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Events for January 21, 2011
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E-LAB (Engineering, Leadership and Business) RetreatFri, Jan 21, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
This year, KIUELâs annual leadership retreat is an opportunity for Marshall and Viterbi students to participate in leadership development.
Undergraduates from Viterbi and Marshall will learn more about the complexities of technical entrepreneurship and interdisciplinary business solutions. Led by experts at the Disney Institute, the retreat will focus on team-building, communication, creativity, and innovation.
To learn more about KIUEL or to download an application for the retreat, visit the website at viterbi.usc.edu/kiuel.
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: KIUEL
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USC Transfer Day: Engineering & Admission Talk, Financial Aid Presentation, Tour and Advisement
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 @ 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Transfer Day features a Viterbi School of Engineering workshop designed to answer all your questions about admission guidelines, our admission process and more. The program also includes a campus tour and special presentations for transfer students about admission, financial aid, and transfer credit. In addition, Viterbi transfer counselors will be available for individual coursework advisement on a first-come, first-serve basis in the afternoon following the program (transcripts required for advisement). Reservations required. Please call (213) 740-6616 for more information and to make a reservation.
Location: USC University Park Campus
Audiences: Perspective Transfer students and their families
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Sensing Compressed Signal, Codes on Graphs and Reliability of Memories
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Arya Mazumdar, University of Maryland, College Park
Talk Title: Sensing Compressed Signal, Codes on Graphs and Reliability of Memories
Abstract: Almost all areas of Electrical Engineering are rich sources of problems concerned with discrete mathematical structures. In this talk, we describe an array of such problems dealing with issues of communication, signal processing and storage. To highlight the methods being used, we describe in more detail our work on codes for flash memory and the rank modulation scheme. We reduce this problem to a set of combinatorial questions for the Kendall tau metric space defined on the set of permutations of n elements.
Our results are related to the areas of error-correcting codes (codes on graphs, constrained codes and codes for high-density magnetic recording), data reliability (flash memories), and compressed sensing. We also point out that similar combinatorial and probabilistic methods offer promise in such areas as group testing in Biology and data security.
Biography: Arya Mazumdar is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA. He received the B.E. degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering and the M.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering (Information Systems) respectively from Jadavpur University, India, and Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur), India. During the summers of 2008 and 2010, he visited the Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, and IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, as a research intern. His research interests include Information and Coding Theory, Communications, Networking, Signal Processing, Combinatorics and Probability.
Mr. Mazumdar won the Student Paper Award in the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 2010. He is a recipient of the ECE Fellowship award in University of Maryland. He was awarded scholarships from Ministry of Human Resource and Development and National Council for Educational Research and Training in India during his graduate and undergraduate studies respectively.
Host: Giuseppe Caire, caire@usc.edu, EEB 528, x04683
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
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USC Water Institute Seminar
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Thomas C. Harmon, University of California, Merced & UCLA Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS)
Talk Title: Whole Stream Metabolism as a Beacon for Change in Aquatic Ecosystems: Results from a Study of the Human-Dominated River Basin
Abstract: Metabolism estimates (gross primary production, GPP and community respiration, CR), based on the continuous monitoring of flow and water properties (primarily dissolved oxygen, temperature), can provide an integrative assessment of the effects of various disturbances on aquatic ecosystem function. The long-term goal of this work is to learn how to relate GPP/CR responses in lotic ecosystems to natural and anthropogenic disturbances, such as short- or long-term reservoir operational changes for drought management, flood control, fish habitat enhancement, or salinity and nutrient discharges due to land management practices. This presentation highlights observations from a GPP/CR observational network embedded in the human-dominated San Joaquin River Basin (SJRB) including reaches of the SJR and the Lower Merced River, located in the Central Valley of California. The network enables spatial (both longitudinal and transverse gradients) and temporal (daily, seasonal and interannual) variation of these metabolism estimates. The observational network will be described in terms of: (1) design and installation of a reproducible infrastructure of GPP/CR observational nodes, (2) analysis aimed linking the spatiotemporal metabolic trends to natural factors such as the seasonal radiation availability or nutrient input from leaf decay, and (3) separating natural effects from the ones triggered by human disturbances in order to better inform water resources management decisions. For example, observations over the 2009-10 water year, demonstrate that the Lower Merced River behaves as a heterotrophic system, with significant human-triggered temporal changes in metabolism clearly observable by the monitoring network. For example, the GPP/CR ratio decreased from 0.6 to 0.2 as a consequence of a large flow disturbance associated with short-term reservoir releases mandated biannually to support salmon migration. This and other examples set at different temporal and spatial scales will be presented and discussed in terms of management implications.
Biography: Tom Harmon is Professor and Chair of the School of Engineering and Founding Faculty member at the University of California, Merced. He is also affiliated with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute. He directs contaminant transport observation and management research for the UCLA Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS), and maintains an adjunct position in the UCLA Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Professor Harmon earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. As an environmental engineer, his teaching and research focuses on a variety of topics pertaining to understanding and solving soil, groundwater, and surface water problems in natural and engineered environmental systems.
Host: Prof. Gaurav Sukhatme
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kanak Agrawal
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USC PSOC Monthly Seminar Series
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 @ 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Robert Getzenberg, Ph.D., Professor and Director of the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute,
Talk Title: Cancer cell stress response and the evolution of resistance â the connection between the physical microenvironment and nuclear structure
Abstract: The ability of cancer cells to evolve resistance is one of the major limitations in the efficacy of cancer therapies today. This enhanced evolutionary capability appears to have influenced how the cancer cell responds to physical microenvironmental changes. These microenvironmental influences appear to be act, at least in part, through nuclear structural elements and DNA organization, which have been shown to be involved in the development of resistance. Additionally, the disordered nature of protein structure appears to be central to cancer cell responses to stresses. Modification of the physical microenvironment may enhance the efficacy of currently used therapeutic agents as well as open new avenues for the development of novel types of approaches.
Location: Harkness Auditorium, CSC 250, IGM Building
For additional information contact: 323-442-3849 or 323-442-2596
Biography: Robert Getzenberg, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Host: Dr. Parag Mallick, Center for Applied Molecular Medicine
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Yvonne Suarez
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CiSoft Seminar Series 2011
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 @ 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: SPE Distinguished Lecturer, Jim Crompton, Chevron, Global Upstream IT
Talk Title: âPutting the Focus on Dataâ
Abstract: Data is a critical business asset which drives decisions on where to invest, when to divest and how to operate more efficiently. The business wants to focus on using data and expects IT to manage data. However, IT often focuses on the technology to capture, store data and even to visualize data but the ownership of the lifecycle of data is often ill defined.
This is not a new problem. Many studies point out the productivity loss felt when a lot of time is spent looking for data and making sure what is found is correct, complete and in the right format. While some of the issues are mitigated by our current experienced workforce, what will happen when the experience leaves? The new workforce is digitally literate with high expectations but can they perform at a high level with a poor understanding of data? Can the new engineer recognize when critical data is missing or wrong? Will they be able to recognize when a logical conclusion is not the right one?
The importance of data should be a business priority. Managing data in silos (structured data, documents, transactions, models) increases the resistance to efficient data flow. As many different people are involved in new workflows, a solution design for one specific discipline becomes a barrier for others. In some applications, the need to see the bigger picture becomes more important than reaching specific answers.
Data silos continue to survive waves of new technology development. The data explosion and the availability of powerful desktop tools create hundreds more data silos for the organization to manage. There is not a simple answer or technology to fix the current situation but there are practical recommendations to help us get back on the road to ââtrusted data, easily found.â
The approach starts through a better understanding of business process and how information flow leads to decisions. Other practical steps include: data governance, common reference and master data, data quality management, and looking at the data lifecycle by managing data from its capture/creation, storage, access, use, archive and disposal.
Biography: Jim Crompton holds the position of Manager of Upstream Architecture in the Chevron Global Upstream IT organization. He earned a BS in Geophysical Eng., MS in Geophysics from the Colorado School of Mines and an MBA from Our Lady of the Lake University. In 1993, as IT Manager for the Gulf of Mexico Business Unit, Crompton led one of the first desktop PC standardization projects in Chevron. In 1997, Jim was names the Principal Technical Advisor for IT, where he was responsible assessment of emerging technology and strategic planning for the IT function. He served as chair of the API general committee for electronic commerce ( PIDX) and was able to influence the direction of the standards setting activities towards emerging technologies, such as XML, and new electronic business models in the industry. Jim participated in the IT merger integration study team in 2001 as part of the Chevron & Texaco merger which developed the IT organization structure and IT strategic direction for the corporation, where he received a President's Award for this activity. In 2002, Jim was selected to be a Chevron Fellow. Jim also works on Chevronâs i-field program in the area of emerging solutions.
This CiSoft Seminar will also be webcast.
Please register at:
http://usccisoft.omnovia.com/register/68421291748863
Host: CiSoft & SPE Student Chapter
More Info: http://cisoft.usc.edu/Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) -
Audiences: Please RSVP: legat@usc.edu
Contact: Juli Legat
Event Link: http://cisoft.usc.edu/
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W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; The Search for Exoplanets
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Jakob van Zyl, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Talk Title: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; The Search for Exoplanets
Abstract: Dr. Jakob van Zyl of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory will present "The Search for Exoplanets" as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium.
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
More Info: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Amanda Atkinson
Event Link: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
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Dinner with Alpha Omega Epsilon Alumnae
Fri, Jan 21, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Interested in Alpha Omega Epsilon? Learn about our sorority, meet the sisters, and network with our Alumnae over dinner in Old Town Pasadena.
Meet in the GFS Lobby and we will carpool to Bucca di Beppo in Pasadena.Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - Lobby
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Alpha Omega Epsilon USC
