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Friday September 01	CS IC 2006 Continues through September 9
	ML IC 2006 Continues through September 8
	LTI IC 2006 Continues through September 8
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Monday September 04	Labor Day No classes.
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Tuesday September 05	CS IC 2006 Continues through September 9
	SCS Resume Critiques 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. , 4625 Wean Hall
	ML IC 2006 Continues through September 8
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Wednesday September 06	HCII Seminar Series Camille Peres , Assistant Professor, Psychology Department University of Houston The Leap to Efficiency: The Impacts of Peer Observation. , Abstract 4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. , 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
	CS IC 2006 Continues through September 9
	ML IC 2006 Continues through September 8
	Thesis Oral Alex Yahja , COS PHD Student WIZER: A Tool for Validation of Social Simulations , Abstract 10:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. , 4625 Wean Hall
	5th Year CS Master's Program: Information Session Peter Steenkiste , Professor and Director, 5th Year CS Master's Program 4:30 p.m., 7220 Wean Hall
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Thursday September 07	CS IC 2006 Continues through September 9
	SCS Resume Critiques 3:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. , 4625 Wean Hall
	ML IC 2006 Continues through September 8
	Faculty Candidate Talk S. Camille Perez , Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, University of Houston The Leap to Efficiency: The Impacts of Peer Observation , Abstract 09:00 a.m., 1305 Newell-Simon Hall Host: Ken Koedinger For Appointments contact Jo Bodnar (jobodnar@cs.cmu.edu - 8-6162)
	QoLT Seminar (Quality of Life Technology Center) Dr. Rory Cooper , Professor, University of Pittsburgh Overview of the Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center and Our Vision , Abstract 4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. , 1507 Newell-Simon Hall
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Friday September 08	CS IC 2006 Continues through September 9
	The 26th Annual Pretty Good Race 4:30 p.m., Schenley Park The race begins under the Panther Hollow Bridge
	SCS Resume Critiques 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. , 4625 Wean Hall
	ML IC 2006
	LTI Ph.D Thesis Proposal Yanjun Qi Learning of Protein Interaction Networks , Abstract 11:30 a.m., 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
	CyLab Seminar Dawn Cappelli , Senior Member of the Technical Staff, SEI Insider Threat Update and Release of 2nd Edition of the Common Sense Guide to Prevention and Detection of Insider Threats , Abstract 12:00 p.m., Distributed Education Center (DEC), Lobby Level Collaborative Innovation Center Lunch provided
	MEDIA Boot Camp: Science and the Environment Abstract 11:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. , Singleton Room Roberts Hall Hosted by the Carnegie Melon College of Engineering and the Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research. RSVP: Chriss Swaney, Director of Public Relations swaney@andrew.cmu.edu, x8/5776.
	RI Seminar Artur Dubrawski , Director of Auton Lab Data Mining to Support Food Safety , Abstract 3:30 p.m., 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
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Tuesday September 12	Colloquium on Computer Science Pedagogy: The Herbert A. Simon Award for Teaching Excellence in Computer Science Lecture David Eckhardt , Associate Teaching Professor in Computer Looking Up from the Trenches , Abstract 3:00 p.m., 3305 Newell-Simon Hall David is the recipient of the 2006 Herbert A. Simon Award for Teaching Excellence in Computer Science.
	Information Session: The Robotics Minor at Carnegie Mellon Howie Choset , Associate Professor of Robotics and Director of the Robotics Minor Program Abstract 4:30 p.m., 3305 Newell-Simon Hall
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Wednesday September 13	HCII Seminar Series Susan Straus , RAND CMU / Human-Computer Interaction Institute Thumbs Up or All Thumbs? Assessing BlackBerry Use in Law Enforcement Units , Abstract 4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. , 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
	SCS Career Presentation: Information Session for UC/Irvine's CS Graduate Program Ian G. Harris , Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science University of California Irvine 4:30 p.m., 3001 Newell-Simon Hall
	Thesis Proposal Yan Ke Volumetric Descriptors for Efficient Video Analysis , Abstract 09:30 a.m., 3305 Newell-Simon Hall Thesis Committee: Martial Hebert, Co-Chair Rahul Sukthankar, Co-Chair Alyosha Efros Tsuhan Chen Larry Davis, University of Maryland Thesis Summary: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~yke/yke-proposal.pdf
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Thursday September 14	Thesis Oral Craig Schreiber , COS PHD Student Human and Organizational Risk Modeling:Critical Personnel and Leadership in Network Organizations , Abstract 09:30 a.m., 100 Smith Hall
	Corporate Technical Presentation/Info Session: MORGAN STANLEY Chris Robertson , Vice President of Equity Trading Technology Technology in Institutional Equity Trading , Abstract 5:00 p.m., 7500 Wean Hall
	Digital Library Colloquium Lowry Burgess, Lynn Holden and Jeffrey Jacobson , (see abstract) Muses in the Library II: The Reality of the Virtual , Abstract 1:00 p.m., Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Earth Theater Other
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Friday September 15	Robotics Seminar Ralph Hollis , Research Professor, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon Ballbots , Abstract 3:30 p.m., 1305 Newell-Simon Hall Refreshments: 3:15 PM
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Saturday September 16	University Memorial Service: For Otto A. (Toby) Davis Abstract 3:30 p.m., McConomy Auditorium University Center
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Sunday September 17	Tech Sunday 10:45 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. , University Center A Conference on Career Choices for Carnegie Mellon Technical Majors
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Monday September 18	University Lecture Series Robert Behrman , First Lieutenant, United States Army Reserve, and EPP Doctoral Student Understanding Conditions in Iraq - A Firsthand Perspective , Abstract 4:30 p.m., 136A - Adamson Wing Baker Hall
	Corporate Presentation: GENERAL MOTORS Michael Abowd , General Motors, Software and Controls (and CMU Alum) Abstract 5:00 p.m., 1112 Hamerschlag Hall
	Thesis Oral Caitlin Kelleher Motivating Programming: Using Storytelling to Make Computer Programming Attractive to Middle School Girls , Abstract 1:00 p.m., 3305 Newell-Simon Hall Thesis Committee: Randy Pausch, Chair Jessica Hodgins Sara Kiesler Alan Kay, Viewpoints Research Institute
	Thesis Proposal Ranjith Unnikrishnan Scale Selection and Invariance in low Level Vision , Abstract 3:15 p.m., 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
	Thesis Proposal Hua Zhong Sensor Guided Left Atrium Ablation Procedure , Abstract 3:00 p.m., 7220 Wean Hall Thesis Committee: Takeo Kanade, Chair Yanxi Liu George Stetten David Schwartzman, UPMC Thesis Summary: http://136.142.137.34/thesis/thesisproposal.htm
	VASC Seminar Trevor Darrell , MIT CSAIL Visual Recognition and Tracking for Perceptive Interfaces , Abstract 2:00 p.m., 1507 Newell-Simon Hall
	Corporate Presentation: THE BOEING COMPANY 6:30 p.m., 7500 Wean Hall
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Tuesday September 19	2006 Technical Opportunities Conference (TOC) 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. , University Center
	Company TekPresentation: Expedia 6:00 p.m., Scaife Hall 214 Other
	Colloquium on Computer Science Pedagogy Jeannette M. Wing , President's Professor of Computer Science, and Computer Science Department Head, Carnegie Mellon 3:00 p.m., 3305 Newell-Simon Hall
	Corporate Presentation: NORTHROP GRUMMAN 5:00 p.m., 3305 Newell-Simon Hall
	Corporate Presentation (And Demos): DOLBY LABORATORIES Abstract 7:00 p.m., 7500 Wean Hall
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Wednesday September 20	HCII Seminar Series Ben Shneiderman , Dept. of Computer Science, Univ. of Maryland Creativity Support Tools: A Grand Challenge to Enhance Human Capabilities , Abstract 4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. , 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
	Corporate Presentation and Technical Talk: MICROSOFT 6:30 p.m., 7500 Wean Hall
	Corporate Presentation and Technical Talk: GOOGLE Urs Hölzle , Senior Vice President, Operations and Google Fellow Abstract 4:45 p.m., 2210 Doherty Hall
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Thursday September 21	University Lecture Series Philipp Gütlich , Mössbauer Spectroscopist, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany In situ spectroscopy on Mars—following the water in current NASA missions , Abstract 6:00 p.m., Auditorium Mellon Institute
	University Lecture Series Benjamin R. Barber , Gershon and Carol Kekst Professor of Civil Society and Distinguished Universty Professor, University of Maryland and Director, CivWorld: Citizens Campaign for Democracy The Decline of Capitalism and the Infantilist Ethos , Abstract 4:30 p.m., McConomy Auditorium University Center Sponsored by the The Humanities Center, Department of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon.
	Corporate Presentation: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR 5:00 p.m., 3305 Newell-Simon Hall
	Corporate Presentation: Electronics Arts 7:00 p.m., 7500 Wean Hall
	Computer Club Demo Night Abstract 7:00 p.m., 125 Scaife Hall
	Thesis Proposal Jahanzeb Sherwani Are Spoken Dialog Systems Viable for Under-served Semi-literate Populations? , Abstract 5324 Wean Hall Thesis Committee: Roni Rosenfeld, Co-Chair Alex Rudnicky, Co-Chair Alan Black Raj Reddy Alex Acero, Microsoft Thesis Summary: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~jsherwan/JS-proposal.pdf
	Corporate Presentation: MICROSOFT RESEARCH INDIA Dr. Amitav Das Abstract 5:00 p.m., 3002 Newell-Simon Hall
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Friday September 22	Special SCS Seminar Hsiao-Wuen Hon , Assistant Managing Director Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) Next Generation Web Search Technologies at Microsoft , Abstract 11:00 a.m., 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
	Thesis Oral James Robert Bruce Real-Time Robot Motion Planning in Dynamic Environments , Abstract 10:00 a.m., 4623 Wean Hall Thesis Committee: Manuela Veloso, Chair Avrim Blum James Kuffner Tony Stentz Lydia Kavraki, Rice University
	LTI Seminar Series Tomoki Toda , Faculty, Shikano Laboratory Nara Advanced Institute of Technology, Japan Improving Body Transmitted Unvoiced Speech with Statistical Voice Conversion towards Silent-Speech Telephone , Abstract 2:00 p.m., 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
	Google Pittsburgh: Seminar Series Ivona Bezakova , Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology Faster Simulated Annealing Algorithms for Counting Problems , Abstract 10:00 a.m., Google Offices Collaborative Innovation Center
	Robotics Seminar Iain Matthews , Systems Scientist, Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University Fast and Accurate Face Tracking , Abstract 3:30 p.m., Mauldin Auditorium (1305) Newell-Simon Hall Refreshments: 3:15 pm
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Saturday September 23	PERL AT WORK: Pittsburgh Perl Workshop Abstract Carnegie Mellon University University Center
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Monday September 25	Author Presentation and Booksigning Timothy N. Hornyak Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots , Abstract 12:00 p.m., Connan Room University Center
	Thesis Oral Muralidhar Talupur Handling Unboundedness: Abstraction Techniques for Parameterized and Real Time Verification , Abstract 09:00 a.m., 4623 Wean Hall Thesis Committee: Edmund Clarke, Chair Randal E. Bryant Jeannette Wing Amir Pnueli, The Weizmann Institute of Science
	Thesis Oral Dave Ferguson Single Agent and Multi-agent Path Planning in Unknown and Dynamic Environments , Abstract 11:00 a.m., 3305 Newell-Simon Hall
	Qatar FC Talk Majd Sakr , Acting Chairperson American University of Science and Technology, Beirut, Lebanon A case study into the development of an effective CS curriculum for the Middle East 12:00 p.m., 5409 Wean Hall
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Tuesday September 26	University Lecture Series Edwin Black , Award-Winning Investigative Author Internal Combustion: A Century of Lies 4:30 p.m., Adamson Wing Baker Hall
	Colloquium on Computer Science Pedagogy Tim Bell , Author, Computer Science Unplugged and Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, University of Canterbury (New Zealand) Computer Science Unplugged , Abstract 1:30 p.m., 4625 Wean Hall
	MLD Seminar Robert C. Holte , Professor Cost-sensitive Classifier Evaluation Using Cost Curves , Abstract 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. , 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
	Corporate Presentation: ENDECA 5:30 p.m., 3305 Newell-Simon Hall
	Thesis Oral Alla Safonova Reducing the Search Space for Physically Realistic Human Motion Synthesis , Abstract 10:00 a.m., 1507 Newell-Simon Hall Thesis Committee: Jessica K. Hodgins, Chair Nancy S. Pollard Christopher G. Atkeson Jovan Popovic, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	Graphics Seminar Jovan Popovic , Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and CSAIL, MIT Semantic Models of Shape , Abstract 1:00 p.m., 1507 Newell-Simon Hall
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Wednesday September 27	University Lecture Series Adeed Dawisha Professor of Political Science, Miami University Kenneth Stern Professor of Contemporary Middle Eastern History and Israeli Studies, Emory University The Wars in Lebanon and Iraq: Local, Regional and International Implications 6:30 p.m., Gregg Hall / Room 100 Porter Hall
	Special Industry Talk Daniel Tunkelang , Chief Scientist, Endeca Lucky or Smart? A User-Oriented Approach to Information Access , Abstract 12:00 p.m., 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
	LTI Ph.D Thesis Proposal Jeongwoo Ko Probabilistic Approaches for Answer Selection in Multilingual Question Answering , Abstract 10:00 a.m., 7220 Wean Hall
	HCII Seminar Series Mahadev Satyanarayanan , Carnegie Group Professor of Computer Science Interctive Data Exploration with Diamond , Abstract 4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. , 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
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Thursday September 28	Company Info Session: Northrop Grumman 6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. , B131 Hamerschlag Hall
	CALD Seminar Fei-Fei Li , Assistant Professor Unsupervised Learning of Human Action Categories Using Spatial-Temporal Words , Abstract 1:30 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. , 4623 Wean Hall
	ISRI Seminar The PhD Program in Computation, Organizations & Society Supriya Singh , Professor, Sociology of Communications The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia Placing the Social and Cross-Cultural at the Centre of Security Design , Abstract 12:00 p.m., 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
	Thesis Oral Liu Ren Statistical Analysis of Natural Human Motion for Animation , Abstract 09:30 a.m., 3305 Newell-Simon Hall Thesis Committee: Jessica K. Hodgins, Chair Nancy Pollard Alexei A. Efros James M. Rehg, Georgia Institute of Technology
	Graphics Seminar Jim Rehg , Georgia Institute of Technology Projector-Guided Painting , Abstract 3:30 p.m., 1507 Newell-Simon Hall
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Friday September 29	Faculty Candidate Talk Francisco Valero-Cuevas , Cornell University Is the human hand dexterous because, or in spite, of its anatomical complexity? , Abstract 3:30 p.m., 1305 Newell-Simon Hall Host: Jessica Hodgins For Appointments contact Jean Harpley(jean@cs.cmu.edu - 8-3802)
	LTI Seminar Series Dan Melamed , Assistant Professor, NYU Scalable Discriminative Learning for Powerful Translation Models , Abstract 2:00 p.m., 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
	Thesis Proposal Martin Stolle Policies based on Trajectory Libraries , Abstract 10:00 a.m., 3305 Newell-Simon Hall
	Google Seminar Bing Liu , Department of Computer Science University of Chicago Opinion Mining, Summarization and Search , Abstract 10:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. , Google Pittsburgh, Lower Level 4720 Forbes Avenue Collaborative Innovation Center Open to the public.

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