Motivated by today’s cloud computing capabilities in large server farms, we present a queueing
model where jobs are split into a number of pieces which are then randomly routed to…
This lecture introduces the problem of Type 1 Diabetes, the challenges
faced by patients, caregivers, and clinicians when trying to manage this
complex condition. As an alternative to finding the…
Increasingly key elements of society – defense, energy, transportation, water
resources, telecommunications, finance, others – critically depend on the coordinated
functioning of multiple…
The characterization of chaos as a random-like response from a deterministic dynamical system with an extreme sensitivity to initial conditions is well-established, and has provided a stimulus to…
The capability and affordability of computing hardware has advanced so rapidly in the last decade the use of computational modeling as a tool has changed the very practice of science and engineering.…
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
253 Rhodes Hall
Ever since the work of Aristotle, the shape and fate of pebbles have fascinated many people and have been in the focus of scientific interest. Starting with…
Ezra's Round Table/Systems Engineering Seminar: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld (Illinois) - Stakeholder Alignment in Complex Systems: First Principles for Robust 21st Century Institutions
Friday,…