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SUMMARY:Meet Your Graduate Student Ambassadors!
DESCRIPTION:Meet your Student Ambassadors! Prospective and Admitted Graduate Students are invited to meet their Student Ambassador via Unibuddy.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/meet-your-graduate-student-ambassadors/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T090000
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SUMMARY:ECE PhD Proposal Review: Wenqian Liu
DESCRIPTION:PhD Proposal Review: Explainable Efficient Models for Computer Vision Applications \nWenqian Liu \nLocation: Zoom Link \nAbstract: State of the art deep learning based models\, such as Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and generative models\, achieve impressive results\, but with their great performance comes great complexity and opacity\, huge parametric spaces and little explainability. The criticality of model explainability and output interpretability\, manifests clearly in real-time critical decision making processes and human-centred applications\, such as in healthcare\, security and insurance. \nExplainability and interpretability are tackled in this thesis\, as intrinsic qualities in the model architecture as well as post-hoc improvement on existing models. \nIn the area of frame prediction in video sequences\, we introduce DYAN\, a novel network with very few parameters\, that is easy to train and produces accurate high quality frame predictions and more compact than previous approaches. Another key aspect of DYAN is interpretability\, as its encoder-decoder architecture is designed following concepts from systems identification theory and exploits the dynamics-based invariants of the data. We also introduce KW-DYAN\, an extension of DYAN that tackles the issue of time lagging in video predictions\, by implementing a novel way of quantifying prediction timeliness and proposing a new recurrent network for adaptive temporal sequence prediction that employs a warping module to reduce dynamic changes and a Kalman filtering module to detect dynamic changes in video frames. The experimental results show the reduced lagging across the tested Caltech dataset and the UCF dataset\, while also performing well in other commonly used metrics. \nIn the area of image classification\, categorization and scene understanding\, we observe that techniques such as gradient-based visual attentions have driven much recent efforts in using visual attention maps as a mean for visual explanations of Convolution Neural Networks (CNNs)\, with impressive results but fail to extend to explaining generative models\, e.g Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) as efficiently. In this thesis we bridge this crucial gap\, and propose the first technique to visually explain VAEs by means of gradient-based attentions\, with methods to generate visual attentions from the learned latent space\, and also demonstrate such attention explanations serve more than just explaining VAEs. We show how these attention maps can be used to localize anomalies in images\, conducting state-of-the-art performance on the MVTec-AD dataset. We also show how they can be infused into model training\, helping bootstrap the VAEs into learning disentangled latent space\, as proved on the Dsprites dataset.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/ece-phd-proposal-review-wenqian-liu/
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SUMMARY:Graduate and Law/Professional School Fair
DESCRIPTION:Join the Graduate School of Engineering and Northeastern West Coast Admissions teams at Saint Mary’s College of California. They will be available to answer your admissions and program questions. This event will take place on October 21\, 2020 from 12:00pm-2pm PT virtually.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/graduate-and-law-professional-school-fair/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T120000
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SUMMARY:Environmental Interactions with the Human and Engineered Structures
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents: A-Andrew D. Jones\, III\nAssistant Professor\, Department of Chemical Engineering\nAffiliate Faculty\, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs\, Northeastern University\, Boston\, MA \n“Environmental Interactions with the Human and Engineered Structures” \nAbstract: In the Systems for Engaging the Environment Lab we study “series of tubes”.  From the antimicrobial resistance crises that will hit in ~2030 to the water crises we are in the midst of\, many of our environmental problems can be described by flow through tubes in parallel and series. We are developing game theory models of policy interaction around shared resources\, like water and air. We are developing tools to help identify when drinking water is contaminated using electrochemistry and microfluidics to better share that finite resource. We are developing models describing why engineered nanomaterials embed inside bacteria biofilms when they are released into estuaries to monitor and care for the finite resource. These models then lead back to game theory models of how bacteria biofilms defeat novel drugs and drug delivery systems through social interactions. Due to the COVID19 pandemic\, most of our current work is numerical and theoretical\, however we also leverage tools like the rotating disk electrode\, continuous stirred tank reactors\, packed-bed plug flow reactors\, and microfluidic versions of the latter to verify and refine our models. Our models start with numerical schemes\, with an end goal to create operational dimensionless relations. Much of our data analysis uses machine learning to sift through the complexity. \nBiography: Dr. Jones seeks to help us understand and live with the natural environment studying biological systems under engineered constraints. This includes experimental analysis of bacteria’s form and function when we try to remove them. This also includes systems engineering analysis to discover characteristics of innovations that solve more problems than they create. Dr. Jones has been an avid teacher and educator of all ages since 1999. He has mentored high school\, undergraduate\, and graduate students in research. He has received over 20 academic awards\, including the Montana State University Center for Biofilm Engineering’s Young Investigator Award and a Sloan Scholar Award from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He has presented at over 20 conferences and invited seminars on topics from mathematical modeling biofilms to policy impacts of technological development. He received his PhD\, MS\, and BS in Mechanical Engineering and a BS in Mathematics all from MIT with a focus on transport phenomena. He completed post-doctoral studies in 2019 at Northeastern University as 1 of 2 Provost supported Future Faculty Fellows at the university under Profs Thomas J. Webster and Carlos C. Hidrovo-Chavez. \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/environmental-interactions-with-the-human-and-engineered-structures/
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SUMMARY:BioE Seminar Series Presents: Jennifer Fiegel
DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Fiegel\, Ph.D. \nAssociate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies\, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering\, University of Iowa\, Iowa City IA \n“Oh the Places You’ll Go – Strategies to Treat Pulmonary Bacterial Biofilms and Cell-Penetrating Microbes” \nABSTRACT:   \nLung diseases remain a leading cause of death worldwide\, with significant increases observed in incidence\, morbidity\, and mortality over several decades. The lungs are a critical organ for life\, but are particularly susceptible to injury and airborne infection. Once established in the lungs\, bacterial lung infections can be difficult to eradicate due to a lack of effective antimicrobial drug concentrations at the site of infection\, the formation of bacterial colonies or biofilms in the lungs\, and microbe invasion of lung tissues. The Fiegel lab has been developing a variety of strategies to target antimicrobial treatments directly to the lungs to eliminate bacterial pathogens. In this talk\, I will discuss work from our lab in two areas. First\, I will describe our efforts to develop dry powder aerosols containing a novel combination therapy to enhance the susceptibility of biofilm-forming bacteria to common antibiotics. These therapies combine the action of dispersion compounds to aid the removal of bacteria from the biofilm community\, with that of traditional antibiotics to eliminate the pathogens. While these combinations can eradicate both young and mature biofilms more effectively than antibiotics alone\, testing on patient-isolated bacteria suggests that a clinical course of treatment must be personalized. Second\, I will discuss our efforts to design multi-functional zwitterionic polymer coatings for nanoparticles to reduce biofouling of the nanoparticle surface and enhance adhesion to the lung epithelium. We have observed that polymer coatings help maintain nanoparticle stability in serum and lung fluid\, likely due to strong hydration of the polymers and reduced protein adsorption. However\, while increased particle uptake was observed for zwitterionic-coated particles exposed to serum\, no differences were observed with particles exposed to lung fluid. This suggests that a distinct protein corona is formed in the two fluids which differentially influences particle-cell interactions. \nBIOGRAPHY: \nJennifer Fiegel is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the University of Iowa. She received her PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 2004\, then performed postdoctoral studies in the area of aerosol treatments for tuberculosis at Harvard University until 2006. At the University of Iowa\, Dr. Fiegel has developed a multi-disciplinary research program focused on the design of drug delivery systems for the treatment of infections of the lungs and skin. As part of this work\, she examines the behavior of complex lung fluids and particle-fluid interactions. This work has led to over 40 peer-reviewed publications\, book chapters\, and patents; and funding from the NIH and NSF. She has recently expanded her research portfolio to include engineering education research\, with a current focus on engineering ethics. But what she is most proud of is the 14 graduate students and 49 undergraduate students\, more than half of whom are underrepresented in STEM\, that she has mentored in her laboratory since becoming a faculty member. Her emphasis on student development has been acknowledged through teaching awards in both the Colleges of Engineering and Pharmacy\, as well as a Diversity Stimulus Award\, Summer Research Opportunities Mentoring Award\, and Champion for Student Success Award at the university. \nIf interested in attending\, please email Elizabeth Chesley at e.chesley@northeastern.edu
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/bioe-seminar-series-presents-jennifer-fiegel/
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SUMMARY:University of Vermont Fall 2020 Graduate School Fair
DESCRIPTION:Join the Graduate Admissions team the Fall 2020 Graduate School Fair hosted by the University of Vermont. They will be available to answer your admissions and program questions. This event will take place on October 21\, 2020\, from 12- 4pm. virtually.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/university-of-vermont-fall-2020-graduate-school-fair/
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SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series Presents: Steve Lustig
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents: Steve Lustig  \nAssociate Professor & Associate Chair of Research\, Department of Chemical Engineering\, Northeastern University\, Boston\, MA \nAbstract: Not available at this time \nBio: Steve Lustig is an Associate Professor for the Department of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University. He earned a BS in Chemical Engineering with Distinction from the University of Virginia in 1983. He then earned his MS in 1985 and PhD in 1989 from Purdue University. He joined the Chemical Engineering Department at Northeastern in 2016. His group seeks to design and manipulate molecular/materials chemistry and structure for new property discovery\, new functionality and technology development by combining theory\, high performance computing and experimental methods. Their theoretical methods frequently involve quantum chemistry\, statistical mechanics\, polymer physics\, materials and biomolecular engineering. Their experimental methods frequently involve chemical synthesis\, processing and characterizations: such as: microlithography\, electrospinning\, atomic force microscopy\, spectroscopy\, rheology and electroanalysis. They develop and implement powerful\, multi-disciplinary tools to solve relevant problems with industry and national laboratories. He has also received awards such as the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Industrial Research & Development Institute Award\, DuPont Central Research Accomplishment Award\, DuPont TechCon Award\, and DuPont Materials Science and Engineering Accomplishment Award. \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/che-seminar-series-presents-steve-lustig/
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