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  • Computer Science

  • Events 

    September 23 - 25, 2010

    Building Better Brains: Neural Prosthetics and Beyond

    Keynote Speaker: Apostolos P. Georgopoulos (University of Minnesota Medical School)

    Neural prosthetic devices to replace motor, sensory, and cognitive function lost by disease or trauma hold great therapeutic promise but have not been widely used in people. This conference will examine how to use neural prosthetics therapeutically.

    Friday, October 15, 2010 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    New York Computer Science and Economics Day

    Keynote Speakers: Robert Almgren (New York University and Quantitative Brokers), Hal Varian (University of California, Berkeley and Google), and Mihalis Yannakakis (Columbia University)

    This meeting is brings together researchers in the larger New York metropolitan area with interests in Computer Science, Economics, Marketing and Business and a common focus in understanding and developing the economics of internet activity.

    Friday, October 22, 2010 | 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM

    5th Annual Machine Learning Symposium

    The aim of these series of symposia is to build a community of scientists in machine learning from the NYC area's academic, government, and industrial institutions by convening and promoting the exchange of ideas in a neutral setting.

    Monday, November 8, 2010 | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

    The Systems Biology of Bugs

    Speakers: Richard Bonneau (New York University), Saeed Tavazoie (Princeton University) and Yuhai Tu (IBM Research)

    Systems biologists and computational biologists combine methodologies to examine bacterial genomes and elucidate basic signal transduction mechanisms and the genetic basis of phenotypes in bacteria of biological, environmental and clinical importance.

  • Past Events

    Thursday, June 10, 2010 | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

    A Look at the Tools and Comparative Approaches of Systems Biology

    Speakers: Mark Gerstein (Yale University), Avi Ma’ayan (Mount Sinai School of Medicine), and Stefano Monti (The Broad Institute)

    Systems Biology tools such as modeling, algorithms and machine-learning techniques are used to unravel the complexity of regulatory networks, analyze genomics data, perform integrative surveys and mine protein and gene regulatory networks.

    Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

    A Systems Approach to Studying Host-Pathogen Relationships

    Speakers: Steve Kleinstein (Yale University), Gustavo Palacios (Mailman School of Public Health - Columbia University) and Raul Rabadan (Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons)

    This symposium covers the use of systems biology tools, genome analysis and bioinformatics, to better understand the host-pathogen relationships and the immune response.

    January 12 - April 6, 2010

    Idea to IPO: The Technology Venture Course (12 weeks)

    Lead Instructor: David Anthony (21 Ventures, LLC) and additional guest lecturers (TBA)

    A course for those in science and technology who want to know how to take the right idea from the bench to the marketplace.

    Monday, November 9, 2009 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    New York Computer Science and Economics Day

    Speakers: Jennifer Rexford (Princeton University), Shahar Dobzinski (Cornell Univeristy), Michael Kearns (University of Pennsylvania), and Larry Blume (Cornell University)

    This meeting brings together researchers in the New York metropolitan area with interests in Computer Science, Economics, Marketing and Business, and a common focus in understanding and developing the economics of internet activity.

  • Publications 

    eBriefing

    Green Building Solutions: What's Working?

    A four-part series looking at the state of the art in green building technology and design.

    Part 3 of the Green Building eBriefing series looks at post-occupancy evaluation of energy efficient buildings.

    eBriefing

    Electronic Health Records: Where Do We Go From Here?

    Organizer: Vincent P. Tomaselli (Center for Advanced Information Management, Columbia University)

    The switch to electronic health records promises to save money, improve patient care, and facilitate information sharing. But implementation is expensive and privacy concerns remain. A recent Academy conference addressed all these issues.

    eBriefing

    The Market's Hidden Cards: Algorithmic Trading Strategies

    Speakers: Ian Domowitz (Investment Technology Group) and Lee Maclin (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences)

    Algorithmic trading has transformed the finance industry, affecting the way shares are sold in "dark pools" and how portfolio managers and traders interact.

    Annals

    The Challenges of Systems Biology: Community Efforts to Harness Biological Complexity

    Edited by Gustavo Stolovitzky (IBM Computational Biology Center, Yorktown Heights, New York), Pascal Kahlem (EMBL - European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom) and Andrea Califano (Columbia University, New York, New York)

    This volume provides an overview of the state-of-the-art in subdisciplines within systems biology.

    eBriefing

    Cutting Back on Screen Time: Innovative Discovery Platforms for Drug Development

    Speakers: David Bearss (SuperGen), Randall Peterson (Massachusetts General Hospital), Thomas Chan (ArQule), and Richard Friesner (Columbia University)

    In vitro screens for drug candidates have yielded relatively few drugs. Computer modeling and zebrafish genetics represent two alternative approaches.