Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) are both enemies (that can collide with our planet) and friends (future targets for human exploration missions). As the Spaceguard Survey nears its goal of finding 90% of NEAs larger than 1 km, public and government interest turns to the much more numerous sub-kilometer NEAs. These small ...
Where: Mountain ViewCost: Free
Vaccine Development for Public Health Christopher Elias, CEO of PATH speaks on vaccine innovations for the developing world. PATH is an international nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health.
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
A High-Resolution Human Contact Network for Infectious Disease TransmissionThe most frequent infectious diseases in humans - and those with the highest potential for rapid pandemic spread - are usually transmitted via droplets during close proximity interactions (CPIs). Despite the importance of this transmission route, very little is known about the dynamic patterns of CPIs. Using wireless sensor network ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Working On Kinect In the first 25 days after launch, Kinect for Xbox 360 sold over 2.5 million units. It is arguably one of Microsoft's most ambitious recent undertakings, pushing contemporary limits of hardware manufacturing, real-time computer vision, user interface concepts, and traditional software engineering practices. This talk will chronicle some of my ...
