talk: Oleg Aulov on Human Sensor Networks, 1pm Fri 9/14, UMBC

UMBC CSEE Colloquium

Human Sensor Networks for Improved Modeling
of Natural and Human-Caused Disasters

Oleg Aulov, Computer Science Ph.D. Student, UMBC

1:00pm Friday, 14 September 2012, ITE 227, UMBC

This talk will discuss the importance of different roles that social media can play in management, monitoring, modeling and mitigation of natural and human-caused disasters. We will present a novel approach that views social media data as a human sensor network. These data can serve as a low-cost augmentation to an observing system, which can be incorporated into geophysical models together with other scientific data such as satellite observations and sensor measurements. As a use case scenario, we analyze the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. We gather the social media data that mention sightings of oil from Flickr, geolocate them, and use them as boundary forcings in the General NOAA Oil Modeling Environment (GNOME) software for oil spill predictions. We show how social media data can be incorporated into the GNOME model to obtain improved estimates of the model parameters such as rates of oil spill, couplings between surface winds and ocean currents, diffusion coefficient, and other model parameters. Other social media mining and citizen science projects performed by groups outside of UMBC, on air quality, earthquakes and the Fukushima disaster will also be summarized as related work.

Oleg Aulov received B.S. degree in mathematics from the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO, in 2004 and M.S. degree in Computer Science with a concentration in Computer Security and Information Assurance from George Washington University, Washington, DC, in 2006. He is currently working toward a Ph.D. degree in the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD. His topics of interest include social media mining, citizen science, machine learning, trust establishment and management, information assurance, and social engineering.

For more information and directions see http://bit.ly/UMBCtalks

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The Meyerhoff program introduced me to the idea of research internships during undergraduate summers. Since freshman year they have encouraged many applications to many places, including the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST.) Before I came to college I had never noticed research opportunities or even heard of them or thought about them. As a Physics/Mathematics major, I had kind of thought all the internships available were more for the life sciences as those were the only ones I had ever heard about.

How did you know that research at NIST was what you wanted to do?
My father has worked at NIST for quite a while and on the few occasions I visited the campus I always loved it. Physics has a huge presence at NIST, which is a delightful change of pace from what I usually see. I liked the idea of starting my first research experience at somewhere close and comfortable that I also knew for sure would be a great place. I'll be back next year if I am fortunate enough to be accepted again.

Did you apply to other places?
I applied to several other places such as NASA, APL, and a few REUs at various universities across the country. I was rejected or did not hear back from all of them.

Was the application difficult to do? Did you have help with this?
The SURF program application is very straightforward, in my opinion. There are some finer details to work out with the college, but for UMBC at least, Ms. McGlynn makes everything you need to do extremely clear and is quite helpful throughout the entire process even going as far to review your personal statement and resume. By the time your application is sent off there is essentially zero chance that anything is incorrect.

What was your summer research project?
My project dealt with the modeling and optimization of metal-oxide-semiconductor electrochemical solar cells. The purpose of the photoelectrochemical cells is to take light and convert it into electricity and use that electricity to break water into hydrogen gas and oxygen gas, thus providing hydrogen gas for fuel cells. The project deals heavily in renewable energy and aims to make silicon-based solar technologies more viable. I was altering solar cell geometries and composition to attempt to improve the efficiency and ensure that the voltage generated is enough to split water. 

Who was your mentor for this project?
My mentor is a post-doctorate student named Daniel Esposito. I could not have asked for a better mentor. I also worked with Dr. Jon Guyer (who was invaluable as well) when it came to the more complicated FiPy partial differential equation solver.

How much time do you put into this work?
I worked five days a week from around 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for 11 weeks over the summer, so quite a bit of time. The project was large and interesting; I could have used more time!

Were you paid? Where did you live?
SURF students are paid $5,500 for the 11 weeks of work, which is a very good deal. I commuted from home, but I know that NIST will house most of the SURF students at Hyatt House (a nearby hotel) in very accommodating conditions, so that is certainly an option.

What academic background did you have before you started?
I had no previous research experience, but am a rising junior Physics/Mathematics major with ~115 credits under my belt. I have a job setting up labs at the UMBC Physics Department and am fluent in Python as well as MATLAB and Mathematica. Academically I was rather strong, but in terms of research I was completely new to it.

How did you learn what you needed to know for this project?
My mentor gave me a few papers to read and there is a wonderful website called PVCDROM that provides a wealth of information on how solar cells function and the semiconductor physics behind them. Google also played a large role in my learning.

What was the hardest part about your research?
The hardest part would have to be learning to research. When I had problems in classes, I can check my answers and ask questions. Here, I can still ask questions, but what makes this research is that NIST doesn't know the answers; that's why the SURF students are working on these problems, to find answers. It is a bit unnerving at first when you come up with a result and you can't know whether or not it's correct because it's brand new.

How does this research relate to your course work at UMBC?
My research had multiple tie-ins to my Modern Physics course and I was glad to have had it before hand as I was better equipped to understanding the physics behind semiconductors. The classes on/using MATLAB, Mathematica, and Python were invaluable. Having programming knowledge beforehand was very useful and it seems that most of the friends I made here use programming in their research as well.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?
Try it. I find it extremely rewarding and fun, but not everyone will. Best you don't go through undergrad never taking these opportunities and then get into a research position because it's what you THINK you want and find out instead that you hate it. Find out now. Also, don't get discouraged if you're not accepted the first time, try again. I applied to 17 places my freshman year and got into none of them.

What are your career goals?
I want to get my Ph.D. in physics and go into research at a fine establishment such as NIST. After a nice long time as a researcher I hope to return to academia as a physics professor at a research university. Read more about Nathan's research by visiting the link below... ]]> How did you find out that you could do research in your field in the summer? The Meyerhoff program introduced me to the idea of research internships during undergraduate summers. Since freshman... http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/ResearcherProfiles/nathanSmith.htm https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/16595/guest@my.umbc.edu/510816a3f418fa3a34a732017f7b07f6/api/pixel Undergraduate Research https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/undergradresearch https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/original.jpg?1600355057 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/large.png?1600355057 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/medium.png?1600355057 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/small.png?1600355057 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxsmall.png?1600355057 Undergraduate Research https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/595/a2a5e1dc29759ed291e5ba5ecf1d6cbd/xxlarge.jpg?1347286471 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/595/a2a5e1dc29759ed291e5ba5ecf1d6cbd/xlarge.jpg?1347286471 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/595/a2a5e1dc29759ed291e5ba5ecf1d6cbd/large.jpg?1347286471 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/595/a2a5e1dc29759ed291e5ba5ecf1d6cbd/medium.jpg?1347286471 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/595/a2a5e1dc29759ed291e5ba5ecf1d6cbd/small.jpg?1347286471 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/595/a2a5e1dc29759ed291e5ba5ecf1d6cbd/xsmall.jpg?1347286471 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/595/a2a5e1dc29759ed291e5ba5ecf1d6cbd/xxsmall.jpg?1347286471 18 3 true Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:22:10 -0400 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:23:02 -0400 Phone bank for Marriage Equality On-Campus Volunteer Without Having to Leave Campus!
The Women's Center is helping spread the word for an important cause. For any other additional information, please contact the College Democrats. 


College Democrats is hosting several upcoming events in support of marriage equality. Please read the details below:

Phone bank for Marriage Equality On-Campus

September 18th, 5-8 pm, Sondheim 210 (Sign up for this date using this Doodle Poll).
October 9th, 5-8 pm, Commons 327
October 23rd, 5-8 pm, Commons 327

The group will provide the script, the training, the snacks - all they ask is that you donate some cell phone minutes!

While College Democrats is the official sponsor of these phone banks, they are open to student/faculty/staff who don't identify as Democrats but who care about this issue. 
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Do you aspire to become the next Mark Zuckerberg?

Give you dream a shot at Startup Weekend Baltimore, which takes place September 28-30 in Locust Point.

The weekend brings together developers, coders, designers, marketing gurus, and businesspeople for a high-energy weekend where aspiring entrepreneurs pitch ideas, form teams, and then present their progress to their peers at the end of the day Sunday. Participants leave with a business model, a website, and a range of business connections to help get their start-up off the ground. 55% of participants continue to work on the project with their team.

A worldwide movement, Startup Weekend has branches in over 200 cities around the globe, from Anchorage, Alaska to Marrakech, Morocco. The weekend has helped conceive successful companies including Foodspotting, a smartphone application that allows foodies around the world to recommend favorite dishes rather than restaurants.    

To learn more about the weekend and to register, visit Baltimore.startupweekend.org.

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There is a small stipend for the position.  To be considered, candidates:

  1. Must be available Tuesdays AND Thursdays, 2:15-5:45 pm
  2. Be willing to transport other UMBC students in a 12-passenger Shriver Center van (and have a valid Driver's License)
  3. Attend Service-Learning Intern Meetings every other Friday, 12-1pm (there is one this Friday, 9/14) 
Those interested should complete an Intern Application via the link below and return it immediately to Service-Learning Program Coordinator Eloise Grose either via email at elgrose1@umbc.edu or in person at The Shriver Center, 1st floor of the Public Policy Building (just past the elevators).  

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Please register for the webinar by sending an e-mail to:
Pathwaysrecruiting@cms.hhs.gov

Once registered, you will receive webinar details. ]]> Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Division of Strategic Recruitment and Workforce Systems INFORMATIONAL RECRUITING WEBINAR Hiring under the new Pathways Program Are you a student?... Flyer https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/f968f28de291432f6b54deaf9dd6248e/6aa1aed7/news/000/016/556/f56d8183992b6c54c92c16a8519a6e2b/generalpathways invite.pdf?1347396273 https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/16556/guest@my.umbc.edu/ead63bb76ed36e0dcc5f929f8c0c3250/api/pixel cms information intern session The Shriver Center https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/shriver https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/xsmall.png?1441293069 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/original.jpg?1441293069 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/xxlarge.png?1441293069 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/xlarge.png?1441293069 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/large.png?1441293069 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/medium.png?1441293069 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/small.png?1441293069 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/xsmall.png?1441293069 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/xxsmall.png?1441293069 Shriver Center:Intern, Co-op, Research & Service-Learning https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/556/7c56c456f0bf44cc23ecb6792768cf87/xxlarge.jpg?1347247262 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/556/7c56c456f0bf44cc23ecb6792768cf87/xlarge.jpg?1347247262 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/556/7c56c456f0bf44cc23ecb6792768cf87/large.jpg?1347247262 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/556/7c56c456f0bf44cc23ecb6792768cf87/medium.jpg?1347247262 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/556/7c56c456f0bf44cc23ecb6792768cf87/small.jpg?1347247262 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/556/7c56c456f0bf44cc23ecb6792768cf87/xsmall.jpg?1347247262 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/556/7c56c456f0bf44cc23ecb6792768cf87/xxsmall.jpg?1347247262 0 0 true Sun, 09 Sep 2012 23:18:28 -0400 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:45:16 -0400 Interested in Global Child Welfare? NEW Internship Intern at the International Social Service - USA Branch Research and Training Development Internships Available at the Intern at the International Social Service - USA Branch.

Internships posted on UMBCworks, search keyword "Intern at the International Social Service - USA Branch."
If you have not met with The Shriver Center to get your resume reviewed for use on UMBCworks, click HERE


VOLUNTEER INTERN POSITION DESCRIPTION

Interns would research global child welfare issues for grants, publications and advocacy initiatives. Interns in training development would include learning how to develop a variety of training media and approaches for legal and social service providers who deal with children who have international child protection and welfare cases. Majors would include: sociology, international relations, anthropology, pre-law, social work, political science, and even language studies. There are also opportunities for folks to learn about non-profit management and development. We are often preparing grants and because of our small size there are plenty of opportunities to work directly with our Executive Director on a variety of things. We are just beginning an initiative in Latin America which could be a great learning opportunity for students. ]]> Research and Training Development Internships Available at the Intern at the International Social Service - USA Branch. Internships posted on UMBCworks, search keyword "Intern at the... https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/16555/guest@my.umbc.edu/c344e77eb4566dd89382e7f891383a36/api/pixel america cildren global intern international latin The Shriver Center https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/shriver https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/xsmall.png?1441293069 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/original.jpg?1441293069 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/xxlarge.png?1441293069 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/xlarge.png?1441293069 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/large.png?1441293069 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/medium.png?1441293069 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/small.png?1441293069 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/xsmall.png?1441293069 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/008/0bfad113286cf6b1bc6dedbdbfc7e5ef/xxsmall.png?1441293069 Shriver Center:Intern, Co-op, Research & Service-Learning https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/555/3f3267d02dea7f94781bd5a437733db3/xxlarge.jpg?1347244439 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/555/3f3267d02dea7f94781bd5a437733db3/xlarge.jpg?1347244439 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/555/3f3267d02dea7f94781bd5a437733db3/large.jpg?1347244439 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/555/3f3267d02dea7f94781bd5a437733db3/medium.jpg?1347244439 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/555/3f3267d02dea7f94781bd5a437733db3/small.jpg?1347244439 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/555/3f3267d02dea7f94781bd5a437733db3/xsmall.jpg?1347244439 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/016/555/3f3267d02dea7f94781bd5a437733db3/xxsmall.jpg?1347244439 1 0 true Sun, 09 Sep 2012 22:28:05 -0400 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 22:34:36 -0400 Zach Wahls’ “What Makes a Family?” Presentation at CCBC Zach Wahls will be sharing the heartwarming story of his family at his "What Makes a Family?" presentation at CCBC Dundalk on November 29th, 2012 at 12:30 PM in Room G 100.  Please read on for more details:

Zach is a compelling speaker whose story and rise to fame are heartwarming.  As well as being an advocate for civil rights at the state and national levels, Zach is an Eagle Scout who offers an interesting perspective on his own scouting experience in light of the BSA’s ban on LGBT leadership and participation.  Here is a link to Zach’s now-famous testimony on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMLZO-sObzQ

CCBC Dundalk Address:
7200 Sollers Point Rd
Baltimore, MD 21222-4649

For more information and to RSVP contact, Ted McCadden, Assistant Professor, at tmccadden@ccbcmd.edu or 443-840-3783.

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Phone bank for Marriage Equality On-Campus

September 18th, 5-8 pm, Sondheim 210 (Sign up for this date using this Doodle Poll).
October 9th, 5-8 pm, Commons 327
October 23rd, 5-8 pm, Commons 327
We'll provide the script, the training, the snacks - all we ask is that you donate some cell phone minutes!

While College Democrats is the official sponsor of these phone banks, they are open to student/faculty/staff who don't identify as Democrats but who care about this issue.

YDM Campaign Invasion - Marriage Equality - On Sunday, September 16, the Young Dems of Maryland are door-knocking for marriage equality from 10 am - 3 pm in Baltimore.  There will be breakfast and lunch provided and lots of fun Young Dems to meet!  RSVP at this link 9/16 Marriage Equality Campaign Invasion and email Mike Ball at mball3@umbc.edu to reserve a spot in the car pool from UMBC.
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