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Aircraft Accident Investigation
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 @ 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
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This is a two week course. All aspects of the investigation process are addressed, starting with preparation for the investigation through writing the final report. Investigative techniques are examined with emphasis on fixed wing investigation. Data collection, wreckage reconstruction and cause analysis are also studied.
Location: Aviation Safety & Security Campus
Audiences: Aviation Professionals
Contact: Harrison Wolf
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USC NSBE - Roscoe's and Outing at the Comedy Union
Thu, Feb 17, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
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Join USC NSBE as we go out to eat at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles and then enjoy a night at the Comedy Union. Rides will leave the Lyon Center at 6:00. Email nsbe@usc.edu if you need a ride.
Location: 5000 Block West Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: NSBE National Society of Black Engineers
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Aviation Security Program Management (AVSEC)
Tue, Feb 22, 2011 @ 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
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This course is designed for individuals responsible for managing and implementing aviation security measures at medium to small size aircraft operators, all airports and Indirect Air Carriers (IAC's). This course demonstrates how to apply the SMS principles in the aviation security environment.
Location: Aviation Safety & Security Campus
Audiences: Aviation Professionals
Contact: Harrison Wolf
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Channel Coding: Non-Asymptotic Fundamental Limits With and Without Feedback
Wed, Feb 23, 2011 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Abstract: Information theory studies the question of the maximum possible rate achievable by an ideal system under certain assumptions regarding the noise generation and structural design constraints. The study of such questions, initiated by Claude Shannon in 1948, has typically been carried out in the asymptotic limit of an infinite number of signaling degrees of freedom (blocklength). However, with the ever increasing demand for ubiquitous access to real time data, such as audio and video streaming for mobile devices, as well as the advent of modern sparse graph codes, one is interested in describing fundamental limits non-asymptotically, i.e. for blocklengths of the order of 1000. By employing some of our recently developed methods it will be demonstrated that for such blocklengths the backoff from the capacity can be quite significant. On the other hand, this penalty can be considerably mitigated by employing variable-length codes with feedback.
Biography: Yury Polyanskiy received the M.S. degree (with honors) in applied mathematics and physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia in 2005 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University, Princeton, NJ in 2010.
In 2000-2005, he was with the Department of Surface Oilfield Equipment, Borets Company LLC, where he rose to the position of Chief Software Designer. His research interests include information theory, coding theory and the theory of random processes.
Dr. Polyanskiy won a silver medal at the 30th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), held in Padova, Italy. He was a recipient of the Best Student Paper Awards at the 2008 and 2010 IEEE International Symposia on Information Theory (ISIT). His final year of graduate studies was supported by a Princeton University Honorific Dodds Fellowship (2009-2010).
Host: Alex Dimakis, dimakis@usc.edu and Urbashi Mitra, ubli@usc.eduLocation: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
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USC vs. UCLA IEEE Broomball Showdown
Sat, Feb 26, 2011 @ 02:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
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In 2010, at the IEEE USC-UCLA Broomball Showdown, USC managed to defeat UCLA for the second straight year. However, UCLA is back with a vengeance... and we're having a rematch to see if UCLA can seize the crown. It all happens on Saturday, February 26, at 3:30 PM. Meet in front of RTH at 2:30 to get there. Signups close on Thursday, February 24 at 5 PM. Get ready by signing up on our website! After an hour of free broomball, we will return to USC by 5:30 PM at the latest (probably closer to 5).
Visit www-scf.usc.edu/~ieee to sign up now!Location: Pasadena Ice Rink
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Helicopter Accident Investigation
Mon, Feb 28, 2011 @ 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
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This course examines helicopter rotor systems, controls, performance variables, flight hazards and material characteristics involved in helicopter operations and accidents.
Location: Aviation Safety & Security Campus
Audiences: Aviation Professionals
Contact: Harrison Wolf
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Hazard Effects and Control Strategues (HAZSS)
Mon, Feb 28, 2011 @ 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
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System Safety Analysis requires a clear understanding of sources of harm (hazards) inherent to a system. System safety analysis should identify the energy sources within the system, target the attack and the barriers that reduce the risk. The purpose of this course is to understand hazard effects and control strategy methodologies.
Location: Aviation Safety & Security Campus
Audiences: Aviation Professionals
Contact: Harrison Wolf
