Professor Kwabena Boahen, Stanford University Title: Dendrocentric Learning: The Future of Artificial Intelligence Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) now advances by performing twice as many floating-point multiplications every two months, but the semiconductor industry tiles twice as many multipliers on a chip every two years. Moreover, returns from tiling these multipliers ever more densely now diminish because signals […]

Professor Mona Jarrahi – University of California, Los Angeles Title: New Frontiers in Terahertz Technology Abstract: Although unique potentials of terahertz waves for chemical identification, material characterization, biological sensing, and medical imaging have been recognized for quite a while, the relatively poor performance, higher costs, and bulky nature of current terahertz systems continue to impede their deployment […]

Ryan Quint, PhD, PE, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Online through Zoom RSVP for Dr. Quint's Lecture. Title: Ensuring Reliability, Resilience, and Security under Rapid Grid Transformation Abstract: The electricity sector is experiencing a profound transformation toward clean energy solutions and new technologies. Yet the grid is also faced with increasing challenges such as extreme weather, […]