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On Campus Freshmen Admission Interviews continue...
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Personal Admission Interviews are available to freshmen applicants throughout the Fall practically every weekday until December 10, 2011. Freshman applicant interviews are not required as part of the admission process, however we would like to meet as many of our applicants as possible. All interview appointments are scheduled online.http://viterbi.usc.edu/admission/freshman/interviews/
Audiences: Freshmen Applicants for Fall 2011
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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CS Colloquium
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 @ 03:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Eric Wohlstadter , University of British Columbia
Talk Title: Object-Oriented Middleware for Offline Web Applications
Abstract: Recent advances in Web browser technology have led to interest for development of offline Web applications. Offline Web applications make use of persistent data stored on a clientùs local machine to allow for disconnected operation. Disconnected operation has been studied previously in the context of network file systems, object-oriented databases, and distributed object systems. However, previous work does not always apply to the unique software architecture of the browser programming environment. For this reason we have investigated object persistence middleware which meets the design challenges of this environment. In this talk, two specific technical challenges will be described: first, the event-driven architecture of the browser runtime and second, handling the dynamic nature of the JavaScript programming language.
First, traditional systems for disconnected operation rely heavily on lazy object loading (similarly, page faulting). However, the synchronous RPC mechanisms required by lazy loading are well known to be impractical in a Web browser (giving rise to the well known Ajax model). In this talk, I will describe the design of a persistent object-oriented programming model suited for the asynchronous browser environment.
Second, dynamic languages such as JavaScript are schema-less which complicates the mapping of objects to physical storage. Furthermore, such languages allow the runtime binding of first-class function instances as object methods. This complicates object persistence since function instance closures become part of the state of an object. In this talk, I will describe a JavaScript program source transformation we have developed that enables full support for the semantics of the JavaScript data model in our middleware.
Biography: Eric Wohlstadter is an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. He received a PhD from the University of California, Davis (2005). His research interests include middleware systems, software architecture, dynamic program analysis, and aspect-oriented programming.
Host: Prof. Nenad Medvidovic
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kanak Agrawal
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Photography for Aircraft Accident Investigation (PHOTO)
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 @ 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Aviation Safety and Security Program
University Calendar
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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Symposium in Memory of Professor Teh Fu
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 @ 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: International and Domestic Guests,
Talk Title: International Symposium on Advances in Sustainable Environment in Memory of Professor Teh Fu Yen
Host: Viterbi School of Engineering and Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526
Audiences: By Invitation
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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San Diego City College Transfer Fair
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 @ 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Viterbi Transfer Admission Counselor, Becky Beiter from the USC Viterbi Office of Admission, will be attending the San Diego City College Transfer Fair. Please stop by the USC Viterbi table to learn how you can get started on your engineering courses at your current institution and more about the admission process.
Location: SDCC Campus
Audiences: Undergraduate Transfer Applicants
Contact: Viterbi Undergraduate Admission
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AIChE Grill Out
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 @ 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come out and enjoy some hot food! AIChE will be hosting a BBQ in front of HEDCO, facing the fountain between 11am-1pm on Thursday, Oct. 21st. Find more details at the following link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163016900389359&index=1
Location: Hedco Pertroleum and Chemical Engineering Building (HED) - Outside HEDCO
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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Eta Kappa Nu Professor Pumpkin Costume Contest
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 @ 12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
It's here again! The moment that you have been waiting an entire year for has once again arrived! I think you know what I'm talking about. This is the day when you make YOUR PROFESSOR wear a PUMPKIN COSTUME to class all day!
Members of Eta Kappa Nu (the EE and CECS Honor Society) will be stationed in the E-Quad today as well as Monday and Tuesday of next week. We will have jars labeled with professors' names, in which you will be able to make donations according to who you would like to see in the pumpkin costume. The professor with the most money donated in his name at the end of Tuesday will be the "winner", and will have the honor of wearing the costume to his classes on Thursday, the 28th.
This year, the competitors are:
Professor Redekopp (defending champion)
Professor Nazarian
Professor Hashemi
Professor Burke
Professor Bickers
All proceeds benefit MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement), an organization dedicated to increasing the interest and enrollment in Engineering classes among K-12 age students. You can learn more about USC MESA at http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/ced/precollege/mesa/
Hope to see everybody there!
Location: E-QUAD
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Eta Kappa Nu
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Halliburton Information Session
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 @ 05:30 PM - 07:00 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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IEEE Academic Spotlight - The Origin of CDMA Communications with Dr. Scholtz
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
The history of CDMA communications is intimately connected with many interesting characters: a science fiction writer, a movie star, a congressional chaplain, and a composer of music for massed player pianos, not to mention USC faculty and alumnae. Find out about documents undiscovered for over a quarter century, patents under secrecy order, a telephone directory that facilitated the development of an early spread-spectrum communication system, an eighty ton secure communication system used during World War II, and more, time permitting. This talk is about the BIG picture and peoplesâ imaginations -- NO EQUATIONS!
If you want to learn more about Dr. Scholtz's work before the Academic spotlight, feel free to read his biography here, As a co-author of multiple books and the recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Scholtz is one of the most esteemed faculty members at USC. Don't miss this great opportunity! (And did we mention that there is FREE FOOD???)
Location: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 102
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Why Me?: Special Screening of the Pioneering Documentary on Breast Cancer
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free. Reservations requested. To RSVP, go to annenberg.usc.edu/rsvp.
In 1974, Annenberg journalism professor Joe Saltzman produced Why Me?, a landmark documentary acknowledged to be the first television documentary on breast cancer. This groundbreaking documentary addressed a subject previously unseen on television. The program was viewed by one out of every three women in the Western world, and has been credited with saving thousands of lives. It is hard to imagine a time when women would not speak publicly about breast cancer, but in 1974, it was an act of courage for a woman to appear on television to talk about what was considered a deadly disease. In addition to a screening of the program, a panel of communication experts, moderated by Judy Muller, an Emmy Awardâwinning television correspondent and associate professor of journalism, will discuss the making of the award-winning documentary and how it paved the way for contemporary approaches to documentary making. The panel will also look at current television dramas and their portrayal of breast-cancer awareness and treatment.
Organized by the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Annenberg School For Communication (ASC) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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ASBME, SWE, IEEE Mandatory Iridescent Training Session
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Mandatory training: Thursday, October 21st, 7-9PM in SGM 601
Normal Family Science Night Sessions (where you will be teaching the workshops): Thursdays, 10/28, 11/4, 11/18 from 5:15-8:15PM (including travel time) at Palms Elementary School.
For those of you interested in Iridescent volunteering, please fill out the following form to sign up:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/usc.edu/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dGtjOENsRkx0cHBZamhjVzBDMEpIUEE6MQ.Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 601
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
