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Mars Mission Minder

Mars Mission Minder is a data visualization and analysis application designed to support NASA's Mars missions, currently focused on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover. The app enables users to analyze three key datasets: PIXL (Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry), LIBS (Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy), and SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals). These datasets provide insights into elemental composition, mineral abundance, and potential biosignatures on Mars. Analytical tools such as heatmaps, principal component analyses, and ternary diagrams help visualize the data, while Mars Explorer, an interactive map, tracks the rover's path and data collection sites.

Risky Business? Deep Dives into DeFi

We seek to investigate current patterns of usage in DeFi lending protocols, and quantify risk and user behaviors across various protocols. Our strategy is to exploit powerful AI models and technology developed for transaction data such as those arising in health and commerce. For example, we can utilize temporal clustering to characterize different types of users and then use these in a dashboard to understand how usage of lending protocols changes over time.

"Qiskit_session and the initialize and statevector functions" RPI Quantum Users' Group Meeting (Weds, 12 Nov, 4p, AE217)

Posted November 7, 2025

The next meeting of the Quantum Users’ Group will be held at 4pm on Wednesday November 12 in AE 217. We will discuss Qiskit_session and the initialize and statevector functions plus topics of concern from the attendees.

Samuel Chabot

Research Engineer
chabos3@rpi.edu
Sam is a researcher at EMPAC. Over the past ten years, he has been foundational in establishing RPI’s immersive environments as educational assets. From architecture to game design to environmental engineering, he recognizes the necessity of a cross-disciplinary approach to these environments and education, and champions deep collaboration between EMPAC and the greater RPI community.

"R for Python (and other...) Muggles!" RPIrates Monthly Meeting (Weds, 10 Sep, 6p, AE217)

Posted September 5, 2025

"R for Python (and other...) Muggles!" RPIrates Monthly Meeting (Weds, 10 Sep, 6p, AE217)

RPI R users are invited to the September 2025 meeting of RPIrates: The RPI R Users Group! Our topic for Weds, 10 Sep (6p, AE217) will be "R for Python Muggles!" led by Dr. John S. Erickson, Director of Research Operations of the Future of Computing Institute (FOCI) at Rensselaer and Chief Instigator of RPIrates.

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