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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering TalkMon, Oct 21, 2013
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 https://esdweb.esd.usc.edu/unresrsvp/MeetUSC.aspx 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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Seminars in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Oct 21, 2013 @ 12:30 AM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Greg D. Field, PhD, Asst. Professor, Cell & Neurobiology, USC Keck School of Medicine
Talk Title: The impact of cellular noise and the signal fidelity of primate rod photoreceptors
Host: Michael Khoo
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
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PhD Defense- Jongeun Jun
Mon, Oct 21, 2013 @ 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
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Phd Candidate: Jongeun Jun
10/21/13
12pm-1:30pm
SAL 222
Committee:
Dennis McLeod (chair)
Cyrus Shahabi
Daniel O'Leary (outside member)
DBSSC : Density-Based Searchspace-limited Subspace Clustering
We propose a mining framework that supports the identification of useful knowledge based on data clustering. With the recent
advancement of microarray technologies, we focus our attention on gene expression datasets mining. In particular, given that genes are often co-expressed under subsets of experimental conditions, we present a novel subspace clustering algorithm. In contrast to previous approaches, our method is based on the observation that the number of subspace clusters is related with the number of maximal subspace clusters to which any gene pair can belong. By performing discretization to gene expression profiles, the similarity between two genes is transformed as a sequence of
symbols that represents the maximal subspace cluster for the gene pair.
This domain transformation (from genes into gene-gene relations) allows us to make the number of possible subspace clusters dependent on the number of genes. Based on the symbolized genes, we present an efficient subspace clustering algorithm that is linearly scalable to the number of dimensions. In addition, the running time can be drastically reduced by utilizing inverted index and pruning non-interesting subspaces. Experimental
results indicate that the proposed method efficiently identifies
co-expressed gene subspace clusters for a yeast cell cycle dataset.
Furthermore, we incorporate density-based approach into subspace clustering. In the density-based clustering approach,
points with high density (i.e., core genes) and points with low
density (i.e., outlier points) are identified. Non-core, non-outlier points are defined as border points. Since a core point has high density, it is expected to locate well inside the cluster. Thus, core points and surrounding border points form multiple subspace clusters. That is, core points have high potential in belonging to multiple subspace clusters. Therefore, instead of performing subspace clustering on whole datasets, by performing subspace clustering on only core points, we can further reduce running time drastically. After that, border points are used to expand the cluster structure by assigning them to the most relevant cluster. Coupling with density-based approach, experimental results indicate that our
subspace clustering improves running time significantly.
Location: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 222
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Lizsl De Leon
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Evening with Faculty
Mon, Oct 21, 2013 @ 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
University Calendar
Ever been too afraid to talk to a professor? Looking to meet more faculty in Viterbi? Well NSBE's evening with faculty is the perfect opportunity for you to mingle with the many distinguished faculty members at USC. Join us for a fun night of networking and discussion. Dinner will be provided, and dress is casual.
Please RSVP here by emailing nsbe@usc.edu to reserve your spot!Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: NSBE National Society of Black Engineers
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Clark Construction Group Information Session
Mon, Oct 21, 2013 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Founded in 1906, Clark Construction Group, LLC is recognized as one of the premiere providers of construction services in the United States. Both public and private sector clients benefit from Clark’s extensive management, development and construction experience and full range of services associated with their specific project needs. Clark's expertise is complemented by a series of divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates that perform a full spectrum of construction-related services. From high-rise residential to convention centers hydroelectric power plants and sports stadiums, Clark's company-wide resources meet the unique challenges of a variety of project types. Consistently ranked among the top contractors in the nation, Clark's current annual revenues are approximately $4+ billion.
Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Clark employs more than 3,800 professionals in regional offices strategically located throughout the United States in Tampa, FL; Chicago, IL; Costa Mesa, Oakland & San Diego, CA; San Antonio, TX & Houston, TX.
Please join us at our upcoming Information Session at USC on Monday, Oct. 21 at 6pm, to learn more about Clark, summer internships, and future job opportunities after graduation.
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Washington DC Admission Reception
Mon, Oct 21, 2013 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Hosted by the Admission Office, the reception will include a general discussion about the University. You will also be able to ask questions about your areas of academic interest, explore co-curricular options and learn more about life and opportunities at USC. Matthew O'Pray, Associate Dean of Admission, will be there on behalf of the Viterbi School of Engineering along with other representatives from the University.
To RSVP online please go to https://esdweb.esd.usc.edu/resrsvp/Location: Hilton Alexandria Old Town
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen Students and Families
Contact: Rebecca Kinnon
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Las Vegas Admission Reception
Mon, Oct 21, 2013 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Hosted by the Admission Office, the reception will include a general discussion about the University. You will also be able to ask questions about your areas of academic interest, explore co-curricular options and learn more about life and opportunities at USC. Paul Ledesma, Director of Undergraduate Admission, will be there on behalf of the Viterbi School of Engineering along with other representatives from the University.
To RSVP online please go to hhttps://esdweb.esd.usc.edu/resrsvp/Location: JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort and Spa
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen Students and Families
Contact: Rebecca Kinnon
