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Events for March 31, 2025

  • Repeating EventEiS Communications Hub - Tutoring for Engineering Ph.D. Students

    Mon, Mar 31, 2025 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs

    Workshops & Infosessions


    Viterbi Ph.D. students are invited to drop by the Hub for instruction on their writing and speaking tasks!  All tutoring is one-on-one and conducted by Viterbi faculty.

    Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 222A

    Audiences: Viterbi Ph.D. Students

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    Contact: Helen Choi

    Event Link: https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/eishub/home


    This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.

  • Controls Seminar: Jim Misener

    Controls Seminar: Jim Misener

    Mon, Mar 31, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: Jim Misener, Senior Director, Qualcomm Technologies Inc.

    Talk Title: En Route to the Intersection of V2X and Automated Vehicles

    Abstract: This talk will cover the long journey to vehicle to all ( V2X) communications, focusing on the United States but referencing other global regions as well.  It will begin with the safety-focused origins for ad hoc short-range communications, then progress to how the underlying radio access technology works, and the C-V2X vs DSRC comparison where ultimately C-V2X emerged as the protocol of choice in North America.  The talk will also cover application profiles for a so-called Day 1 deployment and will end with a prognosis.  It will progress to the thesis of the talk, that there is still a journey ahead whereby V2X messages could be used for a dream that many academics, policy makers and some OEMs have, a connected and automated vehicle or CAV with real-time V2X communication the link between vehicles and the nearby infrastructure.

    Biography: Jim Misener is Senior Director, Product Management and Global V2X Ecosystem Lead for Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.  He develops and executes C-V2X deployment strategies across all global regions, working with automotive, road owner-operator and telecommunications partners to accomplish broad C-V2X deployment.  Jim also develops IoT solutions for transportation markets. Previously at Qualcomm Technologies, Jim led the automotive standards team.   Jim was a pioneer in vehicle-highway automation and vehicle safety communication at the California Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH) at UC Berkeley.  He served as the PATH Executive Director, Executive Advisor to Booz Allen Hamilton, and as an independent consultant.  In these roles Jim has experience and reputation from delivering dozens of technology projects with large scale safety impact. In addition to his roles at Qualcomm Technologies, Jim serves as a 5GAA Board member, ITS America Board member and ITS California senior advisor. He also serves on the IEEE ITS Society Board of Governors and is co-chair of the TRB Roadway Digital Infrastructure Joint Working Group.  He established and is the immediate past chair of the SAE C-V2X Technical Committee.  Jim is an Advisory Council member to Mobility 21-Traffic 21 University Transportation Center led by Carnegie Melon University and on the Technical Advisory Board to the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation at the University of Michigan.  Jim is also a member SAE WCX Technical Advisory Committee.  Jim holds BS and MS degrees from UCLA and USC and is an IEEE Fellow.

    Host: Dr. Petros Ioannou, ioannou@usc.edu | Dr. Mihailo Jovanovic, mihailo@usc.edu

    More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96670292602

    More Information: 2025.03.31 ECE Seminar - Jim Misener.pdf

    Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - EEB 132

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Miki Arlen

    Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96670292602


    This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.

  • Repeating Event"Keys to Life" series at USC ORSL

    Mon, Mar 31, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

    USC Viterbi School of Engineering

    University Calendar


    "Keys to Life" with Prof. Weiss is a motivational discussion series designed to promote student success and well-being. This series is for students who want to develop their "keys" in a small group setting and a peaceful, reflective environment. Finding purpose is essential to living a meaningful life and key to personal fulfillment. This series will help students identify and articulate their purpose and provide group motivation to work towards it. A unique feature of the series will be its peripatetic "Purpose Walks" through campus.  

    More Information: Keys to Life with Prof. Weiss.jpg

    Location: University Religious Center (URC) - courtyard

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

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    Contact: Elisabeth Arnold Weiss


    This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.