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Task-Based Optimization for Medical Imaging
Tue, Sep 03, 2013 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Angel Pineda, Cal-State Fullerton
Talk Title: Task-Based Optimization for Medical Imaging
Series: Medical Imaging Seminar Series
Abstract: Medical images are typically obtained with a clinical task in mind. These tasks can often be modeled as signal detection or parameter estimation. In this talk, we will define the information content of medical images based on the performance of mathematical models for clinical tasks using those images. To quantify this type of information content we need to define the task (the intended use of the images), the statistics (the sources of variability in the data), and the observer (how we intend to obtain the information from the images). This ââ¬Åtask-basedââ¬Â optimization can be used in a wide variety of settings. Examples will include choosing which data to acquire in optical diffusion tomography, optimizing a tomosynthesis system for lung nodule detection and deciding whether or not to accelerate the reconstruction of x-ray CT by binning the projection data. At the end of the talk we will discuss how this type of optimization could be used in MRI
Biography: Dr. Angel Pineda is an associate professor of mathematics at California State University, Fullerton. For the 2013-14 academic year he is a visiting scholar at the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory at University of Southern California. He received his BS in chemical engineering from Lafayette College in 1995 and his PhD in applied mathematics from the University of Arizona in 2002. His postdoctoral fellowship was in the radiology department of Stanford University from 2002 to 2006. His research on statistical inverse problems in medical imaging focuses on optimization using mathematical models of clinical tasks. He is also active in mentoring undergraduate students in research and using mathematics education as a tool for international development.
Host: Professor Krishna Nayak
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Talyia Veal
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PhD Program Seminar Series: What is a PhD?
Tue, Sep 03, 2013 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Andrea Armani, USC
Talk Title: What is a PhD?
Abstract: This seminar will review what are the requirements to get into a PhD program, what you can do to improve your chance, and what exactly goes on during a PhD. I will also have a couple of my first year PhD students talk about their experiences during the admission process.
Additional seminar dates and topics:
GRE Preparation: 9/10
Choosing a School/Advisor: 9/17
Writing a Personal Statement/Preparing a CV: 9/24
Fellowship Applications: 10/1
Host: Andrea Armani
Location: Vivian Hall of Engineering (VHE) - 702
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Andrea Armani
