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CENG Seminar
Thu, Aug 02, 2012 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Mary Mehrnoosh Eshaghian-Wilner , UCLA
Talk Title: TBD
Abstract: Mary Mehrnoosh Eshaghian-Wilner presents a seminar about her accomplishments as an educator. She will describe her teaching philosophy, track record, and most important educational innovations. Her lectures are designed to stimulate creativity and foster innovation among engineering students. To demonstrate this she will present a sample lecture about a challenging topic. Professor Eshaghian-Wilner will conclude with a brief summary of her research interests and achievements.
Biography: Mary Mehrnoosh Eshaghian-Wilner received a B.S. degree in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering (1985), M.S. degree in Computer Engineering (1985), Engineers degree in Electrical Engineering (1988), and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering (1988), all from the University of Southern California (USC). She is currently an Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Prior to joining UCLA, she was a tenured Full Professor and Department Head at the Computer Engineering Department of the Rochester Institute of Technology. Professor Eshaghian-Wilner is best known for her contributions to the three areas of Optical Computing, Heterogeneous Computing, and Nanoscale Computing. In the area of Optical Computing, she produced one of the first theses that dealt with the computational aspects of optical interconnects for VLSI chips. She developed the well-referenced OMC model as part of her Ph.D. work at USC, and since then several architectures and algorithms have been designed based on that model. In the area of Heterogeneous Computing, she is the editor of the fieldâs first book, âHeterogeneous Computing,â and she is the co-founder of the IEEE Heterogeneous Computing Workshop. She developed the well-known NSF-funded Cluster-M model. It is one of the first paradigms for mapping heterogeneous applications onto heterogeneous systems. The Cluster-M mapping is still the fastest known algorithm for mapping arbitrary task graphs onto arbitrary system graphs. Most recently, Dr. Eshaghian-Wilner has been focusing on the bio and nano applications of her work. One of her most notable results in this area involves the design of highly interconnected multiprocessor chips with spin waves that possess an unprecedented degree of interconnectivity that was not possible previously with electrical VLSI interconnects. She is a founding series co-editor of âNature Inspired Computingâ for Wiley & Sons, and has edited the first book of this series, âBio-inspired and Nanoscale Integrated Computingâ. Mary Mehrnoosh Eshaghian-Wilner has founded and/or chaired numerous IEEE conferences and organizations, including the IEEE Women in Engineering affinity division of the coastal Los Angeles section. She is the recipient of several IEEE and NSF awards.
Host: CENG
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Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Estela Lopez
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. -
CENG Seminar
Wed, Aug 08, 2012 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Maqsood A. Chaudhry, California State University, Fullerton, California
Talk Title: Engineering for the 21st Century: Future of Engineering Practice and Education
Abstract: Rapidly changing needs and priorities of the world; sustainable energy, access to clean water, better urban infrastructure, are redefining the role of engineering in the society. At the same time, an array of powerful global forces, emergence of global knowledge economy, fast evolving technologies and growing importance of technological innovation, are profoundly changing the nature of engineering practice. To meet the technological needs of the 21st century society, engineers will have to acquire far broader skills then simply the mastery of scientific and technological disciplines.
In my presentation, I will talk about the teaching strategies I employ inside and outside the classroom to not only give the students technical depth but also instill the broad traits necessary for them to become successful engineers and contributors to the society.
Biography: Dr. Maqsood A. Chaudhry earned B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan in 1978, his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from California State University, Fullerton in 1982 and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine in 1989. He has over 25 years of teaching experience at California State University, Fullerton and at the University of California, Irvine combined, and has taught a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Computer Science Departments. He has also consulted for several engineering companies. He received several teaching awards, honors and recognitions, such as the Distinguished Engineering Educator Award by the Orange County Engineering Council and the Boeing A. D. Welliver Fellow. At California State University, Fullerton, he received an Outstanding Faculty Recognition, the Mentor of the Year Award and the Instructor of the Year Award in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. He also received Instructor of the Year in the School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine.
Host: CENG
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Estela Lopez
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.
