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  • May
    17

    CS Seminar: Actuating Humans and Drones Towards Smarter and Efficient Built Environments (Stephen Xia)

    Department of Computer Science (CS)

    12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

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    Friday / CS Seminar
    May 17th / 12:00 PM
    Hybrid / Mudd 3514

    Speaker
    Stephen Xia, Northwestern University

    Talk Title
    Actuating Humans and Drones Towards Smarter and Efficient Built Environments

    Abstract
    We spend 90% of our time in our homes and buildings, which consume 75% of the electricity and greenhouse gas emissions. Optimizing the control of building resources is critical for realizing greener built environments that are convenient, comfortable, and energy efficient. Traditionally, solutions have centered around tuning three classes of knobs: heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), lighting, and appliances. In this talk, I will discuss several lines of work for realizing two unconventional resources that our buildings can interact with and, more importantly, “actuate” to achieve greater improvements in comfort, health, automation, and energy efficiency: humans and drones. Specifically, I will discuss how we can significantly improve energy savings, comfort, and health of occupants by adding a single knob: “recommending” occupants to move locations. Next, I will discuss ongoing work towards enabling drones as another unconventional resource that our environments can actuate alongside more traditional building appliances. Finally, I will conclude with a discussion on future directions and open challenges for optimizing future buildings and smart cities with humans, drones, and other robotics.

    Biography
    Stephen Xia is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northwestern University. His research lies at the intersection between systems, embedded machine learning, and signal processing, spanning areas in mobile and embedded computing, Internet-of-Things, cyber-physical systems, artificial intelligence, and smart health. His work focuses on realizing truly intelligent and autonomous environments by embedding and utilizing compute, perception, actuation, storage, and networking resources commonly found all around us. Stephen’s research has been highlighted by many popular media outlets, including Mashable, Fast Company, and Gizmodo, and has received various distinctions including multiple Best Demo Awards, Best Presentation Awards, and a Best Paper Award. Prior to Northwestern, Stephen received his Ph.D. in 2022 from Columbia University and his B.S. in 2016 from Rice University, all in Electrical Engineering.

    Research Area/Interests
    mobile and embedded systems, IoT, cyber-physical systems, smart health

    Zoom: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/96554537462?pwd=ZUNlSnpweEp5VHQ2emxYRC85c0ZGZz09

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    TIME Friday, May 17, 2024 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  • Aug
    14

    Undergraduate Quantum Summer School

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    All Day Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center

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    TIME Wednesday, August 14, 2024

    LOCATION Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center    map it

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    CONTACT Dongyang Li    lidongyang@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Aug
    15

    Undergraduate Quantum Summer School

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    All Day Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center

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    TIME Thursday, August 15, 2024

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    CONTACT Dongyang Li    lidongyang@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    16

    Computer Science Incoming MS Placement Exam

    Department of Computer Science (CS)

    All Day

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    TIME Monday, September 16, 2024

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    CONTACT MS Student Help    ms-help@cs.northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    16

    Computer Science PhD Orientation

    Department of Computer Science (CS)

    8:00 AM Mudd Hall (Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library))3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

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    TIME Monday, September 16, 2024 at 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    LOCATION Mudd Hall (Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library))3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)    map it

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    CONTACT PhD Student Help    phd-student-help@cs.northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    24

    Fall 2024 Classes Begin (No Northwestern Monday in Fall)

    University Academic Calendar

    All Day

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    TIME Tuesday, September 24, 2024

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  • Sep
    25

    CS Seminar

    Department of Computer Science (CS)

    12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

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    TIME Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  • Sep
    30

    Last day to add a class or change a section for Fall (Last day for tuition adjustment related to enrollment changes (to or from full-time). No reductions are made to bills for dropped or swapped classes after this date)

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    EVENT DETAILS

    TIME Monday, September 30, 2024

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  • Sep
    30

    CS Seminar

    Department of Computer Science (CS)

    12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

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    TIME Monday, September 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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    CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Oct
    2

    CS Seminar

    Department of Computer Science (CS)

    12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

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    TIME Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  • Oct
    7

    CS Seminar

    Department of Computer Science (CS)

    12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

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    TIME Monday, October 7, 2024 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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