Joyce Y. Wong, PhD Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering, Boston University Biomaterials for the Early Detection and Treatment of Disease In this talk, I will present two different stories that illustrate the power of biomaterials in clinical applications. The first addresses a major challenge in developing surgical solutions for children with congenital heart disease. Current solutions involve multiple staged surgeries because the implants do not grow with…

Speaker: Stephen A. Boppart, M.D., Ph.D. Abstract: Innovations in biomedical imaging have historically led to discoveries in the life sciences and new detection and diagnostic technologies in medicine and surgery. Label-free intravital optical imaging and imaging of fresh, unstained, resected tissue specimens, offers a wealth of new biomarkers for revealing the true colors of cancer […]

Robert Sainburg, a professor of Kinesiology and Neurology from Pennsylvania State University, will join the Boston Action Club in the fourth installment of their speaker series. Abstract: Our research on motor lateralization has suggested that the apparent “dominance” of one hand is not simply due to practice, but stems from differences in how each side […]

Abstract: For the first time ever, we have more people living in urban areas than rural areas. Based on this inevitable urbanization, my research aims to address sustainability challenges (e.g., energy consumption and traffic congestion) by data-driven applications with a Cyber-Physical-Systems (CPS, also known as a broader term for Internet of Things) approach, which is a new information paradigm integrating communication, computation and control in real time. In this talk,…

Speaker: Gabor Lippner (Math, NU) Abstract: Lossless transmission of quantum information through a network of particles is an important task in quantum computing. Mathematically this amounts to studying solutions of the discrete Schrödinger equation d/dt phi = i H phi, where H is typically the adjacency or Laplace matrix of the graph. This in turn leads to questions about subtle number-theoretic behavior of the eigenvalues of H. It has proven…

Speaker: Mario Sznaier (EECE, NU) Abstract: Arguably, one of the hardest challenges faced now by the systems community stems from the exponential explosion in the availability of data, fueled by recent advances in sensing and actuation capabilities. Simply stated, classical techniques are ill equipped to handle very large volumes of (heterogeneous) data, due to poor scaling properties, and to impose the structural constraints required to implement ubiquitous sensing and control.…

This summit aims to bring together researchers at all levels that are actively engaged in using salamander models or researchers looking to get into salamander models. The program includes both senior and junior investigators to share resources, ideas, and future project plans.

Speaker: Paul Hand (Math & Khoury, NU) Abstract: Deep neural networks have become highly effective tools for compression and image recovery tasks. This success can be attributed in part to their ability to represent and generate natural images well. Contrary to classical tools such as wavelets, image-generating deep neural networks have a large number of parameters and need to be trained on large datasets. We will discuss an untrained simple…

Colloquium: Axion Dark Matter Detection, Direct, and Indirect Yoni Kahn As the gravitational evidence for the existence of dark matter accumulates inexorably, the particle identity of dark matter remains mysterious. One of the best theoretically-motivated dark matter candidates, with some of the most interesting experimental signals, is the axion. Axions are expected to interact very weakly with electromagnetism, which leads to the possibility of detecting axions through conversion to photons…

Guest Speaker: Peggy Speas, UMass Amherst Linguistics There are still about 175 Native American languages spoken in the U.S. today. Many communities have mounted efforts over the past 30 years to revitalize their languages, and many linguists are eager to be involved in these efforts. In this session we will discuss the history of US government attempts to eradicate Native American Languages and the various ways that communities and linguists…

Speaker: Rose Yu (Khoury, NU) Abstract: Multivariate spatiotemporal data is ubiquitous in science and engineering, from sports analytics to neuroscience. Such data can be naturally represented as a multiway tensor. Tensor latent factor models provide a powerful tool for reducing the dimensionality and discovering the higher-order latent structures from data. However, existing tensor models are often slow or fail to yield latent factors that are easy to interpret by domain…

Join ADSE for a graduate student virtual trivia night on April 15th from 6:00-8:00 pm and help us support a local Black-owned business! Form a team of up to 4 members and answer a total of 30 questions on variable topics. 1st place: $25 to each team member 2nd place: $20 to each team member […]

Speaker: Sri Srinivas (Physics, NU) Abstract: We are exploring the eye-brain connection using visual evoked potentials. We have developed a new portable system combining a smart phone headset with a scalp sensor that measures potentials and electric fields on the scalp. This system is now in clinical tests in patients with macular degeneration and amblyopia, as well as providing new insights into the neuro-visual pathways and processing in the human…

This six-part lunchtime series focuses on ways to better serve our international student population. These quick webinars aim to internationalize our institution through concrete skill building and advancing intercultural competencies.