Members of the Cornell IT community and everyone with an interest in technology have several events to choose from next week. For more information, details, or to check for schedule changes, please visit the web pages for the events or contact the group that is hosting.
BOOM: Bits on our Minds 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
4-6pm
Duffield Atrium
boom.cornell.edu
Today’s information science students and tomorrow’s entrepreneurs will present digital technology research projects created for the 14th annual Bits On Our Minds (BOOM) competition. BOOM is a showcase for student research and creativity using digital technologies, featuring research projects from Cornell undergraduate and master’s degree students. Projects include apps for Android and iPhone devices, instant messaging, robotics and video games. The event is free and open to the public and sponsored by Computing and Information Science in conjunction with corporate sponsors.
The Physics of a Flying R2-D2 and Other Interesting Ideas
Rhett Allain, Southeastern Louisiana University, and blogger for Wired Science Blogs
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
6-7pm
Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall
events.cornell.edu/event/physics_on_the_internet_with_prof_rhett_allain
Professor Allain writes of his talk, “A block sliding down a plane. What is more classic for a traditional physics problem? What is more boring than this physics problem? Why do we have to just look at basic things in physics? We don’t. There are interesting and fun things all around us. In this seminar I will share some of my favorite physics applications including: How does R2-D2 fly? Why is Mole-Day not such a great day (unlike Pi-Day)? How would you stay away from a zombie in a closed room? As a bonus, I will include some thoughts on blogging as a form of communication and outreach.”
Understanding a Global Network: Research at Facebook
Friday, April 6, 2012
1:30-3:30pm
B09 Sage Hall
events.cornell.edu/event/understanding_a_global_network_research_at_facebook
With over 800 million users connected by more than 100 billion edges, Facebook represents one of the largest social network data sets in the world. This talk uses research published by the Facebook Data Team to highlight some of the opportunities and challenges of using such large scale data, including technical challenges and problems with contextualizing aggregated results. The talk will focus on how such behavioral analysis both complements and compares with survey-based approaches, and concludes with a case study of published research that combines the two methods.
BOOM: Bits on our Minds 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
4-6pm
Duffield Atrium
boom.cornell.edu
Today’s information science students and tomorrow’s entrepreneurs will present digital technology research projects created for the 14th annual Bits On Our Minds (BOOM) competition. BOOM is a showcase for student research and creativity using digital technologies, featuring research projects from Cornell undergraduate and master’s degree students. Projects include apps for Android and iPhone devices, instant messaging, robotics and video games. The event is free and open to the public and sponsored by Computing and Information Science in conjunction with corporate sponsors.
The Physics of a Flying R2-D2 and Other Interesting Ideas
Rhett Allain, Southeastern Louisiana University, and blogger for Wired Science Blogs
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
6-7pm
Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall
events.cornell.edu/event/physics_on_the_internet_with_prof_rhett_allain
Professor Allain writes of his talk, “A block sliding down a plane. What is more classic for a traditional physics problem? What is more boring than this physics problem? Why do we have to just look at basic things in physics? We don’t. There are interesting and fun things all around us. In this seminar I will share some of my favorite physics applications including: How does R2-D2 fly? Why is Mole-Day not such a great day (unlike Pi-Day)? How would you stay away from a zombie in a closed room? As a bonus, I will include some thoughts on blogging as a form of communication and outreach.”
Understanding a Global Network: Research at Facebook
Friday, April 6, 2012
1:30-3:30pm
B09 Sage Hall
events.cornell.edu/event/understanding_a_global_network_research_at_facebook
With over 800 million users connected by more than 100 billion edges, Facebook represents one of the largest social network data sets in the world. This talk uses research published by the Facebook Data Team to highlight some of the opportunities and challenges of using such large scale data, including technical challenges and problems with contextualizing aggregated results. The talk will focus on how such behavioral analysis both complements and compares with survey-based approaches, and concludes with a case study of published research that combines the two methods.
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