CCB 2008 STEM-PLEDGE Visit to CCB/LONI

Logistics

• Host: IvoDinov
• Date: Fri., 05/30/08
• Time: 10:00AM - 10:30 AM
• Place: CCB/LONI, DIVE, 635 Young Dr. South, NRB 225, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7334
• Tel: 310-206-2101
• Fax: USA + 310-206-5518
• URL: http://www.loni.ucla.edu/twiki/bin/view/CCB/CCB_Meetings_STEM_PLEDGE2008
• STEM-PLEDGE (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Providing Leadership & Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education)

Agenda

• IvoDinov: Math, Computers & the Brain
  • Welcome
  • LONI Reel Animation
  • Computational Math (PPT)
    • Digital data representation: Parametric Modeling, Wavelets, Tensors, Pipeline
    • Mathematical Modeling
    • Statistical Analysis
  • Atlasing: An atlas of the brain allows us to define its spatial characteristics. Where is a given structure; relative to what other features; what are its shape and characteristics and how do we refer to it? Play movies
  • Alzheimer's Disease: Investigating structural, functional, metabolic and pathological changes triggered by Alzheimer's disease. Play movies
• RicoMagsipoc: Hardware & Data Center

Materials

• CCB Brochure (Brain facts)