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SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: "Dissecting Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Look at the Attack on the U.S. Capitol"
DESCRIPTION:Esteemed faculty from five disciplines at Penn will come together to unpack the myriad policies\, messages\, and conditions that led to the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6\, 2021\, as well as explore how we move forward as a country. This 90-minute panel discussion — moderated by Dean Erika James of the Wharton School with a Q&A session facilitated by Dean Ted Ruger of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School — is a unique opportunity to hear the diverse perspectives of scholars across our University. \n\nRegister here to receive the link to join this virtual event.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-dissecting-chaos-an-interdisciplinary-look-at-the-attack-on-the-u-s-capitol/
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SUMMARY:CBE PhD Dissertation Defense | Exploring the Molecular Origins of Icephilicity Using Specialized Molecular Simulations
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nExercising control over the formation of ice and similar crystalline structures is important in a variety of contexts\, from preserving organs for transplant to preventing clathrate hydrate plugs in natural gas pipelines. To achieve this control\, it is crucial to understand nucleation phenomena at the molecular level. Studies have shown that heterogeneous nucleation proceeds orders of magnitude faster than homogeneous nucleation. Hence an understanding of ice nucleation phenomena in most real-world contexts hinges upon identifying the molecular-scale features of surfaces that inhibit (or even promote) heterogeneous ice nucleation. Yet the combination of molecular-scale characteristics that determines the ice nucleation propensity of a given material remain poorly understood.\n\nWe approach this challenge from a thermodynamic perspective\, with the goal of understanding \emph{icephilicity}: the preference of a heterogeneous solid surface (or macromolecule) for ice over liquid water. Recent work has shown that there is a complex interplay between a surface’s morphology and its icephilicity: small variations in properties (such as surface flexibility and lattice mismatch) can significantly impact a material’s ability to interact favorably with ice. We have developed novel approaches for characterizing surface icephilicity\, and applied them to study a wide range of materials using molecular simulations and enhanced sampling techniques. Our results shed new light on the molecular-scale features that govern a material’s propensity to nucleate (or inhibit) ice and related crystalline structures.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cbe-phd-dissertation-defense-exploring-the-molecular-origins-of-icephilicity-using-specialized-molecular-simulations/
LOCATION:Zoom – Email CBE for link
CATEGORIES:Doctoral,Graduate,Student,Dissertation or Thesis Defense
ORGANIZER;CN="Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering":MAILTO:cbemail@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210203T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210203T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210121T220006Z
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SUMMARY:CBE Seminar: "Integrating Machine Learning and Multiscale Modeling in Biomedicine"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \nMachine learning and multiscale modeling complement each other in a unique way\, enabling us to seamlessly integrate big data and biophysical pathways and interpret the results while formulating truly predictive and generalizable models\, based on both data and physics. In multiscale modeling\, I have developed adaptive methods and kinetic models to simulate intracellular polymerization of sickle hemoglobin (HbS) and subsequent interaction with the membrane of a red blood cell (RBC) in sickle cell anemia\, which occurs at multispatial scales\, ranging from nanometers to micrometers. Machine learning\, especially deep learning\, usually requires a large amount of data of high accuracy\, which is often difficult to obtain in biological and biomedical sciences. I have developed multi-fidelity neural networks\, physics-informed neural networks (PINNs)\, and deep operator network (DeepONets)\, so that we can learn deep learning models accurately and robustly from even “small” datasets. I will present several examples and discuss further the interaction of both that will lead to a paradigm shift in modeling biomedical systems in the future.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cbe-seminar-integrating-machine-learning-and-multiscale-modeling-in-biomedicine/
LOCATION:Zoom – Email CBE for link
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering":MAILTO:cbemail@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210203T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210203T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210129T204030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210129T204030Z
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SUMMARY:Spring 2021 GRASP SFI: “Commercializing people-scale vision-based autonomy in agriculture”
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: The Burro team\, including Terry Scott (CTO) and Charlie Andersen (CEO) will provide an overview of their people-scale vision-based autonomous platform and their experiences selling Burros and building an autonomy business\, within agriculture. \nJoin the Zoom Meeting here
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/virtual-spring-2021-grasp-sfi-commercializing-people-scale-vision-based-autonomy-in-agriculture/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="General Robotics%2C Automation%2C Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Lab":MAILTO:grasplab@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210204T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210201T212734Z
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SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: Penn Global Opportunities Fair
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 4 | 2:00pm–8:00pm ET | Online \nRegister Here: https://pennabroad.vfairs.com/ \nAt the Penn Global Opportunities Fair\, Penn undergraduate and graduate students from across all schools and programs are invited to explore the many exciting international initiatives\, student support services\, and global opportunities that make up life at Penn. You will have the opportunity to explore interactive booths\, chat live with Penn staff\, and attend exclusive live events sponsored by ISSS\, Penn Abroad\, Perry World House\, and other globally-focused offices.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/penn-global-opportunities-fair/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210204T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210204T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20201215T162853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201215T162853Z
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SUMMARY:BE/MEAM Seminar: "Microbes in Biomechanics" (Christopher J. Hernandez)
DESCRIPTION:This event will be held virtually on Zoom – check email for link or contact ksas@seas.upenn.edu. \nThe idea that mechanical stresses influence the growth and form of organs and organisms originated in the 1800s and is the basis for the modern study of biomechanics and mechanobiology. Biomechanics and mechanobiology are well studied in eukaryotic systems\, yet eukaryotes represent only a small portion of the diversity and abundance of life on Earth. Bacteria exhibit broad influences on human health (as both pathogens and as beneficial components of the gut microbiome) and processes used in biotechnology and synthetic biology. Over the past eight years my group has explored mechanobiology within individual bacteria and the effects of changes in the composition of commensal bacterial communities on the biomechanics in the musculoskeletal system. \nThe ability of the bacteria to not only resist mechanical loads (biomechanics) but also to respond to changes in the mechanical environment (mechanobiology) is necessary for survival. Here I describe a novel microfluidic platform used to explore the biomechanics and mechanobiology of individual\, live bacteria. I discuss work from my group demonstrating that mechanical stress within the bacterial cell envelope can influence the assembly and function of multicomponent efflux pumps used by bacteria to resist toxins and antibiotics. Additionally\, I share some of our more recent work showing that mechanical stress and strain within the bacterial cell envelope can stimulate a bacterial two-component system controlling gene expression. Our findings demonstrate that bacteria\, like mammalian cells\, have mechanosensitive systems that are key to survival. \nIn musculoskeletal disease\, bacteria are commonly viewed as sources of infection. However\, in the past decade the studies by my group and others have suggested that commensal bacteria – the microbiome – can modulate the pathogenesis of musculoskeletal disorders. My group is among the first to study the effects of the gut microbiome on orthopaedic disorders. Here I provide an introduction to the microbiome and current concepts of how modifications to the gut microbiome could influence the musculoskeletal system. Specifically\, I discuss studies from my group which are the first to demonstrate that the gut microbiome influences bone biomechanics and the development of infection of orthopaedic implants.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/be-seminar-christopher-j-hernandez/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Bioengineering":MAILTO:be@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210205T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210205T123000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210129T204827Z
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SUMMARY:GRASP On Robotics: "Designing Human Interaction with Agents and Robots"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Over the last decade\, the idea that robots and agents might participate meaningfully in complex group and organizational contexts has developed from a promising vision into a reality. Robots now assist humans in simple tasks such as delivery through complex\, high-stakes tasks such as disaster response and surgery. In this talk\, I will introduce the discipline of design and describe\, with examples from our work\, how it is a critical research practice in designing complex agent and robot systems that fit in a number of social and organizational contexts and support all aspects of interaction. \nClick here to join the Zoom Webinar 
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/grasp-on-robotics-designing-human-interaction-with-agents-and-robots/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="General Robotics%2C Automation%2C Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Lab":MAILTO:grasplab@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210213
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210205T143927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T143927Z
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SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: Women in Data Science Philadelphia @ Penn
DESCRIPTION:Support gender diversity in data science and join us (virtually\, of course) for the second annual Women in Data Science Philadelphia @ Penn on February 8-12\, 2021. \nCo-hosted by Analytics at Wharton\, Wharton Customer Analytics\, Penn Engineering\, and the Wharton Statistics Department\, this interdisciplinary event will discuss the latest advances and applications in data science and aims to inspire data scientists\, regardless of gender\, to support and empower women in the field. \nWiDS registration fees will support need-based scholarships for high school students to attend Wharton Data Science Academy.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-women-in-data-science-philadelphia-penn/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210208T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210120T164135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210120T164135Z
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SUMMARY:PSOC Webinar: "Abnormal Mechanics in Brain Tumors" (Meenal Datta)
DESCRIPTION:Physical Sciences in Oncology Center PSOC@Penn \nSpring 2021 Webinar Series Mondays at 12:00 noon (EST) \nFor webinar links\, please contact manu@seas.upenn.edu.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/psoc-webinar-abnormal-mechanics-in-brain-tumors-meenal-datta/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="PSOC":MAILTO:manu@seas.upenn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210209T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210209T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210125T210745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210125T210745Z
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SUMMARY:MEAM Seminar: "Target: COVID-19"
DESCRIPTION:Until such a time when the world’s population has achieved herd immunity either through vaccination against or exposure to the SARS-Cov-2 virus\, the most effective means for controlling the COVID-19 (and any other) pandemic is frequent testing and resulting preventive measures that reduce the rate of viral transmission. This talk provides a bird’s-eye view of the diagnostic landscape for COVID-19 and focuses on our lab’s off-hours efforts to develop an in-home molecular test for SARS-Cov-2 that requires minimal manufacturing and meets WHO’s ASSURED criteria of being Affordable; Sensitive; Specific; User-friendly; Rapid and robust; Equipment-free; and Deliverable to end-users. The talk concludes by pointing out future needs and research directions.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/meam-seminar-target-covid-19/
LOCATION:Zoom – Email MEAM for Link\, peterlit@seas.upenn.edu
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics":MAILTO:meam@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210209T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210209T180000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210203T191744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210203T191744Z
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SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Spirals and skyrmions in magnets and their emergent electromagnetism"
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/mse-seminar-spirals-and-skyrmions-in-magnets-and-their-emergent-electromagnetism/
ORGANIZER;CN="Materials Science and Engineering":MAILTO:johnruss@seas.upenn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210201T205602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T205602Z
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SUMMARY:PICS Alumni Spotlight: "Peter J. Huwe"
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/pics-alumni-spotlight-peter-j-huwe/
CATEGORIES:Alumni
ORGANIZER;CN="Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)":MAILTO:dkparks@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210121T223635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T223635Z
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SUMMARY:CBE Seminar: "Engineering Bacteria to Expand the Chemistry of Life"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \nIn living organisms\, translation of genetic information by the ribosome transforms the information embedded in DNA into actuating components\, namely proteins. Though life itself is incredibly diverse at the macroscopic level\, at the molecular level\, all of life uses the same set of machinery for translation – 20 standard amino acid building blocks (with minor exceptions)\, transfer RNAs (tRNA)\, and ribosomes. The convergence and association of these interdependent biomolecules is neatly captured in a table known as The Standard Genetic Code. Even after billions of years of genetic drift\, The Standard Genetic Code has been largely refractory to change.  In this talk\, I will be discussing strategies and methods for building organisms that can make and use non-standard amino acids to make proteins with enhanced or expanded function.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cbe-seminar-engineering-bacteria-to-expand-the-chemistry-of-life/
LOCATION:Zoom – Email CBE for link
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering":MAILTO:cbemail@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210205T175551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T175551Z
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SUMMARY:Spring 2021 GRASP SFI: “Using Social Robots and Computer Vision to Augment Telerehabilitation”
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: With the shortage of rehabilitation clinicians in rural areas and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic\, remote rehabilitation (telerehab) fills an important gap in access to rehabilitation\, especially for the treatment of adults and children experiencing upper arm disability due to stroke and cerebral palsy. We propose the use of a socially assistive humanoid robot coupled with a telepresence platform and computer vision based assessment pipeline as a tool for achieving more effective telerehab. The humanoid has arms\, a torso\, and a face to play games with and guide patients under the supervision of a remote clinician. The computer vision system is being developed to aid in automated objective assessments of patient function. In this talk\, I will outline the design of such a system\, present a uniquely large perceived usefulness evaluation of the platform with hundreds of practicing therapists in the United States\, and present recent results from a pilot study with the system. \nJoin the Zoom Meeting here
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/spring-2021-grasp-sfi-using-social-robots-and-computer-vision-to-augment-telerehabilitation/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="General Robotics%2C Automation%2C Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Lab":MAILTO:grasplab@seas.upenn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210214
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210204T205302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210204T205302Z
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SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: Virtual Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) STEM Conference & Career Fair
DESCRIPTION:The BEYA STEM Conference is a Career Communications Group (CCG) event and is held annually in February and is taking place on February 11 – 13\, 2021. BEYA is also open to everyone. There are two types of offerings: \n1) The Career Fair is free to attend.  You would only need to register and upload your resume at the conference link provided. \n2) The DIEL College program\, for which the Office of Diversity and Inclusion has prepaid registrations\, which allows full participation in the entire conference (welcome reception\, workshops\, award ceremonies as well as the career fair). \nTo those who wish to attend the entire conference as DIEL College participants on a first come\, first serve basis\, a registration code will be provided. Please fill out the Virtual BEYA Interest Form as soon as possible: https://forms.gle/JyqCTYZPbjJwGeep9 \nThe BEYA Career Fair only registration link is: https://beyadigital.vfairs.com/en/registration.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-virtual-black-engineer-of-the-year-beya-stem-conference-career-fair/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210112T135214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210112T135214Z
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SUMMARY:BE Seminar: "Multi-input Chemical Control With Computationally Designed Proteins for Research Tools and Cell Therapies" (Glenna Wink Foight)
DESCRIPTION:This event will be held virtually via Zoom – check email for details or contact ksas@seas.upenn.edu \nProtein modules that are responsive to small molecule inputs have enabled control of cellular processes for decades’ worth of important mechanistic studies. More recently\, they have gained attention as a means of control for improved safety of cellular therapies. To date\, most small molecule-responsive systems have been adapted from natural proteins\, which provide limited control behaviors and often rely on small molecules with non-ideal properties for use in humans. I will describe how we have used computational protein design to move beyond these naturally occurring systems to create a new set of molecular tools that are responsive to multiple clinically approved drugs. The unique architecture of our system enables more complex control behaviors for multiple cellular outputs. I will describe applications of this designed system in the control of mammalian cytoskeletal signaling\, transcription\, and CAR T-cell therapy. \n 
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/be-seminar-glenna-wink-foight/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Bioengineering":MAILTO:be@seas.upenn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210211T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210204T204823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210204T204823Z
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SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: USABE Research Opportunities Panel
DESCRIPTION:Interested in getting involved in research but don’t know where to start? USABE will be hosting a virtual Research Opportunities Panel featuring current Penn engineering students and alumni who will share their own research experiences\, both on and off-campus\, as well as opportunities for research that are available to students. We will also have a Q&A session at the end\, so please submit your questions at tiny.cc/USABEresearchpanel. If you’re interested in attending the event\, please RSVP at tiny.cc/USABEpanelrsvp!
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-usabe-research-opportunities-panel/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210212T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210212T123000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210205T180049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T180049Z
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SUMMARY:GRASP On Robotics: “Billiard-Like Robots: Let Them Be Unstable and Unobservable!”
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: This talk will highlight our work over the past decade on controlling robots by giving them simple rules to reflect off of obstacles in their environment. This line of work pushes the extreme limits of minimalism and is suitable for scenarios where there are limited sensing and actuation capabilities\, such as consumer security robots and nanorobotics. We take heavy inspiration from dynamical billiards\, a branch of mathematics pioneered by Hadamard\, Artin\, Sinai\, and others\, but adapt the bouncing laws to models that are easily achievable by robots and are amenable to algorithmic analysis. Our results include basic conditions for attractors and limit cycles\, simple achievement of linear-temporal logic specifications\, visibility-based algorithmic analysis\, and demonstrations on embarrassingly cheap robot systems. An abundance of simple\, open problems remain in this area. \nClick here to join the Zoom Webinar
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/grasp-on-robotics-billiard-like-robots-let-them-be-unstable-and-unobservable/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210212T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210212T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210203T180121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210203T180121Z
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SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: Know Your Rights: Support for Students Regardless of Your Immigration Status
DESCRIPTION:Registration link: http://bit.ly/PennDACA \nThis event specifically focuses on undocumented\, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)\, and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) students. This event is open to everyone wanting to learn more about immigration and/or whose families are impacted by immigration restrictions. \n*This event is organized by La Casa Latina\, Penn Law\, Greenfield Intercultural Center\, PennFirstPlus\, and Counseling and Psychological Services.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-know-your-rights-support-for-students-regardless-of-your-immigration-status/
LOCATION:Bluejeans
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210212T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210212T180000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210209T154342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210209T154342Z
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SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: Out at Work - A Virtual Discussion with GSE Alumni Sharing Insights on Navigating Careers in Education
DESCRIPTION:The Penn GSE LGBTQ Subcommittee Invites the Penn Community to:\nOut at Work: A Virtual Discussion with GSE Alumni Sharing Insights on Navigating Careers in Education \nFriday\, February 12\, 2021\n4:30 pm – 5:45 pm\nFeatured Panelists: \nLauren Overton- School Principal\, PAS\nRobert Rivera-Amezola- Digital Literacy Teacher\, Key Elementary School\nKD Davenport- K-12 Science Curriculum Specialist\, School District ofPhiladelphia\nSteve Mobley- Assistant Professor\, University of Alabama \nHosted by: Ed Brockenbrough\nAssociate Professor\, Penn GSE\nRSVP Here \nPresented by the Penn GSE LGBTQ Subcommittee
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-out-at-work-a-virtual-discussion-with-gse-alumni-sharing-insights-on-navigating-careers-in-education/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210215T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210215T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210117T032827Z
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SUMMARY:ENIAC Day: 75th Anniversary of ENIAC Mini-Symposium
DESCRIPTION:    Mini-symposium to celebrate the 75th anniversary of ENIAC and the birth of general-purpose computing.  Automated computation has revolutionized the way we live\, work\, play\, and connect.  Join us on this anniversary to see where it started\, celebrate how far we’ve come\, and see visions of the bright future that is still ahead. \nZoom Webinar Link: here (past) — recordings linked below.\nSchedule\n10:30am ENIAC History and Legacy \n\nDean Vijay Kumar (Penn SEAS)\, Introduction\nProf. David Patterson (UCB)\, Legacy and Computer Architecture Today [talk video]\nProf. Mitch Marcus (Penn)\, History of ENIAC [talk video]\nMs. Gini [Mauchly] Calcerano (Chestnut Hill College)\, Women of ENIAC—The First Programmers [talk video]\n\n1:30pm ENIAC Impact and Future \n\nProf. Zach Ives (Penn)\, General Impact of ENIAC [talk video]\nProf. André DeHon (Penn)\, FPGAs: Carrying ENIAC Architectural Legacy into Silicon [talk video]\nProf. Stephanie Weirich (Penn)\, Programming Language Design: From Grace Hopper to Today [talk video]\nProf. Camillo J. Taylor (Penn)\, Vision for Autonomous Vehicles [talk video]\nProf. Sebastian Angel (Penn)\, Programming and Building Large-Scale Distributed Systems [talk video]\n\nOther ENIAC Day Events\n\nCompuseum is coordinating a set of events for ENIAC Day.\n\nMore ENIAC Historical Information\n\nENIAC Heritage at Penn\nENIAC Virtual Walkthrough from 70th Anniversary\nENIAC Programers
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/eniacday/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210215T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210215T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
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SUMMARY:PSOC Webinar: "Sensing Matrix Rigidity: Transducing Mechanical Signals From Integrins to the Nucleus" (Pere Roca-Cusachs Soulere)
DESCRIPTION:Physical Sciences in Oncology Center PSOC@Penn \nSpring 2021 Webinar Series Mondays at 12:00 noon (EST) \nFor webinar links\, please contact manu@seas.upenn.edu.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/psoc-webinar-sensing-matrix-rigidity-transducing-mechanical-signals-from-integrins-to-the-nucleus-pere-roca-cusachs-soulere/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="PSOC":MAILTO:manu@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210216T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210216T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
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SUMMARY:CIS Seminar: "Structural Foundations of Efficient Reinforcement Learning:
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nThe design of learning agents which observe\, interact with\, and manipulate their environment to optimize desirable behaviors is a long-standing goal in machine learning\, with roots in artificial intelligence\, adaptive experimental design and adaptive feedback control. In machine learning\, these questions are typically studied in the area of reinforcement learning (RL)\, which has seen a recent surge of interest both due to potential applications\, from robotics and autonomous systems to healthcare and recommendations; as well as popular successes such as superhuman performance in games and dexterous manipulation of a Rubik’s cube. \nOn the theoretical front\, foundations for sample efficient learning were laid in the early 2000’s\, for problems where the agent perceives the environment through relatively simple observations. However\, these settings fail to capture the complex sensorimotor observation streams which most application domains naturally contain. In this talk\, I will describe a research program aimed at addressing this critical gap in our theoretical understanding. \nI will begin by highlighting some key challenges faced by an RL agent\, and the importance of understanding the structure of real-world applications to address these challenges. With this aim\, I will then introduce a complexity measure\, called Bellman rank\, for general RL problems. Crucially\, many application domains naturally exhibit a small Bellman rank\, and I will describe how low Bellman rank enables sample efficient RL. Bellman rank remains one of the most general ways of measuring the complexity of RL problems\, however\, computationally practical algorithms for all problems with a small Bellman rank still elude us. \nThe second part of the talk will focus on algorithmic questions\, designing optimization-based methods for solving a subclass of problems with a small Bellman rank. I will present an algorithm Policy Cover Policy Gradient (PC-PG)\, which comes with strong practical guarantees when the problem dynamics obey a certain linear structure. The algorithm is highly practical\, and easily composes with modern deep learning libraries for an efficient implementation. I will confirm its effectiveness beyond the confines of the theoretical assumptions in empirical evaluation against popular baselines. \nFinally\, I will conclude with a brief synopsis of work I have done on Contextual Bandits\, a much smaller\, yet practically useful subclass of RL. The research here has led to the design and creation of a general purpose cloud service at Microsoft\, which powers many applications of Contextual Bandits both inside and outside the company. \nThe first two parts of the talk are based on the papers https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.09512 and https://arxiv.org/pdf/2007.08459.pdf respectively.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cis-seminar-structural-foundations-of-efficient-reinforcement-learning/
LOCATION:Zoom – Email CIS for link\, cherylh@cis.upenn.edu
ORGANIZER;CN="Computer and Information Science":MAILTO:cherylh@cis.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210122T014943Z
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SUMMARY:CBE Seminar: "Insights into Active Site Structures for Bimetallic Heterogeneous Catalysts"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \nI will describe three examples investigating the use of bimetallic catalysts for reaction systems of industrial relevance and explore the origins of their improved performance. Investigation of Pd-based bimetallic catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of acetylene and for hydrodechlorination of 1\,2-dichloroethane will be explored. Additionally\, Pt-based bimetallic catalysts for the hydrogenation of a model α\,β-unsaturated aldehyde\, citral\, will be described. These reaction systems serve as examples of (i) improving existing reaction processes\, (ii) producing valuable products from waste streams\, and (iii) developing more environmentally friendly routes to producing existing products\, demonstrating the variety of ways in which improved catalysts can impact the chemical industry. The insights into active site structures for bimetallic catalysts developed in this work are an example of how structure-performance relationships can enable the development of improved catalytic materials. As a result\, such catalysts can be used in industrial processes to reduce use of toxic and costly chemicals and solvents as well as decrease energy requirements\, moving forward towards a more sustainable future.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cbe-seminar-insights-into-active-site-structures-for-bimetallic-heterogeneous-catalysts/
LOCATION:Zoom – Email CBE for link
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering":MAILTO:cbemail@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210208T205018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210208T205018Z
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SUMMARY:CIS Seminar: "IDEs for Ideas"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nA Jupyter notebook\, a preprint from arXiv\, and a Stack Overflow code snippet. What do they all have in common? \nAll convey complex ideas from a writer to an audience. However\, the tools to create and read them have not kept pace with the complexity of their contents. What would it look like if we had tools as sophisticated as state-of-the-art IDEs (integrated development environments\, like Visual Studio or IntelliJ) for authoring and reading these artifacts? What interactions would they provide? What algorithms and models would they need? \nIn this talk\, I discuss novel core requirements for reading and writing complex information artifacts\, and reify these in the design and implementation of IDEs for Ideas. One IDE lets you click on results in a messy Jupyter notebook and trace the code that computed it. Another brings the meaning of scientific papers to life. Come to this talk to learn about the challenges we face using complex information artifacts every day\, a vision of how our tools should help\, systems embodying this vision with novel interactions and algorithms\, and evidence from usability studies validating their design.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cis-seminar-ides-for-ideas/
ORGANIZER;CN="Computer and Information Science":MAILTO:cherylh@cis.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210212T152152Z
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SUMMARY:Spring 2021 GRASP SFI: “Model-Based Deep RL for Robotics”
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Deep learning has shown promising results in robotics\, but we are still far from having intelligent systems that can operate in the unstructured settings of the real world\, where disturbances\, variations\, and unobserved factors lead to a dynamic environment. \nIn the first part of the talk\, I will show that model-based deep RL can indeed allow for efficient skill acquisition\, as well as the ability to repurpose models to solve a variety of tasks. I will then scale up these approaches to enable locomotion with a 6-DoF legged robot on varying terrains in the real world\, as well as dexterous manipulation with a 24-DoF anthropomorphic hand in the real world. \nIn the second part of the talk\, I will focus on the inevitable mismatch between an agent’s training conditions and the test conditions in which it may actually be deployed\, thus illuminating the need for adaptive systems. Inspired by the ability of humans and animals to adapt quickly in the face of unexpected changes\, I will present a meta-learning algorithm within this model-based RL framework to enable online adaptation of large\, high-capacity models using only small amounts of data from the new task. These fast adaptation capabilities are seen in both simulation and the real-world\, with experiments such as a 6-legged robot adapting online to an unexpected payload or suddenly losing a leg. Finally\, I will further extend the capabilities of our robotic systems by enabling the agents to reason directly from raw image observations. Bridging the benefits of representation learning techniques with the adaptation capabilities of meta-RL\, I will present a unified framework for effective meta-RL from images. With robotic arms in the real world that learn peg insertion and ethernet cable insertion to varying targets\, I will show the fast acquisition of new skills\, directly from raw image observations in the real world. \nI conclude that model-based deep RL provides a framework for making sense of the world\, thus allowing for reasoning and adaptation capabilities that are necessary for successful operation in the dynamic settings of the real world. \nJoin the Zoom Meeting here
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/spring-2021-grasp-sfi-model-based-deep-rl-for-robotics/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="General Robotics%2C Automation%2C Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Lab":MAILTO:grasplab@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T180000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210209T152409Z
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SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: The Masc We Live In - Cultural Implications of Masculinity
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we host an open discussion on masculinity in different cultural contexts and the intersections of race\, religion and other factors which influence how we view\, interpret\, and navigate masculinity. This is the first of four conversations in our ongoing discussion series for the Spring Semester. All gender identities welcome. The event is open to all members of the campus community (students\, faculty\, staff\, and alum) \nhttps://vpul-upenn.zoom.us/j/96122940110?pwd=RTFheHdSVWhCZjRhU3lBVW1rNVFGQT09 \nMeeting ID: 961 2294 0110\nPasscode: 307449
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-the-masc-we-live-in-cultural-implications-of-masculinity/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210205T160238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T160238Z
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SUMMARY:ESE PhD Dissertation Defense: "Enhanced Nonlinearity Enabled via Doped ENZ Metastructures: Theory & Potential Applications"
DESCRIPTION:Synthetic composite structures\, known as metamaterials\, have been increasingly applied in\nthe past two decades in numerous applications for obtaining electromagnetic characteristics far beyond\nnaturally occurring materials. In particular\, epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) media are a special category of\nmetamaterials which have been shown to exhibit exotic wave-matter interaction properties\, rendering\nthem suitable for numerous applications. Exploiting the distinctive property of spatial uniformity of the\nmagnetic field in 2D ENZ (i.e. infinitely extended along a given direction) media\, it has been recently\ntheoretically and experimentally demonstrated that a 2D ENZ body doped with a dielectric inclusion is\nequivalent to a magnetic ENZ medium for an outside observer\, a concept coined “photonic doping”. In\nthis dissertation\, I theoretically extend this concept for additional classes of inclusions and propose\nseveral potential applications harnessing the peculiar electromagnetic characteristics of such structures.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/ese-phd-dissertation-defense-enhanced-nonlinearity-enabled-via-doped-enz-metastructures-theory-potential-applications/
LOCATION:Zoom – Email nahvi@seas.upenn.edu for link
CATEGORIES:Dissertation or Thesis Defense
ORGANIZER;CN="Electrical and Systems Engineering":MAILTO:eseevents@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
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SUMMARY:BE Seminar: "Engineering Synthetic Biomaterials for Islet Transplantation" (María M. Coronel)
DESCRIPTION:This event will be held virtually via Zoom (check email or contact ksas@seas.upenn.edu). \nTwo major challenges to the translation of cellular-based tissue-engineered therapies are the lack of adequate oxygen support post-implantation and the need for systemic immunosuppression to halt the strong inflammatory and immunological response of the host. As such\, strategies that aim at addressing oxygen demand\, and local immunological responses can be highly beneficial in the translation of these therapies. In this seminar\, I will focus on two biomaterial strategies to create a more favorable transplant niche for pancreatic islet transplantation. The first half will describe an in-situ oxygen-releasing biomaterial fabricated through the incorporation of solid peroxides in a silicone polymer. The implementation of this localized\, controlled and sustained oxygen-generator mitigates the activation of detrimental hypoxia-induced pathways in islets and enhances the potency of extrahepatic 3D islet-loaded devices in a diabetic animal model. In the second part\, I will focus on engineering synthetic biomaterials for the delivery of immunomodulatory signals for transplant acceptance. Biomaterial carriers fabricated with polyethylene glycol microgels are used to deliver immunomodulatory signals to regulate the local microenvironment and prevent allograft rejection in a clinically relevant pre-clinical transplant model. The use of synthetic materials as an off-the-shelf platform\, without the need for manipulating the biological cell product\, improves the clinical translatability of this engineered approach. Designing safer\, responsive biomaterials to boost the delivery of targeted therapeutics will significantly reinvigorate interventional cell-based tissue-engineered therapies.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/be-seminar-maria-m-coronel/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Bioengineering":MAILTO:be@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T132356
CREATED:20210208T215127Z
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SUMMARY:CIS Seminar: "Enabling Hyperscale Web Services"
DESCRIPTION:Abstracts: \n Current hardware and software systems were conceived at a time when we had scarce compute and memory resources\, limited quantity of data and users\, and easy hardware performance scaling due to Moore’s Law. These assumptions are not true today. Today\, emerging web services require data centers that scale to hundreds of thousands of servers\, i.e.\, hyperscale\, to efficiently process requests from billions of users. In this new era of hyperscale computing\, we can no longer afford to build each layer of the systems stack separately. Instead\, we must rethink the synergy between the software and hardware worlds from the ground up. \nIn this talk\, I will focus on re-thinking (1) software threading and concurrency paradigms and (2) data center hardware architectures. First\, I will detail μTune\, my software threading framework that is aware of the overheads induced by the underlying hardware’s constraints. Then\, I will discuss SoftSKU and Accelerometer—my proposals to answer the question of: How should we build data center hardware for emerging software paradigms in the post-Moore era? Finally\, I will conclude by describing my ongoing and future research towards re-designing the systems stack to enable the hyperscale web services of tomorrow.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cis-seminar-enabling-hyperscale-web-services/
LOCATION:Zoom – Email CIS for link\, cherylh@cis.upenn.edu
ORGANIZER;CN="Computer and Information Science":MAILTO:cherylh@cis.upenn.edu
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