Conveners
Keynote Speech: II
- Davide Salomoni (INFN)
Keynote Speech: III
- David Kelsey (STFC-RAL)
Prof.
William B SEALES
(University of Kentucky)
03/04/2019, 09:00
Oral Presentation
Progress over the past decade in the digitization and analysis of text found in cultural objects (inscriptions, manuscripts, scrolls) has led to new methods for reading the “invisible library”. This talk explains the development of non-invasive methods, showing results from restoration projects on Homeric manuscripts, Herculaneum material, and Dead Sea scrolls. Premised on “virtual...
Prof.
Bryan PIJANOWSKI
(Purdue University)
03/04/2019, 09:45
Oral Presentation
We have now entered the era of big data. Few know what this truly entails but those of us that are confronted with it know that it means we need to do our work differently. Indeed, scholars across disciplines as diverse as ecology, social science, medicine, and physics understand that addressing big data challenges requires entirely new approaches. One visionary that contemplated the impact...
Prof.
Von WELCH
(Indiana University)
04/04/2019, 09:00
Oral Presentation
Data breaches have evolved from routinely making headlines, to making headlines only when they involved large fractions of the world’s population, to being routine to the point of no longer being newsworthy. In the U.S., there is increasing emphasis on cybersecurity to assure the confidentiality of data, emphasis that is reaching into higher education and research through contractual...
Dr
Ping Yeh
(Google)
04/04/2019, 09:45
Oral Presentation
Quantum computing has been a buzzword for a while. Contradicting information and hype are all over the internet. Many governments, industry leaders, and venture capitalists all over the world are investing heavily into it. I'll introduce the basic concepts in quantum computing and Google's efforts on superconducting quantum computer. I'll also assess what researchers can do with quantum...