"Justice, Culture and Tradition," a conference in honor of Michael Walzer. Speakers include Thomas Scanlon, Michael Sandel, Amy Gutmann, Joan W. Scott, Georgia Warnke, Susan Neiman, Harry Frankfurt, and many others. Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Studies. Registration Required. For program and other information click here.
3-5 PM. Rutgers-Princeton Philosophy celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of W. V. Quine. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture. Web site: http://www.wvquine.org/wvq-fest.html .
Noon. Computer Engineering Seminar. "A Theory for Epigenetic Optimization Through 'Learning' in Gene-Protein Networks." Joshua Milstein, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology.
Noon. Neuroscience Seminar. "Neural Circuits Controlling Visual Behavior in Zebrafish." Michael Orger, Harvard University. 280 Carl Icahn.
Computational Neuroscience Sloan-Swartz Meeting 2008 at Princeton University. Web site: http://brodylab.princeton.edu/SloanSwartz2008/.
NSF Workshop on Emerging Models and Technologies for Computation: Bio Inspired Computing and Biology and Computer Science Interface. Registration required by July 18. For information visit www.ee.princeton.edu/events/emt.
Noon. Computer Engineering Seminar. "Protein Model Refinement with All-Atom Force Fields." Liliana Wroblewska, Center for the Study of Systems Biology in the School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology. J401 EQuad.
4 pm. ISS Summer Seminar. "The Two User Compound Gaussian Interference Channel." Pramod Viswanath, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. B205 EQuad.
11 am. Computer Engineering Seminar. "Protecting Non-Architectural Structures Against Faults." Yiannakis Sazeides, Computer Science, University of Cyprus. B205 EQuad.
2 pm. NEC Statistical Learning Talk. "Large-Scale SVM Optimization: Taking a Machine Learning Perspective." Shai Shalev-Shwartz, TTI-Chicago; Nathan Srebro, U. Chicago. Multipurpose Room, NEC Laboratories America, 4 Independence Way, Princeton NJ 08540.