Swarming at Ingenuity

Harnessing the power of a swarm.
A collaboration between Ingenuity Festival and Science Café Cleveland
Featuring:
Dr. Dan Palmer (Computer Science, John Carroll University)
Mr. Dave Williams (GameTrainer.com)
Mr. Kal Ivanov (Biology, Cleveland State University)

Date: June 29, 2009
Time: Drinks start at 6:30 PM, discussion starts around 7:00 PM
Location: Bodega on Coventry (1854 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Hts.)
For most people, the word swarm conjures a mental image of millions of insects moving en masse from one place to another. Although some insects do swarm, they arent the only things that do. In fact, many important human activities such as air travel and sending packages can be modeled using swarms and the properties that emerge from the individual actions of swarm members. The challenge is figuring out exactly how such emergent properties arise, and how they can be integrated into programs to make the activities of humans (and robots) more efficient.

Come to this months café to discuss swarms and swarming behavior from mathematical, biological, and applied perspectives, and to think about how swarm behavior can be used to help us better meet the challenges of everyday life! The diverse backgrounds of our experts should make for an engaging and interesting discussion.

This event is being held as a collaboration between the Ingenuity Festival and the Science Cafe, and includes three parts:

1. Pre-activity discussion: 7 pm, Mon., June 29th, Bodega

2. Participatory human swarming activity at Ingenuity Festival: 3 pm, Saturday and Sunday, July 11th and 12th

3. Post-activity discussion at the Science Café on July 13th (Tasting Room, Great Lakes Brewing Company 2701 Carroll Ave, Cleveland)

Category:

Entertainment

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• swarming
• ingenuity festival
• cleveland
• cleveland heights
• forums

[ingenuityfest]

Monday, June 29th, Bodega on Coventry @7PM

Swarming will be the topic of the first Ingenuity Forum. It should be alot of fun!