Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Events for March
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W.V.T. Rusch Honors Program; Emerging Issues for Southern California’s Water System
Fri, Mar 01, 2013 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Carlene Wong and John Bednarski, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Talk Title: Emerging Issues for Southern Californiaââ¬â¢s Water System
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Honors Program
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Christine Viterbi Admission & Student Affairs
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
W.V.T. Rusch Honors Colloquium; Liquidmetal Technologies, An Overview and Applications of Amorphous Metallic Alloys
Fri, Mar 08, 2013 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dennis Ogawa, Vice President Marketing, Liquidmetal Technologies
Talk Title: Liquidmetal Technologies, An Overview and Applications of Amorphous Metallic Alloys
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Honors Program
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Christine Viterbi Admission & Student Affairs
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
W.V.T. Rusch Honors Program; Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Design and Development within Real-World Constraints
Fri, Mar 15, 2013 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Gabriel Torres, Director of Project Engineering and Program Manager, AeroVironment Inc.
Talk Title: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Design and Development within Real-World Constraints
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Honors Program
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Christine Viterbi Admission & Student Affairs
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
USC's Homeland Security Center (CREATE) Monthly Seminar Series
Mon, Mar 25, 2013 @ 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Seth Guikema , Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: ââ¬ÅTerrorism risk - definitions, models, and prediction?ââ¬Â
Series: CREATE Monthly Seminar Series
Abstract: While terrorism risk analysis is an important topic within the risk analysis community with a considerable base of activity in both research and practice, a lack of agreement on the fundamental concepts and aims of the field continues to persist. How is terrorism risk defined? Is the concept of the probability of a terrorist attack well-defined? What are the goals and requirements of terrorism risk analysis models? In this talk I first discuss different conceptualizations of "risk" and how they apply specifically to terrorism risk. I then discuss conflicting goals in terrorism risk analysis models, understanding and explanation vs. prediction, showing examples of different types of models, concluding that many of the existing modeling framework are focused on explanation and understanding, not prediction. I next argue that an increased focus on prediction is needed, suggest a set of necessary conditions that terrorism risk models should meet, and discuss the challenges of verification and validation of predictive terrorism risk models.
Biography: Dr. Seth Guikema is an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University in the Geography and Environmental Engineering department with joint appointments in Civil Engineering and Earth & Planetary Science. He is also an Adjunct Professor II at the University of Stavanger (Norway) in the Department of Industrial Economics, Risk Management, and Planning and a Senior Decision Analyst with Innovative Decisions, Inc. He completed degrees in Civil & Environmental Engineering (BS, ME, MS) and Management Science and Engineering (PhD - Stanford), with a focus on engineering risk and decision analysis. The focus of his research is on risk analysis for natural hazards impacting infrastructure systems, climate adaptation for urban areas and infrastructure, and terrorism risk analysis. He is a Councilor for the Society for Analysis and the INFORMS Decision Analysis Society. He received the Chauncey Starr Distinguished Young Risk Analyst award from SRA in 2010 as well as two Best Publication on Awards from Risk Analysis in 2012 for two of his papers on terrorism risk analysis.
To ensure that I order your lunch, please RSVP to calicchi@usc.edu no later than Wednesday, March 20, 2013.
Please advise if you require a vegetarian option.
Hope to see you there!
Best Regards,
Erin Calicchio
Administrative Assistant
University of Southern California
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - National Center for
Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE)
3710 McClintock Ave, RTH 313
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2902
213-740-3863
calicchi@usc.edu
www.usc.edu/create
Host: Homeland Security Center @ USC (CREATE)
Location: Ralph And Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) - 209
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kelly Buccola
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
W.V.T. Rusch Honors Colloquium; Mathematics of Voting
Fri, Mar 29, 2013 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Michael Orrison, Mathematics Professor, Harvey Mudd College
Talk Title: Mathematics of Voting
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Honors Program
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Christine Viterbi Admission & Student Affairs
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
