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Events for January 26, 2009
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Human Factors In Aviation Safety - Jan.26-30, 2008
Mon, Jan 26, 2009
Aviation Safety and Security Program
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
HFH 09-3
For more information and to register for Aviation Safety and Security Program courses, please visit http://viterbi.usc.edu/aviation.Audiences: Registered Audiences Only
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
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Meet USC
Mon, Jan 26, 2009
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
This half day program is designed for prospective freshmen and family members. Meet USC includes an information session on the University and the Admission process; a student led walking tour of campus and a meeting with us in the Viterbi School. Meet USC is designed to answer all of your questions about USC, the application process and financial aid.Reservations are required for Meet USC. This program occurs twice, once at 9:00 a.m. and again at 1:00 p.m. Please visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/visit/meet_usc.html to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and Family Members - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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The Science and Technology of a Virtual Tutor: How Baldi Came to Be
Mon, Jan 26, 2009 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Abstract:
Speech and language science and technology evolved under the assumption that speech was a solely auditory event. However, a burgeoning record of research findings reveals that our perception and understanding are
influenced by a speaker's face and accompanying gestures, as well as the actual sound of the speech. Perceivers expertly use these multiple sources of information to identify and interpret the language input. This behavior is
accurately described by our Fuzzy Logical Model of Perception. Extant issues in the processing of auditory and visual speech will be addressed. Given the value of face-to-face interaction and theoretical framework, our persistent goal has been to develop, evaluate, and apply animated agents to produce realistic and accurate speech. Baldi is an accurate three-dimensional animated talking head appropriately aligned with either synthesized or natural speech. Baldi has a realistic tongue and palate, which can be displayed by making his skin transparent.Based on this research and technology, we have implemented computer-assisted speech and language tutors for children with language challenges and persons learning a second language. Our language-training program utilizes Baldi as the conversational agent, who guides students through a variety of exercises designed to teach vocabulary and grammar, to improve speech articulation, and to develop linguistic and phonological awareness. Some of the advantages of the Baldi pedagogy and technology include the popularity and effectiveness of computers and embodied conversational agents, the perpetual availability of the program, and individualized instruction. The science and technology of Baldi holds great promise in language learning, dialog, human-machine interaction, education, and edutainment.Bio:
Dominic W. Massaro is Professor of Psychology and Computer Engineering, director of the Perceptual Science Laboratory, and founding Chair of Digital Arts and New Media M.F.A. program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a University of Wisconsin Romnes Fellow, a James McKeen Cat tell Fellow, and an NIMH Fellow. He is a past president of the Society for Computers in Psychology, and is currently the book review editor of the American Journal of Psychology and founding co-editor of the journal Interpret ing. He has published numerous academic journal articles, writ ten and edited several books (including Perceiving talking faces: from speech perception to a behavioral principle, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press; The Science of the Mind: 2001 and Beyond, New York: Oxford University Press; and Experimental Psychology: An information processing approach, Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.). His research uses a formal experimental and theoretical approach to the study of speech perception, reading, psycholinguistics, memory, cognition, learning, and decision-making. One focus of his current research is on the development and theoretical and applied use of a completely synthetic and animated head for speech synthesis, language tutoring, and edutainment.Host: Professor Shrikanth NarayananLocation: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mary Francis
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BME 533 Seminar Series--Advances in Neural Engineering: Neurogenesis and Neurocontrol
Mon, Jan 26, 2009 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
METIN AKAY, Fulton School of Engineering,
Harrington Dept. of Bioengineering, Arizona State University Seminar title: Advances in Neural Engineering:Neurogenesis and Neurocontrol BIO: Prof. Akay received his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bogazici University, Istanbul Turkey in 1981 and 1984, respectively and a Ph.D. degree from Rutgers University in 1990. He has played a key role in promoting the biomedical education in the world by writing several prestigious books and editing the Biomedical Engineering Book Series published by the Wiley and IEEE press. Prof. Akay is a recipient of the IEE EMBS Service Award, a IEEE Third Millennium Medal and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Early Career Achievement Award in 1997, the Young Investigator Award of Sigma Xi Society, Northeast Region in 1998 and 2000, is a fellow of Institute of Physics and IEEE, and serves on numerous editorial and advisory boards of several international journals
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 132
Audiences: Graduate/Department Only
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
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What is Default and When is the Recovery
Mon, Jan 26, 2009 @ 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
Mathematical Finance Colloquium Title: "What is Default and When is the Recovery?"Speaker: Professor Xin Guo, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California, BerkeleyWhen: Monday, January 26, 2009, 2:15--3:15 PMWhere: KAP 249Abstract: The recent financial crisis makes some quickly blame the general community of mathematical finance. Our recent empirical studies, the first of its sort to use distressed debt prices to estimate recovery rates at default, suggests something quite different. For example, the study implies that even the basic definition of "default" may need to be reconsidered.This is a joint work with Robert Jarrow of Cornell, and Haizhi Lin of Crédit Suisse-First BostonHosted by the Mathematical Finance Program
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 249
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
