From awd at cs.cmu.edu  Mon Jul  8 10:19:55 2024
From: awd at cs.cmu.edu (Artur Dubrawski)
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2024 10:19:55 -0400
Subject: Fwd: Zoom link for Dr. Kilianski's talk on Monday July 8
In-Reply-To: <CAJvAoyt2f66MXKgEndPH6MbHiArHpFbKhdTMY-GbbW31y7tZqw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJvAoyus87N5hK9MxLENFxy8DO55bQunvk0y+Zgm9_YibXiwyQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAJvAoyt2f66MXKgEndPH6MbHiArHpFbKhdTMY-GbbW31y7tZqw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJvAoyv7jN=TQuEgCSDOGG3rNpCggpRHhQWa7SEKHg=J2zTgCw@mail.gmail.com>

Fyi, in case you are not aware yet, by some cosmic coincidence, we have a
visitor from ARPA-H today who will be giving a talk at 11.

Cheers
Artur

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Artur Dubrawski <awd at cs.cmu.edu>
Date: Wed, Jul 3, 2024, 1:55?PM
Subject: Zoom link for Dr. Kilianski's talk on Monday July 8
To:
Cc: ml-seminar at cs.cmu.edu <ML-SEMINAR at cs.cmu.edu>, <
compbio-faculty-cmu at compbio.cmu.edu>, lti-research at CS.CMU.EDU <
lti-research at cs.cmu.edu>, Jodi Forlizzi <forlizzi at cs.cmu.edu>, Matthew
Sanfilippo <mattsanf at cmu.edu>, George Darakos <gdarakos at andrew.cmu.edu>,
Anita Jesionowski <anitaj at andrew.cmu.edu>, Martial Hebert <
mhebert at andrew.cmu.edu>, Ramayya Krishnan <rk2x at cmu.edu>, Rema Padman <
rpadman at cmu.edu>, Ari Lightman <aligh at andrew.cmu.edu>, Heather Johnson <
heatherj at cs.cmu.edu>, Nicole Flynn <nflynn at cs.cmu.edu>, Elias Towe <
towe at cmu.edu>, Robotic Faculty <robotics-faculty at andrew.cmu.edu>, Robotics
Students <robotics-students at andrew.cmu.edu>


Team,

Please use this zoom meeting info to join remotely if you can't join in
person:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://cmu.zoom.us/j/93787960612?pwd=lTECqLo5qPjazReasLvdiIuhxlNWJu.1
Meeting ID: 937 8796 0612 Passcode: 426866

Cheers,
Artur

PS. The meeting slots have been taken very quickly, none available anymore.

On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 10:29?AM Artur Dubrawski <awd at cs.cmu.edu> wrote:

> Friends,
>
> On Monday, we will be very fortunate to host the ARPA-H Program Manager in
> the Health Science Futures group, Dr. Andrew Kilianski.
>
> He will give a talk at 11am in NSH 4305.
>
> Topic: ARPA-H and America?s Health: Pursuing High-Risk/High-Reward
> Research to Improve Health Outcomes for All
>
> Abstract: Dr. Andy Kilianski will provide an overview of ARPA-H, a new
> U.S. government funding agency pursuing R&D for health challenges. He will
> review the unique niche occupied by ARPA-H within the Department of Health
> and Human Services and how ARPA-H is already partnering with academia and
> industry to transform health outcomes across the country. Discussion will
> include current funding opportunities, future research interests, and how
> to become a program manager and get involved.
>
> Speaker's bio: https://arpa-h.gov/about/people/andy-kilianski
>
> Please can you help spread the word to all potentially interested?
>
> Cheers,
> Artur Dubrawski
>
> PS We have a couple 30-minute morning slots open on the visitor's schedule
> (9:45 and 10:15). Please email me if you would like to have a sidebar
> with the visitor in person. We will accommodate requests on the first come
> first served basis.
>
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From awd at cs.cmu.edu  Thu Jul 11 09:33:49 2024
From: awd at cs.cmu.edu (Artur Dubrawski)
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:33:49 -0400
Subject: Auton Lab walk in the park today, 17:15 start from the NSH entrance
Message-ID: <CAJvAoysMgOnvs2D81QcjssMCpGRDkB2CpcNJ4qipVBf3_JJJJQ@mail.gmail.com>

Please join!
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From awd at cs.cmu.edu  Thu Jul 11 10:55:17 2024
From: awd at cs.cmu.edu (Artur Dubrawski)
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:55:17 -0400
Subject: Farewell lunch for Kyle: tomorrow 1pm GHC 4303 [Dr. Kyle Miller
 moving on]
In-Reply-To: <CAJvAoyugd_Cx3kCxPyh4HSg1smV8phD2W9s_HQbqDCBksYZ5iA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJvAoyugd_Cx3kCxPyh4HSg1smV8phD2W9s_HQbqDCBksYZ5iA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJvAoysbvP9Rm5dScTTMX6LC+8isBLuX8zQa6CSpvF63gB-=XA@mail.gmail.com>

Friends,

We have crafted a sneaky plan to make Dr. Miller all nostalgic about the
Auton Lab and as a part of it, on his last day we will entertain him with a
team lunch.

It will take place in Gates-Hillman Center classroom 4303 from 1pm to 2pm.

We will order food.

See you there!

Cheers,
Artur

PS It would be very helpful if you rsvp-d by emailing Kaitlyn Buss (cc-d)
so that she can have an estimated headcount for the food order.

On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 10:01?AM Artur Dubrawski <awd at cs.cmu.edu> wrote:

> Team,
>
> I can't say I am pleased to announce what many of you already know: Kyle
> is leaving the Auton Lab after almost 12 years of contributing tremendously
> to our Team's research and administration.
>
> His contributions had been invaluable in multiple ways. Just to name a
> few, he spearheaded development of a collection of new algorithms for area
> search and monitoring that substantially improved our Nation's radiation
> safety. He came up with an algorithm to predict the emergence of novel
> variants of Covid. He has done many more really useful and novel things,
> including most recently leading ideation of distributed AI.
>
> Kyle definitely will be missed in many ways. But we will work together to
> bridge the gaps exposed by his departure. Just as in professional sports,
> when a top player leaves their team, this opens space for younger players
> to grow, and we have multiple such highly talented people in our team. So I
> am sad, but not worried about the Team.
>
> As for Kyle, he will stay with us till July 12th. Let us please make sure
> we squeeze him out of all his know-how before that date. Also, once an
> Autonian always an Autonian, so please join me in wishing Kyle great
> success at his new professional home. But then also please join me in
> making him super busy these last few days of his outstanding tenure here.
> He will then proudly carry the resulting bumps and bruises with him,
> together with a few joyful memories of his time at the Auton Lab.
>
> Kyle: Thanks very much for all you have done, and good luck!
>
> Artur
>
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From jieshic at andrew.cmu.edu  Thu Jul 11 11:25:00 2024
From: jieshic at andrew.cmu.edu (Jieshi Chen)
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:25:00 -0400
Subject: Farewell lunch for Kyle: tomorrow 1pm GHC 4303 [Dr. Kyle Miller
 moving on]
In-Reply-To: <CAJvAoysbvP9Rm5dScTTMX6LC+8isBLuX8zQa6CSpvF63gB-=XA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJvAoyugd_Cx3kCxPyh4HSg1smV8phD2W9s_HQbqDCBksYZ5iA@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAJvAoysbvP9Rm5dScTTMX6LC+8isBLuX8zQa6CSpvF63gB-=XA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAB-Bqpj6zH3b=fKy0vKvT2O+21K++993dTiRyG74_WmcJpFsHA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Everyone,

If you will attend the lunch tomorrow, pls feel free to let me know if you
have any dietary restrictions. Thank you!


Best,
Jessie

On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 10:56?AM Artur Dubrawski <awd at cs.cmu.edu> wrote:

> Friends,
>
> We have crafted a sneaky plan to make Dr. Miller all nostalgic about the
> Auton Lab and as a part of it, on his last day we will entertain him with a
> team lunch.
>
> It will take place in Gates-Hillman Center classroom 4303 from 1pm to 2pm.
>
> We will order food.
>
> See you there!
>
> Cheers,
> Artur
>
> PS It would be very helpful if you rsvp-d by emailing Kaitlyn Buss (cc-d)
> so that she can have an estimated headcount for the food order.
>
> On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 10:01?AM Artur Dubrawski <awd at cs.cmu.edu> wrote:
>
>> Team,
>>
>> I can't say I am pleased to announce what many of you already know: Kyle
>> is leaving the Auton Lab after almost 12 years of contributing tremendously
>> to our Team's research and administration.
>>
>> His contributions had been invaluable in multiple ways. Just to name a
>> few, he spearheaded development of a collection of new algorithms for area
>> search and monitoring that substantially improved our Nation's radiation
>> safety. He came up with an algorithm to predict the emergence of novel
>> variants of Covid. He has done many more really useful and novel things,
>> including most recently leading ideation of distributed AI.
>>
>> Kyle definitely will be missed in many ways. But we will work together to
>> bridge the gaps exposed by his departure. Just as in professional sports,
>> when a top player leaves their team, this opens space for younger players
>> to grow, and we have multiple such highly talented people in our team. So I
>> am sad, but not worried about the Team.
>>
>> As for Kyle, he will stay with us till July 12th. Let us please make sure
>> we squeeze him out of all his know-how before that date. Also, once an
>> Autonian always an Autonian, so please join me in wishing Kyle great
>> success at his new professional home. But then also please join me in
>> making him super busy these last few days of his outstanding tenure here.
>> He will then proudly carry the resulting bumps and bruises with him,
>> together with a few joyful memories of his time at the Auton Lab.
>>
>> Kyle: Thanks very much for all you have done, and good luck!
>>
>> Artur
>>
>
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From awd at cs.cmu.edu  Wed Jul 17 20:11:14 2024
From: awd at cs.cmu.edu (Artur Dubrawski)
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:11:14 -0400
Subject: Fwd: Call for Papers: KDD 2025 (August Cycle)
In-Reply-To: <1141774938513.1118231999897.2141938318.0.221848JL.2002@synd.ccsend.com>
References: <1141774938513.1118231999897.2141938318.0.221848JL.2002@synd.ccsend.com>
Message-ID: <CAJvAoysh3iTD_kKNUBaSht6z93OwK0BQNRnQ25Kk1-OkWtR2EA@mail.gmail.com>

This is potentially of relevance to some of our work in progress, and
Toronto is a reasonably affordable destination for us.

Artur

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From: KDD 2025 <registration-kdd.org at shared1.ccsend.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 6:48?PM
Subject: Call for Papers: KDD 2025 (August Cycle)
To: <awd at cs.cmu.edu>


KDD 2025 Call for Papers

KDD 2025 CALL FOR PAPERS

Dear KDD Community:


KDD 2025 (August Cycle) - Call for Papers


KDD is the premier Data Science conference, hosting both a Research and an
Applied Data Science Track.  A paper should either be submitted to the
Research Track or the Applied Data Science Track but *not* both.


KDD has multiple submission cycles per year.  KDD 2025 will have two
deadlines, one on August 1, 2024 and another on February 1, 2025 (with full
paper deadlines a week after the abstract submission deadlines). Likewise,
the KDD Proceedings will have two installments. Authors of accepted papers
from the August 2024 deadline must opt in for early publication on the
rights form in order for their papers to be included in the first
installment.


The conference will take place in Toronto, Canada, expected in August 2025.


IMPORTANT DATES

* Abstract Deadline: Aug 1, 2024

* Paper Deadline: Aug 8, 2024

* Author Rebuttal Period: Oct 4-18, 2024

* Notification: Nov 16, 2024

* Camera-ready: Dec 19, 2024

All submission deadlines are end-of-day in the Anywhere on Earth (AoE)
<https://zmne6nrab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001o8LQSM-boca51n8R_GhwlrWSJj7w-YjDUR4q1hfm5Fvv3uEQQQRUMvS2ma4ZCQffqnKsENH--BLRuS-hOfVU1j24CcEXWmzFW6TKLfeRZ6Moxa8paGHh4i5t82S7G7BHVtxg-YVw7KlOUKYUtx3h7cSsvMMDPKgj&c=jhTMm529i1DvtjtHsYUuHSWuhxW5Vv_UbxnhWTOZe3B0mEniEBsuwg==&ch=45gbh7kt_bOxvrhqe-ulJKnQfKKtyAQ1Mfn67Ajj7xgxdpYw_0gyXg==>
time zone.


SUBMISSION SITE

We will use OpenReview to manage the submissions and reviewing. Submissions
will not be made public on OpenReview during the reviewing period.

https://openreview.net/group?id=KDD.org/2025
<https://zmne6nrab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001o8LQSM-boca51n8R_GhwlrWSJj7w-YjDUR4q1hfm5Fvv3uEQQQRUMvS2ma4ZCQffMXBd__iwmq2jrsKzQ7792_2TSJXCJWTiu_jLe0nqLFbzP1lFa6tsJqmiPIJR2Fk-9OO15ayyUQx6fTsUsCJNIjOXYjhaMYqmKsZVKwreVGpgGpetEf7jUFkJXn5ywSRL&c=jhTMm529i1DvtjtHsYUuHSWuhxW5Vv_UbxnhWTOZe3B0mEniEBsuwg==&ch=45gbh7kt_bOxvrhqe-ulJKnQfKKtyAQ1Mfn67Ajj7xgxdpYw_0gyXg==>



SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Please also refer to the respective detailed Call for Papers for the scope
and submission policies as found on the conference website.

https://kdd2025.kdd.org/
<https://zmne6nrab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001o8LQSM-boca51n8R_GhwlrWSJj7w-YjDUR4q1hfm5Fvv3uEQQQRUMvS2ma4ZCQffv1B6gSNOUQTFK7GcO35GDEGLvaWMIwmZShYwrvZoNlqPouZd4WAooSLkoioVOJcFxNAwv0OCG3AANxnVHDNMZQ==&c=jhTMm529i1DvtjtHsYUuHSWuhxW5Vv_UbxnhWTOZe3B0mEniEBsuwg==&ch=45gbh7kt_bOxvrhqe-ulJKnQfKKtyAQ1Mfn67Ajj7xgxdpYw_0gyXg==>


We look forward to receiving your submissions!



With Regards,

KDD 2025 PC Chairs

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From awd at cs.cmu.edu  Tue Jul 23 08:33:53 2024
From: awd at cs.cmu.edu (Artur Dubrawski)
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:33:53 -0400
Subject: Fwd: + zoom link [REMINDER: Talk by the Provost of AGH University of
 Krakow: Tue 7/23 9:15am, NSH 4305]
In-Reply-To: <CAJvAoyuRtzamQ3+7Xnzfuvneu-7b7O302oqRH-eBSwFzcQkscA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJvAoytt8NaPnyj+ttxvK=FTT5oGokwB+9hdy2BhPGB=zPL+Mw@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAJvAoytDbjAph=7WWH1WgM4e3mnqjRB2VZ=g7KiLYPepv8b_oQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAJvAoyuRtzamQ3+7Xnzfuvneu-7b7O302oqRH-eBSwFzcQkscA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJvAoysk5bELvJ24zk=aup6gAO244E2VjEQKbbbma_bNwWd2UQ@mail.gmail.com>

a reminder: please could you attend the talk if you are on campus

Cheers
Artur

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Artur Dubrawski <awd at cs.cmu.edu>
Date: Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 12:13?AM
Subject: + zoom link [REMINDER: Talk by the Provost of AGH University of
Krakow: Tue 7/23 9:15am, NSH 4305]
To:
Cc: Theresa Mayer <tsmayer at cmu.edu>, Jim Garrett <garrett at andrew.cmu.edu>, <
scs-all at cs.cmu.edu>, Carlee Joe-Wong <cjoewong at andrew.cmu.edu>, Gary Fedder
<fedder at andrew.cmu.edu>, Janusz Szczypula <js1m at andrew.cmu.edu>, Andrzej
Strojwas <ajs at ece.cmu.edu>, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski <km3b at andrew.cmu.edu>,
Marek Skowronski <mareks at cmu.edu>, Tomasz Kowalewski <tomek at andrew.cmu.edu>


zoom link for those of us who cannot join in person:

https://cmu.zoom.us/j/95385160971?pwd=zFTVbTycqb1saWBcPMUQrZhhrGnPTa.1

meeting ID: 95385160971
Passcode: 710599


On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 10:21?PM Artur Dubrawski <awd at cs.cmu.edu> wrote:

> This talk takes place tomorrow.
>
> Cheers,
> Artur
>
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 1:17?PM Artur Dubrawski <awd at cs.cmu.edu> wrote:
>
>> Friends,
>>
>> Next Tuesday, we will host the Provost for Science of the AGH University
>> of Krakow, professor Marek Gorgon. AGH is among the top ranking technical
>> universities in Central Europe, they have multiple research and education
>> programs in a wide range of areas from mining and metallurgy to robotics
>> and AI.
>>
>> He will give a technical talk and have a few sidebar meeting slots for
>> those who would like to meet and chat with him. The title and abstract of
>> the presentation as well as the short bio of the speaker and the link to
>> sidebar meetings sign up spreadsheet can be found below (location of the
>> sidebars TBD, most likely in Newell-Simon Hall).
>>
>> Please can you help forward the announcement to those who should be
>> included and whom I might have inadvertently missed.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Artur
>>
>> -----
>> Prof. Marek Gorgon's talk on Tuesday July 23, 9:15am in Newell-Simon Hall
>> 4305.
>>
>> Title: FPGA-based embedded vision systems
>>
>> Abstract:
>> Performing image processing tasks in embedded systems imposes various
>> constraints on vision systems. Among the many possible solutions,
>> implementation on reconfigurable systems (e.g. FPGAs) provides the
>> opportunity to achieve compactness, high processing efficiency and low
>> power consumption.
>> The execution of algorithms in reconfigurable logic proceeds differently
>> than in General Purpose Processors. High processing efficiency is achieved
>> when the pixel stream is continuously processed in successive simple
>> computational elements implemented in reconfigurable logic. The need to
>> save partial results to memory is greatly reduced. According to Flynn's
>> Taxonomy, such a computing system architecture is classified as MISD
>> (multiple instruction stream single data stream). In reconfigurable logic,
>> instead of executing code instructions in the CPU, a sequence of simple
>> computational elements is built that perform subsequent calculations. Since
>> the video signal is transmitted as a data stream from an image sensor (or a
>> video camera), the MISD architecture is well suited for its efficient
>> processing.
>> Despite some difficulties and limitations, a great number of image
>> processing algorithms and methods have been implemented in FPGAs over the
>> years i.e.: image enhancement, image analysis, background generation,
>> tracking, compression and video coding, recognition algorithms - classic
>> and those using artificial intelligence. Our recent research has shown that
>> also the data stream obtained from event-based cameras can be effectively
>> processed in the FPGA.
>>
>> Bio:
>> Prof. Marek Gorgon received MSc (1988), Ph.D.(1995) and D.Sc. (2007) from
>> AGH University of Krakow, Poland. He has been employed since 1994 in a
>> permanent position at the Department of Automatics and Robotics of AGH,
>> currently as the Full Professor. He has held research internships at
>> several European universities in Germany, Italy, Denmark and Portugal.
>> Since 2020 has served as Vice-Rector for Science, having previously
>> headed the Department of Automation and Robotics at AGH University. From
>> 2012 to 2020 he was a member of the AGH University Senate.
>> His research interests include: image processing, software?hardware
>> codesign, reconfigurable devices, embedded systems and applications. His
>> research focused on the vision system architectures, with a particular
>> attention to real-time systems and FPGA reconfigurable architectures.
>> He is a member of the Committee on Automation and Robotics of the Polish
>> Academy of Sciences, a member of the international scientific team of the
>> ALICE High Energy Physics Experiment at CERN (Geneva, Switzerland), a
>> member of scientific societies and steering or scientific committees of
>> many international conferences in his field of interest (FPL, ARC, DASIP)
>> and IEEE Senior Member. He has written two scientific monographs and is the
>> author of 250 scientific publications.
>>
>> Sidebar sign ups:
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oWmNe4GpCBHOutVzrZIRjLQaYbPSf6chIuaVYWz1F0s/edit?usp=sharing
>>
>>
>>
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From pbartosi at andrew.cmu.edu  Fri Jul 26 08:57:27 2024
From: pbartosi at andrew.cmu.edu (Piotr Bartosiewicz)
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:57:27 -0400
Subject: Power outage in our server room - Monday
Message-ID: <CAN_-bZKrt2vnHO1GJhEM+QD+_94r9jmey3rFUXvRrscsABajug@mail.gmail.com>

Hello,
  all Autonlab machines will be powered down on Monday, 7/29.

*Date:* Monday, July 29, 2024

*Time:* 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM (estimated)

*Services Affected:* Systems hosted from our Wean Hall Machine Room



*Details:*

*On Monday, July 29, 2024, from 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM, FMS will perform
maintenance resulting in an extended power outage in the Wean Hall machine
room (MR-A).* This maintenance is needed for FMS to replace aging parts and
alleviate recent intermittent power issues.

Piotr.
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From awd at cs.cmu.edu  Fri Jul 26 09:54:26 2024
From: awd at cs.cmu.edu (Artur Dubrawski)
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:54:26 -0400
Subject: Fwd: Mayo Clinic Datathon - Opportunity for Engagement
In-Reply-To: <BL3PR04MB80117A8B578869EA990BE03AA1B42@BL3PR04MB8011.namprd04.prod.outlook.com>
References: <8628ea$mlke5d@ironport10.mayo.edu>
 <CADRc2f1tbaZpAe7OrdkQY2McyP+LSvRt9xhn4ZvSLmL2fGADEw@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAJvAoysi2OY6vXh98=ZfkpNQVAZKsJbnGkRhtiXQEyTkfzvSMQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <BL3PR04MB80117A8B578869EA990BE03AA1B42@BL3PR04MB8011.namprd04.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <CAJvAoyuQBznmYyis6ObX-xV-6MdYhafC6=b3L0u3M2UPfNrvBg@mail.gmail.com>

Please see a critical care datathon opportunity below, it is a credible
event but not offering much more than glory in the end.
Let me know if you are interested so we could plan accordingly.

Cheers
Artur


---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Clermont, Gilles <cler at pitt.edu>
Date: Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 9:52?AM
Subject: Re: Mayo Clinic Datathon - Opportunity for Engagement
To: Artur Dubrawski <awd at cs.cmu.edu>


I would be supportive of this. Leo Celi is a good friend and I hosted him
as recent Grand Rounds speaker here. He does Datathon as a key activity.
But there are no other upsides than glory.

gilles
------------------------------
*From:* Artur Dubrawski <awd at cs.cmu.edu>
*Sent:* Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:06 PM
*To:* Clermont, Gilles <cler at pitt.edu>; Yoon, Joo <yoonjh at upmc.edu>
*Subject:* Fwd: Mayo Clinic Datathon - Opportunity for Engagement

Are you aware and/or supportive of this?

Thx
Artur

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From: *Keith Cook* <keicook at andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: Wed, Jul 24, 2024, 12:58?PM
Subject: Fwd: Mayo Clinic Datathon - Opportunity for Engagement
To: <bme-gradphd at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>, <bme-gradms at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>, <
bme-facultyall at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>, Artur Dubrawski <awd at cs.cmu.edu>,
Barnabas Poczos <bapoczos at andrew.cmu.edu>


Hi all.  Please see below information about Mayo Clinic's Datathon.

Keith

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From: *Johnson, Carla J.* <johnson.carla at mayo.edu>
Date: Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 3:16?PM
Subject: Mayo Clinic Datathon - Opportunity for Engagement
To: Keith Cook <keicook at andrew.cmu.edu>


Good afternoon, Keith. Reaching out with a potential opportunity that may
be of interest to your AI students or faculty as well as to those in
Computer Science. The Department of Critical Care Medicine is hosting an
upcoming Datathon here on our Jacksonville campus on Friday, March 14
through Sunday, March 16, 2025.



The datathon helps support the goal of building a community across AI and
clinical experts and together tackling real-world issues in developing
novel algorithms, models, and methodologies to advance the field of
critical care medicine. The event is open to data enthusiasts, researchers,
professionals and students.



We are still finalizing details but starting our outreach to university
leaders who may be interested sending or identifying students and
participants.



Would you or a designee(s) be interested in meeting with us to learn more?
I will have Dr. Anirban Bhattacharyya, a critical care specialist and Vice
Chair of Research in the Department of Critical Care here at Mayo Clinic in
Florida and leader of this effort, with me for that discussion. Dr. Leo
Celi, a world-wide leader in data science and one of the founders /
builders of the publicly available MIMIC database, will be one of our
keynote speakers and he and his team will be attending the datathon as
well.



Have a great afternoon.

Carla





*Carla J. Johnson*

Senior Director - Strategic Alliances, Mayo Clinic in Florida

Office: 904.953.9619 | Cell: 507.884.9338 | *johnson.carla at mayo.edu
<johnson.carla at mayo.edu>*
* Mayo Clinic | *4500 San Pablo Road | Jacksonville, Florida 32224
<https://www.google.com/maps/search/4500+San+Pablo+Road+%7C+Jacksonville,+Florida+32224?entry=gmail&source=g>
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From acapone2 at andrew.cmu.edu  Fri Jul 26 18:14:10 2024
From: acapone2 at andrew.cmu.edu (Alexandre Capone)
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:14:10 -0400
Subject: Prof. Alex Terenin will be visiting us next week
Message-ID: <CAJ=FUmd4GsY=+-MZdc=s6Su0uVTmFg2ZUz5wnmZ1zF+RyZ5tVQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

Alex Terening from Cornell will be visiting us next week. He will be here
from Monday until Friday. His office will be in NSH 3127. He will also give
a talk during the brainstorming session. Here are the details:

Title: Cost-aware Bayesian optimization via the Pandora's Box Gittins index

Abstract: Bayesian optimization is a technique for efficiently optimizing
unknown functions in a black-box manner. To handle practical settings where
gathering data requires use of finite resources, it is desirable to
explicitly incorporate function evaluation costs into Bayesian optimization
policies. To understand how to do so, we develop a previously-unexplored
connection between cost-aware Bayesian optimization and the Pandora's Box
problem, a decision problem from economics. The Pandora's Box problem
admits a Bayesian-optimal solution based on an expression called the
Gittins index, which can be reinterpreted as an acquisition function. We
study the use of this acquisition function for cost-aware Bayesian
optimization, and demonstrate empirically that it performs well,
particularly in medium-high dimensions. We further show that this
performance carries over to classical Bayesian optimization without
explicit evaluation costs. Our work constitutes a first step towards
integrating techniques from Gittins index theory into Bayesian optimization.

Best,
Alex
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From jeff4 at andrew.cmu.edu  Mon Jul 29 10:11:30 2024
From: jeff4 at andrew.cmu.edu (Jeff Schneider)
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:11:30 -0400
Subject: Prof. Alex Terenin will be visiting us next week
In-Reply-To: <CAJ=FUmd4GsY=+-MZdc=s6Su0uVTmFg2ZUz5wnmZ1zF+RyZ5tVQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJ=FUmd4GsY=+-MZdc=s6Su0uVTmFg2ZUz5wnmZ1zF+RyZ5tVQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <879c831b-04b3-42f3-9e81-26f21b12363e@andrew.cmu.edu>

Please come to Alex Terenin's talk.? I'm looking forward to hearing it!

And thanks to Alex Capone for organizing the visit!

Jeff.


On 7/26/2024 6:14 PM, Alexandre Capone wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Alex Terening?from Cornell will be visiting us next week. He will be 
> here from Monday until Friday. His office will be in NSH 3127. He will 
> also give a talk during the brainstorming session. Here are the details:
>
> Title: Cost-aware Bayesian optimization via the Pandora's Box Gittins 
> index
>
> Abstract: Bayesian optimization is a technique for efficiently 
> optimizing unknown functions in a black-box manner. To handle 
> practical settings where gathering data requires use of finite 
> resources, it is desirable to explicitly incorporate function 
> evaluation costs into Bayesian optimization policies. To understand 
> how to do so, we develop a previously-unexplored connection between 
> cost-aware Bayesian optimization and the Pandora's Box problem, a 
> decision problem from economics. The Pandora's Box problem admits a 
> Bayesian-optimal solution based on an expression called the Gittins 
> index, which can be reinterpreted as an acquisition function. We study 
> the use of this acquisition function for cost-aware Bayesian 
> optimization, and demonstrate empirically that it performs well, 
> particularly in medium-high dimensions. We further show that this 
> performance carries over to classical Bayesian optimization without 
> explicit evaluation costs. Our work constitutes a first step towards 
> integrating techniques from Gittins index theory into Bayesian 
> optimization.
>
> Best,
> Alex

From acapone2 at andrew.cmu.edu  Mon Jul 29 11:13:20 2024
From: acapone2 at andrew.cmu.edu (Alexandre Capone)
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:13:20 -0400
Subject: Reminder: Alex Terenin visit + talk today
Message-ID: <CAJ=FUmetaLQuZ2ydyUFX1ihkvbuzJiKe-t8nUW202+UV6vivRg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

Alex Terenin from Cornell will be visiting us this week. He will be here
from today until Friday, 2 August. His office will be in NSH 3127. He will
also give a talk during today?a brainstorming session at GHC 8115 starting
at 3:30. Here are the details:

Title: Cost-aware Bayesian optimization via the Pandora's Box Gittins index

Abstract: Bayesian optimization is a technique for efficiently optimizing
unknown functions in a black-box manner. To handle practical settings where
gathering data requires use of finite resources, it is desirable to
explicitly incorporate function evaluation costs into Bayesian optimization
policies. To understand how to do so, we develop a previously-unexplored
connection between cost-aware Bayesian optimization and the Pandora's Box
problem, a decision problem from economics. The Pandora's Box problem
admits a Bayesian-optimal solution based on an expression called the
Gittins index, which can be reinterpreted as an acquisition function. We
study the use of this acquisition function for cost-aware Bayesian
optimization, and demonstrate empirically that it performs well,
particularly in medium-high dimensions. We further show that this
performance carries over to classical Bayesian optimization without
explicit evaluation costs. Our work constitutes a first step towards
integrating techniques from Gittins index theory into Bayesian optimization.

Best,
Alex
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From pbartosi at andrew.cmu.edu  Mon Jul 29 17:36:49 2024
From: pbartosi at andrew.cmu.edu (Piotr Bartosiewicz)
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:36:49 -0400
Subject: Power outage in our server room - Monday
In-Reply-To: <CAN_-bZKrt2vnHO1GJhEM+QD+_94r9jmey3rFUXvRrscsABajug@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAN_-bZKrt2vnHO1GJhEM+QD+_94r9jmey3rFUXvRrscsABajug@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAN_-bZJEQGM-C7s5h01SqhGq9d9yOCThxixGgCV9ULpwaasoXw@mail.gmail.com>

Everything seems to be back online.

Piotr.


On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 8:57?AM Piotr Bartosiewicz <pbartosi at andrew.cmu.edu>
wrote:

> Hello,
>   all Autonlab machines will be powered down on Monday, 7/29.
>
> *Date:* Monday, July 29, 2024
>
> *Time:* 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM (estimated)
>
> *Services Affected:* Systems hosted from our Wean Hall Machine Room
>
>
>
> *Details:*
>
> *On Monday, July 29, 2024, from 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM, FMS will perform
> maintenance resulting in an extended power outage in the Wean Hall machine
> room (MR-A).* This maintenance is needed for FMS to replace aging parts
> and alleviate recent intermittent power issues.
>
> Piotr.
>
>
>
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