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Six Sigma Green Belt for Process ImprovementWed, Oct 08, 2014
DEN@Viterbi, Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Abstract: Learn how to integrate principles of business, statistics and engineering to achieve tangible results. Master the use of Six Sigma to quantify the critical quality issues in your company. Once the issues have been quantified, statistics can be applied to provide probabilities of success and failure. Six Sigma methods increase productivity and enhance quality. As a Six Sigma green belt, you will be equipped to support and champion a Six Sigma implementation in your organization. To earn the Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate, you will be required to pass the Institute of Industrial Engineer's green belt exam (administered on the final day of the course).
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Host: Professional Programs
Audiences: Registered Attendees
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Wed, Oct 08, 2014
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. 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 visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/firstyear/prospective/meetusc_sw.html to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure 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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Viterbi Career Fair
Wed, Oct 08, 2014 @ 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Receptions & Special Events
The Viterbi Career Expo is free and open to all students in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Students do not need to register for this event, just show up! This casual, yet professional, environment allows students the opportunity to have brief conversations with recruiters about full-time employment, internships, and co-ops. Don't forget your resume!
Location: E-Quad
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Computer Science Tenured Faculty Meeting
Wed, Oct 08, 2014 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Event details will be emailed to invited attendees.
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Subspace Techniques for Parallel Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Wed, Oct 08, 2014 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Derya Dol Gungor, Ohio State University
Talk Title: Subspace Techniques for Parallel Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Series: Medical Imaging Seminar Series
Abstract: Parallel magnetic resonance imaging (pMRI) is an attempt to accelerate data acquisition by simultaneously collecting subsampled k-space data from multiple surface coils. The different sensitivity patterns for the various coils provide a spatial encoding and permit recovery from subsampled or otherwise aliased data. The smooth coil sensitivities in the image domain multiply with the single image representing the spin density of the excited slice. Via the Fourier transform, this can be written as a convolution of k-space representations of the coil sensitivities and the image. Since both the sensitivities and image are unknown in reality, this problem can be formulated as a blind multichannel deconvolution problem in the fully sampled case and this formulation allows us to use the established literature in signal processing to remedy the problems in parallel magnetic resonance imaging.
In this presentation, we particularly focus on subspace techniques to estimate both the coil sensitivities and the calibration kernels of the parallel imaging methods, which are conventionally extracted from a region of fully sampled low-pass calibration data. However, for high acceleration rates, the acquisition of the fully sampled calibration data becomes a limiting factor. Thus, we investigate extraction of coil sensitivities and calibration kernels from subsampled reference or ACS lines. We show that the subspace techniques can also be used for coil combination once the interpolated k-space data are obtained using coil-by-coil reconstruction techniques such as GRAPPA or SPIRiT. We demonstrate that the minimum mean square error (MMSE) criterion provides a non-iterative coil combination method that employs signal space vectors, and provides higher contrast images with less intensity inhomogeneity than well-known coil combination approaches such as square-root sum-of-squares (SoS) and adaptive coil combination. Finally, we show that subspace techniques can also be used in pre-processing to suppress noise by exploiting structure and low-rank property in matrices obtained from fully sampled and uniformly subsampled acquired data in parallel imaging.
Biography: Derya Gol Gungor received her B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering from Ankara University, Turkey in 2007, and Ph.D. degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the Ohio State University, USA in 2014. She spent a year in Bilkent University as a graduate research and teaching assistant. In 2013, she worked as a graduate research intern in Siemens Corporate Research, Princeton, NJ. Her general areas of interest are signal & image processing, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. During her undergraduate, she was awarded with scholarships from Ankara University, Turkish Prime-ministry and Turkish Education Foundation (TEV).
Host: Professor Krishna Nayak
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Talyia White
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Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series
Wed, Oct 08, 2014 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Anirban Guha, Postdoctoral Fellow in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Talk Title: On the Connection between Wave Resonance, Shear Instability and Oscillator Synchronization
Abstract: Homlboe (Geophys. Publ., vol. 24, 1962, pp. 7-112) postulated that interaction between two or more progressive, linear interfacial waves produces exponentially growing instabilities in idealized (broke-line profiles), homogeneous or density-stratified, inviscid shear layers. We have generalized Holmboe's mechanistic picture of linear shear instabilities by (i) not initially specifying the wave type, and (ii) providing the option for non-normal growth. We have demonstrated the mechanism behind linear shear instabilities by proposing a purely kinematic model consisting of two linear, Doppler-shifted, progressive interfacial waves moving in opposite directions. Moreover, we have found a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of exponentially growing instabilities in idealized shear forms. The two interfacial waves, starting from arbitrary initial conditions, eventually phase-lock and resonate (grow exponentially), provided the necessary and sufficient condition in satisfied. The theoretical underpinning of our wave interaction model is analogous to that of synchronization between two coupled harmonic oscillators. We have re-framed our model into a nonlinear autonomous dynamical system, the steady-state configuration of which corresponds to the resonant configuration of the wave interaction model. When interpreted in terms of the canonical normal-mode theory, the steady-state/resonant configuration corresponds to the growing normal mode of the discrete spectrum. The instability mechanism occurring prior to reaching steady state is non-modal, favoring rapid transient growth. Depending on the wavenumber and initial phase-shift, non-modal gain can exceed the corresponding modal gain by many orders of magnitude. Instability is also observed in the parameter space, which is deemed stable by the normal-mode theory. Using our model we have derived the discrete spectrum non-modal stability equations for three classical examples of shear instabilities: Rayleigh/Kelvin-Helmholtz, Holmboe and Taylor-Caulfield. We have shown that the necessary and sufficient condition provides a range of unstable wave numbers for each instability type, and this range matched the predictions of normal-mode theory.
Biography: Anirban Guha is currently a Postdoctoral fellow in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at UCLA. He is particularly interested in stratified shear instabilities, Rossby and gravity waves, vortices, and flow over topography. Dr. Guha obtained an Undergraduate Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University, India, and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from The University of British Columbia, Canada. He received various awards during his Ph.D. studies at UBC - the Four year fellowship, the Earl R. Peterson memorial scholarship, and the Faculty of applied science graduate award. Dr. Guha was also the 2013 recipient of the prestigious David Crighton Fellowship from DAMTP, University of Cambridge.
Host: Professor Paul Ronney
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Valerie Childress
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Albert Dorman Distinguished Lecture Series
Wed, Oct 08, 2014 @ 03:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: G. Wayne Clough, President Emiritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology & Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute
Talk Title: From the Eocene to the Anthropocene:An Engineer's View of Climate Change
Abstract: The lecture series honors Albert Dorman, an architect and civil engineer who is a USC alumnus and the founding chairman of AECOM Technology Corporation. He is the first person to become both a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and an Honorary Member of the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE). He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the winner of the ASCE Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Leadership.
Biography: Dr. Wayne Clough is the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the worldâs largest museum and research complex with activities in more than 130 countries. He oversees a construction and renovation program of more than $1 billion, including the current refurbishing of the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and construction of the new National Museum of African American History and Culture. Before his appointment to the Smithsonian, Clough was president of the Georgia Institute of Technology for 14 years, which U.S. News and World Report ranked among the top 10 public universities during his tenure. He holds a bachelorâs degree and a masterâs degree from Georgia Tech and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, with specialties in geotechnical and earthquake engineering.
Reception follows after the lecture.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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Society of Women Engineers: Fall Evening with Industry
Wed, Oct 08, 2014 @ 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
University Calendar
After spending the day at the career fair, join us for our Fall Evening with Industry! You will get to network with industry members from a wide variety of companies over dinner and desert. You will not want to miss this event! Check out the following link to for more information and to RSVP:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1451757928446625/Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Society of Women Engineers Society of Women Engineers
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Cypress Semiconductor Information Session
Wed, Oct 08, 2014 @ 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
An intimate setting to learn more about Cypress, our products, our culture, the positions we are hiring for. This is a great opportunity to network with Cypress hiring managers and staffing team.
One of our core values is hiring the best and that is why we are recruiting at USC. We're looking for engineers and business students who have a passion for technology.Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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VISA Tech Talk
Wed, Oct 08, 2014 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Workshops & Infosessions
Visa recruiters will be giving a talk about the technology they use and will be going over opportunities available for summer internships and full time. Jobs are being offered, all majors are welcome, so make sure to come by and bring your resume! FREE FOOD will be available!!!
Location: VPD 105
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
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Intel Corporation Info Session
Wed, Oct 08, 2014 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Come meet representatives from multiple unique and exciting groups at Intel. Find out what they're working on in Wireless Technology, Mobile Communications, Competitive Analysis, Information Systems & Security, Software Solutions, Data Centers and more. Listen to some of the exciting opportunities for interns and grads within the organization
BS, MS, PhD Welcomed
Food will be served!
Bring your resume! We are hiring!
There will also be a raffle for an HP Pavilion x360 - 11t Touch LaptopMore Information: USC Flyer Info Session Fall 2014.pdf
Location: Mark Taper Hall Of Humanities (THH) - 102
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
