CITRIS Workshop: Berkeley -- INRIA -- Stanford Partnership ProgramThe objectives of this workshop are two-fold: first, to present the current state of scientific collaborations and second to work on proposal for future ambitious joint projects.See the website for registration and workshop agenda.
Join us for an extraordinary day of activities, demonstrations, and a special appearance by a member of the San Francisco Giants. Don't miss it!
Where: San FranciscoCost: Free with admission
Extreme Data Intensive Computing in AstrophysicsProf. Alex Szalay of Johns Hopkins University will give the Physics/Applied Physics colloquium entitled, "Extreme Data Intensive Computing in Astrophysics."
Where: StanfordCost: Free
High Tech Robotics for Consumer ApplicationsThe Neato Robotics XV-11 is a high tech robotic vacuum cleaner that competes favorably with traditional manual upright vacuums. It is a fully automatic unit that vacuums your house, including handling the tough problems of rugs and pet hair. The XV-11 is one of the leaders in the new wave ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $10 General, IEEE members varies
In 1998 Lawrence Diller's best selling book, Running on Ritalin, raised the consciousness of a nation that was just beginning to widely medicate their children for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Now thirteen years later, Diller, a behavioral/developmental pediatrician, returns to ten of the children who were featured in the first ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Particle Accelerator on a ChipAccelerators are huge and expensive, tubes miles long that produce high energy particles to smash protons and make intense X-ray beams. 21st-century technology has taken us from the room sized ENIAC to microprocessors that fit in your pocket. Can it do the same for particle accelerators? We ...
Where: Menlo ParkCost: Free
Silicon Valley SIGGRAPH: Working on KinectJune Bonus Meeting of the Silicon Valley Chapter ACM SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group in Graphics)Thursday June 2, 20117:30pm, Doors open, drinks, snacks8:00pm, Presentation"Working with Kinect"Johnny Lee, Rapid Evaluator, Google, Inc.Location: Intel 3600 Juliette Lane Santa Clara, CAABSTRACTWorking on KinectIn the first 60 days after launch, Kinect for Xbox 360 shipped ...