03
2008
Control Seminar
Event: 3D Reconstruction, Perception, and Recognition of Reflective Objects
Silvio Savarese, Professor , University of Michigan
OCT
07
2008
RADLAB Seminar
Reconfigurable Multifunctional Antennas
Professor Christos G. Christodoulou , University of New Mexico and AP-S Distinguished Lecturer
OCT
09
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Congestion Games and Their Application to Spectrum Sharing
Mingyan Liu, Associate Professor, University of Michigan EECS
OCT
10
2008
Control Seminar
Distributed Learning and Cooperative Control of Multi-Agent Systems
Jongeun Choi, Professor , Michigan State University
OCT
16
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Interference-Aware Power Control for Cognitive Radio Networks
Siamak Sorooshyari, Bell Labs – Alcatel-Lucent
OCT
17
2008
Control Seminar
Nonmodal Amplification of Disturbances in Channel Flows of Newtonian and Viscoelastic fluids: Implications for Transition and Control
Mihalo Jovanovic, Professor , University of Minnesota
OCT
22
2008
Systems Seminar – ECE
Some new Questions in Distributed Control
Cedric Langhort, Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
OCT
23
2008
WIMS Seminar
Modulator Development for Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography (GCxGC)
Cory Scott Fix, Grad. Student/Intern , (U-M)/ Sandia National Laboratories
OCT
23
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Optimal Non-Parametric Detection of the Number of Signals
Boaz Nadler, Senior Scientist, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
OCT
24
2008
RADLAB Seminar
The Quest for the Superlens
Professor Xiang Zhang , University Of California, Berkeley
OCT
24
2008
Control Seminar
Recent Advances in Model Predictive Control: From Theory to Practice
Stefano Di Cairano, Dr. , Ford Motor Company
OCT
27
2008
RADLAB Seminar
Reconfigurable Multifunctional Antennas
Christos G. Christodoulou , University of New Mexico and AP-S Distinguished Lecturer
OCT
29
2008
WIMS Seminar
Pneumatic and Hydraulic Microactuators: A New Approach for Achieving High Force Densities at Microscale
Michael De Volder, Ph.D., Visiting Research Fellow, Mechanical Engineering Department, U-M
OCT
31
2008
Control Seminar
Liveness-Enforcing Supervision of Sequential Resource Allocation Systems
Spyros Reveliotis, Professor , Georgia Institute of Technology
NOV
06
2008
WIMS Seminar
Developing WSN Applications in a SNAP with Embedded Python Virtual Machine (VM) and RPC-Based Mesh Network Technology
Mr. David Ewing, Synapse Wireless
NOV
06
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Is dense Sampling Good for Lossy Data Compression?
Dave Neuhoff, Professor and Associate Chair, University of Michigan
NOV
06
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Mobile Music Making between Realtime Sound Synthesis and Mobile HCI
Georg Essl, Senior Research Scientist, Deutsche Telekom Labs, TU-Berlin
NOV
07
2008
Control Seminar
RoboCup Soccer: Systems and Control Research and Applications in the Standard Platform League
Rick Middleton, Professor , The Hamilton Institute, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
NOV
11
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Identification of place/transition nets
Maria Paola Cabasino, Visiting Scholar, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
NOV
12
2008
WIMS Seminar
What Wonderful Things Small (Nano) Wires Can Do For You: From High-Density Memories to Transparent Electronics
Professor Wei Lu, Assistant Professor–EECS Department, University of Michigan
NOV
13
2008
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Semi-supervised novelty detection
Clayton Scott, Semi-supervised novelty detection, University of Michigan
NOV
19
2008
WIMS Seminar
Polymer MEMS for Flexible Tactile Imaging and Microfluidics
Professor Euisik Yoon, Associate Professor, EECS Dept. University of Michigan
NOV
21
2008
Control Seminar
Robust System Identification and Control of Cellular Processes
Ann Rundell, Professor , Purdue University
NOV
21
2008
RADLAB Seminar
RF MEMS Circuits, Antennas and Sensors: Solid and Liquid Implementations
Professor Dimitrios Peroulis, Purdue University
DEC
02
2008
Systems Seminar – ECE
Power Electronics Trends in Energy Systems
John G. Hayes , Professor , University College Cork, Ireland
DEC
03
2008
WIMS Seminar
IC Design for Low Power Wireless Sensing
Professor Brian Otis, Assistant Professor–Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
DEC
05
2008
Control Seminar
Progress towards Battery-Health Conscious Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Power Management Algorithms
Hosam K. Fathy, Dr., University of Michigan
DEC
08
2008
William Gould Dow Distinguished Lecture
Hierarchical Understanding of Proofs
Manuel Blum, Bruce Nelson Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
DEC
10
2008
WIMS Seminar
Leveraging Sub-Threshold Digital Circuits to Minimize System-Level Power
Professor Benton H. Calhoun, Assistant Professor–ECE Department, University of Virginia
DEC
15
2008
Faculty Candidate Seminar
The Smart Electric Grid and Its Role in the Energy Future
Professor Anjan Bose, Regents Professor and Distinguished Professor of Electric Power Engineering , School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Washington State University