Presentations

“’Sie verlassen den französischen Sektor’: Flix’s Spirou in Berlin and the Internationalization of German Comics”, at Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, Washington, DC, Thursday, April 18, 2019

Gelfand-Tsetlin theory and Coulomb branches Monday, April 1, 2019:

luminy_2019_to_accompany_talk.pdf

Along with this talk there are two sets of slides: one intended for actually presenting during the talk, and one with more complete sentences that’s better for reading on its own. I’ve also attached a draft of (one of) the papers the talk is based on. Video of talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W3v3uKHrtE&t=1062s Read more about Gelfand-Tsetlin theory and Coulomb branches

Cross-border Purchasing of Cigarettes among Smokers in Six European Countries: Findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys, at 4th European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (Bucharest, Romania), Wednesday, March 27, 2019:

ensp-2019-03-27-crossborder.pdf

Introduction:
The availability of lower-cost cigarettes provides price-sensitive smokers with incentives to purchase cheaper cigarettes in order to minimize their financial costs of continuing to smoke. This study estimates the prevalence of and factors associated with cross-border purchasing of cheaper cigarettes among nationally representative samples of smokers from Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Spain (n = 6,011).

Material and Methods:
The primary outcome was purchasing cheaper out-of-country cigarettes in the last six months. The prevalence of... Read more about Cross-border Purchasing of Cigarettes among Smokers in Six European Countries: Findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys

The MatheMAGICS of Quantum Entanglement Wednesday, March 6, 2019:

van_Bommel_Christopher_MATH.pdf

3 Minute Thesis Mathematics Heat

Video

Adaptation Through Learning : Using Machine Learning to Improve Forest Wildfire Management, at Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Engineering, York University, Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Schematic Representation of Fire Prediction Agent ...

Accepted talk at the IAAI-19 Conference : Artificial Counselor System for Stock Investment, at Honolulu, Hawaii, Thursday, January 31, 2019

Investment Councillor Architecture

I will be presenting the paper "Artificial Counselor System for Stock Investment" coauthored by students Hadi NekoeiQachkanloo, Benyamin Ghojogh...

Prove It! Developing Systematic Search Methods for Evidence-Based Librarianship, at OLA SuperConference, Toronto, ON, Thursday, January 31, 2019

Presenters: Caitlin Carter, Jackie Stapleton, Laura Bredahl

Systematic and scoping reviews are well known methodologies within the health literature however these study designs are becoming more prominent in social science disciplines, including LIS research. Learn how a University of Waterloo research team developed systematic search methods to conduct a scoping review to investigate themes and trends in research consultations in academic libraries. Gain tips and techniques for creating systematic search methods including i) selecting databases, ii)...

The Librarians’ Association of the University of Waterloo: A Unique Approach to Supporting Librarianship, at OLA Superconference, Toronto, Ontario, Thursday, January 31, 2019:

LAUW_Poster_2019_-_final_print2.pptx

The Librarians’ Association of the University of Waterloo supports the welfare, professionalism, and role of librarians at a research-intensive institution. Working within a rare environment in the Canadian academic landscape where librarians do not have academic status and are not unionized, this association manages unique opportunities and challenges.

Prove It! Developing Systematic Search Methods for Evidence-Based Librarianship, at OLA Superconference, Toronto, Ontario, Thursday, January 31, 2019

Adaptation Through Learning : Using Machine Learning to Improve Forest Wildfire Management, at San Francisco, California, Thursday, January 24, 2019

Rework 2019 Deep Learning summit I'll be giving a talk and taking part in a panel on opportunities for AI in Environmental and Sustainability domains at the Re-Work Deep Learning Summit on January 24, 2019 in San Francisco.

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