[boost] OT: Any ideas what this might be about?

From: Noah Roberts (roberts.noah_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-18 11:50:35

http://www.nwcpp.org/Meetings/2007/04.html

Anyone know what techniques he might be showing us?  I would like to 
investigate it a bit myself, kind of prepare, is there any online source 
where I can get a preview of some of the theories he might be using? 
Any papers or code?