Events
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Wednesday 10/22/08, 6:30 pmLockheed Martin, 4770 Eastgate Mall San Diego, California 92121
Dr. Joseph Lewis, SDSU Lecturer and Graduate Advisor, Computer Science Department
Sponsored by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, San Diego Chapter
About the talk:
Evolutionary systems apply a fitness measure generationally to guide a changing population toward specific behaviors. This is generally done without attention to the implicit structure that may emerge from relationships developing between individuals, particularly in systems where the individuals themselves are complex agents. Attention to such emergent structure might produce better convergence and greater adaptibility. One theory that accounts for the impact of this kind of internal dynamics is autopoeisis (Maturana and Varela, 1980), which describes systems where the coupling between agents within a population plays an important role in the functioning of the system at a global level. These internal dynamics regulate the system's overt behavior in response to environmental pressures. An autopoietic software framework has the potential to bring these ideas into application development; and it has the appeal of being based on a model of cognitive/living systems. In these systems, internal stigmergy (an "echo" of change left by previous actions which influence future actions) provides an emergent, leveragable representation. Software developed with such a framework may be more adaptive and is generally distributed and robust. The goal of the approach is to facilitate self-organization and autonomy, memory and possibly learning.Starcat (http://starcat.org) puts these ideas into a framework for application development that encourages the creation of software based on these principles of complex adaptive systems, in particular emergent representation and adaptive behavior. Pressures both internal and external excite different concepts that fluidly interact with other concepts; the representations that emerge are only partial, but good enough to guide behavior. Several experiments with this software will be presented. These include a demonstration of the generality of its possible computational behavior, comparison with its ancestor/inspiration Copycat (Hofstadter and Mitchell, 1995), tuning issues in a multi-agent version, an effort to bring persistence into the architecture, a jazz improviser program, and a distributed sensor network application. The current insights from these efforts will be discussed.
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Thursday 10/16/08, 6:00 pmLG Campus
Hear about cutting-edge wireless technology from the head of North American Research Division of LG while enjoying free dinner at their facility.
Bring your resume!
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Wednesday 10/15/08, 4:00 pmHenry Booker Conference Room (EBUI 2512)Come learn about testing the new multi-service, multi-nation fighter and how it is key to 21st century coalition warfare. read more
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Thursday 10/09/08, 6:30 pmSERF 232Learn more about Eta Kappa Nu, who we are, what we do and how you can become a member. There will be FREE FOOD! read more
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Tuesday 10/07/08, 5:30 pmQUALCOMM Q-Auditorium
In this tutorial presentation we consider multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communication systems that employ multiple transmit and receive antennas to increase the data rate and achieve signal diversity in fading multipath channels. The performance of MIMO systems is degraded by two types of interference. One is intersymbol interference (ISI) due to channel multipath dispersion. The other is cross-talk or interchannel interference due to the simultaneous transmission from the multiple transmit antennas. The focus of this talk is on channel equalization and interference mitigation in point-to-multipoint (broadcast) MIMO communications in which the MIMO channel characteristics are assumed to be known at the transmitter. Linear and nonlinear equalization and interference mitigation algorithms are described.
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Monday 10/06/08, 6:00 pmHenry Booker Conference Room (EBUI 2512)Join a project, join a committee, or learn about upcoming events while eating free pizza. Get involved in the ECE community! read more
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Sunday 10/05/08, 4:00 pmWarren Mall by EBU 1Come enjoy free barbecue, and learn more about IEEE UCSD! Get the chance to also meet the officers and other ECE majors.... read more
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Tuesday 09/30/08, 6:00 pmEVOLVE is a student club interested in artificial intelligence. Specifically, their current project is to apply the genetic algorithm to develop intelligent software agents in a simulated environment. A software framework has been established for agents that can see, hear, smell, collect energy, and... read more
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Thursday 05/29/08, 12:30 pmImage provided by vnunet.com Are you smarter than a PHD? If you missed out last time, professor Papen's mad Dr. Seuss skills hurled the professor team into victory. You don't want to miss round 2! Support your professors or fellow EE'ers, and get excited! Free food & drink will be provided as you w... read more
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Friday 05/23/08, 9:00 am2008 Junkyard Derby! More info coming soon. We will be having a meeting where we will be brainstorming ideas for our car this year. The best way to get involved would be to join social committee, which will be spearheading the junkyard derby. Calling all Volunteers!... read more
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Thursday 05/15/08, 5:15 pmImage provided by blogofoz.blogspot.com If you're interested in creating questions for our Jeopardy! Challenge against professors, come join me, Linda Phan! Let's put our brains together to make awesome questions to stump the students and professors on that panel! :D Please email me if you're inter... read more
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Thursday 05/15/08, 2:30 pmMake Virtual Friends Do you really know Facebook? Found out how this panel of professionals, students, and experts are transforming the traditional uses of Social Network sites (SNSs) to create a powerful job-related networking tools. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn how you can harness t... read more
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Tuesday 05/13/08, 6:00 pmSchlumberger is giving a company tech talk at our school. They are the leading oilfield services provider in over 80 countries implementing the latest in high-tech solutions. They provide a multitude of career opportunities for all engineering disciplines. Meeting Agenda Introduction to Schlumberger... read more
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Wednesday 05/07/08, 5:30 pmMind your Manners The professional etiquette dinner offers students an opportunity to gain etiquette skills and network with potential employers. Etiquette consultant, Dean Renee Barnett-Terry, will use her expertise to humorously guide participants through a four-course dining experience. Registrat... read more
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Tuesday 05/06/08, 1:30 pmDo you have a question about job hunting? Did you ever have a question about job interviews you were afraid to ask? Come have your questions answered by eight of Motorola's team of engineers and reps in an Open Panel Discussion and in Small Groups at Eta Kappa Nu's Industry Day. TWO FREE MOTOROLA PH... read more
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Saturday 05/03/08, 8:00 amCome out to Mission Bay with us and compete in the annual Dragon Boat festival! This is our absolute favorite event of the year. In the fall dragon boat race, we beat companies like LG, Hewlett Packard, and Qualcomm. AND we got the fastest time all day! Space is limited to 16 people, so sign up soo... read more
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Wednesday 04/30/08, 6:00 pmMind your Manners Meet one-on-one with alumni from a number of professional fields including: Arts and communication Entertainment Business Human services Life science Technology and more! Make personal connections and learn more about different career choices from former UCSD students who have been... read more
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Tuesday 04/29/08, 2:00 pmMake Small Talk In lecture halls, grocery stores, social events, and on campus we are constantly surrounded by potential social contacts. Attend this workshop to learn the essentials of: Small talk Initiating relationships How to keep conversation going Start practicing this skill now and take notic... read more
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Thursday 04/17/08, 6:30 pmUCSD IEEE Spring Interview Workshop UCSD Express to Success Director, Sara Henry, will be sharing critical tips necessary for your success in the interview. Learn how to MASTER the interview!! Impress your interviewers Stand out as a powerful candidate Learn how to answer all types of questions Prac... read more
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Wednesday 04/16/08, 4:00 pmBe an Active Participant Hey guys and gals, what to work on those professional networking skills? Come to the first installment of the DO'S series. Who's going to be there and what is planned to be discussed: Etiquette expert Elaine Swann Working the crowd Crafting short but meaningful conversations... read more