This is the first post of a series with some pictures and videos of my trip to China. I’ve been four days in Shanghai for the CDC conference, two days in Hangzhou, and then four days in Beijing.

The first day of conference. Knock knock! Who’s there? Knock! Who’s there?

Elisa in pre-presentation worrying mode, and me distracting her:

Old town Shanghai:

Andy is a ninja:

Dr. Wierman explains the Baltimore way to eating a crab:

Shuo shows off his mastery of the art of chopsticks by picking up a cube of tofu:

How not to do a presentation:

Children getting ready for the banquet show:

Blade Runner atmosphere:

Best trick ever!

The optimism of Teja:

Me, a dragon, and a tall skycraper:

Around the shops of Shanghai:

Chinese gardens don’t have grass, but lots of bridges, temples, and archs:

Three wise men:

Our new paper in the works: “Inferring leader-follower graph layout from observation of dynamic behavior”

Everybody needs Mao, Saddam, and Osama on their fridge:

Climbing the tower:

The view from the top:

Walking on the void:

On to Part 2.