CalPlug Workshop Series #13
CALIT2 Bldg. UC IrvineThis semiannual workshop coordinates research efforts and maximizes communication about energy efficiency among industry stakeholders. Previous workshops have attracted experts from industry, government and academic institutions. Invited speakers share presentations which highlight new technologies, market trends, standards and services. Technical innovations, barriers to implementation and alternative business models are also addressed. Agenda: Tentative Agenda – Smart Energy Efficiency 2.0 for Zero GHG Emissions 10 a.m. Welcome 10:15 a.m. KEYNOTE 11:15 a.m. CalPlug Update Noon Lunch (provided) 1:00 p.m. Alternative Cooling session 1 2:30 p.m. Mid-afternoon Break 3:15 p.m. Connectivity & Integrated Electrification session 2 4:45 p.m. Networking Reception & CalPlug Demonstrations FREE EVENT - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
CalPlug Virtual Workshop 2020
CalPlug Virtual Workshop 2020 Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Presented online. Login information will be provided to registrants. 10 a.m. G.P. Li, Welcome 10:10 a.m. "California Climate Policy & GHGs" Chris Busch, Research Director, Energy Innovation & Tech LLC 10:35 a.m. "Energy Efficiency Strategic Planning & ZNE" Cathy Higgins, Research Director, New Building Institute 11 a.m. CalPlug Research Team: "SDGE/ComEd Projects" Katie Gladych, Joy Pixley and Sabine Kunrath "CalPlug Solutions from Technology To Human Behavior" Mike Klopfer 11:45 a.m. Amir Tabakh and David Jacot, LADWP, Brief remarks Noon Session Ends CalPlug Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Earth Day Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Presented online. Login information will be provided to registrants. 10 a.m. G.P. Li, Opening remarks 10:05 a.m. "UCI Sustainability" Wendell Brase, UCI Associate Chancellor for Sustainability 10:30 a.m. "CalPlug’s Future Vision of Achieving Energy Efficiency and Zero GHGs" Mike Klopfer, Technical Director 11 a.m. "Reducing GHGs with ERC (Emission Reduction Credit)" Aldyen Donnelly, co-founder and Director of Carbon Economics at Nori 11:30 a.m. "What has been Accomplished in the Past 50 year and What Lies Ahead" Michael Mitchell, one of the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970 Noon G.P. Li, Wrap-up 12:10 p.m. Session Ends
SURF-IoT Talk Series – Use of health information technology to manage pain in children
Over 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year in the United States. In addition to symptoms associated with their disease, children undergoing cancer treatment frequently experience significant pain and symptoms which negatively impact quality of life. In addition, advances in the delivery of healthcare have resulted in a shift from inpatient to outpatient treatment, which has transitioned the responsibility for symptom management to parents. Data suggest that children’s pain is under treated by parents in the home setting. In addition, because pain is such a complex phenomenon, multimodal intervention is necessary for optimal management. Unfortunately many children do not have access to sufficient pain treatment, particularly in the context of a global pandemic. Accordingly, the field of mobile health (mHealth) offers an innovative avenue for pain intervention for children undergoing treatment for cancer. Our research program at the UCI Center on Stress & Health has partnered with the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (CALIT2) to develop innovative and engaging mHealth interventions targeting children’s cancer symptom experience in the home setting. Michelle Fortier is an Associate Professor in the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at UCI with secondary appointments in the Departments of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care and Psychological Science. She is also co-director of the UCI Center on Stress & Health, a multidisciplinary research center through the School of Medicine with a focus on reducing children’s pain and anxiety in the medical setting. Dr. Fortier’s research interests include improving quality of life and symptom management in children undergoing treatment for cancer, with a particular focus on incorporating technology into the management of pain and anxiety. (Join via Zoom link below)
SURF-IoT Talk Series – Bilingual Child Language Assessment in the Age of COVID-19
Developmental language disorder (DLD) is one of the most common childhood disabilities. Language difficulties of bilinguals is often attributed to second language learning resulting in under-, delayed, and over- identification of DLD. Available diagnostic tools are standardized for face-to-face administration calling into question their validity and reliability when administered via telepractice. While many school districts have suspended assessment at this time, special education law under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that school districts conduct assessments within 60 days of referral. Thus, it is critical to establish whether language assessment tools administered on-line yield valid results. In this talk I will 1. Review the diagnostic criteria for DLD. 2. Discuss challenges in identification of DLD and potential threats to validity and reliability in conducting assessment in an on-line format. 3. Outline the proposed summer pilot study. 4. Discuss potential outcomes and implications. Elizabeth Peña, Ph.D. CCC-SLP is a Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Development & Diversity in the School of Education at UCI. She is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist and is a Fellow of the American Speech Language Hearing Association. Her research focuses language development and language disability in dual language learners; and how to best differentiating language impairment from language difference. She is interested in how children from diverse linguistic backgrounds learn new language skills and how they lexicalize their conceptual knowledge across two languages. (Join via Zoon link below)
SURF-IoT Talk Series – Designing Accessible Voice User Interfaces for Children via Amazon Alexa Games
With the increased adoption and use of voice assistants in families, many children have interacted with voice user interfaces for a variety of daily activities at home. However, limited prior research has examined children's interaction with voice assistants during games. In this presentation, I discuss lessons learned from empirical user evaluations and share implications for creating voice user interfaces in games for young children. Yao Du is a Ph.D. candidate in Informatics and her research focuses on designing and evaluating web, mobile, and voice interfaces for bilingual children and children with communication disorders. (Join via Zoom link below)
