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Events for October 22, 2015
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Canstruction
Thu, Oct 22, 2015
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Help out people in need by donating canned food!! Students and faculty come together for this annual event to collect cans and donate them to the LA Food Bank. On the last day of the drive, we bring all the cans together to make a Canstruction. Collection is from 10/14 - 11/20.
Collection Bin Locations:
ACCT 101 Office
Crocker Library (in HOH)
Popovich Hall Rm 200
Deans Office BRI 100
Advising Office BRI 104Location: Various Locations (look at description)
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC NOBE
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USC Viterbi STEM Spotlight on The Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Thu, Oct 22, 2015 @ 08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering K-12 STEM Center
University Calendar
The USC Viterbi STEM Spotlight on The Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science is organized by VAST: Viterbi Adopt-a-Student, Adopt-a-Teacher. During this day of lab tours, K-12 students from around Southern California will experience cutting-edge research in the fields of chemical engineering and material science.
Location: Epstein Family Engineering Plaza VHE Breezeway
Audiences: K-12 Schools pre-registered
Contact: Katie Mills
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CS Colloquium: Lihong Li (Microsoft Research) - Taming the Monster: Provably Efficient Algorithms for Contextual Bandits with General Policy Classes
Thu, Oct 22, 2015 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Lihong Li, Microsoft Research
Talk Title: Provably Efficient Algorithms for Contextual Bandits with General Policy Classes
Series: CS Colloquium
Abstract: This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Computer Science Research Colloquium
We consider contextual bandit problems, where in each round the learner takes one of K actions in response to the observed context, and observes the reward only for that chosen action. In the first part of the talk, we focus on the standard setting, where the challenge is to efficiently balance exploration/exploitation to maximize total rewards (equivalently, minimize total regret) in T rounds, a problem commonly encountered in many important interaction problems like advertising and recommendation. Our algorithm assumes access to an oracle for solving a form of classification problems and achieves the statistically optimal regret guarantee with a small number of oracle calls across T rounds. The resulting algorithm is the most practical one amongst contextual-bandit algorithms that work for general policy classes. In the second part of the talk, we show how the above general algorithmic idea can be adapted to contextual bandits with global convex constraints and concave objective functions, a setting that is substantially harder and is important in many applications. Joint work with Alekh Agarwal, Shipra Agrawal, Nikhil R. Devanur, Daniel Hsu, Satyen Kale, John Langford, and Robert E. Schapire.
This lecture will be available to stream HERE.
Biography: Lihong Li is a Researcher in the Machine Learning Department at Microsoft Research-Redmond. Prior to joining Microsoft, he was a Research Scientist in the Machine Learning Group at Yahoo! Research in Silicon Valley. He obtained a PhD degree from Rutgers University in Computer Science. His main research interests are machine learning with interaction, including reinforcement learning, multi-armed bandits, online learning, and their applications especially those on the Internet like recommender systems, search, and advertising. He has served as area chair or senior program committee member at ICML, NIPS, and IJCAI.
Host: Yan Liu
Webcast: https://bluejeans.com/350859861Location: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 101
WebCast Link: https://bluejeans.com/350859861
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Cyber Security: NOBE presents CISCO Info-Session
Thu, Oct 22, 2015 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Workshops & Infosessions
Are you interested in cyber security or key market dynamics considered in cyber security?
Come out and meet CISCO Director, Munawar Hossain and USC alumnus Thomas Yohannan, who will discuss their positions at Cisco, and what steps you should take to potentially secure an internship or job with Cisco! Towards the end of the evening, there will be time for informal networking and a chance to submit your resumes!! Please wear business casual attire.
CISCO, "a worldwide leader in networking for the internet", is a tech company that "designs, manufactures, and sells networking equipment".
Mun Hossain is Director of Product Management for Cloud, SDN/NFV and Content Security at the Security Business Group at Cisco.
FREE EL POLLO LOCO!!!
RSVP here: FB EventLocation: Mark Taper Hall Of Humanities (THH) - 208
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC NOBE
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Jet Propulsion Lab Info Session
Thu, Oct 22, 2015 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Technical representatives, hiring managers and HR representatives from JPL will provide an overview of the company and discuss potential employment opportunities. Q&A panel and networking time will conclude the session.
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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IEEE Professor Speaker Series: Todd Brun on Quantum Computing
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Thu, Oct 22, 2015 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Quantum Computers: From Science to Technology
Quantum computers are theoretical machines that obey the laws of quantum mechanics. By exploiting bizarre quantum effects such as interference and entanglement, quantum computers could solve certain computationally hard problems efficiently. But building real quantum computers is a huge technological challenge. In recent years, experimenters have been making steady progress towards realizing quantum computers, moving this field step by step from basic science towards practical technology.
Todd Brun is a Professor of Electrical Engineering, Physics, and Computer Science at the University of Southern California. He does research on quantum theory, especially on the problems of quantum computing and quantum information scienceLocation: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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USC Graduate Engineering Info Session: Hong Kong
Thu, Oct 22, 2015 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
The information session will include a presentation on: Master's & Ph.D. programs available at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, how to apply, scholarships, student life, and more. Students will also have the chance to ask questions and receive official brochures and handout information from USC.
Learn More and Register to Attend
Location: JW Marriott Hong Kong
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Laura Hartman
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Information Session in Osaka
Thu, Oct 22, 2015 @ 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
You are cordially invited to meet Camillia Lee, Assistant Dean of Graduate and International Recruitment for the Viterbi School of Engineering, at one of our upcoming information sessions in Osaka.
Students who have earned or are in the process of earning a Bachelor's degree in engineering, math, or a hard science (such as physics, biology, or chemistry) are welcome to attend to learn more about applying to our graduate programs.
Attendees will also have the chance to ask questions and receive official brochures and handout information from USC.
Location:
The Westin Osaka
REGISTER NOWAudiences: Students with an undergraduate background in engineering, math or science
Contact: William Schwerin
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