Events

MIDAS Seminar: Jimmy Soni & Rob Goodman, authors of “A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age”

Rackham Building, 4th Floor 915 E. Washington, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Authors Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman will talk about their new book on U-M alum Claude Shannon: "A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age." The talk will be followed by a book signing. Jimmy Soni is an author and editor. He has worked as an editor at The New York Observer and The Washington Examiner. He […]

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2017 MICDE Annual Symposium

Rackham Building, 4th Floor 915 E. Washington, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Please join us for the Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering 2017 Symposium. The event features eminent scientists from around the world and the U-M campus. The symposium this year focuses on the “New Era of Data-Enabled Computational Science.” Speakers: Frederica Darema -- Director, Air Force Office of Scientific Research George Karniadakis --  Professor of Applied […]

Claude E. Shannon Centennial Symposium

Rackham Building, 4th Floor 915 E. Washington, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Claude E. Shannon was born in Petoskey, MI and grew up in Gaylord, MI. After graduating from the University of Michigan with degrees in electrical engineering and mathematics in 1936, he went on to publish a series of papers that laid the foundation for modern information theory. The University of Michigan is celebrating the 100th birthday of […]