Calendar of Events for February 2008

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HKUST Events from 01 February 2008 to 29 February 2008

01 February 2008 Time: 11:00 - 12:00 Subject: Joint Seminar Title: Energy-Time Trade-Offs in Algorithm Analysis and Design Venue: Room 3464 (via lift nos. 25/26), HKUST Organizer(s): Dept of Computer Science and Engineering HKUST Theoretical Computer Science Group Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Professor Mark GREENSTREET, University of British Columbia Enquiries: tel: 2358 7008 Language: English Website: http://www.cse.ust.hk/pg/seminars/ Fee: Free

01 February 2008 Time: 14:00 - 16:00 Subject: Seminar Title: Nanobead Dielectrophoresis: A Microfluidic Platform for Rapid Molecular Identification Venue: Chow Tak Sin Lecture Theater (LT - G) Organizer(s): Dept of Chemical Engineering Bioengineering Graduate Program (BIEN) Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Prof. Hsueh-Chia Chang Enquiries: Miss Leung, Tel: 2358 8483 Language: English Website: http://www.ceng.ust.hk/contents/seminar/chang.pdf Fee: Free

04 February 2008 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Subject: CSE Seminar Title: Multidimensional Visualization and Its Applications Venue: Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theater (Lecture Theater F, near lift nos. 25/26), HKUST Organizer(s): Dept of Computer Science and Engineering Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Professor Alfred INSELBERG, School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel, Senior Fellow in Visualization - San Diego Supercomputing Center, USA Enquiries: tel: 2358 7008 Language: English Website: http://www.cse.ust.hk/pg/seminars/ Fee: Free

05 February 2008 Time: 15:00 - 18:00 Subject: Thesis Presentation Title: Translation in Hong Kong?s Literary Magazines in the 1930?s - Red Beans and Others Venue: Room 3362 (Lifts 13-15) Organizer(s): Division of Humanities Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Ms LAI Sau-ming Enquiries: Ms. Kitty Ho (Tel. 2358 7810) Language: English Fee: Free

05 February 2008 Time: 15:00 - 18:00 Subject: Thesis Presentation Title: Translation in Hong Kong's Literary Magazines in the 1930's - Red Beans and Others Venue: Room 3362 (Lifts 13-15) Organizer(s): Division of Humanities Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Ms LAI Sau-ming Enquiries: Ms. Kitty Ho (Tel. 2358 7810) Language: English Fee: Free

06 February 2008 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Subject: Seminar Title: Vibrational Excitation of Simple Molecules and its Detection by Strong Field Ionization Venue: Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theatre (LTF), HKUST Organizer(s): Dept of Physics Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Prof Wing-Ki Liu, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Canada Enquiries: Miss Louiza Law, tel: 2358 7506 Audience: All interested are welcome! Language: English Website: http://web.phys.ust.hk/ Fee: Free

14 February 2008 Time: 12:45 - 14:00 Subject: Mezzo Soprano Recital 獨唱音樂會 Title: Li Yue Mui Mezzo Soprano Recital (Opera Classics) 李月梅獨唱音樂會 (歌劇經典) Venue: Exposition Hall 展覽廳 Organizer(s): Center for the Arts 藝術中心 Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Choi Sown Le (Piano) Li Yue Mui (Mezzo Saprano) 蔡崇力 (鋼琴) 李月梅 (女中音) Enquiries: Ms Jeddy Mok, tel: 2358 6149 莫小姐, 電話: 2358 6149 Audience: All are welcome. No admission for children under age of six 歡迎各界人士蒞臨欣賞,六歲以下兒童恕不招待 Language: n/a Website: http://www.ust.hk/cfa Fee: Free 免費入場 Remarks: Time: 14 Feb 2008 (Thu), 12:45-2:00pm 時間: 2008年2月14日下午12時45分至2時

14 February 2008 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Subject: Seminar Title: The Physical Consequences of Localization in Fractal or Irregular Resonators and Quantum Wells Venue: Room 4480 (Lifts 25-26), HKUST Organizer(s): Dept of Physics Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Prof Bernard Sapoval, Laboratoire de Physique de la Matiere Condensee, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau, France Enquiries: Miss Louiza Law, tel: 2358 7506 Audience: All interested are welcome! Language: English Website: http://web.phys.ust.hk/ Fee: Free

15 February 2008 Time: 11:00 - 12:30 Subject: Seminar Title: Outsourcing structures and information flow in a three-tier supply chain Venue: Room 2404, (Lift 17 and 18) Organizer(s): Dept of Information & Systems Management Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Professor Pengfei Guo, Department of Logistics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Enquiries: Rolinda Tam (email: imrtam@ust.hk) Audience: All interested are welcome Language: English Website: http://www.bm.ust.hk/~ismt/seminars/PengfeiGuo_Feb08.pdf Fee: Free

18 February 2008 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Subject: CSE Seminar Title: Back-of-the-Envelope Computation of Throughput Distributions in CSMA Wireless Networks Venue: Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theater (Lecture Theater F, near lift 25/26), HKUST Organizer(s): Dept of Computer Science and Engineering Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Professor Soung Chang LIEW, Chairman, Department of Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Enquiries: tel: 2358 7008 Language: English Website: http://www.cse.ust.hk/pg/seminars/ Fee: Free

19 February 2008 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Subject: IAS Bio-Science Lecture Series Title: How the 'Second Genetic Code' was Revealed Venue: Cheung On Tak Lecture Theater (LT-E) 張安德講堂 (LT-E) Organizer(s): Institute for Advanced Study 高等研究院 Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Prof Paul Schimmel [The Scripps Research Institute, Visiting Member of IAS Enquiries: Institute for Advanced Study [tel: 2358-8424 / email: ias@ust.hk] 高等研究院 [2358-8424 / ias@ust.hk] Language: English Website: http://ias.ust.hk Fee: Free Remarks: Professor Paul Schimmel is Ernest and Jean Hahn Professor of Molecular Biology and Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI). Before joining TSRI, he had been a professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at MIT for 30 years. His major research activities have concentrated on the decoding of genetic information, and Nature magazine listed the work of his laboratory on expressed sequence tags as one of the four key developments that launched the human genome project. Professor Schimmel was elected Member of the US National Academy of Sciences in 1990, and is currently a Visiting Member of IAS at HKUST. He is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and the Institute of Medicine.

20 February 2008 - 28 March 2008 Time: 09:00 - 09:00 Subject: HKUST Arts Festival 2008 科大藝術節 2008 Title: HKUST Arts Festival 2008 科大藝術節 2008 Venue: HKUST Campus 香港科技大學校園 Organizer(s): Center for the Arts Enquiries: Ms Jeddy Mok, tel: 2358 6149 莫小姐，電話：2358 6149 Audience: All are welcome. No admission for children under age of 6 歡迎各界人士蒞臨欣賞,六歲以下兒童恕不招待 Language: n/a Website: http://www.ust.hk/cfa/program/index_artfest_2008.html Fee: Free 免費

20 February 2008 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Subject: IAS Bio-Science Lecture Series Title: How Errors of Protein Synthesis can Lead to Human Diseases Venue: Padma and Hari Harilela Lecture Theater (LT-C) 夏利萊博士及夫人演講廳 (LT-C) Organizer(s): Institute for Advanced Study 高等研究院 Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Prof Paul Schimmel [The Scripps Research Institute, Visiting Member of IAS at HKUST] Enquiries: Institute for Advanced Study [tel:2358-8424 / email: ias@ust.hk] 高等研究院 [2358-8424 / ias@ust.hk] Language: English Website: http://ias.ust.hk Fee: Free Remarks: Professor Paul Schimmel is Ernest and Jean Hahn Professor of Molecular Biology and Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI). Before joining TSRI, he had been a professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at MIT for 30 years. His major research activities have concentrated on the decoding of genetic information, and Nature magazine listed the work of his laboratory on expressed sequence tags as one of the four key developments that launched the human genome project. Professor Schimmel was elected Member of the US National Academy of Sciences in 1990, and is currently a Visiting Member of IAS at HKUST. He is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and the Institute of Medicine.

20 February 2008 Time: 17:00 - 18:00 Subject: IAS Bio-Science Lecture Series Title: How Hereditary Diseases can Arise from Mutations in Genes of the Translation Machinery Venue: Padma and Hari Harilela Lecture Theater (LT-C) 夏利萊博士及夫人演講廳 (LT-C) Organizer(s): Institute for Advanced Study 高等研究院 Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Prof Xiang-Lei Yang [The Scripps Research Institute] Enquiries: Institute for Advanced Study [tel: 2358-8424 /email: ias@ust.hk] 高等研究院 [2358-8424 / ias@ust.hk] Language: English Website: http://ias.ust.hk Fee: Free Remarks: Professor Xiang-Lei Yang received her PhD in biophysics and computational biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2000. She then joined The Scripps Research Institute and is now an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Biology. The Schimmel-Yang Laboratory at TSRI focuses on obtaining new understandings of aminoacyl tRNA synthetases, which are essential components, through their catalytic activities, in establishing the rules of the universal genetic code.

21 February 2008 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Subject: IAS Bio-Science Lecture Series Title: How Structural Analysis can Actively Elucidate Mammalian Cell Functions Venue: Cheung On Tak Lecture Theater (LT-E) 張安德講堂 (LT-E) Organizer(s): Institute for Advanced Study 高等研究院 Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Prof Xiang-Lei Yang [The Scripps Research Institute] Enquiries: Institute for Advanced Study [tel: 2358-8424 / email: ias@ust.hk] 高等研究院 [2358-8424 / ias@ust.hk] Language: English Website: http://ias.ust.hk Fee: Free Remarks: Professor Xiang-Lei Yang received her PhD in biophysics and computational biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2000. She then joined The Scripps Research Institute and is now an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Biology. The Schimmel-Yang Laboratory at TSRI focuses on obtaining new understandings of aminoacyl tRNA synthetases, which are essential components, through their catalytic activities, in establishing the rules of the universal genetic code.

22 February 2008 Time: 15:30 - 16:30 Subject: Seminar Title: Thermal Fluctuations and Rubber Elasticity Venue: Room 2303 (Lifts 17-18), HKUST Organizer(s): Dept of Physics Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Prof Xiangjun Xing, Department of Physics, Syracuse University, USA Enquiries: Miss Louiza Law, tel: 2358-7506 Audience: All interested are welcome! Language: English Website: http://web.phys.ust.hk/ Fee: Free

22 February 2008 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Subject: IAS Bio-Science Lecture Series Title: How Basic Research has Transformed Human Health Venue: Mr and Mrs Lee Siu Lun Lecture Theater (LT-K) 李兆麟伉儷演講廳 (LT-K) Organizer(s): Institute for Advanced Study 高等研究院 Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Prof Paul Schimmel [The Scripps Research Institute, Visiting Member of IAS at HKUST] Enquiries: Institute for Advanced Study [tel: 2358-8424 / email: ias@ust.hk] 高等研究院 [2358-8424 / ias@ust.hk] Language: English Website: http://ias.ust.hk Fee: Free Remarks: Professor Paul Schimmel is Ernest and Jean Hahn Professor of Molecular Biology and Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI). Before joining TSRI, he had been a professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at MIT for 30 years. His major research activities have concentrated on the decoding of genetic information, and Nature magazine listed the work of his laboratory on expressed sequence tags as one of the four key developments that launched the human genome project. Professor Schimmel was elected Member of the US National Academy of Sciences in 1990, and is currently a Visiting Member of IAS at HKUST. He is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and the Institute of Medicine.

27 February 2008 Time: 12:00 - 13:30 Subject: Social Science Seminar Title: Compression of Mortality and Morbidity: Evidence and Explanation Venue: Rm3362, HSS conference room (via lifts13-15) Academic Building Organizer(s): Division of Social Science Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Prof. Jean-Marie ROBINE, Research Director, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research Dr. Karen CHEUNG, Visiting Scholar, Division of Social Science, HKUST Enquiries: Peggy, tel: 2358 7822 Audience: open to public Language: English Fee: Free

27 February 2008 Time: 15:00 - 16:00 Subject: CSE Seminar Title: Towards Accurate and Efficient Classification: A Discriminative and Frequent Pattern-based Approach Venue: Chow Tak Sin Lecture Theater (Lecture Theater G, near lifts 25/26), HKUST Organizer(s): Dept of Computer Science and Engineering Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Hong CHENG, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Enquiries: tel: 2358 7008 Language: English Website: http://www.cse.ust.hk/pg/seminars/ Fee: Free

27 February 2008 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 Subject: Seminar Title: Dynamics of Dissipative Electronic Systems and Quantum Transport Venue: Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theatre (LTF), HKUST Organizer(s): Dept of Physics Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Prof Yijing Yan, Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Enquiries: Miss Louiza Law, tel: 2358 7506 Audience: All interested are welcome! Language: English Website: http://web.phys.ust.hk/ Fee: Free

27 February 2008 Time: 19:00 - 20:00 Subject: Others Title: MScISM Information Session Venue: The Cliftons, 33/F, 9 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong Organizer(s): Dept of Information & Systems Management Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Prof Theodore Clark Enquiries: Mr Ben Yau(Tel: 2358 7656) Ms Winnie Lee(Tel: 2358 7633) Audience: All Language: English Website: http://www.bm.ust.hk/mscism/ Fee: Free

29 February 2008 - 30 November 2008 Time: 09:00 - 09:00 Subject: Exhibition Title: Expansion for Excellence: HKUST's 2020 Campus 十年藍圖 百年使命:科大校園發展 Venue: Ping Yuan and Kinmay W Tang Gallery, Lee Shau Kee Library Organizer(s): Facilities Management Office Office of University Development and Public Affairs Publishing Technology Center Audience: Faculty, staff, students and general public Fee: Free Remarks: Time: 08:00 - 21:00 (Please visit the Library Website http://library.ust.hk/info/hours/ for Saturday and Sunday opening hours.)

29 February 2008 Time: 11:00 - 12:30 Subject: Seminar Title: Ex-Ante Information and the Design of Keyword Auctions Venue: Room 3399 (Lift 17 and 18) Organizer(s): Dept of Information & Systems Management Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Mr Jianqing Chen, The University of Texas at Austin Enquiries: Rolinda Tam (email: imrtam@ust.hk) Audience: All interested are welcome Language: English Website: http://www.bm.ust.hk/~ismt/seminars/Chen%20Jianqing_seminar_29%20Feb%2008.pdf Fee: Free

29 February 2008 Time: 11:00 - 12:30 Subject: Seminar Title: Beating the Accuracy Trap: Overinvestment in Demand Forecasting and Supply Chain Coordination under Downstream Competition Venue: Room 4379, Lift 17 and 18 Organizer(s): Dept of Information & Systems Management Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Prof Tunay Tunca, Stanford University Enquiries: Rolinda Tam (email: imrtam@ust.hk) Audience: All interested are welcome Language: English Fee: Free

29 February 2008 Time: 14:15 - 15:45 Subject: Forum Title: Expansion for Excellence: HKUST's 2020 Campus 十年藍圖 百年使命:科大校園發展 Venue: Lam Woo Lecture Theater (LT-B) Organizer(s): Office of the Vice-President for Administration & Business Facilities Management Office Speaker(s) / Performer(s) Prof Yuk-Shan Wong Mr Mike Hudson Enquiries: Fontaine Au (Tel: 2358 6152) Audience: Faculty, staff and students Language: English Fee: Free