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Six Sigma Black Belt
Tue, Mar 26, 2013 @ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: TBA,
Talk Title: Six Sigma Black Belt
Abstract: Course Overview
This course teaches you the advanced problem-solving skills you'll need in order to measure a process, analyze the results, develop process improvements and quantify the resulting savings. Project assignments between sessions require you to apply what youâve learned. This course is presented in the classroom in three five-day sessions over a three-month period.
Learn the advanced problem-solving skills you need to implement the principles, practices and techniques of Six Sigma to maximize performance and cost reductions in your organization. During this three-week practitioner course, you will learn how to measure a process, analyze the results, develop process improvements and quantify the resulting savings. You will be required to complete a project demonstrating mastery of appropriate analytical methods and pass an examination to earn IIEâs Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate.This practitioner course for Six Sigma implementation provides extensive coverage of the Six Sigma process as well as intensive exposure to the key analytical tools associated with Six Sigma, including project management, team skills, cost analysis, FMEA, basic statistics, inferential statistics, sampling, goodness of fit testing, regression and correlation analysis, reliability, design of experiments, statistical process control, measurement systems analysis and simulation. Computer applications are emphasized.
NOTE: Participants must bring a laptop computer running Microsoft Office® to the seminar.
Course Topics
* Business process management
* Computer applications
* Design of experiments (DOE)
* Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)
* DMAIIC
* Enterprisewide deployment
* Lean enterprise
* Project management
* Regression and correlation modeling
* Statistical methods and sampling
* Statistical process control
* Team processes
Benefits
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Analyze process data using comprehensive statistical methods
* Control the process to assure that improvements are used and the benefits verified
* Define an opportunity for improving customer satisfaction
* Implement the recommended improvements
* Improve existing processes by reducing variation
* Measure process characteristics that are critical to quality
Who Should Attend
* VPs, COOs, CEOs
* Employees new to a managerial position
* Employees preparing to make the transition to managerial roles
* Current managers wanting to hone leadership skills
* Anyone interested in implementing Lean or Six Sigma in their organization
Program Fees
On-Campus Participants: $6095
Includes continental breakfasts, lunch and all course materials. The fee does not include hotel accommodations or transportation.
Online Participant with Live Session Interactivity: $6095
Includes attendee access codes for live call-in or chat capabilities during class sessions. Also includes all course and lecture materials available for live stream or download.
Reduced Pricing:
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE): Reduced pricing is available for members of IIE. Please contact professional@mapp.usc.edu for further information.
Trojan Family: USC alumni, current students, faculty, and staff receive 10% reduced pricing on registration.
Boeing: Boeing employees receive 20% off registration fees (please use Boeing email address when registering).
Location
Two course delivery options are available for participants, on-campus and online with interactivity:
On-Campus Course is held in state-of-the-art facilities on the University of Southern California campus, located in downtown Los Angeles. Participants attending on-campus will have the option to commute to the course or stay at one of the many hotels located in the area. For travel information, please visit our Travel section.
Overview of on-campus option:
* The ability to interact with faculty and peers in-person.
* Access to hard copy course materials.
* Ability to logon and view archived course information - up to 7 days after the course has been offered. This includes course documents and streaming video of the lectures.
* If there is a conflict during any on-campus course dates, on-campus participants can elect to be an online/interactive student.
* Parking, refreshments and lunch are provided for on-campus participants â unless otherwise specified.
Online (Interactivity) Course delivery is completely online and real-time, enabling interaction with the instructor and fellow participants. Participants have the flexibility of completing the course from a distance utilizing USC's Distance Education Network technology. Students are required to be online for the entirety of each day's session.
Overview of online (interactive):
* Virtually participate in the course live â with the ability to either ask questions or chat questions to the entire class.
* WebEx technologies provide the option to call into the class and view the entire lecture/materials on a personal computer, or to participate on a computer without having to utilize a phone line.
* Ability to logon and view archived course information up to 7 days after the course has been offered. This includes course documents and streaming video of the lectures.
Continuing Education Units
CEUs: 10.5 (CEUs provided by request only)
USC Viterbi School of Engineering Certificate of Participation is awarded to all participants upon successful completion of course.
Upon completion, participants will also receive their Institute of Industrial Engineers certification in SIx Sigma Black Belt.
Host: Corporate and Professional Programs
More Info: http://gapp.usc.edu/professional-programs/short-courses/industrial%26systems/six-sigma-black-belt
Audiences: Registered Attendees
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
Event Link: http://gapp.usc.edu/professional-programs/short-courses/industrial%26systems/six-sigma-black-belt
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Dom Massaro: Technology Assisted Reading Acquisition (TARA): Children Acquiring Literacy Naturally
Tue, Mar 26, 2013 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dom Massaro, University of California, Santa Cruz
Talk Title: Technology Assisted Reading Acquisition (TARA): Children Acquiring Literacy Naturally
Series: ICT Distinguished Lecture
Abstract: Society faces increasing challenges in the ability to support the infrastructure of a literate world. Virtual teachers, the internet, and the ceaseless access to information hold promise. To date, however, these potential solutions do not consider research in cognitive science and the potential of the learning brain. As background, the talk reviews our previous research, technology, and applications in speech perception and language learning using our computer-animated face, Baldi. Included is a project to enhance the ability of hearing-challenged and deaf persons to understand conversational speech in face-to-face spoken interactions. The talk offers the possibility of how universal literacy can be achieved with minimal cost, allowing a revolutionary new age that challenges the survival of our educational institutions and society as we know them. It questions the commonly held belief that written language requires formal instruction and schooling whereas spoken language is seamlessly acquired from birth onward by natural interactions with persons who talk. The objectives are to prototype physical systems that exploit developments in behavioral science and technology to a) automatically recognize speech, objects, and actions and b) to display corresponding written descriptions. The goal is to create an interactive system TARA to allow infants, toddlers, and preschool children to acquire literacy naturally.
http://mambo.ucsc.edu/people/dominic-massaro.html
Psyentific Mind
http://psyentificmind.com/
Biography: Dom Massaro is currently a Research Professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz and has had an extended career of innovative language research with preschool and school children as well as adults. Dom has researched both reading and speech perception for four decades, and has advanced these fields empirically, theoretically, and technologically. He also has valuable experience of applying technology and behavioral science to real-world problems. He invented Kid Klok, an educational easy-to-read analog clock, available in both physical and software embodiments. Based on his scientific scholarship and his concomitant development of technology, he co-founded several companies which developed successful products for language learning for language-challenged children such as those with hearing loss and autism. Dom is currently president of Psyentific Mind, a company aimed at using technology and psychology to expand the reach of the human mind. His current focus is Technology Assisted Reading Acquisition (TARA).
Massaro (1989). Child's Easy-To-Read Timepiece. United Startes Patent Number 4,885,731. December 5,1989.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kid-klok/id461743662?mt=8
Massaro, D. W. (1998). Perceiving Talking Faces: From speech perception to a behavioral principle, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Massaro, D. W. (2011). Method And System For Acquisition Of Literacy. Patent Application Number 13/253,335, October 5, 2011. http://www.google.com/patents?id=AwAMAgAAEBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=13/253,335&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cz7fT4jEEqS42QXTwOmuDQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA
Massaro, D. W. (2012). Acquiring Literacy Naturally: Behavioral science and technology could empower preschool children to learn to read naturally without instruction. American Scientist, 100, 324-333. http://mambo.ucsc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-07MassaroFinal2.pdf
Massaro, D. W. (2012). Speech Perception and Reading: Two Parallel Modes of Understanding Language and Implications for Acquiring Literacy Naturally. American Journal Psychology, 125, 307-320.
Massaro, D. W. (2012). Method And System For Representing Capitalization Of Letters While Preserving Their Category Similarity To Lowercase Letters. Patent Application Number 13/669,522, November 6. 2012.
Host: Ari Shapiro
Location: Institute For Creative Technologies (ICT) - Theatre
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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CS Colloquium: Prateek Mittal (UC Berkeley): Trustworthy Communications Using Network Science
Tue, Mar 26, 2013 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prateek Mittal, UC Berkeley
Talk Title: Trustworthy Communications Using Network Science
Series: CS Colloquium
Abstract: Our online communications are plagued by increasing threats to security and privacy. Sophisticated surveillance technologies can compromise user privacy, and the insecurity of network protocols threatens the safety of our critical infrastructure. In this talk, I argue that network science can play an important role in cybersecurity by illustrating how understanding and manipulating structural properties of networks can inform the design of trustworthy communication systems.
First, I will discuss how network structure can be leveraged to detect and isolate malicious (Sybil) accounts in online social networks. The SybilInfer system that I developed uses this approach by exploiting differences in mixing properties between benign accounts and malicious accounts. SybilInfer demonstrates how graph theoretic machine learning techniques can be applied to security problems. Second, I will discuss how specially designed network structures can help protect users' privacy by enabling them to communicate anonymously. The ShadowWalker system that I developed for anonymous communication is built around a novel network topology, which is both fast mixing and inherently verifiable. This allows ShadowWalker to scale to millions of users while being resilient to attacks on user privacy. Finally, I will conclude by highlighting the potential of leveraging complex network structures in a broad range of security and privacy problems.
Biography: Prateek Mittal is a postdoctoral scholar in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on building secure and privacy-preserving systems, drawing on techniques from applied cryptography, distributed systems, large scale machine learning and network science. His work has influenced the design of widely-used systems such as the Tor network.
He received the M.E. Van Valkenburg graduate research award for outstanding doctoral research, the Rambus Computer Engineering fellowship, and the ACM CCS 2008 outstanding paper award. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Host: Ramesh Govindan
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Epstein Institute / ISE 651 Seminar Series
Tue, Mar 26, 2013 @ 03:45 PM - 05:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Maria E. Mayorga, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Clemson University
Talk Title: "A Model for Optimally Dispatching Ambulances to Emergency Calls with Classification Errors in Patient Priorities"
Series: Epstein Institute Seminar Series
Abstract: The decision of which servers to dispatch to which customers is an important aspect of service systems. Such decisions are complicated when servers have different operating characteristics, customers are prioritized, and there are errors in assessing customer priorities. We formulate a Markov Decision Process (MDP) model that captures how to optimally dispatch ambulances to prioritized patients in an emergency medical service (EMS) system. It is assumed that patients arrive sequentially, with the location and perceived priority of each patient becoming known upon arrival. The proposed model determines how to optimally dispatch ambulances to patients to maximize the long-run average utility of the system, defined as the expected coverage of true high-risk patients. The utilities and transition probabilities are location dependent, with respect to both the ambulance and patient locations. The analysis considers two cases for approaching the classification errors that correspond to over- and under-responding to perceived patient risk. The optimal policies under different classification strategies are compared to a myopic policy and the effect that classification errors have on the performance of these policies is examined.
Since EMS systems are a public process, expectations of equity arise. Thus we build on the basic model by introducing a set of equity constraints. Four types of equity constraints are consideredâ⬔two of which reflect customer equity and two of which reflect server equityâ⬔all of which draw upon the decision analytic and social science literature to compare the effects of different notions of equity on the resulting dispatching policies. The Markov decision processes are formulated as equity-constrained linear programming models. For both the basic and equity-constrained models, a computational example is applied to an EMS system and simulation is used to confirm that the policies remain effective when they are applied to more realistic situations.
Biography:
Maria E. Mayorga is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at Clemson University. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley. She has research and teaching interests in probability models and stochastic processes and optimization, with applications to healthcare systems engineering. She has authored over a forty publications in archival journals and refereed proceedings. Her research has also been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and industry partners, among others. She is a member of INFORMS and the Institute of Industrial Engineers; area editor for the journals Health Systems and Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering; and associate editor for IIE Transactions.
Host: Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
More Information: Seminar-Mayorga.doc
Location: Von Kleinsmid Center For International & Public Affairs (VKC) - Room 100
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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NATURAL GAS PANEL DISCUSSION: THE IMPACT OF ABUNDANT NATURAL GAS ON EVOLVING ENERGY MARKETS
Tue, Mar 26, 2013 @ 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: John Mork, Don Paul, Amir Angha,
Talk Title: The Impact of Abundant Natural Gas on Evolving Energy Markets
Abstract:
An expert panel will discuss the effect of cheap natural gas on energy markets. Their range of perspectives will provide insight into recent advances in shale gas technology, and how the natural gas industry and related markets are evolving in response.
Date: Tuesday, March 26th
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: The Vineyard Room, Davidson Conference Center (DCC)
There will also be FREE FOOD
RSVP to Dan Jennejohn (jennejoh@usc.edu)
Biography:
John Mork - Founder, President & CEO of Energy Corporation of America (ECA)
ECA is a privately held energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production, gathering, aggreagation and sale of natural gas and oil; it owns and operates more than 5,000 oil wells in the US. Mork holds a BS and MS in petroleum engineering from USC and an MBA from Stanford.
http://tfm.usc.edu/autumn-2012/john-mork-a-man-of-energy2/
Don Paul - Executive Director of the USC Energy Institute, William M. Keck Chair of Energy Resources; former VP and Chief Technology Officer at Chevron Corp.; Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
At USC, Paul's initiatives include the Center for Smart Oil Field Technologies, the DOE Regional Smart Grid Demonstration Program, the Center for Energy Informatics, the recently formed programs on unconventional hydrocarbon resource development and cyber-physical security systems for energy infrastructures. Paul holds an BA in applied mathematics, an MS in geology and geophysics, and a PhD in geology from MIT.
Amir Angha - Manager of Gas Planning, Southern California Edison
At Southern California Edison, Amir oversees the evaluation of natural gas assets as well as the formulation of natural gas strategy. Previously, as senior project manager, Amir was directly involved in asset evaluation, strategy planning, energy planning, and transmission planning. Amir holds a MDE in management and MS electrical engineering from UCLA.
Host: USC Energy Club, and Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
More Info: http://uscenergyclub.com/2013/03/natural-gas-panel/
More Information: Flyer. Nat Gas Panel. Final version.pptx
Location: Charlotte S. & Davre R. Davidson Continuing Education Conference Center (DCC) - Vineyard Room
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC Energy Club
Event Link: http://uscenergyclub.com/2013/03/natural-gas-panel/
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Study NightsTue, Mar 26, 2013 @ 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Come out to Study Nights and conquer your procrastination!
Group Study Rooms to work with your peers, quiet study spaces available, tutors, coffee, tea and snacks.
Sponsored by The Center for Engineering Diversity and The Viterbi Academic Resource Center.
Need more information? E-mail viterbi.ced@usc.edu.Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 111
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Center for Engineering Diversity
