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CSE Colloquium: Machines that Understand Music
Who: Luke Barrington, UCSD, CSE
When: January 9, 2012 11am-12pm
Where: EBU3B, Room 1202
Luke Barrington's Ph.D thesis on "Machines that Understand Music" describes a new approach to extracting information from massive datasets by combining crowdsourced human intelligence with automatic machine learning.
DoE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship funds those "pursuing degrees in fields of study that utilize high-performance computing to solve complex problems in science and engineering."
Fellowships are renewable for up to four years, and benefits include a stipend of $36,000 per year, tuition and fees, additional money for academic allowance, and participation in practica and conferences.
Undergraduate seniors and first- and second-year graduate students can apply.
Application deadline: January 10, 2012
UC San Diego Entrepreneur Challenge - Winter Kickoff
When: January 11, 2012 6-8pm
Where: The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive San Diego, CA 92121
8 business ideas... 120 seconds each... $1,000 cash prize
Fall Elevator Pitch Winner chosen by LIVE audience vote
The 10th Anniversary Celebration:
Technology and Students Showcase
When: January 18, 2012 5-7pm
Where: Qualcomm Center, Jacobs School of Engineering
Please join us for a dynamic evening to meet the founders and entrepreneurs that have launched 4 exciting technology companies. Hear how they are bringing new innovations to the market and the role of the von Liebig Center in the transition out of the laboratory.
DoE Awards $5.3 Million to Support the Development of University-Based Technology Commercialization
University of California, San Diego (San Diego, Calif.) - $1,050,000 - The University of California, San Diego's William J. von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement and Rady School of Management will partner with San Diego State University to plan and hold an annual Regional Energy Innovation Challenge. After establishing an expert advisory board to develop criteria and solicit applications, the board will screen and select promising teams comprised of experienced advisors, faculty, science and business students; conduct a commercialization boot camp for applicant teams to refine their commercialization plans; and award fellowship opportunities to three teams. Winning teams will showcase their technologies and commercialization plans to connect to potential sources of capital. A virtual network will also be developed to connect innovators, business students, entrepreneurs and sources of capital to each other and to other initiatives within the clean energy space on campus, in the region, and worldwide.
Read full article published Sept. 15, 2011 on the Department of Energy's web site.
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