[bioundgrd] Fwd: CCE Student Symposium 3/16/2017

[Janice Chang]

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From: Kate Nelson <kpnelson at mit.edu<mailto:kpnelson at mit.edu>>
Subject: CCE Student Symposium 3/16/2017
Date: March 6, 2017 at 12:34:09 PM EST
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Also, students with computationally-focused research are welcome to present a poster.  Please register via https://goo.gl/forms/uBJjKMko9F22puy32


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Subject: [CCE_Announce] CCE Student Symposium 3/16/2017

We'd like to invite you to the 2017 CCE Student Symposium on March 16th. The symposium recognizes recent advancements of computation in research, industry, and society. The symposium features a keynote speaker (4:15pm), poster presentations from students in the CCE CDO and CSE degree programs (5:15pm), followed by a reception (6pm).

The keynote speaker this year is Dr. Samuel Arbesman, author of "Overcomplicated: Technology at the limits of comprehension."

Abstract: From the power grid to the stock market to the latest iOS, complex systems are plagued by unintended glitches, unpredictable behavior, and unexplainable system failures. Why can’t we make things simpler? Is technological complexity inevitable? And how are we supposed to deal with technology that nobody can understand anymore? This talk explores the forces that lead us to continue to make systems more complicated and more incomprehensible, despite our desire for them to be more coherent. A framework for thinking about and handling these complex systems is provided, which involves numerous approaches, including importing ideas from biology and philosophy into the realm of technology, as well as how to rekindle generalists in the face of ever-increasing specialization.

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