Formal Foundations of Algorithmic Matter and Emergent Computation
    MURI Kickoff Meeting
    August 21-22, 2019
    Georgia Institute of Technology, Coda C1215


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    All meetings are in Coda C1215. The Coda Building is across the street from the Georgia Tech Hotel, slightly south along Spring Street.

  • August 21: MURI Working Group (*PIs and their students only)

    • 9:00-5:00: Informal discussions and breakout groups

    • 6:00-8:00: Dinner: Baraonda (*all welcome)


  • August 22: MURI Kickoff

    • 8:30-9:15: Continental breakfast

    • 9:15-9:40: Welcome and introductions
      • Dana Randall, Georgia Tech
      • Samuel Stanton, ARO
      • Chaouki Abdallah, Georgia Tech, Executive Vice President for Research

    • 9:40-10:30: Convergent visions of emergent computation

    • 10:30-10:45 Coffee break

    • 10:45-11:15: Aim 1: Identifying and predicting emergent computation
    • 11:15-11:30: Discussion

    • 11:30-12:00: Aim 2: Actively evolving systems
    • 12:00-12:15: Discussion

    • 12:15-1:45: Lunch + Poster Session

    • 1:45-2:15: Aim 3: Determining optimal design and control
    • 2:15-2:30: Discussion

    • 2:30-3:00: Coffee break + Poster Session (cont.)

    • 3:00-3:20: Student Panel

    • 3:20-3:50: Group Discussion: revisiting convergence of aims and steps forward

    • 3:50-5:00: Goldman Lab tour

    • 6:00-8:00: Dinner: Rowdy Tiger