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USC's Homeland Security Center (CREATE) Monthly Seminar Series
Wed, Sep 05, 2012 @ 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Hora, CREATE Director
Talk Title: âMedian Aggregation of Distribution Functionsâ
Series: CREATE Monthly Seminar Series
Abstract: We are pleased to invite you to attend CREATEâs monthly seminar!
Abstract: When multiple redundant probabilistic judgments are obtained from subject matter experts, it is common practice to aggregate their differing views into a single probability or distribution. Although many methods have been proposed for mathematical aggregation, no single procedure has gained universal acceptance. The most widely used procedure is simple arithmetic averaging which has both desirable and undesirable properties. Here we propose an alternative for aggregating distribution functions that is based on the median cumulative probabilities at fixed values of the variable. It is shown that aggregating cumulative probabilities by medians is equivalent, under certain conditions, to aggregating fractiles. Moreover, the median aggregate has better calibration and sharpness properties than mean aggregation when the experts are independent and well calibrated.
To ensure that I order your lunch, please RSVP to calicchi@usc.edu. Please advise if you require a vegetarian option.
Hope to see you there!
Biography: Presenter: Stephen Hora serves as Director of CREATE (the National Center of Excellence for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events) at the USC. He is a Research Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Viterbi School of Engineering and of Public Policy and Management at the Price School of Public Policy. He is an expert in decision and risk analyses with particular interest in the use of subject matter experts, statistical modeling, and the analysis of technological, natural, and environmental hazards.
During the past twenty-five years, Professor Hora's research has focused on the analysis of risks from technological hazards. Most prominent has been his research into the use of experts to quantify risk and decision models. The work spans a range from practical applications to the creation of theoretical foundations and entails being an active participate in designing and staging elicitation processes.
Host: Homeland Security Center @ USC (CREATE)
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 306
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Erin Calicchio
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 Engineering Honors Colloquium; The Origin of the Universe and the Arrow of Time
Fri, Sep 07, 2012 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Sean Carroll, Senior Research Associate in Physics, California Institute of Technology
Talk Title: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; The Origin of the Universe and the Arrow of Time
Abstract: Dr. Sean Carroll, Senior Research Associate in Physics at California Institute of Technology, will present "The Origin of the Universe and the Arrow of Time" as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium.
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
More Info: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amanda Atkinson
Event Link: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
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 Engineering Honors Colloquium; Shale Gas: Changing the Energy Balance in the US
Fri, Sep 14, 2012 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Iraj Ershaghi, Omar B. Milligan Professor and Director, Petroleum Engineering Program, Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, University of Southern California
Talk Title: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; Shale Gas: Changing the Energy Balance in the US
Abstract: Prof. Iraj Ershaghi; Omar B. Milligan Professor and Director, Petroleum Engineering Program, Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science at the University of Southern California; will present "Shale Gas: Changing the Energy Balance in the US" as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium.
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
More Info: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amanda Atkinson
Event Link: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
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 Engineering Honors Colloquium; Making the best of your USC degree in tough economic times
Fri, Sep 21, 2012 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Panduka Wijetunga, Analog Design Engineer at Inphi Corporation
Talk Title: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
Abstract: Dr. Panduka Wijetunga, Analog Design Engineer at Inphi Corporation, will present "Making the best of your USC degree in tough economic times" as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Program.
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
More Info: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amanda Atkinson
Event Link: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
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 Engineering Honors Colloquium; Making Science Sustainable: How Caltech is Going Green
Fri, Sep 28, 2012 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: John Onderdonk, Director of Sustainability Programs at the California Institute of Technology
Talk Title: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; Making Science Sustainable: How Caltech is Going Green
Abstract: John Onderdonk, Director of Sustainability Programs at the California Institute of Technology, will present "Making Science Sustainable: How Caltech is Going Green" as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium.
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
More Info: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amanda Atkinson
Event Link: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
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.
