Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, January 17, 1996
- Location:
- DC 2303
- Time:
- 12:30 PM
- Chair:
- Edmund Dengler
1. Adoption of the Agenda - additions or deletions
2. Coffee Hour
- Coffee hour this week:
- ???
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- Coffee hour next week:
- ???
3. Next meeting
- Date:
- January 17, 1996
- Location:
- DC 1304
- Time:
- 12:30 PM
- Chair:
- Don Dragomatz
- Technical presentation:
- Bill Cowan
4. Forthcoming
- Chairs:
- Saar Friedman
- Ryan Gunther
- Fabrice Jaubert
- Tech Presenters:
- Matthew Davidchuk
- Ed Dengler
- Don Dragomatz
5. Technical Presentation
- Presenter:
- Wilkin Chau
- Title: CRT Display Calibration
- Abstract:
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Most of the book descrbed the relationship between the CIE XYZ
tristimulus values and the monitor RGB values as a linear
transformation. However, there are some assumptions behind this
formulation. In this talk, I will discuss the monitor calibration and
the assumptions have been made in order to use the simple 3x3
transformation matrix to convert the values between the CIE XYZ space
and monitor RGB space.
6. General Discussion Items
7. Action List
- Richard, Rob: Side FX/U of T visit; early March
8. Director's Meeting
9. Seminars
The University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue
Waterloo, Ontario
The Institute for Computer Research (ICR)
Presents a Seminar on
Satellite Systems Architectures for ATM Via Satellite
by: Dr. Marie-Jose Montpetit
of: Senior Engineer, Advanced Communication Systems
Spar Space Systems
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
Date: Wednesday, January 17, 1996
Time: 2:00 pm.
Place: William G. Davis Computer Research Centre, Room 1302
Abstract:
The fast deployment of ATM networks are putting new demands on
satellite systems, if they are still to be part of the future
communication infrastructures. In general, satellites have a
number of features which makes them attractive for mass communi-
cations, including wide area coverage, broadcast capabilities,
and flexible upgrading. However, to internetwork with ground ATM
infrastructures, the following critical areas have to be investi-
gated:
- hopping and multibeam systems
- onboard switches
- dynamic capacity allocations
all of which are directed to cope with high data rates and large
delay especially in geosynchronous orbits. The presentation will
focus on some architectures which were developed for a new gen-
eration of satellite systems, which will provide wireless ATM
services to residential users.
Everyone is welcome. Refreshments served.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
SEMINAR ACTIVITIES
THEORY SEMINAR
-Wednesday, January 17, 1996
David Clark, graduate student, Dept. Comp. Sci.,
University of Waterloo, will speak on "Compact Suffix
Trees".
TIME: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
ROOM: DC 1331
ABSTRACT
We present a new representation for suffix trees, a
data structure used in full text searching, that uses
little more storage than the lg n bits per index point
required to store the list of index points. We also
show algorithms for maintaining the structure on
secondary storage in such a way that we minimize the
number of disk accesses while searching and we can
efficiently handle changes to the text. Using this new
representation, suffix trees are competitive in terms
of space with, and actually offer significantly better
performance than, existing methods for full text
searching.
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The University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue
Waterloo, Ontario
The Institute for Computer Research (ICR)
Presents an Evening Lecture Series on
Computational Aspects of Financial Engineering
by: Dr. Kenneth Vetzal
of: School of Accountancy
University of Waterloo
Date: Monday, February 5, 1996
Time: 8:00 pm.
Place: William G. Davis Computer Research Centre, Room 1302
Abstract:
In the past twenty-five years we have seen an unprecedented
amount of innovation in finance. A very incomplete list of re-
cently developed products would include stock options, currency
options, financial futures contracts, swaps and swaptions, caps
and collars, lookbacks, stripped bonds, and mortgage-backed secu-
rities. Many of these products are custom-tailored to meet the
needs of individual clients. The financial institutions market-
ing these products need accurate models both to determine what
price to charge for them and also to hedge the risks associated
with selling them. It turns out that this involves using comput-
ers to solve partial differential equations. This lecture will
present an overview of the types of products which have been
developed and the computational methods used for pricing and
hedging. Particular emphasis will be placed on the relatively
simple example of stock options. Many of the techniques used can
be applied to the analysis of general corporate investment deci-
sions (for example, when to open or shut down a mine) and some
illustrations of this will also be provided.
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Kenneth Vetzal received his PhD in Finance from the University of
Toronto in 1992. He is currently an assistant professor at the
University of Waterloo in the School of Accountancy. His
research interests include the design of computer algorithms for
pricing and hedging various types of derivative securities and
empirical testing of financial asset pricing models.
Everyone is welcome. Refreshments served.
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The Institute for Computer Research (ICR)
Presents
Microsoft Satellite TV Telecasts
Winter 1996
Windows NT Advanced Technical Workshops
Davis Centre Room 1304
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
The Institute for Computer Research (ICR), University of Water-
loo, will be a host site for three Windows NT Advanced Technical
Workshops, broadcast live via satellite. Each telecast is 60
minutes in length and will be broadcast in Room 1304 of the Davis
Centre. Detailed descriptions of the telecasts follow:
Planning Your Windows NT Server Network: Domain Planning (Tues-
day, January 30, 1996, 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm., Davis Centre Room
1304)
Do you know the pros and cons of choosing one Domain model versus
another? How many Back Up Domain Controllers (BDC's) should you
have, and where are the best places to put them? How do you size
your Primary Domain Controller (PDC)? What are the various lev-
els of security you can implement, and what administration op-
tions do you have based upon the Domain Model chosen. In this
show, we'll review capacity planning considerations and security
models for each Domain option, and then provide you with the in-
formation you need to make an informed decision as to what type
of Domain Model you should implement.
Windows NT Server: Guidelines to Security, Audit, and Control
(Tuesday, February 27, 1996, 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm., Davis Centre
Room 1304)
Based upon the book of the same name by MS Press, we will take an
in-depth look at the security and audit features of Windows NT
Server, and discuss ways to ensure the security of corporate data
in a client server environment.
With today's networks holding more and more vital corporate data,
security has become as important to smaller PC based servers as
it is in the Mainframe world. In heterogeneous computing en-
vironments, in which Windows NT Server, UNIX and Novell NetWare
are all present, it is imperative that all systems are managed in
such a way as to eliminate security loopholes. We'll examine the
security model of Windows NT Server, and discuss the options that
are available to you based upon your company's security require-
ments.
Interoperability: Connectivity Is A Basic Right (Tuesday, March
26, 1996, 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm., Davis Centre Room 1304)
Connectivity, from any server to any client, and from any client
to any server, Multi-Protocol Routers, Novell NetWare, Banyan
Vines, Lan Server, SNA Hosts, DEC Minicomputers, Gateways, UNIX,
OS/2, VMS, MVS, VM, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, Netbios, T-1, X.25, Frac-
tional T-1, ISDN, ATM, and Fiber!! Any or all of these could be a
part of the connectivity nightmare you have to solve in your cor-
poration? It is possible to meet the challenge of providing con-
nectivity between all of these different platforms, protocols,
and telecommunications infrastructures? In this telecast, we'll
take a look at how Windows NT Server can meet the challenges of
providing connectivity in a heterogeneous networking environment.
Simply put, we'll show you how you can provide connectivity from
any server to any client, and from any client to any server.
WINDOWS NT REGISTRATION FORM
Registration is free of charge. Please indicate the telecasts
you will be attending. Seating is limited.
__ Domain Planning
__ Guidelines to Security, Audit, and Control
__ Connectivity Is A Basic Right
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Parking
Visitor parking is available in Lots B1 and M (both 50 cents per
half hour), located on the University of Waterloo south campus,
and in Lots W ($1.00 coin entry per day) and X (50 cents coin en-
try per day) located on the north campus.
Mail/Fax/Phone
Jean Webster Telephone: (519)888-4530
Institute for Computer Research Fax: (519)885-1208
University of Waterloo Email: jrwebste@icr.uwaterloo.ca
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
10. Lab Cleanup (until 2:30 or 5 minutes)