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Sunday, April 11, 2021
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Monday, April 12, 2021
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April 12, 2021 -PSOC Webinar: “Biophysical Regulation of Macrophages in Tissue Repair” (Wendy Liu)
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April 12, 2021 -The Jack Keil Wolf Lecture: “Coordination of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)”
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April 12, 2021 -CIS Diversity Summit
PSOC Webinar: “Biophysical Regulation of Macrophages in Tissue Repair” (Wendy Liu)
Physical Sciences in Oncology Center PSOC@Penn Spring 2021 Webinar Series Mondays at 12:00 noon (EST) For webinar links, please contact manu@seas.upenn.edu.
The Jack Keil Wolf Lecture: “Coordination of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)”
DERs are small-scale energy resources that can generate electricity, such as roof-top solar PV, store electricity, such as Tesla’s Powerwall, or whose electricity consumption can be flexibly controlled, such as EV chargers, HVACs, water heaters, and large industrial fans. DERs are located behind the meters of electricity consumers, such as in homes, commercial building and […]
CIS Diversity Summit
Help make CIS a supportive and welcoming environment. All students, faculty, staff and postdocs are invited. Summit themes include increasing community in CIS; peer collaboration; how faculty can help; how to respond to microaggressions and implicit bias--both victims and bystanders; the value of a diverse TA force; productive TA-Student interaction. Zoom link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/95364173714?pwd=L1lnZmVXWlEyekFLSVg3OTM2bTEwdz09
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
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April 13, 2021 -ODEI Spotlight: CHOP Diversity Symposium, Striving for Equity in STEM
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April 13, 2021 -MEAM Seminar: “Design, Fabrication, and Control of Biologically Inspired Soft Robots”
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April 13, 2021 -Neuroengineering Seminar: “Advancing Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy in Movement Disorders: from surgical implantation to behavior-based responsive therapeutic stimulation” (Enrico Opri)
ODEI Spotlight: CHOP Diversity Symposium, Striving for Equity in STEM
“Gaslighting in the Academy: Actually Making Black Lives Matter” Manu Platt, PhD Professor, Biomedical Engineering Georgia Tech and Emory University Date: April 13, 2021 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 am BlueJeans Link: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/kaqbajsb In honor of Diversity Month, we are pleased to host the first annual CHOP Diversity Symposium. This is a time for us to […]
MEAM Seminar: “Design, Fabrication, and Control of Biologically Inspired Soft Robots”
Robotics has the potential to address many of today’s pressing problems in fields ranging from healthcare to manufacturing to disaster relief. However, the traditional approaches used on the factory floor do not perform well in unstructured environments. The key to solving many of these challenges is to explore new, non-traditional designs. Fortunately, nature surrounds us […]
Neuroengineering Seminar: “Advancing Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy in Movement Disorders: from surgical implantation to behavior-based responsive therapeutic stimulation” (Enrico Opri)
Sponsored by the Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics, and the Departments of Neurosurgery and Bioengineering. Join Zoom Meeting https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/97483734781 Meeting ID: 974 8373 4781 Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become standard therapy for medically refractory patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), essential tremor (ET), and other neurological disorders. The two main challenges for DBS standard-of-care are […]
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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April 14, 2021 -CBE Seminar: “Robots That Eat, Breathe and Bleed”
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April 14, 2021 -CIS Seminar: “Digital humans that move, interact, express, and feel, just like us!”
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April 14, 2021 -ODEI Spotlight: Race, Solidarity, and Allyship
CBE Seminar: “Robots That Eat, Breathe and Bleed”
Abstract Modern robots lack the multifunctional, interconnected chemical systems found in living organisms and, consequently, exhibit reduced efficiency and autonomy. At the same time, new advancements in chemistry are enabling synthetic materials with capabilities that surpass biological materials. This talk will discuss how advances in electrochemistry and soft materials can transform the way we build […]
CIS Seminar: “Digital humans that move, interact, express, and feel, just like us!”
The creation of intelligent virtual agents (IVAs) or digital humans is vital for many virtual and augmented reality systems. As the world increasingly uses digital and virtual platforms for everyday communication and interactions, there is a heightened need to create human-like virtual avatars and agents endowed with social and emotional intelligence. Interactions between humans and […]
ODEI Spotlight: Race, Solidarity, and Allyship
Moderated by: Malik Muhammad Assoc. Director - LGBT Center Panelists: Dr. Valerie Dorsey Allen Director - African American Resource Center Elizabeth Cannon Co-Founder - White Educators Committed to Anti-Racism & Equity Zoom ID: 970 2429 7938
Thursday, April 15, 2021
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April 15, 2021 -CBE PhD Dissertation Defense | A Computational Approach to the Study of Trauma
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April 15, 2021 -MSE Doctoral Student Seminar
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April 15, 2021 -BE Seminar: “Understanding Spatiotemporal Cell Reprogramming for Precision Medicine” (Xiling Shen)
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April 15, 2021 -CIS Seminar: “Exploiting latent structure and bisimulation metrics for better generalization in reinforcement learning”
CBE PhD Dissertation Defense | A Computational Approach to the Study of Trauma
Abstract: Trauma with hypovolemic shock is an extreme pathological state that challenges the body to maintain blood pressure and oxygenation in the face of hemorrhagic blood loss. In conjunction with surgical actions and transfusion therapy, survival requires the patient’s blood to maintain hemostasis to stop bleeding. The physics of the problem are multiscale: (1) the […]
BE Seminar: “Understanding Spatiotemporal Cell Reprogramming for Precision Medicine” (Xiling Shen)
This seminar will be held virtually on zoom (check email for link or contact ksas@seas.upenn.edu). Bodily cells undergo transformations in space and time during development, disease progression, and therapeutic treatment. A holistic approach that combines engineering tools, patient-derived models, and analytical methods is needed to map cellular reprogramming and expose new therapeutic opportunities. The talk […]
CIS Seminar: “Exploiting latent structure and bisimulation metrics for better generalization in reinforcement learning”
The advent of deep learning has shepherded unprecedented progress in various fields of machine learning. Despite recent advances in deep reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms, however, there is no method today that exhibits anywhere near the generalization that we have seen in computer vision and NLP. Indeed, one might ask whether deep RL algorithms are even […]
Friday, April 16, 2021
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April 16, 2021 -GRASP On Robotics: “Learning and Games in Self-Driving”
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April 16, 2021 -ODEI Spotlight: Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
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April 16, 2021 -ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “The Development of A Fingertip Implantable MEMS Tactile Sensing System”
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April 16, 2021 -BE Doctoral Dissertation: “Silver sulfide nanoparticles for breast cancer imaging with dual energy mammography and other modalities”
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April 16, 2021 -PICS Colloquium: “Modeling and simulations of protein conformational changes and virus entry”
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April 16, 2021 -ESE Thesis Defense: “A Microwell-Based Impedance Sensor in Microneedle Shape for Cytokine Detection”
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April 16, 2021 -MSE Senior Design Presentations
GRASP On Robotics: “Learning and Games in Self-Driving”
Abstract: In this talk, I’ll explore the power of a game-theoretic viewpoint in self-driving and in machine learning. We begin by considering the application of machine learning to Aurora’s advanced self-driving system in both perception and decision making. We discuss complexities that arise from multi-actor interaction. We then explore the, perhaps surprising, role a game-theoretic […]
ODEI Spotlight: Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
The purpose of the seminar, Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People, is to reveal the surprising and even perplexing ways in which we make errors in assessing and evaluating others when we recruit and hire, onboard and promote, lead teams, undertake succession planning, and work on behalf of our clients or the public we serve. […]
ESE Ph.D. Thesis Defense: “The Development of A Fingertip Implantable MEMS Tactile Sensing System”
Abstract: This thesis explores the development of a fingertip implantable MEMS tactile sensing system to provide tactile sensing capabilities for paralyzed people using a brain machine interface (BMI) technology. With the BMI-controlled stimulation, paralyzed people are able to restore hand movement with their native hands without sensation. However, sensory feedback for these BMI-controlled stimulators is […]
BE Doctoral Dissertation: “Silver sulfide nanoparticles for breast cancer imaging with dual energy mammography and other modalities”
The Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. David Cormode are pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Defense of Jessica Hsu. Title: Silver sulfide nanoparticles for breast cancer imaging with dual energy mammography and other modalities Date: April 16, 2021 Time: 1:30 pm (Eastern Time) Please join via the zoom link below: […]
PICS Colloquium: “Modeling and simulations of protein conformational changes and virus entry”
Abstract: Virus infections remain major threats to human health worldwide. Viruses are intracellular parasites, and must enter host cells and deliver their genetic material to initiate infection. Virus entry is a highly complex process that may involve hundreds of trans-membrane and peripheral membrane proteins. This highly complex process is dictated by various events, such as […]
ESE Thesis Defense: “A Microwell-Based Impedance Sensor in Microneedle Shape for Cytokine Detection”
Monitoring cytokine profiles plays a crucial role in predictive and early disease diagnosis, as well as in research in many biological fields, thus multiple approaches have been investigated. Despite the promise of these techniques, many still require specialized instrumentation or have not been shown in real-time applications, impeding their clinical adoption as point-of-care systems. Impedance-based […]
Saturday, April 17, 2021
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