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Finals Examinations Begin
Tue, May 03, 2005
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
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Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: Monica De Los Santos
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Virtual Teachers and Virtual Therapists An Emerging Reality
Thu, May 05, 2005 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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"Virtual Teachers and Virtual Therapists An Emerging Reality"Ron Cole
Center for Spoken Language Research
University of Colorado at Boulder AbstractIn March 2005 in Hanover Germany over 500,000 people attended Cebit, the world's largest technology trade show, to view the latest technology marvels. Germany's Siemens AG unveiled its new Animated Instant Voice Messages, in hopes of transforming text messages from boring print to a more interactive experience. "According to an Associated Press Report, "The program converts the text in a wireless message into speech that can be synchronized to play with moving animated lips superimposed on one of the user's own photographs. European users will get the first chance to see it, likely later this year." So I will soon be to call your cell phone, leave a message, and my pretty face will appear on the screen of your cell phone to say it. In the next five years, we can expect ever more sophisticated and engaging talking heads to appear in computer programs, on Web sites, handheld devices and cell phones. As speech recognition, semantic parsing and character animation technologies improve, along with processors, displays and networks, talking heads will become more common and believable, producing automatically, from speech and/or text, head movements, facial expressions and visual accurate visual speech that is consistent with the meaning and emotional content of typed or spoken messages.
At the Center for Spoken Language Research, my colleagues and I are developing computer programs with 3-D talking heads that are being used to teach children to read and learn from text, and to help individuals with Parkinson disease or aphasia to improve their speech communication skills. While these programs are quite different in terms of the nature of the interaction between the virtual human and the student or patient, each requires understanding and modeling the behaviors of a human expert who is sensitive and effective in their area of expertise. My talk will demonstrate and describe these systems. For both the virtual reading tutor and virtual speech therapist, I will present the theoretical and scientific rationale for the system, a participatory design process that aims to optimize user experiences and treatment outcomes, and challenges that need to be addressed to create next generation systems.BiographyProfessor Ron Cole is Director and Founder of the Center for Spoken Language Research at the University of Colorado Boulder. Date: May 5, 2005 (Thursday)
Time: 10:00 am
Location: EEB 248
Host: Shri Narayanan, EE-Systems (SIPI)
Contact: shri@sipi.usc.edu (x 06432)
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Regina Morton
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Final Examinations End
Tue, May 10, 2005
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
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Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: Monica De Los Santos
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Commencement
Fri, May 13, 2005 @ 09:00 AM
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Main Ceremony
Location: Alumni Park
Audiences: All Degree Candidates and Guests
Contact: Monica De Los Santos
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USC Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Commencement Cermony
Fri, May 13, 2005 @ 10:30 AM
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Viterbi School of Engineering satellite Commencement Ceremony.
Location: Archimedes Plaza
Audiences: Undergraduate Engineering Degree Candidates and Guests
Contact: Monica De Los Santos
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USC Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Commencement Ceremony
Fri, May 13, 2005 @ 02:30 PM
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Masters, ENGR, and PHD Degree candidates and guests.
Location: Archimedes Plaza (E-Quad)
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Student Affairs
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PhD Screening Exam - Part 1: Physiology (written)
Tue, May 17, 2005 @ 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Part 1: Physiology (written examination on BME 501 and BME 502)Please click HERE for more details.
Location: TBA
Audiences: Graduate/Department Only
Contact: Darryl Hwang
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First Day of Summer Classes
Wed, May 18, 2005
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
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Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: Monica De Los Santos
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PhD Screening Exam - Part 2: Engineering (written)
Wed, May 18, 2005 @ 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Part 2: Engineering (written examination on BME 511 and BME 513 or BME 523*)May 18, 2005 from 9:00-12:00
(*You will have to answer questions from the BME-511 section and questions from EITHER the BME-513 or BME-523 sections)Please click HERE for more details.Location: TBA
Audiences: Graduate/Department Only
Contact: Darryl Hwang
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PhD Screening Exam - Part 3: Oral Examination
Thu, May 26, 2005
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Part 3: Oral Examination (covers all material from BME 501, BME 502, BME 511 and BME 513 (or BME 523) plus your responses in the written examinations)May 26, 2005 (starting at 9 am - make yourself available all day)Please click HERE for more details.
Location: TBA
Audiences: Graduate/Department Only
Contact: Darryl Hwang
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Memorial Day
Mon, May 30, 2005
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
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Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Monica De Los Santos
