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SUMMARY:CIS - "Get to know your neighbors" Seminar series - Prof. Sahand J
 amal Rahi
DTSTART:20210419T151500
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DESCRIPTION:Prof Sahand Jamal Rahi \nTitle: "Using deep learning to track 
 brains that bend\, compress\, and stretch."\n\nAbstract:\nQuantitative ins
 ights into genetic and cellular systems require the analysis of large imag
 ing data sets\, which is currently so time-consuming that it represents a 
 key bottleneck to research. While machine learning has revolutionized imag
 e processing\, methods for analysing 2D images of yeast cells and 4D image
 s of C. elegans worm brains have been inefficient and inaccurate. This is 
 surprising as there are hundreds of yeast laboratories around the world an
 d whole-brain imaging of small animals is increasingly popular. For both t
 ypes of data\, a myriad of techniques from the computer vision literature 
 could\, in principle\, provide a solution but many\, in practice\, are too
  inaccurate or difficult to make work. I will present our solution for 2D 
 yeast image segmentation\, our current work on 4D deforming brains\, and f
 uture research directions.\n\nBio:\nAfter studying mathematics\, physics\,
  and biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania\, I completed my PhD i
 n theoretical physics studying quantum fluctuation forces at the Massachus
 etts Institute of Technology (MIT). I then switched to the intersection of
  physics and biology as an Independent Fellow at The Rockefeller Universit
 y\, working on experiments and theory in systems biology in yeast. After b
 eing hired at EPFL\, I spent an intervening year working on systems neuros
 cience in C. elegans at Harvard University.\n\n\nThe Center for Intelligen
 t Systems at EPFL (CIS) is a collaboration among IC\,ENAC\, SB\, SV and S
 TI that brings together researchers working on different aspects of Intell
 igent Systems.\n \nIn order to promote exchanges among researchers and en
 courage the creation of new\, collaborative projects\, CIS is organizing a
  "Get to know your neighbors" series. Each seminar will consist of one sho
 rt overview presentation geared to the general public at EPFL.\n \nThe CI
 S seminar will take place live on Zoom: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/89910799721
   \nPlease connect to your zoom account using your "@epfl.ch" address\, a
 s this live event is only open to the EPFL community\nMonday\,April 19th\,
  2021 from 3:15 to 4:15 pm\n\nNB: Video recordings of the seminars will be
  made available on our website and published on our social media pages
LOCATION:Zoom https://epfl.zoom.us/j/89910799721 https://epfl.zoom.us/j/89
 910799721
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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