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2011 CMACS Workshop on Atrial Fibrillation

2011 CMACS Workshop on Atrial Fibrillation. Nancy Griffeth Professor of Computer Science Lehman College. January 3, 2011. Welcome!. Today’s agenda. Agenda. Welcome talk Introductions Logistics and paperwork Workshop information Schedule Pedagogical approach First lectures.

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2011 CMACS Workshop on Atrial Fibrillation

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  1. 2011 CMACS Workshop on Atrial Fibrillation Nancy Griffeth Professor of Computer Science Lehman College January 3, 2011

  2. Welcome!

  3. Today’s agenda Agenda • Welcome talk • Introductions • Logistics and paperwork • Workshop information • Schedule • Pedagogical approach • First lectures

  4. What are we doing here? Introductions • Preparation and recruiting for research internships and graduate school • Exposure to research projects • Interdisciplinary work experience • Learn a few things

  5. Staff Introductions • Nancy Griffeth: Lehman College and CUNY Grad Center, Workshop Director • Terri Grosso: CUNY Grad Center • Kai Zhao: CUNY Grad Center • Joshua Rogers: Lehman College • AronWolinetz: Lehman College

  6. Visiting Lecturers Introductions • Flavio Fenton • Cornell University • Biology • EzioBartocci • Stony Brook University • Computer Science • Robert Gilmour • Cornell University • Physiology

  7. Visiting Lecturers Introductions • James Glimm • Stony Brook University • Applied Math • Scott Smolka • Stony Brook University • Computer Science • RaduGrosu • Stony Brook University • Computer Science

  8. Participants by College Introductions

  9. Participants by Major Introductions

  10. Participants Introductions Time to introduce yourselves… What’s your college? Your major? If you were an animal, what would you be?

  11. Logistics Logistics and paperwork • What’s important? • Cafeteria • Coffee • Bathrooms

  12. Maps Logistics and paperwork • Campus Map Restrooms

  13. Tunnels Logistics and paperwork

  14. Paperwork Logistics and paperwork • For stipend • Everyone: Form 701 • Non-resident aliens: Form 702

  15. Subject Matter Workshop Information Modeling the electrical behavior of cardiac cells

  16. Schedule Workshop Information>Schedule • This week: Flavio Fenton on modeling the heart • Invited lecture by Robert Gilmour • Next week: Practice with mathematical and computer modeling • Invited lecture by James Glimm • Third week: A modeling project • Last two days • Team presentations • Invited lecture by Scott Smolka/RaduGrosu

  17. Pedagogical Approach Workshop Information>Pedagogical Approach • Collaborative • Questions are always welcome • Discussion is encouraged! • Scribe to record unanswered questions • Problem-oriented • How to model cardiac action potentials • Efficiently simulating models

  18. Pedagogical Approach Workshop Information>Pedagogical Approach • Interdisciplinary team oriented • At least 1 chemistry/biology expert • At least 1 computer science expert • At least 1 math expert

  19. Speaking of Interdisciplinary… Workshop Information>Pedagogical Approach xkcd.com

  20. Learning Objectives Workshop Information>Pedagogical Approach • Learn how electrical potentials are generated in cells • Learn some techniques for modeling electrical activity • Learn to function on interdisciplinary teams • Investigate some research problems • Meet new people and have some fun!

  21. Specific Learning Objectives Workshop Information>Pedagogical Approach • Understand cardiac cells as an example of an excitable system • Learn various models of electrical activity in cardiac cells • Learn some basic analytic techniques for analysing the models • Learn to use the CUDA architecture with NVIDIA graphics cards to program models on multi-processing systems • Investigate the development of spiral waves in cardiac tissue using Fenton’s minimal model in the CUDA-based architecture

  22. Questions or Discussion?

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