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Events for September 04, 2015
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, and Engineering Talk
Fri, Sep 04, 2015
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
This half day program is designed for prospective freshmen and family members. Meet USC includes an information session on the University and the Admission process, a student led walking tour of campus, and a meeting with us in the Viterbi School. During the engineering session we will discuss the curriculum, research opportunities, hands-on projects, entrepreneurial support programs, and other aspects of the engineering school. Meet USC is designed to answer all of your questions about USC, the application process, and financial aid.
Reservations are required for Meet USC. This program occurs twice, once at 8:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. Please make sure to check availability and register online for the session you wish to attend. Also, remember to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - USC Admission Office
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Computer Engineering Seminar
Fri, Sep 04, 2015 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Yiorgos Makris, University of Texas at Dallas
Talk Title: Applications of Machine Learning in the Design of Trusted and Reliable Analog/RF ICs
Abstract: As electronics continue to penetrate every facet of contemporary life, the analog/RF integrated circuit (IC) market is experiencing unprecedented growth, with its current annual value standing at over $45B. With application domains mainly in wireless communications, real-time control, remote sensing, automotive and health, ensuring reliability and trustworthiness of analog/RF integrated circuits becomes paramount. This seminar elucidates the role that machine learning and statistical analysis can play towards this end. Specifically, we will discuss (i) a classification-based test method for testing whether the performances of a fabricated analog/RF IC meet its specifications, (ii) a regression-based calibration method for tuning the performances of each fabricated device through the use of on-chip knobs in order to increase yield, (iii) a statistical side-channel fingerprinting method for detecting malicious circuit inclusions (a.k.a. hardware Trojans) in wireless cryptographic ICs, and (iv) the design of on-chip analog neural networks for enabling post-deployment built-in self-test, self-repair and self-trust evaluation. Results will be provided using industrial test data and measurements from custom-designed analog/RF ICs.
Biography: Yiorgos received the Diploma of Computer Engineering and Informatics from the University of Patras, Greece, in 1995 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Engineering from UC San Diego, in 1998 and 2001, respectively. After spending a decade on the faculty of Yale University, he joined UT Dallas where he is now a Professor of Electrical Engineering, leading the Trusted and RELiable Architectures (TRELA) Research Laboratory. His research focuses on applications of machine learning and statistical analysis in the development of trusted and reliable integrated circuits and systems, with particular emphasis in the analog/RF domain. He is the 2016 general chair and was the 2013-2014 program chair of the IEEE VLSI Test Symposium as well as the 2010-2012 program chair of the Test Technology Educational Program (TTEP). He is an associate editor of the IEEE Design & Test periodical and the Springer Journal of Electronic Testing: Theory and Applications, and served as a guest editor for the IEEE Trans. on Computers and the IEEE Trans. on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, and as a topic coordinator and/or program committee member for several IEEE and ACM conferences. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, a recipient of the 2006 Sheffield Distinguished Teaching Award and a recipient of the Best Paper Award from the 2013 Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE'13) conference. His research activities have been supported by NSF, ARO, SRC, DARPA, Boeing, IBM, LSI, Intel, and Texas Instruments.
Host: Prof. Sandeep Gupta
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 349
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Annie Yu
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W.V.T. RUSCH ENGINEERING HONORS COLLOQUIUM
Fri, Sep 04, 2015 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
The colloquium title is, "Inventions, Patents, and Protecting Our Innovation Investment," and our speaker is Clifford Cousins who is Patent Prosecution Professional from The Boeing Company.
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Ramon Borunda
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Integrated Systems Seminar Series
Fri, Sep 04, 2015 @ 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Professor Josephy Bardin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Talk Title: BiCMOS Circuits for Ultra Sensitive Scientific Sensor Systems
Series: Integrated Systems Seminar
Abstract: In a variety of critical scientific fields, the highest performance instrumentation exploits cryogenically cooled electronics to achieve levels of performance far beyond what is feasible using room temperature electronics. For example, the free-space optical communications link-”currently under development by NASA for Gbps communication with spacecraft-”requires the use of superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPD) operating at 1 K physical temperature to achieve sufficient earth terminal sensitivity. While much research has been focused on novel device technologies to enable new and more sensitive scientific instrumentation, limited work has focused on the use of semiconductor circuits to optimize the performance of these systems. In this talk, we will describe our research efforts in ultra-sensitive cryogenically cooled SiGe BiCMOS electronics for scalable scientific instruments. The talk will begin with a review of the physics and performance of SiGe HBTs at deep cryogenic temperatures (e.g., 4 K) and a discussion of challenges encountered by designers targeting this unconventional temperature range. We will then present the design, characterization, and system impact of novel circuits for a variety of applications ranging from THz focal plane arrays for radio astronomy to detector systems for quantum optics.
Biography: Joseph Bardin received the BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from UCSB, UCLA, and Caltech in 2003, 2005, and 2009, respectively. From 2003-2005, he was with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In the Spring of 2011, he joined the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as an Assistant Professor. His research group explores a broad range of topics in the field of high-frequency circuit design ranging from device modeling to the implementation of sophisticated integrated circuits. He is the recipient of a 2011 DARPA Young Faculty Award, a 2014 NSF CAREER Award, and a 2015 ONR YIP Award.
Host: Hosted by Prof. Hossein Hashemi, Prof. Mike Chen, and Prof. Mahta Moghaddam. Organized and hosted by SungWon Chung.
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Elise Herrera-Green
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NL Seminar-How Much Information Does a Human Translator Add to the Original?
Fri, Sep 04, 2015 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Barret Zoph, USC/ISI
Talk Title: How Much Information Does a Human Translator Add to the Original?
Series: Natural Language Seminar
Abstract: We ask how much information a human translator adds to an original text, and we provide a bound. We address this question in the context of bilingual text com- pression: given a source text, how many bits of additional information are required to specify the target text produced by a human translator? We develop new compression algorithms and establish a benchmark task.
Host: Nima Pourdamghani and Kevin Knight
More Info: http://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
Location: 6th Flr Conf Rm # 689, Marina Del Rey
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Peter Zamar
Event Link: http://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
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ASBME BIOMED: Research Symposium
Fri, Sep 04, 2015 @ 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Interested in research but not really sure where to start? Join ASBME for our annual BIOMED Research Symposium Dinner held in the TCC Forum. Every fall we invite several talented and respected professors and researchers from the BME department to discuss their innovative research. BIOMED offers a great opportunity for students to discover the groundbreaking research and discuss the research with over dinner. As is tradition, Viztango's will be served for dinner. Sign-ups are first come, first serve, so reserve your spot by completing the Google Form below and submitting a $20 deposit (to be returned at check-in for the event) to DRB 110. For more information, or if you have any questions, please email Agnes Youn at agnesyou@usc.edu.
RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/a/usc.edu/forms/d/1eAQqTp_qt8qb1CCxzWAtukXeB4VWTtKNKoGjmB44rK8/viewform?usp=send_formLocation: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - 450
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
