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Aircraft Accident Investigation
Mon, Oct 03, 2011 @ 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
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This is a two week course. All aspects of the investigation process are addressed, starting with preparation for the investigation through writing the final report. Investigative techniques are examined with emphasis on fixed wing investigation. Data collection, wreckage reconstruction and cause analysis are also studied.
Location: Aviation Safety & Security Campus
Audiences: Aviation Professionals
Contact: Harrison Wolf
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Integrated Systems Seminar Series - Prof. Karim Oweiss from Michigan State University
Tue, Oct 04, 2011 @ 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Title: Conversing with the Brain
Speaker: Prof. Karim G. Oweiss, Michigan State University
Abstract: Brain machine interfaces (BMIs) are a direct communication pathway between the brain and a man-made device, with an ultimate goal of improving the lifestyle of neurologically impaired subjects. For these systems to operate optimally, some means of bi-directional translation should occur between the signals that the brain uses for its internal communication and those used by the machine to achieve a desired functional outcome. In this talk, I will discuss some of our recent efforts to establish a readout methodology that translates neural ensemble activity to machine language. I will follow with a brief discussion on how to optimize microstimulation of these ensembles to increase the effectiveness of BMIs. I will conclude with a brief overview of our progress in engineering a wireless, fully implantable system for large-scale neural interfaces to pave the way for deploying BMIs in clinical applications.
Biography: Karim G. Oweiss received his B.S. (1993) and M.S. (1996) degrees with honors in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alexandria, Egypt, and the Ph.D. degree (2002) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He completed a post-doctoral training in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2002. In 2003, he joined the departmentof Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Neuroscience Program at Michigan State University, where he is currently an associate professor and director of the Neural Systems Engineering Laboratory. His research interests span the areas of statistical signal processing and information theory, neural integration and coordination in sensorimotor systems, computational neuroscience and brain-machine interfaces. Dr. Oweiss is a senior member of the IEEE and a member of the Society for Neuroscience. He served as a member of the board of directors of the IEEE Signal Processing Society on Brain Machine Interfaces, and continues to serve on the technical committees of the IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems, the IEEE Life Sciences, and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology societies. He was awarded the excellence in Neural Engineering award from the National Science Foundation in 2001. His lab is currently supported through the Neural Interfaces Program (NIP) and the Repair and Plasticity Program (RPP) at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, as well as DARPAâs Reliable Central-Nervous-System Interfaces (RCI) program. He is the editor and co-author of the book: Statistical Signal Processing for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, published by Academic Press in 2010.
More Information: 10.4 Seminar_Speaker_Oweiss_2011_10_4_modified.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Danielle Hamra
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Integrated Systems Seminar Series - Prof. Maysam Ghovanloo, Georgia Institute of Technology
Fri, Oct 07, 2011 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Title:From Implantable Microelectronic Devices to Modern Assistive Technologies
Speaker: Prof. Maysam Ghovanloo who is at Georgia Institute of Technology
Abstract: In this talk, I will give an overview of the recent progress in GT-Bionics Lab. The applications of implantable microelectronic devices (IMD) are on the rise, because advancements in microelectronics, RF communications, and medicine have resulted in adding more functionality in IMDs that occupy smaller space and run on lower power levels to address more complex diseases and disabilities. I will address how we are pushing the limits on developing basic building blocks for such state-of-the-art IMDs, particularly on the analog front end, RF backend, and power management units. One of many applications of IMDs is brain-computer interfacing (BCI), which is meant to enable individuals with severe physical disabilities to control their environments, particularly by accessing computers and driving powered wheelchairs. Implantable BCIs are highly invasive and despite all the investments, it is not clear whether end users would accept them in the presence of much less invasive alternatives. Therefore, in GT-Bionics Lab we pursue BCIs as advanced tools for neuroscience research applications on small animal subject. At the same time, we are exploring novel minimally invasive methods for individuals with severe paralysis to make the best use of their remaining abilities to control their environments. An example of this is a brain-tongue computer interface (BTCI), called the Tongue Drive System, which will be covered.
Bio:Maysam Ghovanloo received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tehran, and the M.S. degree in biomedical engineering from the Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran in 1997. He also received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 2003 and 2004.
Dr. Ghovanloo developed the first modular Patient Care Monitoring System in Iran where he also founded Sabz-Negar Rayaneh Co. to manufacture physiology and pharmacology research laboratory instruments. From 2004 to 2007 he was an assistant professor in the Department of ECE at the North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. Since 2007 he has been with the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, where he is the ON Semiconductor Junior Faculty Chair, and the founding director of the GT-Bionics Lab. Dr. Ghovanloo is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, Part II and IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems. He has also been serving on the Imagers, MEMS, Medical and Displays subcommittee of the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) since 2009. He has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Tommy Nobis Barrier Breaker Award for Innovation, and Distinguished Young Scholar Award from the Association of Professors and Scholars of Iranian Heritage.
More Information: 10.7.11 Seminar_Speaker_Ghovanloo.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Danielle Hamra
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Finalist Competition - MHI Ph.D. Scholars
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 @ 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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The Evaluation Committee selected 7 finalists out of MHI Ph.D. Scholar nominees submitted by faculty. These finalists will present a 12-minute talk about their research at the event. It is anticipated that five MHI Scholars will be selected from this pool, based on an evaluation of their talks by a faculty panel.
â¢Matthew Black: Behavioral Signal Processing: Case Studies in Education and Psychology Research
â¢Harsha Honnappa: Queues and Games: Large Population Analysis
â¢Chenxi Lin: Optical absorption enhancement in nano-textured silicon thin film for photovoltaics
â¢Osonde Osoba: Noise Benefits in Expectation-Maximization Algorithms
â¢Sunil K. Narang: Perfect reconstruction, critically sampled, two-channel wavelet filterbanks on graphs
â¢Srinivas Yerramalli: Enabling Underwater Acoustic Communications: From single links to an ocean wide network
â¢Bardia Zandian: A Cross-layer Framework for Wearout Monitoring
All Electrical Engineering students and faculty are invited. Refreshments will be served.
The Ph.D. Scholar Program is a continued venture of the Ming Hsieh Institute that aims to support senior Ph.D. students interested in pursuing an academic career. These finalists have been selected from nominations submitted by faculty - to learn more about the Scholar Program visit: http://mhi.usc.edu/call-for-scholar-nominees320805.htmLocation: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Danielle Hamra
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Reducing Risk While Improving Productivity in Complex Industries
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 @ 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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The Honorable Chris Hart, the Vice Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), will be the distinguished guest speaker at Najmedin Meshkati's class in Human Factors in Work Design (ISE 370L)
"Many industries whose operations can potentially cause harm or damage if something goes wrong involve systems that consist of a complex array of subsystems that must work together effectively in order for the entire system to perform successfully. To the extent the subsystems are coupled, changes in any one subsystem can affect some or all of the other subsystems. âSystem Thinkâ refers to an awareness of the impacts throughout a system of changes in any of its subsystems."
"The commercial aviation industry, in its continuing endeavor to improve safety, is using a collaborative approach to accomplish System Think â bringing all of the key parts of the industry to the table together to work in a collaborative manner to identify and address potential safety concerns. The collaborative approach resulted in a 65% reduction in the fatal accident rate in only 10 years. It also demonstrated that, contrary to conventional wisdom that safety improvements usually hurt productivity, safety improvements that result from a collaborative approach can simultaneously improve productivity."
"The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate the collaborative approach to other potentially hazardous industries, to help those industries determine whether a collaborative approach can help them manage their safety risks more efficiently and effectively."
Hart may be accompanied by other HRO-community friends including Dr. David van Stralen, head of pediatric emergency services at Loma Linda hospital; Admiral (ret.) Tom Mercer, former CO of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and former Superintendent of the Naval Post Graduate School; and a senior fire chief/official from the city of San Bernardino. Dr. Glenn Takata who is a pediatrician and responsible for patient safety at the Children's Hospital LA, and Mr. Tom Anthony, director of USC Aviation Safety and Security Program also may attend.Location: Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Library (LVL) - main auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Najm Meshkati
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Integrated Systems Seminar Series - Prof. Fadhel Ghannouchi, University of Calgary
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Title: RF/DSP Co-Designed Power amplifiers for Software Defined Radio Systems
Speaker: Prof. Fadhel Ghannouchi, University of Calgary
Location: EEB 248
Date: Friday, October 14, 2011
Time: 3pm â 4pm
Abstract:
The next wave in the information revolution will consist of bringing intelligence to the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, allowing seamless and intelligent networking and communication between different users using different services and operators. This will lead to the convergence of communication technologies, aiming at the development and deployment of cooperative and ubiquitous networks that involve existing and future wireless and satellite communications systems.
A critical element in enabling the convergence of different communication systems is the development of software defined radio (SDR) systems that can be used across different frequency bands and for multi-standard applications. This SDR has to be developed to support different frequency carriers and modulations schemes concurrently, in addition to being power and spectrum-efficient, in order to be able handle high data rates, while being less energy hungry and more environmentally friendly.
The design of power amplifiers as critical components in any SRD based communication terminal has to be considered closely together with the system architecture, in order to ensure optimal system level performances in terms of linearity and power efficiency. This implies the use of adequate transmitter architectures that convert the analog baseband information to architecture dependent amplifier driving signals, such as sigma-delta, EE&R, Polar and LINC architectures. This talk lays out the principles behind SDR systems and examines the design of software-enabled linear and highly efficient RF/DSP co-designed power amplifiers/transmitters for multi-standard and multi-band applications. Recent advances and practical realizations will also be presented and discussed.
More Information: 10.14.11 Seminar_Speaker_Ghannouchi.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Danielle Hamra
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Accident/Incident Response Preparedness (AIP)
Mon, Oct 17, 2011 @ 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
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This course is designed for individuals who are involved in either preparing for an accident or responding to one as a representative of their organization. It is based on the premise that accidents are relatively rare events and organizations may have little experience in dealing with them.
Location: Aviation Safety & Security Campus
Audiences: Aviation Professionals
Contact: Harrison Wolf
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Hazard Effects and Control Strategues (HAZSS)
Mon, Oct 17, 2011 @ 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
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System Safety Analysis requires a clear understanding of sources of harm (hazards) inherent to a system. System safety analysis should identify the energy sources within the system, target the attack and the barriers that reduce the risk. The purpose of this course is to understand hazard effects and control strategy methodologies.
Location: Aviation Safety & Security Campus
Audiences: Aviation Professionals
Contact: Harrison Wolf
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Mathematics for System Safety Analysis (MATH)
Wed, Oct 19, 2011 @ 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
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This course is focused on the mathematics used in system safety. The purpose of this course is to provide the trainees with a working understanding of the mathematical theories underlying system safety analysis.
Location: Aviation Safety & Security Campus
Audiences: Aviation Professionals
Contact: Harrison Wolf
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Photography for Aircraft Accident Investigation (PHOTO)
Thu, Oct 20, 2011 @ 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
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This specialized course in accident investigation is designed to assist the investigator to improve photographic documentation of an accident site.
Location: Aviation Safety & Security Campus
Audiences: Aviation Professionals
Contact: Harrison Wolf
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Integrated Systems Seminar Series - Tony Chan Carusone, University of Toronto
Fri, Oct 21, 2011 @ 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Title: Multi-Gbps Optical Receivers with CMOS Integrated Photodetectors
Abstract: The integration of high-speed optoelectronics alongside CMOS garners much research attention. Consider how the emergence of CMOS image sensors in the 90's revolutionized and proliferated digital cameras. Likewise, a multi-Gb/s CMOS photodetector enables highly-integrated, compact, and low cost optical receivers opening up new applications for optical links in data centers, consumer electronics, and automobiles.
As photodiodes, the pn-junctions and depletion regions available in a standard CMOS process have an intrinsic bandwidth of, at most, 10âs of MHz, so considerable innovation has been required to make them useful for multi-Gb/s communication. âCMOS photonicsâ researchers seek modifications to standard CMOS processing that will permit the integration of high-performance photodetectors and optical waveguides, for example made of germanium. By contrast, this presentation illustrates that the slowly diffusing photocarriers that usually limit the bandwidth of photodetectors made in standard CMOS may be considered simply a form of ISI. Hence, the bandwidth limitations of such CMOS photodetectors can be dealt with using the same signal processing tools being applied with success in other wireline communication applications. A combination of spatially-modulated light detection, analog equalization, and modest decision feedback equalization appears to offer a path towards data rates in excess of 10-Gbps using standard CMOS photodetectors. Nanoscale CMOS is particularly well suited to the implementation of such signal processing functions, and prototype results ranging from 0.18um CMOS to 65nm CMOS will be presented.
Bio: Tony Chan Carusone completed the B.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Toronto in 1997 and 2002 respectively. Since 2001, he has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto where he is currently an Associate Professor. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, has co-authored the best paper at the 2005 Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Symposium, and the best student papers at both the 2007 and 2008 Custom Integrated Circuits Conferences, and the best invited paper award at 2010 Custom Integrated Circuits Conference where he presented his work on CMOS photodetectors. He was the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs and currently serves on the editorial board of the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits and on the Technical Program Committees for both the VLSI Circuits Symposium and the International Solid-State Circuits Conference. He is an author, along with David Johns and Ken Martin, of the 2nd edition of the classic textbook "Analog Integrated Circuit Design".More Information: 10.21.11Seminar_Speaker_Caruson.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Danielle Hamra
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College Day
Sat, Oct 22, 2011 @ 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering K-12 STEM Center
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College and Financial Aid information workshops and a College Fair for MESA high school students.
Location: Von Kleinsmid Center For International & Public Affairs (VKC) -
Audiences: high school students in MESA, MEDCor, NAI
Contact: Larry Lim
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EE Family Picnic
Sat, Oct 22, 2011 @ 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Event: Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering Family Picnic hosted by the Ming Hsieh Institute
Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011
Location: Lacy Park (about 25 minutes away from USC park campus)
1485 Virginia Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Area 6 â Picnic Table Area
RSVP by 10/17 at the following link: https://uscviterbi.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0rn7UjnzC2JSHuk
For questions please contact Danielle Hamra, MHI Business Officer at hamra@usc.edu or 213-740-2694
Parking
There is a small parking lot inside the park entrance at Virginia Road and Euston. There is also street parking directly outside the entrance of the park.
For park rules and additional information please visit: http://www.ci.san-marino.ca.us/lacy.htm
More Information: EE Family Picnic - 10.22.11 Invite Flyer.pdf
Location: Lacy Park - 1485 Virginia Road, San Marino
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Danielle Hamra
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System Safety (SSC)
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 @ 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
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Instruction is given in both system safety engineering and management with emphasis on complex, high technology systems. Engineering methods are illustrated with practical, numerical examples.
Location: Aviation Safety & Security Campus
Audiences: Aviation Professionals
Contact: Harrison Wolf
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AME Faculty-Student Forum
Fri, Oct 28, 2011 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
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Have you been contemplating which AME core, tech, or design electives to register for? Would you like to know exactly what each elective class will be like before choosing which classes to take? If you answered yes to either of these questions, then be sure to attend the AME Faculty Student Forum this Friday, October 28th from 11:00am-12:00pm in GFS106.
At this event, professors from the AME department will have the opportunity to explain the classes they will be teaching, therefore giving students a clearer view of the different electives that can be chosen from. In addition, there will be FREE FOOD from Togo's, so part of the event will give students the opportunity to talk to the AME professors one-on-one in order to ask specific questions, as well as to socialize over lunch. Some of the classes that will be explained include AME-305, AME-403, AME-408, AME-410, AME-436, AME-441b, AME-453, AME-455, AME-460, AME-490, and AME-491. The details of the event are as follows:
Name: AME Faculty Student Faculty Forum
Hosts: Pi Tau Sigma & Sigma Gamma Tau
Date: Friday, October 28th, 11:00am-12:00pm
Location: GFS106
Additional Details: FREE LUNCHLocation: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Nathan Pandian
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Integrated Systems Seminar Series - Prof. Saeed Mohammadi, Purdue University
Fri, Oct 28, 2011 @ 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Speaker: Prof. Saeed Mohammadi, Purdue University
Title: Prospects of Semiconductor on Insulator (SOI) Technology in Power Amplifiers and Integrated Nanoelectromechanical Systems
Abstract: Silicon on Insulator (SOI) technology has been widely used for low power analog and digital circuits for applications in mobile computation and communication. An addition of a buried oxide layer beneath a thin Si device layer in SOI technology brings about a new physics to the CMOS transistor, one that is still not fully understood. The buried oxide layer reduces the parasitic capacitance of interconnect metallization and transistors to the Si substrate which in turn reduces the dynamic power dissipation. Moreover, the buried oxide layer, when combined with trench oxide, helps electrically isolate CMOS transistors from each other and from the Si substrate. Electrically isolated SOI transistors can be stacked on top of each other to form power amplifiers with large voltage swing signals at the output. On the other hand, buried oxide layer facilitates micromachining of thin Silicon Nanowires that can be easily made into suspended double-clamped nanoelectromechanical resonators. In this presentation, SOI applications in both power amplifiers and integrated nanoelectromechanical systems are revisited and our most recent results are presented.
Biography: Saeed Mohammadi graduated with a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, ONT, Canada in 1994. He earned his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 2000. Since 2002, he has been at Purdue University where he currently serves as an Associate Professor. His research interests are in the areas of experimental nanotechnology and RF circuits. Together with his students, Prof Mohammadi has published more than 120 papers in these areas including the first carbon nanotube RF transistor, the first transparent flexible display technology based on carbon nanotube thin film transistors and the first RF CMOS receiver implemented in subthreshold regime.More Information: 10.28.11 Seminar_Speaker_Mohammadi.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Danielle Hamra
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Incident Investigation/Analysis (IIA)
Mon, Oct 31, 2011 @ 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
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This course is designed for managers and supervisors who may be required to investigate, implement or review safety findings and recommendation resulting from aviation incidents. This course presents principles of Management, Investigation and Analysis.
Location: Aviation Safety & Security Campus
Audiences: Aviation Professionals
Contact: Harrison Wolf
