List of Workshop Confirmed Participants:
Monday, September 19, 2011
7:45 - 8:30 Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30 - 8:50 Opening
Fred Roberts, Rutgers: Meeting Overview
Michael Pazzani, Rutgers
Xiaoming Li, Peking University
8:50 - 10:20 Keynote Lectures on CS and Sustainability
8:50 - 9:20 Ternary Computing for a Human-Cyber-Physical Universe
Zhiwei Xu, ICT, Beijing
9:20 - 9:30 Q & A
9:30 - 10:00 Computer Science Research Opportunities in Sustainability
Randy Bryant, CMU
10:00 - 10:10 Q&A
10:10 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 10:40 Manish Parashar, Rutgers/NSF: What is PIRE?
10:40 - 10:45 Q & A
10:45 - 11:15 Smart Buildings Session I: Smart Green Building Initiative at HKUST
Lionel Ni, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
11:15 - 11:20 Q & A
11:20 - 11:50 Green I.T. Session I: Energy-Efficient Computing and Applications
Jason Cong, UCLA
11:50 - 11:55 Q & A
11:55 - 12:35 Alternative Energy Session: Harnessing Wind in China: Controlling Variability through Location and Regulation
Warren Powell, Princeton University
12:35 - 12:40 Q & A
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:00 Software Session I: Sustaining a Global Shared Software Infrastructure
Manish Parashar, Rutgers University
2:00 - 2:05 Q & A
2:05 - 2:35 Sensors Session: GreenOrbs: Lessons Learned from Extremely Large Scale Sensor Network Deployment
Yunhao Liu, Tsinghua
2:35 - 2:40 Q & A
2:40 - 3:10 Climate Change Session I: Can Machine Learning Help Translate the Science of
Climate Change to Information Relevant for Preparedness and Policy?
Auroop Ganguly, Oak Ridge and Northeastern
3:10 - 3:15 Q & A
3:15 - 3:35 Break
3:35 - 4:05 Environment Session I: Optimization Models and Algorithms in Natural Resource Planning
David Shmoys, Cornell University
4:05 - 4:10 Q & A
4:10 - 5:45 Discussion Groups - Groups and Chairs:
Smart Buildings: Chair - Rajesh Gupta, UCSD
Lionel Ni, Hong Kong U. Science & Tech
Green I.T.: Kirk Cameron, Virginia Tech, Zhiwei Xu, ICT, Beijing
Alternative Energy: K.R. Krishnan, Telcordia
Technologies, Warren Powell, Princeton
Sensors: Prasant Mohapatra, UC Davis, Yunhao Liu, Tsinghua
Climate Change: Ming Xu, Rutgers, Doug Fisher, Vanderbilt
Environment: Cliff Stein, Columbia, Hao Li, freelance writer and environmental educator in Beijing
Software: Manish Parashar, Rutgers, Debra Richardson,
UC Irvine
Sustainable Transportation: Liviu Iftode, Rutgers University
6:00 - 8:00 Reception and Banquet
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
8:40 - 9:10 Day 2 Keynote on CS and Sustainability: Sustainability activities at Peking University
Xiaoming Li, Peking University
9:10 - 9:15 Q & A
9:15 - 9:35 Smart Buildings Session II: Computer Science and Engineering at the Nexus of Energy and
Environment: A View from UCSD Microgrid
Rajesh Gupta, UCSD
9:35 - 9:40 Q & A
9:40 - 10:10 Climate Change Session II: Understanding Climate Change: A Data Driven Approach
Michael Steinbach, University of Minnesota
10:10 - 10:15 Q & A
10:15 - 10:35 Break
10:35 - 11:05 Environment Session II: Design for Livable Environment in China
Hao Li, freelance writer and environmental educator in Beijing
11:05 - 11:10 Q & A
11:10 - 11:40 Environment Session III: Algorithmic Methods in Conservation Biology
Steven Phillips, AT&T
11:40 - 11:45 Q & A
11:45 - 12:15 Software Session II: Software Requirements Engineering for Sustainability
Debra Richardson, UC Irvine
12:15 - 12:20 Q & A
12:20 - 1:20 Lunch
1:20 - 2:30 Discussion Groups Reconvene and Prepare Reports
2:30 - 2:50 Break
2:50 - 4:15 Discussion Groups Report Out: Each group has 10 minutes + 5 minutes for discussion
4:15 - 4:30 Closing Remarks
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