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Reminder: ACEE Seminar tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.: Adam Wierman, Caltech
by Emily C. Lawrence 14 Oct '20

14 Oct '20

Adam Wierman , professor of computing and mathematical sciences at Caltech, will present “Online Optimization & Energy” as part of the 2020/2021 Andlinger Center Highlight Seminar Series. Oct 15, 2020 12:30 PM (ET) Register here: [ https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lEqS6LEqQueku0tG72vBIg | https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lEqS6LEqQueku0tG72vBIg ] TITLE Online Optimization & Energy ABSTRACT Online optimization is a powerful framework in machine learning that has numerous applications to problems in energy and sustainability. In my group at Caltech, we began by applying online optimization to ‘right-size’ capacity in data centers nearly a decade ago; and by now, tools from online optimization have been applied to develop algorithms for geographical load balancing among data centers, demand response, generation planning, energy storage management, and beyond. In this talk, I will highlight both the applications of online optimization and the theoretical progress that has been driven by applications in energy and sustainability. Over the last decade, we have moved from designing algorithms for one-dimensional problems with restrictive assumptions on costs to general results for high-dimensional, non-convex problems that highlight the role of constraints, predictions, delay, multi-timescale control, and more. BIO Adam Wierman is a Professor in the Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences (CMS) at the California Institute of Technology. He is the director of the Information Science and Technology (IST) initiative and served as executive officer (a.k.a. department chair) of CMS from 2015-2020. He received his Ph.D., M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 2007, 2004, and 2001, respectively, and has been a faculty member at Caltech since 2007. Wierman’s research strives to make the networked systems that govern our world sustainable and resilient. He develops new mathematical tools in machine learning, optimization, control, and economics and applies these tools to design new algorithms and markets that can be deployed in data centers, the electricity grid, transportation systems, and beyond. He is best known for his work spearheading the design of algorithms for sustainable data centers, which led to significant industry adoption and for which he was named a Computerworld Honors Laureate. He is a recipient of multiple awards, including the ACM SIGMETRICS Rising Star award, the IEEE Communications Society William R. Bennett Prize, an NSF Career award, and multiple teaching awards. He is also a coauthor on papers that have received best paper awards at a wide variety of conferences across computer science, power engineering, and operations research including ACM Sigmetrics, IEEE INFOCOM, IFIP Performance, and IEEE PES.

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Nataly Brukhim will present her General Exam on Friday, October 23, 2020 at 3pm via Zoom.
by Nicki Mahler 13 Oct '20

13 Oct '20

Nataly Brukhim will present her General Exam on Friday, October 23, 2020 at 3pm via Zoom. Zoom link: https://princeton.zoom.us/j/98433840220 The members of her committee are as follows: Elad Hazan (adviser), Sanjeev Arora, and Robert Schapire Link to Abstract and Reading list: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tj_qyC2mTdhYZxEe_Zy-eAYuYo5E9zmY/view?usp=… https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W8Q_Op0B8LW5AsZOwhxPX2xSce78w0Cj/view?usp=… Everyone is invited to attend the talk, and those faculty wishing to remain for the oral exam following are welcome to do so.

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Elena Lucherini will present her General Exam "An Agent-Based Modeling framework to study socio-technical systems" on Friday, October 16, 2020 at 9am via Zoom
by Nicki Mahler 13 Oct '20

13 Oct '20

Elena Lucherini will present her General Exam "An Agent-Based Modeling framework to study socio-technical systems" on Friday, October 16, 2020 at 9am via Zoom. Zoom link: [ https://princeton.zoom.us/j/3276145367 | https://princeton.zoom.us/j/3276145367 ] The members of her committee are as follows: Arvind Narayanan (adviser), Brandon Stewart, and Barbara Engelhardt Link to Abstract and Reading list: [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sxCbAAMkcjMVsjSCv8FfLSFlVpOHc3QxWzE_85x… | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sxCbAAMkcjMVsjSCv8FfLSFlVpOHc3QxWzE_85x… ] [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aHd1vfvZVYsWqKx9X7TJ4U7tdsOXDEGQglLmDUK… | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aHd1vfvZVYsWqKx9X7TJ4U7tdsOXDEGQglLmDUK… ] Everyone is invited to attend the talk, and those faculty wishing to remain for the oral exam following are welcome to do so.

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Edgar Minasyan will present his General Exam “Adaptive Regret for Control of Time-Varying Dynamics” on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 10am via Zoom.
by Nicki Mahler 13 Oct '20

13 Oct '20

Edgar Minasyan will present his General Exam “Adaptive Regret for Control of Time-Varying Dynamics” on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 10am via Zoom. Zoom link: [ https://princeton.zoom.us/j/6709784080 | https://princeton.zoom.us/j/6709784080 ] The members of his committee are as follows: Elad Hazan (adviser), Sanjeev Arora, and Mark Braverman Link to Abstract and Reading list: [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yxsZTKWAXhSwRf4i2je8C_gnpFFA7ccDAojhEqQ… | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yxsZTKWAXhSwRf4i2je8C_gnpFFA7ccDAojhEqQ… ] [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bqlE6qJSZ9MIAG0CQdf645iWcGYOTgQOKkycSA4… | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bqlE6qJSZ9MIAG0CQdf645iWcGYOTgQOKkycSA4… ] Everyone is invited to attend the talk, and those faculty wishing to remain for the oral exam following are welcome to do so.

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Rachit Dubey will present his General Exam "Exploring the utility of happiness for adaptive agents" on Friday, October 23, 2020 at 12pm via Zoom.
by Nicki Mahler 12 Oct '20

12 Oct '20

Rachit Dubey will present his General Exam "Exploring the utility of happiness for adaptive agents" on Friday, October 23, 2020 at 12pm via Zoom. Zoom link: [ https://princeton.zoom.us/j/97484920081 | https://princeton.zoom.us/j/97484920081 ] The members of his committee are as follows: Tom Griffiths (Adviser), Jonathan Cohen, and Karthik Narasimhan Link to Abstract and Reading list: [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kO_3KIURooXDnALPZ5B8fs_snn_T5A8y4UOm6pr… | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kO_3KIURooXDnALPZ5B8fs_snn_T5A8y4UOm6pr… ] Everyone is invited to attend the talk, and those faculty wishing to remain for the oral exam following are welcome to do so.

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Reminder: ACEE Seminar on Thursday, October 15 at 12:30 p.m.: Adam Wierman, Caltech
by Emily C. Lawrence 12 Oct '20

12 Oct '20

[ https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lEqS6LEqQueku0tG72vBIg ] [ https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lEqS6LEqQueku0tG72vBIg ] Register here: [ https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lEqS6LEqQueku0tG72vBIg | https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lEqS6LEqQueku0tG72vBIg ] ABSTRACT Online optimization is a powerful framework in machine learning that has numerous applications to problems in energy and sustainability. In my group at Caltech, we began by applying online optimization to ‘right-size’ capacity in data centers nearly a decade ago; and by now, tools from online optimization have been applied to develop algorithms for geographical load balancing among data centers, demand response, generation planning, energy storage management, and beyond. In this talk, I will highlight both the applications of online optimization and the theoretical progress that has been driven by applications in energy and sustainability. Over the last decade, we have moved from designing algorithms for one-dimensional problems with restrictive assumptions on costs to general results for high-dimensional, non-convex problems that highlight the role of constraints, predictions, delay, multi-timescale control, and more. BIO Adam Wierman is a Professor in the Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences (CMS) at the California Institute of Technology. He is the director of the Information Science and Technology (IST) initiative and served as executive officer (a.k.a. department chair) of CMS from 2015-2020. He received his Ph.D., M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 2007, 2004, and 2001, respectively, and has been a faculty member at Caltech since 2007. Wierman’s research strives to make the networked systems that govern our world sustainable and resilient. He develops new mathematical tools in machine learning, optimization, control, and economics and applies these tools to design new algorithms and markets that can be deployed in data centers, the electricity grid, transportation systems, and beyond. He is best known for his work spearheading the design of algorithms for sustainable data centers, which led to significant industry adoption and for which he was named a Computerworld Honors Laureate. He is a recipient of multiple awards, including the ACM SIGMETRICS Rising Star award, the IEEE Communications Society William R. Bennett Prize, an NSF Career award, and multiple teaching awards. He is also a coauthor on papers that have received best paper awards at a wide variety of conferences across computer science, power engineering, and operations research including ACM Sigmetrics, IEEE INFOCOM, IFIP Performance, and IEEE PES.

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Gregory Chan will present his General Exam on Friday, October 16, 2020 at 4pm via Zoom.
by Nicki Mahler 09 Oct '20

09 Oct '20

Gregory Chan will present his General Exam on Friday, October 16, 2020 at 4pm via Zoom. Link to Zoom: [ https://princeton.zoom.us/j/91727633894 | https://princeton.zoom.us/j/91727633894 ] The members of his committee are as follows: David August (adviser), Aarti Gupta, and Amit Levy Link to Abstract and Reading List: [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1buQ8SlZ6uixnkxiAqXyS2eKeTgXOp43GtC8RfSB… | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1buQ8SlZ6uixnkxiAqXyS2eKeTgXOp43GtC8RfSB… ] Everyone is invited to attend the talk, and those faculty wishing to remain for the oral exam following are welcome to do so.

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Sai Srikar Kasi will present his General Exam on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 4pm via Zoom.
by Nicki Mahler 08 Oct '20

08 Oct '20

Sai Srikar Kasi will present his General Exam on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 4pm via Zoom. Zoom link: [ https://princeton.zoom.us/j/5169139659 | https://princeton.zoom.us/j/5169139659 ] The members of his committee are as follows: Kyle Jamieson (Adviser), Amit Levy, Kaushik Sengupta (ELE) Link to Abstract and Reading List: [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xGWqiT9wB9Fz7Qek887-oeZv0jMqY-EG/edit | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xGWqiT9wB9Fz7Qek887-oeZv0jMqY-EG/edit ] Everyone is invited to attend the talk, and those faculty wishing to remain for the oral exam following are welcome to do so.

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Javed Aman will present his General Exam on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 2pm via Zoom.
by Nicki Mahler 08 Oct '20

08 Oct '20

Javed Aman will present his General Exam on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 2pm via Zoom. Zoom link: [ https://princeton.zoom.us/j/7525832349 | https://princeton.zoom.us/j/7525832349 ] The members of his committee are as follows: Mona Singh, Olga Troyanskaya, and Ben Raphael. Link to Abstract and Reading list: [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oQKMQC-7C1_nDrHY9qGlOA5GfIeYLMKH4ojKHTv… | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oQKMQC-7C1_nDrHY9qGlOA5GfIeYLMKH4ojKHTv… ] [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/15iVKaskhsqLA-I__ARw82IF4Os6cb_u9faB8NLV… | https://docs.google.com/document/d/15iVKaskhsqLA-I__ARw82IF4Os6cb_u9faB8NLV… ] Everyone is invited to attend the talk, and those faculty wishing to remain for the oral exam following are welcome to do so.

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Kun Woo Cho will present her General Exam "Programmable Metasurface for mmWave Beam Control in Smart Spaces" on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 4pm via Zoom
by Nicki Mahler 08 Oct '20

08 Oct '20

Kun Woo Cho will present her General Exam "Programmable Metasurface for mmWave Beam Control in Smart Spaces" on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 4pm via Zoom. Zoom link: [ https://princeton.zoom.us/j/91644670793 | https://princeton.zoom.us/j/91644670793 ] The members of her committee are as follows: Kyle Jamieson (adviser), Jennifer Rexford, Amit Levy Link to Abstract and Reading list: [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KA8CkZ3tE9vgmieIKwZWGyLGmNF38zdAGmdpc-T… | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KA8CkZ3tE9vgmieIKwZWGyLGmNF38zdAGmdpc-T… ] [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uwN0QqxMqT1DxFryJeN2PdQZKbiUZzxqgIdrMi7… | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uwN0QqxMqT1DxFryJeN2PdQZKbiUZzxqgIdrMi7… ] Everyone is invited to attend the talk, and those faculty wishing to remain for the oral exam following are welcome to do so.

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