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ECE Seminar: CMOS System-on-Chip Technology for Exploring Earth, the Solar System, and the Space
Thu, Sep 26, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Adrian Tang, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Talk Title: CMOS System-on-Chip Technology for Exploring Earth, the Solar System, and the Space
Abstract: In this talk, I will discuss the infusion of CMOS system-on-chip (SoC) technology into NASA-JPL instrumentation for current and future Astronomy, Earth science, and planetary science investigations. It will describe how the adoption of SoC technology has enabled a drastic reduction in the size, mass, and power consumption of space instruments, allowing them to be carried on smaller platforms while also enabling entirely new science investigations through the co-integration of mm-wave/THz and DSP elements into single-chip devices. I will discuss the fundamental design challenges these SoCs face in delivering the fidelity required for NASA’s science investigations, including sensitivity and long-term stability (Allan variance) in radiometers and high dynamic range in radar sensing. Several recently developed SoC based science instruments will be presented including: (1) The ReckTangLE mission, which carried a CMOS 183 GHz emission spectrometer and flew on a 2019 sub-orbital mission investigating stratospheric water vapor on Earth, (2) the WHATSUP 500-600 GHz spectrometer, which measures isotopic ratios of water at Europa, Titan, and Enceladus to better understand the origins of water in our solar system, (3) the Airborne Scanning Microwave Limb Sounder (ASMLS), a 340 GHz limb-sounder mission flown aboard the NASA ER-2 aircraft, (4) the SoC based ground penetrating radar (GPR) for Mars Science Helicopter that explores subsurface deposits of ice at the Martian poles to be better understand the origins of water and ice on the red planet, (5) the NASA CMOS Enhanced MetaSurface Radar mission monitoring the snowpack water content in the southwestern USA to provide the western states accurate water resource planning during periods of prolonged drought, (6) the NASA Spec-Chip instrument which explores comets and asteroids, analyzing the gasses trapped within their icy surfaces when the solar system first formed, giving us a glimpse into our cosmic origins.
Biography: Dr. Adrian Tang has over 20 years of CMOS/SiGe system-on-chip (SoC) development experience and currently directs the space system-on-chip laboratory at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which develops a wide range of CMOS SoCs for exploration of Earth, the solar system, and space. These SoCs are widely deployed across NASA’s spaceborne, airborne, and surface mission portfolios. He has served as a principal or co-principal investigator on over 30 NASA science and technology programs and as a principal investigator and mission manager on 3 NASA sub-orbital missions. He has authored over 160 IEEE articles in radar and mm-wave/THz remote sensing and was recently awarded the 2023 IEEE Region 6 Outstanding Engineer Award and the 2023 NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal.
Host: Dr. Mahta Moghaddam, mahta@usc.edu
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mayumi Thrasher
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NL Seminar-Modeling American Sign Language via Linguistic Knowledge Infusion
Thu, Sep 26, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Lee Kezar, USC
Talk Title: Modeling American Sign Language via Linguistic Knowledge Infusion
Series: NL Seminar
Abstract: REMINDER: 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 6th Floor for in-person attendance, please check in at the 10th floor main reception desk to register as a visitor and someone will escort you to the conference room location. ZOOM INFO: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92497567208?pwd=nWwbWeA3dKwYIjObiFJPxqmwbXb9p9.1 Meeting ID: 924 9756 7208 Passcode: 329410 ABSTRACT: As language technologies rapidly gain popularity and utility, many of the 70 million deaf and hard-of-hearing people who prefer a sign language are left behind. While NLP research into American Sign Language (ASL) is gaining popularity, we continue to face serious challenges like data scarcity and low engagement with ASL users and experts. This presentation will cover how ASL models strongly benefit from neuro-symbolically learning the linguistic structure of signs, yielding gains with respect to their data efficiency, explainability, and generalizability. Concretely, we show that phonological, morphological, and semantic knowledge "infusion" can increase sign recognition accuracy by 30%, enable few- and zero-shot sign understanding, reduce sensitivity to signer demographics, and address longstanding research questions in sign language phonology and language acquisition.
Biography: Lee Kezar (he/they) is fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, advised by Jesse Thomason in the Grounding Language in Actions, Multimodal Observations, and Robotics (GLAMOR) Lab. Their research blends computational, linguistic, and psychological models of ASL to increase access to language technologies and advance theoretical perspectives on signing and co-speech gesture. Read more at https://leekezar.github.io
Host: Jonathan May and Katy Felkner
More Info: https://www.isi.edu/research-groups-nlg/nlg-seminars/
Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INxlzzNtwI4Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - Conf Rm#689
WebCast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INxlzzNtwI4
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Pete Zamar
Event Link: https://www.isi.edu/research-groups-nlg/nlg-seminars/
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Viterbi - Preparing for the Career/Internship Expo
Thu, Sep 26, 2024 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
This is for Viterbi engineering students only. Please RSVP through Handshake.
Increase your understanding of this series of events to maximize your opportunities to engage with employers and prepare for the Career & Internship Expo. Obtain strategies to improve your elevator pitch and how to make a targeted employer list.Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
Event Link: https://usc.joinhandshake.com/
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DEN@Viterbi: How to Apply Virtual Info Session
Thu, Sep 26, 2024 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
DEN@Viterbi, Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Join USC Viterbi representatives for a step-by-step guide and tips for how to apply for formal admission into a Master's degree or Graduate Certificate program. The session is intended for individuals who wish to pursue a graduate degree program completely online via USC Viterbi's flexible online DEN@Viterbi delivery method. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect directly with USC Viterbi representatives and ask questions about the admission process throughout the session.
WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/weblink/register/r6adccb57a2e8570fe63499d82fa3cfb4
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
Event Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/weblink/register/r6adccb57a2e8570fe63499d82fa3cfb4
