Category: Talks
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Metareasoning in Adaptive Systems, 1pm Fri 3/4, ITE227 UMBC
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering University of Maryland, Baltimore County Metareasoning in Adaptive Systems Dr. Joshua Jones University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1:00-2:15pm Friday, 4 March 2011, ITE 227, UMBC Metareasoning, or reasoning about reasoning, is a process by which a system explicitly accesses (monitors and/or controls) its own reasoning. It is a widely held…
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Dessert & Discussion with Marc Olano, 6:30pm Thr 2/24, UC 310
From Pong to Halo: The Making of a Game Marc Olano, 6:30-8:00pm Thursday, 24 February 2011, UC 310 Sure you know how to play video games, but have you ever wondered what goes into creating one? Gaming is a multi-billion dollar, world-wide industry and there are increasing opportunities for new ideas. With the growing popularity…
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Menyuk: Solitons, Self-Induced Transparency, and Modelocking in Quantum Cascade Lasers
Solitons, Self-Induced Transparency, and Modelocking in Quantum Cascade Lasers Professor Curtis Menyuk University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1:00-2:15pm Friday, 18 March 2011, ITE 227, UMBC Standard semiconductor lasers operate in a limited wavelength range, below about 4 microns. Quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) that operate in the mid-IR and far-IR have important applications to medicine, environmental…
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Nirenburg: Cognitive Architecture for Simulating Bodies and Minds, 2/18
Sergei Nirenburg presents ‘A Cognitive Architecture for Simulating Bodies and Minds’, 1pm fri 18 Feb, ITE227, UMBC
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Luebke: GPU Computing: Past, Present and Future, 1pm Fri Feb 4, ITE227
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering University of Maryland, Baltimore County GPU Computing: Past, Present, and Future Dr. David Luebke Director of Research, NVIDIA Corporation 1:00-2:15pm Friday, 4 February 2011, ITE 227 Modern GPUs have outgrown their graphics heritage in many ways to emerge as the world's most successful parallel computing architecture. The GPUs that consumers…