Gaussian Processes for Leisure and ProfitI'll discuss two new applications of Gaussian Processes to cosmology, especially the analysis of quasar spectra. First I'll talk about building a fast model (an emulator) for simulations of the Lyman-alpha forest, providing interpolation of a comparable accuracy to the statistical error from the upcoming DESI survey. Then I'll discuss ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Cognitively Inspired Artificial Intelligence for Neuroscience Advances combining artificial intelligence techniques with computational neuroscience have shown that time-averaged neural responses in the primate visual and auditory systems can be modeled with reasonable accuracy by task-optimized deep neural networks. I'll discuss our lab's recent work to broaden and deepen these results, using convolutional recurrent networks to model ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Hybrid Forecasting Systems for Integration of Large-Scale Solar Power PlantsIncreasing penetration of weather-dependent renewable power into the electric grid requires strategies for coping with generation variability. Of the existing solutions, renewable energy forecasting is the cheapest and most readily deployable for both distributed generation and utility-scale central station power plants. Our group at UC San Diego has developed a ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Magnetic relaxation dynamics in dysprosium complexesFollowing our discovery of the first dysprosium metallocenium cation, [Dy(Cpttt)2][B(C6F5)4], which is the vanguard of the new generation of high-temperature single-molecule magnets, we have been investigating the magnetic relaxation dynamics of various dysprosium-based single-molecule magnets (SMMs) by experimental and theoretical techniques. Here we present our recent results in unravelling the ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Advances in Precision Measurement with Electron MicroscopyThis seminar will discuss recent advancements in measurement with electron microscopy. While a single image from a high-resolution electron microscope can determine can 2D positional information with sub-angstrom resolution, only recently has been it become possible to determine individual atomic coordinates in 3D. The application of this method to nanomaterials ...
Reproducibility is a growing issue in modern science - situations with high impact results in, e.g., social sciences, medicine and even biology and chemistry is often described as a crisis. Physics stands out as arguably the most reproducible discipline due to very high and universally applied standards. Reconstruction of pioneering ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
People and Robots Seminar - RESCHEDULEDSpeaker: Scott Niekum, University of Texas, AustinThis event has been rescheduled for April 15.A new speaker will be announced for this date.
Preventing dangerous climate change is an “area under the curve†problem, as total emissions over time must not exceed a trillion tons of carbon. The imperative, then, is focusing on strategies that offer speed and scale in carbon reduction. Ten policies, applied to 20 countries, can land us at a ...
