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Bruce Clayman, VP-Research, 603.291.4152; clayman@sfu.ca
Arvind Gupta, 604.291.3349; arvind@cs.sfu.ca
Melanie Monk, 604.291.5822; melaniem@sfu.ca
Bruce Clayman, VP-Research, 603.291.4152; clayman@sfu.ca
Arvind Gupta, 604.291.3349; arvind@cs.sfu.ca
Melanie Monk, 604.291.5822; melaniem@sfu.ca
January 26, 2004
The annual President's Research luncheon takes place Wednesday, January 28, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at SFU’s Harbour Centre campus. SFU President Michael Stevenson and Vice-President, Research Bruce Clayman are hosting the luncheons at the Joseph and Rosalie Segal centre.
Arvind Gupta, a professor of computing science at SFU and the science director of the mathematics of information technology and complex systems (MITACS) will present his research at the luncheon. MITACS, one of nine federally funded national networks of centers of excellence, is dedicated to using mathematics to resolve design and productivity problems in a variety of economic areas.
Gupta will address how mathematics has become the engine of scientific innovation. He will illustrate the power of mathematics in modern applications such as the prediction and prevention of heart disease, and the efficient construction of fuel cells.
Among the other researchers in attendance: Fiona Brinkman, assistant professor, and Jamie Scott, professor, both in the department of molecular biology and biochemistry, and Steve DiPaola, associate professor in the school of interactive arts. Brinkman combines information technology, data mining, microbiology and the Internet in the fight against infectious diseases. Scott’s understanding of how antibodies form and are activated has led her into vaccine research against AIDS. DiPaola’s research in socially based interactive visualization systems attempts to make technology more human-centred.
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Websites:
Arvind Gupta
www.cs.sfu.ca/~arvind/
SFU research
www.sfu.ca/vpresearch/
Arvind Gupta, a professor of computing science at SFU and the science director of the mathematics of information technology and complex systems (MITACS) will present his research at the luncheon. MITACS, one of nine federally funded national networks of centers of excellence, is dedicated to using mathematics to resolve design and productivity problems in a variety of economic areas.
Gupta will address how mathematics has become the engine of scientific innovation. He will illustrate the power of mathematics in modern applications such as the prediction and prevention of heart disease, and the efficient construction of fuel cells.
Among the other researchers in attendance: Fiona Brinkman, assistant professor, and Jamie Scott, professor, both in the department of molecular biology and biochemistry, and Steve DiPaola, associate professor in the school of interactive arts. Brinkman combines information technology, data mining, microbiology and the Internet in the fight against infectious diseases. Scott’s understanding of how antibodies form and are activated has led her into vaccine research against AIDS. DiPaola’s research in socially based interactive visualization systems attempts to make technology more human-centred.
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Websites:
Arvind Gupta
www.cs.sfu.ca/~arvind/
SFU research
www.sfu.ca/vpresearch/