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Events for 2010

JAN
14
2010
MIPSE Seminar
Onset of Fast Magnetic Reconnection in Laboratory and Space Plasmas
Professor Amitava Bhattacharjee, University of New Hampshire
JAN
15
2010
Control Seminar
Electromechanical Energy Conversion – The Dawn of a New Era?
Heath Hofmann, Professor, University of Michigan
JAN
22
2010
Control Seminar
Microfluidic System for Investigation of Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Biological Systems
William Messner , Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
JAN
22
2010
MIPSE Seminar
Explosive Nucleosynthesis Studied in the Laboratory
Professor Frederick Becchetti, University of Michigan
JAN
29
2010
Solid-State and Nano Seminar
InAs Quantum Dot-Based Devices for Ultrafast Photonic Signal Processing
Professor Osamu Wada, InAs Quantum Dot-Based Devices for Ultrafast Photonic Signal Processing, Kobe University, Japan
FEB
17
2010
MIPSE Seminar
Bottom-Up Solutions to Plasma Synthesis of Nanomaterials
Professor Mohan Sankaran, Case Western Reserve University
FEB
19
2010
Control Seminar
Linear Systems with Hard Constraints and Disturbances: An Extended Command Governor with Large Domain of Attraction
Elmer Gilbert , Professor Emeritius, University of Michigan
FEB
23
2010
WIMS Seminar
Carbon Nanoelectronics: Towards Energy-Efficient Computing
Professor Eric Pop, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
FEB
24
2010
Systems Seminar – ECE
Probabilistic approach to high order assignment problems
Yosi Keller, Senior Lecturer, Bar-Ilan University
FEB
24
2010
MIPSE Seminar
Three-Dimensional Magnetic Field Line Reconnection Involving Flux Ropes and Alfvén Waves
Professor Walter Gekelman, University of California-Los Angeles
MAR
03
2010
WIMS Seminar
TU Delft: 40 Years of Sensor Development
Paddy French, Professor, Delft University of Technology
MAR
09
2010
RADLAB Seminar
Lightweight Multilayer Organic RF Front Ends for microwave and mm-wave Applications
Professor John Papapolymerou , Georgia Tech
MAR
15
2010
Faculty Candidate Seminar
CSE Fac Candidate, Eftychios Sifakis
CSE Faculty Candidate Seminar, Post-doctoral scholar, UCLA; Walt Disney Animation Studios
MAR
16
2010
WIMS Seminar
Integrated Circuits and Systems for Brain Neuromonitoring and Microstimulation
Pedram Mohseni, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
MAR
18
2010
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Optimal Design and Control of Electromechanical Energy Converters via Field Reconstruction Method
Babak Fahimi, Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington
MAR
19
2010
Control Seminar
Novel Micro Sensors and Estimation Algorithms for Physiological Measurements
Rajesh Rajamani, Professor , University of Minnesota
MAR
22
2010
Faculty Candidate Seminar
CSE Fac Candidate, Alexandru Niculescu-Mizil
Transfer Learning for Scientific Discovery, Herman Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellow, IBM, T.J. Watson Research Center
MAR
23
2010
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Developing Efficient and Reliable Induction Motor Drives
Ali Bazzi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MAR
23
2010
William Gould Dow Distinguished Lecture
Nanoelectronics in Retrospect, Prospect and Principle
James D. Meindl, Joseph M. Pettit Chair in Microelectronics, Georgia Institute of Technology
MAR
24
2010
Systems Seminar – ECE
cOGNITIVE MEMORY AND APPLICATIONS
Bernard Widrow, Professor , Stanford University
MAR
24
2010
Faculty Candidate Seminar
CSE Fac Candidate, Honglak Lee
Unsupervised Feature Learning, PhD Student, Research Assistant, Stanford University
MAR
24
2010
RADLAB Seminar
Single-Material MEMS Using Micro and Nano Diamond Films
Professor Dean Aslam , Michigan State University
MAR
25
2010
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Corruption, Justice and Democracy in Compressive Sensing
Mark A. Davenport, Dr. , Rice University
MAR
26
2010
Control Seminar
Development challenges for Embedded Controller Applications
Michael Baloh, Dr. , Emmeskay Inc.
MAR
29
2010
Faculty Candidate Seminar
CSE Fac Candidate, Jingrui He
Rare Category Analysis, PhD Student, Carnegie Mellon University
MAR
31
2010
Faculty Candidate Seminar
CSE Fac Candidate, Feng Liu
Building a utopia of visual media, PhD Student, University of Wisconsin, Madison
APR
01
2010
RADLAB Seminar
Cantilever Couplers for Intra-Chip Coupling to Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits
Professor Ronald M. Reano, Ohio State University
APR
02
2010
Optics Seminar
MEMS frequency references and oscillators
Gaurav Bahl, Post Doctoral Candidate, Stanford University
APR
02
2010
Control Seminar
Future Electric Power Systems
Mariesa Çrow , Professor and Director of Energy Research and Development Center , University of Missouri, Rolla
APR
06
2010
Faculty Candidate Seminar
Wind Energy Conversion Systems as Active Filters: Steady-State and Transient Analysis
Grazia Todeschini, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA
APR
07
2010
WIMS Seminar
Ultrabroadband Integration Techniques for the Advancement of Complex Integrated System Design
Professor Rhonda R. Franklin, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota
APR
09
2010
Control Seminar
Direct Aperture Optimization for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning
Edwin Romeijn, Professor , University of Michigan, Dept. of Industrial and Operations Engineering
APR
12
2010
Optics Seminar
Selective Laser Treatment for Obesity Related Ailments
Prof. Mohammed Islam, Professor of EECS, Optics and Photonics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
APR
15
2010
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Mobility Models and their Impact on Wireless Protocols in Mobile Networks
Fan Bai , Dr., General Motors Corporation – Electrical and Control Integration Lab
APR
16
2010
Control Seminar
Using Geometric Information in recognition and scene analysis
Martial Herbert, Professor , Carnegie Mellon University – The Robotics Institute
APR
19
2010
Systems Seminar – ECE
New Approaches to Automatic Speaker Recognition and Forensic Considerations
Joseph P. Campbell, Assistant Group Leader in the Human Language Technology Group, MIT Lincoln Labs, Informations Systems Technology Group
APR
22
2010
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
When computers look at art: Image Analysis in Humanistic studies of the Visual Arts
David Stork, Dr., Ricoh Innovations
APR
29
2010
Faculty Candidate Seminar
New Technology Transfusion for Renewable Energy Conversion
Yuan (Julia) Zhang, The Ohio State University
MAY
17
2010
Systems Seminar – ECE
Distributed Optimal Planning, An Approach by Weighted Automata Calculus
Eric Fabre, Research Scientist, INRIA, Rennes, FRANCE
JUN
21
2010
Systems Seminar – ECE
Monitoring and Diagnosis of Complex Systems
Yu Ru, Ph.D, Candidate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
AUG
19
2010
Systems Seminar – ECE
Computing the Singular Value Decomposition for Sparse Matrices
Timothy Davis, Professor, University of Florida
AUG
24
2010
Systems Seminar – ECE
Recent Results for random key graphs: Connectivity, triangles, etc.
Armand M. Makowski, Professor , University of Maryland at College Park
SEP
15
2010
MIPSE Seminar
Turbulent Plasmas in Astrophysics and Fusion
William Dorland, Prof., The University of Maryland
SEP
17
2010
Control Seminar
Modeling, Feedback Control and Experimental Results for MABEL, a Planar Bipedal Robot
Professor Jessy Grizzle, Hae-Won Park and Koushil Sreenath, University of Michigan
SEP
23
2010
Faculty Informal Seminar
Problems in Solid State Lighting: The Green Light Emitting Diode
Pallab Bhattacharya, Charles M. Vest Distinguished University Professor; James R. Mellor Professor of Engineering; Profes, EECS Solid-State Electronics Laboratory (SSEL)
SEP
23
2010
WIMS Seminar
Empowering Agilent Instruments with MEMS
Qing Bai. Ph.D., Agilent Technologies
SEP
24
2010
Control Seminar
Efficient and Responsive Behavior Design by Selective Evolutionary Generation
Amor Menezes, Research Fellow , University of Michigan, Department of Aerospace Engineering
SEP
29
2010
Distinguished Lecture
Rick Wallace: From Bursley to the Boardroom
Richard (Rick) P. Wallace, President and CEO, KLA-Tencor Corporation
SEP
29
2010
MIPSE Seminar
From High Energy Density Laboratory Astrophysics to Extreme Materials Science: Pushing the Frontiers of Experimental Science
Dr. Bruce A. Remington , Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
OCT
01
2010
Control Seminar
Control with Time-varying Processor Availability
Vijay Gupta, Professor , University of Notre Damw
OCT
12
2010
AI Seminar
Toyota AI Seminar: Unsupervised Feature Learning via Sparse Hierarchical Representations
Honglak Lee, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, CSE
OCT
15
2010
Distinguished Lecture
Value Creation: The Role for EECS
Rick Bolander, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Gabriel Venture Partners
OCT
15
2010
Control Seminar
Systems Approaches for Study of Motor Proteins
Murti Salapaka, Professor , University of Minnesota, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
OCT
18
2010
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Xampling Signal Acquisition and Processing in Union of Subspaces
Moshe Mishali, Ph.D, Candidate, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
OCT
27
2010
MIPSE Seminar
Neutral Atom Imaging of the Terrestrial Magnetosphere
Prof. Earl E. Scime, West Virginia University
OCT
29
2010
Control Seminar
Looking at People
David Forsyth, Professor , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Computer Science
NOV
03
2010
Distinguished Lecture
Semiconductor Nanowires: A Platform for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Charles M. Lieber, Mark Hyman Professor of Chemistry, Harvard University
NOV
04
2010
Communications and Signal Processing Seminar
Filling in the Blanks of Internet Topology
Brian Eriksson, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Boston University, Department of Computer Science
NOV
05
2010
Control Seminar
Black Swans and Attitude Control
N. Harris McClamroch , Professor , University of Michigan
NOV
09
2010
AI Seminar
Toyota AI Seminar: Computational Biomarkers to Predict Death Following Coronary Attacks
Zeeshan Syed, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, CSE
NOV
11
2010
Distinguished Lecture
Taming Light and Electrons with Metamaterials
Nader Engheta, H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor of Electrical & Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
NOV
12
2010
Control Seminar
Design, Modeling, and Control of Clean and Efficient Automotive Propulsion System: A Mechatronic Approach
Zongxuan Sun , Assistant Professor , University of Minnesota
NOV
15
2010
Systems Seminar – ECE
The PageRank Computation in Google, Randomized Algorithms and consensus of Multi-Agent Systems
Roberto Tempo, Professor , IEIIT-CNR, Politecnico di Torino
NOV
16
2010
Systems Seminar – ECE
Modeling and Control of HIV Mutation and Escape
Rick Middleton, Professor , The Hamilton Institute, NUIM, IRELAND
NOV
16
2010
AI Seminar
Toyota AI Seminar: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Strategies for Modeling Agents in Cooperative Multiagent Systems
Ed Durfee, Professor, University of Michigan, CSE
NOV
17
2010
MIPSE Seminar
Ion Acceleration by Beating Electrostatic Waves: Theory, Experiments and Relevance to Spacecraft Propulsion
Prof. Edgar Choueiri , Princeton University
NOV
19
2010
Control Seminar
Observations on the Structure of Optimal Gaits on Various Simple Bipedal Models
Manoj Srinivisan, Professor , The Ohio State University
NOV
23
2010
AI Seminar
Progress on Empirical Game-Theoretic Analysis
Michael Wellman, Professor, University of Michigan, CSE
DEC
01
2010
MIPSE Seminar
Physics of Low Pressure Inductive Discharges
Dr. Valery Godyak , RF Plasma Consulting & University of Michigan
DEC
03
2010
Control Seminar
Stability Problems for Switched Systems with Positively Constaints
Maria Elena Valcher , Professor , Universita di Padova
DEC
08
2010
MIPSE Seminar
Plasma Polymerization of Biocompatible Thin Films: Applications of rf Plasmas in Biomedical Engineering
Prof. Heather E. Canavan , University of New Mexico
DEC
10
2010
Systems Seminar – ECE
Weekly Supervised Learning of Object Classes with Generic Knowledge
Vittorio Ferrari, Professor , CALVIN- BIWI -ETHZ
DEC
10
2010
Solid-State and Nano Seminar
Terahertz Electronics
Dr. Michael Shur, Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts Professor, , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute