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Events for October 22, 2013
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USC PSOC Short Course
Tue, Oct 22, 2013 @ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
CONVERGENCE OF THE SCIENCES 101:
A short course on integrating the physical, engineering, and biological sciences in medicine
Topic Areas & Confirmed Speakers
Multidisciplinary Tutorials: clinical oncology • molecular, cellular, and tissue biology • mathematical and computational modeling in biology • cutting-edge cellular measurements • data mining • pathway-based discovery • impact of stochastic processes in biology
Lecturers:
David B. Agus, University of Southern California
Mitchell Gross, University of Southern California
Parag Mallick, USC- Stanford University
Paul Macklin, University of Southern California
Shannon Mumenthaler, University of Southern California
Paul Newton, University of Southern California
Dan Ruderman, University of Southern California
Russell Bainer, University of California, San Francisco
Hermann Frieboes, University of Louisville
Natalia Komarova, University of California, Irvine
More Information: USC PSOC Short Course Flyer October 2013.pdf
Location: Charlotte S. & Davre R. Davidson Continuing Education Conference Center (DCC) - Davidson Main Room
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Yvonne Suarez
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Discover Viterbi: Financial Engineering
Tue, Oct 22, 2013 @ 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Financial engineering uses tools from finance and economics, engineering, applied mathematics and statistics to address problems such as derivative securities valuation, strategic planning and dynamic investment strategies, risk management etc which are of interest to investment and commercial banks, trading companies, hedge funds, insurance companies, corporate risk managers and regulatory agencies etc.
The USC Viterbi School of Engineering is a top 10 ranked graduate engineering program in the nation by U.S News and World Report. Join us for an online information session to learn about the exciting opportunities in Financial Engineering available. Professor Petros Ioannou will be joining the session to highlight important information about the program.
Register NowLocation: Online
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Ray Fujioka/GAPP
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9th Annual Student Symposium
Tue, Oct 22, 2013 @ 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
University Calendar
Location: Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library (DML) - DML 240
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Ryan Choi
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Arterial Spin Labeled Perfusion MRI and Dynamic MRA
Tue, Oct 22, 2013 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Danny J.J. Wang , University California, Los Angeles
Talk Title: Arterial Spin Labeled Perfusion MRI and Dynamic MRA
Series: Medical Imaging Seminar Series
Abstract: Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is an emerging MRI technique for noninvasive measurement of microvascular blood flow or perfusion as well as for non-contrast enhanced MR angiography (MRA). ASL is appealing for noninvasive evaluation of vascular function of the brain and body organs. However, its widespread clinical applications have been hampered by the relatively low SNR and the competing effects of T1 relaxation and the transit time required for the labeled blood to reach the target tissue. During the past decade, many technical advancements in MRI have been utilized to enhance the SNR and reliability of ASL, including high and ultrahigh magnetic field, parallel imaging, pseudo-continuous spin labeling, and highly efficient pulse sequences for image acquisition (e.g. 3D GRASE, multi band and dynamic golden angle radial acquisition). In this presentation, I will review the latest technical developments in ASL perfusion MRI and non-contrast enhanced dynamic MRA along with their clinical applications in stroke, arteriovenous malformation (AVM), brian tumor, dementia and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Biography: Dr. Wang obtained his PhD in Biophysics from the Lab of Cognitive Brain Imaging, University of Science & Technology of China (now Beijing MRI Center for Brain Research, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) in 1998. He subsequently obtained postdoctoral training in MRI biophysics at University of Pennsylvania from 1999 to 2002. He has been a Research Assistant Professor at the Departments of Radiology and Neurology, University of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2010. He joined Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center at UCLA as Associate Professor of Neurology with secondary appointment in Radiology in 2010. His main interests are technical development and applications of novel quantitative functional MRI methods such as perfusion and resting state fMRI. To date, Dr. Wang has published 80 peer-reviewed papers and 10 book chapters/review articles, and has continuously been funded by NIH since 2004.
Host: Professor Krishna Nayak
More Info: http://mhi.usc.edu/medical-imaging-seminar-series/
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Talyia Veal
Event Link: http://mhi.usc.edu/medical-imaging-seminar-series/
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PhD Student Colloquium: Megha Gupta (Robotics Research Lab) & Hien To (Information Laboratory)
Tue, Oct 22, 2013 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Megha Gupta & Hien To , Robotics Research Lab & Information Laboratory
Talk Title: Megha Gupta: Interactive Environment Exploration in Clutter; Hien To: Entropy-based Histograms for Selectivity Estimation
Series: CS Colloquium
Abstract: Presenter: Megha Gupta (Robotics Research Lab)
Title: Interactive Environment Exploration in Clutter
Robotic environment exploration in cluttered environments is a challenging problem. The number and variety of objects present not only make perception very difficult but also introduce many constraints for robot navigation and manipulation. In this talk, we investigate the idea of a robot exploring a small, bounded environment (eg. the shelf of a home refrigerator) by physically interacting with the objects in the environment. The presence of multiple objects results in partial and occluded views of the scene. This inherent uncertainty in the scene's state forces the robot to adopt an observe-plan-act strategy and interleave planning (which object to move, where to move) with execution (rearrangement of the objects). Objects occupying the space and potentially occluding other hidden objects are rearranged to reveal more of the unseen area. The environment is considered explored when the state (free or occupied) of every voxel in the volume is known. The presented algorithm can be easily adapted to real world problems like object search, taking inventory, and mapping. We evaluate our planner using various metrics, then present an implementation on the PR2 robot and use it for object search in clutter.
Presenter: Hien To (Information Laboratory)
Title: Entropy-based Histograms for Selectivity Estimation
Selectivity estimation is the task of estimating the size of the result set of a relational algebra operator. For a particular query, multiple execution plans can be generated with different ordering of operators. Thus, selectivity estimation of intermediate temporary relations significantly influences the choice of a query plan chosen by a query optimizer. Accurate estimations are crucial to generate optimal execution plans while bad estimations often lead to large overhead in performance.
Histograms have been extensively used for selectivity estimation by academics and have successfully been adopted by database industry. However, the estimation error is usually large for skewed distributions and biased attributes, which are typical in real-world data. Therefore, we propose effective models to quantitatively measure bias and selectivity based on information entropy. These models together with the principles of maximum entropy are then used to develop a class of entropy-based histograms that achieves near-optimal quality in linear runtime. We conducted an extensive set of experiments to compare the accuracy and efficiency of our proposed techniques with many other histogram-based techniques, showing the superiority of the entropy-based approaches for both equality and range queries.
Host: PhD Committee
Location: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Epstein Institute / ISE 651 Seminar Series
Tue, Oct 22, 2013 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Behrokh "Berok" Khoshnevis, Director, Center for Rapid Automated Fabrication Technologies (CRAFT) http://CRAFT.usc.edu, Professor, Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
Talk Title: "Essentials of Technological Creativity and Invention"
Series: Epstein Institute Seminar Series
Abstract: Great engineering systems, processes and products are usually based largely on the exercise of inventive thinking and not on routine procedures for engineering analysis and optimization. Research could conservatively aim at making marginal improvements to the state-of-the-art in the chosen domain, or it may be based on original and novel ideas and potentially lead to breakthrough impacts and discovery of new frontiers. Creative engineers and researchers use inventive, non-routine approaches and in most instances their creations clearly stand out. Inventive thinking and problem solving enriches professional life and brings prosperity to organizations and society. Contrary to common belief, creativity and the ability to invent can be acquired and enhanced. Some fundamentals are presented in this seminar.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013
GRACE FORD SALVATORI (GFS) ROOM 101
3:30 - 4:50 PM
Biography: Behrokh Khoshnevis is a Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern California and is active in robotics and mechatronics related research and development projects that include the development of several 3D Printing processes, a technology for automated construction of building structures as well as extraterrestrial infrastructure construction, development of mechatronics systems for biomedical applications (e.g., restorative and orthodontic dentistry, rehabilitation engineering, and tactile sensing devices), autonomous mobile and modular robots for assembly applications on earth and in space, and various other hi-tech projects. His academic research projects are entirely based on his inventions. He routinely conducts lectures and seminars on the subject of invention.
Dr. Khoshnevisââ¬â¢ inventions have received worldwide publicity in acclaimed media. Contour Crafting was identified as one of top 25 inventions among over 4000 candidate inventions by National Inventors Hall of Fame and the History Channelââ¬â¢s Modern Marvels program. NASA recently entitled Dr. Khoshnevis as a NASA Innovative Advanced Concept Fellow because of his idea of Lunar and Martian construction using in-situ materials utilized by Contour Crafting.
Host: Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
More Information: Seminar-Khoshnevis.doc
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - Room 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Electronic Arts Information Session
Tue, Oct 22, 2013 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Viterbi CS students! Come learn about software engineering jobs in big data, mobile platform, & commerce. Bring your resume for a chance to win prizes or even an interview with us the next day!(10/23)"
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: BS, MS
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Discover Viterbi: Financial Engineering
Tue, Oct 22, 2013 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Financial engineering uses tools from finance and economics, engineering, applied mathematics and statistics to address problems such as derivative securities valuation, strategic planning and dynamic investment strategies, risk management etc which are of interest to investment and commercial banks, trading companies, hedge funds, insurance companies, corporate risk managers and regulatory agencies etc.
The USC Viterbi School of Engineering is a top 10 ranked graduate engineering program in the nation by U.S News and World Report. Join us for an online information session to learn about the exciting opportunities in Financial Engineering available. Professor Petros Ioannou will be joining the session to highlight important information about the program.
Register NowLocation: Online
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Ray Fujioka/GAPP
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Philadelphia Admission Reception
Tue, Oct 22, 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: Philadelphia Marriott West
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen Students and Families
Contact: Rebecca Kinnon
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Spotlight Series: Computer Science and Computer Engineering
Tue, Oct 22, 2013 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Want to learn more about your major or one you're considering? Come hear Alumni discuss the many ways they are using their Computer Science and Computer Engineering degrees!
This is your opportunity to connect with alumni and industry professionals, ask questions about their experiences, and learn about the work they do and the many opportunities for students from each major!
RSVP at:
http://bit.ly/CECSspot13Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Student Affairs
