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IEEE Elections - Application Deadline
Tue, Apr 12, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
We are approaching the deadline for students to submit self nominations for executive board positions. If you wish to run for a position, please visit http://www-scf.usc.edu/~ieee/election/. Membership on the executive board is a great addition to any resume or CV and presents an amazing opportunity to improve leadership and team working skills. This could be an extra step towards getting your dream job after college!
Please note that the deadline for application is Tuesday, April 12th at 5:00 PM.
Work with other motivated IEEE student leaders, meet new friends, and network with faculty, staff, and industry representatives! Submit an application to become an IEEE Executive Board Member. It's simple and easy. Your application responses will be published on the voting ballot. To read descriptions of duties or to apply for a board postion, please visit http://www-scf.usc.edu/~ieee/election/.Location: Your Computer
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Munushian Seminar
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 @ 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Charles Lieber, Harvard University
Talk Title: Nanowires: A Platform for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Abstract: Charles M. Lieber was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1959. He attended Franklin and Marshall College for his undergraduate education and graduated with honors in Chemistry. After doctoral studies at Stanford University and postdoctoral research at the California Institute of Technology, in 1987 he assumed an Assistant Professor position at Columbia University. There Lieber initiated research addressing the synthesis and properties of low-dimensional materials. He moved to Harvard University in 1991 and now holds a joint appointment in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, as the Mark Hyman Professor of Chemistry, and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. At Harvard, Lieber has pioneered the synthesis of a broad range of nanoscale materials, the characterization of the unique physical properties of these materials, the development of methods of hierarchical assembly of nanoscale wires, and the demonstration of key uses of these nanomaterials in nanoelectronics and computing, creating and developing nanoelectronics-biology interfaces, nano-enabled energy, and nanophotonics. His work has been recognized by a number of awards, including the MRS Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Nanoscience (2010); ACS Inorganic Nanoscience Award (2009), NIH Pioneer Award (2009) ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials (2004), APS McGroddy Prize for New Materials (2003), MRS Medal (2002), and Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology (2001). Lieber is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and an elected Fellow of the Materials Research Society, American Physical Society, American Chemical Society and American Association for the Advancement of Science. Lieber is Co-Editor of Nano Letters, and serves on the Editorial and Advisory Boards of a large number of science and technology journals. Lieber has published over 325 papers, which have been cited more than 51,300 times, and is the principal inventor on more than 35 patents. In his spare time, Lieber has been active in commercializing nanotechnology, and has founded several nanotechnology companies.
Biography: Advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology depend critically on development of nanostructures whose properties are controlled during synthesis. Here we focus on this critical concept using semiconductor nanowires, which provide the capability for synthetic design to realize unprecedented structural and functional complexity in building blocks, as a platform material. First, a brief review of the synthesis of complex modulated nanowires in which rational design can be used to precisely control composition, structure and most recently structural topology will be discussed. Second, the unique functional characteristics emerging from our exquisite control of nanowire materials will be illustrated with several selected examples from nanoelectronics, quantum electronics and nano-enabled energy. Third, the remarkable power of nanowire building blocks will be further highlighted through their capability to create unprecedented active electronic interfaces with biological systems. Recent work pushing the limits of both multiplexed extracellular recording at the single cell level and the first examples of intracellular recording will described, as well as the prospects for truly blurring the distinction between nonliving and living information processing systems.
Host: EE-Electrophysics
More Info: http://ee.usc.edu/news/munushianLocation: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: http://ee.usc.edu/news/munushian
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CANCELED - Epstein Institute Seminar Series / ISE 650 Seminar
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. John W. Fowler, Avnet Professor of Supply Networks/Professor of Industrial Engineering/Arizona State University
Abstract: Modern industrial engineering, systems engineering, operations management, and operations research methods hold significant promise for health care systems and quality of care research. Among the most promising methods are optimization, queuing theory, and process simulation. This presentation will utilize some recent research efforts to demonstrate the application of industrial engineering and operations management principles and tools to improve health care systems.
Biography: JOHN W. FOWLER is the Avnet Professor of Supply Networks and a Professor of Industrial Engineering in the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). He currently serves as the Program Chair of Industrial Engineering. Professor Fowlerâs research interests include modeling, analysis, and control of manufacturing and service systems. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, Semiconductor Research Corp., International SEMATECH, Advanced Micro Devices, Amkor, Asyst, IBM, Intel, Infineon Technologies, Motorola, National Semiconductor, ST Microelectronics, and the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Fowler is an author/co-author of over 75 journal publications, 100 conference papers, and 10 book chapters. He is the founding editor of the new journal IIE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering. He is also an Area Editor for SIMULATION: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, and an Associate Editor for the Journal of Simulation. He was a co-Program Chair for the 2002 and 2008 Industrial Engineering Research Conferences and the Program Chair for the 2008 Winter Simulation Conference. Professor Fowler is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, a former INFORMS Vice President for Chapters/Fora, and is on the Winter Simulation Conference Board of Directors.
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - Room 309
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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CS Colloquium
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 @ 03:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Ethan Katz-Bassett, University of Washington
Talk Title: Improving Internet Performance and Availability with Reverse Traceroute
Abstract: The Internet is now central to many aspects of modern society, yet it remains remarkably fragile. Partial outages are common, and performance problems are widespread. Operators would like to address these issues, but poor diagnostic tools hamstring their efforts.
I will argue that a more robust Internet - one with the predictable performance and high availability needed to provide critical services -requires the development of a new generation of better tools. We must move towards a self-healing Internet that fixes problems in seconds, not the hours or days that operators often currently take. In my research, I have developed practical distributed systems to understand Internet problems and to provide crucial steps towards automated remediation. My systems are deployable today, without requiring modifications to the network. In the first half of the talk, I will present Reverse Traceroute, my system to measure the routing and performance behavior of reverse paths back to the local host from other networks. While tools have long existed to measure the forward direction, the reverse path has been largely opaque, hindering troubleshooting efforts. I will show how Google and other content providers can use reverse traceroute to troubleshoot their clients' performance problems. In the second half of the talk, I will focus on using Reverse Traceroute and related systems to diagnose and automatically repair availability problems, even without the participation of the network containing the failure.
Biography: Ethan Katz-Bassett is completing his Ph.D. at the University of Washington, where he previously earned his M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering. Before graduate school, he worked at the Laboratory for Advanced Software Engineering Research at the University of Massachusetts. Ethan's current research focuses on distributed systems and the Internet. He has co-authored best papers at NSDI 2008 and NSDI 2010.
Host: Prof. Ramesh Govindan
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kanak Agrawal
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Healthcare in the Developing World
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come hear from Julien Benchetrit, our chapter liaison from EWH Nationals. He'll be talking about the challenges surrounding health care technology in the developing world and about the work EWH does to combat these challenges.
Dinner will be provided.
Engineering World Health is a non-profit organization that works with the biomedical engineering community to improve the quality of healthcare in hospitals and clinics that serve resource-poor communities of the developing world. With this professional expertise, we carry out repairs, build local capacity to manage and maintain the equipment and develop low-cost technologies which we then install in hospitals on the ground. Come and find out how you too can make a lasting impact on healthcare in the developing world!
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192512060786202Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 601
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kristen Sharer
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Apply for the VSC E-Board
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 @ 08:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
If you are interested in being on Viterbi Student Council's Executive Board for 2011-12, please submit your application via email to vsc@usc.edu. More information and the application can be found at: http://viterbistudents.usc.edu/vsc/elections/. Questions? Email vsc@usc.edu.
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: VSC
