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CS Colloquium: Aaron Schulman (Stanford)
Wed, Apr 06, 2016 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Aaron Schulman, Stanford
Talk Title: TBA
Series: CS Colloquium
Abstract: This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Computer Science Research Colloquium
Event details will be added closer to the date.
Host: CS Department
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 136
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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CS Colloquium: Aaron Schulman (Stanford) - Why applications are still draining our batteries, and how we can help
Wed, Apr 06, 2016 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Aaron Schulman , Stanford
Talk Title: Why applications are still draining our batteries, and how we can help.
Series: CS Colloquium
Abstract: This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Computer Science Research Colloquium
Application developers lack tools to profile and compare the energy consumption of different software designs. This energy-optimization task is challenging because of unpredictable interactions between the application and increasingly complex power management logic. Yet, having accurate power information would allow application developers to both avoid inefficient designs and discover opportunities for new optimizations.
In this talk, I will show that it is possible to accurately measure system-level power and attribute it to application activities. I will present BattOr, a portable, easy-to-use power monitor that provides developers with a profile of the energy consumption of their designs-”without modifications to hardware or software. I will show how Google developers are using BattOr to improve Chrome's energy efficiency. I will also show how fine-grained understanding of cellular power at different signal strengths enables novel energy optimizations. Finally, I will describe my future plans to attribute system-level power to individual hardware components and to investigate opportunities presented by instrumenting every server in a data center with fine-grained power monitoring.
Biography: Aaron Schulman is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford working with Sachin Katti; he earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, where he was advised by Neil Spring. His research interests are in low-power embedded systems, wireless communication, and network measurement. Aaron's research on the BattOr power monitor has been funded by Google, is being commercialized by his startup Mellow Research, and is becoming Google's de facto standard tool for measuring the energy consumption of the Chrome web browser. For his dissertation, Aaron provided the first observations of fundamental factors that limit the reliability of the Internet's critical last-mile infrastructure. His dissertation was selected to receive the the 2013 ACM SIGCOMM Doctoral Dissertation Award. http://stanford.edu/~aschulm
Host: CS Department
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 136
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Computer Science General Faculty Meeting
Wed, Apr 06, 2016 @ 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Receptions & Special Events
Additional, general faculty meeting for invited full-time Computer Science faculty only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Applications of Complex Systems Modeling in Public Health: Progress and Potential
Wed, Apr 06, 2016 @ 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Systems Architecting and Engineering, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Ross Hammond , Brookings Institution
Talk Title: Applications of Complex Systems Modeling in Public Health: Progress and Potential
Abstract: Dr. Hammond will provide an overview and several current examples of the fast-growing application of complex systems approaches to public health etiology, policy, implementation, and interventions. He will talk about important lessons learned, limitations and best practices, and future potential. The presentation will draw on several recent and active research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health in the United States, covering topics ranging from communicable disease to obesity and tobacco control and ranging from the community to the national level.
Please make sure to RSVP to Luz Castillo at Antunez@usc.edu if you would like to attend.
Biography: Ross A. Hammond is a Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, where he is also Director of the Center on Social Dynamics and Policy. His primary area of expertise is modeling complex dynamics in economic, social, and public health systems using methods from complexity science. His current research topics include obesity etiology and prevention, food systems, tobacco control, behavioral epidemiology, health disparities, childhood literacy, crime, corruption, and decision-making. Hammond received his B.A. from Williams College and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He has authored numerous scientific articles in prominent journals such as Lancet, JAMA Pediatrics, American Journal of Public Health, PNAS, Evolution, and Journal of Conflict Resolution, and his work has been featured in The Atlantic Monthly, New Scientist, Salon, Scientific American, and major news media.
Hammond was recently appointed by the U.S. HHS Secretary Burwell to the advisory council for the National Institute of Minority Health & Health disparities. He has served on several committees at the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science and serves as a Public Health Advisor at the National Cancer Institute and an advisory Special Government Employee at the FDA Center for Tobacco Products. He is also an appointed member of the newly formed Lancet Commission on Obesity. Hammond serves on the editorial boards of the journals Behavioral Science & Policy and Childhood Obesity, and has been a member of four NIH-funded research networks using complex systems approaches: MIDAS (Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study), ENVISION (part of the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research), and NICH (Network on Inequality, Complexity, and Health), and SCTC (State and Community Tobacco Control). Hammond currently holds academic appointments at the Harvard School of Public Health, the Santa Fe Institute, and Washington University in St Louis. He has been a consultant to the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Food and Drug Administration, the Institute of Medicine, the New York City Department of Health, and several universities. He has taught computational modeling at Harvard, the University of Michigan, the National Cancer Institute, and the NIH/CDC Institute on Systems Science and Health.
Host: The Schaeffer Center, together with the USC mHealth Collaboratory
More Info: http://healthpolicy.usc.edu/NewsItem.aspx?ID=202
More Information: Ross Hammond Seminar.pdf
Location: VPD LL101
Audiences: RSVP to Luz Castillo at Antunez@usc.edu
Contact: Luz Castillo
Event Link: http://healthpolicy.usc.edu/NewsItem.aspx?ID=202
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Communications, Networks & Systems (CommNetS) Seminar
Wed, Apr 06, 2016 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Samet Oymak, Caltech
Talk Title: Sharp tradeoffs for randomized numerical algorithms: Let the theory meet practice
Series: CommNetS
Abstract: Randomized numerical algorithms are fundamental for a variety of problems in signal processing and machine learning. Examples include sparse signal processing and dimensionality reduction for faster machine learning. These algorithms come with various tradeoffs involving the amount of data, computational resources and statistical precision. Characterization of these tradeoffs is crucial for correct hyperparameter selection, time sensitive optimization and eventual performance of the algorithms. In this talk, we describe our recent results on how to accurately predict these tradeoffs in multiple scenarios which helps us further close the gap between theory and practice.
Biography: Samet Oymak is a software engineer at Google. Prior to that, he was a fellow at Simons Institute and a postdoctoral scholar in the AMPLab at UC Berkeley. He received his BS from Bilkent University in 2009 and his MS and PhD from Caltech in 2014, all in electrical engineering. At Caltech, he was advised by Babak Hassibi and won the departmental best thesis award.
Host: Prof. Mahdi Soltanolkotabi
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Annie Yu
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Petroleum Engineering Graduate Seminar
Wed, Apr 06, 2016 @ 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Rajan N. Chokshi , Accutant Solutions
Talk Title: Artificial Lift Applications in Unconventional & Tight Reservoirs
Abstract: The unique challenges of hydrocarbon production from shale reservoirs have required operators to take a fresh approach to asset development. Decisions about well placement, geometry, completion, and production are interrelated and must be addressed as part of life cycle planning. Artificial lift systems must be configured for rapidly changing and dynamic production environments. Migration from one lift technology to another is often required for wells that typically experience steep production decline rates. This presentation discusses the unique challenges of unconventional production and presents current production trends supported by field examples. Recommendations for optimizing production from shale and tight reservoirs are presented.
Biography: Dr. Rajan Chokshi works as Optimizer for Accutant Solutions of Houston -“ A training and consulting services provider for production optimization.
In a career spanning over 30 years, Chokshi has worked on petroleum and software engineering projects globally in the areas of multi-phase flow, artificial lift design, and production optimization in oil and gas industries for national oil company and service providers. He continues to consult and teach courses in these areas for SPE, universities and other organizations. His interests are developing and nurturing young talent globally, technology integration and commercialization.
Dr. Chokshi serves on the SPE global committees for training and production awards. He holds a Bachelors and Masters in Chemical Engineering from the Gujarat Univarsity and IIT-Kanpur, India; and a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa, USA.
Host: USC Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
More Information: Chokshi Seminar_4_6_16.doc
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 324
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Juli Legat
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Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series
Wed, Apr 06, 2016 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Mark Pankow, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the North Carolina State University
Talk Title: TBA
Series: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Valerie Childress
