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CATEGORIES:Lectures/Conferences CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Lecture/Talk CATEGORIES:Main CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832edc-1c2ecfef-011c-46f0fbf5-000002ae:Carpenter\ , Ruby Nell CREATED:20181026T204158Z DESCRIPTION:Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) models are widely used in the simulation of subsurface flows\; they describe a geological reservoir as a system of many intersecting planar polygons representing the undergroun d network of fractures. The mathematical description is based on Darcy's law\, supplemented by appropriate interface conditions at each intersecti on between two fractures. Efficient numerical discretizations\, based on the reformulation of the equations as a pde-constrained optimization prob lem\, allow for a totally independent meshing of each fracture. We consid er stochastic versions of DFN\, in which certain relevant parameters of t he models are assumed to be random variables with given probability distr ibution. The dependence of the quantity of interest upon these variables may be smooth (e.g.\, analytic) or non-smooth (e.g.\, discontinuous). We perform a non-intrusive uncertainty quantification analysis which\, accor ding to the different situations\, uses such tools as stochastic collocat ion\, multilevel MonteCarlo\, or multifidelity strategies. DURATION:PT1H DTSTAMP:20181026T204158Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181107T140000 LAST-MODIFIED:20181026T204158Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:CEE Seminar: Subsurface Flow Simulations in Stochastic Discrete Fr acture Networks UID:CAL-2c918083-6694f611-0166-b21cb8f9-0000520ademobedework@mysite.edu URL:http://cee.duke.edu X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Lecture_Talk:/user/public-us er/Lectures_Conferences/Lecture_Talk X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Engineering:/user/public-use r/Topics/Engineering X-BEDEWORK-SPEAKER:Professor Claudio Canuto\, Politecnico di Torino X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:rubync for Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE ) (agrp_PrattSchool_CEE) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Sustainability CATEGORIES:Other CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Training CATEGORIES:Main CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832edc-1c2ecfef-011c-46f0fbf5-000002ae:Carpenter\ , Ruby Nell CREATED:20190109T184144Z DESCRIPTION:Registration: http://leadinggreen.com/dukeu Interested in a career of sustainability? LEED is at its forefront and can help you ope n the door to multiple growing disciplines. \nLEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is simply a sustainability scorecard for green buildings. Buildings can become LEED Certified as can people! The LEED G reen Associate is the only professional designation to show employers and clients you have certified knowledge in the field.\n \nTo date\, this co urse and its materials have proven to be instrumental in helping over 800 0 students pass their respective exam at a 100% pass rate. This course is offered at a quarter of the price and time as the competition and is gea red at allowing students to graduate with letters after their name!\n \nT his course meets the exam's eligibility requirements and the USGBC charge s a $100 (reduced for students) fee for the actual exam which can be take n at any time at your nearest Prometric center. Save money by reserving y our spot today and make a positive difference in your career! DURATION:PT3H30M DTSTAMP:20190109T184144Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190205T180000 LAST-MODIFIED:20190109T184144Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:LEED Green Associate (GA) Training UID:CAL-2c918084-681ce1b4-0168-33eb99dd-00005ee8demobedework@mysite.edu URL:http://cee.duke.edu X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Training:/user/public-user/O ther/Training X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Sustainability:/user/public- user/Topics/Sustainability X-BEDEWORK-SPEAKER:Lorne Mlotek\, President\, LeadingGreen X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:rubync for Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE ) (agrp_PrattSchool_CEE) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Engineering CATEGORIES:Lectures/Conferences CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Lecture/Talk CATEGORIES:Panel/Seminar/Colloquium CATEGORIES:Technology CATEGORIES:Main CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=00f1fcdb-0f068baf-010f-068baf83-00000004:None CREATED:20190821T180754Z DESCRIPTION:Program synthesis is often called the "holy grail" of computer science\, as it enables users to refrain from error-prone software devel opment process and focus on only analyzing the intended behavior of the s ystem. Thus\, program synthesis exhibits its power in automating generati on of intricate and complex parts of a system as well as in repetitive pr ogramming tasks\, and bringing the power of programming to the average co mputer user who may not possess sophisticated programming skills. A parti cular area where program synthesis can play a central role is in distribu ted systems due to their inherent complex nature. This talk will present our recent results and breakthroughs in synthesizing distributed self-sta bilizing algorithms.\nSelf-stabilization is a versatile type of fault-tol erance\, which guarantees convergence to a good behavior in the presence of transient faults\, starting from any arbitrary global state. DURATION:PT1H DTSTAMP:20190821T180754Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190822T120000 LAST-MODIFIED:20190821T180754Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Parametrized Synthesis of Distributed Self-stabilizing Protocols UID:CAL-2c918082-6c9df818-016c-b55d20ce-00005978demobedework@mysite.edu X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Lecture_Talk:/user/public-us er/Lectures_Conferences/Lecture_Talk X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Panel_Seminar_Colloquium:/us er/public-user/Lectures_Conferences/Panel_Seminar_Colloquium X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Engineering:/user/public-use r/Topics/Engineering X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Technology:/user/public-user /Topics/Technology X-BEDEWORK-DUKE-SERIES:CS/ECE Seminar X-BEDEWORK-STUDENT-CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-EMAIL=wfs12@duke.edu:Wawra Sad at X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:dk246 for Pratt School of Engineering (agrp_PrattSc hool) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Other CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Workshop/Short Course CATEGORIES:Main CATEGORIES:Student CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=00f1fcdb-0f068baf-010f-068baf83-00000004:None CREATED:20191031T200218Z DESCRIPTION:Our guest will be Matthew Rhudy\, who will join our conversati on by webcam to discuss his recent article in the journal Prompt\, "Break ing Away from the Traditional Lab Report: A Technical Email as a Writing Assignment in an Engineering Laboratory Course." Rhudy's article presents and discusses an assignment for an upper-level controls course lab that is framed as an industry-oriented memo rather than the traditional "lab r eport" assignment. Participants are strongly encouraged to read Dr. Rhudy 's paper in advance and bring questions and related ideas and experiences to share. Faculty are welcome to bring a TA to this conversation. Since lunch is being served\, we ask those planning to attend to please RSVP as soon as possible. Participants are asked to read the article in advance and bring questions and related experiences to share For link to article\ , see event description.\n\nPlease note that this Workshop is for instruc tors: Duke faculty\, graduate students\, and other teaching staff. Thank you. DURATION:PT1H DTSTAMP:20191101T172959Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191210T120000 LAST-MODIFIED:20191101T172959Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:A Technical Email as a Writing Assignment in an Engineering Labora tory Course UID:CAL-2c918084-6e1f23c8-016e-23696224-00000f35demobedework@mysite.edu URL:https://twp.duke.edu/students/graduate/workshops X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Student:/user/public-user/Ut ilities/Student X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Workshop_Short_Course:/user/ public-user/Other/Workshop_Short_Course X-BEDEWORK-STUDENT-CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-EMAIL=cmosk@duke.edu:Cary Mosk ovitz X-BEDEWORK-SPEAKER:Matthew Rhudy X-BEDEWORK-DUKE-SERIES:WID Journal Club X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y1:-0.3333333333333144 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X2:530 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y2:353 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-WIDTH:530 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-HEIGHT:353.3333333333333 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-ALT-TEXT:Writing in the Disciplines Thompson Writing Prog ram X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:mrg78 for Thompson Writing Program (agrp__ArtsandSc iences_ThompsonWritingProgram) X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE:/public/Images/Untitled design (1)_20191101012959PM.png X-BEDEWORK-THUMB-IMAGE:/public/Images/Untitled design (1)_20191101012959PM -thumb.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures/Conferences CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Panel/Seminar/Colloquium CATEGORIES:Main CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=8a0183a7-83184018-0184-87170e31-00006277:Hinz\, Nic olle CREATED:20230111T131516Z DESCRIPTION:Strong ocean winds offer an attractive clean energy option. Bu t current technology simply places a conventional (onshore style) wind tu rbine on a massive floating oil-platform structure. This approach uses ab out ten times the minimum needed mass\, requires huge port\, ship\, and s upply chain investments\, and results in uncompetitive electricity and st ringent depth limits. The speaker's company\, T-Omega Wind\, has rethough t the entire floating wind turbine system in order to reduce overall cost \, ease manufacturing/installation/repair\, and eliminate infrastructure needs. After describing this innovative technology (along with its valida tion and potential)\, he will offer some observations about technological disruption in the energy infrastructure space. DURATION:PT1H DTSTAMP:20230111T131516Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230113T120000 LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T131516Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:CEE Seminar - A Novel Approach to Affordable\, Scalable\, Offshore Wind Power UID:CAL-8a0183a7-83184018-0185-a0f878c4-00001157demobedework@mysite.edu URL:http://cee.duke.edu X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Panel_Seminar_Colloquium:/us er/public-user/Lectures_Conferences/Panel_Seminar_Colloquium X-BEDEWORK-SPEAKER:Jim Papadopoulos PhD\, PE\, Chief Engineer\, T-Omega Wi nd\, Inc. X-BEDEWORK-DUKE-SERIES:CEE Spring Seminar Series 2023 X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:nh143 for Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) (agrp_PrattSchool_CEE) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Engineering CATEGORIES:Lectures/Conferences CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Panel/Seminar/Colloquium CATEGORIES:Conference/Symposium CATEGORIES:Main CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=00f1fcdb-0f068baf-010f-068baf83-00000004:None CREATED:20230210T135028Z DESCRIPTION:Cache coherence protocols are often specified using only stabl e states and atomic transactions for a single cache hierarchy level. Desi gning highly concurrent\, hierarchical and heterogeneous directory cache coherence protocols from these atomic specifications for modern multicore architectures is a complicated task.\nTo overcome these design challenge s\, we have developed the novel *Gen algorithms (ProtoGen\, HieraGen and HeteroGen). Using the *Gen algorithms highly-concurrent\, hierarchical an d heterogeneous cache coherence protocols can be automatically generated for a wide range of atomic input stable state protocol (SSP) specificatio ns - including the MOESI variants\, as well as for protocols that are tar geted towards Total Store Order and Release Consistency. The generated co ntrollers are then automatically verified using the Murϕ/Rumur model chec kers for safety\, deadlock freedom and memory consistency model conformit y using litmus tests. Our experiments show that the generated protocols s how identical or better performance than manually generated ones. For eac h *Gen algorithm we have developed and published an eponymous tool. DURATION:PT1H DTSTAMP:20230405T154338Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230217T160000 LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T154338Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:ECE SEMINAR: Automatic Generation of Highly Concurrent\, Hierarchi cal and Heterogeneous Cache Coherence Protocols from Atomic Specification s UID:CAL-8a0290b4-860465b2-0186-3b977dab-00003b44demobedework@mysite.edu X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Conference_Symposium:/user/p ublic-user/Lectures_Conferences/Conference_Symposium X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Panel_Seminar_Colloquium:/us er/public-user/Lectures_Conferences/Panel_Seminar_Colloquium X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Engineering:/user/public-use r/Topics/Engineering X-BEDEWORK-SPEAKER:Dr. Nicolai Oswald X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:cpr24 for Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) (agrp_PrattSchool_ECE) X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y1:-0.3333333333333144 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X2:530 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y2:353 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-WIDTH:530 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-HEIGHT:353.3333333333333 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-ALT-TEXT:Dr. Oswald X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE:/public/Images/NicolaiFinal_20230405034338PM.png X-BEDEWORK-THUMB-IMAGE:/public/Images/NicolaiFinal_20230405034338PM-thumb. png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T180000Z CATEGORIES:Engineering CATEGORIES:Other CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Meeting CATEGORIES:Main CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=00f1fcdb-0f068baf-010f-068baf83-00000004:None CREATED:20240621T193114Z DESCRIPTION:Needing a quiet\, supportive space to write? Join us for our P ratt PhD/Postdoc Summer Writing Group. We will provide artisanal coffee a nd tea. Bring any writing project for this "show up and write" group. Att end any week you can join us. See you then! DURATION:PT2H DTSTAMP:20240621T193114Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240628T140000 LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T193114Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Pratt PhD/Postdoc Summer Writing Group UID:CAL-8a008ae5-8f05e4c1-0190-3c4812a2-00001c49demobedework@mysite.edu X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Engineering:/user/public-use r/Topics/Engineering X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Meeting:/user/public-user/Ot her/Meeting X-BEDEWORK-STUDENT-CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-EMAIL=gcip-pratt@duke.edu:GCIP X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X2:717 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y2:478 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-WIDTH:717 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-HEIGHT:478 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-ALT-TEXT:Pratt PhD Postdoc Summer Writing Group Calendar X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:pec25 for Graduate Communications and Intercultural Programs - Pratt School of Engineering (agrp_Pratt_GradCommsIntercultura l) X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE:/public/Images/Pratt GCIP Summer Writing Group Flyer 2024 (Presentation (43)) (4)_20240621073114PM.png X-BEDEWORK-THUMB-IMAGE:/public/Images/Pratt GCIP Summer Writing Group Flye r 2024 (Presentation (43)) (4)_20240621073114PM-thumb.png RDATE:20240712T180000Z RDATE:20240628T180000Z RDATE:20240719T180000Z RDATE:20240726T180000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20240705T180000Z CATEGORIES:Engineering CATEGORIES:Other CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Meeting CATEGORIES:Main CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=00f1fcdb-0f068baf-010f-068baf83-00000004:None CREATED:20240621T193114Z DESCRIPTION:Needing a quiet\, supportive space to write? Join us for our P ratt PhD/Postdoc Summer Writing Group. We will provide artisanal coffee a nd tea. Bring any writing project for this "show up and write" group. Att end any week you can join us. See you then! DURATION:PT2H DTSTAMP:20240621T193114Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240705T140000 LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T193114Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Pratt PhD/Postdoc Summer Writing Group UID:CAL-8a008ae5-8f05e4c1-0190-3c4812a2-00001c49demobedework@mysite.edu X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Engineering:/user/public-use r/Topics/Engineering X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Meeting:/user/public-user/Ot her/Meeting X-BEDEWORK-STUDENT-CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-EMAIL=gcip-pratt@duke.edu:GCIP X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X2:717 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y2:478 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-WIDTH:717 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-HEIGHT:478 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-ALT-TEXT:Pratt PhD Postdoc Summer Writing Group Calendar X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:pec25 for Graduate Communications and Intercultural Programs - Pratt School of Engineering (agrp_Pratt_GradCommsIntercultura l) X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE:/public/Images/Pratt GCIP Summer Writing Group Flyer 2024 (Presentation (43)) (4)_20240621073114PM.png X-BEDEWORK-THUMB-IMAGE:/public/Images/Pratt GCIP Summer Writing Group Flye r 2024 (Presentation (43)) (4)_20240621073114PM-thumb.png RDATE:20240712T180000Z RDATE:20240628T180000Z RDATE:20240719T180000Z RDATE:20240726T180000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20240712T180000Z CATEGORIES:Engineering CATEGORIES:Other CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Meeting CATEGORIES:Main CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=00f1fcdb-0f068baf-010f-068baf83-00000004:None CREATED:20240621T193114Z DESCRIPTION:Needing a quiet\, supportive space to write? Join us for our P ratt PhD/Postdoc Summer Writing Group. We will provide artisanal coffee a nd tea. Bring any writing project for this "show up and write" group. Att end any week you can join us. See you then! DURATION:PT2H DTSTAMP:20240621T193114Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240712T140000 LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T193114Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Pratt PhD/Postdoc Summer Writing Group UID:CAL-8a008ae5-8f05e4c1-0190-3c4812a2-00001c49demobedework@mysite.edu X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Engineering:/user/public-use r/Topics/Engineering X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Meeting:/user/public-user/Ot her/Meeting X-BEDEWORK-STUDENT-CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-EMAIL=gcip-pratt@duke.edu:GCIP X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X2:717 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y2:478 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-WIDTH:717 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-HEIGHT:478 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-ALT-TEXT:Pratt PhD Postdoc Summer Writing Group Calendar X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:pec25 for Graduate Communications and Intercultural Programs - Pratt School of Engineering (agrp_Pratt_GradCommsIntercultura l) X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE:/public/Images/Pratt GCIP Summer Writing Group Flyer 2024 (Presentation (43)) (4)_20240621073114PM.png X-BEDEWORK-THUMB-IMAGE:/public/Images/Pratt GCIP Summer Writing Group Flye r 2024 (Presentation (43)) (4)_20240621073114PM-thumb.png RDATE:20240712T180000Z RDATE:20240628T180000Z RDATE:20240719T180000Z RDATE:20240726T180000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20240719T180000Z CATEGORIES:Engineering CATEGORIES:Other CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Meeting CATEGORIES:Main CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=00f1fcdb-0f068baf-010f-068baf83-00000004:None CREATED:20240621T193114Z DESCRIPTION:Needing a quiet\, supportive space to write? Join us for our P ratt PhD/Postdoc Summer Writing Group. We will provide artisanal coffee a nd tea. Bring any writing project for this "show up and write" group. Att end any week you can join us. See you then! DURATION:PT2H DTSTAMP:20240621T193114Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240719T140000 LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T193114Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Pratt PhD/Postdoc Summer Writing Group UID:CAL-8a008ae5-8f05e4c1-0190-3c4812a2-00001c49demobedework@mysite.edu X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Engineering:/user/public-use r/Topics/Engineering X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Meeting:/user/public-user/Ot her/Meeting X-BEDEWORK-STUDENT-CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-EMAIL=gcip-pratt@duke.edu:GCIP X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X2:717 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y2:478 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-WIDTH:717 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-HEIGHT:478 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-ALT-TEXT:Pratt PhD Postdoc Summer Writing Group Calendar X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:pec25 for Graduate Communications and Intercultural Programs - Pratt School of Engineering (agrp_Pratt_GradCommsIntercultura l) X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE:/public/Images/Pratt GCIP Summer Writing Group Flyer 2024 (Presentation (43)) (4)_20240621073114PM.png X-BEDEWORK-THUMB-IMAGE:/public/Images/Pratt GCIP Summer Writing Group Flye r 2024 (Presentation (43)) (4)_20240621073114PM-thumb.png RDATE:20240712T180000Z RDATE:20240628T180000Z RDATE:20240719T180000Z RDATE:20240726T180000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT RECURRENCE-ID;TZID=America/New_York:20240726T180000Z CATEGORIES:Engineering CATEGORIES:Other CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Meeting CATEGORIES:Main CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=00f1fcdb-0f068baf-010f-068baf83-00000004:None CREATED:20240621T193114Z DESCRIPTION:Needing a quiet\, supportive space to write? Join us for our P ratt PhD/Postdoc Summer Writing Group. We will provide artisanal coffee a nd tea. Bring any writing project for this "show up and write" group. Att end any week you can join us. See you then! DURATION:PT2H DTSTAMP:20240621T193114Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240726T140000 LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T193114Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Pratt PhD/Postdoc Summer Writing Group UID:CAL-8a008ae5-8f05e4c1-0190-3c4812a2-00001c49demobedework@mysite.edu X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Engineering:/user/public-use r/Topics/Engineering X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Meeting:/user/public-user/Ot her/Meeting X-BEDEWORK-STUDENT-CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-EMAIL=gcip-pratt@duke.edu:GCIP X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X2:717 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y2:478 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-WIDTH:717 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-HEIGHT:478 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-ALT-TEXT:Pratt PhD Postdoc Summer Writing Group Calendar X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:pec25 for Graduate Communications and Intercultural Programs - Pratt School of Engineering (agrp_Pratt_GradCommsIntercultura l) X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE:/public/Images/Pratt GCIP Summer Writing Group Flyer 2024 (Presentation (43)) (4)_20240621073114PM.png X-BEDEWORK-THUMB-IMAGE:/public/Images/Pratt GCIP Summer Writing Group Flye r 2024 (Presentation (43)) (4)_20240621073114PM-thumb.png RDATE:20240712T180000Z RDATE:20240628T180000Z RDATE:20240719T180000Z RDATE:20240726T180000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Medicine CATEGORIES:Engineering CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Technology CATEGORIES:Main CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=00f1fcdb-0f068baf-010f-068baf83-00000004:None CREATED:20250926T175153Z DESCRIPTION:ABSTRACT: Recent advances in surgical robotics have enabled i nnovative techniques that reduce patient trauma\, shorten hospital stays\ , and improve both diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic outcomes. However\ , despite the many benefits of robot-assisted minimally invasive and endo scopic procedures\, significant limitations remain\, particularly in the dexterity\, intelligence\, and autonomy of current robotic systems\, as w ell as in the biomechanical design of medical devices and implants.\nOne of the most pressing challenges is inadequate dexterity\, driven by limit ed access to target anatomy and insufficient control over rigid instrumen ts and implants. These constraints highlight the need for specialized ins trumentation\, intelligent sensing\, and adaptive control paradigms capab le of navigating complex anatomical environments. Advancing autonomy in s urgical systems also requires more than robotic intelligence alone\, it d emands synergistic human-robot interaction\, where the system can both as sist and adapt to the surgeon's decision-making process in real time.\nTh is talk will introduce our lab's efforts in advancing the engineering of surgery (or surgineering) to address these challenges. I will present tra nslational research across several clinical applications\, including:\n• Spinal fixation using steerable drills and flexible pedicle screws\n• Col orectal cancer screening with vision-based tactile sensors and complement ary AI algorithms\n• In vivo bioprinting for treating volumetric muscle l oss via robotic delivery systems\nBy integrating continuum manipulators\, stretchable soft sensors\, intelligent implants\, and semi/autonomous co ntrol strategies\, our work aims to fundamentally transform the paradigm of minimally invasive and endoscopic interventions\, bringing true dexter ity and autonomy to surgical robotics. DURATION:PT1H DTSTAMP:20250926T175803Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T120000 LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T175803Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Surgineering Using Intelligent and Flexible Robotic Systems UID:CAL-8a00ec8b-979413b9-0199-8727268c-00003602demobedework@mysite.edu X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Engineering:/user/public-use r/Topics/Engineering X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Medicine:/user/public-user/T opics/Medicine X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Technology:/user/public-user /Topics/Technology X-BEDEWORK-STUDENT-CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-EMAIL=cindy.canty.dumas@duke.e du:Cindy Canty-Dumas X-BEDEWORK-SPEAKER:Dr Farshid Alambeigi X-BEDEWORK-DUKE-SERIES:MEMS 2025 Robotic Seminar Series X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y1:-0.3333333333333144 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X2:530 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y2:353 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-WIDTH:530 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-HEIGHT:353.3333333333333 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-ALT-TEXT:Dr Alambeigi X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:st305 for Mechanical Engineering and Materials Scie nce (MEMS) (agrp_PrattSchool_MEMS) X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE:/public/Images/resized October 25 Robotics seminar _20250 926055803PM.jpg X-BEDEWORK-THUMB-IMAGE:/public/Images/resized October 25 Robotics seminar _20250926055803PM-thumb.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures/Conferences CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Panel/Seminar/Colloquium CATEGORIES:Main CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=8a00ec8b-979413b9-0198-c90229fd-00004085:Cheng\, Xi anyi CREATED:20251121T221056Z DESCRIPTION:Title: Modularity for Robot Manipulation\n\nAbstract:\nIn the future\, we aim to build robots with the robustness and versatility neede d to operate in open-world environments such as homes\, service industrie s\, and hospitals. Achieving this vision requires robots to learn manipul ation skills that generalize across diverse objects and task scenarios. M odularity is a key principle for enabling such adaptability. In this talk \, I will present recent work from my lab on leveraging modularity to str ucture manipulation tasks for more efficient learning. I will discuss how robots can acquire modular skill representations tailored to specific ta sks\, enabling rapid adaptation. By exploiting intra-skill modularity\, r obots can efficiently transfer behaviors between different objects using foundation models. I will subsequently describe our work on learning the scope of skills and planners. By understanding the scope of their abiliti es\, robots can identify their own limitations and address them in a syst ematic manner. Finally\, I will highlight ongoing efforts to develop modu lar robot hardware\, with a focus on new designs for robotic hands.\n\nBi o:\nDr. Oliver Kroemer is an Associate Professor in the Robotics Institut e at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)\, where he leads the Intelligent Au tonomous Manipulation Lab. His research focuses on developing algorithms and representations that enable robots to acquire versatile and robust ma nipulation skills. Before joining CMU\, Dr. Kroemer was a postdoctoral re searcher at the University of Southern California (USC). He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Engineering from the University of Cam bridge in 2008. From 2009 to 2011\, he conducted his doctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and completed his Ph.D. in 2014 at the Technische Universität Darmstadt with a dissertation on m achine learning for robot grasping and manipulation. DURATION:PT1H DTSTAMP:20251121T221056Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T120000 LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T221056Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:[Duke Robotics Seminar] Modularity for Robot Manipulation UID:CAL-8a00ec9e-9a83ce7f-019a-a8787424-00006035demobedework@mysite.edu URL:https://robotics.pratt.duke.edu/events/671 X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Panel_Seminar_Colloquium:/us er/public-user/Lectures_Conferences/Panel_Seminar_Colloquium X-BEDEWORK-SPEAKER:Prof. Oliver Kroemer X-BEDEWORK-DUKE-SERIES:Duke Robotics Seminar X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:xc243 for Duke Robotics Group (agrp_Pratt_DukeRobot icsGroup) X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-ALT-TEXT:Protrait X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y1:143 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X2:1920 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y2:1423 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-WIDTH:1920 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-HEIGHT:1280 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE:/public/Images/ok_20251121101057PM.png X-BEDEWORK-THUMB-IMAGE:/public/Images/ok_20251121101057PM-thumb.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Engineering CATEGORIES:Lectures/Conferences CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Lecture/Talk CATEGORIES:Technology CATEGORIES:Main CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=2c918083-5fc14a35-015f-cbd1d1e0-0000485b:Orlando\, Griffin CREATED:20260317T170530Z DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Vision-Language-Action (VLA) policies have recently emerged as a promising paradigm for generalist robot autonomy. However\, VLAs have several challenges that must be overcome before they can achiev e their potential. Firstly\, these models require fine-tuning with human- teleoperation demonstrations\, which can be tedious\, expensive\, and tim e-consuming to collect. Secondly\, policy performance is limited to teleo p demonstration quality\, which can be highly variable depending on the h uman teleoperator's skill and the dexterity barrier of the teleop interfa ce. Lastly\, VLA models\, with the current state of practice\, appear to suffer from strong overfitting to the fine-tuning data. All of these issu es lead to "generalist" policies that do not generalize very well. In thi s talk\, I will describe recent work in my lab to address each of these p roblems. I will describe techniques we have developed to scale up demonst ration data by leveraging 3D Gaussian Splatting models and optimization-b ased planning experts to generate arbitrary volumes of high-quality visua l demonstrations to augment or replace human teleop data. I will describe our work on multi-task progress models that can track\, based on visual inputs and text prompts\, the progress of a demonstration. This can be us ed to filter human teleop data for high-quality training data\, and can b e used as an online performance monitor during policy execution for fault detection\, recovery guidance\, and diagnostics. Finally\, I will descri be our work on memorization vs generalization in visuo-motor policies\, w here we find that current fine-tuning practices cause overfitting to the training data\, limiting a VLA's generalization capabilities. I will expl ore some remedies for this problem. The talk will include experimental re sults for drone navigation policies\, drone aerial manipulation policies\ , and table-top manipulation\n \nDR. MAC SCHWAGER is an Associate Profess or of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Computer Science (by courtesy) at Stanford University. DURATION:PT1H DTSTAMP:20260317T171039Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T120000 LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T171039Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:MEMS Robotics Seminar: How general are generalist robot policies? Data scaling\, diagnostic tools\, and memorization in VLAs UID:CAL-8a003384-9cc4d1fe-019c-fcc27f5f-0000547bdemobedework@mysite.edu X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Lecture_Talk:/user/public-us er/Lectures_Conferences/Lecture_Talk X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Engineering:/user/public-use r/Topics/Engineering X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Technology:/user/public-user /Topics/Technology X-BEDEWORK-CS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DESCRIPTION="/principals/users/agrp_PrattSc hool,":Pratt School of Engineering X-BEDEWORK-SPEAKER:Mac Schwager X-BEDEWORK-DUKE-SERIES:MEMS Robotics Seminar X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y2:353 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-ALT-TEXT:schwager X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:st305 for Mechanical Engineering and Materials Scie nce (MEMS) (agrp_PrattSchool_MEMS) X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X2:529.5 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-WIDTH:529.5 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-HEIGHT:353 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE:/public/Images/Mac Schwager - Duke Event calendar resized _20260317050313PM.png X-BEDEWORK-THUMB-IMAGE:/public/Images/Mac Schwager - Duke Event calendar r esized_20260317050313PM-thumb.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Medicine CATEGORIES:Engineering CATEGORIES:Lectures/Conferences CATEGORIES:Utilities CATEGORIES:Panel/Seminar/Colloquium CATEGORIES:Technology CATEGORIES:Main CONTACT;X-BEDEWORK-UID=2c918083-5fc14a35-015f-cbd1d1e0-0000485b:Orlando\, Griffin CREATED:20260407T154358Z DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Continuum robots are slender elastic structures tha t can be remotely actuated and steered\, with many potential applications in medicine. Many such structures have been explored by the robotics com munity over the last two decades\, including systems based on tendon/cabl e-drive\, concentric pre-curved tubes\, shape-memory actuation\, and flui dic actuation. In recent work\, we explored a new method based on asymmet rically laser-machined\, concentric tubes that are welded together at the ir tips. Pushing and pulling the bases of the tubes then controls deform ation in the laser-machined sections. These concentric push-pull robots have great potential as manipulators that can be delivered through flexi ble endoscopes to steer diagnostic and therapeutic tools with greater dex terity and range than is currently possible. This talk will discuss recen t progress in design and modeling for these robots and others toward next -generation surgical systems. I will also highlight the process of trans lating technology from the lab into commercial products at EndoTheia.\n\n Bio: Caleb Rucker received his B.S. degree in engineering mechanics and m athematics from Lipscomb University\, Nashville\, TN\, USA\, in 2006\, an d his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University\, Nashville TN\, in 2011. DURATION:PT1H DTSTAMP:20260407T162341Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T120000 LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T162341Z LOCATION;X-BEDEWORK-UID=18832e99-1f6846be-011f-6ad32936-0000000d:Hudson Ha ll 115A STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Progress In Tubular Robot Structures for Surgery UID:CAL-8a003384-9cc4d1fe-019d-689d663a-000066b8demobedework@mysite.edu X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Main:/user/public-user/Utili ties/Main X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Panel_Seminar_Colloquium:/us er/public-user/Lectures_Conferences/Panel_Seminar_Colloquium X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Engineering:/user/public-use r/Topics/Engineering X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Technology:/user/public-user /Topics/Technology X-BEDEWORK-ALIAS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DISPLAYNAME=Medicine:/user/public-user/T opics/Medicine X-BEDEWORK-CS;X-BEDEWORK-PARAM-DESCRIPTION="/principals/users/agrp_PrattSc hool,":Pratt School of Engineering X-BEDEWORK-SPEAKER:Dr Caleb Rucker X-BEDEWORK-DUKE-SERIES:MEMS Seminar Series X-BEDEWORK-SUBMITTEDBY:st305 for Mechanical Engineering and Materials Scie nce (MEMS) (agrp_PrattSchool_MEMS) X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X1:0 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y1:-0.3333333333333144 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-X2:530 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-Y2:353 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-WIDTH:530 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-CROP-HEIGHT:353.3333333333333 X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE-ALT-TEXT:Caleb Rucker X-BEDEWORK-IMAGE:/public/Images/Caleb Rucker - Duke Event Calendar (1)_20 260407042341PM.png X-BEDEWORK-THUMB-IMAGE:/public/Images/Caleb Rucker - Duke Event Calendar (1)_20260407042341PM-thumb.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR