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ECE Seminar: A Variegated Study of 5G Services: Challenges, Opportunities, and Application Innovations
Thu, Mar 10, 2022 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Feng Qian, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Talk Title: A Variegated Study of 5G Services: Challenges, Opportunities, and Application Innovations
Abstract: 5G is expected to support sub-millisecond latency as well as throughput of up to 20 Gbps -- a 100x improvement compared to 4G/LTE. However, there exists a vacuum in understanding how 5G performs "in the wild" and whether it can fulfill its promises. In this talk, I will describe our research thrust of 5G networks since early 2019, when Minneapolis became one of the first two U.S. cities that received commercial 5G deployment. Over the past 3 years, we have experimented with more than 100 TB of 5G data and traveled more than 8,000 km for drive tests. Our studies revealed a complete landscape of 5G across several key dimensions -- network performance, power characteristics, mobility management, application quality-of-experience (QoE), to name a few, with their critical tradeoffs quantitatively revealed. I will then talk about our development of a learning-based framework for accurate 5G performance prediction, and how we innovate emerging applications such as virtual/mixed reality (VR/MR) to improve their QoE on 5G networks.
Biography: As an experimental networking and system researcher, I design, engineer, deploy, evaluate real network systems, and make them yield real-world impact. I am particularly interested in mobile systems, AR/VR, mobile networking, wearable computing, real-world system measurements.
I received my Ph.D. from EECS at University of Michigan in 2012. I am honored to receive several awards including the AT&T Key Contributor Award (2014), NSF CRII Award (2016), Google Faculty Award (2016), ACM CoNEXT Best Paper Award (2016,2018), AT&T VURI Award (2017), NSF CAREER Award (2018), Trustees Teaching Award (2018), DASH-IF Excellence Award (2019), Cisco Research Award (2021), and ACM SIGCOMM Best Student Paper Award (2021). Some of my research prototypes such as mobile Application Resource Optimizer (ARO) have been commercialized and are widely used in academia and industry.
Host: Dr. Konstantinos Psounis, kpsounis@usc.edu
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93770414634?pwd=SlBFL0JwL3QwR0RjK1p5bVMyM3duQT09Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93770414634?pwd=SlBFL0JwL3QwR0RjK1p5bVMyM3duQT09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mayumi Thrasher
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Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar
Thu, Mar 10, 2022 @ 01:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Michael Gomez, Ph.D., University of Washington
Talk Title: Bio-cementation Soil Improvement for the Mitigation of Earthquake-induced Soil Liquefaction
Abstract: Recent advances in bio-mediated soil improvement technologies have highlighted the potential of natural biological-chemical reactions in the soil subsurface to enable mitigation of infrastructure damage resulting from natural hazards such as earthquakes. Bio-mediated geotechnical solutions leverage the capabilities of microorganisms already existing in the geotechnical subsurface to generate a diverse range of products, which can dramatically improve the engineering behavior of soils. One such technology, Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP), is an environmentally conscious soil improvement technique that can improve the geotechnical properties of granular soils through the precipitation of calcite. The biogeochemical process offers an environmentally-conscious alternative to traditional brute-force mechanical and Portland cement based ground improvement methods, by utilizing natural microbial enzymatic activity to induce calcite precipitation on soil particle surfaces and at particle contacts. The resulting bio-cementation affords improvements in soil shear strength, initial shear stiffness, and liquefaction resistance, while reducing soil hydraulic conductivity and porosity. Although MICP has been demonstrated extensively at the laboratory scale, critical gaps remain in our understanding of this technology with respect to up-scaling the process to field-scale, understanding the engineering behavior of (bio-)cemented geomaterials, and evaluating material permanence. This presentation will provide a brief introduction to MICP and highlight results from several recent experiments completed at centimeter- and meter- scales aimed at: (1) developing the MICP process for field-scale deployment including techniques for the stimulation of indigenous microorganisms, management of ammonium by-products, and improvement of cementation spatial uniformity and extent, (2) characterizing the liquefaction resistance of bio-cemented geomaterials including triggering and post-triggering responses, and (3) systematically exploring the effect of treatment conditions and environmental factors on resulting material mineralogy and long-term
Biography: Mike Gomez is an Assistant Professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Washington. Mike joined UW in March 2017 after completing his Ph.D. at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on leveraging natural chemical and biological processes in soils to develop sustainable bio-mediated geotechnical ground improvement technologies. In particular, Mike research has focused on the strengthening of loose and weak granular soils through a bio-mediated calcite precipitation process known as Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP). Mike additional research interests include advanced laboratory and in-situ testing, naturally cemented and aged geomaterials, reactive transport modeling, clay surface chemistry, and non-destructive measurements for site characterization and subsurface reaction monitoring, among other topics.
Host: Dr. Chukwuebuka Nweke
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/91873923659 Meeting ID: 918 7392 3659 Pass: 975701Location: ZOOM MEETING
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/91873923659 Meeting ID: 918 7392 3659 Pass: 975701
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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DEI Committee Meeting
Thu, Mar 10, 2022 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Receptions & Special Events
Bi-Weekly DEI Committee meeting for invited full-time Computer Science faculty only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Nike X Ready Player One - INSIDIOUS Hackathon (Virtual)
Thu, Mar 10, 2022 @ 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
INSIDIOUS is a hackathon training event brought to you by Nike's Corporate Information Security team.
You will compete in a safe, sandboxed environment where you will seek out and take advantage of vulnerabilities in a real application.
Please note: Students MUST RSVP through the external registration form in order to participate.
https://nike.recsolu.com/app/collect/event/__QzR_-rdu5ni0xFGqKEVA
The course includes instructor-led training to review how the code should be written securely, followed by an awards ceremony with prizes to celebrate the top hackers.
This event will offer you the opportunity to show your growing skillset off to some of Nike's choice recruiting members.
The event will be virtual and hosted on Zoom, and we have 4 sessions you can select from:
March 3rd, 2022
Afternoon session: 4:00-8:00 PM EST
March 10th, 2022
Afternoon session: 4:00-8:00 PM EST
Access to a computer is required.
External employer-hosted events and activities are not affiliated with the USC Viterbi Career Connections Office. They are posted on Viterbi Career Connections because they may be of interest to members of the Viterbi community. Inclusion of any activity does not indicate USC sponsorship or endorsement of that activity or event. It is the participant's responsibility to apply due diligence, exercise caution when participating, and report concerns to vcareers@usc.eduLocation: Virtual. RSVP Link in the event description.
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Mork Family Department Seminar - Miaofang Chi
Thu, Mar 10, 2022 @ 04:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Miaofang Chi, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Talk Title: Emerging Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) for Energy Materials Research
Host: Professor A.Hodge
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 147
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Heather Alexander
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CS Colloquium: David Held (Carnegie Mellon University) - Perceptual Robot Learning
Thu, Mar 10, 2022 @ 05:00 PM - 06:20 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: David Held, Carnegie Mellon University
Talk Title: Perceptual Robot Learning
Series: Computer Science Colloquium
Abstract: *New time: 5:00-6:20PM*
Robots today are typically confined to interact with rigid, opaque objects with known object models. However, the objects in our daily lives are often non-rigid, can be transparent or reflective, and are diverse in shape and appearance. One reason for the limitations of current methods is that computer vision and robot planning are often considered separate fields. I argue that, to enhance the capabilities of robots, we should design state representations that consider both the perception and planning algorithms needed for the robotics task. I will show how we can develop novel perception and planning algorithms to assist with the tasks of manipulating cloth, articulated objects, and transparent and reflective objects. By thinking about the downstream task while jointly developing perception and planning algorithms, we can significantly improve our progress on difficult robots tasks.
Register in advance for this webinar at:
https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X9bmT5afSU2gjC03nttQHg
After registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium.
Biography: David Held is an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the Robotics Institute and is the director of the RPAD lab: Robots Perceiving And Doing. His research focuses on perceptual robot learning, i.e. developing new methods at the intersection of robot perception and planning for robots to learn to interact with novel, perceptually challenging, and deformable objects. David has applied these ideas to robot manipulation and autonomous driving. Prior to coming to CMU, David was a post-doctoral researcher at U.C. Berkeley, and he completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Stanford University. David also has a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. David is a recipient of the Google Faculty Research Award in 2017 and the NSF CAREER Award in 2021.
Host: Stefanos Nikolaidis
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X9bmT5afSU2gjC03nttQHgLocation: Online - Zoom Webinar
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X9bmT5afSU2gjC03nttQHg
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Computer Science Department
