IEOR Researchers Lead Efforts To Address Environmental Challenges In Energy, Pollution And Global Warming

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February 9, 2017 IEOR professors Max Shen, Shmuel Oren, Xin Guo, Ilan Adler, and Javad Lavaei are working on some of the most pressing problems of our time as lead researchers for the Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Research Center at the two-year-old Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI). The center brings together a multi-disciplinary team of researchers…

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Dorit Hochbaum’s neuron segmentation algorithm leads Neurofinder benchmark

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The image above shows an example of a neuronal movie created with calcium imaging. Hochbaum’s algorithm seeks to detect the neurons in the movie and track their behavior over time IEOR Professor Dorit Hochbaum’s neuron segmentation algorithm HNCcorr is currently the leading algorithm in Neurofinder which tests algorithms to see which are best for identifying and tracking neurons in calcium…

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Javad Lavaei Awarded SIAG/Control And Systems Theory Prize

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The SIAM Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory (SIAG/CST) awards the SIAG/CST Prize every two years to an early career researcher for outstanding research contributions, as determined by the prize committee, to mathematical control or systems theory.  This year’s award goes to UC Berkeley Assistant Professor Javad Lavaei in recognition of “his work on…

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MEng capstone project leads to article in Science

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IEOR Professor Lee Fleming and his collaborators — including alumnus Jason Boada (MEng ’15) — were recently featured in the journal Science for their research on crowdfunding. The research shows that when a region of the U.S. has successful crowdfunding campaigns (e.g. on Kickstarter), it tends to be followed by an increase in venture capital in that particular region. This is…

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Fast Company features Ken Goldberg’s research on robot grasping

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Collaborative Assessment and Feedback Engine Eugene Pang September 5, 2017 While machines continue to reduce much of the drudgery that humans endure, there are still some problems which remain extremely difficult for roboticists and other engineers to solve. Why is it that some technologies such as virtual reality and self-driving cars are becoming a reality, but we still do not have anything…

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Can fitness apps make us fit?

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Right now if you have a smartphone and an interest in living a more active lifestyle there are literally tens of thousands of fitness apps available that can help you track every step, set activity goals, and even play (or compete) with a friend. Surprisingly, despite the popularity and wide range of fitness apps —…

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Lavaei Awarded $1M Grant From Office Of Naval Research

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IEOR Assistant Professor Javad Lavaei has just been awarded a $1 million grant to support his work on nonlinear optimization from the Office of Naval Research (ONR).   The Director of Research Early Career Grant is extremely selective and will help cover research expenses up to $200k per year for 5 years. According to the ONR, Javad was…

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Professor Shmuel Oren Will Present A Public Workshop At The Annual International Conference – Electricity 2016

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Professor Shmuel Oren will present a public workshop at the Annual International Conference – Electricity 2016 to be held in Eilat Israel November 8-11. The workshop is titled: New Frontiers in Electricity Distribution Systems: Toward Democratizing the Grid Abstract: Smart energy business is aimed at harnessing new technologies and developing new business models that will…

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