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Events for January 18, 2008
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USC Transfer Day
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 @ 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
The program includes a campus tour and special presentations for transfer students about admission, financial aid, transfer credit, and engineering programs. Reservations are required. To make the most of the visit, students are encouraged to bring copies of their college transcripts. Please call (213) 740-6616 for more information and to make a reservation.
Location: USC University Park Campus
Audiences: Prospective transfer students and families
Contact: Admission & Student Affairs Division
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Acoustic Communications, Modem-Based Navigation Aids, and Undersea Networks
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
SPEAKER: Dale Green, Teledyne BenthosABSTRACT: Over the past two years considerable interest has arisen within the world-wide academic community concerning the development of
concepts for undersea wireless networks. In this talk, I will present the core technologies developed by Teledyne Benthos on underwater acoustic
communications. Our Telesonar modem is the enabling system for the navy's Seaweb program, and it is the foundation of several underwaternavigation aids, environmental sensing systems, passive
sonar systems, and portable tracking ranges for submarines.Our Telesonar acoustic modems have a history dating back over ten years. The original modem was used as the development platform of underseanetworking via the Seaweb program from the Space and Naval
WarfareSystems Command (SPAWAR). Over the years, the capabilities of Telesonar modems have grown from a few tens of bits per second (bps) with marginal reliability to today's wide range of modulation schemes suitable for a wide range of environmental and operational conditions. At the same
time, the size and power consumption of the modem has declined dramatically. In this talk, I will describe some key features of our modems and their potential applications, such as the range rate technique, low-power wake-up, multiple access signaling, networking, and modem based navigation and environmental sensing.BIO: Teledyne Benthos is an industry leader in developing acoustic modems for underwater communication and networking. Dale Green is the
Chief Scientist at Teledyne Benthos with responsibilities for advanced developments in acoustic communications and signal processing. He
specializes in theory, algorithm development, and implementation of digital communications in adverse channels. He currently is the PI formultiple SBIR and BAA programs, and originated the concepts and
methodsused in the PUTS submarine tracking program. He is the principal architect for enhancements to the Teledyne Benthos line of acoustic modems and has for ten years supported SPAWAR in the development of
networked acoustic communications. Mr. Green was the PI for a successful feasibility study and demonstration project for providing the
Swedish Navy with a Fleet-wide acoustic communications system. He has consulted with the Swedish Navy in developing techniques for active
sonar for ASW purposes. Education: M.S., Electrical Engineering, San Diego State University; M.S., Applied Physics, University of California,San Diego; M.S., Ocean Engineering, University of
Hawaii; B.A., Mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles.HOST: Wei Ye, weiye@ISI.EDULocation: Information Science Institute (ISI) - - 11th Floor Conference Room
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mayumi Thrasher
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Munushian Visiting Seminar - Dr. Herschel Rabitz
Fri, Jan 18, 2008 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Friday, January 18, 2008Dr. Herschel RabitzPrinceton University"Control in the Micro-World:From Quantum Systems to Bio-Systems"Hedco Neuroscience Building (HNB 100)Hosted by Prof. Hossein HashemiAbstract
The study of quantum system dynamics and biosystem dynamics have generally developed as distinct Subjects with their own scientific issues, technical aspects and applications. However, when these subjects are considered in the context of controlling their respective dynamical behavior many common conceptual threads and even algorithms for operation become apparent by their linkage to systems analysis. These common operational features exist despite the fact that quantum systems and biosystems operate on vastly different temporal and spatial scales. In the case of quantum systems, manipulation of their dynamics may be affected by ultrafast shaped laser pulses while in the case of biosystems genetic and molecular engineering as well as applied chemical fluxes can play analogous roles. The presentation will be given in two parts respectively on quantum system and biosystem dynamics, with an attempt at the end to draw attention to their common features.Bio
Herschel A. Rabitz graduated from Harvard University in 1970, with a Ph.D. degree in chemical physics. This was followed by post-doctoral work at the University of Wisconsin. In 1971, Professor Rabitz joined the faculty of the Department of Chemistry
at Princeton University, and from July, 1993 to July, 1996 was Chairman of the Department. He is also an affiliated member of Princeton's Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics. Professor Rabitz's research interests lie at the interface of chemistry, physics, and engineering, with principal areas of focus including molecular dynamics, biophysical chemistry, chemical kinetics, and optical interactions with matter. An overriding theme throughout his research is the emphasis on molecular scale systems analysis. Professor Rabitz has over 700 publications in the general area of chemical physics.Location: Hedco Neurosciences Building (HNB) - 100
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Ericka Lieberknecht
