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Events for May 16, 2024
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SeMS Aviation Security Management Systems AVSEC 24-2Thu, May 16, 2024 @ 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
University Calendar
This course is designed for individuals responsible for managing and implementing aviation security measures at medium to small-size aircraft operators, all airports, and Indirect Air Carriers (IACs). The course applies the fundamentals of SMS (hazard identification, risk assessment, and mitigation of risk) to aviation security. It demonstrates how to conduct a risk-based security program that builds upon national and international standards and requirements. The course presents the PRIFISE operational risk assessment tool as a framework for meeting emerging security threats. As cyber security has become a more important issue, this course has been extended to include a half-day on cyber security. Note: This is a non-SSI course.
Location: Century Boulevard Building (CBB) - 920
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daniel Scalese
Event Link: https://avsafe.usc.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&course=24AAVSEC2
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Software Safety SFT 24-2
Thu, May 16, 2024 @ 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
University Calendar
Software requires special attention in system planning, architecture, design, and testing. This course presents philosophies and methods of developing and analyzing software and highlights managing a software safety program. Software design principles will be taught to create fault-tolerant and acceptably safe programs. Several software hazard analysis methods will be evaluated, including Fault Tree/Soft Tree, Software Sneak Analysis, and Petri Nets.
Location: Century Boulevard Building (CBB) - 960
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daniel Scalese
Event Link: https://avsafe.usc.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&course=24ASFT2
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PhD Dissertation Defense - Nicolaas Weideman
Thu, May 16, 2024 @ 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
PhD Dissertation Defense - Nicolaas Weideman
Title: Improving Binary Program Analysis to Enhance the Security of Modern Software Systems
Committee: Jelena Mirkovic (chair), Chao Wang and Paul Bogdan
Abstract: With the ever-increasing reliance of the modern world on software systems, the frequency and impact of cyberattacks have greatly increased as well. Software must be analyzed thoroughly to evaluate its security, as vulnerabilities in software can have devastating consequences such as compromised privacy of users, shutdown of infrastructure, significant business losses, and even pose threat to human life. Unfortunately, manual analysis of the source code is insufficient to evaluate the security of software. This is firstly due to the quantity and size of modern software making this method impractical and secondly due to low-level vulnerabilities that are invisible in the source code. Conversely, binary program analysis focuses on automatically analyzing the machine code instructions of executables to reason about security-related properties. In this thesis we enhance automatic software security evaluation by leveraging and extending binary program analysis. We develop approaches to 1) automatically discover vulnerabilities and 2) automatically and safely patch vulnerabilities. We improve the reliability of binary data-flow analysis by 3) evaluating three state of the art binary analysis frameworks and 4) improving the state of the art. Each of these directions independently pushes the boundaries of what is possible in defending modern software, leading to a more secure digital environment.
Location: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 213
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Nicolaas Weideman
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Alfred E.Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering - Seminar series
Thu, May 16, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Ben Almquist, Senior Lecturer (US equivalent: Associate Professor) in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London and Director of the Biomedical Technology Ventures Programme
Talk Title: Pilfering Patient Pharmacies -“ Using Bioinspiration to Drive Wound Repair
Abstract: Over the course of our lives, our bodies break down and we fix them. Everything from a scraped knee to a broken bone can be mended. But there is always the chance that the task becomes a bit too much for our bodies to handle. Whether it is a chronic skin wound that has persisted for twenty years in an elderly individual, a diabetic ulcer that is trying hard to steal a life, or simply a major traumatic injury that is simply too much for our bodies to handle, the impact is astounding. Chronic non-healing skin wounds have been called a silent epidemic, drive social isolation and depression, and consume 3-5% of national healthcare budgets. Meanwhile, non-union fractures of bones, such as the tibia, score lower in quality-of-life surveys than acute myocardial infarction, AIDS, and T1 diabetes, with a one in two chance of not returning to work. Somewhat surprisingly, there is an astounding lack of innovative approaches carrying clinical approval for treating defective wound healing; in the area of skin repair, the last FDA approved pharmacologic treatment for chronic wounds was approved over 20 years ago! In this talk, I will discuss our push to develop new methods for promoting tissue repair for both chronic and acute wounds, using bioinspiration to link together insights from materials science, nanotechnology and biology to enable new possibilities for driving tissue repair. This goal has led us to establish a new method for controlling drug delivery based on cellular traction forces, while also allowing us to ask the question – can our bodies simply give us the helping hand we need to heal our tissues?
Biography: Dr Ben Almquist is a Senior Lecturer (US equivalent: Associate Professor) in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London and Director of the Biomedical Technology Ventures Programme. His research aims to develop new methods for seamlessly bridging the interface between engineered materials and devices and biological systems, with a major focus on tissue repair and regeneration. Dr Almquist has been recognized as an Emerging Investigator in Biomaterials Science and is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining. Before joining Imperial College, Dr Almquist spent time as a NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellow at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and Institute for Solider Nanotechnologies at MIT and was a Research Fellow in the Center for Probing the Nanoscale at Stanford University. He has an MS and PhD in Materials Science from Stanford University and a BSc in Materials Science from Michigan Technological University.
Host: Eun Ji Chung
Location: Corwin D. Denney Research Center (DRB) - 145
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Carla Stanard
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DEN@Viterbi: Active Duty Military and Veterans Info Session
Thu, May 16, 2024 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
DEN@Viterbi, Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Join USC Viterbi representatives for a step-by-step guide and tips for how to apply for formal admission into a Master's degree or Graduate Certificate program. The session is intended for individuals who wish to pursue a graduate degree program completely online via USC Viterbi's flexible online DEN@Viterbi delivery method. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect directly with USC Viterbi representatives and ask questions about the admission process throughout the session.
WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/weblink/register/r6b09657bde1e9fef8b36ffd0b45ac6e8
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
Event Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/weblink/register/r6b09657bde1e9fef8b36ffd0b45ac6e8
