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2006-07 Program on Development, Assessment and Utilization of Complex Computer Models
Kickoff Workshop
September 10-14, 2006
at the Radisson Hotel RTP
General Information
Application
Schedule
General Information
The Kickoff Workshop will be held September 10-14, 2006, and will focus on clear formulation of
the challenges in the area, especially as pertains to the five major research subprograms: Environmental/Ecological
Models, Uncertainty in Models of Granular Materials, Engineering Models, Biological Modeling, and
Methodology. The workshop will set the stage for the subsequent Program research, through tutorials,
talks and discussion sessions designed to focus attention on the key problems to be considered
by the subprograms and program working groups.
Program Committee: Susie Bayarri (U. Valencia, Chair), Bruce Pitman
(U. Buffalo), Peter Reichert (EAWAG), Tom Santner (Ohio State U.), Darren Wilkinson (Newcastle University).
Online registration is now closed. You may register on-site at the Radisson.
Schedule
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Radisson Hotel RTP
Monday, September 11, 2006
Radisson Hotel RTP
| 8:15-9:00 |
Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 9:00-10:00 |
Tutorial Lecture on Biological Models
Ralph Smith, (NCSU/SAMSI), chair
Darren Wilkinson, (Newcastle University) |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Break |
| 10:15-12:00 |
Two invited talks on Biological Models
Darren Wilkinson, (Newcastle University), chair
Reinhard Laubenbacher, (Virginia Bioinformatics Institute): Complex models in systems biology
Mike West and Lingchong You, (Duke): Modeling dynamic cellular networks |
| 12:00-1:15 |
Lunch |
| 1:15-3:00 |
Two invited talks on Methodology
Herbie Lee, (UCSC), chair
Laura Swiler, (Sandia): Building Credibility in Computational Simulations Through Verification
Max Morris, (Iowa State):Nonstationary twists on stationary process models |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Break |
| 3:30-5:15 |
Panel Discussion on Methodology
Susie Bayarri, (Univ. of Valencia), moderator
Michael Goldstein, (Univ. of Durham)
Tony O'Hagan, (Univ. of Sheffield)
Henry Wynn, (LSE) |
| 6:30-8:30 |
Poster Session and Reception
SAMSI will provide poster presentation boards and tape. The board dimensions
are 4 ft. wide by 3 ft. high. They are tri-fold with each side being 1 ft. wide and the center
2 ft. wide. Please make sure your poster fits the board. The boards can accommodate up to 16
pages of paper measuring 8.5 inches by 11 inches. |
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Radisson Hotel RTP
| 8:15-9:00 |
Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 9:00-10:00 |
Tutorial Lecture on Engineering Models
Dave Higdon, (LANL) |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Break |
| 10:15-12:00 |
Panel Discussion on Engineering Models
Tom Santner, (Ohio State), moderator
Don Bartel, (Cornell), on Biomechanics
Angela Patterson, (GE), on Aeronautical Applications
Jerry Sacks, (NISS), on Statistics |
| 12:00-1:15 |
Lunch |
| 1:15-3:00 |
Two invited talks on Models of Granular Materials
Bob Behringer, (Duke): Statistical Properties of Dense Granular Materials
Peter J. Mucha, (UNC): Particle-based animation of granular materials |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Break |
| 3:30-4:45 |
Panel Discussion on Models of Granular Materials
Sorin Mitran, (UNC), moderator
Luis Pericchi, (Puerto Rico)
Bruce Pitman, (Univ. of Buffalo) |
| 4:45-5:30 |
New Researchers Session 2
Nell Sedransk, (NISS), chair
Crystal Linkletter, (SFU): Reference Distribution Variable Selection for Gaussian Process Models
John Paul Gosling, (Univ. of Sheffield): Quantifying uncertainty in the biospheric carbon flux for England and Wales |
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Radisson Hotel RTP
| 8:30-9:00 |
Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 9:00-10:00 |
Tutorial Lecture on Environmental/Ecological Models
Mark Borsuk, (Dartmouth), chair
Jim Clark, (Duke) |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Break |
| 10:15-12:00 |
Two invited talks on Environmental/Ecological Models
Steve Sain, (NCAR), chair
Jasper A. Vrugt, (LANL): Calibration and Uncertainty Assessment of Environmental Models: Methods and Applications
(part 2 of presentation)
Nancy Nichols, (University of Reading):Getting Started: Data Assimilation for Very Large
Inverse Problems in Environmental Science |
| 12:00-1:15 |
Lunch by Subprogram to identify Working Groups |
| 1:15-3:00 |
Two invited talks on Climate Models
Montse Fuentes, (NCSU), chair
Bette L. Otto-Bliesner, (NCAR): Studying Climate Change with Climate Models
Mark Berliner, (Ohio State): Bayesian Treatment of Computer Model Output as Data |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Break |
| 3:30-4:45 |
Panel Discussion on Climate Models
Montse Fuentes, (NCSU), moderator
Jonathan Rougier, (Univ. of Durham)
Leonard Smith, (Oxford Univ.) |
| 4:45-5:30 |
New Researchers Session 3
Mark Huber, (Duke), chair
Zhiguan Qian, (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison): A Structural Equation Method for Temperature Modeling in Data Center Computer Experiment
Genetha Anne Gray, (Sandia): Calibration, Validation, and Verification of an Electrical Circuit Simulation |
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Radisson Hotel RTP
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