NFI Past Webinars

NFI Past Webinars

The table below provides links to past webinars including the presentation materials and video recordings of the sessions.

Previous Webinars

DateTopicPresenter(s)SlidesVideo
Thursday, August 8, 2024New Frontiers Graduate Fellowship Research Presentations - Part 1Veronica Diaz Pacheco, North Carolina State UniversitySlidesVideo
Thursday, August 8, 2024New Frontiers Graduate Fellowship Research Presentations - Part 2Vlas Zyrianov, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
Tuesday, December 13, 2022Tracing Genome Evolution for COVID-19 Predictive IntelligenceGustavo Caetano-Anollés, Department of Crop Sciences and Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
Tuesday, December 13, 2022Predictive Lifetime Estimates of Space Propulsion SystemsHuck Beng Chew, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
Wednesday, December 7, 2022Avalanches: From Epidemics to Supply Chain InterruptionsKarin Dahmen, Department of Physics, University of Illinoisdelayed pending publicationdelayed pending publication
Wednesday, December 7, 2022Mind’s Eye: Mental Hallucination for Open-World PerceptionYuxiong Wang, Department of Computer Science, University of IllinoisN/AVideo
Tuesday, November 1, 2022The Future of Geospatial Intelligence Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignRaechel Portelli, Geography and Geographic Information Science, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
Tuesday, November 1, 2022Multi-scale and Multi-physics Modeling of Metal 3D PrintingJinhui Yan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
Tuesday, October 25Realistic Modeling of the Human Visual System for Artificial Intelligence ApplicationsRachel Heaton, Department of Psychology, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
Tuesday, October 18Bridging Control Theory and Robust Deep LearningBin Hu, University of Illinoisupon requestupon request
Tuesday, October 18Calibration and Image Formation in InterferometryAthol Kemball, Astronomy Department, University of IllinoisN/AVideo
Tuesday, October 4Understanding and Mitigating Racial Health Disparities through High Performance Computing Enabled Causal Inference AnalysisWendy Cho, University of Illinoisupon requestupon request
Tuesday, October 4Critical infrastructure and vulnerability detection during an evacuation with alternative fuel vehiclesEleftheria Koontour, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
Tuesday, September 19Leafing Phenology and Insect Seasonality in an Ever-wet Tropical ForestDale Forrister, School of Biological Sciences, University of UtahSlidesVideo
September 13, 2022Leafing Phenology and Insect Seasonality in an Ever-wet Tropical ForestDale Forrister, School of Biological Sciences, University of UtahSlides
May 17, 2022What Keeps Computer Architects Awake at NightJosep Torrellas, Department of Computer Science, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
May 10, 2022On Modeling Information Flow and Belief DynamicsTarek Abdelzaher, Department of Computer Science, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
April 26, 2022Computer Vision: Learning Shading and Lighting without Ground TruthDavid Forsyth, Department of Computer Science, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
April 19, 2022Design of a Computer System for Scalable Deep Learning: How to Make it UsableVolodymyr Kindratenko, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
March 15, 2022TorchGeo: Deep Learning with Geospatial DataAdam Stewart, New Frontiers Fellow, Department of Computer Science, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
March 8, 2022High-Resolution Hydrography: A lesson in creating flexible scientific algorithms to handle both todays and tomorrows remote sensing dataKimberly McCormack, Ph.D., Geodetic Earth Scientist, Office of Geomatics, National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencySlidesVideo
December 7, 2021Towards Lifelong Learning from Images and TextSvetlana Lazebnik, Department of Computer Science, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
November 30, 2021Conducting GEOINT Intelligence at Scale!Dr. William Kramer, Dr. Greg Bauer, and Dr. Aaron Saxton, NFI and Blue Waters, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
October 26, 2021Information Lattices for Interpretable Knowledge Discovery and Nearest-Neighbor ClassificationLav R Varshney, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
October 19, 2021Python-GPU TrainingMaxim Belkin, Roland Haas and Ryan Mokos, NCSA, University of IllinoisMaterialsVideo
October 12, 2021Computer Vision-Based Vehicle Classification FrameworkRamez Hajj, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of IllinoisSlidesAvailable upon request
September 28, 2021Temporal Logic for Automated (Geospatial) Intelligence AnalysisMelkior Ornik, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois

SlidesVIdeo
September 14, 2021Curation, Analysis, and Provisioning of Extreme-Scale Textual DataScott Althaus, Merriam Professor of Political Science, Professor of Communication, and Director of the Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of IllinoisAvailable upon requestAvailable upon request
June 7-18, 2021Introduction to Parallel Programming with CUDAVolodymyr Kindratenko, NCSA, University of IllinoisMaterials posted with agendaVideo posted with agenda
June 1, 2021Using Performance Analysis Tools to Speed Up Your Codes and WorkflowsJohn Stone (Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group) and Galen Arnold (NCSA), University of IllinoisSlidesPerformance Analysis
May 25, 2021A Deep Dive Into Deep Convolutional Neural Networks and Their Applications to Satellite ImageryAaron Saxton, NCSA, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
May 4, 2021Introduction to Accelerated ComputingGalen Arnold, NCSA, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
April 27, 2021Hands-on Introduction to Deep Learning and Computer VisionAsad Khan, University of IllinoisInformation websiteVideos - part 1; part 2; part 3
March 16, 2021Python in an HPC EnvironmentRyan Mokos, Roland Haas, and Maxim Belkin, NCSA, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
March 2, 2021Introduction to HPC and Blue WatersBill Kramer, Brett Bode and Greg Bauer, NFI and Blue Waters, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
January 19, 2021HDF technologies and Resources for Geospatial DataHDF GroupSlidesVideo
December 15, 2020The 50 cm Quest for the Land Carbon SinkCompton Tucker, NASA/GSFC; Martin Brandt, University of Copenhagen; Ankit Kariryaa, University of Bremen; and 21 other coauthorsSlidesVideo
December 1, 2020CyberGISX for Reproducible and Scalable Geospatial Research and EducationAnand Padmanabhan, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
November 17, 2020Advancing Crop Monitoring and Modeling From Field to Regional Scales to Assess Agroecosystem Productivity, Sustainability, and Climate AdaptationsKaiyu Guan, University of IllinoisSlides upon requestAvailable upon request
November 10, 2020Open Source Scientific Gateways for Geospatial DataLuigi Marini, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo
October 6, 2020The Geometry of Data: Tackling the Challenges of Machine Learning at ScaleAaron Saxton, NCSA, University of IllinoisSlidesVideo