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Events for April 11, 2012
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
This half day program is designed for prospective freshmen and family members. Meet USC includes an information session on the University and the Admission process; a student led walking tour of campus and a meeting with us in the Viterbi School. Meet USC is designed to answer all of your questions about USC, the application process and financial aid. Reservations are required for Meet USC. This program occurs twice, once at 8:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. Please visit https://esdweb.esd.usc.edu/unresrsvp/MeetUSC.aspx to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - USC Admission Office
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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AME Department Seminar
Wed, Apr 11, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Youssef Marzouk, Professor. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Cambridge, MA.
Talk Title: Bayesian Inference in Complex Physical Systems: Spectral Approximations and Optimal Maps
Abstract: Predictive simulation of complex physical systems increasingly rests on the interplay of experimental observations with computational models. Bayesian statistics provides a natural framework for quantifying uncertainty in parameter estimates and model predictions, for fusing heterogeneous sources of information, and for optimally selecting experiments or observations. Posterior simulation in Bayesian inference often proceeds via Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC), but the associated computational expense and convergence issues present significant bottlenecks in large-scale problems.
We present a new approach to Bayesian inference that entirely avoids Markov chain simulation, by constructing a map that pushes forward the prior measure to the posterior. Existence and uniqueness of a suitable measure-preserving map is established by formulating the problem in the context of optimal transport theory. We discuss various means of explicitly parameterizing the map and computing it efficiently through solution of an optimization problem, exploiting gradient information from the forward model when possible. The resulting scheme overcomes many of the computational bottlenecks associated with MCMC. Advantages of the map-based representation of the posterior distribution include analytical expressions for posterior moments and the ability to generate arbitrary numbers of independent posterior samples without additional likelihood evaluations or forward solves. The approach also provides clear convergence criteria for posterior approximation, and facilitates model selection through automatic evaluation of the marginal likelihood.
Host: Prof. Paul Newton
More Info: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
Event Link: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming
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EWB La Estanzuela (LE) Project Meeting
Wed, Apr 11, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come join EWB's La Estanzuela (LE) Project Meetings! In LE, we are currently in the midst of constructing a water wheel pump delivery system to provide drinkable water to many of the families in the community.
Question/Comments? Feel free to email EWB@usc.edu!
*Note: Location is listed as "KAP Lobby" and it just means to meet in the lobby and we'll find a room together! It's usually KAP 164 or the few rooms around it. See you there!Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - Lobby
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
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34th Annual Viterbi Awards
Wed, Apr 11, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Alumni
Receptions & Special Events
34th Annual Viterbi Awards
Dean Yannis C. Yortsos and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering invite you to attend the 2012 Viterbi Awards
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Cocktails: 6:00p.m.
Dinner: 7:00p.m.
Beverly Wilshire Hotel
9500 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90212
To register for this event, please visit http://viterbi.usc.edu/alumni/viterbiawards/
Location: Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kathleen Concialdi
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Cirque du Soleil's IRIS
Wed, Apr 11, 2012 @ 06:30 PM - 11:45 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Student Activity
Open to USC students only. Admission is free. Reservations required. Tickets will be distributed on a lottery basis. To sign up for the lottery, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserveLotto.php?RSVPEvtCode=328 on Tuesday, March 20, between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. See below for details.* RSVP
*This trip is for current USC students only. You must use the provided transportation to participate. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Due to high demand, tickets will be distributed on a lottery basis. To sign up for the lottery, click on the link above on Tuesday, March 20, anytime between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Check-in for the event will begin at 5:45 p.m. on campus. Buses will depart at 6:30 p.m. and return to campus at 11:45 p.m. Dinner will be provided at check-in.
Cirque du Soleilâs new production is a lyrical, fanciful, kinetic foray into the art of cinema. Bringing together dance, acrobatics, live video, filmed sequences and animation, IRIS takes spectators on a fantastic voyage through cinematic history and genres, taking them into the heart of the movie-making process. From illustration to animation, black and white to color, silent films to talkies, fixed shots to swooping camera movements, audience members witness the poetic construction and deconstruction of this art form as an object and as a way of transcending reality. Experience the stage mastery of Cirque du Soleil in this original show, making its home at Hollywoodâs Kodak Theatre.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Kodak Theatre, Hollywood
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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ASBME Graduate Admissions Panel
Wed, Apr 11, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Thinking about grad school but donât know what you want to do? Come to the Graduate Admissions Panel and hear from representatives from UC Riverside, UCLA, the Keck Graduate Institute and the Claremont Graduate School. They will talk about the different programs at their schools and how you can apply, so come with plenty of questions!
Location: TCC 227
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
