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Events for October 18, 2012
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PhD Application Process: Preparing a CV
Thu, Oct 18, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Workshops & Infosessions
This 5-part workshop is designed to introduce Viterbi undergraduates to the purpose of a pursuing a PhD, and aid in their PhD application process. All Viterbi majors are invited to attend one or more workshops.
Your CV will be requested for many, if not all, applications. Often, admissions committees start with the CV and use it as the âcut offâ. Therefore, it is very important to make sure that your CV contains all of the information, but is also easy to read. We will discuss some of the common mistakes, using before/after examples. We will also go over what you should and should not include on your CV.
Previous workshops:
PhD Programs: 9/20
GRE Preparation: 9/27
Choosing a School/Advisor: 10/4
Writing a Personal Statement: 10/11
Material from previous workshops is available at: http://armani.usc.eduMore Information: Fall seminar series.pdf
Location: Hedco Pertroleum and Chemical Engineering Building (HED) - 116
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Andrea Armani
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CS Colloquium: Frank Dellaert: Subgraph Sparsifiers for Fast and Scalable Mapping and 3D Reconstruction
Thu, Oct 18, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Frank Dellaert, Georgia Tech
Talk Title: Subgraph Sparsifiers for Fast and Scalable Mapping and 3D Reconstruction
Series: CS Colloquium
Abstract: Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and Structure from Motion (SFM) are important and closely related problems in robotics and vision. I will review how SLAM andSFM can be posed in terms of factor graphs, and that inference in these domains can be understood as variable elimination. After linearization, this corresponds to using direct linear solvers such as Cholesky and QR factorization. However, these methods face considerable challenges when confronted with graphs graphs that contain dense cliques, e.g., when seeing a tall tower from many different viewpoints. I will then show how identifying an efficient sub-problem (subgraph) can yield pre-conditioners for iterative methods to attack truly large-scale problems, and make the connection with support graph theory pioneered, among others, by Dan Spielman and Shang-Hua Teng.
Biography: Frank Dellaert is an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing, College of Computing at Georgia Tech. His research is in the areas of Robotics and Computer vision. He is particularly interested in graphical model techniques to solve large-scale problems in mapping and 3D reconstruction. You can find out about his research and publications at http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~dellaert
Host: Gaurav Sukhatme
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Turner Construction Company Information Session
Thu, Oct 18, 2012 @ 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 BS, MS Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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PwC Technology Consulting Inside Advice Session
Thu, Oct 18, 2012 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Interested in technology consulting? Come out to hear tips and get advice from USC IIE's 2010 president, Shefali Gupta. Shefali has excellent insight thanks to her experiences at PricewaterhouseCoopers over the past several years, and would to love help IIE members and anyone interested in tech consulting.
This event is casual, so don't be afraid to just drop by after class.
Remember to invite your friends!
*Location to be determined soon.
http://www.pwc.com/Location: TBD
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC Institute of Industrial Engineers
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EE 101 Supplemental Instruction SessionThu, Oct 18, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Supplemental Instruction session for students enrolled in EE 101.
SI offers an informal atmosphere where you and your classmates can explore important concepts, review class notes, discuss assignments, work on practice problems, and go over relevant study skills.
SI is a great study option and we encourage all students to make SI part of their study habits! Come for 30 minutes or the whole 2 hours.Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 144
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Academic Resource Center
