Gastronomy and Beyond (G&B) aims to unite individuals who contribute to innovation in the realms of culture, products, territories, sustainability, and community.
Its mission is to expand horizons, foster creativity, and explore a myriad of concepts.
RCCHU Conference Room, 26 Trowbridge St. and over Zoom
Emotions are an inherent part of the human experience, accompanying us from before birth to our final moments. At times, they give meaning to life, but they can also strip it away. Despite their fundamental nature, emotions have been stigmatized in society. However, we are witnessing a revolution in mental health that is beginning to break down this stigma, although there is still a long way to go. But what role does the university play in this?
RCCHU Conference Room, 26 Trowbridge St. and over Zoom
PANEL I: Chamber design and airflow optimization for E-Nose Technology
Electronic nose (E-nose) technology has been explored for years. However, it has not yet achieved the digitization of the sense of smell with high accuracy. Various concepts of E- nose have been proposed, such as individual semiconductors-based sensors that respond to a certain chemical stimulus. However, their use has been limited due to variability on device-to-device performance and complex environments, such as the human breath, where there are many gases in...
RCCHU Conference Room, 26 Trowbridge St, Cambridge, and over Zoom
This lecture will focus on the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), especially in addressing the challenges faced by environments with resource constraints, typically found in global south countries or underserved communities. Our focus will be on the definition of "AIED Unplugged," a innovative approach designed to integrate AI technologies into existing school settings without necessitating infrastructural changes, stable internet...
Infections with many Gram-negative pathogens, including Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella, and Yersinia, rely on the injection of effectors via type III secretion systems (T3SSs). The effectors hijack cellular processes through multiple mechanisms, including molecular mimicry and diverse enzymatic activities. Although in vitro analyses have shown that individual effectors can exhibit complementary, interdependent, or antagonistic relationships, most in vivo studies have focused on the contribution of single effectors to pathogenesis. By studying the T3SS effectors as robust...
RCCHU Conference Room, 26 Trowbridge St, Cambridge, and over Zoom
The Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7 and Israel's destructive military response in Gaza have once again placed the Middle East region at the center of the news. Israel's clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon and the irruption of the Huthi militias in the regional chessboard attacking the maritime traffic in the Lebanese Red Sea, or the attacks of the Iraqi pro-Iranian militias on the US troops, raise fears of a regional conflict that could be catastrophic. How did we get here? What are its effects on the regional order?
RCCHU Conference Room, 26 Trowbridge St. and over Zoom
PANEL I: NEXT GENERATION OF NEUROMORPHIC VISION SENSORS FOR MOTION SEGMENTATIONS
Neuromorphic cameras have emerged as a revolutionary technology with a high temporal resolution that far surpasses conventional cameras. Dynamic Vision Sensors (DVS) draw biological inspiration from photoreceptors and the initial retinal synapse. Our research showcases the potential of additional retinal functionalities for the extraction of visual features. We provide a domain-agnostic and efficient algorithm to distinguish object motion from self-motion...
RCCHU Conference Room, 26 Trowbridge St. and over Zoom
Pronunciation is the act or manner of speaking a word. The first thing we notice during a conversation is pronunciation; grammar and vocabulary are important elements of language but they can be useless if the speakers cannot pronounce those elements or words...
RCCHU Conference Room, 26 Trowbridge St. and over Zoom
Natural history collections are important resources for a wide variety of scientific fields and are the basis for systematic and taxonomic research in disciplines such as Botany and Zoology. Herbaria are collections of dried, pressed, and classified plant specimens. These “biodiversity libraries” are remarkable and unique sources of information. Each specimen is a historical record and documents a species in a specific place and time, offering data on its geographic distribution and environmental changes over time. The interest in...
