Research
http://www.es.jamstec.go.jp/esc/eng/
The Earth Simulator Center, funded by the Japanese government, is the birth place of the Earth Simulator, a super computer designed to provide a "holistic simulation of the entire earth system" that "may enable accurate prediction of the future by modelling present conditions based on data about the past." The Journal of the Earth Simulator, which is available online from this website as of June 2004, provides updates on the Earth Simulator and related research. Visitors to this website will also find background information on the Earth Simulator and websites for the four research groups: the Atmosphere & Ocean Simulation Group, the Solid Earth Simulation Group, the Multiscale Simulation Research Group, and the Advanced Perception Research Group. Each website provides an overview of the research and publications. Several collaboration projects are also identified along with images of the Simulator. Other publications include the annual report and newsletters, some of which are available only in Japanese. [VF]
http://cbcl.mit.edu/cbcl/index.html
MIT’s Center for Biological and Computational Learning (CBCL) "was founded with the belief that learning is at the very core of the problem of intelligence, both biological and artificial, and is the gateway to understanding how the human brain works and to making intelligent machines." To this end, the research at CBCL takes a multidisciplinary approach by combining mathematics, artificial intelligence, computer science, engineering, and the neuroscience of learning. The website provides an overview of the center's research areas, including Theory of Learning, Object Detection and Recognition, Image-based Graphics, Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, Information Extraction in Text and Multimedia, Neuroscience and Visual Perception, and Virtual Financial Markets. Publications are available online and indexed by date, author, publication type, or subject area. [VF]
Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (DMTCS) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal "devoted to rapid publication of innovative research which covers the fields of Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science and puts a certain emphasis on the intersection of these two fields." Research is grouped into the following five categories: Analysis of Algorithms; Combinatorics; Automata, Logic and Semantics; Data Structures and Complexity; Graphs and Algorithms. Visitors can search by keyword or author, browse by issue, or download a complete bibliography. The journal is also available in French. [VF]
Have you ever wondered about the mathematics behind the idea of "six degrees of separation?" The Erdös Number Project offers several fairly comprehensive lists of co-author relationships to elaborate (with a bit of humor) studies of the dynamics involved in "the collaboration graph," which the website says is "a ‘real-life’ fairly large graph for combinatorialists to study." The co-author relationship list begins with the Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdös and branches outward, so that anyone who co-authored with Erdös is assigned Erdös number 1 and anyone who co-authored with an Erdös number 1 is assigned the Erdös number 2, and so on. The website offers some suggestions for how the lists might be used, including finding your own Erdös number, testing algorithms, or just getting a sense of the different areas of mathematics represented by Erdös’ co-authors. Visitors can also learn more about Erdös, read articles about collaboration in mathematics, or browse through the websites which are linked from the co-author data lists. [VF]
The NYU Movement Group ("a new incarnation of the former Stanford Movement Group") is "dedicated to the analysis and animation of all forms of human movement." They describe their research as a program that is "at the boundary between computer science, dance, performance art, animation, medical research, and other uses of motion capture technology." Images and brief overviews provide additional information on their projects. For example, the Facial Expressions project posts a video that demonstrates an animated reconstruction of a spoken sequence using a factorization model. The publications page offers more detailed information on their research and innovations. [VF]
http://informal.org.uk/people/julian/publications/the_state_of_wireless_london/
This website provides the results from a survey, sponsored by the International Chamber of Commerce, which reports on the growth of wireless usage in the greater London area and compares networks built by "freenetwork" groups to those built by commercial providers. The results show that London has more than 5,000 wireless networks that are being used in offices, government buildings, prisons, police stations and government offices. The data is displayed clearly with impressive maps and detailed documentation. The reference list offers numerous links for more information about wireless networks. [VF]
