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Jeremiah Allen (MSCE ’68), Carlos and Erin Canedo (BSEE ’98), and Tayo Oviosu (BSEE ’98) enjoy a night of friends and video games at Viterbi Gamefest.
Bay Area Weekender
On Friday, November 11 alumni joined together for the first ever Viterbi Gamefest at Le Colonial Restaurant in San Francisco. Led by Viterbi gaming experts Anthony Borquez and Victor Lacour, alumni previewed the next generation gaming technology designed by USC Viterbi School engineers and played in an NCAA 2006 Videogame tournament between the virtual USC Trojans and the Cal Golden Bears. |
Gamepipe Lab Director, Mike Zyda meets with Microsoft representatives to discuss updates in the Viterbi School’s new gaming courses.
Microsoft Event
In early February, Microsoft hosted representatives from the USC Viterbi School including Gérard Medioni, chair of computer science; Mike Zyda, director of the Viterbi School’s GamePipe Laboratory; and Louis Johnson, associate professor of research for USC’s Information Sciences Institute. Together, they presented cutting-edge research, curriculum enhancements and gaming information to more than 40 Microsoft employees, among which were several Viterbi School alumni. To conclude the event, USC memorabilia was raffled-off, including an autographed Matt Leinart jersey. |
Engineering students Kevin Kellogg, Daniel Marsh, Cynthia Jeong, Donovan Schafer, and Kristine Skinner show their Trojan spirit.
E-Week
As its name suggests, National Engineers Week is a week celebrated across the country by both professional and student engineers. At USC, it is a week filled with annual events such as the Engineering Date Auction and the Viterbi Ball, along with other social and professional get-togethers. On February 21-24, engineers of all majors, years, and areas of concentration came together to celebrate the world of engineering.
After creating a rocket using a plastic bottle and water, aerospace engineering student Allison Anderson tests out her creation during E-Week’s rocket competition. |
