EECS Joint Colloquium

University of California, Berkeley

EECS Joint Colloquium 2000-2001
Wednesdays 4:00 -- 5:00 PM

HP Auditorium, 306 Soda Hall unless otherwise noted
Refreshments 3:30 -- 4:00 PM in the Wozniak Lounge
Organized by Shankar Sastry, Christos Papadimitriou and Jan Rabaey
This colloquium is sponsored in part by a generous contribution from Nortel Networks (formerly Bay Networks)

This colloquium is dedicated to hosting presentations at the intersection of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The colloquium consists of a mix of short faculty presentations presenting their latest research results, with presentations of internationally distinguished speakers who are brought to campus to interact with our department's community.

1999-2000 Archive




Spring Semester 2001
January 17 Distinguished Lecture Series
No Seminar
January 24 Distinguished Lecture Series
Butler Lampson, Tablet PC, Microsoft Research
"Computer Security in the Real World "
Abstract
January 31 Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. Janos Sztipanovits, Professor, EECS Department, Vanderbilt University and Program Manager, DARPA Information Technology Office
"Embedded Software: Opportunities and Challenges "
Abstract
February 7 Regents Lecture
Dr. George E. Mueller, CEO, Kistler Aerospace
Regents' Lecturer
"2001 - THE DREAM AND THE REALITY, A Space Odyssey from Sputnik to Pioneer, Gagarin to Armstrong, Shuttle to the Future "
Abstract
February 14 Distinguished Lecture Series
Professor Roger Howe, U.C. Berkeley EECS Department
2000 Recipient, EECS Outstanding Teaching Award
Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center, U.C. Berkeley
"Integration and Assembly Technologies for Microsystems "
Abstract
February 21 Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. Bill Davidow, Partner, Mohr, Davidow Ventures
"The Internet, Interconnections, Instability, and Policy"
Abstract
February 28 Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. Larry Saul, AT&T Research
Faculty Candidate Seminar
"A Statistical Model for Integrating Narrowband Cues in Speech "
Abstract
March 7 Distinguished Lecture Series
CANCELLED
March 14 Distinguished Lecture Series
Qing Zhao, Cornell University
Faculty Candidate Seminar
"Medium Access Control in Wireless Networks with Multipacket Reception: Signal Processing and Optimal Protocol "
Abstract
March 21 Distinguished Lecture Series
Jennifer Mankoff, GeorgiaTech
Faculty Candidate Seminar
"Programming Support for Natural Interaction"
Abstract
April 4 Distinguished Lecture Series
Angela Demke Brown, Carnegie-Mellon University
Faculty Candidate Seminar
"Taming the Memory Hogs: Explicit Compiler-based Memory Management for Out-of-core Applications"
Abstract
April 11 Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. Ulrich Ramacher
Sr. Director of Systems Technology Dept., Infineon Technologies Corporate Research
"An Overview of Corporate Research at Infineon"
Abstract
April 18 Distinguished Lecture Series
Erik Demaine, University of Waterloo, Candada
Faculty Candidate Seminar
"Folding and Unfolding in Computational Geometry "
Abstract
April 25 Distinguished Lecture Series
Professor Valerie Taylor, ECE Department, Northwestern University
"Prophesy: An Infrastructure for Analyzing and Modeling the Performance of Parallel and Distributed Applications"
Abstract
May 2 Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. John Toole, Executive Director and CEO, Computer Museum History Center
"Challenges of Preserving Computing History: The Computer Museum History Center "
Abstract

Fall Semester 2000
August 30 Distinguished Lecture Series
Toshiaki Masuhara, Senior Chief Engineer, Hitachi Corporation
"Challenges in Circuits, Design and Devices for Low Power Systems-on-a-Chip"
Abstract
September 6 Distinguished Lecture Series
Professor Mary Baker, Stanford University Computer Science Department
"Supporting and Naming Mobile People "
Abstract
September 13 Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. Dennis Buss, Vice President, Silicon Technology Development, Texas Instruments
"Silicon Technology in the Internet Era"
Abstract
September 20 Distinguished Lecture Series
Professor Vivek Subramanain, EECS Department, U.C. Berkeley
"Circuits in the Oddest Places: Frontiers of Organic Electronics Research"
Abstract
September 27 Distinguished Lecture Series
Professor Bernd Sturmfels, Mathematics Department, U.C. Berkeley
"Groebner Bases"
Abstract
October 4 Distinguished Lecture Series
Kevin Fong, Managing Partner, Mayfield Fund
"Trends in Computing and Communications from a Venture Capitalist's Perspective "
Abstract
October 11 Distinguished Lecture Series
Professor Ben Shneiderman, University of Maryland
"The Eyes Have It: User Interfaces for Information Visualization"
Abstract
October 18 Distinguished Lecture Series
Professor Luca Trevisan, EECS Department, U.C. Berkeley
"Sub-Linear Time Error-Correction and Error-Detection"
Abstract
October 25 Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. Charles Simonyi, Distinguished Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
"Intentional Programming "
Abstract
November 1 Distinguished Lecture Series
Professor John Chuang, School of Information Management and Systems, U.C. Berkeley
"Publisher-Centric Web Caching "
Abstract
November 8 Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. Colin Parris, Vice President, e-Marketplace Solutions, Tivoli Systems
"B2B Commerce: Enabling Integrity in Electronic Marketplaces "
Abstract
November 15 Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. Ravi Subramanian, Vice President, Systems Engineering, Morphics Technology, Inc.
"SHANNON vs. MOORE: Signal Processing Platforms for 3G Wireless Communications and Beyond "
Abstract
November 22 Distinguished Lecture Series
Seminar cancelled
ABstract
November 29 Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. Barbara Liskov, Ford Professor of Engineering, Laboratory for Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Persistent Object Repositories in Distributed Systems"
Abstract
December 6 Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. Isaac Chuang, IBM Research
"Quantum Information Processing: Theory and Practice"
Abstract






Chris Williams, chrisw@eecs.Berkeley.edu, Last Modified:June 27, 2000