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Understanding the dynamics of killer electrons in Earth’s radiation belts: a synthesis of high-performance computing, data assimilation, and physics-based modeling

Speaker: Dr. Adam C. Kellerman, Researcher, Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences University of California, Los Angeles Abstract: The Van Allen radiation belts are torii-shaped regions of trapped energetic particles, that in recent years, have become a principle focus for satellite operators and engineers. During geomagnetic storms, electrons can be accelerated up to relativistic energies, where...

IDRE Seminar: Geometric Graph-based Methods for High Dimensional Data

IDRE Seminar: Geometric Graph-based Methods for High Dimensional Data   Speaker: Andrea L. Bertozzi Professor, Department of Mathematics, UCLA Betsy Wood Knapp Chair for Innovation and Creativity   Time:  12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (Lunch will be served*) Location:  5628 Math Sciences RSVP**: http://cfapps.ats.ucla.edu/cfapps/events/rsvp/RSVPNow.cfm?EveID=3498&SecID=3486   Abstract: We present new methods for segmentation of large datasets...

IDRE Seminar: Electoral Incentives and the Allocation of Public Funds

IDRE Seminar: Electoral Incentives and the Allocation of Public Funds Speaker: Maurizio Mazzocco, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, UCLA   Date and time: March 28th, 2016 at 12 PM (Lunch will be served*) Location: 5628 Math Sciences Building RSVP: http://cfapps.ats.ucla.edu/cfapps/events/rsvp/RSVPNow.cfm?EveID=3502&SecID=3490   Abstract: It is widely believed that politicians allocate public resources in ways to maximize...

IDRE Seminar: Computational challenges and solutions in an analysis of large-scale whole genome sequencing data

IDRE Seminar - Computation and Storage, Data Informatics Computational challenges and solutions in an analysis of large-scale whole genome sequencing data Speakers: Eleazar Eskin1, Giovanni Goppola2, and Jae Hoon Sul2 1Professor, Computer Science - Human Genetics 2Professor, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences University of California, Los Angeles Date and Time: May 5th, 2016 at 12:00 PM(Lunch...

Computing Fluid Flows on Multi-GPU Cluster using Lattice Boltzmann Method

Kerckhoff - Charles E. Young Grand Salon 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, United States

 IDRE Seminar- GPU/Many cores program Computing Fluid Flows on Multi-GPU Cluster using Lattice Boltzmann Method Chao-An Lin Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013 Taiwan Date and Time: May 23, 2016 at 12:00 PM (Lunch will be served*) Location: 5628 Math Sciences Bldg. RSVP**: http://cfapps.ats.ucla.edu/cfapps/events/rsvp/RSVPNow.cfm?EveID=3531&SecID=3518 Abstract: Due to its enhanced computational...

The Hacker Web Project: Exploring the Dark Side of the Web

Kerckhoff - Charles E. Young Grand Salon 308 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, United States

      Speaker: Hsinchun Chen, Ph.D.; Arizona Regents’ Professor, Thomas R. Brown Chair Professor in Management and Technology, University of Arizona; Director, Artificial Intelligence Lab; Fellow, ACM, IEEE, AAAS Time:  12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (Lunch will be served*) Location:  Kerckhoff Hall - Charles E. Young Grand Salon Registration: https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hacker-web-project#rsvp Abstract: In this talk I...

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Data as Infrastructure: CDS, Astronomy and beyond

      Speaker: Dr. Françoise Genova, Astronomer, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg Time:  12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (Lunch will be served*) Date: Feb 15, 2017 Location:  5628, Math Sciences Building Registration: https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/data-as-infrastructure#rsvp ‎   Abstract: Science data sharing is currently high in the political agenda, but some disciplines began to share their...

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Polycrystalline crystal plasticity with grain boundary evolution

        Speaker: Nikhil Chandra Admal, Ph.D., IDRE Scholar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles   Time:  11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Lunch will be served*) Date: March 8, 2017 Location:  5628, Math Sciences Building RSVP:  https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/polycrystalline-…undary-evolution#rsvp Abstract: Dynamic recrystallization can be defined as a spontaneous change in...

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Resurrecting Historical Monuments: 3D Models, Metadata, and the Case of the Lady Chapel at Saint-Germain-des-Prés

    Speaker: Kristine Tanton, Ph.D., IDRE Scholar, Department of Art History, University of California, Los Angeles   Time: 11:45 A.M. – 1 P.M. (Lunch will be served*) Date: May 10, 2017 Location: 5628, Math Sciences Building RSVP: https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/resurrecting-historical-monuments#rsvp   Abstract: How do art and architectural historians study monuments that have been lost to time?...

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UCLA/CESMII Project Presentation: Container Orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm) and Workflows – Part 1

OIT Conference Room 3909 3909 Math Sciences Building, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

IDRE will be presenting a container orchestration Demo for Docker containers.  First part of the presentation will be Docker installation, container creation, moving container from one host to another.   Second part will utilize Kubernetes to do orchestration.

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UCLA/CESMII Project Presentation: Container Orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm) and Workflows – Part 2

OIT Conference Room 3909 3909 Math Sciences Building, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

IDRE will be presenting a container orchestration Demo for Docker containers.  First part of the presentation will be Docker installation, container creation, moving container from one host to another.   Second part will utilize Kubernetes to do orchestration.

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University Stats Camp: Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling with xxM Seminar

OIT Conference Room 5308B 5308B Math Sciences Building, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

A comprehensive 3-day Stats Camp seminar on Multilevel SEM with xxM. This seminar teaches skills necessary to conduct analysis of complex multilevel data-structures from an nLevel Structural Equation Modeling perspective. Conventional multilevel modeling and multilevel-structural equation modeling work well with ‘standard’ multilevel data. The n-Level structural equation modeling (NL-SEM) framework is intended for both conventional and...

University Stats Camp: Longitudinal Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Seminar

A comprehensive 3-day Stats Camp seminar on Longitudinal SEM. This camp is an intensive seminar consisting of lectures, discussions and one-on-one consultations to provide participants with advanced training in SEM for the analysis of longitudinal data. Topics include: Design and measurement issues in cross-sectional and longitudinal research Traditional panel designs Overview of missing data Latent...

Addressing the Vaccine Crisis: The Digital World, Big Data, and Public Health

James Bridges Theater, UCLA Melnitz Hall 235 Charles E Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United States

  Venue: James Bridges Theater, UCLA Melnitz Hall, 235 Charles E Young Dr., Los Angeles, CA - 90095 Register: RSVP link Questions: Contact T.V. Singh Organizers: Vwani Roychowdhury Timothy R. Tangherlini Beth Glenn Catherine Crespi Roshan Bastani Addressing the Vaccine Crisis: The Digital World, Big Data, and Public Health The World Health Organization has identified...

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Advanced Computing and Data Analytics using Comet

IDRE Visualization Portal, Math Sciences Building 5628 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

UCLA-IDRE and San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) are happy to announce the workshop “Advanced Computing and Data Analytics using Comet” as per the following details: Venue: 5628 Math Sciences Bldg. RSVP: Link to the registration form (*lunch is provided) Requirements: Bring your laptop for hands-on exercises. Questions: Contact T.V.Singh Link to the presentation slides: https://github.com/sdsc-scicomp/2019-11-08-comet-workshop-ucla...

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GIS Day

Young Research Library 280 Charles E Young Drive North, Los Angeles, CA, United States

REGISTER NOW Do you want to help people affected by recent natural disasters, environmental impacts, and other humanitarian issues? What about the chance to show a little Bruin Pride and exercise your global citizenship? Come to our humanitarian mapa- thon event - No GIS skills are required – and we will quickly train you to...

IDRE-Early Career Researchers Group Meeting

Zoom

Time:  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Date: April 22, 2020 Location:  Zoom (the meeting link will be sent to you once you rsvp below) RSVP HERE IDRE is happy to reschedule the first lunch meeting for the IDRE Early Career Research Group to April 22, 2020. Although this first meeting is going to be virtual,...

Epidemic Model Guided Machine Learning for COVID-19 Forecasts

Zoom

Time:  12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Date: June 05, 2020 Location:  Zoom (you will receive an email after your rsvp) RSVP HERE Link to the presentation's recording and slides Abstract: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which causes an acute respiratory disease in humans, has emerged as a global pandemic, and caused an over 250,000 death toll...

Deep Learning in Medicine

Zoom

Recent years have witnessed a dramatic resurgence of interest in applying deep learning in various research and application areas. In this 2 hour session, we will present a broad and high-level overview on what deep-learning technologies can do for the domains of medicine and healthcare. Our discussion will focus on the three major application fields:...

4th Annual Humanitarian Mapathon with USC and UCLA

Zoom

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN, RSVP HERE!  Wednesday October 28th, 10am (PDT): Welcome message and humanitarian map training Thursday October 29th: Continue mapping and a day of workshops9am Open Street Map with Python 11am Open Data and Tableau 1pm GIS with R 3pm Introduction to QGIS Friday October 30th, 10am (PDT): Wrap-up and closing Keynote with...

UC GIS Week

Zoom

Register now for the first UC GIS Week conference from Nov. 17th - 19th!  The UC GIS Week committee is proud to announce the first UC-wide GIS Week. Join us for a 3-day virtual conference which celebrates the GIS work of the University of California faculty, staff, students, and alumni. The University of California system...

Panel discussion on Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration

Zoom

Video Link: https://youtu.be/RVdWM1SbB4s The IDRE Early Career Researchers group is excited to restart its monthly meetings. This first meeting will introduce five IDRE scholars selected from a large pool of applicants, followed by a panel discussion on interdisciplinary research and collaboration. The following eminent UCLA researchers will be the panelists: Karen McKinnon, Institute of the Environment...

Building a patient motion model for Radiotherapy

Zoom

    Speaker: Ricky Savjani, Ph.D. IDRE Scholar, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles     Abstract: Several technological advances in radiotherapy have enabled the use of focused radiation to treat solid tumors within the thoracic cavity. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) offers a way to treat patients with high doses of...

Machine learning for Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences

IDRE ECR Group is excited to announce Machine learning for oceanic & atmospheric sciences workshop with the following details: Title: Machine Learning for Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences Date and Time: Friday, January 7, 2022 @10 AM (PST) Registration: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclde2opjsiGdU0sq31tMP5YUXd8FbvCbCm Abstract: Machine learning (ML) denotes a host of computational methods for inferring meaningful patterns in data....

Creating a Comprehensive Lexical Resource for English Using Bayesian Deep Learning and Missing Data Methodology

https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0td-ygrjsoGdEuEw571uCY1hyW2e5c_6c8 Zoom

    Speaker: Bryor Snefjella, Ph.D. IDRE Scholar, Psychology Department, University of California Los Angeles Video Recording: https://youtu.be/RTpW1-FtBGs   Abstract: Inquiry in the language sciences makes extensive use of open-source data sets. For example, data sets of hand-annotations of words for properties such as their connotation and familiarity. Other common types of open-source resources include...

What is Causal Inference and Where is Data Science Going?

    Speaker: Judea Pearl Professor UCLA Computer Science Department University of California Los Angeles Date and Time:May 27, 2022 @12:00 PM (PST) Presentation slides: idre-may2022.pdf Video recording: https://youtu.be/MNyI1Xkapxg Abstract: The availability of massive amounts of data coupled with an impressive performance of machine learning algorithms has turned data science into one of the most...

Tigrinya Language Digital Initiatives Symposium

 June 16 – 19, 2022 Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (PST)   Please visit the Symposium Website for conference information.  Opening Keynote Address: Dr. Aida Habtezion, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Worldwide Medical and Safety at Pfizer Closing Keynote Speaker: Ariam Weldeab, Author, Movie Producer and Director     register here.  or https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3Xq_9Iz6StWR78RuHnC1NA Conference will be virtual via...

Machine Learning of the Ocean Overturning Circulation

  Speaker: Aviv Solodoch, Ph.D. IDRE Scholar, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California Los Angeles Location: Virtual (Click here for the recording)   Abstract: The meridional overturning circulation (MOC) in the oceans is a fundamental circulation pattern whereby surface water cool and densify in polar regions, and subsequently sink to great depths. These dense...

Understanding scientific fields via network analysis and topic modeling

  Speaker: Harlin Lee, Ph.D. IDRE Fellow Mathematics Department University of California Los Angeles   Location: Virtual Recording: https://youtu.be/EkY_4gre9yU   Abstract: As scientific disciplines get larger and more complex, it becomes impossible for an individual researcher to be familiar with the entire body of literature. This forces them to specialize in a sub-field, and unfortunately,...

Unsupervised Discovery of Ancestry Informative Markers and Genetic Admixture Proportions in Biobank-Scale Data Sets

Speaker: Seyoon Ko, Ph.D. IDRE Fellow Computational Medicine University of California Los Angeles     Location: Virtual Recording of the presentation: https://youtu.be/8YAyHAp9Pfc Abstract: Admixture estimation is crucial in ancestry inference and genomewide association studies (GWAS). Computer programs such as ADMIXTURE and STRUCTURE are commonly employed to estimate the admixture proportions of sample individuals. However, these...

Panel discussion on Advanced Research Computing (ARC) applications

https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAud-ihqzwiGNOIL4JdQDXUIiwQB3sK5YzS via Zoom - link will be provided after registration

Venue: Virtual (via zoom) Link to video recording: https://youtu.be/LgLiY00bvHU The Early Career Researchers group at the Institute for Digital Research and Education is pleased to announce a discussion on current applications and requirements for Advanced Research Computing (ARC). The panel will be led by the following IDRE fellows who are also early career researchers from...

High-throughput survey of brain cell diversity and organization using dimensionality-reduced spatial transcriptomics

https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pc-6rqz8oGNRb6WGsmFyg_StbugqW2IQo

Speaker: Fangming Xie, Ph.D. IDRE Fellow Institute for Quantitative & Computational Biosciences University of California Los Angeles       Location: Virtual Recording of the presentation   Abstract: Biology is undergoing a revolution of information explosion. In genomics, a single experiment measures the expression levels of thousands of genes in hundreds of thousands of cells....

Urban biodiversity: the importance of scale

Speaker: Nannan Gao, Ph.D. IDRE Fellow Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of California Los Angeles   Location: Virtual via zoom Registration Link: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sdeGgqj0pHNzapieckX5w-dQAFTDr3d5D Abstract: While much is known about the scaling of biodiversity, less is known about specifically how biodiversity scales in urban areas. This is an important question because over two-thirds of...

Undergraduate Research Week Info Session

Zoom

Learn all about Undergraduate Research Week (May 22-26, 2023), UCLA’s annual weeklong celebration of undergraduate research and creative inquiry, and how you can present your research or creative project at the Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase event on May 23. Plus, learn how to apply for the Dean’s Prize and nominate your mentor for a...

Cornerstone 1: Getting Started With Research Workshop

Hybrid: Charles E. Young & Zoom

Learn how to get started with research and creative inquiry at UCLA including how to find opportunities, earn course credit for doing research or creative practice, and how to find a faculty mentor! This workshop is offered as part of the Cornerstone Research Workshop series, a six part series of foundational research topics and skills...

Stability and Resolvent Analysis of Fluid Flows – Methods and Challenges

Speaker: Victoria Rolandi, Ph.D. IDRE Fellow Mechanical and Aerospace Department University of California Los Angeles   Location: Virtual via Zoom Recording available at: https://youtu.be/m9MTRk0ggrk Abstract: Understanding the transition of fluid flows has been and still is a crucial focus in fluid dynamics. Stability theory has greatly helped on this side and has opened the door to...

Virtual Presentation Workshop

Zoom

Learn how to craft a standout presentation for the Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase and other Undergraduate Research Week events and conferences! Register here: https://bit.ly/urcworkshop

Research and Creative Proposal Workshop

Zoom

Learn how to write a research or creative proposal for scholarship program applications! Applications for the URSP and Keck scholarship programs are due by June 20. Find out how you can receive $4,500-$10,000 in funding for doing research or creative inquiry in URSP or Keck: https://hass.ugresearch.ucla.edu/. Register here: https://bit.ly/urcworkshop

When will Quantum Computing be ready for Scientific Computing?

IDRE Portal 5628 Math Sciences Building, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Speaker: Jens Palsberg, Ph.D., MBA Professor of Computer Science Samueli School of Engineering University of California Los Angeles   Recording link: https://youtu.be/NCcigLa_c7E   Description: Quantum computing is rapidly getting better but still has some way to go before it can make a difference in science and business. I will introduce the field, give the status...

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Leveraging big data in ecology and atmospheric science to study impacts of wildfire smoke on birds

  Speaker: Olivia Sanderfoot, Ph.D. IDRE Fellow Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of California Los Angeles     Location: Link to the recording Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (PST) Registration Link: https://youtu.be/Xked2hZBq44   Abstract: Global wildfire activity is increasing globally, and people and wildlife are increasingly exposed to hazardous smoke. Despite the well-established risks wildfire...

On Functional Brain Network and Dynamic Multivariate task fMRI Analysis

IDRE Portal 5628 Math Sciences Building, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Speaker: Prof. Nathan Spreng James McGill Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University Director, Laboratory of Brain and Cognition, Montreal Neurological Institute. RSVP: Link to the recording of the second session. The impact of loneliness on functional brain network organization across the lifespan (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM): Loneliness emerges when one’s need for interpersonal...

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Intro to Julia: A fast dynamic language for statistical computing and data science

      Speaker: Seyoon Ko, Ph.D. IDRE Fellow and Assistant Adjunct Professor, Mathematics Department, University of California Los Angeles     Location: Virtual Link to the recording: https://youtu.be/lmtHtuyl-Q0  Abstract: Julia (http://julialang.org) is a modern open-source programming language for technical computing. Its design offers much greater speed and productivity compared to R or Python, as...

Panel Discussion on Harnessing High-performance Computing across STEM Disciplines

Virtual

Venue: Virtual via zoom Recording is available at: https://youtu.be/Nq8CkX20xjM The IDRE Early Career Researchers group is pleased to announce a discussion on harnessing high-performance computing across STEM disciplines. The panel will be led by the following new cohort of IDRE fellows (2023-2024) from various disciplines across the UCLA campus. Robert Fofrich – Institute of the...

Data-driven prediction of vortex dynamics with hierarchical graph neural networks

Alec Linot   Speaker: Alec Linot, Ph.D. IDRE Fellow Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering University of California Los Angeles     Location: Zoom (Registration required) Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (PST) Video Link: https://youtu.be/E8f2lrHMOa8   Abstract: Forecasting the dynamics of fluid flows plays a crucial role in our understanding of processes such as the swimming...

Computational approaches in clinical epigenomics

Speaker: Fei-Man Hsu, Ph.D. IDRE Fellow Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology University of California Los Angeles       Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (PST) Date: March 1, 2024 View recording: https://youtu.be/RVfoXBN66HU Abstract: DNA methylation signatures have high predictive value and could be used to predict health outcomes. Challenges remained in clinical...

Using Topological Data Analysis to characterize fluctuations in brain activity patterns in healthy and patient populations

IDRE Portal 5628 Math Sciences Building, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Link to the recording: https://youtu.be/CxpGAIjidvQ     Speaker: Prof. Manish Sagger Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Faculty Scholar in Pediatric Translational Medicine, Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Principal Investigator, Brain Dynamics Lab Stanford University School of Medicine    Abstract: Understanding the neurobiological underpinnings of psychiatric...

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Interacting Dynamical System Modeling for Science: Construction, Generalization, and Applications

Speaker: Xiao Luo, Ph.D. IDRE Fellow Department of Computer Science University of California Los Angeles   Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM (PST) Date: March 28, 2024 Link to the recording: https://youtu.be/0_WwPe-kV-Q Abstract: Many real-world systems such as disease transmission, molecular dynamics, and spring systems can be considered as multi-agent dynamical systems, where multiple objects interact with...

Challenges to mitigating climate change drivers and associated risks of surpassing lower emission targets

  Speaker: Robert Fofrich, Ph.D. IDRE and UC President's Postdoctoral Fellow Institute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles    Place: Virtual (Link to the video recording) Abstract: Lower climate change mitigation pathways require large and swift reductions in anthropogenic CO2 emissions worldwide, a substantial portion arising from fossil energy sources utilized in electricity generation. Thus,...

TimeAutoDiff : Combining auto-encoder and diffusion model for time series tabular synthesizing

    Speaker: Najoon Suh, Ph.D IDRE Fellow Department of Statistics and Data Science University of California Los Angeles   Location: Zoom (Recording link)   Abstract: In the work to be presented, we leverage the power of latent diffusion models to generate synthetic time series tabular data. Along with the temporal and feature correlations, the...

Bridging AI and Generative Models with Mean Field Control through Score Based Normalizing Flow

Zoom

Speaker: Mo Zhou, Ph.D. IDRE Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Mathematics (UCLA) University of California Los Angeles    Place: Virtual (Link to the video recording) Abstract:     Generative models, a cornerstone of modern AI, learn to approximate complex probability distributions and generate realistic data. A key challenge in these models is efficiently computing the “score function,”...

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