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Electrical and Computer
Engineering at the University of Maine |
Thursday Feb 7, 2002:
7-8 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8-8.30 a.m. Registration
Session 1
8:30-8:45 a.m.: Welcome, conference goals- Dr. Mohamad Musavi
8:45-9:15 a.m.: Evolution of regional biocomplexity: aquatic diversity " hot spots", community patchiness along physical gradients - Dr. Grant Gilmore
9:15-9:45 a.m.: Understanding the biocomplexity of the Indian River Lagoon system - bridging the gap to sustainability – Dr. Ross Hinkle and Dr. Duane DeFreese
9:45-10:15 a.m.: Discussion
10.15-10.30 a.m. Tea/Coffee Break
Session 2:
10:30-11:00 a.m.: Biodiversity informatics: natural history collections, natural history data- Dr. Anna Weitzman
11:00-11:30 a.m.: The value of systematic collections in biodiversity studies - Dr. Paula Mikkelsen
11:30-12:00 noon: Discussion
12-1 p.m Lunch Break
Session 3:
1:10 – 1:.25 p.m.: Spatial heterogeneity in Indian River Lagoon: driving forces- Dr. Robert Virnstein
1:25-1:50 p.m.: Long-term and short-term seagrass change versus land use change- Dr. Robert Virnstein
1:50-2:05 p.m.: IRL coastal wetland rehabilitation and collaborative research to improve management, Ronald Brockmeyer
2:05 –2:35p.m.: The Indian River Lagoon species inventory: history, accomplishments and future directions- Kathleen Hill
2:35-3:00 p.m: Discussion
3-3.10 p.m Tea/ Coffee Break
Session 4:
3:15 – 3:50 p.m.: Agent-based models of complex ecosystems- Dr. George Markowsky
3:50-4:15 p.m.: Issues related to database management techniques , integration of heterogenous databases at the structural and semantic levels- Dr. Thomas Wheeler
4:15 – 4:45 p.m.: Automated change detection techniques using digital imagery to update geospatial databases –Dr. Anthony Stefanidis and Dr. Peggy Agouris
4:45-5:00 p.m.: Discussion
7:00 p.m.: Banquet
Friday Feb 8, 2002
7:00-8:00 a.m.: Continental Breakfast
Session 1:
8:00-8:45 a.m.: Computational intelligence and its applications in ecological modeling- Dr. Habtom Ressom
8:45-9:15 a.m.: Application of computational intelligence in biodiversity- Dr. Cristian Domnisoru
9:15-10:15 a.m.: Discussion
10:15-10:.30 a.m.: Tea/Coffee Break
Session 2:
10:30-11:00 a.m.: An integrated modeling system of the Indian River Lagoon- Dr. Peter Sheng
11:00-11:30 a.m.: TBA
11.30-12:00 noon: Discussion
12-1 p.m. Lunch Break
Session 3:
1:10-3:00 p.m.: Discussion
3:00-3.15 p.m.: Break./Tea
Session 4:
3:15-4:00 p.m.: Research agenda formulation
4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks- Dr. Mohamad Musavi