Colloquium "From Physics to Daily Life"

Friday 26 Sept 2014, 08:45 → 19:01 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

For external people, please register sending an email to iulia.pascu@cern.ch. CERN people do not need to register. Presentation in English, with simultaneous interpreting into French. Presentation webcast for the general public here.

08:45 Welcome coffee

1 Opening Adress

Speaker: Sergio Bertolucci (CERN)

2 Knowledge and Technology Transfer at CERN

Speaker: Giovanni Anelli (CERN)

Applications in Biology, Medicine, and Healthcare

3 Particle Beams for Cancer

Speaker: Ugo Amaldi (TERA Foundation (IT))

4 Detection and Imaging

Speaker: David Townsend (University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine)

5 Micro-­Fabricated Sensors

Speaker: Cinzia Da Via (University of Manchester (GB))

6 Technology Fallout in Bioinformatics

Speaker: Paolo ZANELLA

7 Understanding the Brain: Organizational and Scientific Challenges

Speaker: Henry MARKRAM

11:06 Coffee break

Applications in Biology, Medicine, and Healthcare

8 Online Environments for Research and Care in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Speaker: Giovanni B. FRISONI

9 Data Management Challenges in Paediatric Information Systems

Speaker: Richard Mcclatchey (University of the West of England (GB))

10 Health Surveillance

Speaker: David Manset (M)

11 Knowledge Management: From Theory to Practice

Speaker: Daan BOOM

12:46 Lunch break

Applications in Informatics, Energy, and Environment

12 WWW and more

Speaker: Robert Cailliau (CERN)

13 Grid and Cloud

Speaker: Bob Jones (CERN)

14 The ‘Touch Screen’ Revolution

Speaker: Bent Stumpe

15 Solar Thermal Electricity Plants

Speaker: Cayetano LOPEZ

16 Computers and Aviation

Speaker: Antony JAMESON

15:41 Coffee break

Applications in Informatics, Energy, and Environment

17 Antimatter Pushing Boundaries

Speaker: Niels Madsen (Swansea University (GB))

18 Towards a Globally Focussed Earth Simulation Centre

Speaker: Bob Bishop (ICES Foundation)

19 Radiation Detection in Environment and Classrooms

Speaker: Michael Campbell (CERN)

20 Theory for Development

Speaker: Fernando QUEVEDO

Economic Aspects of Knowledge Management and Technology Transfer

21 Innovation and Big Data

Speaker: Edwin MORLEY-FLETCHER

22 Universities and Corporations: The Case of Switzerland

Speaker: Martin WOERTER

23 Conclusion

Speaker: Marilena Streit-Bianchi (CERN)

24 Closing Adress

Speaker: Sergio Bertolucci (CERN)