Computational Science Research Center

Computational Science Research Center

Deepfaking Nuclear Reactions: Learning Trends in Cross Section Evaluations with Generative Machine Learning

Date of the Event: July 16, 2021

TITLE: CSRC Colloquium Deepfaking Nuclear Reactions: Learning Trends in Cross Section Evaluations with Generative Machine Learning DATE: Friday, July 16, 2021 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: Virtual Zoom Conference SPEAKER: Jordan Fox, PhD Candidate, Computational Science, San Diego State University and Kyle A. Wendt, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ABSTRACT: Machine learning methods are used to analyze […]

2021 SUMMER 2021

Nuclear Physics for WIMPs

Date of the Event: July 2, 2021

TITLE: CSRC Colloquium Nuclear Physics for WIMPs DATE: Friday, July 2, 2021 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: Virtual Zoom Conference SPEAKER: Oliver Gorton, PhD Candidate, Computational Science, San Diego State University ABSTRACT: Astronomical observations indirectly suggest a large fraction of the matter in the universe is nonbaryonic and weakly interacting. This has prompted numerous and ongoing […]

2021 SUMMER 2021

Automated Multi-Component Fitting of Light Models to Observations of Spiral Galaxies

Date of the Event: June 25, 2021

TITLE: CSRC Colloquium Automated Multi-Component Fitting of Light Models to Observations of Spiral Galaxies DATE: Friday, June 25, 2021 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: Virtual Zoom Conference SPEAKER: Matthew Portman, PhD Candidate, Computational Science, San Diego State University ABSTRACT: Spiral galaxies, including our own Milky Way, comprise about 70% of galaxies observed in the local universe […]

2021 SUMMER 2021

Mathematical Models for Cystic Fibrosis: Ideal Antibiotic Treatment Protocols

Date of the Event: June 18, 2021

TITLE: CSRC Colloquium Mathematical Models for Cystic Fibrosis: Ideal Antibiotic Treatment Protocols DATE: Friday, June 18, 2021 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: Virtual Zoom Conference SPEAKER: Peter Uhl, PhD Candidate, Computational Science, San Diego State University ABSTRACT: Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic condition that is characterized primarily by build-up of a thick mucus layer in the […]

2021 SUMMER 2021

Prospects of Machine Learning Model Reduction for Dynamical Graph Grammars of Complex Biological Systems

Date of the Event: June 11, 2021

TITLE: CSRC Colloquium Prospects of Machine Learning Model Reduction for Dynamical Graph Grammars of Complex Biological Systems DATE: Friday, June 11, 2021 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: Virtual Zoom Conference SPEAKER: Eric Medwedeff, PhD Candidate, Computational Science, San Diego State University ABSTRACT: In our work, we aim to use machine learning to generate reduced models for […]

2021 SUMMER 2021

Variational Monte Carlo Calculations of Neutron Scattering from Tritium

Date of the Event: June 4, 2021

TITLE: CSRC Colloquium Variational Monte Carlo Calculations of Neutron Scattering from Tritium DATE: Friday, June 4, 2021 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: Virtual Zoom Conference SPEAKER: Abraham Flores, PhD Candidate, Computational Science, San Diego State University ABSTRACT: For decades the Variational Monte Carlo (VMC) method has been successful in describing nuclear bound states, but it has […]

2021 SUMMER 2021

Non-Local Models for Modeling Multiphase Fluids

Date of the Event: May 7, 2021

TITLE: CSRC Colloquium Non-Local Models for Modeling Multiphase Fluids DATE: Friday, May 7, 2021 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: Virtual Zoom Conference SPEAKER: Dr. Amanda Howard, Mathematician, Advanced computing, mathematics, and data, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ABSTRACT: This talk will introduce non-local mathematical models for two phase (fluid/fluid and fluid/solid) systems. We will discuss the mathematical […]

2021 SPRING 2021

How Do You Find Eigenpairs of HUGE Matrices?

Date of the Event: April 30, 2021

TITLE: CSRC Colloquium How Do You Find Eigenpairs of HUGE Matrices? DATE: Friday, April 30, 2021 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: Virtual Zoom Conference SPEAKER: Calvin Johnson, Physics, San Diego State University ABSTRACT: A common numerical problem is to find eigenvalues and eigenvectors of symmetric or Hermitian matrices–especially extremal eigenvalues. An example is in the matrix […]

2021 SPRING 2021

Towards Networked Airborne Computing in Uncertain Airspace

Date of the Event: April 23, 2021

TITLE: CSRC Colloquium Towards Networked Airborne Computing in Uncertain Airspace DATE: Friday, April 23, 2021 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: Virtual Zoom Conference SPEAKER: Junfei Xie, Electrical and Computer Engineering, San Diego State University ABSTRACT: Networked airborne computing is a new computing paradigm that relies on the airborne network formed by aerial vehicles with direct flight-to-flight […]

2021 SPRING 2021

Combining Physics and AI to Understand the Behavior of Molecules

Date of the Event: April 16, 2021

TITLE: CSRC Colloquium Combining Physics and AI to Understand the Behavior of Molecules DATE: Friday, April 16, 2021 TIME: 3:30 PM LOCATION: Virtual Zoom Conference SPEAKER: Dr. Joshua A. Rackers, Truman Fellow, Computational Multiscale, Sandia National Laboratories ABSTRACT: Understanding life at the molecular scale is eminently important. The ability to predict how molecules will behave […]

2021 SPRING 2021