2011 CMACS Workshop on Atrial Fibrillation

Nancy Griffeth

Professor of Computer Science

Lehman College

January 3, 2011

Welcome!

Today’s agenda

Welcome talk Introductions Logistics and paperwork Workshop information

Schedule Pedagogical approach

First lectures

Agenda

What are we doing here?

Preparation and recruiting for research internships and graduate school

Exposure to research projects

Interdisciplinary work experience

Learn a few things

Introductions

Staff

Nancy Griffeth: Lehman College and CUNY Grad Center, Workshop Director

Terri Grosso: CUNY Grad Center Kai Zhao: CUNY Grad Center Joshua Rogers: Lehman College Aron Wolinetz: Lehman College

Introductions

Visiting Lecturers

Flavio Fenton Cornell University Biology

Ezio Bartocci Stony Brook University Computer Science

Robert Gilmour Cornell University Physiology

Introductions

Visiting Lecturers

James Glimm Stony Brook University Applied Math

Scott Smolka Stony Brook University Computer Science

Radu Grosu Stony Brook University Computer Science

Introductions

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Lehman

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Bio

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Participants

Time to introduce yourselves…

What’s your college? Your major? If you were an animal, what would you be?

Introductions

Logistics

What’s important? CafeteriaCoffeeBathrooms

Logistics and paperwork

Maps

Campus Map

Logistics and paperwork

RESTROOMS

TunnelsLogistics and paperwork

Paperwork

For stipend Everyone: Form 701 Non-resident aliens: Form 702

Logistics and paperwork

Subject Matter

Modeling the electrical behavior of cardiac cells

Workshop Information

Schedule

This week: Flavio Fenton on modeling the heart Invited lecture by Robert Gilmour

Next week: Practice with mathematical and computer modeling Invited lecture by James Glimm

Third week: A modeling project Last two days

Team presentations Invited lecture by Scott Smolka/Radu Grosu

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Pedagogical Approach

Collaborative Questions are always welcome Discussion is encouraged! Scribe to record unanswered questions

Problem-oriented How to model cardiac action potentials Efficiently simulating models

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Pedagogical Approach

Interdisciplinary team oriented At least 1 chemistry/biology expert At least 1 computer science expert At least 1 math expert

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Learning Objectives

Learn how electrical potentials are generated in cells

Learn some techniques for modeling electrical activity

Learn to function on interdisciplinary teams

Investigate some research problems Meet new people and have some fun!

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Specific Learning Objectives

Understand cardiac cells as an example of an excitable system

Learn various models of electrical activity in cardiac cells

Learn some basic analytic techniques for analysing the models

Learn to use the CUDA architecture with NVIDIA graphics cards to program models on multi-processing systems

Investigate the development of spiral waves in cardiac tissue using Fenton’s minimal model in the CUDA-based architecture

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Questions or Discussion?