Connections II Participants

Theory

Simple Models Organizers: Lin Xiao, Ben Recht Speakers: Lawrence Saul - machine learning Jean Carlson - eco/geo Invited, no response Keith Glover - model reduction Adam Arkin - bio networks Martin Wainwright - computational complexity Backup: Partha Niyogi - function learning Alexander Megretski - system ID Additional invites: Michael Jordan - computational complexity Mung Chiang - comms Antonois P - ??? Marie Csete - biomedical Jon Kleinberg - social networks Mark Newman - social networks Steven Low - congestion control Fernando Paganini - congestion control Not available: Michael Kearns - machine learning Duncan Watts - social networks Leonard Schulman (will be around some, but not sure about dates so can't commit to speaking)

Short Proofs Organizer: Pablo Parrilo Planning to invite Bernd Sturfels - algebraic methods, parametric inference Putinar Helton Santosh Vempala A SAT person. Either Achlioptas, Selman, or Gomes. It's up to John. Backup Remaining SAT people

Hard Limits Organizers: Munzer Dahleh, Nuno Martins

Tutorials and Posters

Applications Computer Science SW V&V Sensor Nets Comms Machine learning Communications Eco/Geo Physics (disasters) Systems Design Biology Multi-scale biomed Banbury group Social Science Social networks Economics and Finance Econometrics

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