May 2017
Monday, May 1st, 2017
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RSRG/DOLCIT
Representation power of neural networks.
Matus Telgarsky,
Assistant Professor,
Computer Science,
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
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Computing and Mathematical Sciences Colloquium
Tensor Decompositions: A Mathematical Tool for Data Analysis
Tamara G. Kolda,
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff,
Data Science and Cyber Analytics,
Sandia National Laboratories,
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
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Oringer Seminar Series
Fairness, accountability and transparency in automated decision-making
Suresh Venkatasubramanian,
Associate Professor, School of Computing, University of Utah Member of the Board of Directors, ACLU Utah.,
University of Utah,
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IQI Weekly Seminar
The optimality of projections for quantum state exclusion
Abel Molina,
Institute for Quantum Computing,
University of Waterloo,
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Seminar in Political Economy
Norms in Bargaining: Evidence from Government Formation in Spain
Thomas Fujiwara,
Assistant Professor of Economics,
Princeton University,
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017
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EE Systems Seminar
Coding Theory for Modern Computing and Memories
Lara Dolecek,
Associate Professor,
UCLA,
Friday, May 5th, 2017
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Monday, May 8th, 2017
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Computing and Mathematical Sciences Colloquium
Excitable and Other Dynamic Behaviors in Migrating Cells
Professor Pablo Iglesias,
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering,
Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
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Cyber Weapons of Mass Destruction for Every Budget
Dan O'Dowd,
Founder, President and CEO of Green Hills Software.,
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Wednesday, May 10th, 2017
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MCE Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
The deformations of thin nematic elastomer sheets
Paul Plucinsky,
Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering,
Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
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EE Systems Seminar
Structured Sampling for Covariance Compression
Piya Pal,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of California, San Diego,
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Thursday, May 11th, 2017
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Geo-Alchemy: Carbonate Precipitation for Hazard Mitigation and Ground Improvement"
Edward Kavazanjian,
Professor,
School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment,
Arizona State University,
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Caltech Young Investigator Lecture
Next-Generation Computing Using Spin-Based and 2D Materials
Jean Anne Incorvia,
Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
Electrical Engineering,
Stanford ,
Friday, May 12th, 2017
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Linde Institute/SISL Seminar: Juba Ziani, Caltech
Efficiently characterizing games consistent with perturbed equilibrium observations
Juba Ziani,
Graduate Student,
Computer Science,
Caltech,
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Short-Wavelength Infrared Photon Detector Based on Charge Injection
Caltech's Young Investigator Lecture Series
Vala Fathipour,
Post-Doctoral Scholar,
Electrical Engineering ,
University of California at Berkeley,
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Saturday, May 13th, 2017
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Monday, May 15th, 2017
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MCE Ph.D. Thesis Seminar
Effective toughness of heterogeneous materials
Chun Jen Hsueh,
Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering,
Mechanical and Civil Engineering,
Caltech,
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Special CNS Seminar
Getting the best reward: neuronal mechanisms for utility maximisation
Wolfram Schultz,
Department of Physiology Development & Neuroscience,
Univerity of Cambridge, UK,
Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
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Computational Literature How can a computer generate literary text?
Eran Hadas,
Lecturer in Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Humanities and Social Sciences,
Computing & Mathematical Sciences,
CALTECH,
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IQI Weekly Seminar
Quantum and private capacities of low-noise channels
Graeme Smith,
JILA, CU Boulder,
Wednesday, May 17th, 2017
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EE Systems Seminar
Nonconvex Optimization for High Dimensional Learning: From Phase Retrieval to Submodular Maximization
Mahdi Soltanolkotabi,
Assistant Professor,
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering,
University of Southern California,
Thursday, May 18th, 2017
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Machine Learning + Physics"
Julia Ling,
2017 Caltech Young Investigator Lecturer in Engineering and Applied Science,
12:00pm
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IQI Weekly Seminar
Random variables, entanglement and nonlocality in infinite translation-invariant systems
Miguel Navascues,
University of Vienna,
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EE Systems Seminar
Convex Geometry for Structured Signal Recovery: Super-Resolution and Total Variation Minimization
Weiyu Xu,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Iowa,
Friday, May 19th, 2017
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Monday, May 22nd, 2017
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Computing and Mathematical Sciences Colloquium
A Dynamical View of Optimization Algorithms
Ashia Wilson,
University of California at Berkeley,
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"High‐fidelity probabilistic model identification and monitoring of nonlinear dynamical systems"
Audrey Olivier,
2017 Caltech Young Investigator Lecturer in Engineering and Applied Science,
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earning with specifications
Ufuk Topcu,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
University of Texas at Austin,
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IQI Weekly Seminar
Hyper-invariant tensor networks and holography
Glen Evenbly,
University of Sherbrooke,
Wednesday, May 24th, 2017
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CANCELLED | Finance Seminar: Will Goetzmann, Yale University
This talk has been cancelled.
Will Goetzmann,
Edwin J. Beinecke Professor of Finance and Management Studies,
School of Management,
Yale University,
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EE Systems Seminar
DNA Sequencing: From Information Limits to Assembly Software
Thomas Courtade,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences,
UC Berkeley,
Thursday, May 25th, 2017
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Seminar
"Order and Chaos*: Collective Behavior of Crowded Drops in Microfluidic Systems"
Sindy KY Tang,
Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Stanford University,