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Events for February 07, 2011
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Aircraft Accident Investigation
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 @ 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
University Calendar
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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LAST CHANCE: Viterbi Ball Ticket SalesMon, Feb 07, 2011 @ 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Tickets are selling quickly, so buy your tickets for Viterbi Ball NOW! $25 each, checks made out to USC or cash accepted.
Visit the Facebook event for more info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=170374009672457Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) -
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: VSC
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BME 533 - Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Mr. Teo Jimenez, Edwards Lifesciences
Talk Title: Medical Device Development
Host: Department of Biomedical Engineering, USC
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
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EE-Electrophysics Seminar
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Duygu Kuzum, Standford University
Talk Title: Nanoelectronics for Brain Inspired Computing and Implantable Neurodevices
Abstract: The efficiency of todayâs information processors has been dominated by complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) transistor scaling based on Mooreâs law. However, in the nano era CMOS scaling started to face significant barriers in achieving historical performance gains. In the first part of the talk, advances in high performance Ge CMOS technology, addressing end-of-the-roadmap CMOS scaling, will be presented. I will discuss our work on Ge interface engineering and a novel dopant activation technique to improve Ge CMOS performance.
Besides the scaling limits, the conventional computing paradigm based on binary logic and Von Neumann architecture becomes increasingly inefficient as the complexity of computation increases. Brain-inspired architectures and reconfigurable-adaptive systems are emerging research fields aiming to go beyond capabilities of digital logic and eventually to reach brain-level efficiency. In order to achieve the compactness, energy efficiency, massive parallelism and robustness of biological brain in our computational systems, the most important building block will be a compact nanoelectronic device emulating the functions and plasticity of biological synapses. In the second part of the talk, Iâll introduce a new nanoscale electronic synapse based on technologically mature phase change materials employed in optical data storage and nonvolatile memory applications. Continuous resistance transition in phase change materials is utilized to mimic the analog nature of biological synapses, enabling the implementation of synaptic learning rule. Different forms of synaptic plasticity using same nanoscale synapse with picojoule level energy consumption are demonstrated.
In the future, electronics will be increasingly employed for life science and healthcare applications. In the third part of my talk Iâll explain recent advances in implantable neurodevices. Iâll discuss our efforts on improving durability of implantable brain electrodes and nanoelectronic synapse platform for interaction with biological neurons.
Biography: Duygu Kuzum received her B. S. in Electrical Engineering from Bilkent University, Turkiye, in 2004 and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2009. Her Ph.D. research focused on design, fabrication and characterization of Ge MOSFETs for future technology nodes. She is currently working on novel memory and storage devices and nanoscale electronic devices for brain-inspired computing as a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. She is the author or coauthor of over 30 journal and conference papers. She worked as a research intern at Translucent Inc. (2006) and Intel Component Research (2008). She was a recipient of a number of awards, including Texas Instruments Fellowship and Intel Foundation Fellowship.
Host: EE-Electrophysics
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
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ENH Seminar Series
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Jane Wang, Professor Cornell University
Talk Title: How do insects fly and turn
Abstract: Insects' aerial acrobatics result from the concerted efforts of their brains, flight muscles, and flapping wings. To understand insect flight, we started from the outer scale, analyzing the unsteady aerodynamics of flapping flight, and are gradually working toward the inner scale, deducing control algorithms. In this approach, the dynamics of flight informs us about the internal control scheme for a specific behavior. I will first describe the aerodynamic tricks that dragonflies employ to hover and fly efficiently. I will then discuss how fruit flies recover from aerial stumbles, and how they make subtle wing movements to induce sharp turns in tens of wing beats, or 40-80ms. The observed yaw maneuver can be explained by a quantitative mechanical model that connects a single control variable to the body dynamics.
Host: Francisco Valero-Cuevas
More Info: http://bbdl.usc.edu/ENH-Schedule_1011.phpLocation: Hedco Neurosciences Building (HNB) - 100
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Adriana Cisneros
Event Link: http://bbdl.usc.edu/ENH-Schedule_1011.php
