Department of Computer Science and Engineering: Upcoming Spring 2011
Colloquia
April 22, 2011 (Friday) 11-12 (noon),
Swearingen 3D05 (Staff Lounge).
Raheem Beyah,
Department of Computer Science, Georgia State University.
"A Passive Approach to Wireless Device Fingerprinting."
Abstract (pdf format).
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
Department of Computer Science and Engineering: Past Spring 2011
Colloquia
April 13, 2011 (Wednesday) 1600-1700,
Swearingen 1A03 (Faculty Lounge)
Christopher King and Michael J. Sechrest,
Interactive Data Visualization, Inc.
"One Great Developer is Worth a Thousand Good Ones: Tips for Starting Down the
Right Path."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
April 8, 2011 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Swearingen 2A31.
Jianjun Hu,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina.
"Machine Learning and Data Mining in Protein Bioinformatics."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
April 1, 2011 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Sloan 112 1A03.
Lindsey Hudson,
Linguistic Program, University of South Carolina.
"Wordify! Morphology Meets Ludology."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
April 1, 2011 (Friday) 13-14,
Swearingen 1A03 (Faculty Lounge)
Nicole Dean,
Deputy Director, National Cyber Security Divisionversity.
"A Passive Approach to Wireless Device Fingerprinting."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
March 25, 2011 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Swearingen 2A31.
Song Wang,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina.
"Shape Matching and Classification: Algorithms and Performance Evaluation."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
March 4, 2011 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Swearingen 2A31.
Yan Tong,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina.
"Semi-Supervised Face Alignment for an Image Ensemble."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
(Rescheduled from February 4, 2011).
February 25, 2011 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Swearingen 1A03 (Faculty Lounge).
Wolfgang Gentzsch,
DEISA-2 (Distributed European Infrastructure for Supercomputing Applications)
Consortium.
"Building Sustainable e-Infrastructure for Research and Education."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
Presentation (pptx, more than 5MB).
February 17, 2011 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Swearingen 2A31.
Curtis Merriweather,
Emergent, Inc.
"Cyber Security Concerns in the Global Marketplace."
Presentation (ppt).
February 11, 2011 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Swearingen 2A31.
Jijun Tang,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina.
"Combinatorial and Statistical Approaches in Gene Rearrangement Analysis."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
February 4, 2011 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Swearingen 2A31.
Yan Tong,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina.
"Semi-Supervised Face Alignment for an Image Ensemble."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
(Canceled; rescheduled to March 4, 2011).
January 28, 2011 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Swearingen 2A31.
Kuldar Taveter,
Department of Informatics, Tallinn University of Technology.
"Agent-Oriented Modeling for Social Grocery Shopping and Other
Societal Information Systems."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
Slides (pdf)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering: Fall 2010
Colloquia
December 1, 2010 (Monday) 1400-1530,
Swearingen 1A03 (Faculty Lounge).
Damjan Miklic,
School of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb.
"A Grid-Based Approach to Formation Control."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
October 11, 2010 (Monday) 1400-1530,
Swearingen 1A03 (Faculty Lounge).
Amy Apon,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Arkansas.
"High Performance Cluster Modeling and Development."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
September 14, 2010 (Tuesday) 1530-1630,
300 Main Room B201.
Yan Tong,
Visualization and Computer Vision Lab, GE Global Research Center.
"Affective Computing from Human Faces."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
Department of Computer Science and Engineering: Past Spring
2010 Colloquia
April 9, 2010 (Friday) 1430-1520,
300 Main, Room B102.
Chin-Tser Huang,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of
South Carolina.
"Authentication and Privacy in WiMAX Networks."
Abstract:
Previous wireless networking technologies operated under a limited range, such
as the popular WiFi, or at a limited speed, such as cellular networks. The IEEE
802.16 standard, more commonly known as WiMAX, is poised to overcome these
restrictions and bring broadband access to much more households with its
ability to transmit to a range of up to 30 miles at speeds as high as 75 Mbps.
This represents a highly efficient solution as it allows an entire geographical
area, such as a metropolitan city or rural town, to be effectively covered by a
few base stations without individually laying high-speed cable to each
building. Moreover, WiMAX supports two other significant functionalities in
mobility and multicasting, which make it even more powerful and convenient to
use. However, as the interest in and adoption of WiMAX rapidly increase, its
security also becomes a growing concern, especially on the issues of
authentication and privacy.
In this talk, we will consider the authentication and privacy in WiMAX networks
with three major components. First, we address the need of sufficient and
efficient authentication and privacy for WiMAX networks by presenting several
attack scenarios and discussing major schemes that provide authentication and
privacy in wired networks. Second, we overview the security sublayer in the
IEEE 802.16 standard, in particular its Privacy and Key Management protocols
(PKM, and PKMv2 in the latest IEEE 802.16e), and reveal their vulnerabilities
in face of several types of attacks. Third, we propose solutions to fix the
aforementioned vulnerabilities of PKM and PKMv2, and present novel protocols
aimed at providing authentication and privacy for multicasting and roaming
situations in WiMAX networks. Evaluation results show that these new protocols
perform more efficiently than the current standard.
April 2, 2010 (Friday) 1430-1520,
300 Main, Room B102.
Jason Bakos,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of
South Carolina.
"Heterogeneous Computing: New Directions for Efficient and Scalable
High-Performance Computing."
Abstract:
Until recently, Moore’s Law, coupled with advancements in computer
architecture, has allowed the performance achieved with legacy software to
continue to improve. However, current-generation microprocessors can no longer
sustain growth in their per-thread performance, and in response there has been
a fundamental shift towards scaling up the number of individual processor cores
per CPU. However, each of these individual processor cores are still designed
with the premise of extracting as much performance as possible from code that
is oblivious to the underlying micro architecture, requiring a large portion of
their real estate to be allocated to control logic and cache as opposed to
computational units.
Heterogeneous computing, which is the technique of combining special-purpose
processors with general-purpose processors within the same computer system,
offers the potential to boost the performance hundreds or thousands of times
more efficiently than by simply scaling up the number of general-purpose
processors. However, making this technique accessible to application
programmers will require a new generation of specialized development tools and
design methodologies that don’t yet exist. In this talk, I will present an
overview of our work in heterogeneous computing, as well as provide a peek into
what the future may hold for this field.
March 29, 2010 (Monday) 1600-1700,
Swearingen 1A03 (Faculty Lounge).
Norman McEntire,
Servin Corporation.
"The iPhone for Software Developers:
A Live Coding Session!"
(UPE Keynote Address.
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
March 26, 2010 (Friday) 1430-1520,
300 Main, Room B102.
John Rogers,
School of Computer Science, DePaul University.
"Constructive Logic."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
March 19, 2010 (Friday) 1430-1520,
300 Main, Room B102.
Srihari Nelakuditi,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of
South Carolina.
"Breaking Away from Collision Avoidance: Towards Collision Detection in
Wireless Networks."
Abstract:
Wireless networks are founded on the principles of collision avoidance. This
talk presents an attempt to detect and abort collisions in wireless networks.
Briefly, the receiver uses physical layer information to detect a collision,
and immediately notifies the transmitter to abort the transmission. The
collision notification consists of a unique signature, sent on the same
frequency channel as the data. The transmitter uses a second listener antenna
to discern this notification through signature correlation. The transmitter
aborts, freeing the channel for other productive transmissions. A prototype
testbed of 10 USRP/GNURadios demonstrates the feasibility and effectiveness of
our approach.
Bio:
Srihari Nelakuditi received his Ph.D. from University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
in Computer Science. He is currently an Associate Professor at University of
South Carolina, Columbia. Srihari Nelakuditi is a recipient of the NSF CAREER
Award in 2005. His current research focus is on making wired and wireless
networks more resilient to failures/disruptions and more efficient in utilizing
network resources.
February 19, 2010 (Friday) 1430-1520,
300 Main, Room B102.
Jose Vidal,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of
South Carolina.
"Multiagent Systems."
Abstract:
In this talk, Dr. Vidal will present some of his
current research projects
in collaborative knowledge systems, supply chains, and agent-based traffic
models.
February 12, 2010 (Friday) 1430-1520,
300 Main, Room B102.
Derk A. Edwards,
ManTech International Corporation.
"What does not Work in Information Security."
Biosketch:
Derek Edwards has been a Computer Forensics Intrusion Analyst with ManTech
International for the past eight years, where he has served as an incident
handler at the U.S. Departments of Justice and State. At State, he contributed
to the team that won the 2004 Frank B. Rowlett Trophy for Organizational
Achievement, presented by the National Security Agency.
February 5, 2010 (Friday) 1430-1520,
300 Main, Room B102.
John Rose,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of
South Carolina.
"De Novo Peptide Sequencing: Informatics and Pattern Recognition Applied to
Protemics."
Abstract:
Tandem mass spectrometry(MS/MS) is the engine driving high-throughput
protein identification. The samples from which the data are derived may contain
complex mixtures of thousands of proteins. Moreover, in environmental samples
proteins may derive from multiple species. These protein mixtures (with or
without prior separation) are treated with proteolytic enzymes, cutting the
proteins into smaller peptides of size manageable by current MS/MS technology.
The peptides are then analyzed generating MS/MS spectra. The task of
determining the identity of the peptide from its spectrum is currently the weak
point in the process. Current approaches to de novo sequencing are able to
compute candidate peptides efficiently. The problem lies in the limitations of
current scoring functions. In this presentation we introduce the concept of
proteome signature. By examining proteins and compiling proteome signatures
(amino acid usage) it is possible to characterize likely combinations of amino
acids and better distinguish between candidate peptides. Our results strongly
support the hypothesis that a scoring function that considers amino acid usage
patterns is better able to distinguish between candidate peptides. This in turn
leads to higher accuracy in peptide prediction.
January 29, 2010 (Friday) 1430-1520,
300 Main, Room B102.
Song Wang,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of
South Carolina.
"Shape Matching and Classification: Algorithms and Performance Evaluation."
Abstract:
In this talk, I will go over some recent advances on 2D shape matching and
classification, which have important applications in computer vision, image
processing, and pattern recognition. With these new advances made by different
research groups, we can more robustly quantify shape similarity under various
Noise, occlusions and nonrigid shape deformation. At the end, I will
particularly introduce two new perceptually motivated strategies we recently
developed for further improving shape matching and classification. I will also
briefly introduce the MPEG7 shape benchmark and the associated bull-eye testing
that are widely used for evaluating and comparing the performance of the
different shape matching and classification algorithms.
January 22, 2010 (Friday) 1430-1520,
300 Main, Room B102.
Stephen A. Fenner,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of
South Carolina.
"Entanglement, Teleportation, and Quantum Channels."
Abstract:
About a year ago, Matthew Hastings discovered superadditive quantum channels,
resolving a long-standing open question in quantum information theory. Such
channels can transmit more information when used in tandem than the combined
amount of information that each channel can send individually. The key to
superadditivity is that inputs to the channels are quantum states which are
entangled, i.e., correlated in a uniquely quantum way. Quantum entanglement is
a valuable resource for quantum information processing. I will introduce the
notion of quantum entanglement and give some examples of its use in quantum
information and computation, particularly, quantum teleporation. If time
permits, I will also discuss how quantum channels can be superadditive.
Department of Computer Science and Engineering: Past Fall
2009 Colloquia
November 20, 2009 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Lecture Hall 2A31 in Swearingen.
Seven-Minute Madness, Part II.
Presentation by departmental faculty, with topics to be determined.
1. Song Wang
2. Csilla Farkas
3. Jason Bakos
4. Jianjun Hu
5. John Bowles
6. Marco Valtorta
7. Chin-Tser Huang
8. Jijun Tang
9. Homayoun Valafar
10. Michael Huhns
November 13, 2009 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Lecture Hall 2A31 in Swearingen.
Seven-Minute Madness, Part I.
Presentation by departmental faculty:
1. Srihari Nelakuditi, "Research on Emerging Networks"
2. Steve Fenner, "Quantum Computing and Information"
3. Duncan Buell, "Digital Gaming for the Humanities"
4. Jose Vidal, "Multiagent Systems"
5. John Rose, "Applications of Information and Pattern Recognition in
Biological Systems"
6. Wenyuan Xu, "Wireless networking and Security"
7. Manton Matthews, "Natural Language and Parallel Processing"
November 6, 2009 (Friday), 1530-1630,
Sloan 112.
Julia Hirschberg,
Department of Computer Science,
Columbia University.
"Detecting Deception from Speech: Humans vs. Machines."
Co-sponsored by the USC Linguistics Program, the Center for Digital Humanities,
and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Flyer (pdf format).
November 5, 2009 (Thursday), 1530-1630,
BA 584.
Julia Hirschberg,
Department of Computer Science,
Columbia University.
"Modeling Turn-Taking Behavior in Spoken Dialogue Systems."
Co-sponsored by the USC Linguistics Program, the Center for Digital Humanities,
and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Speaker biography:
I am a professor in the Department of Computer Science at
Columbia University, currently on sabbatical at KTH in Stockholm. I received
my PhD in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania, after
previously doing a PhD in sixteenth-century Mexican social history at the
University of Michigan and teaching history at Smith. I worked at Bell
Laboratories and AT&T Laboratories -- Research from 1985-2003 as a Member of
Technical Staff and a Department Head, creating the Human-Computer Interface
Research Department there. I served as editor-in-chief of Computational
Linguistics from 1993-2003 and was an editor-in-chief of Speech Communication
from 2003-2006 and am now on the Editorial Board. I was on the Executive Board
of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) from 1993-2003, have
been on the Permanent Council of International Conference on Spoken Language
Processing (ICSLP) since 1996, and served on the board of the International
Speech Communication Association (ISCA) from 1999-2007 (as President
2005-2007). I am on the board of the CRA-W and have been active in working for
diversity at AT&T and at Columbia. I have been a fellow of the American
Association for Artificial Intelligence since 1994 and an ISCA Fellow since
2008. I received a Columbia Engineering School Alumni Association (CESAA)
Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award in 2009.
November 3, 2009 (Tuesday) 1100-1200,
Swearingen 2A18.
Karim Mahrous,
Sandia National Laboratories.
"Sandia's Research Efforts in Serious Games and Multiagent Simulation."
Biography of the speaker:
Karim Mahrous graduated from the University of California, Davis (UCD)
in 2000 with degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics.
He received his Masters in 2004 and
Ph.D. in 2006 from the Department of Computer Science at UCD.
While a graduate
student he was a member of the Visualization and Graphics Research Group in the
Institute for Data Analysis and Visualization (IDAV). His major area of
research is vector field topology with an emphasis on identification of
topological structures.
Dr. Mahrous worked for Electronic Arts (EA) at
the Maxis and EARS studio in Redwood
City, CA. While there he established several relationships between EA and IDAV
including fellowships, research projects and the graduate level computer
science course "Rendering Topics in Interactive Entertainment" which he
co-taught. His credits include work on "Godfather: The Game", "The Simpson
Game", and "Simcity 4 Rush Hour - Simcity 4 Deluxe"
Dr. Mahrous currently works for Sandia National Laboratories, California. While there
he spends time working with universities by advising student thesis projects
and establishing curricula that create students prepared for the interactive
entertainment industry.
His website is http://karimmahrous.org.
October 30, 2009 (Friday) 1430-1530 (2:30pm-3:30pm)
Swearingen 2A31.
Romit Roy Choudhury,
Departments Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Computer Science,
Duke University.
"Designing a Virtual Information Telescope Using Mobile Phones and Social
Participation."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
October 23, 2009 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Swearingen 2A31.
Stephen Fenner,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of
South Carolina.
"Entaglement and Quantum Channels."
Abstract:
In late Fall 2008, superadditive quantum channels were discovered, resolving a
long-standing open question in quantum information theory. Such channels can
transmit more information when used in tandem than the combined amount of
information that each channel can send individually. The key to
superadditivity is that inputs to the channels are quantum states which are
entangled, i.e., correlated in a uniquely quantum way. Quantum entanglement is
a valuable resource for quantum information processing. I will introduce the
notion of quantum entanglement and give some examples of its use in quantum
information and computation. If time permits, I will also discuss how quantum
channels can be superadditive.
October 16, 2009 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Swearingen 2A31.
Song Wang,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of
South Carolina.
"3D Open-Surface Shape Correspondence for Statistical Shape Modeling:
Identifying Topologically Consistent Landmarks."
Abstract:
Shape correspondence, which aims at accurately identifying corresponding
landmarks from a given population of shape instances, is a very challenging
step in constructing a statistical shape model such as the Point Distribution
Model. The state-of-the-art methods such as MDL and
SPHARM are primarily focused on closed-surface shape correspondence. In this
talk, I am going to introduce a novel method aimed at identifying accurately
corresponding landmarks on 3D open-surfaces with a closed boundary. In
particular, we enforce explicit topology consistency on the identified
landmarks to ensure that they form a simple, consistent triangle mesh to more
accurately model the correspondence of the underlying continuous shape
instances. The proposed method also ensures the correspondence of the boundary
of the open surfaces. I am going to report the performance of the proposed
method in constructing a statistical shape model of the human diaphragm from 26
shape instances.
October 2, 2009 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Swearingen 2A31.
Jason O'Kane,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of
South Carolina.
"Navigation and Tracking with Simple Mobile Robots."
Abstract:
As robots interact with the physical world, their usefulness depends on how
effectively they can sense and move through their environments. Unfortunately,
sensors provide only limited (and sometimes incorrect) information. Therefore,
for robots to be useful, they must act effectively in spite of uncertainty
about the world. This reality motivates a careful study of the information
requirements of the problems we intend to solve. In this talk, Dr. O'Kane will
present several lines of recent research that make progress toward this goal.
First, he will present a navigation problem in which a robot with very simple
sensing capabilities moves through its environment, using certain features
along the way to counteract the effects of uncertainty in its motions. Second,
he will discuss new techniques for tracking unpredictable targets that allow a
robot to effectively collaborate with an ambient sensor network. Finally, Dr.
O'Kane will speculate about several future research directions.
September 24, 2009 (Thursday) 10-11am,
Swearingen 1A03 (Faculty Lounge).
Leon Sterling,
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, University of
Melbourne.
"The Art of Agent-Oriented Modeling."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
September 18, 2009 (Friday) 1430-1530,
Swearingen 2A31.
Jijun Tang,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of
South Carolina.
"Phylogenetic Reconstruction from Gene Rearrangement Events."
Abstract: Rearrangement of genes under reversal, transposition, and other
operations are known to be an important evolutionary mechanism and have
attracted great interests from evolutionary biologists and comparative
genomicists. In this talk, I will discuss the details of our branch-and-bound
methods that provide accurate solution to the multichromosomal phylogeny
problems, along with experimental results on both simulated and biological
datasets. I will also discuss new statistical approaches to assess the quality
of phylogenies obtained from rearrangement data.
September 11, 2009 (Friday) 1430-1530 (2:30-3:30pm),
Swearingen 2A31.
Jeffrey Mark Siskind,
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University.
"Automatic Differentiation of Functional Programs or Lambda, the Ultimate
Calculus."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
CSCE 791 Seminar series, Fall 2009.
CSCE 791 is a seminar class for graduate students but is open to all CSE
students and the public at large. Seminars are held on Fridays, 2:30 to 3:30pm
in Swearingen 2A31.
Department of Computer Science and Engineering: Past Spring
2009 Colloquia
CSCE 791 Seminar series, Spring 2009.
CSCE 791 is a seminar class for graduate students but is open to all CSE
students and the public at large. Seminars are held on Fridays, 2:30 to 3:30pm
in Swearingen 2A31.
April 23, 2009 (Thursday) 1600-1700 (4:00-5:00pm),
Swearingen 1A20 (Video Conference Center).
Grayson Randall,
Insight Technologies, Inc.
"Autonomous Vehicles: When Will Your Car Drive You?"
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
March 27, 2009 (Friday), 1530-1630 (3:30-4:30pm),
Swearingen 1A03 (Faculty Lounge).
Jur van den Berg,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
"Reciprocal Velocity Obstacles for Real-Time Multiagent Navigation."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
Canceled by the speaker.
February 10, 2009 (Tuesday), 1530-1700 (3:30-5pm),
Swearingen 1A03 (Faculty Lounge).
Jack Lutz,
Iowa State University,
"Computational Aspects of Nanoscale Self-Assembly."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
Department of Computer Science and Engineering: Past Fall
2008 Colloquia
September 12, 2008 (Friday) 3:30-4:30pm,
Lecture Hall B201 in 300 Main Street.
Seven-Minute Madness.
Presentation by departmental faculty:
Jose Vidal (Negotiation Networks),
John Bowles (Software Verification and Validation),
Homayoun Valafar (Computational Biology and Medicine),
Jason Bakos (Reconfigurable Computing),
Srihari Nelakuditi (ARENA for Research on Emerging Networks and
Applications),
Marco Valtorta (Graphical Probabilistic Models for Hypothesis
Management),
Jianjun Hu (Data Mining and Pattern Discovery in Genomics Data),
Chin-Tser Huang (Practically Useful Network Security),
Gang Quan (Real-Time and Embedded System Design),
Jason O'Kane (Planning in Robotics),
and
Steve Fenner (The Limits of Computation).
September 5, 2008 (Friday) 3:30-4:30pm,
Lecture Hall B201 in 300 Main Street.
Seven-Minute Madness.
Presentation by departmental faculty:
Duncan Buell (Chair),
Michael Huhns (Agents and the Semantic Web),
Jijun Tang (Phylogenetic Reconstruction, Medical Imaging Processing and
Computer Games),
John Rose (Genomics and Proteomics),
Csilla Farkas (Information Assurance),
Caroline Eastman (Search in Multifaceted Information Spaces),
Wenyuan Xu (Wireless Networking and Security),
Song Wang (Research in the USC Computer Vision Lab),
and Manton Matthews (Natural Language, Logic and the Web).
Department of Computer Science and Engineering: Past Spring
2008 Colloquia
May 5, 2008 (Monday) 1530-1700 (3:30-5pm),
Lecture Hall B213 in 300 Main Street Building.
Max Alekseyev,
University of California, San Diego,
"Genome Rearrangements: from Biological Problems to Combinatorial Algorithms
(and back)."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
April 24, 2008 (Thursday) 1530-1700 (3:30-5pm),
Swearingen 3C02 (Chemical Engineering Conference Room).
Douglas W. Raiford,
Wright State University,
"Algorithmic Techniques Employed in the Detection and Characterization of
Global Evolutionary Forces."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
April 10, 2008 (Thursday) 1530-1700,
Swearingen 3C02 (Chemical Engineering Conference Room).
Xuefeng Zhou,
Washington University,
"Study of microRNAs: A Biology Problem with Computational Challenges."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
April 2, 2008 (Wednesday) 1430-1530,
Swearingen 1A03 (Faculty Lounge).
Bill Gasarch,
University of Maryland at College Park,
"Multiparty Communication Complexity."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
March 25, 2008 (Tuesday) 1300-1400,
Swearingen 1A03 (Faculty Lounge).
H. Van Dyke Parunak,
New Vectors,
"Exploring and Exploiting 'The Several Branches'."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
This is the keynote talk for the Upsilon Pi Epsilon initiation ceremony for new
members. Upsilon Pi Epsilon is the Honor Society for the Computing Sciences.
The talk is open to the public.
January 17, 2008 (Thursday) 1500-1600,
Swearingen 1A03 (Faculty Lounge).
Brian Blake,
Department of Computer Science, Georgetown University,
"Towards The Matrix: Intelligent Agents and Augmented Reality to Enhance
Human Learning Performance."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text)
January 24, 2008 (Thursday) 1400-1500,
Lecture Hall B103 in 300 Main Street Building.
Michael W. Berry,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of
Tennessee,
"Topic Detection and Tracking Using Nonnegative Matrix and Tensor
Factorizations."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
Department of Computer Science and Engineering: Past Fall
2007 Colloquia
September 7, 2007 (Friday) 3:30-4:30pm,
Lecture Hall B201 in 300 Main Street.
Seven-Minute Madness.
Presentation by departmental faculty:
Duncan Buell (Chair),
Steve Fenner (The Limits of Computation),
Csilla Farkas (Information Assurance),
Jose Vidal (Automated negotiations and combinatorial auctions),
Caroline Eastman (Search in Multifaceted Information Spaces),
John Rose (Genomics and Proteomics),
Chin-Tser Huang (Practically Useful Network Security),
Jijun Tang (Phylogenetic Reconstruction, Medical Imaging Processing and
Computer Games),
and Gang Quan (Power aware real-time embedded system design).
September 11, 2007 (Tuesday) 1530-1630,
Coker Life Sciences Building Room CLS 005.
Bernard Moret,
Laboratory for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, École Polytecnique
Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL),
A Computational View of Phylogenetic Reconstruction, Comparative Genomics, and
Whole-genome Evolution at the Level of Genes."
Tri-fold announcement (MS-Word format).
September 13, 2007 (Thursday) 1530-1630,
Swearingen Building Room 3A75.
John Rogers,
Department of Computer Science, DePaul University,
"How to Use Kolmogorov Complexity to Perform (Almost)
Content-free Phylogenetics."
Abstract (MS-Word format).
Abstract (text).
September 14, 2007 (Friday) 3:30-4:30pm,
Lecture Hall B201 in 300 Main Street.
Seven-Minute Madness.
Presentation by departmental faculty:
Marco Valtorta (Graphical Probabilistic Models for Hypothesis
Management),
Michael Huhns (Agents and the Semantic Web),
Song Wang (Research in the USC Computer Vision Lab),
Wenyuan Xu (Wireless networking and security),
Jason Bakos (Reconfigurable Computing),
Srihari Nelakuditi (ARENA for Research on Emerging Networks and
Applications),
Jianjun Hu (Computational Genomics and Computational Evolution),
Jason O'Kane (Robotics and Autonomous Systems),
Homayoun Valafar (Computational Biology and Medicine),
and Manton Matthews (Natural Language, Logic and the Web).
October 18, 2007 (Thursday) 1530-1730,
Lecture Hall B213, 300 Main Street Building.
Special event on computing for insurance applications, including:
Paul Beinat,
NeuronWorks International,
"Advancing the Frontiers of Machine Learning: Applying Artificial
Intelligence Techniques to Insurance Regression Problems."
Event announcement (pdf).
Paul Beinat's biographical sketch (MS-Word
format)