Events
Scholars' Lab Events
Department of English, Miami University
Tuesday, February 5 at 3:00 p.m.
In the Scholars' Lab
University Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the University of Tennessee and Distinguished Research Staff member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
An examination of high performance computing reveals many changes in the last 10 years; what does a look toward the future reveal in terms of trends? These changes have had, and will continue to have, a major impact on our software. A new generation of software libraries and algorithms are needed for the effective and reliable use of (wide area) dynamic, distributed and parallel environments. More...
Monday, February 11 at 3:30 p.m.
In the Harrison-Small Auditorium
This talk is part of the Computational Science Speaker Series (CSSS), which is designed to foster the development of computational science at UVa by promoting engagement with leaders and visionaries in the field. The series is co-sponsored by James Hilton, UVa Vice President and Chief Information Officer; the College of Arts and Sciences; and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Special Advisor to the University Librarian and Liaison to the Office of the General Council, University of Virginia
Protect your rights in negotiating with publishers, learn about using Creative Commons and Open Source licenses, and discover guidelines for posting the work of others on the Web.
Wednesday, February 13 at 1:00 p.m.
In the Scholars' Lab
University of Virginia Department of Psychology
Speaking on Project Implicit
Thursday, February 14 at 3:00 p.m.
In the Brown Science and Engineering Library, Main Room
This talk is co-sponsored with the Scholars' Lab.
University of Virginia Department of Physics
Thursday, February 14 at 4:00 p.m.
In Kerchof Hall, room 317
This talk is part of the Seminar on Applications of Mathematics (SAM).
Professor of English and Poet in Residence, Connecticut College, and author of Virtual Muse: Experiments in Computer Poetry
Monday, February 18 at 4:30 p.m.
In the English Department faculty lounge, Bryan Hall
This talk and poetry reading is co-sponsored with the UVA Department of English and the Scholars Lab.
Wednesday, March 12, at 3 p.m.
In the Scholars' Lab
Monday, March 17, at 10 a.m.
In the Brown Science and Engineering Library, West Wing
This talk is co-sponsored with the Scholars' Lab.
Thursday, March 20, at 3 p.m.
In the Brown Science and Engineering Library, Electronic Classroom (Room 133)
This presentation describes a major paradigm shift now underway in the field of meteorology...away from today's environment in which remote sensing systems, atmospheric prediction models, and hazardous weather detection systems operate in fixed configurations, and on fixed schedules largely independent of weather...to one in which they can change their configuration dynamically in response to the evolving weather. This transformation involves the creation of adaptive radars, Grid-enabled analysis and forecast systems, and associated cyberinfrastructure that operate automatically on demand. In addition to describing the research and technology development being performed to establish this capability within a service oriented architecture, the associated economic and societal implications of dynamically adaptive weather sensing, analysis and prediction systems will be discussed. More...
Friday, March 28, at 3:30 p.m.
In the Mechanical Engineering Building (MEC), Room 205
This talk is part of the Computational Science Speaker Series (CSSS), which is designed to foster the development of computational science at UVa by promoting engagement with leaders and visionaries in the field. The series is co-sponsored by James Hilton, UVa Vice President and Chief Information Officer; the College of Arts and Sciences; and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Wednesday, April 9 at 3:00 p.m.
In the Brown Science and Engineering Library, West Wing
This talk is co-sponsored with the Scholars' Lab.
Tuesday, April 22
In the Scholars' Lab (time of the presentation to be announced)
This talk is co-sponsored with the Scholars' Lab.
Tuesday, April 29 at 4:00 p.m.
In the Harrison-Small Auditorium (Harrison-Small Special Collections Library)
This talk is co-sponsored with IATH, Media Studies, ITC and several other groups on Grounds.
Monday, May 19, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Artist, information designer, creator of Processing and author of Processing and Visualizing Data
Wednesday, May 21
Time and place to be announced
This talk is part of the New Horizons faculty conference, to be held May 19-22, and is co-sponsored with the Scholars' Lab.
Spring 2008 Events
The Research Computing Lab is proud to offer the following speaking and/or professional development events this semester. Stay tuned for events in future semesters:
February
February 5
"Phanatasmatic Historicism: The Secret Life of Information, from Commonplace to Database"
Laura MandellDepartment of English, Miami University
Tuesday, February 5 at 3:00 p.m.
In the Scholars' Lab
February 11
"An Overview of High Performance Computing and Challenges for the Future"
Jack DongarraUniversity Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the University of Tennessee and Distinguished Research Staff member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
An examination of high performance computing reveals many changes in the last 10 years; what does a look toward the future reveal in terms of trends? These changes have had, and will continue to have, a major impact on our software. A new generation of software libraries and algorithms are needed for the effective and reliable use of (wide area) dynamic, distributed and parallel environments. More...
Monday, February 11 at 3:30 p.m.
In the Harrison-Small Auditorium
This talk is part of the Computational Science Speaker Series (CSSS), which is designed to foster the development of computational science at UVa by promoting engagement with leaders and visionaries in the field. The series is co-sponsored by James Hilton, UVa Vice President and Chief Information Officer; the College of Arts and Sciences; and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
February 13
"Copyright 201: Scholarly Communications"
Madelyn WesselSpecial Advisor to the University Librarian and Liaison to the Office of the General Council, University of Virginia
Protect your rights in negotiating with publishers, learn about using Creative Commons and Open Source licenses, and discover guidelines for posting the work of others on the Web.
Wednesday, February 13 at 1:00 p.m.
In the Scholars' Lab
February 14
"Project Implicit: Building A Virtual Laboratory for the Social and Behavioral Sciences"
Brian NosekUniversity of Virginia Department of Psychology
Speaking on Project Implicit
Thursday, February 14 at 3:00 p.m.
In the Brown Science and Engineering Library, Main Room
This talk is co-sponsored with the Scholars' Lab.
February 14
"Towards Quantum Computing with Graphs and Light"
Olivier PfisterUniversity of Virginia Department of Physics
Thursday, February 14 at 4:00 p.m.
In Kerchof Hall, room 317
This talk is part of the Seminar on Applications of Mathematics (SAM).
February 18
"Innings and Quarters"
Charles HartmanProfessor of English and Poet in Residence, Connecticut College, and author of Virtual Muse: Experiments in Computer Poetry
Monday, February 18 at 4:30 p.m.
In the English Department faculty lounge, Bryan Hall
This talk and poetry reading is co-sponsored with the UVA Department of English and the Scholars Lab.
March
March 12
"Collex goes Celtic: applying the Collex system to the Finding the Celtic project"
Independent Celtic Studies scholar Michael Newton (author of Handbook of the Scottish Gaelic World) will describe the results of his NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant.Wednesday, March 12, at 3 p.m.
In the Scholars' Lab
March 17
"Discovery & Innovation via Cyberinfrastructure"
Russ Miller, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at SUNY-Buffalo, senior scientist at the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, and adjunct professor in the departments of Structural Biology and Electrical Engineering at SUNY-Buffalo will discuss the Cyberinfrastructure Lab as an example framework that can be used to guide cyber-related activities in order to 1) accelerate discovery and comprehension, 2) create links between enabling technologists and disciplinary users, 3) create new techniques, algorithms, and interactions that improve efficiency of knowledge-driven applications in myriad disciplines, 4) enhance virtual organizations, 5) provide increased education, outreach, and training, and 6) enhance and expand relationships between academia and the corporate world.Monday, March 17, at 10 a.m.
In the Brown Science and Engineering Library, West Wing
This talk is co-sponsored with the Scholars' Lab.
March 20
"Parallel Computing with Matlab and R: Live Webex Seminar"
Representatives from Interactive Supercomputing will do a webex seminar and demonstration of their "Star-P" software products for parallel application development using the Matlab and R programming languages. Information about parallel programming using Star-P can be found at the following URL: http://www.interactivesupercomputing.com/.Thursday, March 20, at 3 p.m.
In the Brown Science and Engineering Library, Electronic Classroom (Room 133)
March 28
"Transforming the Sensing and Numerical Prediction of High Impact Local Weather Through Dynamic Adaptation: People and Technologies Interacting with the Atmosphere"
Kelvin Droegemeier Professor Droegemeier, at the University of Oklahoma, directs the Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms (CAPS), and is serving a term on the National Science Board, the governing body of the National Science Foundation.This presentation describes a major paradigm shift now underway in the field of meteorology...away from today's environment in which remote sensing systems, atmospheric prediction models, and hazardous weather detection systems operate in fixed configurations, and on fixed schedules largely independent of weather...to one in which they can change their configuration dynamically in response to the evolving weather. This transformation involves the creation of adaptive radars, Grid-enabled analysis and forecast systems, and associated cyberinfrastructure that operate automatically on demand. In addition to describing the research and technology development being performed to establish this capability within a service oriented architecture, the associated economic and societal implications of dynamically adaptive weather sensing, analysis and prediction systems will be discussed. More...
Friday, March 28, at 3:30 p.m.
In the Mechanical Engineering Building (MEC), Room 205
This talk is part of the Computational Science Speaker Series (CSSS), which is designed to foster the development of computational science at UVa by promoting engagement with leaders and visionaries in the field. The series is co-sponsored by James Hilton, UVa Vice President and Chief Information Officer; the College of Arts and Sciences; and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
April
April 9
Theresa-Marie Rhyne
Center for Visualization and Analytics, North Carolina State UniversityWednesday, April 9 at 3:00 p.m.
In the Brown Science and Engineering Library, West Wing
This talk is co-sponsored with the Scholars' Lab.
April 22
Andrew Plotkin
Award-winning interactive fiction author and game designerTuesday, April 22
In the Scholars' Lab (time of the presentation to be announced)
This talk is co-sponsored with the Scholars' Lab.
April 29
"From Beethoven to Betelgeuse, 20 years in the quest for the Holy Grail of Interactive Storytelling"
Curtis Wong, Microsoft's Next Media Research GroupTuesday, April 29 at 4:00 p.m.
In the Harrison-Small Auditorium (Harrison-Small Special Collections Library)
This talk is co-sponsored with IATH, Media Studies, ITC and several other groups on Grounds.
May
May 19
New Horizon's Open House
Stop by for a tour of the Research Computing Lab on the opening day of "New Horizons in Teaching and Research," a faculty conference at the University of Virginia.Monday, May 19, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
May 21
"Computational Information Design"
Ben Fry - plenary speaker at "New Horizons in Teaching and Research"Artist, information designer, creator of Processing and author of Processing and Visualizing Data
Wednesday, May 21
Time and place to be announced
This talk is part of the New Horizons faculty conference, to be held May 19-22, and is co-sponsored with the Scholars' Lab.
Watch for other exciting New Horizons events to be announced soon, including a talk by Zotero creator Dan Cohen of George Mason University's Center for History and New Media ("Scholarly Tools and Resources for the Digital Ecosystem"), and a panel presentation on the Google Books project, to include TAPoR project director Geoffrey Rockwell.