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Events for March 20, 2007
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CIA: Security Clearance Granted Workshop
Tue, Mar 20, 2007 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
What is required to obtain a high level U.S. Government security clearance? This workshop will provide an overview into how the security clearance process works and what you need to know before applying. The presentation will cover what factors are considered during the clearance process and what factors could be issues in obtaining a Top Secret security clearance. Open to all students. Feel free to bring your lunch.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Contextuality From a Quantum Information-Theoretic Perspective
Tue, Mar 20, 2007 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
SPEAKER: Dr. Robert Spekkens, University of CambridgeAbstract: Quantum theory is contextual in the sense that it does not admit a noncontextual hidden variable model, as demonstrated by the Bell-Kochen-Specker theorem. It is interesting to speculate that contextuality might be responsible for certain quantum improvements in information processing tasks, such as, for instance, random access codes and computational speed-ups. As a precursor to such an investigation, it is useful to reconsider the definition of contextuality from a modern quantum information theoretic perspective. I argue that such a perspective leads one naturally to a generalization of the standard notion of contextuality. Using this new definition, one can prove that quantum theory is contextual for preparations, transformations, and unsharp measurements. The possible significance of these results to quantum information theory will be discussed.Bio: Robert Spekkens did his undergraduate degree in Physics at McGill University, and his graduate work was done at the University of Toronto. He was a postdoc at Perimeter Institute for 3 years. Since Jan. 2006, He has been taking up a Royal Society fellowship at the University of Cambridge. Half of his time is spent on quantum information theory and the other half on quantum foundations.Host: Todd Brun, tbrun@usc.edu
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mayumi Thrasher
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CS Colloquium Series - Michael Goodrich
Tue, Mar 20, 2007 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Blood on the Computer: How Algorithms for Testing Blood Samples can be used for DNA Sequencing, Wireless Broadcasting, and Network SecurityDr. Michael GoodrichUniversity of California-IrvineAbstract:
This talk discusses combinatorial group testing, which began from work on detecting diseases in blood samples taken from GIs in WWII. Given a parameter d, which provides an upper bound on the number of defective (e.g., diseased) samples, the main objective of such problems is to design algorithms that identify all the defective samples without explicitly testing all n samples. This classic problem has a number of interesting modern applications, and we provide several new efficient algorithms that can be applied in these new contexts. In particular, modern applications we will discuss include problems in DNA sequencing, wireless broadcasting, and network security.Biography:
Prof. Goodrich received his B.A. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Calvin College in 1983 and his PhD in Computer Sciences from Purdue University in 1987. He served as a professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins University from 1987-2001, and a professor of computer science since 2001 at UC-Irvine, where he also serves as director of the Center of Cyber-Security and Privacy, as well as Equity Advisor and Associate Dean for Academic Personnel in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences. He has also served on the faculties of Univ. of Illinois and Brown University during sabbatical visits.
Dr. Goodrich's research is directed at the design of high performance algorithms and data structures for solving large-scale problems motivated from information assurance and security, the Internet, information visualization, and geometric computing. He has pioneered and led research on efficient parallel and distributed solutions to a number of fundamental problems, including sorting, convex hull construction, segment intersection reporting, fixed-dimensional linear programming, polygon triangulation, Voronoi diagram construction, and data authentication.
With nearly 200 publications, including several widely adopted books, his recent work includes contributions to efficient and secure distributed data structures, authenticated geometric searching, IP traceback, and network/grid security. He is an ACM Distinguished Scientist, a Compere Loveless Fellow, and a member of the Fulbright Senior Specialist Roster, the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society, and the editorial boards of several top journals on algorithms. He is a recipient of the IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Award, the NSF Research Initiation Award, the DARPA Spirit of Technology Transfer Award, the Brown Univ. Award for Technological Innovation, the ACM Recognition of Service Award, and the Pond Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Nancy Levien
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Viterbi School of Engineering Night at Dedeaux Field
Tue, Mar 20, 2007 @ 05:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Alumni
Receptions & Special Events
Come join the Viterbi School of Engineering and fellow engineering alumni for Trojan baseball and Taco Tuesday at Dedeaux field. Come watch the men's baseball team take on Pepperdine University and enjoy $1 tacos from one of Los Angeles' favorite Mexican restaurants, El Cholo. Tuesday March 20, 2007
5:00pm-check in
6pm- USC vs. PepperdineFor more information or to RSVP please call Kathleen Concialdi at (213) 821-2424 or via email at conciald@usc.edu.Space is limited, so reserve your tickets today
Location: Dedeaux Field
Audiences: Viterbi School of Engineering Alumni and friends
Contact: Kirstin Strickland
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Lockheed Martin Information Session
Tue, Mar 20, 2007 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Join representatives of this company as they share general company information and available opportunities.
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: Current Engineering Undergraduate/Graduate Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
