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Events for February 15, 2011
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EPSTEIN INSTITUTE SEMINAR
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Soundar Kumara, Pearce Chair Professor of Industrial Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
Talk Title: "Why Study Complex Networks"
Abstract: The last decade has seen an explosion of research in network science, a science whose initial work and subsequent developments are grounded in statistical physics applied to natural systems. The field of Complex networks has become an important area of research in many disciplines. In recent years, researchers in the engineering discipline have also taken a keen interest in complex networks, which has resulted in several application areas being investigated in engineering. Due to the connectivity, reach and pervasiveness offered by IT and embedded systems, networks are going to be much more prevalent in the future. In this talk, we will briefly explore the foundations of network science and some relevant applications in web service composition, health care and computer virus heredity and provenance detection. We will conclude with some important research problems.
Biography: Dr. Kumara is the Allen, E and Allen, M. Pearce Professor of Industrial Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. He also holds joint appointments with Computer Science and Engineering, and an affiliate appointment with the School of Information Sciences and Technology. He holds an adjunct position with C.R. Rao Institute of Advanced Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Hyderabad, India. His research interests are in studying chaos in physical systems, sensor data fusion, sensor networks and large scale complex networks. He got his Ph.D., from Purdue University. He is an elected Fellow of the International Academy of Production Research (CIRP) and the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). Dr. Kumara has won several awards at Penn State including the Graduate Faculty Teaching Award, University Faculty Scholar Medal, and Penn State Engineering Society- Premier Research Award. His publications have appeared in IIE Transactions, ASME Transactions, IEEE Transactions, Applied Mathematics, Physics Reviews, and Sensor Networks.
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - Room 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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CS Colloquium
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Roxana Geambasu, University of Washington
Talk Title: Regaining Control Over Mobile and Cloud Data
Abstract: Emerging technologies, such as cloud and mobile computing, offer previously unimaginable global access to data; however, they also threaten our ability to control the use of our data, its lifetime, accessibility, privacy, management properties, etc. My research focuses on restoring to users control they've ceded to the cloud and mobile devices. In this talk I will describe two examples of this work. First, I'll present Keypad, an auditing file system for theft- and loss-prone mobile devices that permits users to track and control accesses on their mobile data, even after a device has been stolen.
Second, I'll describe Vanish, a global-scale distributed-trust system that allows users to cause all copies of desired Web data objects, online or offline, to simultaneously self destruct at a specified time. A common thread of these efforts is the integration of systems and crypto techniques to solve new problems in data management brought on by technological change.
Biography: Roxana Geambasu is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. Her interests span broad areas of systems research, including cloud and mobile computing, operating systems, file systems, and databases, with a focus on security and privacy. She received her B.S. in Computer Science from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest in 2005 and was the recipient of the first Google Fellowship in Cloud Computing in 2009.
Host: Prof. Ramesh Govindan, USC
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kanak Agrawal
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The Texas Air Quality Studies: State of teh Science of air quality in Texas and implications for air qualilty policy
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: David Allen , Gertz Regents Professor and Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources. University of Texas
Talk Title: Engineering for the 21st Century
Abstract: The Texas Air Quality Studies (TexAQS I and II), conducted in the summers of 2000 and 2006 were the largest air quality field studies ever undertaken in Texas. During August and September of 2000 and 2006, approximately 300 air quality investigators from around the world converged on the eastern half of Texas. Multiple aircraft and a large research vessel were deployed; multiple ground sites were established for collecting meteorological and chemical data.
This presentation, by one of the lead investigators for the Texas Air Quality Studies, will provide an overview of the studies and will discuss, in more detail, both the overall policy implications of the studies and the enhanced understanding of urban atmospheric chemistry that emerged from the studies. Specifically, the role of routine and episodic emissions of highly reactive volatile organic compounds (HRVOCs) will be discussed, and the emission cap and trade program developed to limit the emissions of HRVOCs will be described.
Biography: Dr. David Allen is the Gertz Regents Professor of Chemical Engineering, and the Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Resources at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of six books and over 200 papers in areas ranging from coal liquefaction and heavy oil chemistry to the chemistry of urban atmospheres. For the past decade, his work has focused primarily on urban air quality and the development of materials for environmental education. Dr. Allen was a lead investigator for the first and second Texas Air Quality Studies, which involved hundreds of researchers drawn from around the world, and which have had a substantial impact on the direction of air quality policies in Texas. He has also developed environmental educational materials for engineering curricula and for the Universityâs core curriculum, as well as engineering education materials for high school students. The quality of his work has been recognized by the National Science Foundation (through the Presidential Young Investigator Award), the AT&T Foundation (through an Industrial Ecology Fellowship), the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (through the Cecil Award for contributions to environmental engineering and through the Research Excellence Award of the Sustainable Engineering Forum), the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (through their Distinguished Lecturer Award), and the State of Texas (through the Governorâs Environmental Excellence teaching awards at UCLA and the University of Texas.
Dr. Allen received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, with distinction, from Cornell University in 1979. His M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering were awarded by the California Institute of Technology in 1981 and 1983. He has held visiting faculty appointments at the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Department of Energy.
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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Got a Brand? Writing an Effective Cover Letter
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Do you need a cover letter? What is the purpose and what should it contain? If you need help writing a cover letter come to this workshop and learn how to make a cover letter that will be another powerful marketing tool.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Flowers Aren't Enough: Confronting Domestic Violence through Art and Dialogue
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 @ 06:30 PM - 09:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free.
Reception to follow.
Using performance to raise awareness, this event will bring our community together to challenge, confront and conquer domestic violence. Actor and activist Naomi Ackerman will perform Flowers Arenât Enough, her acclaimed one-woman show about Michal, a young woman in an abusive relationship. Michal describes how her partner gradually narrows her world, isolating her from her surroundings. Witness her denial, her guilt and how social conditioning intensifies her shame and despair. Then watch how Michal emerges from darkness to take charge of her life and rediscover herself.
Woven from true stories, Flowers Arenât Enough is a compelling and powerful program that has fostered critical discussion about violence, gender, self-worth and self-esteem throughout the world. The performance will be followed by a panel examining the ramifications of domestic violence. Moderated by USC social-work and psychology professor Penelope K. Trickett, the panel will feature Ackerman along with USC dean of religious life Varun Soni, psychology and pediatrics professor Gayla Margolin and cinematic-arts professor Doe Mayer.
Organized by Penelope K. Trickett (Social Work and Psychology). Co-sponsored by the USC School of Social Work; the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; the USC Hillel Foundation; and the USC Office of Religious Life.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - Forum Room
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Join us for the first human vs. computer Jeopardy contest!
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science, Information Sciences Institute, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Student Activity
IBM's Watson computer will be challenging the all-time human greatest Jeopardy champions on Feb. 14, 15, and 16th at 7PM on KABC.
IBM will be hosting a watch party Tuesday, Feb 15th, 6:30 - 8PM, and inviting USC students, including the Schools of Cinematic Arts, Annenberg, Business and Engineering and residents of University Gateway Apartments to attend.
Steve Canepa, IBM's General Manager, Global Media & Entertainment Industry, will host the event live.
When: Tuesday, February 15th, 6:30 - 8:00PM (Jeopardy! starts at 7pm)
Where: The new University Gateway Apartments, 3335 South Figueroa St.
Enter through the main entrance on Figueroa, midway between Jefferson and 32nd Street.
The party will be at the 25-monitor video wall behind the security desk and in the adjacent lounge.
Check out the background on this unique happening:
http://www.jeopardy.com/news/watson1x7ap4.php
Free Pizza! Win a Watson T-Shirt (if you're lucky)! See you there!
Location: University Gateway Apartments, 3335 South Figueroa St
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Eric Mankin
