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Six Sigma Black Belt
Thu, Apr 18, 2013 @ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: TBA,
Talk Title: Six Sigma Black Belt
Abstract: Course Overview
This course teaches you the advanced problem-solving skills you'll need in order to measure a process, analyze the results, develop process improvements and quantify the resulting savings. Project assignments between sessions require you to apply what you�ve learned. This course is presented in the classroom in three five-day sessions over a three-month period.
Learn the advanced problem-solving skills you need to implement the principles, practices and techniques of Six Sigma to maximize performance and cost reductions in your organization. During this three-week practitioner course, you will learn how to measure a process, analyze the results, develop process improvements and quantify the resulting savings. You will be required to complete a project demonstrating mastery of appropriate analytical methods and pass an examination to earn IIE�s Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate.This practitioner course for Six Sigma implementation provides extensive coverage of the Six Sigma process as well as intensive exposure to the key analytical tools associated with Six Sigma, including project management, team skills, cost analysis, FMEA, basic statistics, inferential statistics, sampling, goodness of fit testing, regression and correlation analysis, reliability, design of experiments, statistical process control, measurement systems analysis and simulation. Computer applications are emphasized.
NOTE: Participants must bring a laptop computer running Microsoft Office� to the seminar.
Course Topics
* Business process management
* Computer applications
* Design of experiments (DOE)
* Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)
* DMAIIC
* Enterprisewide deployment
* Lean enterprise
* Project management
* Regression and correlation modeling
* Statistical methods and sampling
* Statistical process control
* Team processes
Benefits
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Analyze process data using comprehensive statistical methods
* Control the process to assure that improvements are used and the benefits verified
* Define an opportunity for improving customer satisfaction
* Implement the recommended improvements
* Improve existing processes by reducing variation
* Measure process characteristics that are critical to quality
Who Should Attend
* VPs, COOs, CEOs
* Employees new to a managerial position
* Employees preparing to make the transition to managerial roles
* Current managers wanting to hone leadership skills
* Anyone interested in implementing Lean or Six Sigma in their organization
Program Fees
On-Campus Participants: $6095
Includes continental breakfasts, lunch and all course materials. The fee does not include hotel accommodations or transportation.
Online Participant with Live Session Interactivity: $6095
Includes attendee access codes for live call-in or chat capabilities during class sessions. Also includes all course and lecture materials available for live stream or download.
Reduced Pricing:
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE): Reduced pricing is available for members of IIE. Please contact professional@mapp.usc.edu for further information.
Trojan Family: USC alumni, current students, faculty, and staff receive 10% reduced pricing on registration.
Boeing: Boeing employees receive 20% off registration fees (please use Boeing email address when registering).
Location
Two course delivery options are available for participants, on-campus and online with interactivity:
On-Campus Course is held in state-of-the-art facilities on the University of Southern California campus, located in downtown Los Angeles. Participants attending on-campus will have the option to commute to the course or stay at one of the many hotels located in the area. For travel information, please visit our Travel section.
Overview of on-campus option:
* The ability to interact with faculty and peers in-person.
* Access to hard copy course materials.
* Ability to logon and view archived course information - up to 7 days after the course has been offered. This includes course documents and streaming video of the lectures.
* If there is a conflict during any on-campus course dates, on-campus participants can elect to be an online/interactive student.
* Parking, refreshments and lunch are provided for on-campus participants � unless otherwise specified.
Online (Interactivity) Course delivery is completely online and real-time, enabling interaction with the instructor and fellow participants. Participants have the flexibility of completing the course from a distance utilizing USC's Distance Education Network technology. Students are required to be online for the entirety of each day's session.
Overview of online (interactive):
* Virtually participate in the course live � with the ability to either ask questions or chat questions to the entire class.
* WebEx technologies provide the option to call into the class and view the entire lecture/materials on a personal computer, or to participate on a computer without having to utilize a phone line.
* Ability to logon and view archived course information up to 7 days after the course has been offered. This includes course documents and streaming video of the lectures.
Continuing Education Units
CEUs: 10.5 (CEUs provided by request only)
USC Viterbi School of Engineering Certificate of Participation is awarded to all participants upon successful completion of course.
Upon completion, participants will also receive their Institute of Industrial Engineers certification in SIx Sigma Black Belt.
Host: Corporate and Professional Programs
More Info: http://gapp.usc.edu/professional-programs/short-courses/industrial%26systems/six-sigma-black-belt
Audiences: Registered Attendees
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
Event Link: http://gapp.usc.edu/professional-programs/short-courses/industrial%26systems/six-sigma-black-belt
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Technical Interview Success presented by Dun & Bradstreet
Thu, Apr 18, 2013 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Come perfect your technical interviewing skills with Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.’s interview workshop on April 18 from 12:00 to 1:00. Gain real work insight into how technical interviews are conducted at a local technology company. You will be talking with members of the technology team, including the VP of Technology, Shailen Mistry. Be prepared to discuss your programming skills, utilize your problem solving abilities and discuss past development experience.
D & B would especially like to see our CECS & CSCI students attend!More Information: USC-Interview-internship-flyer-R6.pdf
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi BS, MS Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Perspectives on Building a Career in Research
Thu, Apr 18, 2013 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Professor Noah Malmstadt, Dr. Deniz Armani,
Talk Title: Perspectives on Building a Career in Research
Series: Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science Graduate Students Practical Seminar
Abstract: This practical seminar is designed to introduce the graduate students, in particular Ph.D. students, in the department to research career path in academia and industry. A panel consisting of a faculty member, Professor Noah Malmstadt, and an industry participant, Dr. Deniz Armani, will be presenting their perspectives on research careers and the opportunities and challenges that come with developing a career in research. The panel provides a good opportunity for graduate students to gain some insight into what is involved in a research career path and to ask any questions they may have about this career choice.
Location: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 159
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: Ryan Choi
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Human Motion Analysis in the Interplay of Multimodality, Representation and Learning
Thu, Apr 18, 2013 @ 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Ferda Ofli, University of California - Berkeley
Talk Title: Human Motion Analysis in the Interplay of Multimodality, Representation and Learning
Abstract: Human motion analysis is one of the most challenging research areas in computer vision in which one can seek to perform better by fusing information from multi-sensory data, by proposing richer feature representations, and by developing more efficient learning algorithms. In this talk, I will first describe the Berkeley MHAD, recently released comprehensive multimodal human action database, and present action recognition results for individual modalities as well as combinations of different modalities using state-of-the-art feature representations together with kernel-based methods. Then, I will introduce a new skeletal representation of human actions based on orderings of the most informative joints and demonstrate on multiple datasets that the new representation is discriminative for human action recognition and performs better than state-of-the-art feature representations. Finally, I will talk about a multimodal analysis framework for learning and synthesis of human body motions in the context of dance performances.
Biography: Ferda Ofli received B.Sc. degrees both in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Computer Engineering, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey, in 2005 and 2010, respectively. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Teleimmersion Lab at the University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. His research interests span the areas of multimedia signal processing, computer vision, pattern recognition and machine learning. He received Graduate Studies Excellence award in 2010 for outstanding academic achievement at Koc University. http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~fofli/
Host: Prof. Shrikanth Narayanan
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 320
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mary Francis
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Focused on parallel and distributed computingThu, Apr 18, 2013 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: TBA, TBA
Talk Title: TBA
Series: EE598 Seminar Course
Abstract: Weekly seminars given by researchers in academia and industry including senior doctoral students in EE, CS and ISI covering current research related to parallel and distributed computation including parallel algorithms, high performance computing, scientific computation, application specific architectures, multi-core and many-core architectures and algorithms, application acceleration, reconfigurable computing systems, data intensive systems, Big Data and cloud computing.
Biography: Prerequisite: Students are expected to be familiar with basic concepts at the level of graduate level courses in Computer Engineering and Computer Science in some of these topic areas above. Ph.D. students in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Computer Science can automatically enroll. M.S. students can enroll only with permission of the instructor. To request permission send a brief mail to the instructor in text format with the subject field ââ¬ÅEE 598ââ¬Â. The body of the mail (in text format) should include name, degree objective, courses taken at USC and grades obtained, prior educational background, and relevant research background, if any.
Requirements for CR:
1. Attending at least 10 seminars during the semester
There will be a sign-in sheet and a sign-out sheet at every seminar. All students must sign-in (before 2:00pm) and sign-out (after 3:00pm). The sign-in sheet will not be available after 2:00pm, and the sign-out sheet will not be available before 3:00pm.
2. Submitting a written report for at least 5 seminars
The written report for each seminar must be 1-page single line spaced format with font size of 12 (Times) or 11 (Arial) without any figures, tables, or graphs. The report must be submitted no later than 1 week after the corresponding seminar, and must be handed only to the instructor either on the seminar times or during office hours. Late reports will not be considered.
The report must summarize studentââ¬â¢s own understanding of the seminar, and should contain the following:
- Your name and submission date [1 line]
- Title of the seminar, name of the speaker, and seminar date [1 line]
- Background of the work (e.g., applications, prior research, etc.) [1 paragraph]
- Highlights of the approaches presented in the seminar [1-2 paragraphs]
- Main results presented in the seminar [1-2 paragraphs]
- Conclusion (your own conclusion and not what was given by the speaker) [1 paragraph]
Reviewing papers related to the topic of the seminar, and incorporating relevant findings in the
reports (e.g., in the conclusion section) is encouraged. In such cases, make sure to clearly indicate
the reference(s) used to derive these conclusions.
Host: Professor Viktor K. Prasanna
More Information: Course Announcement_EE598_Focused on parallel and distributed computing_(Spring 2013).pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Janice Thompson
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Astani CEE. Dept Seminar
Thu, Apr 18, 2013 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Sarah C. Taylor-Lange , The University of Texas at Austin
Talk Title: Advancements in concrete materials sustainability: Supplementary cementitious material development and pollutant interaction
Abstract: Concrete, on a volume basis, is the most widely used, man-made material in the world. Cement is an essential component of concrete and is responsible for over 5% of the global anthropogenic CO2 emissions. This seminar focuses on the development and use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) for enhancing the sustainability of concrete, taking into consideration the reduction in CO2 emissions from manufacturing, changes in the cement chemistry and mechanical properties, as well as uptake and release of airborne pollutants. First, the sustainability attributes of SCMs will be introduced focusing on the development of impure clay minerals as competitive, locally available, partial cement substitutes. The results demonstrate select clay minerals are energetically and structurally favorable SCMs proving to be a competitive, sustainable alternative for use in concrete. In addition, this research provides an understanding of the interactions between building material selection and our living environment. Numerical and experimental studies on the interaction of indoor/outdoor pollutants including radon, ozone, and carbon dioxide with SCMs in concretes and renders will be presented. The results suggest a high potential for SCMs to reduce indoor radon exposure from concrete, contingent upon SCM constituent radionucleotide content and emanation fraction. In addition, studies demonstrate opportunities for optimizing render binder composition for passive pollutant removal. The results from this work collectively contribute toward the broader goal of modernizing and advancing the construction industry toward best sustainable practices and highlighting the importance of an integrated approach which simultaneously considers the mechanical performance, cost, energy requirements, emission signatures, as well as environmental and health impacts.
Host: Astani CEE Dept.
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Cassie Cremeans
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EE 598: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH SEMINAR COURSE #13
Thu, Apr 18, 2013 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Farnoush Banaei-Kashani, PhD, Computer Science, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Talk Title: Indexes for Efficient Spatial Query Processing on Cloud
Series: EE598 Seminar Course
Abstract: With exclusive access to geospatial data and the hardware platform to develop and serve data-rich geospatial applications, large IT companies have created a monopoly on development of these applications; hence, hindering healthy competition and economic growth. We argue that introduction of cloud computing has recently opened the door to break this monopoly by providing open access to both data and hardware platform, and consequently, enabled any interested entity to develop cloud-based geospatial services and applications. Accordingly as a means to facilitate this transition, we investigate, design and develop Geo-SaaS (short for Geospatial Software-as-a-Service), a framework for geospatial service/SaaS development on cloud platforms. Geo-SaaS provides the programming environment and the query re-writing toolset required for porting the existing geospatial queries and access methods to the parallel platform of cloud. Practitioners (e.g., various businesses) can use the geospatial services developed based on GeoSaaS to implement their cloud-based geospatial applications, and academics can extend the toolsets provided by GeoSaaS by developing their own geospatial services. In this talk, I start by further motivating Geo-SaaS, and then review sample results from our prior work as well as our ongoing work.
Biography: Farnoush Banaei-Kashani is a Research Associate and Associate Director of Research at NSF's Integrated Media Systems Center (IMSC) at the University of Southern California. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 1996, and his M.S. and Ph.D. Degrees in Computer Networks and Computer Science from the University of Southern California in 2002 and 2006, respectively. His research is focused on fundamental and applied data management with special interest in Data-driven Decision-making Systems (DDSs), i.e., systems that automate the process of decision-making based on data. Toward this end, his research objective is to introduce novel solutions for all components of the DDS data management cycle (namely, data collection, transfer, preprocessing, storage for querying, analysis and mining, visualization, and actuation) under various combinations of the Big Data V3 challenges relevant for the desired DDS applications. Dr. Banaei-Kashani has authored more than forty research articles in the areas of Sensor and Peer-to-Peer Databases, Distributed Databases, and Spatial Databases, Data Streams, Cloud Computing, and Social Network Analysis. He regularly serves on the program committee of various database conferences.
Host: Professor Viktor K. Prasanna
More Information: Course Announcement_EE598_Focused on parallel and distributed computing_(Spring 2013) 2.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Janice Thompson
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CS Distinguished Lecture: Gail Kaiser (Columbia): Testing 1... 2... 3...
Thu, Apr 18, 2013 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Gail Kaiser, Columbia
Talk Title: Testing 1... 2... 3...
Series: CS Distinguished Lectures
Abstract: Testing software systems is hard. Conventional software testing checks whether each output is correct for the set of test inputs. But for some software, it is not known what the correct output should be for some inputs. How can we construct and execute test cases that will find coding errors even when we do not know whether the output is correct? And for most software, the development-lab testing process can not cover all inputs and/or internal states that can arise after deployment. How can we construct and execute test cases that operate in the states that occur during user operation to continue to find coding errors without impacting the user? Finally, for some (most?) software, even with rigorous pre and post deployment testing, users will inevitably notice errors that were not detected by the developer's test cases. How can we construct and execute new test cases that reproduce these errors? This talk will present an overview of my lab's past decade and ongoing research on these hard testing problems.
Biography: Gail E. Kaiser is a Professor of Computer Science and the Director of the Programming Systems Laboratory in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University. She was named an NSF Presidential Young Investigator in Software Engineering and Software Systems in 1988, and has published over 150 refereed papers in a range of software areas. Prof. Kaiser's research interests include social software engineering, collaborative work, privacy and security, software reliability, self-managing systems, parallel and distributed systems, Web technologies, information management, and software development environments and tools. She has consulted or worked summers for courseware authoring, software process and networking startups, several defense contractors, the Software Engineering Institute, Bell Labs, IBM, Siemens, Sun and Telcordia. Her lab has been funded by NSF, NIH, DARPA, ONR, NASA, NYS Science & Technology Foundation, and numerous companies. Prof. Kaiser served on the editorial board of IEEE Internet Computing for many years, was a founding associate editor of ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology, chaired an ACM SIGSOFT Symposium on Foundations of Software Engineering, vice chaired three of the IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems, and serves frequently on conference program committees. She also served on the Committee of Examiners for the Educational Testing Service's Computer Science Advanced Test (the GRE CS test) for three years, and has chaired her department's doctoral program since 1997. Prof. Kaiser received her PhD and MS from CMU and her ScB from MIT.
Host: William GJ Halfond
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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TIBCO Information Session
Thu, Apr 18, 2013 @ 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
TIBCO will be coming to discuss available summer internship positions.
*Summer Intern position available: Design/UX Intern, Mobile Developer Intern, UI Developer Intern, Server Developer Intern.
Internships are located in Palo Alto, CA. Targeting Computer Science Majors
Please see the attached document for more information.
More Information: tibbr_Intern_Program_2013_V2.pdf
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: BS, MS
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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ASBME's Alumni Panel
Thu, Apr 18, 2013 @ 07:15 PM - 08:15 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
University Calendar
Interested in what to do after undergrad? Not sure what options to explore? Not sure of what BME really is? Come to our panel where BME alumni who have gone on to a variety of different career fields will talk to you about how their undergraduate BME experience was like at USC. From finance to industry to grad school to medical school we will be opening up the floor for you to ask our panelists practically anything you would like to know about BME. This is a fantastic time to see successful BME alumni talk about their undergraduate experience and what exactly they got from it. Good and fulfilling food will be provided to members!
Location: TBD
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
