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SUMMARY:PSOC Seminar : " Coordination between fast migrating tumor cells and their microenvironment mediates melanoma metastasis"
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URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/psoc-seminar-xiolin-nan-phd/
LOCATION:Room 337\, Towne Building\, 220 South 33rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:MEAM Doctoral Dissertation Defense: "High-Dimensional Design Evaluations for Self-Aligning Geometries"
DESCRIPTION:Physical connectors with self-aligning geometry aid in the docking process for many robotic and automatic control systems such as robotic self-reconfiguration and air-to-air refueling. This self-aligning geometry provides a wider range of acceptable error tolerance in relative pose between the two rigid objects\, increasing successful docking chances. In a broader context\, mechanical alignment properties are also useful for other cases such as foot placement and stability\, grasping or manipulation. Previously\, computational limitations and costly algorithms prevented high-dimensional analysis. The algorithms presented in this talk will show a reduced computational time and improved resolution for this kind of problem. \nThis dissertation will review multiple methods for evaluating modular robot connector geometries as a case study in determining alignment properties. Several metrics are introduced in terms of the robustness of the alignment to errors across the full dimensional range of possible offsets. Algorithms for quantifying error robustness will be introduced and compared in terms of accuracy\, reliability\, and computational cost. Connector robustness is then compared across multiple design parameters to find trends in alignment behavior. Methods developed and compared include direct simulation and contact space analysis algorithms (geometric by a ‘pre-partitioning’ method\, and discrete by flooding). Experimental verification for certain subsets is also performed to confirm the results. By evaluating connectors using these algorithms we obtain concrete metric values. We can then quantitatively compare their alignment capabilities in either SE(2) or SE(3) under a pseudo-static assumption.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/meam-doctoral-dissertation-defense-high-dimensional-design-evaluations-for-self-aligning-geometries/
LOCATION:Room 3W2\, David Rittenhouse Lab\, 209 South 33rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dissertation or Thesis Defense
ORGANIZER;CN="Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics":MAILTO:meam@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191112T150000
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SUMMARY:CIS Seminar: "Achieving CSforALL through the Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC)"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:  \nAt a time when computing is so much a part of all of our lives\, has incredible job opportunities\, and is so empowering\, most students graduate high school without having had any introduction to computer science. A decade ago in the United States\, the CSforALL movement was launched to broaden participation in computing to those traditionally underrepresented. This talk will reflect on the current state of that initiative\, and introduce the “Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC)” course\, which has received worldwide attention and currently has 65% female enrolment at UC Berkeley\, among the highest in the nation.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cis-seminar-achieving-csforall-through-the-beauty-and-joy-of-computing-bjc/
LOCATION:Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101)\, Levine Hall\, 3330 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191114T104500
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SUMMARY:MSE Seminar: “How Do You Make a Micro-Robot?”
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URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/mse-seminar-how-do-you-make-a-micro-robot/
LOCATION:Auditorium\, LRSM Building\, 3231 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Materials Science and Engineering":MAILTO:johnruss@seas.upenn.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191114T150000
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SUMMARY:CIS: Grace Hopper Distinguished Lecture: "A 2020 Vision of U.S. Election Security"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nDespite the provision of a $380M federal grant to enhance technology and improve security in the 2018 midterm elections\, machine failures and computer malfunctions again plagued polling places (in GA\, PA\, NY\, IN\, TX\, and MA)\, resulting in late openings\, long lines\, and turned-away voters. Poor ballot layouts resurfaced in Florida\, resulting in nearly 25\,000 missed votes and the removal of the Broward County Supervisor of Elections\, due to “misfeasance\, incompetence and neglect of duty.” Many of the unauditable electronic voting machines are now being replaced with paper ballots and scanners\, but creative State legislation (including in FL\, MI and CA) and new tactics (such as risk-limiting audits) are increasingly being used to thwart and prohibit comprehensive recounts\, even when results fall within the range of equipment error. This talk examines some of the shenanigans that we may be looking forward to seeing in 2020\, sheds light on the reasons why contrived (and even avoidable) disenfranchisement continues to play a fundamental role in American Democracy\, and offers some suggestions for improvement.
URL:https://seasevents.nmsdev7.com/event/cis-grace-hopper-distinguished-lecture-a-2020-vision-of-u-s-election-security/
LOCATION:Wu and Chen Auditorium (Room 101)\, Levine Hall\, 3330 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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