The first WoW talk session of the academic year will be held on
September 6th 2023, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
in the Lehman Auditorium (B1220) of Science and Engineering Hall (SEH).
More detail on the WoW TALK (What’s Our Work) Series can be found below the speaker information.
After the talks there will be an opportunity to chat and network with your colleagues. Everyone is welcome and students and postdocs are particularly encourraged to attend! Our exciting array of speakers and their talk titles and abstracts can be found below.
WoW Talk Speakers: September 6th 2023
Gina Adam, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering & Applied Science
Brain-inspired hardware for AI: From materials to systems
With the increasing demands for AI and other big-data applications, there is a significant need for more compute capabilities and more energy efficient hardware solutions. Brain-inspired computing technologies based on new types of hardware offer promise, as the brain is orders of magnitude more efficient than the computing systems we have today. However, challenges remain regarding their design and implementation. This talk will summarize our efforts across the innovation stack, from new types of complex materials and synaptic devices to new types of prototyping systems and brain-inspired algorithms.
Michael Doering, Physics, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Three particles forming matter: The quest to understand strong interactions
Strong forces hold protons and neutrons together, but they also hold the quarks together forming those proton and neutrons. Understanding the dynamics of strongly interacting matter requires supercomputers, such as GW's Pegasus cluster, in combination with subsequent analysis. I review recent work of studying the interaction of three particles in lattice QCD and how they can form resonant states.
Janet Lewis, Political Science, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
How Rural Networks Shape Intergroup Conflict in Africa
Researchers have long sought to understand how and why local familial networks shape ethnic conflict in the Global South. This talk highlights findings from rural Uganda about how local networks – especially trusted word-of-mouth ties – have been useful to aspiring rebels. It also explores preliminary findings about how these networks can be harnessed to improve relations between refugees and host country citizens.
What are WoW TALKS?
The WoW TALK (What’s Our Work) Series brings together colleagues and students from a variety of disciplines to present new research and share ideas. These short, TED-style talks (15 minutes each) are designed to introduce members of the GW community to current and exciting research projects, to initiate discussion, collaborate, share expertise, and to promote research performed at GW.
These talks are an opportunity to gain awareness of the different kinds of important work being done at GW, and can open the door for future collaboration opportunities. They are targeted to an educated lay-audience in order to be accessible to graduate students and colleagues from other fields.
All WoW TALK sessions are held in person in Science and Engineering Hall B1220.
To be considered to speak at a future session, complete the volunteer form here. For any other enquiries, please contact us at ccasres@gwu.edu.
Save the Date!
Future WoW talk dates for academic year 2023/34 are listed below.
- October 11th 2023, 4:00 - 5:00pm, Lehman Auditorium, SEH
- December 6th 2023, 4:00 - 5:00pm, Lehman Auditorium, SEH
- January 31st 2024, 4:00 - 5:00pm, Lehman Auditorium, SEH
- March 6th 2024, 4:00 - 5:00pm, Lehman Auditorium, SEH
- April 3rd 2024, 4:00 - 5:00pm, Lehman Auditorium, SEH
- May 1st 2024, 4:00 - 5:00pm, Lehman Auditorium, SEH
Please reserve these dates in your calender for intellectually stimulating talks and networking with your colleagues.
