Due to large fluctuations in energy demand, high level of uncertainty in the power grid, and increased penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources, the careful consideration of operational constraints has become crucial for the optimal design of sustainable energy systems. This often results in large-scale mixed-integer optimization problems as one ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
AI for Safety Critical ApplicationsStarting in the 1970s, decades of effort went into building human-designed rules for providing automatic maneuver guidance to pilots to avoid mid-air collisions. The resulting system was later mandated worldwide on all large aircraft and significantly improved the safety of the airspace. Recent work has investigated the feasibility of using ...
Connecting quantum systems - through optimized photonicsColor centers in wide bandgap materials, such as silicon vacancies (SiV) in diamond and (VSi) in silicon-carbide (SiC), represent a promising platform for implementation of quantum technologies: they exhibit a small spectral inhomogeneity and a minimal sensitivity to environment, which facilitates their incorporation in scalable devices. Excellent SiV- and VSi-photon ...
The combination of inertia and uncertainty makes the coupled climate-economic system dangerously hard to control. Emissions cuts are necessary to manage climate risks, but they are not necessarily sufficient. If the climate's sensitivity is at the high end of current estimates it may be too late to avert dramatic consequences ...
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Wonderfest: Artificial Intelligence & “Crucibleâ€After Michael Crichton, but before Andy Weir, there was - and is - sci-tech thriller writer James Rollins. This New York Times #1 bestselling author has been featuring cutting-edge science and technology in his novels for 20 years. In his latest work, Crucible, Rollins explores how groundbreaking research in artificial intelligence ...
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Another Pale Blue Dot: The SETI Institute’s Search for ExoplanetsIn only two decades, we‘ve gone from the mere speculation about planets beyond our solar system (exoplanets) to being able to observe them through a variety of methods. Dr. Franck Marchis, Planetary Astronomer and chair of the exoplanet group at the SETI Institute will discuss new and sophisticated projects which ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members and Seniors
Prospects for HumanityAstrophysicist Martin Rees is Astronomer Royal, and has been Master of Trinity College, Director of the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University and a former President of the Royal Society. His books include Our Cosmic Habitat, Just Six Numbers and On the Future Prospects for Humanity.
