This archive contains events for the academic year 1998-99. See also:
Monday, September 14, 1998
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Manpreet Khaira,
Intel, Strategic CAD Laboratories
A High-Performance Micro-Processor in 2010: is Micro-2010 a Myth or Reality?
Tuesday, September 15, 1998
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Bryan Ackland,
Lucent Technologies
Single Chip CMOS Cameras
Monday, September 21, 1998
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Charles E. Leiserson,
M.I.T., EECS and LCS
Programming Shared-Memory Multiprocessors Using Cilk
Multithreaded Language
Tuesday, September 22, 1998
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Scott Thompson,
Intel Corporation
MOS Scaling: Transistor Challenges for the 21st Century
Monday, September 28, 1998
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
John V. Guttag,
M.I.T., EECS and LCS
Active Networking and Virtual Radios
Tuesday, September 29, 1998
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Rolfe Anderson,
Affymetrix, Inc
Integrated Miniature Laboratory for GeneChip Analysis
Monday, October 5, 1998
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Radia Perlman,
SUN Microsystems
How to Misuse Good Crytography and Create Insecure Network Protocols
Tuesday, October 6, 1998
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Phillip Restle,
I.B.M. T.J. Watson Research Center
Designing the Best Clock Distribution Network
Wednesday, October 7, 1998
. . . Abstract
God and Computers Lecture
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:30 PM (refreshments 4:15)
Robert M. Randolph,
Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Student Affairs, MIT
Present at the Creation: Religious Life at MIT
Thursday, October 8, 1998
LCS Distinguished Lecture
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 3:30 PM (refreshments 3:15)
Donald A. Norman,
Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Diego
The Invisible Computer: Why the Computer Industry Doesn't Work the Way You Think It Should
Wednesday, October 14, 1998
. . . Abstract
God and Computers Lecture
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:30 PM (refreshments 4:15)
Steven Pinker,
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Director, McDonnell-Pew Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, MIT
The Evolutionary Psychology of Religion: Does the Brain Have a "God Module"?
Monday, October 19, 1998
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Jagdish N. Sheth,
Emory University
Competitive Evolution of the Communications Industry
Tuesday, October 20, 1998
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Den Shaw,
Texas Instruments
Materials Challenges in ULSI Technology
Monday, October 26, 1998
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Martin A. Schmidt,
M.I.T., EECS and MTL
Fabrication Techniques for Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
Wednesday, October 28, 1998
. . . Abstract
God and Computers Lecture
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:30 PM (refreshments 4:15)
Alex (Sandy) Pentland,
Academic Head, Media Laboratory; Toshiba Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
Inner Light, Community, and the Future of Computers
Monday, November 2, 1998
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Alan C. Kay,
Disney Imagineering R&D Inc.
The Computer Revolution Hasn't Happened Yet
Monday, November 9, 1998
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Sander Weinreb,
UMASS Amherst
The Search for Extraterrestial Intelligence: The Ultimate Wireless Communication
Tuesday, November 10, 1998
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Jose Melendez,
Texas Instruments
Trends in Commercialization of New Technologies
Monday, November 16, 1998
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Caroline A. Ross,
M.I.T. Materials Science and Engineering and CMSE
High-Density Magnetic Storage Media: Beyond 100 Gigabits per Square Inch
Tuesday, November 17, 1998
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Cees Wouda,
Philips Research Laboratories
IC Design for Consumer Applications: The Real Challenge
Wednesday, November 18, 1998
. . . Abstract
God and Computers Lecture
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:30 PM (refreshments 4:15)
Brian Cantwell-Smith,
Professor of Cognitive Science and Computer Science, University of Indiana
God, Approximately
Monday, November 23, 1998
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Bernard C. Lesieutre,
M.I.T., EECS and LEES
Keeping the Lights On: Technical Challenges in Modern Power Systems
Tuesday, November 24, 1998
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
George Whitesides,
Harvard University
Soft Lithography
Monday, November 30, 1998
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Gerald J. Sussman,
M.I.T., EECS, LCS and AIL
Amorphous Computation
Tuesday, December 1, 1998
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Dennis Yost,
Applied Materials
Semiconductor Equipment Industry: Migration from Equipment to Entire Process Module Solutions, Case Example Advanced Copper Interconnect
Wednesday, December 9, 1998
. . . Abstract
God and Computers Lecture
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:30 PM (refreshments 4:15)
Joel Moses,
Jackson Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, MIT
Organizational Structures in the Pentateuch: Implications for AI and CS
Monday, February 8, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Franz X. Kärtner,
ETH, Zurich, and Visiting Professor, EECS
Recent Advances in Femtosecond Optics and Their Applications
Tuesday, February 9, 1999
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Kathryn Wilcox,
Compaq Computer Corporation
Implementation of a 600 MHz Superscalar RISC Microprocessor
Monday, February 22, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Room NE43-518, 3:00 PM (refreshments 2:45)
Leslie Pack Kaelbling,
Brown University
Learning Models for Robot Navigation
Monday, February 22, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Alan V. Oppenheim,
EECS and RLE
Digital Signal Processing: How Did We Get Where We're Going?
Tuesday, February 23, 1999
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Luc Bousse,
Caliper Technologies
Complexity in Integrated Fluidic Circuits
Wednesday, February 24, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Grier Room, Room 34-401A, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Mari Ostendorf,
Boston University
Computational Modeling of Prosody for Automatic Speech Synthesis and Understanding
Thursday, February 25, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Room NE43-941, 4:15 PM (refreshments 4:00)
Jason Hickey,
Cornell University
A Programming Environment for Building Reliable High Performance Systems
Monday, March 1, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Marlar Lounge, Room 37-252, 3:00 PM (refreshments 2:45)
Muriel Medard,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Time-Varying Channels with Side Information
Monday, March 1, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM
Rafael Reif,
MIT, EECS and MTL
Integrated Circuit Interconnects: Two New Research Activities
Tuesday, March 2, 1999
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Fred Weber,
Advanced MicroDevices
Development of the AMD-K7 Mulitmedia x86 Processor
Monday, March 8, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Room NE43-941, 3:00 PM (refreshments 2:45)
Trevor Darrell,
Interval Research
Image as Input: Robust Image Analysis for Perceptual User Interfaces
Monday, March 8, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Mandayam A. Srinivasan,
Touch lab, Mech. Eng. Dept. and RLE, MIT
Hands and Brains: Haptics in the Real and Virtual Worlds
Tuesday, March 9, 1999
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
David Greenhill,
Sun Microsystems
The Impact of Technology Scaling on Microprocessor Design
Monday, March 15, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Grier Room, Room 34-401B, 3:00 PM (refreshments 2:45)
Christopher A. Fuchs,
Caltech
Quantum Information, Quantum Channels
Monday, March 15, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Colloquium
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
James G. Fujimoto,
MIT, EECS and RLE
Biomedical Imaging Using Optical Coherence Tomography
Monday, March 15, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Room NE43-518, 4:15 PM (refreshments 4:00)
Martin Abadi,
Compaq
Protection in Programming-Language Translations
Tuesday, March 16, 1999
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
James Ryan,
IBM Microelectronics
Technology Challenges for Advanced Interconnects
Thursday, March 18, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Room NE43-518, 4:15 PM (refreshments 4:00)
Mor Harchol-Balter,
MIT Lab for Computer Science
The Effect of Heavy-Tailed Job Size Distributions on System Design
Monday, March 29, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Room NE43-518, 4:15 PM (refreshments 4:00)
Robert Morris,
Harvard University
Scalable Internet Network Engineering
Tuesday, March 30, 1999
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Sadasivan Shankar,
Intel Corporation
Discrete to Continuum - The Art of Modeling in Semiconductor Processing
Tuesday, March 30, 1999
LIDS Colloquium
Room 35-225, 4:00 PM (reception following)
John Doyle,
Professor, Caltech
Complexity and Robustness
Monday, April 5, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Room NE43-518, 4:15 PM (refreshments 4:00)
Micah Adler,
University of Toronto
New Compression Techniques for Utilizing Existing Resources
Tuesday, April 6, 1999
. . . Abstract
LCS Distinguished Lecture
Room 26-100, 2:00 PM (refreshments 1:45)
Michael Dell,
Chairman and CEO, Dell Computer Company
The Power of Vertical Integration
Tuesday, April 6, 1999
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Tom Lee,
Stanford University
The Design of Low Phase Noise Oscillators
Tuesday, April 6, 1999
LIDS Colloquium
Room 35-225, 4:00 PM (reception following)
Tamer Basar,
Professor, University of Illinois
Risk-Sensitive Stochastic Designs and Relationship with Nonlinear H-infinity Control
Thursday, April 8, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Room NE43-518, 4:15 PM (refreshments 4:00)
Amy Greenwald,
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Learning To Play Network Games
Tuesday, April 13, 1999
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Phillip Barth,
Hewlett Packard
MEMS and Microfluidics at HP Laboratories
Tuesday, April 13, 1999
LIDS Colloquium
Room 35-225, 4:00 PM (reception following)
Andrew Viterbi,
Vice Chairman, Qualcomm
The End of Coding History or the Start of a New Era? Turbo Decoding and Related Codes.
Thursday, April 15, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Room NE43-518, 4:15 PM (refreshments 4:00)
Narayanan ("Shiva") Shivakumar,
Stanford University
Large-Scale Copy Detection
Wednesday, April 21, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Room NE43-941, 4:15 PM (refreshments 4:00)
Deb Roy,
MIT Media Laboratory
Sensory-Grounded Language Learning
Monday, April 26, 1999
. . . Abstracts
Masterworks 99
Building 34, 3rd floor, 3:00 PM
This annual presentation of thesis research features 29 talks by MIT EECS Master's students.
Tuesday, April 27, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Room NE43-518, 2:00 PM (refreshments 1:45)
Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau,
U.C. Berkeley
Performance Availability in Cluster I/O
Tuesday, April 27, 1999
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Lalita Manchandra,
Lucent Technologies
High K Dielectrics for Gigascale CMOS and Flash Memories
Tuesday, April 27, 1999
LIDS Colloquium
Room 35-225, 4:00 PM (reception following)
Joseph F. Traub,
Prof, Columbia University
Why Does Quasi-Monte Carlo Beat Monte Carlo for Mathematical Finance?
Thursday, April 29, 1999
. . . Abstract
LCS Distinguished Lecture
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 3:30 PM (refreshments 3:15)
Burton J. Smith,
Chairman and Chief Scientist, Tera Computer Company
The Evolution of Multithreaded Architecture
Thursday, April 29, 1999
. . . Abstract
EECS Special Seminar
Room NE43-518, 4:30 PM (refreshments 4:15)
Andrew A. Berlin,
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
Computational Matter: A New Frontier for Engineering Design
Tuesday, May 4, 1999
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Noel MacDonald,
DARPA/ETO
Tuesday, May 4, 1999
. . . Abstract
LIDS Colloquium
Room 35-225, 4:00 PM (reception following)
David Mindell,
MIT
Early history of servomechanisms and control theory at MIT
Tuesday, May 11, 1999
. . . Abstract
MTL VLSI Seminar
Edgerton Hall, Room 34-101, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:30)
Paul Carey,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Poly-Si Thin Film Transistors on Low Temperature Plastic Substrates
Tuesday, May 11, 1999
. . . Abstract
LIDS Colloquium
Room 35-225, 4:00 PM (reception following)
Prof. P.S. Krishnaprasad,
University of Maryland
Geometry in Model Reduction
Tuesday, June 1, 1999
EECS Special Seminar
56-114, 4:00 PM (refreshments 3:45)
Adam Arkin,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Engineering and Control Analysis of Cellular Networks: Analysis of Prokaryotic Genetic Switching Circuits
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