[MNASIS-L] Institute for Mathematics and it Applications: IMA Public Lectures

[Janet Arth]

*Keeping Track of the Web*
7:00 P.M., Wednesday, February 12, 2014
2-650 Moos Tower
515 Delaware St SE
East Bank, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Carrie Grimes, Google <http://research.google.com/pubs/author31907.html>

The content of the internet has grown rapidly to fill many information
niches and forms a critical--and entertaining--resource for the public.
Unlike a library, however, there is no complete catalog of pages on the web
and no central registry of updates. Pages on the web are born, updated,
languish, and disappear independently. A web resource, such as a search
engine that wants to capture a significant part of the web, has to keep up.
In this lecture, Carrie Grimes will explore how to apply models developed
for biological and physical systems to a new context in order to understand
information creation and updates on the web.
http://ima.umn.edu/public-lecture/     Free and open to the public
The IMA Public Lecture Series features distinguished mathematicians and
scientists who illuminate the role of mathematics in understanding our
world and shaping our lives. The purpose of these talks is to give the
public a better understanding about how contemporary mathematical ideas are
applied to important technological and scientific problems, conveying the
significance and excitement of these applications. These engaging and
informative lectures are designed for a broad audience, appropriate for
middle-school students and older. This well-established series regularly
draws diverse audiences of several hundred people.

FYI, Janet

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Janet M. Arth, Systems Librarian
University of Minnesota Libraries DSS
499 Wilson Library (mail)
569 Wilson Library (office)
309-19th Avenue South    email: arth at umn.edu
Minneapolis, MN              phone: 612-624-9860