From Retinal Processing to Retinal Image Processing and BackImproved understanding of how visual information is processed in the retina and early visual cortex is helping the development of improved algorithms for image processing in two and three-dimensions. I will discuss example of this back and forth, starting at neural encoding by ganglion cells of complex visual scenes, over ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Art and Science as Parallel and Divergent Ways of KnowingIn the first of two Avenali lectures, Lawrence Weschler will examine the current divide in the way artists and scientists believe they conceive the world to illustrate that the distinction is only a few centuries old and the differences they perceive may not be all that distinct or real. Weschler ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Sonoma State University's First Satellite: T-LogoQubeSSU physics major Kevin Zack ('14) will discuss the design, development, operation and data analysis for T-LogoQube, SSU's first Earth orbiting satellite, and one of the smallest satellites ever launched. You may have seen the recent article in the Press Democrat about this unique accomplishment - it is linked from ...
Optofluidics results from the integration of optics, microfluidics, micromechanics, and microelectronics, and has achieved new levels of functionality for both free-space and guided-wave optical systems. We will present some recent work on novel optofluidic components and hybrid systems, in particular tunable fluidic lenses, apertures and irises, and show how these ...
Increase in supply side variability due to increases in renewable generation require demand side management strategies to reduce electricity delivery costs. Smart grid technologies provide opportunities for measuring and controlling loads at an unprecedented scale. Yet, understanding their performance requires accurately capturing how loads respond to specific technologies and how consumer behavior affects ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Nerd Nite East Bay #15 - Data, Exoplanets, and Affordable CareNerd Nite East Bay is back from our short hibernation for our first show of 2014! We'll announce a new field trip opportunity at this show, which features three great talks. First, Nerd Nite San Francisco alum Bradley Voytek will guide you through how scientists properly (and, sometimes, improperly) leverage ...
