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Events for October 12, 2011
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Biomedical Engineering Society National Conference
Wed, Oct 12, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
The 2011 annual meeting will be co-hosted by Brown University and the University of Connecticut. Like the 2010 BMES Conference attended by ASBME in Austin, TX, the 2011 meeting will feature leadership sessions, chapter development seminars, more than 1,500 poster presentations, and hundreds of oral presentations during three full days of symposia. There will also be a Career Day for students and early-career professionals to network with industry recruiters for full-time, part-time, and internship positions, and a host of professional and social activities at the Convention Center and in New England's Hartford, Connecticut. Thank you to everyone who signed up for this. We hope you are prepared for a wonderful trip this weekend and will come back with many stories to tell!
Location: Hartford Convention Center
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
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Minors Information Fair
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
Receptions & Special Events
Undergraduate students! Looking for a minor? Attend the Minors Information Fair to hear about minor options from all across campus. Open to all undergraduate students.
More Information: Minor Fair Flyer.ppt
Location: Von Kleinsmid Center For International & Public Affairs (VKC) - Courtyard
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Lisa Mataczynski
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CREATE Seminar - Jerry Mendel 10/12/11 - Perceptual Computing: One Implementation of Zadeh's "Computing With Words" Paradigm
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Workshops & Infosessions
We are pleased to invite you to attend CREATEâs monthly seminar!
When: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 12th
Location: RTH-306 (3710 McClintock Ave. RTH-306, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2902)
Title: Perceptual Computing: One Implementation of Zadehâs âComputing With Wordsâ Paradigm
Abstract: In 1996 Lotfi Zadeh, who is the father of fuzzy logic, published a paper with the very provocative title âFuzzy Logic = Computing With Words.â This title might lead one to incorrectly believe that, since fuzzy logic is a very well developed body of mathematics (with lots of real-world application), it is straightforward to implement his paradigm of Computing with Words. This speaker and his students have been working on one class of applications for Computing with Words for more than ten years, namely assisting people in making subjective judgments. The result is the Perceptual Computer and its associated methodologyâPerceptual Computing. This talk describes the methodology of perceptual computing, its many challenges, and how those challenges have been overcome to-date.
Presenter: Jerry M. Mendel received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY. Currently he is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Systems Architecting Engineering at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he has been since 1974. He has published over 500 technical papers and is author and/or editor of nine books, including Uncertain Rule-based Fuzzy Logic Systems: Introduction and New Directions (Prentice-Hall, 2001) and Perceptual Computing: Aiding People in Making Subjective Judgments (Wiley & IEEE Press, 2010). His present research interests include: type-2 fuzzy logic systems and their applications to a wide range of problems, including smart oil field technology and computing with words. He is a Life Fellow of the IEEE, a Distinguished Member of the IEEE Control Systems Society, and a Fellow of the International Fuzzy Systems Association. He was President of the IEEE Control Systems Society in 1986. He is a member of the Administrative Committee of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society and was Chairman of its Fuzzy Systems Technical Committee, and was Chairman of the Computing With Words Task Force of that TC. Among his awards are the 1983 Best Transactions Paper Award of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, the 1992 Signal Processing Society Paper Award, the 2002 Transactions on Fuzzy Systems Outstanding Paper Award, a 1984 IEEE Centennial Medal, an IEEE Third Millenium Medal, and a Fuzzy Systems Pioneer Award (2008) from the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society.
Please RSVP no later than Friday, October 7th, 2011 to Erin Calicchio calicchi@usc.edu.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 306
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Erin Calicchio
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CommNetS Seminar
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Vivek Goyal, MIT
Talk Title: Space-from-Time Imaging: Acquiring Reflectance and Structure Without Lenses
Series: Communications, Networks & Systems (CommNetS) Seminar
Abstract: Traditional cameras use lenses to form an optical image of the scene and thus obtain spatial correspondences between the scene and the film or sensor array. These cameras do not sample the incident light fast enough to record any transient variations in the light field. This talk introduces space-from-time imaging â a signal processing framework for imaging using only omnidirectional illumination and sensing. We show that it is possible to construct images by computationally processing samples of the response to a time-varying illumination. We also show a range sensing system that uses neither scene scanning by laser (as in LIDAR) nor multiple sensors (as in a time-of-flight camera). These technologies depend on novel parametric signal modeling and sampling theory.
Biography: Vivek Goyal completed his Ph.D. degree at the University of California, Berkeley. After working at Bell Laboratories and Digital Fountain, he joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he is currently Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering. Prof. Goyal was awarded UC-Berkeley's Eliahu Jury Award, the IEEE Signal Processing Society Magazine Award, and an NSF CAREER Award. He is a faculty co-author on student best paper award-winning papers and co-author of the forthcoming textbook Fourier and Wavelet Signal Processing (available at FourierAndWavelets.org). Along with serving on several TPCs, he is a TPC Co-Chair of IEEE ICIP 2016 and a Conference Co-Chair of the SPIE Wavelets and Sparsity conference series. He will present a tutorial on teaching signal processing at IEEE ICASSP 2012.
Host: Profs. Ubli Mitra and Antonio Ortega
More Info: http://csi.usc.edu/~dimakis/CommNetSLocation: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Rahul Jain
Event Link: http://csi.usc.edu/~dimakis/CommNetS
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AME Department Seminar
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Christophe Eloy , Professor of Physics. Aix-Marseille University, France.
Talk Title: Hydrodynamical Constraints on the Shape of Fishes and Trees
Abstract: During this talk, I will address two biomechanical problems of fluid-structure interactions. First, I will examine the relation between the shape of fishes and their performance in the case of undulatory swimming. Then, I will discuss how the resistance to wind-induced stresses constrains the architecture of trees.
Biography: Christophe Eloy is an Assistant Professor in Physics at Aix-Marseille University and at IRPHE in Marseille, France. He is currently a Marie Curie fellow at UC San Diego in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research area is mainly Theoretical Fluid Mechanics with specific interests in Rotating Flows, Hydrodynamic Instabilities, Aeroelasticity and Animal Locomotion.
Host: Prof. E. Kanso
More Info: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcomingLocation: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
Event Link: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming
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Imagine Cup 2012 - Kick Off Meeting
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
ATTENTION CS STUDENTS:
We'd like to invite you to participate in the Imagine Cup 2012 competition. This is a great way to help solve the world's greatest problems through technology and win some great prizes along the way, as well as enhance the opportunity to earn internships and full time offers from Microsoft!
CATEGORIES:
1) Software Design - Real applications for the real world. Here's your mission (if you choose to accept it). Create real-world software applications using Microsoft technologies. Just remember, they must address the Imagine Cup 2012 theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems.
2) Game Design - Become the ultimate superhero. Who says saving the world can't be fun? First of all, it's thrilling to make a difference. And with the power of gaming, people can have fun while fighting global issues. Build a full game from scratch. And make it something truly unique. Think of this competition as an important step in your budding career as a game developer or an entrepreneur in the game business.
KICK-OFF MEETING:
Date and Time: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 5:30pm
Location: Ronald Tutor Center (TCC - the building next to the bookstore)
Room: 320A (Cruv Family Room)
Please note that room assignment is subject to change. In order to receive last minute changes, please RSVP by filling out this form: http://bit.ly/oNMcic
WHAT TO BRING:
1) Laptop - you'll be taken step by step through the registration process
2) Idea - try to think of what world problem you'd like to tackle through programming. For ideas, go to www.imaginecup.us.
3) Teams - you can form teams of up to 4 people. Not everyone needs to be present at the meeting, but having at least 1 present would be awesome.
4) If you don't have a team - no worries, you can network with others at the kick-off meeting and get some teams going.
5) Get ready to have a blast!
PIZZA AND DRINKS WILL BE PROVIDED.
PLEASE RSVP SO WE CAN LET YOU KNOW OF ANY ROOM CHANGES AND ORDER ENOUGH PIZZA! REGISTER HERE: http://bit.ly/oNMcicMore Information: Imagine_Cup_2012.pdf
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - 320A (Cruv Family Room)
Audiences: CSCI, CECS, CSGames, CSBA
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Alcon Info Session
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Join representatives of this company as they share general company information and available opportunities.
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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ASBME: General Meeting 6- Student Panel
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
ASBME Student Panel: Picking the right classes to start off next year. With registration for the spring semester coming in a couple weeks, we thought it would be the best time to talk about picking the right classes to start off the next year. Come and ask upperclassmen about their experiences in BME 210, BME 201, and more BME classes. Come with any questions and we will try our best to answer them! This is a meeting that you do not want to miss!
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - 227
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
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USC NSBE Resume Review with CIA rep and Study Jamz
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come join our chapter for a resume review with a representative from the Central Intelligence Agency. Study Jamz will follow and there will be free food and a place for you to study with us!
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: NSBE National Society of Black Engineers
