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SUMMARY:CIS Seminar: "Expanding the Reach of Fuzzing"
DESCRIPTION:Software bugs are pervasive in modern software. As software is integrated into increasingly many aspects of our lives\, these bugs have increasingly severe consequences\, both from a security (e.g. Cloudbleed\, Heartbleed\, Shellshock) and cost standpoint. Fuzzing refers to a set of techniques that automatically find bug-triggering inputs by sending many random-looking inputs to the program under test. In this talk\, I will discuss how\, by identifying core under-generalized components of modern fuzzing algorithms\, and building algorithms that generalize or tune these components\, I have expanded the application domains of fuzzing. First\, by building a general feedback-directed fuzzing algorithm\, I enabled fuzzing to consistently find performance and resource consumption errors. Second\, by developing techniques to maintain structure during mutation\, I brought fuzzing exploration to “deeper” program states. Third\, by decoupling the user-facing abstraction of random input generators from their sampling distributions\, I built faster validity fuzzing and even tackled program synthesis. Finally\, I will discuss the key research problems that must be tackled to make fuzzing readily-available and useful to all developers.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cis-seminar-expanding-the-reach-of-fuzzing/
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:20210401T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20200709T142312Z
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SUMMARY:BE Seminar: "Deciphering the Dynamics of the Unconscious Brain Under General Anesthesia" (Emery Brown\, MIT)
DESCRIPTION:This event will be held virtually on zoom – check email or contact ksas@seas.upenn.edu. \nGeneral anesthesia is a drug induced state that is critical for safely and humanely allowing a patient to undergo surgery or an invasive diagnostic procedure. During the last 10 years the study of the neuroscience of anesthetic drugs has been an active area of research. In this lecture we show how anesthetics create altered states of arousal by creating oscillation that impede how the various parts of the brain communicate. These oscillations\, which are readily visible on the electroencephalogram (EEG)\, change systematically with anesthetic dose\, anesthetic class and patient age. We will show how the EEG oscillations can be used to monitor the brain states of patients receiving general anesthesia\, manage anesthetic delivery and learn about fundamental brain physiology.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/be-seminar-3/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="Bioengineering":MAILTO:be@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210211T214226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210211T214226Z
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SUMMARY:ESE Seminar: "Engineering (Useful) Quantum Systems"
DESCRIPTION:Quantum technologies have the potential to revolutionize sensing\, communication\, and computation. To realize this potential\, it will be necessary to scale the size and complexity of engineered quantum systems by several orders of magnitude\, without sacrificing coherence or fidelity. \nTrapped ion qubits provide unparalleled coherence and are a leading platform for current small-scale quantum technology demonstrations. Optical addressing of individual ions with low crosstalk enables high-fidelity single and multi-qubit gates\, and ions trapped in the same potential naturally allow for all-to-all connectivity. However\, free-space control and routing of these optical control fields presents a scaling challenge. I will focus on technology requirements for a deployable trapped-ion quantum sensor and introduce an integrated photonics platform for parallel laser delivery which will increase stability\, reduce size\, and allow us to increase the number of sensors measured in parallel without sacrificing fidelity. \nFinally\, I will present a path towards a modular trapped-ion quantum processor with active integrated photonics for control within each module\, and high fidelity physical and optical links between modules.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/ese-seminar-engineering-useful-quantum-systems/
LOCATION:Zoom – Email ESE for Link jbatter@seas.upenn.edu
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Faculty,Colloquium,Student
ORGANIZER;CN="Electrical and Systems Engineering":MAILTO:eseevents@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210401T114500
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210318T134846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T134846Z
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SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Reaction-Diffusion Driven Pattern Formation in Thermosetting Polymers"
DESCRIPTION:Reaction-diffusion processes are versatile\, yet underexplored methods for manufacturing that provide unique opportunities to control the spatial properties of materials\, achieving order through broken symmetry. The mathematical formalism and derivation of equations coupling reaction and diffusion were presented in the seminal paper by Alan Turing [Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 237\, 37\,1952]\, which describes how random fluctuations can drive the emergence of pattern and structure from initial uniformity. Inspired by reaction-diffusion systems in nature\, this talk will describe a new processing strategy predicated on the exploitation of an advancing polymerization front sustained through coupled reaction and thermal diffusion. The system uses the exothermic release of energy to provide a positive feedback to the reaction. In turn\, this stimulates further exothermic energy release and a self-propagating reaction “front” that rapidly moves through the material – a process called frontal polymerization. We recently reported the frontal ring-opening metathesis polymerization (FROMP) of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) that exhibits the high energy density\, high reactivity\, relatively long pot life\, and low viscosity required for the synthesis of high-performance thermosetting polymers and composites [Robertson et al.\, Nature\, 557 (2018)]. This talk will describe several novel methods to control thermal transport in this system\, giving rise to symmetry breaking events that enable complex\, emergent pattern formation and control over growth\, topology\, and shape.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/mse-seminar-reaction-diffusion-driven-pattern-formation-in-thermosetting-polymers/
ORGANIZER;CN="Materials Science and Engineering":MAILTO:johnruss@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210317T134106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210317T134106Z
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SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: Cultivating Equity-Focused Institutional Change in University STEM Departments
DESCRIPTION:Discipline-based education research has made great strides in understanding how to foster more equitable and effective teaching in science\, technology\, engineering\, and mathematics (STEM). However\, there still has yet to be widespread adoption of reforms in university STEM departments. Our project seeks to understand how departments can implement sustainable\, large-scale changes to undergraduate education. While these changes take many forms\, they are grounded in six core principles\, including upholding a commitment to equity\, inclusion\, and justice. We facilitate Departmental Action Teams (DATs)\, teams of faculty\, students\, and staff within a single STEM department working on some issue related to undergraduate education. During this talk\, I will present an overview of the DAT model and the principles which guide our work. I will then present some empirical research discussing how to meaningfully develop student-staff-faculty partnerships while implementing departmental changes. Finally\, I will discuss the multifaceted nature of complex equity-focused changes. \nAt 3:00 pm on Thursday\, April 1\, there will be an opportunity for grad students and post docs to join a discussion with Dr Quan. The discussion will use the same zoom link as the lecture. \nFull zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96987577706?pwd=aEZDL3pKQkNYWXRnT2V1czE3alZxUT09 \nMeeting ID: 969 8757 7706 \nPasscode: 968501 \nPlease contact us\, penn.dip@gmail.com with any questions.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-cultivating-equity-focused-institutional-change-in-university-stem-departments/
CATEGORIES:Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210328T234508Z
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SUMMARY:Spring 2021 GRASP SFI: “Optimizing Orthoses: Challenges in predicting human performance”
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Innovations in hardware and control have created a new class of orthoses or exoskeletons to augment and assist human movement. These designs enable forces and torques to be applied to nearly any segment of the body. However\, predicting how an individual will adapt their movement in response to external assistance remains incredibly challenging. These predictions are challenging for unimpaired individuals\, let alone for individuals after neurologic injury\, such as in cerebral palsy or stroke. Even for a “simple” case such as single degree-of-freedom ankle foot orthoses\, we often fail to predict how a given device will alter or improve an individual’s movement. In this seminar\, we will discuss these challenges as well as new methods that may assist in optimizing orthoses after neurologic injury. In particular\, I will discuss how machine learning can help us to learn from past prescriptions\, while also using musculoskeletal modeling\, muscle synergy analysis\, and ultrasound imaging to quantify neuromuscular adaptations and inform orthotic design. \nClick here to join the Zoom meeting
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/spring-2021-grasp-sfi-optimizing-orthoses-challenges-in-predicting-human-performance/
LOCATION:https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96715197752
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:20210331T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210122T022950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210122T022950Z
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SUMMARY:CBE Seminar: "Systems Biology of Glycosylation: Examples from Cancer Biology\, Inflammatory Disease and SARS-CoV-2 Infection"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract \nGlycosylation is a common and complex post-translational modification that is orchestrated in all mammalian cells. Glycan structures thus formed either absolutely control or fine-tune various biological processes. These include the half-life of biologics in circulation\, the rates of leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion interaction during inflammation\, tumorigenesis and the kinetics of cancer metastasis. The pattern of glycans formed on individual cells during normal health and disease depends on a family of ~350 genes that are together called the “glycogenes.” The enzymes produced by these glycogenes either add saccharides\, clip-off terminal sugar units\, or participate in the metabolic synthesis of building blocks required for glycosylation reactions. My presentation will describe novel molecular tools and complementary computational strategies to advance the study of glycosylation from a systems perspective. These represent key enabling technologies that provide new insight into the progress of diverse human diseases: cancer biology\, human inflammatory disease\, and viral infection mediated by SARS-CoV-2. The emerging knowledge suggests potential diagnostic strategies and therapeutic avenues to combat these ailments.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cbe-seminar-systems-biology-of-glycosylation-examples-from-cancer-biology-inflammatory-disease-and-sars-cov-2-infection/
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:20210331T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210309T184233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210309T184233Z
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SUMMARY:CIS Seminar: "Communication Complexity\, Quantum Computing and Optimization: New Connections and Insights"
DESCRIPTION:How much information flows through a system? This fundamental question is at the heart of communication complexity. Techniques from this field have turned out to be immensely powerful and fairly universal tools to understand the power of different kinds of algorithms.\n\nIn this talk\, I will describe new methods that I have developed to analyze communication which offer fresh insights into quantum computing and optimization. Using these techniques\, I will answer a question of Aaronson and Ambainis regarding the maximal advantage that quantum algorithms can have over classical algorithms in the “blackbox” model\, and another conjecture due to Rothvoss about optimal linear programs for approximately solving the matching problem.\n\nLooking forward\, I also propose new directions to explore further connections among these areas with the intention of answering key questions regarding quantum speedups and more powerful optimization approaches\, such as semidefinite programming.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cis-seminar-communication-complexity-quantum-computing-and-optimization-new-connections-and-insights/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210315T183412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T183412Z
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SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: PAACH Restorative Practice Circle for Penn Undergraduate Students
DESCRIPTION:This event will be on Zoom. \nPlease click the link below to join the meeting: \nhttps://upenn.zoom.us/j/96719299272
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-paach-restorative-practice-circle-for-penn-undergraduate-students-2/
CATEGORIES:Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210309T182112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210309T182112Z
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SUMMARY:CIS & ESE Seminar: "Wireless Systems that See the Invisible with Machine Learning: Through-Wall Vision\, Emotion Recognition\, and Health Monitoring"
DESCRIPTION:Today\, there is a huge interest in sensing technologies that can sense people and monitor their health. Yet\, existing solutions require people to wear different sensors and devices on their bodies. In contrast\, my research uses wireless signals to sense people without any physical contact. Wireless signals\, which have been traditionally used for data communication\, have great potential as a sensing modality. Specifically\, wireless signals propagate in space\, traverse walls and obstacles\, reflect off human bodies\, and get modulated by our movements\, respiration\, and even heartbeats. In this talk\, I will demonstrate how we use custom machine learning to extract semantics from wireless signals despite their complex interactions with people and the environment. In particular\, I will introduce how we develop wireless systems to detect humans through walls\, track their movements\, and recognize their actions\, enabling a form of x-ray vision. I will also show how such systems can capture people’s physiological signals\, monitor sleep stages\, and recognize emotions without putting any sensors on their bodies. Finally\, I will touch on how these new sensing technologies can help address unmet needs and reduce overhead in healthcare.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cis-seminar-wireless-systems-that-see-the-invisible-with-machine-learning-through-wall-vision-emotion-recognition-and-health-monitoring/
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:20210330T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210310T162542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210310T162542Z
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SUMMARY:ESE Seminar: "Integrated Nonlinear and Quantum Photonic Devices"
DESCRIPTION:Recent advances in nanofabrication technology have allowed for the realization of ultra-low loss nanophotonic waveguides and is opening up exciting opportunities for next-generation nonlinear photonic circuits with higher integration density\, advanced functionalities\, and ultralow energy consumption. Those features are critical for advancing photonic technologies in both classical and quantum domains. \nIn this talk\, I will discuss silicon-based and thin-film lithium niobate (LN)-based photonic devices\, which leverage the combination of Kerr and second-order nonlinearities\, along with electro-optic (EO) and piezoelectric effects to achieve highly efficient and controllable light-matter interactions with optical\, electrical\, or mechanical waves at extremely compact footprints. I will talk about the first mode-locked Kerr frequency combs and ultrafast spectroscopic device in the mid-infrared regime\, based on silicon microresonators. Furthermore\, I will discuss a novel class of silicon-nitride-based optical parametric oscillators and its experimental realization for building a true quantum random number generator and a spatially multiplexed nanophotonic spin glasses system for coherent photonic computing. Thirdly\, I will talk about the emerging LN optoelectronic platform and show the developments of several novel EO devices and circuits for optical non-reciprocity\, femtosecond pulse lasers\, frequency-shifters\, and electro-optic frequency combs. Combination of multiple nonlinearities of LN also enables ultrabroadband optical spectral generation from ultraviolet to mid-infrared. Lastly\, I will discuss the potential of nonlinear photonic platform for scaling up and accelerating classical and quantum technologies in single-photon sources and manipulation\, photonic computing\, communication networks\, and information processing.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/ese-seminar-integrated-nonlinear-and-quantum-photonic-devices/
LOCATION:Zoom – Email ESE for Link jbatter@seas.upenn.edu
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Faculty,Colloquium,Student
ORGANIZER;CN="Electrical and Systems Engineering":MAILTO:eseevents@seas.upenn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210324T173005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T173005Z
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SUMMARY:MEAM Seminar: "Breaking Bones In situ: Multiscale Bioinspired Functional Materials"
DESCRIPTION:In structural materials engineering\, we often aim to create materials that are simultaneously strong\, tough and lightweight- a combination classically considered mutually exclusive. Biogenic composite materials such as bone exhibit a combination of these properties exceeding that of their constituents\, a feat generally credited to their hierarchal structure\, down to the nanoscale. In this talk\, we will demonstrate the use of micro and nanoscales site-specific microstructural characterization and mechanical experiments to probe the strength\, deformation\, and fracture behavior of human bone. We will demonstrate an in situ SEM/nanoindentor methodology\, that enables 3-point bending fracture experiments with observation and measurement of crack growth and toughening behavior at nano and micrometer scales. We will discuss the crack (1 initiation and growth mediated underlying fibril microstructure (~50 nm) in bone and place it in the context of hierarchical toughening up to the macro/organ level (500+ um) fracture. We will use generalized lessons learned about biogenic materials to discuss additive manufacturing of metals. We will explore how we can leverage of the unique processing conditions and tunability of nanoparticle functionalized feedstock in metal additive manufacturing to control microstructure\, as well as expand the library of currently “printable” materials for potential applications ranging from biomedical to thermal.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/meam-seminar-breaking-bones-in-situ-multiscale-bioinspired-functional-materials/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210120T165622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210120T165622Z
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SUMMARY:PSOC Webinar: "Unraveling the aneuploidy conundrum in eukaryotic cells” (Rong Li)
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-rong-li/
CATEGORIES:Seminar
ORGANIZER;CN="PSOC":MAILTO:manu@seas.upenn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210328T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210328T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210324T143021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T143021Z
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SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: Self-Care Sunday from CAPS x USABE
DESCRIPTION:CAPS x USABE: Self-Care Sunday\nDate: Sunday\, March 28th\nTime: 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST \nWant to enjoy a relaxing afternoon of self-care and wellness activities? Join USABE on Sunday\, March 28th for a joint student-faculty wellness workshop! During this session led by a CAPS expert\, students and faculty will engage in interactive activities related to mental health and an open dialogue around the different strategies we all use for self-care. Register and attend the workshop to be entered into a raffle to win a self-care kit! \nRegister: https://tinyurl.com/capsusabersvp 
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-caps-x-usabe-self-care-sunday/
CATEGORIES:Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210327T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210327T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210324T140722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T140722Z
UID:10006731-1616850000-1616857200@seasevents.nmsdev7.com
SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: Natives at Penn Virtual Powwow Experience
DESCRIPTION:Natives At Penn (NAP) has pulled together a small program with a few local singers and dancers for a virtual pow wow experience\, including some helpful education.  Come and listen to some live singing AND dance if you feel the urge. (: \nYou must register to get the Zoom link : http://bit.ly/NAPpowwow2021
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-natives-at-penn-virtual-powwow-experience/
CATEGORIES:Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210317T132438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210317T132438Z
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SUMMARY:Google Explore CS Research Event
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in undergraduate research? Attend the Google Explore CS Research Event on Friday\, March 26th at 4 to 5pm. Faculty will present their research problems and let you know how you can get involved. This event is exclusively for women and underrepresented students. \nParticipating faculty: Sebastian Angel\, Chris Callison-Burch\, Pratik Chaudhari\, Anindya De\, Benjamin Pierce\, Dan Roth\, Cynthia Sung \nQuestions? Email Rita Powell\, rpowell@cis.upenn.edu \nView a recording of the Google Explore event here: \nhttps://upenn.zoom.us/rec/share/PPwhTqj4e_KG9qlQuMC_hIzrQE5rc677x1YUQ0Lpxu_6KT5apCBLpdosy9x0YDp1.WE72PeJ_p1EYjV1A \nPasscode: v?9iMO+%
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/google-explore-cs-research-event/
LOCATION:https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96715197752
CATEGORIES:Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
ORGANIZER;CN="Computer and Information Science":MAILTO:cherylh@cis.upenn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T173000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210309T143913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210309T143913Z
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SUMMARY:Doctoral Dissertation: "Leveraging Neuroimmune Responses to Treat Pain Using Micellar Formulations Informed by Secretory Phospholipase A2 Responses in Neuropathy" (Sonia Kartha)
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Beth Winkelstein are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Sonia Kartha. \nTitle: Leveraging Neuroimmune Responses to Treat Pain Using Micellar Formulations Informed by Secretory Phospholipase A2 Responses in Neuropathy \nDate: Friday March 26th at 3:30PM (EST) \nYou are invited to attend the virtual defense via the zoom link below:\nhttps://upenn.zoom.us/j/94184088781  \nThe public is welcome to attend.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/doctoral-dissertation-leveraging-neuroimmune-responses-to-treat-pain-using-micellar-formulations-informed-by-secretory-phospholipase-a2-responses-in-neuropathy-sonia-kartha/
LOCATION:https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96715197752
CATEGORIES:Doctoral,Student,Dissertation or Thesis Defense
ORGANIZER;CN="Bioengineering":MAILTO:be@seas.upenn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210316T185320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210316T185320Z
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SUMMARY:CBE PhD Dissertation Defense | Establishing the Transient Mass Balance of Thrombosis Under Venous Flow: From A Microfluidic Approach To A Reduced Model
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nCoagulation kinetics are well established in well plates assays in which human plasma clots isotropically. However\, less is known about thrombin kinetics and transport within clots formed under hemodynamic flow. Using microfluidic perfusion of Factor XIIa-inhibited human whole blood over a 250-micron long patch of collagen/tissue factor and immunoassays of the effluent for fragment 1.2\, thrombin-antithrombin\, and D-dimer (post-endpoint plasmin digest)\, we sought to establish the transient mass balance for clotting under venous flow. Based upon these measurements under flow conditions\, we have developed a highly reduced extrinsic pathway coagulation model (7 ODEs) under flow considering a thin 15-micron platelet layer where transport limitations were largely negligible (except for fibrinogen) and where cofactors (FVIIa\, FV\, FVIII) were not rate-limiting. By including thrombin feedback activation of FXI and the antithrombin-I activities of fibrin\, the model accurately simulated measured fibrin formation and thrombin fluxes. The model required free thrombin in the clot (~100 nM) to have an elution half-life of ~2 sec\, consistent with measured albumin elution\, with most thrombin being fibrin-bound. Thrombin-feedback activation of FXIa became prominent and reached 5 pM at >500 sec in the simulation\, consistent with anti-FXIa experiments. Further\, we did a sensitivity analysis by conducting 10\,000 Monte Carlo simulations for ±50% variation of 5 plasma zymogens and 2 fibrin binding sites for thrombin. A sensitivity analysis of zymogen concentrations indicated that FIX activity most influenced thrombin generation\, a result expected from hemophilia A and B.  Averaging all MC simulations confirmed both the mean and standard deviation of measured fibrin generation on 1 tissue factor molecule per µm2. Across all simulations\, free thrombin in the layer ranged from 20 to 300 nM with a mean 50 nM. The model also suggested the antithrombotic potency of FXIa inhibitors may vary depending on normal ranges of zymogen concentrations. To sum up\, our reduced model\, which supported by experimental data\, predicts thrombin and fibrin co-regulation during thrombosis under flow\, gives insights into the dynamics of the species involved\, and may be useful for multiscale simulation
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cbe-phd-dissertation-defense-establishing-the-transient-mass-balance-of-thrombosis-under-venous-flow-from-a-microfluidic-approach-to-a-reduced-model/
LOCATION:Zoom – Email CBE for link
CATEGORIES:Doctoral,Graduate,Dissertation or Thesis Defense
ORGANIZER;CN="Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering":MAILTO:cbemail@seas.upenn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210324T140921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210324T140921Z
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SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight:  Queer in Grad School - A Roundtable Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join Panelists from Penn Law\, Wharton MBA\, Perelman SOM\, & Annenberg for the Queer in Grad School: Roundtable discussion.\n\nPenn Law Lambda\, Wharton out for Business\, Penn Med Pride\, and the Annenberg School of Communication will be speaking about being queer in grad school.\n\n\nThe event will take place on Friday March 26th from 2:00 – 3:00 pm: \nhttps://vpul-upenn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsfuCrrD0tHdZmCFxSPGxiwRO8Puh-XlvQ
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-queer-in-grad-school-a-roundtable-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210120T171853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210120T171853Z
UID:10006595-1616767200-1616770800@seasevents.nmsdev7.com
SUMMARY:PICS Colloquium: "Workflows\, Datasets and Models for Active Discovery in Catalysis"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Machine learning accelerated catalyst discovery efforts has seen much progress in the last few years. Datasets of computational calculations have improved\, models to connect surface structure with electronic structure or adsorption energies have gotten more sophisticated\, and active learning exploration strategies are becoming routine in discovery efforts. However\, there are several large challenges that remain: to date\, models have had trouble generalizing to new materials or reaction intermediates and applying these methods requires significant training. I will review and discuss methods in my lab for high-throughput catalyst screening and on-line discovery of interesting materials\, resulting in an optimized Cu-Al catalyst for CO2-to-ethylene conversion. I will then introduce the Open Catalyst Project and the Open Catalyst 2020 dataset\, a collaborative project to span surface composition\, structure\, and chemistry and enable a new generation of deep machine learning models for catalysis\, with initial results for state-of-the-art deep graph convolutional models. Finally\, I will discuss on-going work to develop small ML models to accelerate routine calculations without requiring expert intervention.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/pics-colloquium-workflows-datasets-and-models-for-active-discovery-in-catalysis/
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
ORGANIZER;CN="Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)":MAILTO:dkparks@seas.upenn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210312T214645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210312T214645Z
UID:10006707-1616756400-1616760000@seasevents.nmsdev7.com
SUMMARY:GRASP/MEAM Seminar: “Towards Safe and Efficient Learning and Control for Physical Human Robot Interaction”
DESCRIPTION:From factories to households\, we envision a future where robots can work safely and efficiently alongside humans. For robots to truly be adopted in such dynamic environments\, we must i) minimize human effort while communicating and transferring tasks to robots; ii) endow robots with the capabilities of adapting to changes in the environment\, in the task objectives and human intentions; and iii) ensure safety for both the human and the robot. However\, combining these objectives is challenging as providing a single optimal solution can be intractable and even infeasible due to problem complexity and contradicting goals. In my research\, I seek to unify robot learning and control strategies to provide safe and fluid physical human-robot-interaction (pHRI) while theoretically guaranteeing task success and stability. To achieve this\, I devise techniques that step over traditional disciplinary boundaries\, seamlessly blending concepts from control theory\, robotics\, and machine learning. In this talk\, I will present contributions that leverage Bayesian non-parametrics with dynamical system (DS) theory\, solving challenging open problems in the Learning from Demonstration (LfD) and pHRI domains. By formulating and learning motion policies as DS with convergence guarantees\, a single motion policy (or sequence of) can be used to solve a myriad of robotics problems. I will present novel DS formulations and efficient learning schemes that are capable of executing i) continuous complex motions\, such as pick-and-place and trajectory following tasks; ii) sequential household manipulation tasks\, such as rolling dough or peeling vegetables; iii) and more dynamic scenarios\, such as object hand-overs from humans and catching objects in flight. Finally\, I will show how these techniques scale to more complex scenarios and domains such as navigation and co-manipulation with humanoid robots.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/grasp-meam-seminar-towards-safe-and-efficient-learning-and-control-for-physical-human-robot-interaction/
LOCATION:Zoom – Email MEAM for Link\, peterlit@seas.upenn.edu
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;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T213000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210315T183216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T183216Z
UID:10006717-1616702400-1616707800@seasevents.nmsdev7.com
SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: PAACH Restorative Practice Circle for Penn Graduate & Professional Students
DESCRIPTION:This event will be on Zoom. \nPlease click the link below to join the meeting: \nhttps://upenn.zoom.us/j/99025686962
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-paach-restorative-practice-circle-for-penn-graduate-professional-students-2/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T171500
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210304T144102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210304T144102Z
UID:10006682-1616688900-1616692500@seasevents.nmsdev7.com
SUMMARY:Horizon 2030: Engineering Life & Life in (Bio)Engineering (Panel Discussion)
DESCRIPTION:This panel discussion will immediately follow the Spring 2021 Grace Hopper Distinguished Lecture delivered by Dr. Jennifer Lewis (details here). This webinar will be held remotely via Zoom (check email or contact ksas@seas.upenn.edu for the link).
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/horizon-2030-engineering-life-life-in-bioengineering-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96715197752
CATEGORIES:Faculty,Student,Panel Discussion,Undergraduate
ORGANIZER;CN="Bioengineering":MAILTO:be@seas.upenn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210225T175157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210225T175157Z
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SUMMARY:CIS Seminar: "Graph representation learning for drug discovery"
DESCRIPTION:The current pandemic highlights an acute need to develop fast therapeutics against health threats. Traditional approaches to drug discovery are expensive and slow to react to pandemics. In this talk\, I will discuss how to accelerate drug discovery with deep learning\, and demonstrate their success in antibiotic discovery and COVID-19 drug combination design. In computational terms\, the major challenge of drug discovery is molecular graph generation and multi-objective optimization. While deep learning has been extensively investigated for graph encoding\, graph generation is a harder combinatorial task and remains under-explored. To address these challenges\, I will present novel deep generative models that leverage the low treewidth prior of molecular graphs and demonstrate their success in molecular optimization.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cis-seminar-graph-representation-learning-for-drug-discovery/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20201207T170908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201207T170908Z
UID:10006561-1616684400-1616688000@seasevents.nmsdev7.com
SUMMARY:Grace Hopper Distinguished Lecture: "Biomanufacturing Vascularized Organoids and Functional Human Tissues" (Jennifer A. Lewis)
DESCRIPTION:This lecture will be held virtually via Zoom (check email or contact ksas@seas.upenn.edu). \nRecent protocols in developmental biology are unlocking the potential for stem cells to undergo differentiation and self-assembly to form “mini-organs\,” known as organoids. \nTo bridge the gap from organoid building blocks (OBBs) to therapeutic functional tissues\, integrative approaches that combine bottom-up organoid assembly with top-down bioprinting are needed. While it is difficult\, if not impossible\, to imagine how either organoids or bioprinting alone would fully replicate the complex multiscale features required for organ-specific function\, their combination may provide an enabling foundation for de novo tissue manufacturing. \nThis talk will begin with Dr. Lewis describing her group’s recent efforts to generate organoids in vitro with perfusable microvascular networks that support their viability and maturation. Next\, she will describe the generation of 3D vascularized organ-specific tissues by assembling OBBs into a living matrix that supports the embedded printing of macro-vessels by a process known as sacrificial writing in functional tissue (SWIFT). Though broadly applicable\, Dr. Lewis will highlight recent work on kidney\, cerebral and cardiac tissue engineering.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/grace-hopper-distinguished-lecture-biomanufacturing-vascularized-organoids-and-functional-human-tissues-jennifer-a-lewis/
CATEGORIES:Distinguished Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Bioengineering":MAILTO:be@seas.upenn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210303T143451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T143451Z
UID:10006680-1616670000-1616673600@seasevents.nmsdev7.com
SUMMARY:ESE Seminar: "Engineering Quantum Processors in Silicon"
DESCRIPTION:Across the globe\, physicists in academia and industry alike are competing to be the first to build a scalable universal quantum computer. Amongst the multitudes of quantum computing architectures\, solid-state quantum processors based on spins in silicon are emerging as a strong contender. Silicon is an ideal material to host spin qubits: it supports long coherence times [1]\, has excellent prospects for scaling\, and is ubiquitous in the semiconductor industry. While semiconductor spin qubits were proposed over two decades ago [2]\, it is only within the past few years that we have learned how to reliably fabricate and control multi-qubit devices in silicon. \n\nIn this seminar\, I will describe our state-of-the-art four-qubit Si/SiGe quantum processor [3] and explain how we have overcome major barriers to realizing large-scale quantum computing in silicon. First\, I will discuss charge control and spin-state readout in the device. Then\, I will describe the use of an on-chip micromagnet to mediate electrically driven spin resonance [4-5]. Using this technique\, we achieved site-selective qubit control with fidelities exceeding 99.9%. I will give an overview of our three primitive two-qubit gates—the decoupled-CZ gate [4]\, the resonant CNOT gate [5]\, and the resonant SWAP gate [6]—and discuss the limitations to control fidelities. Finally\, I will show how these advances enable the development of large-scale quantum processors capable of complex quantum information processing. \nReferences:\n[1] Tyryshkin et al.\, Nature Mat. 11\, 143 (2011)\n[2] Loss and Divincenzo\, Phys. Rev. A 57\, 120 (1998)\n[3] Sigillito et al.\, Phys. Rev. Applied 11\, 061006 (2019)\n[4] Watson et al.\, Nature 555\, 633 (2018)\n[5] Zajac\, Sigillito\, et al.\, Science 359\, 439 (2018)\n[6] Sigillito et al.\, npj Quantum Information 5\, 110 (2019)
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/ese-seminar-engineering-quantum-processors-in-silicon-2/
LOCATION:Zoom – Email ESE for Link jbatter@seas.upenn.edu
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Faculty,Colloquium,Student
ORGANIZER;CN="Electrical and Systems Engineering":MAILTO:eseevents@seas.upenn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T114500
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210305T193023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T193023Z
UID:10006686-1616669100-1616672700@seasevents.nmsdev7.com
SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: "Future Directions in Self-Assembly for Nanopatterning"
DESCRIPTION:Macromolecular self-assembly has evolved to become an important and valuable tool for bottom-up patterning and fabrication at the nanometer scale. From block copolymer lithography to nanocrystal superlattices to biomolecular assemblies\, bottom-up patterning is reaching an unprecedent level of control over complex patterns at the nanoscale with an increasing degree of precision. There is no question that the lithographic landscape has been transformed in the past few years with the introduction of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography and the maturity of multiple patterning techniques. At dimensions below 10 nm\, emphasis is shifting away from resolution to precision\, highlighting the importance of the uniformity achieved by block copolymers and the exquisite precision afforded by biomolecular assemblies. Moreover\, an opportunity may be opening for new\, higher complexity\, information-rich architectures where hybrid nanoparticle-(bio)molecule assemblies may shine. With features defined at the molecular level and the potential to modular and hierarchical structures\, self-assembly offers a path to highly uniform\, 2D and 3D architectures. In this talk I will review the current state of bottom-up patterning with soft matter and I will discuss research plans at The Molecular Foundry related to molecular-scale assembly.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/mse-seminar-future-directions-in-self-assembly-for-nanopatterning/
ORGANIZER;CN="Materials Science and Engineering":MAILTO:johnruss@seas.upenn.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210325T113000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210315T183053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T183053Z
UID:10006716-1616666400-1616671800@seasevents.nmsdev7.com
SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: PAACH Restorative Practice Circle for Penn Graduate & Professional Students
DESCRIPTION:This event will be on Zoom. \nPlease click the link below to join the meeting: \nhttps://upenn.zoom.us/j/96561474476
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-paach-restorative-practice-circle-for-penn-graduate-professional-students/
CATEGORIES:Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T213000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210315T182717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T182717Z
UID:10006715-1616616000-1616621400@seasevents.nmsdev7.com
SUMMARY:ODEI Spotlight: PAACH Restorative Practice Circle for Penn Alumni
DESCRIPTION:This event will be on Zoom. \nPlease click the link below to join the meeting: \nhttps://upenn.zoom.us/j/96863538457
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/odei-spotlight-paach-restorative-practice-circle-for-penn-alumni-2/
CATEGORIES:Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210324T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T133830
CREATED:20210319T132730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210319T132730Z
UID:10006728-1616598000-1616601600@seasevents.nmsdev7.com
SUMMARY:Spring 2021 GRASP SFI: “Toward Head-Up\, Hands-Off Interaction with Human-Collaborative Robots”
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Robotics is playing an increasing role in many domains\, and advanced robots will eventually be applied in a variety of ways as partners to a range of users including factory workers\, logistics personnel\, and first responders to name a few. End-users and stakeholders are calling for developments that enable teaming of humans with robots. But presently\, human operators are often constrained to head-down\, hands-on human-robot interaction (HRI) often customized for each unique robot command and control system. To move beyond\, more natural and intuitive human-robot interfaces are needed. This talk offers a sense for candidate technologies and additional research needs that would advance HRI toward head-up\, hands off paradigms and increased robotic intelligence fostering more efficient human-collaborative operation.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/spring-2021-grasp-sfi-toward-head-up-hands-off-interaction-with-human-collaborative-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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