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Events for January 26, 2021
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Prep for Virtual Career Expo Open Forum
Tue, Jan 26, 2021 @ 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Increase your preparedness for the Engineering Career Fair by attending this professional development Q&A moderated by Viterbi Career Connections staff or Viterbi employer partners.
To access this workshop:
Log into Viterbi Career Gateway>> Events>>Workshops: https://shibboleth-viterbi-usc-csm.symplicity.com/sso/
For more information about Labs & Open Forums, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.
Location: Online
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar
Tue, Jan 26, 2021 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Mahmut Ekenel, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Staff Engineer at ICC Evaluation Service, Brea, CA
Talk Title: Building Codes in the U.S.A. and Evaluation of Alternative Construction Materials
Abstract: In the United States, where the power to regulate construction is vested in local authorities, a system of model building codes is adopted. The International Building Code (IBC) and International Residential Code (IRC) are the two model codes that were developed to establish the minimum requirements to safeguard the public health and safety through provisions that include structural strength. This presentation briefly explains how building codes are developed and enforced in the U.S.A., and major differences between the model building codes. This presentation also explains what happens if there is an alternative construction material or construction method that is not recognized by the building codes by presenting several case studies.
Biography:
Mahmut Ekenel, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ACI, is a Senior Staff Engineer at ICC Evaluation Service, Brea, CA. He received his M.S. from Southern Illinois University, and his Ph.D. from Missouri S&T University, where he also worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher. His research interests include fiber-reinforced polymer and fiber-reinforced cementitious matrix strengthening of structures, fiber-reinforced concrete, concrete additives, and anchorage to concrete. He is a registered Civil Engineer in the States of California and Ohio.
Host: Dr. Bora Gencturk
Location: Zoom Meeting https://usc.zoom.us/j/97228056404 Meeting ID: 972 2805 6404 Passcode: 864779
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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USC Viterbi and USC Marshall Panel and Mixer
Tue, Jan 26, 2021 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Alumni
Receptions & Special Events
Calling all USC Viterbi and Marshall alumni and students! Join us on 1/26 for a panel featuring two sisters with six degrees from USC followed by a series of networking breakout sessions. Learn about how both critical thinking and soft skills are essential for a collaborative environment.
Panelists include:
Terri Chan: BS '95, MS '00, MBA '08
Ada Chan P.E.: BS '00, MS '01, MBA '05
Moderated by J.T. Sizemore: BS '03, MBA (Wharton)
Please Click Here to RegisterAudiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kristy Ly
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Undergraduate Advisement Drop-in HoursTue, Jan 26, 2021 @ 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Do you have a quick question? The CS advisement team will be available for drop-in live chat advisement for declared undergraduate students in our four majors during the spring semester on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 1:30pm to 2:30pm Pacific Time. Access the live chat on our website at: https://www.cs.usc.edu/chat/
Location: Online
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: USC Computer Science
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M.S. Group Advisement
Tue, Jan 26, 2021 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
This optional group advisement session is for new and continuing M.S. Computer Science students and M.S. students in our Data Science Programs. Access instructions will be emailed to students prior to the session.
Location: Online - Zoom
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: USC Computer Science
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ISE 651 - Epstein Seminar
Tue, Jan 26, 2021 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Nick Meisel, Assistant Professor of Engineering Design, Penn State; Director, Made by Design Lab
Talk Title: Made by Design: Rethinking Design in the Age of Additive Manufacturing
Host: Prof. Yong Chen
More Information: January 26, 2021.pdf
Location: Online/Zoom
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Grace Owh
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Getting Hired: The Process with Whiting-Turner
Tue, Jan 26, 2021 @ 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Hear from recruiters at Whiting-Turner about how to make the most of your job search! Hear industry-expertise and get real feedback on your strategy for how to find an internship or job.
This workshop will include Resume format content, career fair preparation, participation and a touch on virtual career fairs.
To access this workshop:
Log into Viterbi Career Gateway>> Events>>Workshops: https://shibboleth-viterbi-usc-csm.symplicity.com/sso/
For more information about Labs & Open Forums, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.
Location: Online
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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CS Distinguished Lecture: Dan Roth (University of Pennsylvania) - It's Time for Reasoning
Tue, Jan 26, 2021 @ 04:00 PM - 05:20 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dan Roth, University of Pennsylvania
Talk Title: It's Time for Reasoning
Series: Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series
Abstract: The fundamental issue underlying natural language understanding is that of semantics -“ there is a need to move toward understanding natural language at an appropriate level of abstraction in order to support natural language understanding and communication with computers.
Machine Learning has become ubiquitous in our attempt to induce semantic representations of natural language and support decisions that depend on it; however, while we have made significant progress over the last few years, it has focused on classification tasks for which we have large amounts of annotated data. Supporting high level decisions that depend on natural language understanding is still beyond our capabilities, partly since most of these tasks are very sparse and generating supervision signals for it does not scale.
I will discuss some of the challenges underlying reasoning -“ making natural language understanding decisions that depend on multiple, interdependent, models, and exemplify it using the domain of Reasoning about Time, as it is expressed in natural language.
Register in advance for this webinar at:
https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DbjnVhUcQG-HIHt6eLQCYQ
After registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium.
Biography: Dan Roth is the Eduardo D. Glandt Distinguished Professor at the Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania, and a Fellow of the AAAS, the ACM, AAAI, and the ACL.
In 2017 Roth was awarded the John McCarthy Award, the highest award the AI community gives to mid-career AI researchers. Roth was recognized "for major conceptual and theoretical advances in the modeling of natural language understanding, machine learning, and reasoning."
Roth has published broadly in machine learning, natural language processing, knowledge representation and reasoning, and learning theory, and has developed advanced machine learning based tools for natural language applications that are being used widely. Until February 2017 Roth was the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (JAIR).
Roth has been involved in several startups; most recently he was a co-founder and chief scientist of NexLP, a startup that leverages the latest advances in Natural Language Processing (NLP), Cognitive Analytics, and Machine Learning in the legal and compliance domains. NexLP was sold to Reveal in 2020.
Prof. Roth received his B.A Summa cum laude in Mathematics from the Technion, Israel, and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Harvard University in 1995.
Host: Xiang Ren
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DbjnVhUcQG-HIHt6eLQCYQLocation: Online Zoom Webinar
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DbjnVhUcQG-HIHt6eLQCYQ
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Computer Science Department
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Virtual First-Year Admission Information Session
Tue, Jan 26, 2021 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Our virtual information session is a live presentation from a USC Viterbi admission counselor designed for high school students and their family members to learn more about the USC Viterbi undergraduate experience. Our session will cover an overview of our undergraduate engineering programs, the application process, and more on student life. Guests will be able to ask questions and engage in further discussion toward the end of the session.
Please Register Here!Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Michael Cox
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Trojan Talk: Bain & Company
Tue, Jan 26, 2021 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
University Calendar
*This is an external event hosted by Bain & Company*
Bain & Company is pleased to announce the launch of the thirteenth annual Building Entrepreneurial Leaders (BEL) Program. The BEL Program is a highly selective program focused on giving top students of Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx and American Indian descent the opportunity to strengthen their business and leadership skill set while gaining exposure to one of the world's top tier strategy consulting firms.
While the BEL program is for rising juniors only (summer between sophomore & junior year), we encourage both freshman & sophomore students to attend if interested in learning more about the BEL program. Each webinar will cover the same material.
**Students must register on the Bain website in order to receive the link for this event. The link will be sent to all registrants the day of the event. Please sign up at https://careers.bain.com/recruits/EventDetail?folderId=39126**Location: Virtual (via Zoom)
Audiences: Viterbi Freshmen & Sophomores
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
