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Events for October 26, 2011
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Privacy in the Smart Grid: Two New Challenges
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Lalitha Sankar , Princeton University
Talk Title: Privacy in the Smart Grid: Two New Challenges
Abstract: Two new privacy challenges in the smart grid are presented. First, at the transmission level of the network, a novel problem of competitive privacy is introduced which captures the conflicting interests of collaboration and competition amongst regional energy operators (RTOs) that are interested in estimating the state in a distributed fashion. Second, at the end-user level, the deployment of smart meters leads to the problem of managing the tradeoff between guaranteed privacy to the consumer and utility (benefit) to both consumers and electricity providers. Using the theory of rate distortion, a utility-privacy framework is presented for both problems to quantify precisely the tradeoff between the utility of either cooperating for distributed state estimation or using smart meters and the resulting privacy leakage. The talk is based on joint work with Soummya Kar, Soheil Mohajer, S. Raj Rajagopalan, Ravi Tandon and H. Vincent Poor.
Biography: Lalitha Sankar received the B.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, the M.S. degree from the University of Maryland, and the Ph.D degree from Rutgers University in 2007. Prior to her doctoral studies, she was a Senior Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Shannon Laboratories. Following her doctorate, Dr. Sankar was a recipient of a three year Science and Technology Teaching Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Council on Science and Technology at Princeton University. She is currently a Research Scholar at Princeton University. Her research interests include wireless communications, information privacy and secrecy, and network information theory. For her doctoral work, she received the 2007-2008 Electrical Engineering Academic Achievement Award from Rutgers University.
Host: Prof. Urbashi Mitra, ubli@usc.edu, x04667
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
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IBM Smarter Planet University Tour
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 @ 03:00 PM - 06:45 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Receptions & Special Events
Learn more about what it takes to build a smarter planet and
understand the skills needed to compete in today's global marketplace.
For more information see the attachmentMore Information: IBMUnivTour_UnivSoCaliforniaV5.pdf
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - Grand Ballroom
Audiences: All Viterbi and Marshall Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Neutron Tomography For Material Characterization
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Dayakar Penumadu, red N. Peebles Professor and Head of Joint Institute for Advanced Materials and Chair of Excellence; Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
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Abstract: Three dimensional neutron imaging is becoming an increasingly important research tool and a diagnostic technique, providing complementary information to X-ray imaging for a wide range of applications in science and engineering. Using a well collimated neutron beam and lens coupled neutron detector system comprising of a thin scintillator screen, low-noise CCD camera, suitable mirror coupled to a high quality lens system in a light-tight box, varying resolution neutron radiography and tomography images are obtained for target materials and working systems in a controlled sample environment. In this presentation, author will present example results from his research group associated with neutron tomography of metals (steel and aluminum alloys), polymeric composites and sandwich structures, and granular materials under partial saturation. Relevant recent advances associated with energy selective neutron imaging including Bragg-edge imaging and dark-field tomography will also be included. As an example of in-situ diagnostic ability, neutron imaging of a working PEM fuel cell for water management studies will be addressed. The unique ability of neutrons to penetrate high Z materials and have extraordinary contrast to light elements such as hydrogen offers potential for many new applications. To demonstrate the multi-modality of using combined information from X-ray and neutron attenuation through matter, author will use the example results on partially saturated compacted sand sample and polymeric composites subjected accelerated sea environmental degradation conditions. Theses sample were imaged using X-ray (13.2 µm voxel size) and cold neutron (29.8 µm voxel size) tomography using unique imaging facilities at the Helmholtz- Zentrum-Berlin (CONRAD) and thermal neutrons (10 µm voxel size) at National Institute of Standards and Testing (BT2), Gaithersberg. Both imaging modality systems provide relatively large field of view (FOV) and high spatial resolution for engineering applications. High resolution tomography offers unprecedented opportunity to study materials non-invasively for evaluating the microstructure and damage characterization quantitatively in three dimensions. Direct integration of reconstructed images into numerical methods for solving boundary value problems is a promising future direction.
Host: Veronica Eliasson
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
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Hewlett-Packard Co. Info Session
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 @ 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
HP is seeking experienced Business Process Consultants!
Required Qualifications
-Masterâs degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields of study. Relevant Viterbi programs include: Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
-Computer science background preferred/minor in CS
-Experience in process design, process engineering/re-engineering, process engineering management, etc.
-2-3 years external consulting (commercial or public sector) experience, applying consulting methods to: understand an issue, determine an appropriate solution, gain consensus for implementing solution, transfer knowledge and implement with client, and document results
-Excellent communication skills
-Ability to travel up to 80% and often on very short notice
For more information view attachment.
More Information: HP Info Session.pdf
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
