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Join us at our annual CCE Symposium on Monday March 18th in the Samberg Conference Center starting at 12:00 PM to learn more about computational research at MIT!

Speakers include Heather Kulik, Ken Kamrin, Mark Bathe, Carolina Osorio, Justin Solomon, and a keynote from Prof. David Keyes.

More info and RVSP here:

2019 MIT Center for Computational Engineering (CCE) Symposium │ Monday March 18, 2019 │Samberg Conference Center, 6th Floor Schedule of Events 12:00 - Welcome reception / luncheon 1:00 PM: Ken Kamrin, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering "Hybridizing discrete and continuum approaches to granular materials simulation" 1:30 PM: Heather Kulik, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering "Exploiting electronic structure...

Thanks to the presenters and the audience; we had some interesting presentations and discussions on computational themed research!

We are hosting Dr. Vladimir Druskin from Schlumberger-Doll Research to give the first ACSES seminar of the semester on October 16th at 12 PM in 3-133!

We're excited to be co-hosting an event with Data for Democracy and City of Boston on April 1st to develop models to predict traffic incidents.

Data for Democracy Hackathon - Boston Use your data and technology skills for good at the very first Data for Democracy hackathon! Come along and join an active project using data for positive social impact or start a new one. This is open to everyone, even if you haven't been active in the Data for Democracy community. The Hackathon wi...

Help ACSES search for new board members! If you know anyone (including yourself!) who is interested in planning exciting events for the new academic year, please do not hesitate to nominate at http://goo.gl/forms/7lBKLos7DC. The deadline is Monday, August 31st.

ACSES Board Nominations 2015/2016 Nominate yourself or a colleague to become part of ACSES board for the academic year 2015-2016. You can nominate a person for more than one position. If you would like to nominate multiple people, please fill out one form per nominee. The deadline for board nominations is noon on Monday, August 31st…

2015 CCE Student Symposium photos

(courtesy of Chi Feng)

We're excited to announce that the 2015 CCE Student Symposium will be on March 12th, from 5-7pm in 34-401B.

Dr. William Morokoff, head of Quantitative Analytics and Research group at Standard & Poor's, will deliver the keynote lecture on applications of machine learning from an industry perspective.

We also have an open call for posters for the student poster presentation session. For more info about the event and registering to present, visit the website below!

MIT CCE Student Symposium The annual CCE student symposium highlights cutting-edge techniques and applications of computational science and engineering. This year's event features a poster session of student research, and a keynote from Dr. William Morokoff

A wonderful interactive activity illustrating how minor individual biases can result in complete segregation in society. The perpetually excellent Vi Hart () and Nicky Case () provide a clear and straightforward explanation of complex social dynamics. (All the while managing to sneak in examples of percolation theory, cellular automata, and Monte Carlo methods.)

Parable of the Polygons A playable post on how harmless choices can make a harmful world.

Baked goods for study break tonight: acquired!

MIT SIAM-CCE SEMINAR SERIES TODAY
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"Continuous analogues of matrix factorizations"

Speaker: Alex Townsend, MIT Applied Math Instructor
December 4th | 4:00 PM | 56-114

Abstract:
A fundamental idea in matrix linear algebra is the factorization of a
matrix into simpler matrices, such as orthogonal, tridiagonal, and
triangular. In this talk we extend this idea to a continuous setting,
asking: "What are the continuous analogues of matrix factorizations?" The answer we develop involves functions of two variables, an iterative variant of Gaussian elimination, and sufficient conditions for convergence. This leads to a test for non-negative definite kernels, a continuous definition of a triangular quasimatrix (a matrix whose columns are functions), and a fresh perspective on a classic subject.

via MIT Center for Computational Engineering and MIT-Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Not necessarily very computation related, but here's a mental health break video for you guys: a gorgeous and unconventional multi-layered time lapse of Boston. It's easy to get stuck on MIT campus and forget that just 364.4 smoots away is one of the most vibrant and historically interesting cities in the US!

A Four-Dimensional Tour of Boston Einstein's theory of relativity inspired this groundbreaking video, which moves time at multiple speeds within a single frame.

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