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Events for January 27, 2012

  • The USC Smart Energy Summit

    Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

    Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Workshops & Infosessions


    The USC Smart Energy Summit
    8:30 am – Friday, January 27, 2012
    ACB 238 (second floor West Wing of Ahmanson Center)
    Location information at the following websites:
    http://dornsife.usc.edu/distance-learning-studio-classrooms/
    http://web-app.usc.edu/maps/
    The Smart Energy Summit is aimed at developing an understanding of future possible research directions and opportunities. The presentations will be video recorded. Slides presented will also be made available and incorporated into a workshop proceedings document.

    8:30am Coffee
    8:50am Welcome and remarks from Dean of Engineering, Dean Yortsos
    9:00am Rich Carlin (ONR), Fuel Cells: Thermodynamic Engine to a Sustainable Energy Future
    9:30am John Luginsland (AFOSR), The AFOSR Perspective and Combustion
    10:00am Khalil Amine (ANL), Advanced High Energy and High Power Battery Systems for Automotive Application
    10:30am Coffee break
    11:00am Bedros Afeyen (Polymath Research Inc.), Controlling Plasma Instabilities: A Multidisciplinary Approach
    11:30am Keith Bradley (ANL), Nuclear Energy: Now What?
    12:00pm Roger Ghanem (USC), Challenges and Opportunities in being Predictive for Complex Interacting Systems
    12:30pm Lunch (sandwiches and salads provided)
    1:30pm Habib N. Najm (Sandia NL), Analysis and Reduction of Power Grid Models under Uncertainty
    2:00pm Zhifeng Ren (Boston College), Electron and Phonon Engineering in Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials
    2:30pm Mike Campbell (Logos Technology), Perspectives and Opportunities for Renewable Energy and National Security
    3:00pm Coffee break
    3:30pm Commercial opportunities
    4:00pm Discussion
    5:00pm Wrap-up
    5:30pm Dinner at Moreton Fig, USC

    http://www.usc.edu/dept/engineering/eleceng/Adv_Network_Tech/Html/SmartEnergySummit.html

    More Information: Smart Energy Summit with Abstracts and Bios.pdf

    Location: Ahmanson Center (ACB) - 238

    WebCast Link: http://dornsife.usc.edu/distance-learning-studio-classrooms

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Marilyn Poplawski

    Event Link: http://dornsife.usc.edu/distance-learning-studio-classrooms


    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 USC Smart Energy Summit

    Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Workshops & Infosessions


    The USC Smart Energy Summit
    8:30 am – Friday, January 27, 2012
    ACB 238 (second floor West Wing of Ahmanson Center)
    Location information at the following websites:
    http://dornsife.usc.edu/distance-learning-studio-classrooms/
    http://web-app.usc.edu/maps/
    The Smart Energy Summit is aimed at developing an understanding of future possible research directions and opportunities. The presentations will be video recorded. Slides presented will also be made available and incorporated into a workshop proceedings document.

    8:30am Coffee
    8:50am Welcome and remarks from Dean of Engineering, Dean Yortsos
    9:00am Rich Carlin (ONR), Fuel Cells: Thermodynamic Engine to a Sustainable Energy Future
    9:30am John Luginsland (AFOSR), The AFOSR Perspective and Combustion
    10:00am Khalil Amine (ANL), Advanced High Energy and High Power Battery Systems for Automotive Application
    10:30am Coffee break
    11:00am Bedros Afeyen (Polymath Research Inc.), Controlling Plasma Instabilities: A Multidisciplinary Approach
    11:30am Keith Bradley (ANL), Nuclear Energy: Now What?
    12:00pm Roger Ghanem (USC), Challenges and Opportunities in being Predictive for Complex Interacting Systems
    12:30pm Lunch (sandwiches and salads provided)
    1:30pm Habib N. Najm (Sandia NL), Analysis and Reduction of Power Grid Models under Uncertainty
    2:00pm Zhifeng Ren (Boston College), Electron and Phonon Engineering in Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials
    2:30pm Mike Campbell (Logos Technology), Perspectives and Opportunities for Renewable Energy and National Security
    3:00pm Coffee break
    3:30pm Commercial opportunities
    4:00pm Discussion
    5:00pm Wrap-up
    5:30pm Dinner at Moreton Fig, USC

    More Information: Smart Energy Summit with Abstracts and Bios.pdf

    Location: 238

    WebCast Link: http://dornsife.usc.edu/distance-learning-stucio-classrooms

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Marilyn Poplawski

    Event Link: http://dornsife.usc.edu/distance-learning-stucio-classrooms


    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.

  • Probing "inside" quantum collapse with solid-state qubits”

    Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

    Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: Alexander N. Korotkov, University of California, Riverside

    Talk Title: Probing "inside" quantum collapse with solid-state qubits”

    Abstract: We discuss what is "inside" the quantum state collapse due to measurement, and what happens if the collapse is stopped half-way. For particular setups with solid-state qubits the answer is rather simple: the qubit state changes in accordance with gradually acquired information, without loss of its purity (no decoherence). The simple theory of such measurement leads to a number of experimentally testable predictions. So far three such experiments have been realized with superconducting qubits: partial collapse, uncollapse (measurement reversal), and
    persistent Rabi oscillations. These effects can be potentially useful, for example for quantum feedback and decoherence suppression.

    Biography: Alexander N. Korotkov received his Ph.D. in Physics in 1991 from Moscow State University (adviser: Konstantin K. Likharev). After that he worked at Moscow State University and the State University of New York at Stony Brook, he also held visiting
    positions at Université de la Méditerranée (Marseille, France), and at NEC Fundamental Research Lab (Tsukuba, Japan). In 2000 Alexander Korotkov joined the faculty of the University of California, Riverside, where he is a Professor of Electrical
    Engineering since 2006. Research interests of Alexander Korotkov include quantum computing, quantum measurements, quantum feedback control, and nanoelectronics. He has authored 105 journal papers and 37 proceedings/book chapters, which have
    over 3,000 citations (h-index of 31).

    Host: Todd Brun, x0-3503

    Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos


    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.

  • Integrated Systems Seminar Series

    Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM

    Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: Prof. Pavan Kumar Hanumolu, Oregon State University

    Talk Title: Synthesizing Accurate Clocks with Inaccurate Components

    Host: Hossein Hashemi

    More Information: Seminar_Speaker_kumar_2012_1_27.pdf

    Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Hossein Hashemi


    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.