Conference Presentations

  1. A. Mirza, F. Qureshi, H. Arici, and J. Hahn. "Assessment of Strategies for False Discovery Rate Control and their Implications in Computational Biology" 50th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Hoboken, New Jersey (2024)
  2. J. Ferina, M. Kruger, U. Kruger, D. Ryan, C. Anderson, J. Foster, T. Hamlin, and J. Hahn. "Predicting Challenging Behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder using Nonlinear Classification Techniques" BMES 2023 Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington (2023)
  3. J. Chuah and J. Hahn. "Designing Robust Deep Medical Imaging Classifiers" BMES 2023 Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington (2023) 
  4. J. Chuah, P. Yan, G. Wang, and J. Hahn. "Robustness of Machine Learning-based Classifiers for Disease Diagnostics" AIChE 2022 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona (2022)
  5. J. Ferina, U. Kruger, D. Ryan, C. Anderson, J. Foster, T. Hamlin, and J. Hahn. "Problem Behavior Prediction for Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder using Patient and Environmental Data" BMES 2022 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas (2022)
  6. J. Chuah and J. Hahn. "Development of a Robustness Evaluation Procedure for Machine Learning-Based Classifiers" 48th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, New York City, New York (2022)
  7. F. Qureshi, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, K. Nirmalkar, J.B. Adams, D.-W. Kang, and J. Hahn. "Characterizing Microbial Taxa and Metabolic Pathways Trends Following Microbiota Transfer Therapy in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Gastrointestinal Symptoms" AIChE 2021 Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts (2021)
  8. J. Hahn, X. Wang, and U. Kruger. "Data Dexterity at Rensselaer" AIChE 2021 Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts (2021)
  9. G. Grivas and J. Hahn. "Effect of Maternal Diagnostics Received During Pregnancy on Autism Spectrum Disorder of the Child" BMES 2020 Annual Meeting, San Diego, California (2020)
  10. F. Qureshi, J.B. Adams, K. Hanagan, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, D-W. Kang, and J. Hahn. "Machine Learning of Fecal Metabolites of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder during Microbiota Transfer Therapy" AIChE 2020 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (2020)
  11. T. Vargason, E. Roth, G. Grivas, R.E. Frye, and J. Hahn. "Do Comorbid Medical Conditions Affect Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis via Big Data Analysis of Plasma Metabolites?" AIChE 2019 Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida (2019)
  12. F. Qureshi, J.B. Adams, D. Coleman, and J. Hahn. "Machine Learning of Urinary Essential Element Concentrations from Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their Mothers" BMES 2019 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2019)
  13. K. Hanagan and J. Hahn. "Analysis of Fecal Biomarkers in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Gastrointestinal Symptoms" BMES 2019 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2019)
  14. F. Qureshi, J.B. Adams, D. Coleman, and J. Hahn. "Significant Association of Urinary Essential Elements and Autism Spectrum Disorder" 45th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2019)
  15. K. Hollowood, S.J. James, U. Kruger, and J. Hahn. "Metabolites from Blood Samples of Pregnant Mothers Predict Autism Risk" AIChE 2018 Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2018)
  16. T. Vargason, D.L. McGuinness, and J. Hahn. "Gastrointestinal Symptom Trends in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Retrospective Analysis" BMES 2018 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia (2018)
  17. J. Chuah, K. Hollowood, and J. Hahn. "Analyzing Maternal Metabolic Data to Predict Neonate Autism Spectrum Disorder Risk" BMES 2018 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia (2018)
  18. S.M. Quinn, D.P. Howsmon, J. Hahn, and S.P. Gilbert. "Kinesin-2 Heterodimerization Alters Entry into the Processive Run but not Stepping within the Run" Gordon Research Conference on Cytoskeletal Motors, West Dover, Vermont (2018)
  19. K. Hollowood, S. Melnyk, O. Pavliv, E. Sides, U. Kruger, S.J. James, and J. Hahn. "Analysis of Metabolites from Blood Samples of Pregnant Mothers and Probability of Autism Diagnosis of the Child" 44th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2018). Most Impactful on Human Health Award
  20. D.P. Howsmon, T. Vargason, J. Hahn. "Role of Folate-Dependent One-Carbon Metabolism and Transulfuration Pathways in Autism Spectrum Disorder" Bioengineering & Translational Medicine Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2017) Invited Plenary Presentation
  21. D.P. Howsmon, T. Vargason, U. Kruger, and J. Hahn. "Biomarker Identification in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Common Pitfalls and Emerging Strategies" AIChE 2017 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2017)
  22. T. Vargason, D.P. Howsmon, U. Kruger, J.B. Adams, and J. Hahn. "Plasma Amino Acids in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Multivariate Statistical Analysis" BMES 2017 Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona (2017)
  23. D.P. Howsmon, N. Baysal, B.A. Buckingham, G.P. Forlenza, T.T. Ly, D.M. Maahs, T. Marcal, L. Towers, S. Deshpande, R. Gondhalekar, F.J. Doyle III, E. Dassau, J. Hahn, and B.W. Bequette. "Real-time Detection of Infusion Set Failures in a Closed-Loop Artificial Pancreas" 10th International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes, Paris, France (2017)
  24. D.P. Howsmon and J. Hahn. "Regularization Techniques for Biochemical Reaction Networks" SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia (2017) Invited Presentation
  25. D.P. Howsmon, U. Kruger, S. Melnyk, S.J. James, and J. Hahn. "Data-driven Modeling in Biomedical Applications: the Search for Biomarkers in Autism Spectrum Disorder" FOCAPO-CPC 2017, Tucson, Arizona (2017)
  26. D.P. Howsmon, U. Kruger, S. Melnyk, S.J. James, and J. Hahn. "Multivariate Data Analysis of Markers of Oxidative Stress and DNA Methylation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder" AIChE 2016 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (2016)
  27. T. Vargason, D.P. Howsmon, S. Melnyk, S.J. James, and J. Hahn. "Mathematical Modeling of the Methylation Cycle in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder" BMES 2016 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2016)
  28. S.M. Quinn, D.P. Howsmon, J. Hahn, and S.P. Gilbert. "KIF3A and KIF3C Tune the Mechanochemistry of KIF3AC during Initiation into the Processive Run" Gordon Research Conference on Muscle and Molecular Motors, West Dover, Vermont (2016)
  29. D.P. Howsmon and J. Hahn. "Regularization Techniques for Biochemical Reaction Networks" 42nd Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Binghamton, New York (2016) Invited Keynote Presentation
  30. D. Howsmon and J. Hahn. "Generalization of a Parameter Set Selection Procedure for Nonlinear Systems" AIChE 2015 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah (2015)
  31. S. Tututi-Avila, N. Medina-Herrera, J. Hahn, and A. Jimenez-Gutierrez. "Bioethanol Production: Design and Control of an Alternative Extractive Distillation System" AIChE 2015 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah (2015)
  32. T. Omer, X. Intes, and J. Hahn. "Optimization Framework for Time-Gate Selection in FLIM-FRET Imaging" BMES 2015 Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida (2015)
  33. J. Hahn and D. Howsmon. "Techniques for Dealing with Overparameterized Biological Pathway Models" Pre-Conference Workshop FOSBE 2015, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2015)
  34. D. Howsmon, F. Cameron, N. Baysal, T.T. Ly, D.M. Maahs, B.A. Buckingham, J. Hahn, and B.W. Bequette. "Infusion Set Fault Detection via Monitoring of Real-time Data over Sliding Windows" Diabetes Technology Meeting 2015, Bethesda, Maryland (2015)
  35. D. Howsmon, S. Steinmeyer, R. Alaniz, A. Jayaraman, and J. Hahn. "Neural Networks Elucidate T Cell Priming Conditions for Adoptive Transfer" 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Troy, New York (2015)
  36. T. Omer, X. Intes, and J. Hahn. "Sensitivity Analysis-Based Time Gate Selection Procedure for Biexponential Fluorescence Imaging" 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Troy, New York (2015)
  37. A. Sinkoe, A. Julius, and J. Hahn. "In Silico Identification of Potential Transcriptional Regulators Associated with Human MAPK Signaling" 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Troy, New York (2015)
  38. A.S. Bhadouria and J. Hahn. "Optimal Experimental Design using Partial Least Squares Regression" 41st Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Troy, New York (2015)
  39. D. Howsmon, W. Dai, and J. Hahn. "Identifying and Validating Systems Pharmacology Models" ASCPT Workshop on Quantitative Systems Pharmacology: Multiscale Model-Based Drug Development through Integrating Systems Biology and Pharmacometrics, New Orleans, Louisiana (2015) Invited Presentation
  40. V. Mahindrakar and J. Hahn. "Model Predictive Control of Reactive Distillation for Benzene Hydrogenation" AIChE 2014 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia (2014)
  41. T. Omer, N. Sinsuebphon, L. Zhao, X. Intes, and J. Hahn. "Optimization of Time Gate Selection in Bi-exponential Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging via Sensitivity Analysis" BMES 2014 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas (2014)
  42. V. Mahindrakar and J. Hahn. "Modeling and Control of Benzene Hydrogenation via Reactive Distillation" AIChE's Process Development Symposium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2014) Invited Presentation
  43. W. Dai and J. Hahn. "Estimation of Transcription Factor Profiles from Fluorescent Protein Reporter Systems" 40th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Boston, Massachusetts (2014)
  44. M. Shah, E. Ledet, and J. Hahn. "Effect of Loading Frequency on Trans-endplate Nutrition across the Intervertebral Disc: a Force-Controlled Unconfined Compression Experiment" 40th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Boston, Massachusetts (2014)
  45. M. Sorci, M. Gu, A.S. Bhadouria, C.L. Heldt, E. Grafeld, J. Hahn, G. Belfort, K. Sanderson, and T. Miyabayashi. "Advancing Bioprocessing Through Industrial Research Collaboration: Fractionating Proteins and Optimizing Operating Conditions" Recovery of Bioprocesses, Rostock, Germany (2014)
  46. M. Shah, H. Guo, E. Ledet, and J. Hahn. "Effect of Load Frequency on the Trans-endplate Transport of Nutrients to the Intervertebral Disc" ORS 60th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana (2014)
  47. W. Dai, L. Bansal, D. Word, and J. Hahn. "Parameter Set Selection for Signal Transduction Models with Significant Uncertainties" AIChE 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (2013)
  48. D. Chaar, J. Hahn, A. Jayaraman, R. Alaniz. "Regulatory T-Cell Differentiation Plasticity Model" AIChE 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (2013)
  49. A. Bhadouria, M. Sorci, M. Gu, G. Belfort, and J. Hahn. "Ultrafiltration Optimization via Experimental Design" AIChE 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (2013)
  50. S. Mailhiot, M. Newman, N. DiNardi, K. Maziarski, E. Baral, T. Hasekioglu, and J. Hahn. "Design of a Drug Infusion Controller for Reducing Post-Operative High Blood Pressure" AIChE 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (2013)
  51. V. Mahindrakar and J. Hahn. "Dynamics and Control of Benzene Hydrogenation via Reactive Distillation" AIChE 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (2013)
  52. S. Tututi-Avila, A. Jimenez-Gutierrez, and J. Hahn. "Multi-Loop Control Structure for Dividing-Wall Distillation Columns" AIChE 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (2013)
  53. T. Omer, N. Sinsuebphon, L. Zhao, X. Intes, and J. Hahn. "Optimization of Time Gate Selection for Bi-exponential Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging" BMES 2013 Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington (2013)
  54. V. Mahindrakar and J. Hahn. "Dynamics and Control of Benzene Hydrogenation via Reactive Distillation" APM 2013: The Advanced Process Modeling Forum, New York, New York (2013)
  55. T. Omer, N. Sinsuebphon, L. Zhao, X. Intes, and J. Hahn. "Selection of Temporal Gates for Bi-exponential Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging" 39th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, Syracuse, New York (2013)
  56. L. Bansal, A. Jayaraman, and J. Hahn. "Computational Techniques for Modeling and Analysis of Fluorescent Protein labeled Cell Populations" BMES 2012 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia (2012)
  57. L. Bansal, S. Maiti, A. Jayaraman, C. Laird, and J. Hahn. "Modeling of Fluorescent Protein-Labeled Cell Populations to Analyze Transcriptional and Division Effects on Fluorescent Intensity Distributions" AIChE 2012 Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2012)
  58. S. Maiti, R. Alaniz, J. Hahn, and A. Jayaraman. "Modeling Intra- and Inter-Kingdom Signaling Through NF-Kb Pathway in Dendritic Cells" AIChE 2012 Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2012)
  59. W. Dai, D. Word, and J. Hahn. "Modeling and Dynamic Optimization of Fuel-Grade Ethanol Fermentation Using Fed-Batch Process" AIChE 2012 Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2012)
  60. L. Bansal, S. Maiti, A. Jayaraman, C. Laird, and J. Hahn. "Modeling of Fluorescent Protein-Labeled Cell Populations to Analyze Transcriptional and Division Effects on Fluorescent Intensity Distributions" Foundations of Systems Biology in Engineering 2012, Tsuruoka, Japan (2012)
  61. J. Hahn. "Use of Systems Biology Concepts for Signal Transduction Pathway Modeling" Workshop on Model-based Analysis and Control of Cellular Processes, West Lafayette, Indiana (2012) Invited Presentation
  62. L. Bansal, Y. Chu, C. Laird, and J. Hahn. "Regularization of Ill-Conditioned Inverse Problems Resulting From Determining Transcription Factor Profiles From Fluorescent Reporter Images" AIChE 2011 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2011)
  63. L. Bansal, E. Yang, R. Nelson, A. Jayaraman, and J. Hahn. "Experimental Design of Systems Involving Multiple Fluorescent Reporters" AIChE 2011 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2011)
  64. R. Kaunas, Z. Huang, and J. Hahn. "A Kinematic Model Coupling Stress Fiber Dynamics with JNK Activation in Response to Matrix Stretching" AIChE 2011 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2011)
  65. J. Hahn and D.F. Shantz. "REU Site: Materials and Systems Biology Research In Biotechnology and Biomedicine" AIChE 2011 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2011)
  66. Z. Huang, Y. Chu, L. Bansal, and J. Hahn. "Derivation of Transcription Factor Distribution Profiles from Green Fluorescent Protein Reporter Data" AIChE 2010 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah (2010) Invited Presentation
  67. M. Serpas and J. Hahn. "Effect of Soft Sensor Dynamics on Process Monitoring" AIChE 2010 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah (2010)
  68. C. Moya, Z. Huang, J. Hahn, and A. Jayaraman. "Quantitative Determination of Transcription Factor Profiles from Reporter Data" AIChE 2010 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah (2010)
  69. Y. Chu, Z. Huang, M. Serpas, and J. Hahn. "Global Sensitivity Analysis Procedure Accounting for Effect of Available Experimental Data" AIChE 2010 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah (2010)
  70. Z. Huang, C. Moya, P. Cheng. "A. Jayaraman, and J. Hahn. Mathematical Modeling of IL-6 and IL-10 Signal Transduction in Steatosis" AIChE 2009 Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee (2009)
  71. Y. Chu and J. Hahn. "A New Global Sensitivity Analysis Procedure Involving Quasi Linearization for Optimal Experimental Design." AIChE 2009 Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee (2009)
  72. Z. Huang, Y. Chu, and J. Hahn. "Derivation of Reduced Models for Signal Transduction Pathways via Sensitivity and Observability Analysis" AIChE 2009 Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee (2009)
  73. R. Kaunas, Z. Huang, and J. Hahn. "A Kinematic Model Coupling Stress Fiber Dynamics with JNK Activation in Response to Matrix Stretching" 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Lake Tahoe, California (2009)
  74. Z. Huang, F. Senocak, A. Jayaraman, and J. Hahn. "Quantitative Measurement Technique for Transcription Factor Profiles" AIChE 2008 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2008)
  75. Y. Chu, Z. Huang, and J. Hahn. "Analysis Procedure for Signal Transduction Pathways by Clustering Parameters According to their Sensitivity Profiles" AIChE 2008 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2008)
  76. C.Y. Qu and J. Hahn. "Computation of Arrival Cost for Moving Horizon Estimation via Unscented Kalman Filtering" AIChE 2008 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2008)
  77. Y. Chu and J. Hahn. "Parameter Set Selection Via Clustering of Parameters into Pair-Wise Indistinguishable Groups of Parameters" AIChE 2008 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2008)
  78. Y. Chu, Z. Huang, and J. Hahn. "Sensitivity Analysis for Parameter Estimation of Signal Transduction Networks" SIAM Conference on the Life Sciences, Montreal, Canada (2008) Invited Presentation
  79. E.P. Gatzke and J. Hahn. "Cache Virtual Process Control Book: Online Resources for Graduate Process Control Instruction" AIChE 2007 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah (2007)
  80. Y. Chu, R. Cox, M. Misra and J. Hahn. "Parameter Set Selection for Estimation of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems" AIChE 2007 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah (2007)
  81. Y. Chu and J. Hahn. "Analysis of Interactions among the Components in the Il-6 Signaling Pathways" AIChE 2007 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah (2007)
  82. Z. Huang and J. Hahn. "Development and Comparison of Algorithms for Analysis of Fluorescent Images for Studying the Dynamics of Signal Transduction Pathways" AIChE 2007 Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah (2007)
  83. P. Balbuena, J. Hahn, and V. Ugaz. "Integrating Current Research Trends in Undergraduate Education" 2007 Engineering Education NSF Awardees Conference, Arlington, Virginia (2007)
  84. C. Qu and J. Hahn. "Process Monitoring and Parameter Estimation via Unscented Kalman Filtering" AIChE 2007 Spring National Meeting, Houston, Texas (2007)
  85. Y. Chu and J. Hahn. "Development of Parameter Sensitivity Analysis Technique for Studying Interactions among Parameters and Application to Systems Biology" 5th International Conference On Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems, Edinburg, Texas (2006) Invited Presentation
  86. Y. Chu, A.K. Singh, A. Jayaraman, and J. Hahn. "Sensitivity Analysis-Based Approach for Identifying Key Steps in Cell Signaling for Hepatocytes Stimulated by Il-6" AIChE 2006 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (2006)
  87. A.K. Singh and J. Hahn. "Computing Sensor Locations for Nonlinear Systems under the Influence of Disturbances." AIChE 2006 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (2006)
  88. J. Brewer, A.K. Singh, M. Misra, and J. Hahn. "Sensor Network Design Via Observability Analysis and Principal Component Analysis" AIChE 2006 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (2006)
  89. J. Hahn. "Nonlinear Model Reduction and its Application to Model Predictive Control" Conference on Adaptive Model Reduction Methods for PDE Constrained Optimization, Houston, Texas (2006) Invited Presentation
  90. C. Sun and J. Hahn. "Parameter Reduction for Nonlinear Models Based on Hankel Singular Values and Sensitivity Analysis" AIChE 2005 Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio (2005)
  91. A.K. Singh and J. Hahn. "Determining Sensor Locations for Stable Nonlinear Systems: the Multiple Sensor Case" AIChE 2005 Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio (2005)
  92. A.K. Singh, A. Jayaraman, and J. Hahn. "Mathematical Model of Il-6 Signal Transduction in Hepatocytes" AIChE 2005 Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio (2005)
  93. U. Kruger, D. Antory, J. Hahn, G.W. Irwin, and G. McCullough. "Introduction of a Nonlinearity Measure for Principal Component Models" Symposium on Modeling of Complex Processes, College Station, Texas (2005)
  94. A.K. Singh and J. Hahn. "State Estimation for High-Dimensional Chemical Processes" Symposium on Modeling of Complex Processes, College Station, Texas (2005)
  95. S. Rajaraman, M.S. Mannan, and J. Hahn. "Robust Fault Detection, Isolation, and Reconstruction for Nonlinear Processes with Parametric Uncertainties" AIChE 2004 Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas (2004)
  96. A. Singh and J. Hahn. "Determining Optimal Sensor Locations for Parameter Estimation via Covariance Matrices" AIChE 2004 Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas (2004)
  97. C. Sun and J. Hahn. "Nonlinear Model Reduction of DAE Systems" AIChE 2004 Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas (2004)
  98. A. Singh and J. Hahn. "Reduced-Order Observers for High-Dimensional Chemical Processes" AIChE 2004 Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas (2004)
  99. J. Hahn, M. Monnigmann, and W. Marquardt. "Determining the Effect of Model Uncertainty on Controller and Observer Design via Bifurcation Analysis" AIChE 2003 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (2003)
  100. J. Hahn. "Nonlinear Model Reduction and its Application to Model Predictive Control" Model Reduction for Process Control Workshop, Lund, Sweden (2002) Invited Presentation
  101. J. Hahn and T.F. Edgar. "Nonlinearity Quantification and Model Classification using Gramians and other Covariance Matrices" AIChE 2001 Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada (2001)
  102. J. Hahn, S. Lextrait, and T.F. Edgar. "Nonlinear Balanced Model Residualization via Neural Networks" AIChE 2000 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California (2000)