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SUMMARY:ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Professor Shanhui Fan
DESCRIPTION:Opportunities in nanophotonics\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2535 Engineering Hall \n\n\n\nAbstract:Nanophotonic structures\, in which the feature sizes are comparable or even smaller than wavelength of light\, enables numerous new opportunities for the control of the properties of light. In this talk\, Fan will discuss some of their recent works in utilizing nanophotonic structures for creating novel states of light\, and for potential applications in computing and energy technology. \n\n\n\nShanhui Fan\n\n\n\nBio:Shanhui Fan is the Joseph and Hon Mai Goodman Professor of the School of Engineering at Stanford University. He did his undergraduate study in physics at the University of Science and Technology of China\, and received his Ph. D in 1997 in theoretical condensed matter physics from MIT. His research interests are in nanophotonics. He has published over 750 refereed journal articles\, given over 400 plenary/keynote/invited talks\, and holds over 80 US patents. His recent awards include the R. W. Wood Prize from Optica\, a Simons Investigator in Physics\, and a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship. He is a member of both the U. S. National Academy of Engineering and the U. S. National Academy of Sciences\, and a Fellow of APS\, Optica\, SPIE\, and IEEE.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-distinguished-speaker-seminar-series-professor-shanhui-fan/
LOCATION:2535 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 903 Graduate Seminar: Professor Wei Chen
DESCRIPTION:The ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture Series features campus and visiting speakers who present on a variety of research topics in the field of mechanical engineering. Professor Wei Chen is a professor at Northwestern University.\ \n\n\n\nTitle: Integrating Physical Intelligence with Artificial Intelligence: Autonomous Design and Manufacturing of Emerging Material Systemsids \n\n\n\nAbstract: Achieving superior performance in future material systems hinges on optimizing the heterogeneity of materials and structures. However\, the design and fabrication of such advanced systems present significant challenges\, requiring the integration of knowledge across multiple domains—including materials science\, manufacturing\, structural mechanics\, and design optimization. This talk introduces a paradigm shift toward unifying “physical intelligence” with artificial intelligence (AI) to realize “embodied intelligence” in material systems. By combining data-driven generative design with physics-based modeling and simulation\, we enable seamless integration of predictive materials modeling\, advanced manufacturing\, and design optimization—accelerating the development and deployment of next-generation materials. We will present state-of-the-art design methodologies that leverage statistical inference and AI techniques for the design of nano- and microstructured materials and programmable metamaterials responsive to external stimuli\, covering methods such as machine learning\, mixed-variable Latent Variable Gaussian Process (LVGP) modeling\, Bayesian optimization\, differentiable simulation\, topology optimization\, and generative design. The talk will also highlight recent advances in digital twins for autonomous co-design and manufacturing\, using additive manufacturing as an example to showcase how these tools are transforming the landscape of intelligent material systems. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Wei Chen is the Wilson-Cook Professor in Engineering Design and Chair of Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. Directing the Integrated DEsign Automation Laboratory (IDEAL- http://ideal.mech.northwestern.edu/)\, her current research involves the use of statistical inference\, AI\, and uncertainty quantification techniques for design of emerging materials systems including microstructural materials\, metamaterials and programmable materials. She serves as the Design Thrust lead for the newly funded NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) on Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing\, Moving from Evolution to Revolution (HAMMER)\, where she works on digital twin systems for concurrent materials and manufacturing process design. Dr. Chen is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S). She served as the Editor-in-chief of the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design\, the Chair of the ASME Design Engineering Division (DED)\, and the President of the International Society of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO). She currently serves as the chair of the ASME Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Executive Committee (MEDHEC). Dr. Chen is the recipient of the 2025 ASME Barnett-Uzgiris Product Safety Design Award\, 2022 Engineering Science Medal from the Society of Engineering Science (SES)\, ASME Pi Tau Sigma Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award (2021)\, ASME Design Automation Award (2015)\, Intelligent Optimal Design Prize (2005)\, ASME Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal achievement award (1998)\, and the NSF Faculty Career Award (1996). She received her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1995.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-903-graduate-seminar-professor-wei-chen/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Jennifer Mitchel
DESCRIPTION:The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids\, fluids\, and dynamics). Professor Jennifer Mitchel is a professor at Wesleyan University. \n\n\n\nTitle: Moving in a crowd: Decoding solid-fluid phase transitions of cellular collectives \n\n\n\nAbstract: The organizational unit of life is the single cell\, and yet the functional unit of multicellular organisms is the tissue\, which is inherently collective. This leads to a fundamental question: how do cells self-organize into coherent\, coordinated collectives? Importantly\, in in vitro systems where external organizing mechanisms (e.g. tissue-level morphogen gradients) are absent\, individual cells spontaneously self-organize into multicellular functional units. Towards developing an understanding of cellular self-organization into coherent collectives\, we focus on the dynamics and structure of the human airway epithelium. Under homeostatic conditions\, human airway epithelium is differentiated\, stable\, and able to withstand insults including pollution\, allergens\, and pathogens. This epithelial collective is typically stationary but exhibits collective migration in a range of circumstances\, including during differentiation\, in response to a variety of pathological stimuli\, and under disease states such as asthma and COPD. As airway basal cells differentiate and form a stable tissue\, they transition from a collectively migratory\, fluidized state to a stationary\, solid-like state. The fluidized state is characterized by cell elongation and alignment into cooperative migratory flocks\, but as the collective solidifies\, cells adopt more regular\, isotropic\, and homogenous shapes\, and motion slows. This stationary\, differentiated cellular collective can in turn be triggered to undergo a seemingly reverse process\, in which the collective fluidizes\, and large-scale\, coordinated motion emerges. We find that well-described biological mechanisms can only partially account for the collective dynamics in this system\, and begin to develop biophysical frameworks of cellular solidification and fluidization\, towards understanding emergent multicellular coordination. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Mitchel received an undergrad degree in mechanical engineering with a minor in bioengineering from MIT\, followed by graduate training in biomedical engineering with a focus on nerve tissue regeneration at Brown University. She went on to study mechanobiology and epithelial biology at the Harvard School of Public Health\, and now runs a research group and teaches at Wesleyan University. Prof. Mitchel’s scientific work integrates techniques from cell and tissue engineering\, mechanobiology\, and cell biology\, to explore how biological information at the single-cell level combines with local physical forces to drive collective cellular migration in development\, regeneration\, and disease. Prof. Mitchel teaches courses on cell biology\, bioengineering\, and cell migration. Her work has been supported by the Parker B. Francis Foundation and by the NSF.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-jennifer-mitchel/
LOCATION:1227 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:BME Seminar Series: Paul Ellison\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Preclinical nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging for theranostic radiopharmaceutical development\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Ellison\, PhDAssistant Professor\, Medical PhysicsSchool of Medicine and Public HealthUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison \n\n\n\nAbstract:The development of radiopharmaceuticals for use in nuclear medicine for the diagnosis and treatment of disease is a highly interdisciplinary field that integrates elements of engineering\, materials science\, physics\, chemistry\, and biology. It requires the use of a wide variety of specialty equipment\, like particle accelerators\, automated radiochemical synthesizers\, and imaging systems\, such as positron emission tomography (SPECT) or single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) that provide biochemical information-rich spatial images\, which are often paired with a second modality\, such as x-ray computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to provide accurate anatomical references. In this presentation\, Dr. Ellison will discuss recent efforts to develop novel theranostic small molecule radiopharmaceuticals for PET imaging and radiopharmaceutical therapy of glioblastoma through targeting system xC–\, a cell surface antiporter that exchanges cystine and glutamate as a key part of the cellular antioxidant defense system. Using modern chemically versatile halodeborylation chemistries\, Dr. Ellison’s laboratory has prepared homologously matched radiopharmaceuticals that emit a variety of medically useful radiations\, including positrons (18F\, 77Br) and photons (131I) for imaging and Auger electrons (77Br) and beta particles (131I) for therapy. Comparative biology studies of this family of compounds utilize the gamut of preclinical imaging technologies\, including PET\, SPECT\, CT\, and MRI. \n\n\n\nPrint PDF
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/bme-seminar-series-10/
LOCATION:1003 (Tong Auditorium) Engineering Centers Building\, 1550 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ME 150th Celebration: Distinguished Alumni\, Fred Kiekhaefer
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate 150 years of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin – Madison\, the Department of Mechanical Engineering will feature distinguished alumni in mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics who have made a lasting impact on the field. Fred Kiekhaefer\, who received his master’s (’72) in mechanical engineering\, is the former President of Mercury Racing. To learn more about Fred Kiekhaefer’s experience\, please join us for this installment of our ME 903: Graduate Student Lecture series. \n\n\n\nTitle: Every Career is a Journey \n\n\n\nAbstract: A brief recap of my career journey will illustrate that success may not be what you think it is. Only about 4% of the world’s people are lucky enough to be in America. Possibilities abound here. Engineering education is a great first step. But you’re not done. You’ve only earned the right to keep learning. When you’re a student for life\, success can occur when your preparation meets with opportunity. Difficulty and setbacks will occur; but redirect\, persevere and always seek opportunity. Take reasonable risk. Still\, there’s always a risk of failure. Focus on the positives; learn from the negatives. Self-doubt is common\, but you can drive through it; personal integrity is non-negotiable. Develop networks! Mentors! Surround yourself with people smarter than you. \n\n\n\nMost importantly\, know that wealth isn’t money: it’s health\, relationships\, integrity & serving a purpose greater than yourself. Find your passion. Enjoy the ride. Have fun! \n\n\n\nBio: Fred Kiekhaefer is an engineer\, entrepreneur\, and former senior executive with a career spanning advanced engineering\, manufacturing\, and marine business leadership. Kiekhaefer is known for his innovative work as the president of Mercury Racing for more than 2 decades. With Kiekhaefer at the helm\, Mercury Racing became the high-performance marine engine leader. \n\n\n\nKiekhaefer holds a BA in Physics from Ripon College\, an MS in Mechanical Engineering from UW–Madison\, and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Fred has led organizations ranging from startups to major divisions at leading companies. His career reflects a lifelong commitment to innovation\, continuous learning\, and leadership guided by purpose and integrity.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/me-150th-celebration-distinguished-alumni-fred-kiekhaefer/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Alumni events,Featured Guest Speaker,Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Seminar: Professor Bala Balachandar
DESCRIPTION:The Mechanics Seminar Series is a weekly seminar given by campus and visiting speakers on topics across the spectrum of mechanics research (solids\, fluids\, and dynamics). Professor Bala Balachandar is a professor at University of Florida.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mechanics-seminar-professor-bala-balachandar/
LOCATION:3M Auditorium\, rm 1106 Mechanical Engineering Building\, 1513 University Ave\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Mechanical Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE Research Seminar Series: Dr. Arindam Sanyal\, Arizona State University
DESCRIPTION:Machine Learning for In-Sensor Artificial Intelligence and High-performance Circuit Design\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: This talk focuses on application of machine-learning (ML) for imparting intelligence to sensing devices as well as lead to high-performance circuit design. As wireless sensors are more widely adopted\, the volume of data produced by these devices are expected to reach thousands of petabytes/month. Transmitting this large volume of data over the cloud for processing will potentially emerge as a communication bottleneck and increase latency of decisions. Transmitting naively all data generated by a wearable medical device is also costly in terms of power/energy- transmitter is usually the highest consumer of energy in a sensor (at least 10~20x more energy than sensing). Key to addressing this data deluge is to increase capabilities sensing devices to process information locally and have on-device inference capabilities\, such as through embedding AI capabilities into the wearable device that will allow extraction of key information from the sensor data. There needs to be balance between what can be processed locally on-device with low power/energy and how to optimally decide the volume of data communication from the device (to cloud as an example). The barriers to this approach lie in the computational complexity of AI algorithms that makes it challenging to fit AI models on wearables with limited resources. Some of the answers might lie in going back to early days of signal processing in silicon – developing analog circuit techniques for AI development which will require collaborative innovations in both AI model development and analog circuit design techniques. In this talk\, I will present our research on developing analog AI circuits and their demonstrations with use cases from health monitoring to IoT. \n\n\n\nThe second part of this talk will present ML approaches for enhancing performance of data converters. ML has the potential to emerge as an alternative to current signal processing based complex calibration algorithms for enhancing data converter performance in advanced processes. By learning an efficient representation of the input and data converter behavior\, a simple neural network can correct data converter errors arising from multiple sources of non-idealities with similar accuracy as complex calibration algorithms but with a much lower hardware cost. \n\n\n\nArindam Sanyal\n\n\n\nBio: Arindam Sanyal is currently an assistant professor in the School of Electrical\, Computer and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University. Prior to this\, he was an analog design engineer with Silicon Laboratories and assistant professor in State University of New York. He received his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2015\, his M.Tech from The Indian Institute of Technology\, Kharagpur in 2009 and B.E from Jadavpur University\, India in 2007.  Dr. Sanyal’s research expertise includes analog/mixed signal design\, bio-medical sensor design\, hardware security and neuromorphic computing. He serves in technical program committees for Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC)\, Design Automation Conference (DAC)\, International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD)\, VLSI Test Symposium (VTS)\, Analog Signal Processing Technical Committee (ASP-TC)\, and VLSI Systems and Applications Technical Committee (VSA-TC) within IEEE Circuits and Systems society\, and VLSI-D.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-research-seminar-series-dr-arindam-sanyal/
LOCATION:4610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE Research Seminar Series: Dr. Junyi Zhao
DESCRIPTION:Soft Electronics & Systems for Sensing\, Perception\, and Feedback\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: Wearable technologies can support health span only when they are comfortable\, motion-robust\, and able to convert raw signals into actionable\, intuitive information. My research focuses on materials-device-system co-design of soft electronic systems that integrate three core functions\, sensing\, perception\, and feedback\, across healthcare and embodied interaction applications. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will first introduce wearable systems for women’s health\, including maternal monitoring of cardiac and uterine contraction biopotentials in clinical settings for early risk detection of preterm birth. This platform leverages soft polymeric electrodes and textile-integrated interfaces designed for stable and wireless electrophysiological recording. Second\, I will present garment-integrated electrophysiology platforms for ambulatory biopotential monitoring in daily life\, including electrocardiography (ECG) and skeletal muscle electromyography (EMG) during strenuous activities such as exercise and water sports\, with an emphasis on maintaining signal fidelity under body motion. Third\, I will describe embodied tactile interfaces that enable robust touch and gesture recognition under deformation\, combining pressure mapping with personalized recognition for intelligent human-computer interaction. Fourth\, I will discuss semiconductor material processing and advanced manufacturing approaches for intrinsically soft optoelectronic devices\, including stretchable light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that provide low-burden\, glanceable visual feedback on wearables and everyday objects. Finally\, I will discuss future advances in intelligent wearables for personalized women’shealthcare and safe human-robot interaction. \n\n\n\nJunyi Zhao\n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Junyi Zhao is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University\, where he works with Professor Zhenan Bao to develop intelligent wearable electronics and medical robotics. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis\, where he specialized in wearable biomedical electronics for women’s health\, as well as soft optoelectronic devices for light emission and photodetection. Previously\, he was a Research Scientist Intern at Meta Reality Labs (formerly Facebook)\, where he developed wearable tactile perception interfaces for immersive AR/VR and embodied human–computer interaction. \n\n\n\nDr. Zhao has authored over 20 publications\, including first-authored papers in Nature Photonics and Advanced Materials\, as well as papers in top-tier human–computer interaction venues such as ACM UIST. He has received multiple awards and recognitions\, including WiscProf: Future Faculty in Engineering\, CAS Future Leaders\, the MRS Graduate Student Gold Award\, PMSE Future Faculty\, the ACS Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Award\, and the Nano Research Energy Young Star Researcher Gold Award.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-research-seminar-series-dr-junyi-zhao/
LOCATION:4610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:MS&E Special Seminar: Dr. Angela R. Hight Walker
DESCRIPTION:UW-Madison Department of Materials Science and Engineering welcomes Dr. Angela R. Hight Walker. Her seminar\, “Novel Instrumentation for 2D Material Characterization: Combined Helicity-Resolved Magneto-Optical with Magneto-Transport”\, will take place on Tuesday\, June 9\, 2026\, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in MSE 265. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio \n\n\n\nDr. Angela R. Hight Walker is a senior scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)\, recognized for her leadership in pioneering optical spectroscopies to characterize quantum materials. A current focus area is using optical signatures to study magnetic order.  Over three decades\, she has led a dynamic research team unraveling the complexities of low-dimensional materials\, contributing nearly 200 multidisciplinary publications at the inface of physics\, chemistry\, and materials science. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and OPTICA. Dr. Hight Walker is also a leading figure in nanotechnology standardization efforts\, contributing to ISO Technical Committee 229 Nanotechnologies and VAMAS TWA 41 and 42 committees. Beyond her scientific achievements\, Dr. Hight Walker is deeply committed to fostering inclusivity and diversity in science. She just finished the Chair-line for the Committee on the Status of Women in Physics (CSWP)\, one of APS’s oldest committees. She boldly advocates for science accessibility\, engaging young and under-resourced individuals through demonstrations and lectures\, while mentoring over 50 students and postdoctoral researchers\, many from underrepresented groups. \n\n\n\nAbstract \n\n\n\nRaman spectroscopy\, imaging\, and mapping are powerful non-contact\, non-destructive optical probes of quasiparticles and fundamental physics in graphene and other related two-dimensional (2D) materials\, including layered\, quantum materials. An amazing amount of information can be quantified from the Raman spectra\, including layer thickness\, disorder\, edge and grain boundaries\, doping\, strain\, thermal conductivity\, magnetic ordering\, and unique excitations such as magnons and charge density waves. Most interestingly for quantum materials is that Raman efficiently probes the evolution of the electronic structure and the electron-phonon\, spin-phonon\, and magnon-phonon interactions as a function of laser energy and polarization\, temperature\, and applied magnetic field. Our unique magneto-Raman spectroscopic capabilities will be detailed\, enabling polarization- and spatially-resolved optical measurements while simultaneously measuring electrical transport in a back-gated graphene Hall bar device.Raman and electrical data from an hBN-graphene-hBN device operating in the quantum Hall regime will demonstrate our novel capabilities. Also\, results from a series of 2D magnetic material systems showing multi-quasiparticle interactions observable with our unique measurement system will be highlighted. Lastly\, the importance of detailed alignment\, calibration and reference materials will be demonstrated quantifying the ability to differentiate chiral phonons as a function of temperature and laser wavelength.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/mse-special-seminar-dr-angela-r-hight-walker/
CATEGORIES:Materials Science & Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE Research Seminar Series: Associate Professor Yei Hwan Jung\, Hanyang University
DESCRIPTION:Materials and Fabrication Strategies for Strain-Invariant Stretchable Electronics and Displays\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExact event time and location to be announced\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: Stretchable electronic systems often suffer from strain-induced performance drift\, which hinders reliable operation in practical settings. Under tensile deformation\, stretchable interconnects can lose conductivity; semiconductor devices can exhibit shifts in their current–voltage and transfer characteristics; and radio-frequency components can experience frequency detuning. Stretchable displays further face variations in fill factor and effective resolution\, which can distort rendered images and videos. Conventional stretchable touch sensors also struggle to decouple in-plane strain from out-of-plane pressure\, limiting sensing accuracy.This seminar will present recent advances toward deformation-invariant stretchable electronics and displays\, including semiconductor devices\, RF circuits\, displays\, and touch sensors that preserve their electrical and optical characteristics under elongation. I will highlight materials innovations and device-level design strategies that suppress strain sensitivity\, including strain-stable functional materials and architectures that mechanically decouple or compensate for deformation. I will also discuss design methodologies that maintain constant geometry or response under load. The talk will conclude with open challenges and future research directions toward robust\, manufacturable\, and truly strain-invariant stretchable systems. \n\n\n\nYei Hwan Jung\n\n\n\nBio: Professor Yei Hwan Jung is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at Hanyang University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and his B.S. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.His research group addresses key challenges in semiconductors\, packaging\, and emerging electronics by advancing materials\, devices\, and manufacturing strategies\, with a focus on advanced packaging\, next-generation semiconductors\, deformable displays\, and wearable/implantable systems
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-research-seminar-series-associate-professor-yei-hwan-jung-hanyang-university/
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Featured Guest Speaker,Seminar
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