Crowd Computing: Scientific Discoveries by protein-folding game players
When: Wednesday,
April 22, 2015
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Where: Claire T. Carney Library, Stoico/FIRST FED Charitable Foundation Grand Reading Room
Cost: free
Description: Dr. Firas Khatib of the UMass Dartmouth Department of Computer and Information Science will deliver the Keynote Address for the 21st Annual Sigma Xi UMass Dartmouth Research Expo. Dr. Khatib will describe Foldit, an interactive videogame used to turn gamers into citizen scientists who successfully determined the crystal structure of a protein. For some types of unsolved problems, involving the public may be a new way find solutions. Reception to follow.
Contact: Sigma Xi, UMass Dartmouth Chapter
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