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Arati Prabhakar, Director, DARPA Talk
Wed, Feb 05, 2014 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Arati Prabhakar, Director, DARPA
Talk Title: Next: Breakthrough Technologies for National Security
Abstract: The DARPA Director will elucidate what the Agency does for our nation, how it does it, how it thinks about its mission in the context of today’s realities and the future that it’s building by creating the next generation of technology to give Defense leaders more options for tomorrow’s missions.
Biography: Arati Prabhakar is the director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Dr. Prabhakar has spent her career investing in world-class engineers and scientists to create new technologies and businesses. Her first service to national security started in 1986 when she joined DARPA as a program manager. She initiated and managed programs in advanced semiconductor technology and flexible manufacturing, as well as demonstration
projects to insert new semiconductor technologies into military systems. As the founding director of DARPA’s Microelectronics Technology Office, she led a team of program managers whose efforts spanned these areas, as well as optoelectronics, infrared imaging and nanoelectronics.
In 1993 President William Clinton appointed Dr. Prabhakar director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
where she led the 3,000-person organization in its work with companies across multiple industries.
Dr. Prabhakar moved to Silicon Valley in 1997, first as chief technology officer and senior vice president at Raychem, and later vice president and then president of Interval Research. From 2001 to 2011, she was a partner with U.S. Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm. Dr. Prabhakar identified and served as a director for startup companies with the promise of significant growth. She worked with entrepreneurs in energy and efficiency technologies, components for consumer electronics, and semiconductor process and design technology.
Dr. Prabhakar received her Doctor of Philosophy in applied physics and Master of Science in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. She received her Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University. She began her career as a Congressional Fellow at the Office of Technology Assessment.
Dr. Prabhakar has served in recent years on the National Academies’ Science Technology and Economic Policy Board, the College of Engineering Advisory Board at the University of California, Berkeley, and the red team of DARPA’s Defense Sciences Research Council. In addition, she chaired the Efficiency and Renewables Advisory Committee for the U.S. Department of Energy. Dr. Prabhakar is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a Texas Tech Distinguished Engineer, and a Caltech Distinguished Alumna.
Host: EE-Electrophysics
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
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Munushian Seminar - Tsu-Jae King Liu
Fri, Feb 07, 2014 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Speaker: Dr. Tsu-Jae King Liu, UC Berkeley
Talk Title: Moore’s Law - What’s Next?
Abstract: Steady miniaturization of transistor has yielded continual improvements in integrated-circuit (IC) performance
and cost per function over the past four decades, resulting in the proliferation of information processing technology
with dramatic impact on virtually every aspect of life in modern society. Continued transistor scaling will not be as straightforward in the future as it has been in the past, however, as fundamental limits are approached. This is already
apparent from the slowdown in voltage scaling, which has added a new constraint for IC design and exacerbates the emerging issue of electronics energy consumption. This seminar will present a vision of the future of information processing devices and discuss alternative approaches for improving their functionality, cost per function and energy efficiency to usher in the Age of Ambient Intelligence to the benefit of our global society.
Biography: Tsu-Jae King Liu received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering
from Stanford University. From 1992 to 1996 she was a Member of Research Staff at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (Palo Alto, CA). In August 1996 she joined the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, where she is currently the Conexant Systems Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS), and Associate Chair of the EECS Department.
Dr. Liu’s awards include the DARPA Significant Technical Achievement Award (2000) for development
of the FinFET, the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award (2010) for contributions to nanoscale MOS transistors, memory devices, and MEMs devices, and the Intel Outstanding Researcher in Nanotechnology Award (2012). She has authored or co-authored over 450 publications and holds 88 U.S. patents, and is a Fellow of the IEEE. Her research activities are presently in nanometer-scale logic and memory devices, and advanced materials, process technology and devices for energy-efficient electronics.
Host: EE-Electrophysics
More Info: ee.usc.edu/news/munushian
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 131
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: ee.usc.edu/news/munushian
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Munushian Seminar - Peidong Yang
Mon, Feb 10, 2014 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Speaker: Peidong Yang, UC Berkeley
Talk Title: Nanowire Technology and Terawatt Challenge
Abstract: Semiconductor nanowires, by definition, typically have cross-sectional dimensions that can be tuned from 2â200 nm, with lengths spanning from hundreds of nanometers to millimeters. After more than a decade of research, nanowires can now be synthesized and assembled with specific compositions, heterojunctions and architectures. This has led to a host of nanowire photonic and electronic devices. Because of their unique structural, chemical and physical properties, these nanoscopic one-dimensional nanostructures can also play a significant role in terawatt-scale energy conversion and storage. Currently the amount of energy required worldwide is on the scale of terawatts, and the percentage
of renewable energy in the current energy portfolio is quite limited. Developing of cost-effective clean energy technology
becomes imperative. I will show two examples from my group, approaching this problem in two different directions. The first relates to saving energy, by developing nanostructured silicon thermoelectrics to do waste heat recovery; and the second is to develop nanostructures for solar energy conversion, either directly to electricity or to liquid fuels through artificial photosynthesis.
Biography: Peidong Yang received a B.S. in chemistry from University of Science and Technology of China in 1993 and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard University in 1997. He did postdoctoral research at University of California, Santa Barbara
before joining the faculty in the department of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley in 1999. He is currently professor in the Department of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering; and a senior faculty scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is S. K. and Angela Chan Distinguished Chair Professor in Energy. He was recently elected as MRS Fellow, and the member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Prof. Yang is the founder of the Nanoscience subdivision within American Chemical Society. He has co-founded two startups Nanosys Inc. and Alphabet Energy Inc. He is the recipient of MRS Medal, Baekeland Medal, Alfred P. Sloan research fellowship, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award, MRS Young Investigator
Award, Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics, ACS Pure Chemistry Award, and Alan T. Waterman Award. His main research interest is in the area of one dimensional semiconductor nanostructures and their applications in nanophotonics and energy conversion.
Host: EE-Electrophysics
More Info: ee.usc.edu/news/munushian
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 131
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: ee.usc.edu/news/munushian
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Approaches to 3D Image Reconstruction from Motion Scattered Diffusion Weighted MRI of the Fetal Brain
Tue, Feb 11, 2014 @ 03:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Colin Studholme, University of Washington
Talk Title: Approaches to 3D Image Reconstruction from Motion Scattered Diffusion Weighted MRI of the Fetal Brain
Series: Medical Imaging Seminar Series
Abstract: Magnetic resonance based diffusion weighted imaging provides a unique window into tissue microstructure and brain connectivity. Over the last 7 years there has been significant interest in adapting the technique using post-processing to enable imaging of the unsedated fetal brain in-utero. This talk will review work on reconstruction of diffusion image measurements from single shot multi slice diffusion MRI data, where significant motion has occurred between the acquisition of slices. To form a complete 3D image of diffusion properties during head motion each diffusion weighted slice must be accurately relocated and orientated within a common anatomical coordinate system, and the spatially scattered slices then used to estimate a model of diffusion properties on a regular voxel lattice. This talk will look at these two problems and review the current alternatives to solving them numerically for clinically acquired data. Results on human and primate fetal brain data will be included to illustrate the capabilities and limitations for practical studies of fetal brain growth.
Host: Professor Richard Leahy
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Talyia Veal
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EE Distinguished Lecturer Series
Wed, Feb 12, 2014 @ 03:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Tom Leighton, Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, Akamai Technologies
Abstract: Everyone and everything is getting connected, resulting in enormous expectations for the Hyperconnected World (aka, the Internet of Things and the Internet of Everything). In this lecture, we will talk about three Grand Challenges created by the explosive proliferation of connected devices. We will also talk about how early theoretical work on these challenges at MIT led to the creation of a company that today accelerates and secures the delivery of many of the world’s most important applications and web sites.
Biography: Dr. Tom Leighton co-founded Akamai Technologies in 1998, and served as Akamai’s Chief Scientist for 14 years before becoming Chief Executive. Dr. Leighton is Akamai’s technology visionary and leads the senior management team in setting the company’s strategic direction, while engaging directly with customers and partners from around the globe. He is also a member of the Board of Directors.
As one of the world’s preeminent authorities on algorithms for network applications, Dr. Leighton’s work behind establishing Akamai was based on recognizing that a solution to freeing up Web congestion could be found in applied mathematics and algorithms. Akamai has demonstrated this through the creation of the world’s largest distributed computing platform that dynamically routes content and applications across a network of over 100,000 servers. Dr. Leighton’s technology achievements at Akamai earned him recognition as one of the Top 10 Technology Innovators in U.S. News & World Report.
Prior to his role as CEO of Akamai, Dr. Leighton was also a Professor of Applied Mathematics at MIT and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).
Dr. Leighton holds numerous patents involving content delivery, Internet protocols, algorithms for networks, cryptography, and digital rights management. During the course of his career, he has served on dozens of government, industrial and academic review committees; program committees; and editorial boards. He is a former two-term chair of the 2,000-member Association of Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Complexity Theory, and a former two-term editor-in-chief of the Journal of the ACM. From 2003 to 2005, Dr. Leighton served on the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC), during which time he chaired the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity. Dr. Leighton is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Leighton has published more than 100 research papers, and his leading text on parallel algorithms and architectures has been translated into several languages. Dr. Leighton graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a B.S. in Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from MIT.
Host: Paul Bogdan and Viktor Prasanna
More Info: http://ee.usc.edu/news/dls/
More Information: 20140212 Leighton Print.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Estela Lopez
Event Link: http://ee.usc.edu/news/dls/
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Network Scheduling with a Mix of Heavy-tailed and Light-tailed Traffic
Tue, Feb 18, 2014 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Eytan Modiano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Talk Title: Network Scheduling with a Mix of Heavy-tailed and Light-tailed Traffic
Abstract: We describe recent results on scheduling and routing in the presence of a mix of heavy-tailed and light-tailed traffic. In particular, we show that when some of the traffic in the network is heavy-tailed, under max-weight scheduling the expected delay is unbounded even for the light-tailed traffic. This surprising result shows that max-weight scheduling is delay unstable when some of the traffic is heavy-tailed. Further, we provide examples where max-weight scheduling can lead to delay propagation throughout the network.
We then study the class of throughput optimal max-weight-α scheduling policies, and show that with an appropriate choice of the α parameters, the light queue can achieve bounded expected delay. Moreover, we derive an exact asymptotic characterization of the steady-state queue length distributions. We extend our results to the case where the links have intermittent on-off connectivity and show that the behavior of the queue occupancy distribution strongly depends on the connectivity parameters and the arrival rates to the queues. Finally, we consider backpressure routing in the presence of heavy tailed traffic, and describe settings where backpressure routing also leads to delay propagation throughout the network.
This talk is based on joint work with Krishna Jagannathan, Mihalis Markakis, and John Tsitsiklis
Biography: Eytan Modiano received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Connecticut at Storrs in 1986 and his M.S. and PhD degrees, both in Electrical Engineering, from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, in 1989 and 1992 respectively. He was a Naval Research Laboratory Fellow between 1987 and 1992 and a National Research Council Post Doctoral Fellow during 1992-1993. Between 1993 and 1999 he was with MIT Lincoln Laboratory where he was a project leader for MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Next Generation Internet (NGI) project. Since 1999 he has been on the faculty at MIT, where he is a Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS). His research is on communication networks and protocols with emphasis on satellite, wireless, and optical networks. He is an Editor-at-Large for IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, and served as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, the IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, and the AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems. He was the Technical Program co-chair for IEEE Wiopt 2006, IEEE Infocom 2007, and ACM MobiHoc 2007. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and an Associate Fellow of the AIAA.
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
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Munushian Seminar - Karl K. Berggren
Fri, Feb 21, 2014 @ 02:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Karl K. Berggren, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Talk Title: Smarter Lithography: Top-Down Control of Nanometer-Length-Scale Self-Assembly
Abstract: The future of nanotechnology generally and the integrated circuit industry in particular depend on the ability to control and pattern complex structures at the nanometer length scale. We will discuss methods we have developed that use electron and ion beams to pattern structures at the single-nanometer length scale. However, covering large areas with nanometer-scale beams is a slow and expensive process, leading some to suggest that chemical and biological self-assembly might better address the future industrial needs in this area. The question is then, how to control self-assembly to create the kinds of flawless and arbitrary patterns the semiconductor industry now uses routinely in the fabrication of microchips? We will discuss a solution to this problem in which we pattern only a sparse structure and then using directed self-assembly of block copolymers, fill in the remaining space. The trick is to achieve a maximum of control and complexity in the final pattern with a minimum of expensive top-down lithography. The result is a surprising degree of control and perfection in patterning systems that would otherwise produce random patterns. We can even control double-layer patterns by using just a single layer of sparse electron-beam-defined posts. The methods take advantage
of the natural tendencies of the block copolymers to form ordered linear arrays, with the posts serving to guide the arrays during the assembly process. A future vision of lithography, where engineering and chemistry work together to construct complex and useful nanometer-length-scale patterns is envisioned as a result of this work.
Biography: Professor Karl K. Berggren is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, where he heads the Quantum Nanostructures and Nanofabrication Group. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University
in 1997, where his thesis research focused on nanofabrication by using neutral atomic beams. After completing his thesis research, he became a member of the technical staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where he worked on superconductive device fabrication for superconducting analog, and digitial electronics, and quantum computation. In 2003 he joined the faculty at MIT, where his research focuses on high-resolution lithography and templated self-assembly by using electron-and ion-beams and block copolymers. He applies
novel lithographic methods to fabrication of superconductive quantum circuits, photodetectors, and high-speed superconductive electronics. He is Director of the Nanostructures Laboratory in the Research Laboratory of Electronics, and is a core faculty member in the Microsystems Technology Laboratory (MTL). He is also a member of the editorial board at the IOP journal Nanotechnology, an elected member of the Board of the biannual Applied Superconductivity Conference, and chair of the program committee for the 2014 Electron, Ion, Photon-Beams and Nanotechnology (EIPBN) Conference.
Host: EE-Electrophysics
More Info: ee.usc.edu/news/munushian
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: ee.usc.edu/news/munushian
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Sparsity Measures in Spatially Distributed Systems
Wed, Feb 26, 2014 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Professor Nader Motee, Lehigh University
Talk Title: Sparsity Measures in Spatially Distributed Systems
Abstract: A new theory of compressive feedback control (CFC) design for spatially distributed systems within the areas of distributed control systems, operational research, and machine learning is emerging. The CFC theory asserts that feedback control design for a certain class of spatially distributed systems can be spatially localized using far less sensor measurements than traditional control design techniques. Moreover, the CFC theory exploits the fact that the quadratically optimal state feedback controllers for many real-world systems are sparse and spatially localized in the sense that they have near-optimal sparse information structures. In this talk, I will introduce an important and omnipresent class of spatially distributed systems, so called spatially decaying systems. Examples of spatially decaying systems include spatially distributed power networks with sparse interconnection topologies, multi-agent systems with nearest neighbor coupling structures, arrays of micro-mirrors, micro-cantilevers, and sensor networks. The common fundamental property of all these systems is that there is a notion of spatial distance with respect to which couplings between the subsystems can be quantified using a class of coupling weight functions. Then, I will describe a newly developed mathematical framework, based on notions of quasi-Banach algebras of spatially decaying matrices, to relate spatial decay properties of spatially decaying systems to sparsity features of their underlying information structures. The bridge connecting these two notions is built upon several cornerstones. I will discuss some of the fundamental insights and tools that will allow us to exploit architectural properties of the underlying systems in order to introduce system-oriented sparsity measures for spatially distributed systems.
Biography: Nader Motee is a P.C. Rossin assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department at Lehigh University. Before joining Lehigh, he was a postdoctoral scholar at the Control and Dynamical Systems Department at Caltech and a visiting scholar at UCSB. He received a PhD degree in electrical and systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007. His research interests include theoretical foundation of distributed control systems and optimization with applications to power grid, network of autonomous vehicles, and biological systems. Motee received an AFOSR Young Investigator Award in 2013, the 2008 O. Hugo Schuck Award for Theory of the American Automatic Control Council, the Student Best Paper Award at the American Control Conference in 2007, the Joseph and Rosaline Wolf Award for Best PhD Dissertation in 2008, and was a finalist for the Student Best Paper Award at the American Control Conference in 2006, and the IEEE Region 8 Student Paper Contest in 2000.
Host: Petros Ioannou
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Shane Goodoff
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21st CENTURY INNOVATION
Wed, Feb 26, 2014 @ 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Nicholas M. Donofrio, IBM Fellow Emeritus & EVP Innovation and Technology (Ret.), NMD Consulting, LLC
Talk Title: 21st CENTURY INNOVATION
Biography: Nick Donofrio is a champion for innovation across IBM and its global ecosystem and is the leader of IBM's global technology strategy. He also is vice chairman of the IBM International Foundation. Mr. Donofrio's responsibilities include IBM Research, Governmental Programs, Quality, Corporate Community Relations, as well as Environmental Health and Product Safety. Also reporting to Mr. Donofrio are the senior executives responsible for IBM's enterprise on demand transformation, as well as IBM's initiatives for open industry standard and intellectual property. In addition to his strategic business mission, Mr. Donofrio leads the development and retention of IBM's technical population and strives to enrich that community with a diversity of culture and thought.
Mr. Donofrio joined IBM in 1967 and spent the early part of his career in integrated circuit and chip development as a designer of logic and memory chips. He held numerous technical management positions and, later, executive positions in several of IBM's product divisions. He has led many of IBM's major development and manufacturing teams - from semiconductor and storage technologies, to microprocessors and personal computers, to IBM's entire family of servers.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1967 and a Master of Science in the same discipline from Syracuse University in 1971. In 1999 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in Engineering from Polytechnic University, in 2002 he received an honorary doctorate in Sciences from the University of Warwick in England, in 2005 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in Technology from Marist College and in 2006 he received an honorary doctorate in Sciences from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Mr. Donofrio is focused sharply on advancing education, employment and career opportunities for underrepresented minorities and women. He served for many years on the Board of Directors for the National Acton Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) and was NACME's Board chair from 1997 through 2002. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for INROADS, a non-profit organization focused on the training and development of talented minority youth for professional careers in business and industry, and he is co-chair of the New York Hall of Science. In 2005, Mr. Donofrio was appointed by the U.S. Department of Education to serve on the Commission on the Future of Higher Education, a 20-member delegation of business and university leaders charged with developing a new national strategy for post-secondary education that will meet the needs of American's diverse population and also address the economic and workforce needs of the country's future. In 2006, he was named IBM's delegate to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, a coalition of 190 companies united by a shared commitment to economic growth, ecological balance and social progress. Also in 2006, Mr. Donofrio was elected co-chair of the Board of Trustees of the New York Hall of Science.
He is the holder of seven technology patents and is a member of numerous technical and science honor societies. He is a Fellow of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a fellow of the U.K-based Royal Academy of Engineering, a member of the US-based National Academy of Engineering, a member of the Board of Directors for the Bank of New York, a member of the Board of Directors for The Council for the United States and Italy, and a member of the advisory board for the Geographic Project - a five year research partnership between the National Geographic Society and IBM to map how humankind populated the earth.
In 2002, Mr. Donofrio was recognized by Europe's Institution of Electrical Engineers with the Mensforth International Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to the advancement of manufacturing engineering. In 2003, he was named Industry Week magazine's Technology Leader of the Year, the University of Arizona's Technical Executive of the Year, and was presented with the Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award by the Society of Woman Engineers for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of women in the engineering field. In 2005, Mr. Donofrio was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he was presented with Syracuse University's highest alumni honor - the George Arents Pioneer Medal, and he was honored by CNBC with its Overall Technology Leadership Award. In 2006, he was honored by The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art with the Urban Visionaries Award for Engineering; was named one of Business Week magazine's 25 Top Innovation Champions, and received the Robert Fletcher Award from Dartmouth College's Thayer School of Engineering for distinguished achievement and service. In 2007, he received the National Education and Leadership Award from the Sons of Italy Foundation.
Host: Prof. John Slaughter
More Information: Seminar Announcement - Donofrio 022614.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mayumi Thrasher
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Integrated Systems Seminar Series - Spring 2014
Fri, Feb 28, 2014 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Sayfe Kiaei, Arizona State University
Talk Title: On-Chip Power Digital LDO and Isolated Power Management
Series: Integrated Systems Seminar Series
Abstract: The first part of this presentation will give a brief overview of research at Connection One on RF, Analog and PMIC. This will be followed by a presentation on Digital Linear Drop-out Regulators and the development of Power Management IC. The development of multi-core highly integrated systems-on-a-chip has created the need for small, fully integrated voltage regulators that operate on a per-core basis. In order to maximize efficiency, most SOC's apply dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) on each block of the system to adjust the power based on performance demands. Analog regulators are poorly suited to this task as they are difficult to integrate on sub-micron processes, consume more power, and require precision external capacitors to ensure stability. The development of D-LDO regulators is intended to address these drawbacks of analog regulators.
Biography: Dr. Sayfe Kiaei is has been with ASU since January 2001. He is a Professor and the Director of the Connection One Center (NSF I/UCRC Center), and Motorola Chair in Analog and RF Integrated Circuits. From 1993 to 2001, he was a Senior Member of Technical Staff with the Wireless Technology Center and Broadband Operations at Motorola where he was responsible for the development of RF & Transceiver Integrated Circuits, GPS RF IC, and Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) transceivers. Before joining Motorola, Dr. Kiaei was an Associate Professor at Oregon State University from 1987-1993 where he taught courses and performed research in digital communications, VLSI system design, advanced CMOS IC design, and wireless systems. Dr. has published more than 200 journal and conference papers and holds several patents. Dr. Kiaei is an IEEE Fellow and a member of IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, IEEE Solid State Circuits Society, and IEEE Communication Society. Dr. Kiaei has been organizer, on the technical program committee and/or chair of many conferences, including: RFIC, MTT, ISCAS, and other international conferences.
Host: Hossien Hashemi, Mike Chen, Mahta Moghaddam, Sushil Subramanian
More Info: http://mhi.usc.edu/activities/integrated-systems/
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Sushil Subramanian
Event Link: http://mhi.usc.edu/activities/integrated-systems/
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