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PhD Thesis Proposal - Rajrup Ghosh
Fri, May 02, 2025 @ 08:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
University Calendar
Title of Thesis Proposal: Enabling Volumetric Video Conferencing and Live Streaming
Date and Time: May 2 2025 (Monday), 8:30 am - 10:00 am PST
Location: 202C, GCS, Floor 2
Committee Members: Ramesh Govindan (Chair), Barath Raghavan, Yue Wang, Harsha V. Madhyastha, Antonio Ortega
Abstract: Volumetric video streaming represents the next frontier in media communication, enabling highly immersive experiences by capturing and transmitting dynamic 3D scenes in real-time. However, significant challenges remain before widespread adoption is possible, including managing substantial bandwidth demands, achieving low-latency, supporting multi-party interactions, and maintaining high visual realism. This thesis explores novel methods to overcome these barriers. To enable immersive two-party conferencing, I introduce LiVo, a system that efficiently streams full-scene volumetric videos by extending 2D video encoding techniques, adaptive bandwidth allocation, and real-time view prediction and culling. LiVo significantly reduces bandwidth usage while maintaining an end-to-end latency of approximately 250 ms at 30 frames per second. Extending these capabilities to multi-party scenarios, I propose LiVo++, which must address challenges in synchronization, computation overhead, and changing network conditions. It proposes dynamic strategies to adapt video quality levels according to participants' device capabilities and available bandwidth, enabling robust and scalable interactive experiences. Finally, I propose to improve visual quality through LiVoGS, a system leveraging Gaussian Splatting. LiVoGS will explore integrating Gaussian Splatting with motion-compensated encoding inspired by traditional 2D codecs, to achieve photorealistic visual quality and significantly improved bandwidth efficiency. Collectively, these innovations enable practical, efficient, and visually realistic volumetric video conferencing and streaming, paving the way toward the future of immersive multimedia communication.
Zoom Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92046695163?pwd=PcSYsbDor5695TXOC9en6H6ByMPwbW.1Location: Ginsburg Hall (GCS) - 202C
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Rajrup Ghosh
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4th Annual Symposium USC-Amazon Center
Fri, May 02, 2025 @ 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Workshops & Infosessions
More Information: 2025 USC-Amazon Symposium Flyer.pdf
Location: 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Ariana Perez
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
AI Seminar-Harnessing Autonomous Vehicles for Smarter Traffic Management
Fri, May 02, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Ruolin Li, USC
Talk Title: Harnessing Autonomous Vehicles for Smarter Traffic Management
Series: AI Seminar
Abstract: Meeting hosts only admit on-line guests that they know to the Zoom meeting. Hence, you’re highly encouraged to use your USC account to sign into Zoom. If you’re an outside visitor, please inform us at (nlg-seminar-host(at)isi.edu) to make us aware of your attendance so we can admit you. Specify if you will attend remotely or in person at least one business day prior to the event. Provide your: full name, job title and professional affiliation and arrive at least 10 minutes before the seminar begins. If you do not have access to the 10th Floor for in-person attendance, please check in at the main reception desk to check in as a visitor and someone will escort you to the conference room location. You are required to register for this event. https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_koeiKjLnTveQ06NAHEkIwA https://usc.zoom.us/j/93611391909?pwd=995rTEdKQwrDjObtL3amUojQXGYISL.1 Meeting ID: 936 1139 1909 Passcode: 172658
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) offer new opportunities to improve traffic flow, enhance system-wide coordination, and maximize societal benefits through their increased controllability and adaptability. However, their effective integration into transportation systems requires a comprehensive understanding of AV-human interactions and the development of strategic control mechanisms to prevent potential negative consequences, such as the exploitation of AVs’ cooperative behaviors by selfish drivers.
This talk examines a series of representative transportation scenarios—highway on-ramps, vehicle routing in networks, and toll lane usage—to explore how AVs can be leveraged to improve traffic efficiency and overall system performance. The presentation introduces innovative models that capture the complex interplay between human-driven and autonomous vehicles and demonstrates control strategies that optimize AVs' potential while mitigating the risks of adverse exploitation. The discussion highlights the importance of well-designed AV deployment and control policies to ensure that autonomous mobility serves broader societal interests.
Biography: Ruolin Li is a Gabilan Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California. Her research focuses on the active control and management of autonomous vehicles in mixed-autonomy environments, leveraging game theory, multi-agent systems, and optimization to enhance the societal benefits of intelligent transportation systems. She explores how AVs can be strategically integrated to foster more adaptive and cooperative mobility networks.
Prior to joining USC, Ruolin was a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley in 2023 and 2018, respectively. She is recognized as a Rising Star in Civil and Environmental Engineering by MIT and a Rising Star in Mechanical Engineering by Stanford.
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Host: Eric Boxer and Peter Zamar
More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_koeiKjLnTveQ06NAHEkIwA
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93611391909?pwd=995rTEdKQwrDjObtL3amUojQXGYISL.1Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - Virtual and ISI-Conf Rm#1014
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93611391909?pwd=995rTEdKQwrDjObtL3amUojQXGYISL.1
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Pete Zamar
Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_koeiKjLnTveQ06NAHEkIwA
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Alfred E.Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering - Seminar series
Fri, May 02, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Amy Herr, Ph.D., Professor of Bioengineering, and a Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator University of California, Berkeley
Talk Title: Design of microanalytical tools to understand single-cell biology
Abstract: My lab is interested in design of microanalytical tools to address cellular-resolution questions that are difficult (or impossible) to answer with existing approaches. Our research spans from questions in cancer biology and developmental biology to symbiotic cellular systems and cell biology. We tackle questions where protein expression, state, and function play important biological roles, and we are particularly interested in questions where proteoforms (e.g., protein isoforms) are key molecular players. In this talk, I will focus on two areas where precision microfluidic tools for molecular and cellular measurements are accelerating biological understanding. First, single-cell genomics and transcriptomics tools have radically changed the biological sciences and biomedicine. Further, microfluidic tools have radically expanded the capabilities of these sequencing tools (e.g., sequencing flow cells and droplet systems). Our aim is to bring the power of single-cell understanding to proteomics (targeted & discovery) by leveraging the precision of microfluidic design. Second, I will describe recent research from my lab that physically links together multiple, independent measurement modalities in a ‘single-cell, same-cell’ paradigm. Our long-term vision is to create tools that allow researchers to ex-post query a unique originating cell for protein-level information, as informed by a priori sequencing-based discovery. Taken together, we strive to introduce tools uniquely equipped to measure both cellular and molecular heterogeneity as a means to more comprehensively understand cellular form and function.
Biography: Dr. Herr is Professor of Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley and a Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator. She received a BS degree in Engineering & Applied Science from the California Institute of Technology and MS and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. Professor Herr is an elected Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and an elected member of the National Academy of Inventors. Her research interests include bioinstrumentation innovation to advance quantitation in the biosciences & biomedicine, in particular the study and application of electrokinetic phenomena in single-cell and sub-cellular analyses. She has been recognized as a: Sciex Microscale Separations Innovation Medalist (2018), Visionary Awardee by the City of Berkeley (2017; one of three), Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator (2017-2022), 2016 Mid-Career Achievement Award from the American Electrophoresis Society (AES), 2015 Georges Guiochon Faculty Fellow from HPLC (inaugural), 2012 Young Innovator Award from Analytical Chemistry/CBMS, 2011 NSF CAREER award, 2010 NIH New Innovator Award, 2010 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in chemistry, 2010 New Investigator Award in Analytical Chemistry from Eli Lilly & Co., 2009 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award, 2009 Hellman Family Faculty Fund Award from UC Berkeley.
Host: Maral Mousavi
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 109
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Carla Stanard
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Alfred E.Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering - Seminar series
Fri, May 02, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Amy Herr, Ph.D. , Professor of Bioengineering, and a Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator University of California, Berkeley
Talk Title: âÂÂDesign of microanalytical tools to understand single-cell biology
Abstract: My lab is interested in design of microanalytical tools to address cellular-resolution questions thatare difficult (or impossible) to answer with existing approaches. Our research spans from questionsin cancer biology and developmental biology to symbiotic cellular systems and cell biology. Wetackle questions where protein expression, state, and function play important biological roles, andwe are particularly interested in questions where proteoforms (e.g., protein isoforms) are keymolecular players. In this talk, I will focus on two areas where precision microfluidic tools formolecular and cellular measurements are accelerating biological understanding. First, single-cellgenomics and transcriptomics tools have radically changed the biological sciences andbiomedicine. Further, microfluidic tools have radically expanded the capabilities of thesesequencing tools (e.g., sequencing flow cells and droplet systems). Our aim is to bring the powerof single-cell understanding to proteomics (targeted & discovery) by leveraging the precision ofmicrofluidic design. Second, I will describe recent research from my lab that physically linkstogether multiple, independent measurement modalities in a ‘single-cell, same-cell’ paradigm. Ourlong-term vision is to create tools that allow researchers to ex-post query a unique originating cellfor protein-level information, as informed by a priori sequencing-based discovery. Taken together,we strive to introduce tools uniquely equipped to measure both cellular and molecularheterogeneity as a means to more comprehensively understand cellular form and function.
Biography: Dr. Herr is Professor of Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley and a ChanZuckerberg Biohub Investigator. She received a BS degree in Engineering & Applied Science fromthe California Institute of Technology and MS and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering fromStanford University. Professor Herr is an elected Fellow of the American Institute of Medical andBiological Engineering (AIMBE) and an elected member of the National Academy of Inventors. Herresearch interests include bioinstrumentation innovation to advance quantitation in the biosciences& biomedicine, in particular the study and application of electrokinetic phenomena in single-celland sub-cellular analyses. She has been recognized as a: Sciex Microscale SeparationsInnovation Medalist (2018), Visionary Awardee by the City of Berkeley (2017; one of three), ChanZuckerberg Biohub Investigator (2017-2022), 2016 Mid-Career Achievement Award from theAmerican Electrophoresis Society (AES), 2015 Georges Guiochon Faculty Fellow from HPLC(inaugural), 2012 Young Innovator Award from Analytical Chemistry/CBMS, 2011 NSF CAREERaward, 2010 NIH New Innovator Award, 2010 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in chemistry,2010 New Investigator Award in Analytical Chemistry from Eli Lilly & Co., 2009 Defense AdvancedResearch Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award, 2009 Hellman Family Faculty FundAward from UC Berkeley.
Host: Maral Mousavi
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 109
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Carla Stanard
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series
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Fri, May 02, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Hacker, Teledyne Scientific Company
Talk Title: Teledyne Scientific 3DHI SLIC Foundry Process
Series: CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series
Abstract: Teledyne Scientific offers an innovative 3D-Heterogenous Integration (3D-HI) Packaging Technology as a foundry process though the CA DREAMS hub. The SMART Laminated Interposer with CMOS (SLIC) technology enables a new generation of transceiver arrays that integrate all required functionality from rf beamforming RFIC electronics to III-V front-end MMICs, low-loss transmission lines, dc power distribution, and aperture feeds into a compact, rugged, micromachined three-dimensional structure. Teledyne’s SLIC 3DHI process is particularly suitable for the fabrication of low-cost batch fabricated millimeter-wave phased arrays and has been used to demonstrate phased arrays operating at 44, 94, and 220 GHz.
Biography: Jonathan Hacker is a department head at Teledyne Scientific Company, involved in research and development efforts in low-cost batch-fabricated phased-array sensors using 3DHI, Indium phosphide millimeter-wave monolithic microwave integrated circuits, Charge-Enhanced GaN MMICs, and Vanadium Dioxide ultra-low loss RF switches. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Caltech in 1994. Hacker is a Fellow of the IEEE.
Host: Dr. Steve Crago
More Info: https://www.isi.edu/events/5770/teledyne-scientific-3dhi-slic-foundry-process/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addonMore Information: image-400x400 (17).jpg
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addon
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amy Kasmir
Event Link: https://www.isi.edu/events/5770/teledyne-scientific-3dhi-slic-foundry-process/
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series
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Fri, May 02, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Hacker, Teledyne Scientific Company
Talk Title: Teledyne Scientific 3DHI SLIC Foundry Process
Series: CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series
Abstract: Teledyne Scientific offers an innovative 3D-Heterogenous Integration (3D-HI) Packaging Technology as a foundry process though the CA DREAMS hub. The SMART Laminated Interposer with CMOS (SLIC) technology enables a new generation of transceiver arrays that integrate all required functionality from rf beamforming RFIC electronics to III-V front-end MMICs, low-loss transmission lines, dc power distribution, and aperture feeds into a compact, rugged, micromachined three-dimensional structure. Teledyne’s SLIC 3DHI process is particularly suitable for the fabrication of low-cost batch fabricated millimeter-wave phased arrays and has been used to demonstrate phased arrays operating at 44, 94, and 220 GHz.
Biography: Jonathan Hacker is a department head at Teledyne Scientific Company, involved in research and development efforts in low-cost batch-fabricated phased-array sensors using 3DHI, Indium phosphide millimeter-wave monolithic microwave integrated circuits, Charge-Enhanced GaN MMICs, and Vanadium Dioxide ultra-low loss RF switches. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Caltech in 1994. Hacker is a Fellow of the IEEE.
Host: Dr. Steve Crago
More Info: https://www.isi.edu/events/5770/teledyne-scientific-3dhi-slic-foundry-process/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addonMore Information: image-400x400 (17).jpg
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addon
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amy Kasmir
Event Link: https://www.isi.edu/events/5770/teledyne-scientific-3dhi-slic-foundry-process/
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
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