U. S. Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium Series

Nineteenth Annual
Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium

National Academy of Sciences
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center - Irvine, California
November 8-10, 2007

2007 Program and Audio Presentations

Accelerating Universe	Ocean Acidification
Bacterial Linguistic and Social Communications	Origin of Modern Humans
Brain / Machine Interface	Planetary Habitability
Data Mining / Machine Learning	Transtioning to a Better World: Research Challenges in Sustainability Science

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Accelerating Universe
Organizer: Mark Trodden, Syracuse University 

CHAIR: Unraveling the Accelerating Universe Rachel Bean, Cornell University	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: Seeing Dark Energy Adam Riess, Johns Hopkins University and Space Telescope Science Institute	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: The Accelerating Universe: Enigmas and Nostrums Sean M. Carroll, California Institute of Technology	-Abstract  -Presentation

Bacterial Linguistic and Social Communications
Organizer: Matt DeLisa, Cornell University

CHAIR: Bacterial Linguistic and Social Communications Michael Surette, University of Calgary	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: Inter-kingdom signaling: communication between bacteria and host Vanessa Sperandio, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER:  Programming Bacteria to Perform Image Processing Chris Voigt, University of California, San Francisco	-Abstract   -Presentation

Brain / Machine Interface
Organizer: Todd Preuss, Emory University

CHAIR: Brain / Machine Interfaces Scott Frey, University of Oregon	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER:  Neural Interfaces for Restoration of Communication and Mobility Leigh Hochberg, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brown University
SPEAKER:  Dynamic Generation and Control of Spinal Locomotion Signals and Its Application to Neural Prosthetic Devices Ralph Etienne-Cummings, The Johns Hopkins University	-Abstract  -Presentation

Data Mining / Machine Learning
Organizer: Chris Jermaine, University of Florida

CHAIR: Data Mining / Machine Learning  David Jensen, University of Massachusetts Amherst	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER:  Knowledge-Rich Machine Learning Pedro Domingos, University of Washington	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: Information Extraction, Data Mining and Social Network Analysis with Probabilistic Models Andrew McCallum, University of Massachusetts Amherst	-Abstract  -Presentation

Ocean Acidification
Organizer: Chris Fritsen, Desert Research Institute

CHAIR: Ocean Acidification: Global warming’s evil twin Richard Feely, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: The far reaching effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs Joanie Kleypas, National Center for Atmospheric Research	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: Victoria Fabry, California State University San Marcos

Origin of Modern Humans
Organizers: Todd Preuss, Emory University and Jessica Hellmann, University of Notre Dame

CHAIR: Origin of Modern Humans Shara Bailey, New York University	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: The archaeology of modern human origins Christian Tryon, George Washington University	-Abstract  -Presentation
SPEAKER: Aping ourselves: Insights on human origins from comparative primate genetics Anne Stone, Arizona State University	-Abstract  -Presentation