Alumni Talk with Harald Prokop SM'99: Architect of Akamai's "Secret Sauce"
Harald Prokop SM'99
Tue Jan 29, 05:30-06:45pm, Bush Room, 10-105
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Harald Prokop is the VP of Engineering & QA & Chief Architect at Akamai Technologies. Mr. Prokop currently leads the global engineering teams & is responsible for building Akamai's distributed computing platform, defining & executing Akamai's technology strategy with a focus on innovating it's market-leading services.
Mr. Prokop joined Akamai in '99 as one of the Akamai's first engineers. He is the architect of Akamai's "secret sauce," the Internet measurement & traffic management platform that is at the core of all of Akamai's services. He has designed the development & testing process that brought Akamai's services to market. Mr. Prokop holds a number of patented technologies that are incorporated into Akamai's services.
Q&A & pizza will follow Alumni Talk. Register below so we know how much pizza to order.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=18622&groupID=194
Contact: Katie Casey, W59-212, x2-3372, kcasey@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Alumni Association
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Alumni Talk with Mike Afergan PhD'05: Chief Technology Officer of Akamai
Mike Afergan PhD'05
Tue Jan 8, 04:30-05:45pm, Bush Room, 10-105
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Mike Afergan is the Chief Technology Officer of Akamai. He is a veteran of Akamai's distinguished engineering organization, having joined in 1999, & has served in various roles within it's Engineering & Product Management departments, including Director of Technology Strategy & Director of Load Balancing & Mapping.
Dr. Afergan also has a distinguished academic research career. At MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science & at Harvard, he has conducted research including the impact of economic incentives on networked systems, reliable networking & content distribution protocols, & wireless protocols & architectures. He has authored a number of academic publications & has served as a teaching fellow & guest lecturer at Harvard.
Q&A & Pizza will follow the Talk. Register below so we know how much pizza to order.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=18623&groupID=194
Contact: Katie Casey, W59-212, x2-3772, kcasey@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Alumni Association
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Alumni Talk: Online Video Ads - How MIT intersects with Madison Avenue
Waikit Lau '97
Tue Jan 15, 05-06:15pm, Bush Room, 10-105
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Online videos are proliferating. YouTube has become a cultural phenomenon in a short period of time. However, many videos make money by using pre-roll ads - 30-second commercials before the video - which destroys user experience.
ScanScout, a Boston-based startup founded by MIT alums & well-funded by tier-one venture capital firms & Time Warner, provides a compelling alternative to pre-roll video ads & a new way to make ads more relevant to the users. ScanScout's Co-founder & President Waikit Lau '97 will discuss the who, how, and why of this online media trend. He will examine alternatives could make the online video experience better through machine learning, speech recognition, visual & semantic analyses, doing for online videos what Google AdSense had done for web pages.
Register below so we know how much pizza to order.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=18621&groupID=194
Contact: Katie Casey, W59-212, x2-3372, kcasey@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Alumni Association
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An Introduction to Mobile Device Software Development
Brad Lassey Course VI 03 and 04
Tue Jan 15, Thu Jan 17, Tue Jan 22, Thu Jan 24, 12-02:00pm, 34-301
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 07-Jan-2008
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Mobile devices are the most personal form of electronic equipment to
date; but we've only cracked the surface of what is possible with
innovative software. This course will take you through the basics of
setting up a development environment, pulling the Mozilla's source code
and building a working mobile browser.
Contact: Brad Lassey, lassey@alum.mit.edu
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Assessment of Your Teaching Styles and the Technologies You Use
David Singer Visiting Professor
Wed Jan 9, Thu Jan 17, 01-03:00pm, TBA
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2008
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
This two hour session will be offered on two different days. It will be of particular interest to those faculty and instructors who wish to accurately assess the effectiveness of their specific teaching styles and the educational technologies that they use. Part of the session will involve collaboration of those taking part in the development of strategies they might consider employing and educational technologies that they might consider using. An emphasis will be placed on ways to assess whatever learning styles or educational technologies are used.
Contact: David Singer, x3-5759, singerd@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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Careers from the Perspective of a Large Corporation (GE)
Arthur C. M. Chen
Tue Jan 8, 07-08:00pm, 32-124
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Since a key career choice a new engineer makes is whether to join a start-up or a large corporation, understanding how large corporations and human development processes work is vital. Considered by many to be a "meritocracy", GE is frequently cited among the most admired companies. An appreciation of career progression and the role of HR in GE may serve as a benchmark. Despite many attempts, GE's leadership in the past had very few women or minorities. That's changed but speculation on the reason for the past is valuable.
Art Chen (MIT EE SB, MS, PhD), former senior executive at GE Corporate R&D, was involved in every element of the widely diversified GE businesses. Post-retirement, he's done biomedical and genomics start-ups, venture investing, and university-to-industry technology transfer. Currently a member of the MIT Venture Mentoring Service.
One hour talk plus additional discussion time.
Contact: Arthur C. M. Chen, acmchen@alum.mit.edu
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Computer Refurbishing, AM Session
Henry Wu
Sat Jan 26, 10am-12:00pm, 50-305
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 21-Jan-2008
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Have you ever wondered what's inside your computer? Do you want to learn how to rebuild an old computer? This two-hour class will let you take apart old computers, look inside, and learn about how the parts fit together. You should be able to refurbish your own computer by the end of this class. Also, you will receive information about the MIT Used Computer Factory, and how your volunteering could help bridge the Digital Divide. This class is aimed toward beginners. Sponsored by the MIT Public Service Center, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
Contact: Henry Wu, 4-104, x3-0742, ucf-staff@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Public Service Center
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Computer Refurbishing, PM Session
Henry Wu
Sat Jan 26, 01-03:00pm, 50-305
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 21-Jan-2008
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Have you ever wondered what's inside your computer? Do you want to learn how to rebuild an old computer? This two-hour class will let you take apart old computers, look inside, and learn about how the parts fit together. You should be able to refurbish your own computer by the end of this class. Also, you will receive information about the MIT Used Computer Factory, and how your volunteering could help bridge the Digital Divide. This class is aimed toward beginners. Sponsored by the MIT Public Service Center, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
Contact: Henry Wu, 4-104, x3-0742, ucf-staff@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Public Service Center
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EECS Teaching Assistant Workshop
Dennis Wei
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 18-Jan-2008
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: EECS graduate students interested in teaching
Anxious about teaching for the first time? Don't worry! Please come to the 4th annual EECS TA Workshop. We will have group discussions focused on different aspects of TAing, led by experienced TAs who will share some of the things they wish they knew before they began teaching.
Cosponsored by the EECS Graduate Student Association.
Contact: Dennis Wei, dwei@mit.edu
Managing the TA Responsibility
Dennis Wei
How do I make progress in my research, keep up in my classes, and do a good job as a TA, all in the same term? How much time does TAing really take?
Tue Jan 22, 06-07:30pm, 34-401A
Helping Students Learn the Material
Dennis Wei
What can I do to ensure that my students learn the material? What are some good uses of office hours? How do I write good problem set problems and solutions? How can I give students feedback, and receive feedback from them?
Mon Jan 28, 06-07:30pm, 34-401A
Teaching Tutorials and Recitations
Dennis Wei
What are the differences between recitations and tutorials? How do I encourage my students to interact with me and each other? How much should I prepare and present, and how much time should I devote to answering students' questions?
Thu Jan 31, 06-07:30pm, 34-401A
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Feedback Linearization
Michael Price
Mon Jan 14, 12-01:30pm, 1-132, Amplifying circuits/feedback
Wed Jan 16, 12-01:30pm, 1-132, Distortion/linearization
Thu Jan 17, 12-01:30pm, 1-132, Frequency dependent linearity
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: 6.002, 6.003 or basic knowledge of circuits; not for student
Most circuits need to be accurate. Most electronic parts are inherently nonlinear. How do you build accurate circuits with nonlinear parts? Negative feedback is crucial. It allows circuits with widely varying frequency response and gain to achieve very accurate and consistent behavior. It can also correct (but not eliminate!) the distortion present in every amplifying circuit. In this short class I'll introduce the concept of feedback and then examine the nonlinearities present in common amplifier circuits. We will observe and listen to distortion in audio, and then correct it by designing a few different types of feedback networks. This might help you prepare for 6.301 and 6.302, or just ground some of these concepts in reality.
This will be an informal class open to anyone who is curious.
Contact: Michael Price, pricem@mit.edu
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Hardcore Intro to Mathematica -- Do Math More Quickly and Easily
Mats Ahlgren
Tue Jan 29, 02-06:00pm, 14-0637
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: Knowledge of functions, variables, arrays suggested
Mathematica can aid homework and mathematical thinking. Examples from homework given. Interactive workshop at the end.
Audience:
undergrads, grads, faculty(?)
Mathematica:
- easy-to-learn math environment
- "notebook" paradigm gives Matlab run for its money
- language is high-level (less coding!)
- runs on all OSes
- free on Athena; can be bought cheap by students.
Some uses for Mathematica:
- Calculator (with units)
- Draw graphs
- Organize / facilitate homework
2-4PM: Brings beginners up to speed
4-5PM: Advanced topics
5-6PM: Interactive session; bring short questions (e.g. "How would I do X on Mathematica?", where X is a simple)
IMPORTANT:
Bring a well-charged laptop, install the Mathematica demo ahead of time, and download materials from class website.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~mats_a/mathematica/iap2008
Contact: Mats Ahlgren, ahlgren@mit.edu
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Intro to PCB Layout
Tony Caloggero
Tue Jan 15, 02-04:00pm, 4-402
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 12 participants.
Single session event
There are free software packages for laying out printed circuit boards (PCBs), and this activity offers a quick introduction to one such package. We will walk you through some simple design examples, and will submit designs of your choosing to a production house so you will get a set of small PCBs bearing your circuit layout. We presume you will be able to get to a PC on the web. If not we will help you work out alternative arrangements. You are welcome, but not required, to bring your laptop to this session. (Wireless available.)
Contact: Tony Caloggero, 4-409, x3-9782, acalogge@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Edgerton Center
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Intro to PCB Layout
Tony Caloggero
Tue Jan 15, 02-04:00pm, 4-402
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 12 participants.
Single session event
There are free software packages for laying out printed circuit boards (PCBs), and this activity offers a quick introduction to one such package. We will walk you through some simple design examples, and will submit designs of your choosing to a production house so you will get a set of small PCBs bearing your circuit layout. We presume you will be able to get to a PC on the web. If not we will help you work out alternative arrangements. You are welcome, but not required, to bring your laptop to this session. (Wireless available.)
Contact: Tony Caloggero, 4-409, x3-9782, acalogge@mit.edu
Contact: Tony Caloggero, acalogge@mite.du
Cosponsor: Edgerton Center
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LIDS Student Conference
Jerome Le Ny, Sertac Karaman
Thu Jan 31, Fri Feb 1, 08am-05:00pm, 32-155
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) graduate students and others present current research to fellow MIT students and faculty. Co-sponsored by Draper Lab.
The application for presentation abstracts is December 22nd. Please submit to lids-conference-submit@mit.edu. Students and faculty are welcome to attend. For final schedule check the website after January 15th.
Cosponsored by Draper Lab.
Web: http://lids.mit.edu/LIDSCONF
Contact: Jerome Le Ny, lids-conference@mit.edu
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MEET's Java Project Design Challenge
Ted Golfinopoulos, Thomas Kollar
Mon-Fri, Jan 22-25, 28-1, 02-04:00pm, 4-149
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Jan-2008
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: prior Java or other object oriented language experience
Teams design and create a prototype for original, high-school-level computer science projects aimed to be used in the curriculum of MEET (Middle East Education through Technology). These will be judged, and the winning team will receive a generous prize. The project prototypes may be implemented by MEET students in Jerusalem.
Week 1: lead-up to full design competition, including description of challenge, case studies drawn from experiences of former MEET instructors, technical and teaching workshops, small-scale practice designs.
Week 2: Developing and coding projects with support from former MEET instructors as mentors.
Cosponsored by MIT Middle Eastern Education through Technology.
Contact: Ted Golfinopoulos, tedg@meet.csail.mit.edu
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MapReduce in 3 Days
Daniel Jackson
Mon Jan 14, Tue Jan 15, Wed Jan 16, 10am-04:00pm, E53-220
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 11-Jan-2008
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Programming, preferably in Java; no distributing computation
Indexing the web, training spam filters over millions of documents, running weather simulations, solving protein folding problems, sorting a billion strings. Learn how to solve these problems using a large distributed network with a small amount of problem-specific code using MapReduce, a paradigm for distributed computation in widespread use at Google. Theory and practice of MapReduce: how to recognize a MapReduce, what it is and isn't good for, advanced tips and techniques, and how it fits into distributed computing. Includes programming exercises using Hadoop, an open-source implementation of MapReduce, on Google's academic datacenter cluster. Taught by Google engineers.
Lunch provided. Continued cluster access and mentorship after the class for those wanting to complete larger projects. To preregister email rif@google.com
Web: http://mr.iap.2008.googlepages.com
Contact: Daniel Jackson, dnj@mit.edu
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MatLab -- A One Hour Introduction
Elena Glassman, Jeremy Hurwitz
Thu Jan 31, 02-03:00pm, 1-115, half hour QA afterrwards
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: No Prerequisites
Matlab combines a programming language with assorted toolboxes, it can be used for data processing, symbolic math, modeling dynamic systems, and more. Some classes are simply easier to take if you can use Matlab to help you
tackle problems and projects, while others incorporate Matlab exercises into assignments.
Come to HKN's interactive 1 hour class (plus a optional half hour of questions, answers, and additional topics) on Matlab basics. We'll start from the absolute beginning, and end with a working knowledge of Matlab, sufficient to hack together a solution. Topics will include matrix operations, graphics, data files, scripts, functions, and topics you request in the bonus half-hour.
Class held in "electronic classroom" but bring your laptop if you like.
Contact: Elena Glassman, elg@mit.edu
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Professional Portfolio Selection Techniques: From Markowitz to Innovative Engineering
Antonella Sabatini, Monica Rossolini
Wed Jan 16, Thu Jan 17, 04-06:00pm, 34-401
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 07-Jan-2008
Limited to 100 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
A review of the most important and widely used state-of-the-art Portfolio Selection Techniques will be presented. Such techniques could be used by capital firm wealth management institutions as well as for a personal financial portfolio. An introduction to some innovative methodologies, including the GAM model as a tactical asset allocation technique, will be illustrated. Gentle introduction to the subject, specifically targeted at first year undergraduates in Economics, EECS and other fields with interest in quantitative finance, economics and management, with emphasis on innovation and research.
Pizza and beverages will be provided
Cosponsored by the Science Engineering and Business Club and the Graduate Student Council.
Contact: Dan Weller, dweller@mit.edu
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Project Expo! Presentations for Prizes!
Ceryen Tan
Tue Jan 29, 02-05:00pm, 10-105 (Bush Room)
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Dec-2007
Single session event
Prereq: research or lab project
Be a Presenter!
Students can show off any project they've been working on to the entire MIT community. Course VI undergrads especially encouraged to present UROPs, UAPs, and final lab projects, but graduate students and other majors welcome. Poster presentations and in-progress projects are fine. Posterboard provided. Let lots of people see what you've accomplished. $500 in prizes, voted by company, faculty and student judges.
Be a Judge!
This is a great way to see what's going on at MIT, and get inspired to do a UROP or take a lab class. Vote on your favorite project.
Web: http://hkn.mit.edu/expo/
Contact: Ceryen Tan, hkn-iap@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Eta Kappa Nu
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Qi Gong -- Gentle Asian Exercise System
Yao Li
Tue Jan 22, 12:30-01:30pm, 34-401
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Jan-2008
Limited to 25 participants.
Learn about this Asian movement system, based on ancient Asian medicine, involving slow movements and breathing to produce relaxation and relieve stress, as well as promote flexibility and self-awareness. Excellent for all ages and conditions.
Qi Gong is described in NYTimes article "Exercisers Slow It Down with Qigong" as "growing like crazy in the United States" (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/05/fashion/05Fitness.html?_r=1&oref=slogin).
You can experience its "slow, dance-like movements" at this class with founder of the Boston Kung Fu Tai Chi Institute Yao Li, who has over thirty years of study, teaching, and performing experience.
Wear loose knit clothing and athletic shoes. EECS Graduate Students especially encouraged to sign up by emailing anneh@mit.edu. All welcome.
Pizza afterwards.
Contact: Anne Hunter, anneh@mit.edu
Cosponsor: EECS Graduate Students Association
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Stress-Relieving Exercise (Tai Chi, and more)
Dorri Li
Tue Jan 8, 06-07:00pm, 34-401
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 04-Jan-2008
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: no prior experience required
Learn about Tai Chi and Qi Gong. Get some rejuvenating exercise and stretches, just right for tense MIT grad students. Warm up and enhance your circulation "oiling the joints", then learn to "repulse the monkey" and "wave hands like clouds". See the graceful and ancient fan form. Cool down with some Korean Ch'i Kung. You don't need to be in good shape or believe in the Chi to enjoy these moves. Wear comfortable clothes and athletic shoes.
Pizza afterward for participants.
Preregister with anneh@mit.edu by January 4th.
Contact: Anne Hunter, anneh@mit.edu
Cosponsor: EECS Graduate Students Association
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The Science Behind Virtualization
Arturo Fagundo MIT Alum, Julia Austin
Mon Jan 28, Tue Jan 29, 01-03:00pm, 32-141
Wed Jan 30, 01-03:00pm, 56-154
Thu Jan 31, Fri Feb 1, 01-03:00pm, 32-141
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 18-Jan-2008
Limited to 30 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: general programming experience
Virtualization has gained widespread attention and transformed the way companies think about their IT infrastructure. This course presents basic concepts which enable server virtualization, then delves into the science behind several application areas including resource management, storage, security, performance management, benchmarking and disaster recovery. We will also discuss the future of virtualization and the interesting opportunities presented as technology in both the enterprise and consumer markets evolves. Daily 1-1.5 hour lecture followed by 30 minutes for demonstrations and Q&A. Lectures will be delivered by VMware founder and senior engineers including several MIT alumni.
Web: http://scripts.mit.edu/~ant/vmware
Contact: iap-vms@mit.ed
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Yoga: Gentle, Relaxing Exercise --- Class is Full!
Hadassah Segal
Tue Jan 15, 12:30-02:00pm, 34-401A
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Jan-2008
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: No prior yoga or movement experience required
Simple relaxing yoga class ideally suited to stressed out graduate students seeking calm and focus. The instructor, who teaches regularly at MIT's Center for Health Promotion and Wellness, has a background in modern dance, and her hatha yoga style is adapted for mobility rather than static positions. No need to be physically fit or to have any prior experience, although yoga fans are very welcome, too. Learn relaxation and flexibility tools you can use right at your desk.
Please wear loose comfortable knit clothing. Bring a mat or blanket if you like (the room is carpeted).
Pizza will be served afterwards.
Cosponsored by the EECS Graduate Student Association.
Contact: Anne Hunter, anneh@mit.edu
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