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  • February 2021

  • Wednesday Feb 17

    Spring 2021 GRASP SFI: “Model-Based Deep RL for Robotics”

    February 17, 2021 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM /

    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 […]

    Wednesday Feb 17

    ODEI Spotlight: The Masc We Live In – Cultural Implications of Masculinity

    February 17, 2021 @ 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM /

    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 […]

    Thursday Feb 18

    ESE PhD Dissertation Defense: “Enhanced Nonlinearity Enabled via Doped ENZ Metastructures: Theory & Potential Applications”

    February 18, 2021 @ 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM /
    Zoom - Email nahvi@seas.upenn.edu for link

    Synthetic composite structures, known as metamaterials, have been increasingly applied in the past two decades in numerous applications for obtaining electromagnetic characteristics far beyond naturally occurring materials. In particular, epsilon-near-zero […]

    Thursday Feb 18

    BE Seminar: “Engineering Synthetic Biomaterials for Islet Transplantation” (María M. Coronel)

    February 18, 2021 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM /

    This event will be held virtually via Zoom (check email or contact ksas@seas.upenn.edu). Two major challenges to the translation of cellular-based tissue-engineered therapies are the lack of adequate oxygen support […]

    Thursday Feb 18

    CIS Seminar: “Enabling Hyperscale Web Services”

    February 18, 2021 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM /
    Zoom - Email CIS for link cherylh@cis.upenn.edu

    Abstracts:  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 […]

    Friday Feb 19

    GRASP On Robotics: “Trajectory Planning Using Dynamic and Power Models: a Heuristics-Based Approach”

    February 19, 2021 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM /
    https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96715197752

    Abstract: Robot planning is needed for robots to perform purposeful missions in their environments. In realistic situations, planning does not simply involve getting to a desired destination without collisions, but […]

    Friday Feb 19

    ESE Seminar: “(Re)building Human Dexterity: Inferring Musculoskeletal Dynamics for Next-Generation Assistive Devices & Diagnostics”

    February 19, 2021 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM /
    Zoom - Email ESE for Link jbatter@seas.upenn.edu

    While there exist a number of mechanically sophisticated exoskeletons, prostheses, and assistive robots, with articulations similar to those of the intact human arm and hand, these devices remain limited in […]

    Friday Feb 19

    ODEI Spotlight: A Conversation with Stacey Abrams

    February 19, 2021 @ 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM /

    Please join us on February 19th at noon EST for a conversation with Stacey Abrams, moderated by Benjamin Todd Jealous and with remarks from President Amy Gutmann. The event is […]

    Friday Feb 19

    PICS Colloquia: “Recent Advances in Modeling Subduction and Viscoelastic Flow in Geodynamic Computations”

    February 19, 2021 @ 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM /
    Zoom - email kathom@seas.upenn.edu

    Abstract: We will describe two separate but related methodologies that have been implemented in the open source, finite element code ASPECT, which computational geophysicists use to model a wide variety […]

    Monday Feb 22

    BE Dissertation Defense: “Microtissue Engineered Neural Networks as Optically-Controlled Living Electrodes for Circuit Modeling and Neuroprosthetics” (Dayo Adewole)

    February 22, 2021 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM /

    The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. D. Kacy Cullen are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Dayo Adewole. Title:  Microtissue Engineered Neural Networks […]

    Tuesday Feb 23

    MEAM Seminar: “Engineering Interfaces To Improve The Thermal Performance of Wide Bandgap Semiconductors”

    February 23, 2021 @ 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM /
    Zoom - Email MEAM for Link peterlit@seas.upenn.edu

    Wide bandgap electronics are currently under development due to their potential to create some of the most advanced RF and power electronics in the world. A key concern in their […]

    Tuesday Feb 23

    CIS Seminar: “Provably Secure Indistinguishability Obfuscation”

    February 23, 2021 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM /
    Zoom - Email CIS for link cherylh@cis.upenn.edu

    Abstract: In this talk, we will cover some exciting progress on the problem of Indistinguishability Obfuscation (proposed by Barak et. al. 2001). In a nutshell, an Indistinguishability Obfuscation scheme is […]

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