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Events for February 08, 2012
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Viterbi Overseas Studies Workshop
Wed, Feb 08, 2012 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Attention Undergrads! Want to spend a semester abroad? Attend the Overseas Studies Workshop! Learn about the engineering-oriented study abroad opportunities offered by the Overseas Studies office!
If you plan on attending, please email viterbi.studentservices@usc.edu with "RSVP Overseas Workshop" in the subject line.Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Jeffrey Teng
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Decomposition Methods for Large Scale LP Decoding
Wed, Feb 08, 2012 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Stark Draper, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Talk Title: Decomposition Methods for Large Scale LP Decoding
Abstract: Feldman et al. showed that linear programming (LP) can be used to decode linear error correcting codes. The bit-error-rate performance of LP decoding is comparable to state-of-the- art decoders based on message passing, but has significantly stronger theoretical guarantees. However, LP decoding when implemented with standard LP solvers does not easily scale to the block lengths of modern error correcting codes. In this talk we draw on decomposition methods from optimization theory to develop efficient distributed algorithms for LP decoding. The key enabling technical result is a nearly linear time algorithm for two-norm projection onto the parity polytope. This allows us to use LP decoding, with all its theoretical guarantees, to decode large-scale error correcting codes efficiently.
Joint work with Siddarth Barman, Xishuo Liu, and Benjamin Recht
Biography: Stark Draper is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Prior to joining UW he worked at the Misubishi Electric Research Labs (MERL) in Cambridge, MA. He did his graduate work at MIT and postdoctoral work at UC-Berkeley and the University of Toronto. His research interests include communications and information theory, statistical signal processing, optimization, security, and the application of these disciplines to computer architecture.
Host: Prof. Andreas Molisch, molisch@usc.edu, x04670
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
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AME Seminar
Wed, Feb 08, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Tamar Shinar, Amrik Singh Poonian Assistant Professor; Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
Talk Title: A Computational Model of Microtubule-Based Motion in the Single-Celled C. elegans Embryo
Abstract: We develop a simple model of microtubule-based pronuclear motion in a single-celled C. elegans embryo. The model consists of a model for microtubule dynamic instability, a Newtonian, viscous fluid contained within an enclosing geometry for the cytoplasm, a rigid body for the pronucleus, and a motor protein load-velocity relationship. Motor proteins distributed throughout the cytoplasm interact with microtubule filaments by sliding along them with a velocity that depends on their load. They in turn pull on the filaments, resulting in translation of the microtubule-bound pronucleus. Our simulations show pronuclear migration, and moreover, a robust pronuclear centration and rotation very similar to that observed in vivo. I will also describe the numerical method for the coupled simulation of the Stokes fluid and rigid structures.
Host: Dr. Paul Newton
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
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Top Tips to Finding a Job
Wed, Feb 08, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
If you are looking for strategies to finding a job or an internship, come to this workshop to learn more.
USC and Viterbi Resources, Resumes, and Networking will be discussed.Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Microsoft Tech Consulting Information Session
Wed, Feb 08, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Come and learn about the many opportunities available at Microsoft!
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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JPL Tech Talk: Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering at JPL by Art Avila
Wed, Feb 08, 2012 @ 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Workshops & Infosessions
Art Avila will give an overview of Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering at JPL. The Mechanical Systems Division is responsible for the development and implementation of flight hardware and technology for NASAâs robotic space missions and instruments. The divisionâs expertise spans the full breadth of mechanical disciplines including thermal engineering, propulsion systems, mechanical devices and structures, structural loads and dynamics, and computer aided design and simulation. The division supports the full lifecycle of NASA projects including concept generation, technology development, flight hardware implementation, validation, testing and flight operations. The division consists of approximately 700 engineers and researchers. Today, Art will share some information about the most exciting and challenging mission that the NASA Mars Program has attempted to date, the Mars Science Laboratory or MSL. He will share with you examples of our mechanical engineering activities that were required for a successful launch.
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
