4th International Conference on Drug Discovery Development and Lead OptimizationThis conference will be a valuable and important platform for inspiring international and interdisciplinary exchange at the forefront of drug research. Over the course of 3 days, internationally-renowned speakers will describe how their research journey have developed in response to contemporary challenges: inspirational and innovative lessons in drug research. The ...
As we are in the business of making molecules, forming and breaking bonds are like two sides of the same coin: the construction of molecules with the desired architecture necessitates the ability to break specific bonds at will. We aim to break stable carbonâ€"carbon bonds in order to create new ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Gravitational lensing of line intensity mapsGravitational lensing of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) has emerged as a powerful cosmological probe, made possible by the development and characterization of nearly-optimal estimators for extracting the lensing signal from temperature and polarization maps. One can ask whether similar tools can be applied to upcoming "intensity maps" of emission ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
People and Robots SeminarNew advances in parallel real-time scheduling theory and concurrency platforms are enabling a new generation of cyber-physical systems, which can support a challenging combination of (1) significant computational demands, (2) stringent timing constraints, and (3) dynamic and substantial changes in how resources are allocated, at run-time. This talk will describe ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Lessons on Super-Eddington Accretion Learned from Tidal Disruption Events In a tidal disruption event (TDE), a star approaches very close to a supermassive black hole and is therefore torn apart by the overpowering tidal force. Stellar debris is then fed to the black hole at a rate largely exceeding the Eddington accretion rate. Therefore, TDEs provide a unique opportunity ...
The 25th anniversary of the commercialization of lithium-ion batteries marks their wide-spread use in handheld consumer electronics and coincides with a period of intense efforts for powering electric vehicles. Managing the potent brew of lithium ions in the large quantities necessary for vehicle propulsion is anything but straightforward. From spacecraft ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Machine Learning and Empiricism from the Lens of Silicon ValleyI look at how and where machine learning is deployed in practice, pulling lessons and anecdotes from academia, venture capital, and various industries. Central to this is a working thesis around "radical empiricism" which seeks to analyze the evolving duality between machine learning and epistemology. I point this lens across ...
The Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics (SITP) Monday Colloquium will be given by Professor Greg Moore of Rutgers University.
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Perovskite Chalcogenides: New Semiconductors for Visible to Infrared OptoelectronicsPerovskite Chalcogenides are a new class of semiconductors, which have tunable band gap in the visible to infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Besides this band gap tunability, they offer a unique opportunity to realize large density of states semiconductors with high carrier mobility. In this talk, I will discuss ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Proper use of (Gaia) astrometric dataThis talk is aimed at providing guidance on the use of Gaia astrometric data, following the paper by Luri et al. (arXiv:1804.09376). In addition a subset of the material in the slideset by Lindegren et al.(https://www.cosmos.esa.int/documents/29201/1770596/Lindegren_GaiaDR2_Astrometry_extended.pdf/1ebddb25-f010-6437-cb14-0e360e2d9f09) will be presented, focusing on systematic and correlated uncertainties in the Gaia catalogue.Speaker: Anthony ...
In this talk I will review the research on the benefits of diversity for innovation, and unpack the critical factors that teams should consider when seeking to leverage the benefits of diversity for innovation. Participants will leave the session with research-based actions to further inclusion and innovation on their teams.
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
People and Robots SeminarAutonomous systems, such as self-driving cars, are becoming tangible technologies that will soon impact the human experience. However, the desirable impacts of autonomy are only achievable if the underlying algorithms can handle the unique challenges humans present: People tend to defy expected behaviors and do not conform to many of ...
Eric leads a team of 80+ Data Scientists who are altering fashion retailing through data science. His team is responsible for an extensive collection of algorithms that are applied to nearly every function of the company: merchandising, inventory, marketing, forecasting & demand, operations, and the styling recommender system.
Where: StanfordCost: Free
The History and Science of Paper in Manuscripts of Central AsiaManuscripts from the Silk Road have been used as a key source in the study of religions, literature, and the cultural history of Central Asia. However, they have hardly ever been viewed as artifacts in their own right. As one of the most important physical features of a manuscript, paper ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Training for field collection of mushrooms in Alameda CountyThis event is a training session for field collection and preservation of mushrooms in Alameda County. Citizen Scientists are needed to gather and process mushrooms for long-term storage in study collections. When training is completed participants will be invited for forays to gather mushrooms of all shapes and sizes. Volunteers ...
Journeys to the Moon with NASAAs NASA, the nation, and the world prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first human landing on the Moon, we will examine NASA's missions of lunar exploration. We will review the missions that led to Apollo as well as the six individual Apollo ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members & Seniors
