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The W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
Fri, Oct 04, 2013 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Peter Baxendale, Department of Mathematics, USC
Talk Title: Random Behavior in Mathematics and Engineering
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering 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. -
The W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
Fri, Oct 11, 2013 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Pietro Perona, Department of Electrical Engineering, Director of the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center in Neuromorphic Systems Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Talk Title: A Visual System Composed of Machines and People
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering 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. -
The W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
Fri, Oct 18, 2013 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Diana Huffaker, UCLA Department of Electrical Engineering, Director of Integrated NanoMaterials Core Lab
Talk Title: Patterned Nanopillars for Optoelectronic Devices
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering 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. -
CREATE Seminar w/ Shilpika Lahri
Thu, Oct 24, 2013 @ 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Shilpika Lahri, CREATE Research Assistant & Department of Homeland Security Intern
Talk Title: An Overview of my Recent Internship at the United States Department of Homeland Security
Series: CREATE Monthly Seminar Series
Abstract: How can we best prepare our nation for the next natural or man-made disaster? Can we justify proposed policy changes with hard data? What really is the next big threat?
This past year, I have had the unique opportunity to answer these questions during a recent internship. I was part of the first batch of National Center of Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE) students (2 total) who interned with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The eight-month internship was housed in the Office of Policy / Office of Strategy, Planning, Analysis, and Risk and focused on developing the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review, a report DHS formulates that reviews the organization internally, explores the future risk environment, and ultimately dictates homeland security strategy at the agency and the enterprise levels for the next four years. Through the use of risk and decision analysis tools, my colleagues and I identified high likelihood-high consequence threats that DHS should address as the homeland security authority. I worked with several groups, ranging from systems mapping professionals to risk analysis experts, one of whom essentially had a PhD in time travel. Together, we constructed a few different strategic approaches based on our risk findings and qualitative interviews. Ultimately, we used a decision tool we created this past summer to objectively apply pre-weighted criteria to determine a recommended strategy.
Biography: Shilpika Lahri is a second-year Master's in Public Policy candidate at the University of Southern California (USC) and a Research Assistant with the National Center of Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE) since Fall 2012. Prior to joining USC, she worked at American Express, where she used web analytics to inform digital marketing strategy and negotiations with partners like eBay and Amazon. Shilpika graduated with honors from New York University, where she earned a BA in Politics (focus: game theory).
To ensure that I order your lunch, please RSVP no later than Tuesday, October 22nd. Please advise if you require a vegetarian option.
Hope to see you there!
Host: CREATE at USC
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. -
The W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
Fri, Oct 25, 2013 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Ian Duncan, UC Santa Barbara Department of Statistics and Applied Probability; Vice President, Outcomes and Analytics for the Walgreen Cos.
Talk Title: Educating Tomorrow's Professionals
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering 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.
