2010 EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

Jesus College, Cambridge, U.K.
September 1-3, 2010

Organized by the European Council of Applied Sciences and Engineering and the U.S. National Academy of Engineering

Chair: Richard Andrew Williams, University of Birmingham

Chair: Sergio Verdu, Princeton University

August 31, 2010

6:30 PM–8:30 PM

Registration/Reception

Second Court/The Hall

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Welcome

September 1, 2010

7:00 AM–8:30 AM

Breakfast

The Hall

8:30 AM–9:00 AM

Welcome

William Wakeham, Treasurer, EuroCASE
Charles M. Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering

Upper Hall

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Welcome Messages
William Wakeham, Treasurer, EuroCASE
Charles M. Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering
Opening Remarks
Richard Williams, University of Leeds, Committee co-chair (EU)
Sergio Verdu, Princeton University, Committee co-chair (US)
- Richard Andrew Williams, University of Birmingham
- Sergio Verdu, Princeton University

9:00 AM–10:30 AM

Bio-Inspired Engineering

Upper Hall

Session organizer: Robert J. Wood, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Session organizer: David Edwards, Harvard University

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Session Abstract

How Insects Fly and Turn
- Jane Wang, Cornell University
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Bio-Concrete: A Novel Bio-based Material
- Henk Marius Jonkers, Delft University of Technology
- Abstract

10:30 AM–11:00 AM

Break

Upper Hall Balcony

11:00 AM–12:30 PM

Bio-Inspired Engineering (cont.)

Upper Hall

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Sensory Guidance of Locomotion: From Neurons to Newton's Laws
- Noah J. Cowan, Johns Hopkins University
- Abstract
Self-Assembling Nanomedicine for Oncology
- Harivardhan Reddy Lakkireddy, Sanofi-aventis
- Abstract

12:30 PM–1:30 PM

Lunch

The Hall

1:30 PM–2:15 PM

Poster Session I

The Cloisters

2:15 PM–3:00 PM

Poster Session II

The Cloisters

3:00 PM–3:30 PM

Break

Prioress’ Room

3:30 PM–5:00 PM

Signal Processing

Upper Hall

Session organizer: Richard Baraniuk, Rice University

Session organizer: Mislav Grgic, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing

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Session Abstract

Exploiting Diversity and Specialization in Intelligent Systems via Adaptive Combination
- Jerónimo Arenas-García, University Carlos III of Madrid
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Managing Massive Interference
- Helmut Bölcskei, ETHZ, Switzerland
- Abstract

5:00 PM–5:30 PM

Guest Speaker

Sean Blanchflower, Head of R&D, Autonomy

5:30 PM–6:00 PM

Break

6:00 PM–7:00 PM

Reception

Fellows Lodge

7:00 PM

Dinner at Jesus College

Dinner Speaker: Sean Blanchflower, Head of R&D, Autonomy

The Hall

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September 2, 2010

7:00 AM–8:30 AM

Breakfast

The Hall

8:30 AM–10:00 AM

Signal Processing (cont.)

Upper Hall

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Discovering and Exploiting Structure in High-Dimensional Data Sets
- Martin Wainwright, University of California, Berkeley
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Compressive Sensing
- Emmanuel Candes, Stanford University
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10:00 AM–10:30 AM

Break

Upper Hall Balcony

10:30 AM–12:00 PM

Augmented Reality

Upper Hall

Session organizer: Ronald Azuma, Nokia Research Center Hollywood

Session organizer: Jakob Andreas Baerentzen, Technical University of Denmark

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Session Abstract

Spatial Augmented Reality: Merging Real and Virtual Worlds
- Ramesh Raskar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Tracking
- Georg Klein, Microsoft Corporation
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12:00 PM–1:00 PM

Lunch

The Hall

1:00 PM–2:30 PM

Augmented Reality (cont.)

Upper Hall

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How Smartphones Can Be Used to Augment Reality
- Daniel Wagner, Qualcomm Austria Research Center
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Interaction Techniques for AR by Non-Intrusive Devices
- Alex Olwal, KTH (Royal Institute of Technology)
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2:30 PM–3:00 PM

Break

Prioress' Room

3:00 PM–6:00 PM

Walking tour of Cambridge and punting on the River Cam (weather permitting).

7:00 PM

Dinner at Jesus College

The Hall/Second Court

September 3, 2010

7:00 AM–8:30 AM

Breakfast

The Hall

8:30 AM–10:05 AM

Materials Ecology

Upper Hall

Session organizer: Carina Maria Alles

Session organizer: Paul Collier, Johnson Matthey

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Session Abstract

Industrial Ecology and Cradle-to-Cradle Management of Materials
- Sangwon Suh, University of California, Santa Barbara
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The Ecology of Energy Materials
- Klaus Hellgardt, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine - UK
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Steel: A Sustainable Material
- Jean-Sebastien Thomas, AcelorMittal Global R&D
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10:05 AM–10:35 AM

Break

Upper Hall Balcony

10:35 AM–11:00 AM

Materials Ecology (cont.)

Upper Hall

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Sustainable Life Cycle Management of Complex Products: Automobiles
- Wulf-Peter Schmidt, Ford
- Abstract

11:00 AM–11:55 AM

Materials Ecology Panel

11:55 AM

Closing Remarks and Announcements

12:00 PM

Lunch

The Hall