BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Events - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://events.ucsc.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260421T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260421T113000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20260401T234645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T234645Z UID:10011845-1776765600-1776771000@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:BE Climate & Cookies Student Pop-Up! DESCRIPTION:Come get excited about Baskin Engineering Climate Week at our student pop-up! 🌎 \nClimate Week is a chance to explore how Baskin Engineering is addressing climate challenges through innovative research\, teaching\, and hands-on projects. \nDiscover the events happening throughout the week and find ways to get involved! \nSwing by for FREE BE swag\, coffee\, cookies\, Climate Week stickers\, and more—first come\, first served! \nWhere: BE Courtyard\nWhen: Tuesday\, April 21\, 10:00-11:30 a.m. \nWe hope to see you there! URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/be-climate-week-pop-up-2026/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Social Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BE-climate-week-pop-up.png GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20260324T205608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T173958Z UID:10011393-1776328200-1776358800@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:25th MARINe Annual Meeting - Public Day DESCRIPTION:  \nPublic Day – April 16 (All are welcome)\nTime: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM\nLocation: Jack Baskin E2-180\, UCSC Main Campus\nRegistration: $60 (paid upon arrival; cash only) \nWe hope you can join us for the 25th MARINe Annual Meeting at UC Santa Cruz\, hosted by the Raimondi Lab and Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network (MARINe). \nFrom intertidal ecology to cutting-edge coastal research (and plenty of tidepool appreciation)\, this is your chance to connect\, learn\, and explore what’s happening along our shores. \nThis day is open to practitioners\, partners\, and the broader community\, and will focus on timely topics in rocky intertidal systems. \n  \n👉 Register here (by April 1):\n MARINe Meeting 2026 PUBLIC DAY Registration Form \nAgenda:   DRAFT meeting agenda here \nKey Details\nParking: \n\nParking will be included all day\, but you must check in from 7:30-9:30am at the Core West Parking Structure. Please check in with the parking attendants on the SECOND FLOOR to receive included parking. You may park on any level of the structure.\n\nPlease note the parking attendants will have a list of registrants and we will be checking you in at the door as well.\n\n\nIf you miss this time window\, you must pay for your own parking in one of the many UCSC lots using the Parkmobile app for daily ($22) or hourly rates ($5/hr).\nFood:\nLight breakfast\, lunch (tacos)\, and snacks will be provided. Coffee\, tea\, and drinks included. Please bring your own cup if possible. \nOptional Social Hour:\n6–8 PM at Abbott Square (not included in registration) \n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Lexi Necarsulmer (anecarsu@ucsc.edu). \nWe hope to see you there! URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/25th-marine-annual-meeting-public-day/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/marine-logo.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000281-1776254400-1776258000@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2026-04-15/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260413T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260413T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20260406T170431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T170431Z UID:10012045-1776096000-1776099600@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Genetically Admixed Groups as a Laboratory for Mathematical Modeling and Discovery DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Aw\, Department of Genetics\, University of Pennsylvania \nDescription: Admixed groups consist of individuals descended from two or more historically separated ancestral populations\, and they are underrepresented in biomedical studies. Admixed individuals are unique in that they carry mosaics of ancestral segments within their genome\, so their genetic information is typically summarized as a pair of genotype and local ancestry data matrices. I will present two research projects on admixed groups: one applying statistical models to study genetic architecture and polygenic risk\, and another using biomedical data analysis to motivate combinatorial and probabilistic questions. In the “math to genetics” direction\, we describe structural causal models that show local and global genetic ancestry are instruments for epistasis. These models of genetic architecture imply that certain polygenic scores can differentiate between cis and trans epistases\, and highly similar cross-ancestry genetic effects do not rule out pervasive gene-gene or gene-environment interactions. In the “genetics to math” direction\, we study the enumeration of genotype and local ancestry data matrices — which we call admixed arrays — subject to constraints that arise naturally in biomedical applications. Using saddle-point approximation and complex martingale techniques\, we show that admixed arrays admit a different independence heuristic than the closely related binary contingency tables (e^(–1/4) vs e^(–1/2) correction factor). If time permits\, we will discuss ongoing work on designing algorithms for performing exact and approximate enumeration. \nAbout the speaker: Alan Aw is a mathematical scientist specializing in human statistical and population genomics. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher with the Department of Genetics at the University of Pennsylvania\, having obtained a PhD in Statistics at UC Berkeley and studied Applied Mathematics as an undergraduate. His research centers on the genetics and mathematical modeling of underrepresented groups. This includes statistical modeling and analyses of Biobank-scale admixed cohorts to better understand the genetic architecture of biomedical traits and improve genetic risk prediction\, developing non-parametric hypothesis testing methods for genomics\, and interdisciplinary approaches to studying European demographic history inclusive of indigenous Siberians. He is a member of the PRIMED Consortium and a trainee under a National Institutes of Health T32 Grant in Genomic Medicine. \nHosted By: Applied Mathematics  \n  URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-genetically-admixed-groups/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Seminars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2023_spring_headshot.jpeg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260407T114000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260407T131500 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20260306T222258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T222514Z UID:10009412-1775562000-1775567700@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Next Wave of Faculty in Genomics Symposium DESCRIPTION:The BME Department and Genomics Institute are once again hosting our annual Next Wave of Faculty in Genomics Symposium\, which will be held on April 7th from 11:40–1:15 in E2 180. Please join us to hear cutting-edge genomics talks from outstanding postdocs from around the country! \nA burrito reception catered by Alebrije’s will follow immediately after the talks. Registration is free\, but required\, so please RSVP HERE!  \nThis year’s speakers include:  \n\nDr. Yutong Wang\, UC San Francisco\nTalk title: “A genome-wide CRISPR activation screen of surface protein expression in primary human CD4 T cells”\nDr. Ian Traniello\, Princeton\nTalk title: “The Making of a Queen: Neurogenomic Building Blocks of Social Dominance in Bee Societies”\nDr. Alex Cope\, Vanderbilt University\nTalk title: “Unlocking the rules of proteome evolution by integrating evolutionary theory\, mechanistic models\, and functional genomics”\nDr. Conner Langeberg\, UC Berkeley\nTalk title: “Interpreting RNA Foundation Models to Reveal Structure\, Function\, and Biological Organization” URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/next-wave-of-faculty-in-genomics-symposium/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Next-Wave-1.png GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260401T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260401T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000280-1775044800-1775048400@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2026-04-01/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260318T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000279-1773835200-1773838800@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2026-03-18/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260313T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260313T150000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20260219T170502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T170502Z UID:10009254-1773410400-1773414000@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Wang\, H. (CSE) - Accelerating RTL Simulation with Specialized Graph Partitioners DESCRIPTION:Register transfer level (RTL) simulation is an invaluable tool for developing\, debugging\, verifying\, and validating hardware designs. However\, the performance of RTL simulation has long been a limiting factor in industry. Despite the inherent parallelism of hardware\, current RTL simulators have not achieved practical performance gains due to fundamental challenges in communication\, synchronization\, memory bandwidth\, and architectural mapping. \nThis dissertation addresses the RTL simulation performance problem from three complementary perspectives: optimizing simulation latency through parallelism\, improving aggregate throughput via deduplication\, and enabling efficient GPU acceleration with RTL-native semantics. \nFirst\, we present RepCut\, a parallel RTL simulation methodology that uses replication-aided partitioning to cut circuits into balanced partitions with minimal overlaps. By replicating the overlaps\, RepCut eliminates problematic data dependences between partitions and significantly reduces synchronization overhead. RepCut achieves superlinear speedups of up to 27.10x using 24 threads with only a 3.81% replication cost. \nSecond\, we introduce Simulation Deduplication\, a technique that exploits the extensive reuse of building blocks in modern hardware designs. By generating shared code for duplicated instances and carefully co-scheduling their execution\, we reduce the instruction cache footprint and memory bandwidth pressure. This approach achieves up to 1.95x speedup for single simulations and 2.09x improvement in overall batch simulation throughput. \nThird\, we present Toucan\, a GPU-accelerated RTL simulation framework that preserves RTL semantics rather than flattening designs to gate-level netlists. By leveraging native GPU arithmetic operations and introducing warp-level micro-partitioning with shuffle-based communication\, Toucan achieves efficient mapping of irregular circuit topologies to GPU SIMT architectures while maintaining fast compilation times. Toucan achieves up to 4.73x speedup over the state-of-the-art GPU RTL simulator on large multi-core designs. \nTogether\, these three approaches provide a comprehensive solution to RTL simulation performance optimization\, demonstrating significant improvements over state-of-the-art commercial and open-source simulators across multiple hardware platforms and design scales. \nEvent Host: Haoyuan Wang\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Computer Science and Engineering \nAdvisor: Jose Renau \nZoom- https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/94044618343?pwd=xZkK8GmD28P2Vf8pbyl6aoOaNxxhya.1 \nPasscode- 574772 URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/wang-h-cse-accelerating-rtl-simulation-with-specialized-graph-partitioners/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ph.d.-presentation-graphic-option2.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260304T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260304T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000278-1772625600-1772629200@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2026-03-04/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260228T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260228T173000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20260223T200255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T200255Z UID:10009258-1772281800-1772299800@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Formula Slug Open House DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to announce our Formula Slug Open House at Baskin Engineering on Saturday\, February 28th. \nLast season we placed 18th out of 120 teams representing UC Santa Cruz at the national FSAE competition\, the result of a year spent designing\, manufacturing\, and testing our electric race car. The open house is an opportunity to see the work and decisions made behind the scenes\, as well as a sneak peek into the changes being made on our next race car\, FS-4. \nRSVP FORM: https://forms.gle/VqZ2Pz8NdhSxhpt37 \nItinerary: \n12:30 PM – 1:00 PM: Guest Arrival & Seating \n1:00 PM – 1:45 PM: Team Overview @ Jack Baskin Engineering (JBE) Auditorium \n1:45 PM – 2:30 PM: Alumni Panel: Experiences Beyond FSAE @ JBE Auditorium \n2:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Lab Tours\, Subteam Showcases & Networking @ Baskin Courtyard \n4:30 PM – 5:00 PM: Closing Remarks & Acknowledgements \n  URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/formula-slug-open-house/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Social Gathering ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_2861-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Formula Slug":MAILTO:formulaslug@gmail.com GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260226T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260226T140000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20260129T143555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T200828Z UID:10009134-1772107200-1772114400@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:BE Club Bash - Engineers Week DESCRIPTION:Discover innovation at the Baskin Engineering Club Bash\, an event celebrating National Engineers Week! \nMark your calendars for Thursday\, February 26\, 12–2 PM in the BE Courtyard! The BE Club Bash brings together student organizations across all engineering disciplines to showcase their projects\, demos\, and interactive activities. \nStop by to: \n\nExplore hands-on booths and demonstrations from student organizations\nLearn about engineering opportunities on campus and how to get involved\nChat with student leaders and hear about their experiences\nEnter our 3D printer raffle (must be present to win!)\nGrab snacks and BE swag while you explore\n\nThis is a great way to connect with the engineering community\, discover new ideas\, and have fun. We hope to see you there! RSVP here. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/be-club-bash-engineers-week/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Social Gathering,Undergraduate ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/5-22-25-Slugworks-CL-049-3-scaled.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260224T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260224T113000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20260129T145348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T232106Z UID:10009135-1771929000-1771932600@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Transform Your Future Pop-Up (Cookies Included!) DESCRIPTION:Join Baskin Engineering to celebrate National Engineers Week with a sweet stop at the Transform Your Future Pop-Up (Cookies Included!) đŸȘ☕ \nThis year’s Engineers Week theme\, Transform Your Future\, is a powerful reminder that engineering doesn’t just shape our world—it shapes our opportunities\, our communities\, and the futures we can imagine for ourselves. \nSwing by the BE Courtyard to grab cookies\, coffee\, and BE swag (first come\, first served!) and take a moment to celebrate how you are transforming your future. \n📅 Date: Tuesday\, February 24⏰ Time: 10:30 a.m.📍 Location: BE Courtyard \nWe hope to see you there! URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/transform-your-future-pop-up-cookies-included/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Social Gathering,Undergraduate ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ChristineLaPhotography-CA-UCSantaCruz-StudentLife-Day1-04092025-02192-1-scaled.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260218T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000277-1771416000-1771419600@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2026-02-18/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260204T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260204T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000276-1770206400-1770210000@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2026-02-04/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260121T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260121T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000275-1768996800-1769000400@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2026-01-21/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260107T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260107T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000274-1767787200-1767790800@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2026-01-07/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251224T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251224T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000273-1766577600-1766581200@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2025-12-24/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251210T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251210T150000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20251204T161744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T222136Z UID:10005732-1765371600-1765378800@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Singh\, A. (ECE) - Quantum Key Distribution Using Entangled Pairs with Random Grouping DESCRIPTION:Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) provides information-theoretic security for cryptographic key establishment\, but existing protocols exhibit limited noise tolerance\, restricting their applicability in practical quantum channels with finite resources. This work introduces a QKD protocol based on entanglement swapping that significantly enhances error tolerance and key generation rates. The protocol encodes six-bit classical symbols into six-qubit entangled states organized as three Bell pairs. Key contributions include: (1) maintaining positive secrecy rates under 100% intercept-resend attacks\, unprecedented among existing protocols\, (2) proven security against collective attacks up to 29.29% quantum bit error rate (QBER)\, substantially exceeding BB84’s 11% threshold\, and (3) finite-key security analysis demonstrating viable key generation under practical block size constraints. These results establish that structured multi-qubit encoding fundamentally broadens the operational capabilities of quantum key distribution\, enabling secure communication in high-noise environments such as free-space satellite links and urban channels where conventional protocols fail. \nHost: Archana Jayprakash Singh\, Ph.D. Student\, Electrical and Computer Engineering  \nAdvisor: Zouheir Rezki  \nZoom- https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/92875779810?pwd=xIWhFkOw5WR3vyBvVhBCkd7ueJs2m2.1 \nPasscode- 530049 URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/singh-a-ece-quantum-key-distribution-using-entangled-pairs-with-random-grouping/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ph.d.-presentation-graphic-option2.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251210T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251210T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000272-1765368000-1765371600@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2025-12-10/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251208T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251208T140000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20251202T163305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T163305Z UID:10005718-1765198800-1765202400@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:de Priester\, J. (ECE) - Hybrid Reinforcement Learning DESCRIPTION:Reinforcement Learning (RL) is a machine learning paradigm that trains a decision maker\, or policy\, by learning from interaction with an environment. The power of RL lies in its ability to learn complex strategies without explicit human instruction\, which can lead to better solutions that human designers overlook in domains ranging from robotics to scientific discovery. Despite these successes\, applying RL to safety-critical control systems remains a significant challenge due to the fragility of black-box policies. Standard RL controllers are prone to “chattering” or indecisiveness\, which is rapid\, detrimental switching between decisions induced by small disturbances\, and lack formal closed-loop safety\, stability\, and robustness guarantees. Furthermore\, existing discrete and continuous-time RL paradigms struggle to model hybrid systems\, where continuous state evolution is intertwined with instantaneous discrete updates. Consequently\, standard RL approaches cannot effectively be applied to safety-critical hybrid dynamical systems\, as such approaches suffer from discretization artifacts\, computational inefficiency\, and a lack of closed-loop safety\, stability\, and robustness guarantees. \nTo bridge the gap between hybrid control theory and RL\, this research proposal is organized into four interconnected thrusts. Thrust 1 addresses the fragility of existing standard RL-based policies by designing RL algorithms to construct robust hybrid supervisors to eliminate chattering. Thrust 2 establishes the theoretical bedrock of a native hybrid RL formulation. By leveraging insights from discounted MPC\, the hybrid RL problem is formulated with intrinsic closed-loop stability\, safety\, and robustness properties. Thrust 3 extends standard RL components to the hybrid domain to create RL algorithms capable of solving the hybrid RL problem defined in Thrust 2. Finally\, Thrust 4 provides comprehensive empirical validation\, confirming the robustness of the supervisors from Thrust 1 and demonstrating the advantages of the native hybrid RL formulation developed in Thrusts 2 and 3 over a standard RL formulation. \nHost: Jan de Priester\, Ph.D. Student\, Electrical and Computer Engineering  \nAdvisor: Ricardo Sanfelice \nZoom- https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/95229790206?pwd=ICevzd4QdEE7ZAlYALZIYbhU2bCU4W.1 \nPasscode-  981137 URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/de-priester-j-ece-hybrid-reinforcement-learning/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Ph.D. Presentations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ph.d.-presentation-graphic-option-1-1.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251126T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000271-1764158400-1764162000@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2025-11-26/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251112T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251112T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000270-1762948800-1762952400@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2025-11-12/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251110T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251110T170000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20251003T195525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T182510Z UID:10003145-1762790400-1762794000@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Structure-Preserving Discretizations and their Applications DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Andy Wan\, Assistant Professor\, University of California\, Merced \n  \nDescription: Many models from science and engineering possess fundamental structures which are important to preserve in order for accurate and stable long-term predictions. For instance\, preserving conserved quantities\, such as energy\, mass and momentum\, are fundamental in many physical systems. Moreover\, preserving dissipative quantities\, such as entropy or Lyapunov functions\, are also essential for predicting correct asymptotic limits. In this talk\, we will survey a recent new class of conservative and dissipation-preserving integrators\, called the Discrete Multiplier Method (DMM). We will discuss various applications to many-body systems\, geodesic flow\, and particle methods in fluids and kinetic models. Moreover\, we will introduce Conservative Hamiltonian Monte Carlo\, which utilizes DMM to improve sampling efficacy of Hamiltonian Monte Carlo for high dimensional target distributions. If time permits\, we will also discuss how structure-preservation in scientific machine learning can improve long-term predictions and be amenable to error analysis on accuracy bounds. \n  \nBio: Andy Wan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of California\, Merced (UC Merced). Prior to joining UC Merced in 2024\, he received his Ph.D. from Polytechnique Montreal\, and was a postdoctoral fellow at McGill University and later an assistant professor at the University of Northern British Columbia. His research interests are in numerical analysis\, scientific computing\, and scientific machine learning. He focuses on structure-preserving discretizations\, specifically in the theory and development of conservative and dissipation-preserving integrators\, as well as their applications to mathematical sciences\, computational statistics and scientific machine learning. He is currently a co-investigator of the 2024-2027 Collaborative Research Group on “Structure-Preserving Discretizations and their Applications”\, supported by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS). He has also recently co-organized a summer school and hackathon event on “Structure-Preserving Scientific Computing and Machine Learning”\, supported by NSF and PIMS. \n  \nHosted by: Professor Julie Simons \n  URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-structure-preserving-discretizations-and-their-applications/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251029T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251029T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000269-1761739200-1761742800@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2025-10-29/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251020T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251020T160000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20251003T195526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T195526Z UID:10003147-1760976000-1760976000@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Sampling-Based Adaptive Rank Integrators for Multi-scale Kinetic Models. DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Professor Jingmei Qiu\, University of Delaware \n  \nDescription: In this talk\, we introduce a sampling-based semi-Lagrangian adaptive rank (SLAR) method\, which leverages a cross approximation strategy—also known as CUR or pseudo-skeleton decomposition—to efficiently represent low-rank structures in kinetic solutions. The method dynamically adapts the rank of the solution while ensuring numerical stability through singular value truncation and mass-conservative projections. By combining the advantages of semi-Lagrangian integration with low-rank approximations\, SLAR enables significantly larger time steps compared to conventional methods and is extended to nonlinear systems such as the Vlasov-Poisson equations using a Runge-Kutta exponential integrator. Building on this framework\, we further develop the SLAR method for the multi-scale BGK equation\, introducing an asymptotically accurate approach that eliminates the need for low-rank decompositions of the local Maxwellian in the collision operator. To enforce conservation of mass\, momentum\, and energy\, we propose a novel locally macroscopic conservative (LoMaC) technique\, which discretizes the macroscopic system using high-order DIRK methods. Additionally\, a dynamic closure strategy is employed to self-consistently adjust macroscopic moments\, enabling robust simulations across both kinetic and hydrodynamic regimes\, even in the presence of shocks and discontinuities. We validate our method through extensive benchmark tests on linear advection\, unto 3D3V nonlinear Vlasov-Poisson\, and multi-scale kinetic problems\, demonstrating its accuracy\, stability\, and computational efficiency. The Sampling-Based Adaptive Rank framework offers a promising pathway for overcoming the curse of dimensionality in high-dimensional multi-scale kinetic problems. \n  \nBio: Dr. Jingmei Qiu is a Unidel Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Delaware. Her research focuses on the design\, analysis\, and application of high-order structure-preserving computational algorithms for complex systems characterized by multi-scale\, multi-physics\, and high-dimensional features. Dr. Qiu’s work includes developing low-rank tensor approximations for high-dimensional\, time-dependent problems with structure preservation\, as well as Eulerian-Lagrangian high-order numerical methods for fluid and kinetic applications. \n  \nHosted by: Professor Julie Simons \n  URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-sampling-based-adaptive-rank-integrators-for-multi-scale-kinetic-models/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000268-1760529600-1760533200@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2025-10-15/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251006T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251006T160000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20251003T195527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T195527Z UID:10003150-1759766400-1759766400@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:AM Seminar: Applications of the Flow-Density Relationship in Traffic Modeling DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Dr. Martha Shott\, Department of Mathematics & Statistics\, Sonoma State University \n  \nDescription: Many mathematical models of traffic are macroscopic in nature\, meaning that they model the relationship between average speed\, density\, and flow along a road or freeway segment. One of the fundamental relationships connecting these three quantities is the flow-density relationship\, for which various models have been proposed since the 1930s. In this talk\, we will discuss some of the more commonly used models of the flow-density relationship\, as well as how those models are used within the contexts of stop-and-go congestion\, catastrophe scenarios\, and freeway infrastructure assessment. \n  \nBio: Dr. Martha Shott is an applied mathematician and professor at Sonoma State University. She received her B.S. in Mathematics from Davidson College in North Carolina and subsequently earned her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of California\, Davis. While much of her research continues from her dissertation related to traffic flow modeling\, Dr. Shott also works with undergraduate students on ecological modeling. Outside of academia\, she enjoys running\, cooking\, playing board games\, and adapting 80s pop music to be about her pets. \n  \nHosted by: Professor Julie Simons URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/am-seminar-applications-of-the-flow-density-relationship-in-traffic-modeling/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250923T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T224502Z UID:10000218-1759320000-1759323600@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty/2025-10-01/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/b19cd317e2122064e85e5d3d896b4e3426736249.jpg GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T120000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20251003T195523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T195523Z UID:10003137-1759320000-1759320000@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Engineering Teaching Community (Faculty) DESCRIPTION:During the chaos of a quarter\, is it hard to find time to reflect and improve as an instructor? Would you like to be a part of an inclusive\, supportive group of engineering instructors who do this in community? ETC is for sharing teaching experiences\, classroom ideas\, research on learning\, and methods that support instructors and students. All are welcome\, and lunch is provided. Please reach out to Jenny Quynn with questions. URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/engineering-teaching-community-faculty-2/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 CATEGORIES:Meetings & Conferences,Training GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250819T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250819T130000 DTSTAMP:20260422T002414 CREATED:20250813T070000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T231430Z UID:10000102-1755608400-1755608400@events.ucsc.edu SUMMARY:Moreland\, Z. (AM) - Transcriptomic and Computational Analysis of Burn and Excisional Wound Healing DESCRIPTION:Accurate assessment of wound healing progress is critical for optimizing patient care and preventing complications\, yet clinicians currently lack precise tools to determine where a wound stands in the healing timeline. Wound healing progresses through overlapping stages of inflammation\, proliferation\, and maturation\, each marked by characteristic shifts in gene expression that are difficult to interpret without robust computational methods. This paper proposes to classify wound healing stages from transcriptomic data using support vector machines combined with biologically informed clustering to serve as features for the hierarchical SVM classifiers. This approach is applied to two distinct wound types: excisional wounds in pigs (21-day timeline) and burn wounds in mice (42-day timeline)\, enabling comparison of classification performance across different injury mechanisms. The models achieved high overall accuracy\, with the burn model performing better at the classification of the stages. Both models made mistakes in distinguishing inflammation from early proliferation\, highlighting the inherent biological overlap between these transitional healing stages. Overall\, we find that transcriptomic-based classification can reliably identify wound healing stages across different wound types\, providing a foundation for developing personalized diagnostic tools that could transform clinical wound management and improve patient outcomes. \nEvent Host: Zoe Moreland\, M.S. Candidate\, Applied Mathematics \nAdvisor: Marcella Gomez URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/moreland-z-am-transcriptomic-and-computational-analysis-of-burn-and-excisional-wound-healing/ LOCATION:Jack Baskin Engineering\, Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064 GEO:37.000369;-122.0632371 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street:geo:-122.0632371,37.000369 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR