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Events for January 25, 2007
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Handling Transient Errors in Logic Circuits
Thu, Jan 25, 2007 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING - DISTINGUISHED LECTURER SERIESAbstract:Transient faults caused by external radiation or internal electrical noise are common in integrated circuits (ICs). They normally do no permanent physical damage, but they can produce complex logical errors that require probabilistic analysis techniques. The shrinking of ICs in accordance with Moore's Law is increasing susceptibility to errors of this type. Moreover, many of the nanotechnologies proposed to replace or supplement conventional ICs also have behavior, both normal and faulty, that is inherently probabilistic. In this talk, I will review transient faults and their impact. I will then discuss a method of modeling transient faults and a computational framework based on probabilistic transfer matrices for analyzing transient faults and errors in logic circuits.Bio: John P. Hayes is Professor of EECS at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where he holds the Claude E. Shannon Chair of Engineering Science. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of computer-aided design and testing; VLSI circuits; fault-tolerant systems; ad-hoc networks; and quantum computing. He received the B.E. degree from the National University of Ireland, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, all in electrical engineering. Prior to joining the University of Michigan, he was a faculty member at USC. Hayes was the founding director of Michigan’s Advanced Computer Architecture Laboratory (ACAL). He has authored numerous technical papers, several patents, and five books. He received the Michigan’s Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award in 1999 and the Humboldt Foundation’s Research Award in 2004. Hayes is a Fellow of both IEEE and ACM.HOSTS: Prof. Mel Breuer & Prof. Sandeep Gupta
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - ontology Auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Rosine Sarafian
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Developing Tools that Enhance Interactive Experiences and Their Development Porcess
Thu, Jan 25, 2007 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Magy Seif El-NasrPenn State UniversityCollege of Information Sciences and TechnologyAbstract:
The game industry is becoming a multi-billion dollar industry with revenues overcoming those of the movie industry. Recently, thousands of people around the world camped out in front of stores for days to be the first to own a Play Station 3 and/or Nintendo Wii. As the game industry matures, the tools used by designers and developers to build such games also mature. These tools are gaining importance as they not only result in better, faster developed games, but find unforeseen and excited uses outside their "native" industry – in training, health therapy, and education. In education in particular, these tools can be used as an infrastructure for course projects, helping reinforce many computer science and math concepts through learning by design or by doing. Still, many of these tools are limited. For example, the current visual design tools used to develop these interactive experiences have several limitations: they are (1) time- and labor- intensive, (2) rigid, as they do not adapt well to changes in physical and dramatic configuration of scenes forcing designers to preset these variables, and (3) designed based on control of timing and pacing which are not static as they depend on users' actions. My research focuses on developing tools that address these problems. In this talk, I will focus the discussion on one of these tools, specifically, a lighting design tool, called ELE (Expressive Lighting Engine), that I developed based on cinematic and theatric lighting design theories. ELE addresses the aforementioned problems by adding: (i) a high-level authoring tool to cut down the content development time and (ii) a constraint optimization system built based on cinematic and theatric techniques to adapt the lighting, accounting for context, timing, and gameplay/interaction, thus presenting a better adaptable solution to a dynamic environment. Such a tool is useful for enhancing the design and development process as well as the quality of interactive experiences, which include interactive entertainment, training simulations, and health therapy environments. I have also utilized the power of such tools in my classes to emphasize learning by design. Bio:
Dr. Seif El-Nasr is an assistant Professor in College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University, where she directs the Real-time Aesthetic and Experience Lab. She earned her Ph.D. degree from Northwestern University in Computer Science and her master's degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University. Dr. Seif El-Nasr received several grants and awards. The awards she received include 2nd best paper award at the International Conference of Virtual Storytelling 2003, student best paper award at the Autonomous Agents conference 1999, and Leadership Excellence Award from Texas A&M University. She is on the editorial board of the Journal of Game Development, the International Journal of Intelligent Games and Simulation, and ACM Computers in Entertainment; she has chaired and organized several workshops including, American Association of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Interaction Entertainment, which has recently became its own conference AIIDE (Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment) and Design of Interactive Systems (DIS) Workshop called 'On the Process of Game Design'. She was a special theme editor for the Journal of Game Development special issue on Game Design Research. Her research work includes designing and developing tools that enhance the engagement of interactive environments used for training, education, and entertainment. She developed several classes, including Game Design and Development, Design of Immersive Environments, Interactive Narrative, and Software Engineering. In all her classes she promotes creativity and project-based learning through the use of the tools she built in her research augmented with game engines. URL: http://faculty.ist.psu.edu/SeifEl-Nasr/.Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Nancy Levien
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Cooperative Networking - Searching For Algorithms in Logarithms
Thu, Jan 25, 2007 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
SPEAKER: Prof. Mehul Motani, National University of SingaporeABSTRACT: In the last 50 or so years, information theory has helped to characterize many fundamental limits of communications and has driven innovation at the physical layer. Moving up the protocol stack, networking for wireline networks is fairly mature but wireless networks have advanced in a somewhat ad-hoc manner. One of the main challenges is that nodes in wireless networks can interact and cooperate in complex ways, often blurring the line between physical and network layer functions. In this talk, I will describe some of my research work which falls broadly in the area of cooperative networking for wireless ad-hoc and sensor networks. On one hand, we look to network information theory to help us understand the limits of communication and cooperation in networks, e.g., relay, multiple relay, and interference channels. On the other hand, we design algorithms and protocols for cooperative networking, e.g., for multichannel MAC, directional antennas and collaborative signal processing. Combining these two approaches, we describe how information theory in a network setting can suggest efficient approaches to routing for cooperative relaying.BIO: Mehul Motani is currently an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore. He graduated with a PhD from Cornell University, focusing on information theory and coding for CDMA systems. Prior to his PhD, he was a member of technical staff at Lockheed Martin in Syracuse, New York for over four years. Recently he has been working on research problems which sit at the boundary of information theory, communications and networking, including the design of wireless ad-hoc and sensor network systems. He was awarded the Intel Foundation Fellowship for work related to his PhD in 2000 and nominated for the Best Teacher award at NUS. He is on the organizing committees for ISIT 2006 & 2007 and has served on the technical program committees of MobiCom 2007 and many other conferences. He participates actively in IEEE & Sigmobile/ACM and has served as the secretary of the IEEE Information Theory Society Board of Governors.Host: Urbashi Mitra, ubli@usc.edu
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mayumi Thrasher
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The Information Systems Association presents INDUSTRY NIGHT
Thu, Jan 25, 2007 @ 05:45 PM - 07:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
WHAT: ISA Industry NightWHERE: Radisson Hotel (on Figueroa)WHEN: Thursday, January 25, 2007, 5:45 PM (ISA Members), 6:15 PM (General Public)Who will be there? Capital Group, Deloitte & Touche, Deloitte Consulting, Ernst & Young, Hitachi Consulting, Honeywell, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Protiviti Risk Consulting, FTI Consulting ...and more!Looking for a summer internship? Or a full time career in the technology industry? Start by coming to Industry Night. Drop resumes to recruiters and network with professionals! This event is free and open to all majors!Business attire is recommended. Remember to bring 5-10 copies of your resume.Light snacks and drinks will be served.Ariel Saldin, VP of Membership, Information Systems Association, www.uscisa.net
Location: Radisson Hotel
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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SWE: Second General Meeting
Thu, Jan 25, 2007 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Keck Graduate Institute will be here to talk about careers in the biotechindustry in the 21st century and what leaders and entrepreneurs need for education and training to be major "players" in this fast growing, far reaching area that involves science, technology and business. WHY ENGINEERS ARE CRUCIAL TO DEVELOPMENT OF THIS INDUSTRY!Food will be served!
Location: Vivian Hall of Engineering (VHE) - 217
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: SWE
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SWE General Meeting: Keck Graduate Institute
Thu, Jan 25, 2007 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Workshops & Infosessions
The Keck Institute will visit to talk about their program. They'll also detail both the different levels in the industry as well as diversity in engineering.Don't forget to bring your checkbook because we will be selling the NEW SWE "Sexy Back" shirts.Italian food will be provided!
Location: Vivian Hall of Engineering (VHE) - 217
Audiences: Everyon
Contact: SWE
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MITRE Information Session
Thu, Jan 25, 2007 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Join representatives of this company as they share general company information and available opportunities.
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: Current Engineering Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Bertolt Brechts Galileo
Thu, Jan 25, 2007 @ 07:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Considered by many to be one of Brecht's masterpieces, "Galileo" explores the question of a scientist's social and ethical responsibilities, as the brilliant Galileo must choose between his life and his life's work when he is confronted with the persecution of the Inquisition. Through his characterization of the famous physicist, Brecht examines the issues of scientific morality and the difficult relationship between the intellectual and authority.
Brecht's Galileo is not a hero--he is a man who loves life so much that he is compelled to investigate its wholesome ature. Though he saves his own skin from the rigors of the Inquisition, he also saves his work for posterity, not to be of benefit to him in his own lifetime, but on behalf of future humankind.Event is free for all, but RSVP is required. To RSVP, please visit:http://www.usc.edu/webapps/events_calendar/custom/113/index.php?category=Item&item=0.861400&active_category=UpcomingLocation: School Of Cinematic Arts-building E (SCE) - ne Dock Theatre
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
