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Events During the Week of June 28th through July 5th, 2020
Monday, June 29th, 2020
- No events scheduled
Tuesday, June 30th, 2020
- Network in Neutrinos, Nuclear Astrophysics, and Symmetries (N3AS) Seminar
- Thermal evolution of neo-neutron stars
- Time: 3:30 pm
- Place:
- Speaker: Mikhail Beznogov, National Autonomous University of Mexico
- Host: Baha Balantekin
Wednesday, July 1st, 2020
- Physics meets ML
- Learning for Safety-Critical Control in Dynamical Systems
- Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Place: Please register for this online event:
- Speaker: Yisong Yue, CalTech
- Abstract: This talk describes ongoing research at Caltech on integrating learning into the design of safety-critical controllers for dynamical systems. To achieve control-theoretic safety guarantees while using powerful function classes such as deep neural networks, we must carefully integrate conventional control principles with learning into unified frameworks. I will present two paradigms: integration in dynamics modeling and integration at the policy/controller design. A special emphasis will be placed on methods that both admit relevant safety guarantees and are practical to deploy.
- Host: Shiu
Thursday, July 2nd, 2020
- Thesis Defense
- Exploring driven, high Lundquist number magnetic reconnection in the laboratory: studies of sub-ion scale plasmoids, and the interplay between shocks and magnetic flux pileup
- Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
- Place: Zoom
- Speaker: Joseph Olson, Physics PhD Graduate Student
- Abstract: Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 845 6243 0989 One tap mobile +16465588656,,84562430989# US (New York) +13017158592,,84562430989# US (Germantown) Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 845 6243 0989
- Host: Jan Egedal, Faculty Advisor
- Department Coffee Hour
- Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Place:
- Abstract: Join us weekly for an informal virtual coffee hour! Catch up with others in the department, tell us how things are going, and impress everyone with your Zoom background skills.
Coffee Hour is open to any and all faculty, staff, and students in the department. - Host: Department
Friday, July 3rd, 2020
- No events scheduled