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Events for September 17, 2009
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Technological Entrepreneurship in Innovations for Emergence of New Industries
Thu, Sep 17, 2009 @ 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
For those interested in the AME seminar:"Technological Entrepreneurship in Innovations for Emergence of New Industries" Shuichi Ishida, Ph.D., Professor of Innovation and Social Systems Research, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, JapanABSTRACT: Innovation in industry is a process that involves an enormous amount of uncertainty, human creativity, and opportunity. Over the years, scholars have studied patterns of successful industrial innovation, but the identification of patterns does not suggest that successful innovation is entirely predictable. This research attempts to develop a practical and theoretical model of industrial innovation. Further research on the dynamics of innovation was required to development a concrete operational model to account for the role of key persons who are able to bridge over product innovation and process innovation differences. He examined the method for evaluating the strategy of firms which technology is positioned between the fluid and transitional phase of Abernathy-Utterback Model and in particular, discussed the efforts of core human resources who play a key role in the technological strategies, as well as how they are utilized. He expected to find that the strategic allocation of key individuals-multi performers would emphasize company-wide technological strategies. His research target is to address a number of epoch making product developments such as Electric Vehicle, Li-ion Battery, Fuel Cell, stuff like that, and to provide a framework for thinking about the important issues of technological entrepreneurship. Issues addressed in his future research include the following:* The role of key individuals in industrial innovation* The relationship between regional agglomeration process and technological entrepreneurship by key individuals who plays an important role of innovation and knowledge-based network creation* How 'rising' new industry firms can successfully renew their SCM as one generation of technology succeeds another (for example, EV, fuel cell, etc.). In case, who plays an important role of technological entrepreneurship?BIO: Dr. Shuichi Ishida is a Professor of Innovation and Social Systems Research at Ritsumeikan University (Rits MOT), KYOTO, JAPAN. He received his Ph.D. in the field of R&D management from Hokkaido University (2000) and in the field of Social System Engineering from Kyoto University (2008). He has done research on R&D organization, knowledge-based networking, construction project management and industrial agglomeration development, along with theoretical modeling, 'action research' at several companies with specific core technologies, and some governmental projects. Prior to joining Rits MOT faculty in 2004, he developed some frontier devices of Li-ion Battery as an engineer at Sony after finishing his masters of Nuclear Engineering at Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors in Tokyo Institute of Technology. And next, he worked as a research fellow at the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS) and an associate professor of product development at Hokkai-Gakuen University, Sapporo, JAPAN.Laufer Library, RRB 208, 1:30pm - 2:30pm, Thursday, September 17, 2009
Location: Laufer Library, RRB 208
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Failures of Iterative Decoders
Thu, Sep 17, 2009 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Shashi Kiran Chilappagri,
University of ArizonaAbstract: Low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes have been the focus of much research in the last decade due to their capacity approaching performance even when decoded with low-complexity algorithms. The message passing algorithms to decode LDPC codes are iterative in nature and work on the Tanner graph representation of the code. While these algorithms are optimal when the underlying graph is a tree, they exhibit surprisingly good performance on loopy graphs. The sub-optimality of these algorithms, however, manifests in the low noise regime leading to a abrupt performance degradation known as the error floor.In this talk, we provide an overview of the recent developments in understanding the error floor phenomenon. For the special case of the Gallager A algorithm, we analyze the trapping sets (the sub-graphs that lead to decoding failures) and present a combinatorial characterization of the underlying topological structure of these sub-graphs. We present tight upper and lower bounds on the guaranteed error correction capability of column-weight-three codes under the Gallager A algorithm. We also show how the knowledge of trapping sets can be used for performance estimation as well as code design.Biography: Shashi Kiran Chilappagri obtained his B.Tech and M.Tech degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 2004 and Ph.D. from the University of Arizona, Tucson in 2008, all in electrical engineering. He is currently a Research Engineer at the University of Arizona. His research interests include coding theory, graph theory as well as application of coding theory to inference problems in biology.Host: Alex Dimakis, dimakis@usc.edu, EEB 532, x09264
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 539
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
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CS Colloq: Dr. P. Anandan-CANCELLED
Thu, Sep 17, 2009 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED.Talk title: Inventing the Future from India: 5 Years of Microsoft Research IndiaSpeaker: Dr. P. Anandan(Managing Director, Microsoft Research India)Host: Prof. Gerard MedioniAbstract:
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Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: CS Front Desk
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Technical Resume Workshop
Thu, Sep 17, 2009 @ 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Does your resume highlight the skills that will land an interview? Learn how to create a resume that will serve as the marketing tool that will get your foot inside industry's door!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Spotlight on Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Thu, Sep 17, 2009 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
A panel discussion featuring industry representatives, alumni, faculty and current student discussing opportunities in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Computer Science.For more detailed information please visit the Spotlight website at - http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/fye/spotlight.htm\Dinner is provided.RSVP to viterbi.studentservices@usc.edu with subject line: "RSVP for Spotlight on 9/17".
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: Viterbi Undergraduate Students
Contact: Benjamin Vatterott
