• Provide integrated research & training in the entire computational pipeline:

• Promote interdisciplinary research in computational and information science

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Parallel Software

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Data Visualization& Management

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Astrophysics

Biology andGenomics

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Computer Science(+ Appl. Math)

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PICASsoPICASsoProgram in Integrative Information, Computer and Application Sciences

Hub-and-spoke model centered in Computer ScienceHub-and-spoke model centered in Computer Science

Program Leadership• Program Director: Jaswinder Pal Singh (Computer Science)• Program Coordinator: Steven Kleinstein (Computer Science)• Steering Committee:

– Jeremiah P. Ostriker (Astrophysics)– Kai Li (Computer Science)– David Dobkin (Computer Science)– Mona Singh (Computer Science/Genomics)– David Srolovitz (MAE)– Roberto Car (Chemistry)– William Tang (PPPL)– Luigi Martinelli (MAE)– Jim Stone (Astrophysics)

PICASsoPICASsoProgram in Integrative Information, Computer and Application Sciences

Graduate student-oriented Seminar Series• Interdisciplinary Computational Seminars

– Focus on computational issues relevant to many disciplines• How to take advantage of PC clusters

• Tutorials on methods (e.g., optimization, molecular dynamics)

– Mondays at 12:30 beginning 2/28 (lunch provided)

• Computation and Data Analysis in Biology and Information Sciences– Wednesdays at 12:30 beginning 2/23 (lunch provided)

Schedule and mailing list, see website…www.cs.princeton.edu/picasso

Schedule and mailing list, see website…www.cs.princeton.edu/picasso

PICASsoPICASsoProgram in Integrative Information, Computer and Application Sciences

PICASsoPICASsoProgram in Integrative Information, Computer and Application Sciences

Full Courses• CHE 527: Nonlinear and Mixed-Integer

Optimization: Fundamentals and Applications • CEE 525: Applied Numerical Methods • MAE 503/APC 507: Basic Numerical Methods

for Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations • CHE 432: Dynamics of Cellular Processes

Fall 2005, Parallel computing and applicationsFall 2005, Parallel computing and applications

PICASsoPICASsoProgram in Integrative Information, Computer and Application Sciences

Hands-on Mini-Courses• Practical programming with MPI and OpenMP

(for parallel computers and PC clusters)

• Applied Scientific Visualization

(hands-on experience using 3D visualization software )

• Introduction to Matlab, Maple, Visual Studio

• Scientific and Technical Communication (written and oral)

Please fill out our survey…www.cs.princeton.edu/picasso

Please fill out our survey…www.cs.princeton.edu/picasso