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70 Events for the week of Monday, November 9, 2009
through Sunday, December 15, 2009

Monday November 09	CyLab Seminar Michael Terry , Assistant Professor David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science University of Waterloo I Agreed to What?! Re-Envisioning License Agreements and Privacy Statements, Abstract 12:00 p.m., Distributed Education Center Lobby Level Collaborative Innovation Center
	Ph.D. Thesis Proposal Pradipta Ray , Language Technologies Institute Computational Methods for Analyzing the Architecture and Evolution of the, Abstract 2:00 p.m., 8102 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Database Seminar Pedro Stancioli CANCELLED , Visiting Scholar Computer Science Department Finding Clusters in Subspaces of Very Large Multi-dimensional Datasets, Abstract 4:30 p.m., 7101 Gates & Hillman Centers CANCELLED
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Tuesday November 10	Intelligence Seminar Carla E. Brodley , Professor Computer Science Department Tufts University Challenges in the Practical Application of Machine Learning, Abstract 3:30 p.m., 4303 gates Poster
	Speaking Skills Talk Ankur Parikh , Machine Learning Department Using Margins Theory for Error Prediction , Abstract 1:30 p.m., 4101 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Software Engineering Minor Info Session with Jonathan Aldrich , Assistant Professor Institute for Software Research Abstract 4:30 p.m., 6501 Gates & Hillman Centers
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Wednesday November 11	Veteran's Day Abstract
	CS Faculty Meeting 4:00 p.m., Gates & Hillman Centers
	Speaking Skills Talk Ravishankar Krishnaswamy , Computer Science Department Approximating Generalized Min Sum Set Cover, Abstract 12:00 p.m., 6115 Gates & Hillman Centers
	HCII Seminar Michael Terry , Assistant Professor of Computer Science David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science University of Waterloo Usability in the Free/Open Source Software Community, Abstract 4:00 p.m., Mauldin Auditorium 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
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Thursday November 12	Intel Pittsburgh Open House Abstract 3:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. , 4720 Forbes Avenue Suite 410 Collaborative Innovation Center Poster
	SDI / LCS Seminar Mark A. Carlson , Sun Microsystems Cloud Storage Standards and Research Possibilities, Abstract 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. , 2101 Collaborative Innovation Center
	Speaking Skills Talk Suyash Shringarpure , Machine Learning Department Detecting Recent Natural Selection in Human Populations, Abstract 1:30 p.m., 4101 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Speaking Skills Talk Bin Zhao , Machine Learning Department Transfer Learning: What, Why, How?, Abstract 2:00 p.m., 4101 Gates & Hillman Centers
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Friday November 13	First MLD Student Research Symposium Abstract Gates/Hillman Centers
	Joint CMU-Pitt Ph.D. Program in Computational Biology Seminar Shirley Luckhart , Associate Professor Dept. of Medical Microbiology and Immunology School of Medicine University of California, David The Potential for Application of Systems Biology to Modeling Malaria Parasite-host Interactions, Abstract 11:00 a.m., BST3, Room 6014 Pitt Campus
	LTI Seminar Series Petros Boufounos , Misubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL) Recent Advances in Signal Acquisition, Sensing, and Quantization, Abstract 2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. , 1305 Newell-Simon Hall
	HCII Talk Andreas Bulling , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) What's in the Eyes for Context-Awareness?, Abstract 1:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. , 1507 Newell-Simon Hall
	Theory Seminar Jeremy Fineman , Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cache-Oblivious Dynamic Dictionaries with Update/Query Tradeoff , Abstract 3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. , 8115 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Robotics Seminar Jeff Cohn , Professor of Psychology University of Pittsburgh Adjunct Faculty, Robotics Institute Use of Active Appearance Models for Analysis and Synthesis of Naturally Occurring Behavior, Abstract 3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. , 1305 Newell-Simon Hall Poster
	Presentation by Senator Bob Casey Abstract 10:00 a.m., Rashid Auditorium 4401 Gates & Hillman Centers
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Saturday November 14	Microsoft College Puzzle Challenge 2009 Abstract Rashid Auditorium (4401) Gates & Hillman Centers
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Sunday November 15	America Recycles Day 2009 Abstract We can all do better!
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Monday November 16	Speaking Skills Talk Sue Ann Hong , Computer Science Department First-Order Mixed Integer Linear Programming, Abstract 12:00 p.m., 6115 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Special SCS Talk Jim Whitehurst , President and Chief Executive Officer RedHat, Inc. Competing as a 21st Century Enterprise in a 20th Century World, Abstract 3:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. , 6115 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Global Entreprenuership Week Continues 16-22 November 2009
	CyLab Seminar Erin Kenneally , Founder and Chief Executive Officer Elchemy, Inc. Electronic Self-Help White Hats, Black Marks & Grey Laws, Abstract 12:00 p.m., Distributed Education Center Lobby Level Collaborative Innovation Center
	Database Seminar U Kang , Computer Science Department PEGASUS: A Peta-Scale Graph Mining System - Implementation and Observations, Abstract 4:30 p.m., 7101 Gates & Hillman Centers
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Tuesday November 17	Digital Libraries & Cyberscholarship Colloquium Andrew Large , CN-Pratt-Granstad Professor Chair in Information Studies Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Students Faculty of Education, McGill University Children as Designers of Technology, Abstract 1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. , IS Building 501 135 North Bellefied Avenue Other Poster
	Speaking Skills Talk & Student Seminar Series Stephanie L. Rosenthal , Computer Science Department Usability of Robots that Ask for Help, Abstract 12:00 p.m., 4303 Gates & Hillman Centers Poster
	Thesis Proposal Michael Dinitz , Computer Science Department Algorithms and Models for Problems in Networking, Abstract 2:00 p.m., 6115 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Thesis Oral Laura M. Hiatt , Computer Science Department Probabilistic Plan Management , Abstract 4:00 p.m., 6115 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Fall 2009 V-Unit Presentation Abstract 2:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. , 9115 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Global Entreprenuership Week Continues 16-22 November 2009
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Wednesday November 18	Speaking Skills Talk Yi Wu , Computer Science Department Hardness Result of Learning Conjunctions and Halfspaces, Abstract 12:00 p.m., 6115 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Global Entreprenuership Week Continues 16-22 November 2009
	Large Scale Lunch Seminar U Kang , Computer Science Department PEGASUS: A Peta-Scale Graph Mining System Implementation and Observations, Abstract 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. , 5222 Gates & Hillman Centers
	HCII Seminar Jon Kolko , Associate Creative Director Frog Design On Hiring Design Graduates; or, how to graduate from the HCII and get a sweet job making boatloads of money and building..., Abstract 4:00 p.m., 6115 Gates & Hillman Centers Poster
	Thesis Proposal Mark Palatucci , Robotics Institute Learning Methods for Thought Recognition , Abstract 3:00 p.m., 3305 Newell-Simon Hall
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Thursday November 19	Google Docs Fiesta Abstract 4:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. , 7500 Wean Hall
	Global Entreprenuership Week Continues through 22 November 2009
	Thesis Oral Justin D. Weisz , Computer Science Department Collaborative Online Video Watching, Abstract 10:00 a.m., 8102 Gates & Hillman
	PhD Thesis Defense Richard Wang , Language Technologies Institute Language-Independent Class Instance Extraction Using the Web, Abstract 09:45 a.m., 4405 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Speaking Skills Talk Qirong Ho , Machine Learning Department Learning Actor Roles from Time-Evolving Network Data , Abstract 1:30 p.m., 4101 Gates & Hillman centers
	University Lecture Series Joseph Mertz , Associate Teachning Professor Heinz College and School of Computer Science Where's Babeldaob? Sending Students Abroad as a Global Technology Consulting Corps, Abstract 4:30 p.m., Gregg Hall 100 Porter Hall
	Carnegie Mellon Jazz Ensemble Concert Abstract 7:30 p.m., Alumni Concert Hall College of Fine Arts
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Friday November 20	Joint CMU-Pitt Ph.D. Program in Computational Biology Seminar Grégoire Altan-Bonnett , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center System Imunobiology: How Integrated Cytokine Regulation Enforces Self/Non-self Discrimination in the Immune System, Abstract 11:00 a.m., BST3, Room 6014 Pitt Campus
	Robotics Seminar Sing Bing Kang , Principal Researcher, Microsoft Corporation Sketching Reality: Converting 2D sketches to 3D realistic models, Abstract 3:30 p.m., 1305 Newell-Simon Hall Poster
	POP Seminar Andre Platzer , Assistant Professor Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon Logical Analysis of Hybrid Systems , Abstract 3:30 p.m., 9115 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Global Entreprenuership Week Continues through 22 November 2009
	Theory Seminar Sean Hallgren , Computer Science Department Algorithms for Ray ClassGroups and Hilbert Class Fields, Abstract 3:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. , 8115 Gates & Hillman Centers
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Monday November 23	Speaking Skills Talk Miguel Silva , Computer Science Department Towards Certifying Compilation for C, Abstract 4:00 p.m., 8102 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Thesis Proposal Hanns W. Tappeiner , Robotics Institute Improving Teleoperation of Mobile Robots and Manipulators in Large Workspaces via Haptic Feedback , Abstract 11:15 a.m., 6501 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Thesis Proposal Benjamin Stephens , Robotics Institute Control of Full-Body Humanoid Push Recovery Using Simple Models , Abstract 1:30 p.m., 8115 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Physics Colloquium Robert Myers , Professor Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Quark Soup al dente: Applied String Theory, Abstract 4:30 p.m., 7500 Wean Hall
	Database Seminar Lei Li , Computer Science Department Fast Algorithms for Time Series Mining, Abstract 4:30 p.m., 7101 Gates & Hillman Centers
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Tuesday November 24	Thesis Proposal Ethan Tira-Thompson , Robotics institute Ambulatory Manipulation, Abstract 1:00 p.m., 6115 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Data Analysis Project Presentation Robert Tillman , Machine Learning Department Learning Directed Graphical Models from Nonlinear and Non-Gaussian Data, Abstract 1:30 p.m., 4101 Gates & Hillman Centers
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Wednesday November 25	Andrew Carnegie's Birthday! Born in 1835 Dunfermline,Scotland
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Monday November 30	Speaking Skills Talk Gaurav Veda , Computer Science Department Turning Down The Noise in the Blogosphere, Abstract 12:00 p.m., 6115 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Open Forum with President Jared Cohon 12:30 p.m.- 1:30 p.m. , Rangos II & III University Center Sponsored by Staff Council
	*Meeting of the Minds* Abstract 6:30 p.m., Weigand Gymnasium University Center CNBC to film RoundTable on the Future of Manufacturing Tickets Required.
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Tuesday December 01	Thesis Proposal Lei Li , Computer Science Department Fast Algorithms for Time Series Mining, Abstract 3:00 p.m., 8102 Gates & Hillman Centers
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Wednesday December 02	Speaking Skills Talk Sarah Samih Aboutalib , Computer Science Department Towards Robust Multi-Cue Object Recognition of 'Interactionable' Objects, Abstract 10:00 a.m., 6121 Gates & Hillman Centers
	Building Virtual Worlds! Abstract 2:30 p.m., Philip Chosky Theatre Purnell Center
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Thursday December 03	HERE: SCS Distinguished Lecture Series Eric Horvitz , Principal Researcher and Research Area Manager Microsoft Research 4:00 p.m., Rashid Auditorium 4401 Gates & Hillman Centers Distinguished Donuts time: 3:45 p.m. - outside the hall
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Friday December 04	School of Music Holiday Concert Abstract 12:00 p.m., Rangos Hall University Center
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Wednesday December 09	Rear Admiral Grace Hopper's Birthday! To me programming is more than an important practical art. It is also a gigantic undertaking in the foundations of knowledge.
	Undergraduate Research Poster Session 4th floor Gates & Hillman Centers
	Thesis Proposal Ruy Ley-Wild , Computer Science Department Provably-Efficient, and Extensible Self-Adjusting Computation , Abstract 1:30 p.m., 8102 Gates & Hillman Centers