Collaborative Science Program (CSP) Proposal Travel grant for the Unsolved Problems of Noise conference, Gdansk, Poland, July 2018
Abstract
Ad. 1. The technical and scientific objectives of the programRandom fluctuations, and their effect on systems, have always been an interdisciplinarysubject that has attracted some of the best scientists. The aim of the UPoN conferenceis to provide a forum for researchers working on different fields of noise, fluctuations andvariability, where they can present their scientific problems which do resist solutions anddiscuss together in a fruitful atmosphere. The 8th UPoN 2018 Conference will continuethis tradition in a unique atmosphere of historic city of Gda??sk, homeland of Fahrenheit,Hevelius and first scientific associations established in Poland.The problems considered during the conference are covered by the following issues:1. Fluctuations in biological systems,2. Fluctuations in materials and devices,3. Noise in complex and non-linear systems,4. Applications of noise,5. Theory of noise and fluctuations,6. Other topics of noise and fluctuations including weather.The enumerated issues consider the hottest topics of scientific research, including lowenergy biological systems and fluctuations in new materials and sensors (microwavedevices applied in radar systems, chemical gas sensing etc.), emerging applications ofnoise in energy harvesting systems, secure communication and data processing.Scientific problems presented during the conference consider open problems in theory orexperiments on fluctuations and noise. The main aim of the conference is to present thefrontiers in this field and to sketch the directions of future development.Ad. 2. Outcomes contributing to the US Naval or Marine Corp Science &Technology PlanThe subjects considered during the conference contribute to two main issues includedinto the US Naval and Marine Corp Science & Technology Plan:??? Operational Endurance (Power generation, storage, energy efficiency; survivability,endurance and availability; security/protection; platform affordability; highperformancematerials; biomedical; and logistics and sustainment). Prof. Bruno And??will present invited talk about ???Open problems of utilizing noise in energy harvestingsystems??? which is directly related to the mentioned technology plans. We expect thetalks about noise in supercapacitors to assess their reliability. This issue is alsodirectly related to the mentioned problems of energy storage and endurance ofenergy systems. Another hot topic considered during the UPoN conference will besecure communication by thermal noise. A few talks will be focused on biologicalissues (e.g., prof. Sergey Bezrukov ???Unsolved problems of ion channel dynamics???,prof. Fran??ois Danneville ???Open problems in brain-emulating hardware???, prof. DanteR. Chialvo ???Open problems of fluctuations in complex biological systems???).??? Sensing & Sense-Making (Multi-domain and multispectral sensors; digital algorithmsand data sciences; quantum information sciences; and modeling, simulation andforecasting of the operational environment). This issue will be presented by a fewinvited scientists: prof. Michael Levinshtein ???Lorentzians vs global warming hysteria???,prof. Pertti Hakonen ???Open Problems of quantum noise???, prof. Aneta Stefanovska???Open problems of noise in coupled phase oscillators???). We expect a few additionaltalks about problems of noise in gas sensing and biological systems (e.g., fluctuationsof red blood cells).Ad. 3. Identify the names of invited speakers and/or distinguished guestsincluding any Office of Naval Research Program Officers or other Naval ResearchEnterprise (NRE) personnelThe list of confirmed keynote/invited speakers is presented below:Keynote speakersSergey Bezrukov (National Institutes of Health, USA)Fran??ois Danneville (Institute of Electronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnology,France)Pertti Hakonen (Aalto University School of Science, Finland)Michael Levinshtein (Ioffe Institute, Russia)Invited speakersBruno And?? (University of Catania, Italy)Wolfgang Belzig (University of Konstanz, Ge
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 27, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141812482
Entities
People
- Laszlo Kish
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Texas Engineering Experiment Station
- United States Navy