Rainbow Group Seminars

Understanding color and gloss perception with deep neural networks

Takuma Morimoto, Fellow, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, UK.

FW11 - William Gates Building.

Thursday 19 September 2024, 14:00-15:00

DAMTP Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics

Predictability of midlatitude weather: Butterflies, error growth and AI models

Professor George Craig (LMU, Munich).

MR 5, Centre for Mathematical Sciences.

Friday 20 September 2024, 15:30-16:30

Statistics

Treatment Effects in Market Equilibrium

Stefan Wager (Stanford University).

Centre for Mathematical Sciences MR12, CMS.

Monday 23 September 2024, 14:00-15:00

RSE Seminars

Nonlinear Preconditioning for Implicit Solution of Discretized PDEs

Note change of venue

David Keyes, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows, CB3 0EZ.

Friday 27 September 2024, 14:00-15:00

Seminars on Quantitative Biology @ CRUK Cambridge Institute

Quantitative Biology Seminar

**Seminar cancelled**

Dr Mohammed Lotfollahi, Wellcome Sanger Institute.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Monday 30 September 2024, 12:00-13:00

Seminars on Quantitative Biology @ CRUK Cambridge Institute

Protein genetic architecture is simple, and epistasis can facilitate the evolution of new functions

Assistant Professor Brian Metzger, Purdue University .

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Monday 07 October 2024, 12:30-13:30

Cambridge Statistics Clinic

Statistics Clinic Michaelmas 2024 I

MR5 at the CMS.

MR5.

Wednesday 09 October 2024, 16:30-18:00

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Exploratory Data Analysis

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 10 October 2024, 11:00-12:00

RSE Seminars

In the age of the metaverse, metadata is even more important

Chris Wood - EPCC.

TBC.

Thursday 10 October 2024, 13:00-14:00

Zangwill Club

Visual Perspective Biases Autobiographical Remembering

The host for this talk is Deborah Talmi

Dr Peggy L. St. Jacques, University of Alberta.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 11 October 2024, 16:30-18:00

Technical Talks - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Mathworks: Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

FW26, William Gates Building.

Monday 14 October 2024, 13:05-13:55

SciSoc – Cambridge University Scientific Society

Our archaeal origins

Dr Buzz Baum.

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road.

Monday 14 October 2024, 18:00-19:30

MRC Biostatistics Unit Seminars

BSU Seminar: "Bayesian latent multi-state modelling for longitudinal health trajectories"

This will be a free hybrid seminar. To register to attend virtually, please click here: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqcuutqTkoG9R7enI9iOHBr61dOjW5BTKl

Yu Luo, Kings College London.

MRC Biostatistics Unit, East Forvie Building, Forvie Site Robinson Way Cambridge CB2 0SR..

Tuesday 15 October 2024, 14:00-15:00

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Simple and multiple linear regression

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 17 October 2024, 11:00-12:00

RSE Seminars

Open source research software project life cycles: understanding project maturity successes, and challenge events

Yo Yehudi - Open Life Sciences.

TBC.

Thursday 17 October 2024, 13:00-14:00

Zangwill Club

Large-scale integration of perceptual and predictive information is encoded by non-oscillatory neural dynamics.

The host for this talk is Jeff Dalley

Dr Andres Canales-Johnson, University of Cambridge.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 18 October 2024, 16:30-18:00

Technical Talks - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Jane Street: Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

FW26, William Gates Building.

Monday 21 October 2024, 13:05-13:55

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

CSAR lecture: Celebrating the contribution of viral sequencing to the COVID-19 pandemic response.

Professor Sharon Peacock, Professor of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Cambridge; Director and Chair of the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium.

Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom.

Monday 21 October 2024, 19:30-21:00

MRC Biostatistics Unit Seminars

BSU Seminar: "Graphical and summary diagnostics for node level adequacy in Bayesian hierarchical models"

This will be a free hybrid seminar. To register to attend virtually, please click here: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkf-ysqDgqG9W5MbRoGxq5re7R9XadbBBd

Ida Scheel, University of Oslo.

MRC Biostatistics Unit, East Forvie Building, Forvie Site Robinson Way Cambridge CB2 0SR..

Tuesday 22 October 2024, 14:00-15:00

SciSoc – Cambridge University Scientific Society

Lessons for human TB and its treatment from the tiny transparent zebrafish larva

Prof Lalita Ramakrishnan.

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road.

Tuesday 22 October 2024, 18:00-19:30

The Wheeler Lectures in Computer Science

Wheeler Lecture 2024: Supercharging the Human Mind With AI

Professor Yvonne Rogers - Professor of Interaction Design, Director of UCL Interaction Centre, Deputy Head of the Computer Science Department UCL.

Lecture Theatre 1, Computer Laboratory.

Wednesday 23 October 2024, 15:00-17:00

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

The General Linear Model and complex designs including Analysis of Covariance

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 24 October 2024, 11:00-12:00

RSE Seminars

Title to be confirmed

Simon Clifford - RCS, University of Cambridge.

TBC.

Thursday 24 October 2024, 13:00-14:00

Zangwill Club

Tales of Traumatic Stress in High-Risk Populations in the Global South: From Epidemiological to Genomic and Epigenomic Insights

The host's for this talk are Sarah Jayne Blakemore and Larysa Zasiekina

Professor Soraya Seedat, Executive Head of the Department of Psychiatry at Stellenbosch University..

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 25 October 2024, 16:30-18:00

Technical Talks - Department of Computer Science and Technology

GSA Capital: Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

FW26, William Gates Building.

Monday 28 October 2024, 13:05-13:55

SciSoc – Cambridge University Scientific Society

Seeing the invisible; the Dark Matter puzzle

Prof Tina Potter.

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road.

Tuesday 29 October 2024, 18:00-19:30

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Categorical Data Analysis

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 31 October 2024, 11:00-12:00

RSE Seminars

Less is more

Anita Faul.

TBC.

Thursday 31 October 2024, 13:00-14:00

Zangwill Club

To be confirmed

The host for this talk is Nicky Clayton

Prof Neil Lawrence, University of Cambridge.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 01 November 2024, 16:30-18:00

Technical Talks - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Freshworks: Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

Virtual.

Monday 04 November 2024, 13:05-13:55

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

CSAR lecture: Passive Internet of Things powered by artificial intelligence

Dr. Sabesan Sithamparanathan OBE, PervasID Ltd., St. Johns Innovation Centre, Cambridge.

Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom.

Monday 04 November 2024, 19:30-21:00

SciSoc – Cambridge University Scientific Society

The rise of life on land: new insights from exceptionally preserved fossils

Dr Sandy Hetherington.

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road.

Tuesday 05 November 2024, 18:00-19:30

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

ANOVA of balanced multi-factorial designs: between subject designs, and single subject studies

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 07 November 2024, 11:00-12:00

RSE Seminars

Title to be confirmed

Mozhgan Chimeh.

TBC.

Thursday 07 November 2024, 13:00-14:00

Zangwill Club

Intergenerational transmission of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric traits and conditions

The host for this talk is Varun Warrier

Dr Laurie Hannigan, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Norway.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 08 November 2024, 16:30-18:00

Technical Talks - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Ab Initio: Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

FW26, William Gates Building.

Monday 11 November 2024, 13:05-13:55

SciSoc – Cambridge University Scientific Society

Technology for Bioelectronic Medicine

Dr George Malliaras.

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road.

Tuesday 12 November 2024, 18:00-19:30

Wednesday Seminars - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Title to be confirmed

Dr Dominic Orchard - Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge. Co-director of the Institute of Computing for Climate Science.

Lecture Theatre 1, Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building.

Wednesday 13 November 2024, 15:05-15:55

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Repeated Measures and Mixed Model ANOVA

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 14 November 2024, 11:00-12:00

RSE Seminars

Managing complexity of Weather and Climate Code with diversity of skills and workflows

Iva Kavcic - UK Met Office.

TBC.

Thursday 14 November 2024, 13:00-14:00

Technical Talks - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Instadeep: Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

FW26, William Gates Building.

Monday 18 November 2024, 13:05-13:55

Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR)

CSAR lecture: Is recycling just a load of rubbish?

Dr. Claire Barlow, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge.

Location: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Churchill College, and Zoom.

Monday 18 November 2024, 19:30-21:00

SciSoc – Cambridge University Scientific Society

Life in the coldest seas on the planet: the unexpected, the unknown and the bizarre

Prof Lloyd Peck.

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road.

Tuesday 19 November 2024, 18:00-19:30

Wednesday Seminars - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Title to be confirmed

Professor Claudio Bettini - Department of Computer Science, University of Milan, Italy.

Lecture Theatre 1, Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building.

Wednesday 20 November 2024, 15:05-15:55

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Post-hoc tests, multiple comparisons, contrasts and handling interactions

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 21 November 2024, 11:00-12:00

Zangwill Club

Deconstruction of the social brain

The host for this talk is Richard Bethlehem

Dr Sofie Valk, Max Planck Institute, Leipzig.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 22 November 2024, 16:30-18:00

Seminars on Quantitative Biology @ CRUK Cambridge Institute

Protein Evolution in Sequence Landscapes - From Data to Models and Back

Professor Martin Weigt, Institute of Biology, Paris.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Monday 25 November 2024, 12:30-13:30

Technical Talks - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Act III: Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

FW26, William Gates Building.

Monday 25 November 2024, 13:05-13:55

SciSoc – Cambridge University Scientific Society

Order, Disorder, Flexibility, Function

Prof Andrew Goodwin.

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road.

Tuesday 26 November 2024, 18:00-19:30

Wednesday Seminars - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Title to be confirmed

Professor Nic Lane - Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge.

Lecture Theatre 1, Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building.

Wednesday 27 November 2024, 15:05-15:55

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Power analysis

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 28 November 2024, 11:00-12:00

RSE Seminars

Moving mesh methods in Firedrake

Joe Wallwork - ICCS & RCS, University of Cambridge.

TBC.

Thursday 28 November 2024, 13:00-14:00

Technical Talks - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Ethicronics: Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

FW26, William Gates Building.

Monday 02 December 2024, 13:05-13:55

MRC Biostatistics Unit Seminars

BSU Seminar: "Personalized Decision-Making for Infectious Disease Control: Causal Inference and Complex Dependence"

This will be a free hybrid seminar. To register to attend virtually, please click here: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtcuCpqT8oGtciL4QahuHDVi2_-NRp9enh

Ivana Malenica, Harvard University.

MRC Biostatistics Unit, East Forvie Building, Forvie Site Robinson Way Cambridge CB2 0SR..

Tuesday 03 December 2024, 14:00-15:00

Graduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Analysis of Longitudinal Data

Peter Watson.

Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Chaucer Road.

Thursday 05 December 2024, 11:00-12:00

RSE Seminars

Building Fast and Maintainable Software for Multi-Scale Evo-Devo Simulations

Pjotr van der Jagt and Steven Oud - The Sainsbury Laboratory and Dept. of Genetics.

TBC.

Thursday 05 December 2024, 13:00-14:00

Zangwill Club

Title to be confirmed

The host for this talk is Tristan Bekinschtein

Professor Adam Hampshire, Kings College London.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 06 December 2024, 16:30-18:00

Seminars on Quantitative Biology @ CRUK Cambridge Institute

Intrinsic Disorder Promotes Protein Refoldability and Enables Retrieval from Biomolecular Condensates

Stephen D Fried, John Hopkins University.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Wednesday 11 December 2024, 11:00-12:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Bits with soul

Professor Simon Peyton Jones, University of Cambridge.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 24 January 2025, 17:30-18:30

Darwin College Lecture Series

Title to be confirmed

Maya Youssef.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 31 January 2025, 17:30-18:30

Darwin College Lecture Series

Title to be confirmed

Dr Tom Crawford, University of Oxford.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 07 February 2025, 17:30-18:30

Darwin College Lecture Series

Title to be confirmed

Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith, University of Cambridge.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 14 February 2025, 17:30-18:30

Darwin College Lecture Series

Title to be confirmed

Sandi Toksvig.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 21 February 2025, 17:30-18:30

Darwin College Lecture Series

Guns, Germs, and Alleles

Professor Keolu Fox, University of California, San Diego.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 28 February 2025, 17:30-18:30

Darwin College Lecture Series

Title to be confirmed

Professor Paul Baker, University of Lancaster.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 07 March 2025, 17:30-18:30

Technical Talks - Department of Computer Science and Technology

MediaTek: Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

FW26, William Gates Building.

Monday 10 March 2025, 13:05-13:55

Peter Whittle Lecture

Title to be confirmed

Rina Roygel Barber (Chicago).

Centre for Mathematical Sciences MR2.

Thursday 13 March 2025, 16:00-17:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Decoding our Humanity

Professor Shannon Vallor, University of Edinburgh.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 14 March 2025, 17:30-18:30

Wednesday Seminars - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Title to be confirmed

Dr Prakash Murali - Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge.

Lecture Theatre 1, Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building.

Wednesday 07 May 2025, 15:05-15:55