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Computer Science Faculty Meeting - EEB 248
Wed, Apr 15, 2015 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Event details will be emailed to invited attendees.
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Communications, Networks & Systems (CommNetS) Seminar
Wed, Apr 15, 2015 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Mohammad Ali Maddah-Ali, Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent
Talk Title: Content Caching and Delivery: Fundamental Limits, Challenges, and Opportunities
Series: CommNetS
Abstract: Designing the infrastructure to handle massive amounts of data requires tools and techniques from different research areas including communication, computing, and storage. Each of these areas has different performance metrics such as rate, delay, storage and bandwidth costs. Traditionally, a subset of these metrics is studied in isolation within each research area. In this talk, we argue that these metrics should instead be analyzed jointly by characterizing the fundamental trade-offs between them.
In the first part of the talk, we focus on the fundamental trade-off between communication and storage in cache networks. The today's caching algorithms optimize the caches in order to maximize the amount of content delivered locally. We show that this approach is inefficient for cache networks. We introduce a new formulation of the caching problem, focusing on its basic structure. For this setting, we propose a novel coded caching approach that achieves significantly larger reduction in peak rate compared to previously known caching schemes. In particular, the improvement can be on the order of the number of caches in the network. This result leads to the first fundamental characterization of the rate-memory trade-off for systems with more than one cache.
In the second part of the talk, we shift focus to the interplay of network delay and communication rate. As a representative example, we consider the emerging application of offloading of base-band processing from wireless networks to the cloud. Network delay could prevent the use of traditional approaches of interference management such as cooperative interference cancellation and interference alignment. In this talk, we propose a new approach for interference management that achieves a rate close to cooperative schemes, but that is tolerant of even large delays.
Biography: Mohammad Ali Maddah-Ali received the B.Sc. degree from Isfahan University of Technology, the M.A.Sc. degree from the University of Tehran, and the Ph.D. degree from University of Waterloo, all in electrical engineering. From 2007 to 2008 he worked at the Wireless Technology Laboratories, Nortel Networks. From 2008 to 2010, he was a post-doctoral fellow at University of California at Berkeley. Since 2010, he has been working as a research scientist at Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ. Dr. Maddah-Ali received several awards including the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2007, official mention from the IEEE Information Theory Society for introducing interference alignment in 2009, and the best paper award at IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) in 2014.
Host: Prof. Salman Avestimehr
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Annie Yu
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Spring 2015 Ph.D. Academic Career Mentoring Panel
Wed, Apr 15, 2015 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Doctoral Programs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Discussion Panel, Viterbi School of Engineering
Talk Title: Career in Industry vs. Research Labs vs. Academia
Abstract: The Viterbi School of Engineering initiated an Academic Career Mentoring Panel Series to encourage Ph.D. students and postdocs to pursue a rewarding career in academia and research. Distinguished faculty will discuss their academic paths and offer strategic advice and answer your questions. Engineering Ph.D. students and postdocs from all areas and departments are strongly encouraged to attend.
Host: Dr. Timothy Pinkston
More Info: http://gapp.usc.edu/academic-career-mentoring-panel-series
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Ph.D. and Postdoctoral
Contact: Tracy Charles
Event Link: http://gapp.usc.edu/academic-career-mentoring-panel-series
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Laying the Groundwork for your Technical Career- Presented By Google
Wed, Apr 15, 2015 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Come to this presentation to hear from a Google engineer go through a year by year plan as well as resume and interview prep. They will also discuss Google specific opportunities.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to best prepare you for a successful technical career.
This workshop is geared toward Freshman and Sophomores, but Juniors and Seniors can attend as well. This workshop is not geared for Graduate Students- it is a undergraduate only event.
Please see the attached flyer for more information on the event and how to RSVP.More Information: USC Career Development Workshop 4-15 Google (1).pdf
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Viterbi Freshmen and Sophomores
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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VSi2: Negotiation Skills for Startup Founders, Led by one of the Founders of Expedia
Wed, Apr 15, 2015 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
University Calendar
RSVP Here
Russ Sachs is a senior leader in all aspects of corporate strategies, deal management, corporate acquisitions, financial analysis, and executive coaching / mentoring.
He has over 10 years in highly complex corporate software, M and A and IP licensing deals.
Deep financial acumen and the ability to determine viability of acquisitions, investments and corporate strategies.
Created over $3 billion in share holder value and managed explosive organizational growth through negotiation, acquisitions and corporate partnerships.
Highly involved Board member of various companies and organizations - offering strategic consulting, financial analysis and business insights that have greatly impacted focus and direction.
Serve as Coach and Mentor to CEOs on an on-going basis, with a focus on being a sounding board and offering business guidance. This function is critical as many leaders have few options when it comes to confidential unbiased non-judgmental advisors.Location: Kerckhoff Hall (KER) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Student Innovation Institute
