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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering TalkWed, Oct 23, 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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"Computing with the D-Wave quantum processor: physics, challenges and applications"
Wed, Oct 23, 2013 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Federico Spedalieri, Computer Scientist/USC-ISI
Talk Title: "Computing with the D-Wave quantum processor: physics, challenges and applications"
Abstract: Quantum computing promises computational speedups for solving some important problems like the factoring of large integers. Although a general purpose, universal quantum computer is yet to be built, technology has matured enough to provide us with a programmable (although restricted) quantum device. The D-Wave processor currently housed at the USC-Lockheed Martin Quantum Computing Center is an example of this type of device. It exploits the controllable interaction between superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) to optimize binary quadratic functions.
I will present some of the work I have carried out aiming at understanding the physics of the device (in particular its quantum nature), its possible uses, and the main challenges that are still left to overcome to make it a practical computational tool.
Biography: Dr. Spedalieri obtained his degree of Licenciado en Ciencias Fisicas from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 1994, and his PhD in Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 2003. He worked as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, and at the EE Department at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2010, he joined the Information Sciences Institute. He has worked on the characterization of entangled states, devising a numerical test that is widely used to decide whether a given state is entangled (these results, published in Physical Review Letters and Physical Review A has been cited more than 200 times). This work pioneered the application of semi-definite programming methods in quantum information that have since been applied on a wide range of problems. He has also worked on implementations of quantum computing using linear optics, devised a protocol that exploits orbital angular momentum states of photons to implement quantum key distribution, and has designed a low latency implementation of fault-tolerant quantum computing suited for planar architectures with local interactions. Currently at USC’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI), Dr. Spedalieri is working to bridge the gap between the adiabatic quantum computing model (and its incarnation in the form of the adiabatic quantum computer D-Wave Two) and applications to many different fields, such as model checking, natural language processing, scheduling and planning, complex system design, and many others. He is also actively studying the physics behind the operation of D-Wave Two, aiming at understanding the roles that quantum-ness and entanglement play in its operation, and designing experiments to validate these studies.
Host: Dr. Sandeep Gupta
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mayumi Thrasher
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EEB 248 - Computer Science Faculty Meeting - For Invited Faculty
Wed, Oct 23, 2013 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Computer Science Faculty Meeting. - FOR INVITED FACULTY ONLY.
Details emailed to attendees.
RSVP link here.Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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VARC Workshop - I Got a
Wed, Oct 23, 2013 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
I Got a "C" on My Midterm, Now What?
Are your midterm grades not what you were hoping for? Come to this workshop to discuss strategies, resources, and techniques for improving your test-taking and study skills, as well as tips for speaking with your professors. We'll also discuss options like Freshman Forgiveness.
RSVP online now!Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Academic Resource Center
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Turner Construction Company Information Session
Wed, Oct 23, 2013 @ 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Join representatives of this company as they share general company information and available opportunities.
This information session starts at 5:30PM!Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Viterbi BS and MS Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Exploring Health Careers Panel (not by ASBME)
Wed, Oct 23, 2013 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Which health career is right for you? Join current health professional school panelists (primarily in optometry, physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician assistant, nursing, and podiatry) as they discuss their personal experiences in their respective programs.
Location: Seeley Wintersmith Mudd Memorial Hall (of Philosophy) (MHP) - B7B
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
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Engineers Without Borders-Las Vegas Project Meeting
Wed, Oct 23, 2013 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Groups will be presenting their breakdowns of our upcoming assessment trip. If you have not come to an EWB meeting yet, this is a great time to join!
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 164
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Engineers Without Borders
