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2004-2005 Schedule of Talks
The following is a list of all talks being presented for the 2004-2005 Colloquium series.
We have video of the speakers' presentations available for those who were unable to attend the talks. The Videos were originally in Windows Media format, but have been converted so they should be playable using any modern browser.
Fall Quarter 2004
October 21: Shekhar Borkar, Intel Corporation
"Exponential Challenges, Exponential Rewards - The Future of
Moore's Law"
Host: Jenq-Neng Hwang
[Watch the video]
November 4: Chen-Ching Liu, University of Washington, Electrical Engineering
"Innovations in Protection and Control to Avoid Widespread
Blackouts of the Power Grids"
Host: Kai Strunz
[Watch the video]
November 18: Daniel DeBra, Stanford University
"Status of the
Gyro Test of Relativity in a Satellite, GP-B"
Host: Bob Clark/Deirdre Meldrum
[Watch the video]
December 2: Alex Acero,
Microsoft Research
"Grand Challenges
in Speech Recognition"
Host: Mari Ostendorf
[Watch the video]
Winter Quarter 2005
January 13: Mary Lidstrom, University of Washington, Chemical Engineering, Microbiology
"Metabolic Circuits in Bacteria"
Host: Deirdre Meldrum
[Watch the video]
January 27: Magdy Iskander, University of Hawaii
"Antenna Arrays and Propagation
Models for Advanced Wireless Communications Systems"
Host: Akira Ishimaru
[Watch the video]
February 10: Bruce Donald, Dartmouth College
"Algorithmic
Challenges in Structural Molecular Biology and Proteomics"
Host: Karl Bohringer
[Watch the video]
February 24: Rob Calderbank, Professor, Princeton University
"Quantum Computers and Cellular Phones"
Host: Maya Gupta
[Watch the video]
March 10: Vijay Bhargava, University of British Columbia
"Combinatorial
Designs and Error Correcting Codes"
Host: Sumit Roy
[Watch the video]
Spring Quarter 2005
April 14: Andrea Goldsmith, Stanford University
"Cross-layer design
of wireless ad-hoc networks: is it better to be robust, quick, or responsive?"
Host: Eve Riskin
[Watch the video]
April 28: Alex Jen, University of Washington, Materials Sciences and Engineering
"Exceptional Photonic
and Optoelectronic Properties through Molecular Design and Controlled Self-Assembly"
Host: Scott Dunham
[Watch the video]
May 12: Abbas El Gamal, Stanford University
"Recent Developments
in Image Sensor Technology and Applications"
Host: Maya Gupta
[Watch the video]
