Select a calendar:
Filter October Events by Event Type:
Events for October 31, 2007
-
Meet USC (AM session)
Wed, Oct 31, 2007 @ 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
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. Please visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/visit/events/meet_usc/ to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and Family Members - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Contact: Viterbi Admission
-
Halloween BBQ Spooktacular 2007 sponsored by AMI, BME, & BMES-ERC
Wed, Oct 31, 2007 @ 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Location: Outside garden, near DRB
Audiences: BME Graduate Students/Sponsoring Departments
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
-
International Student Workshop
Wed, Oct 31, 2007 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Are you an international student that needs insight on how to find Engineering positions within the United States? Attend this workshop and learn how you can prepare for your career path!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 109
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
-
Meet USC (PM session)
Wed, Oct 31, 2007 @ 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
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. Please visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/visit/events/meet_usc/ to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and Family Members - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Contact: Viterbi Admission
-
Efficient Simulation Procedures in Network Reliability
Wed, Oct 31, 2007 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
DANIEL J. EPSTEIN DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SEMINAR"Efficient Simulation Procedures in Network Reliability"Samim Ghamami, Ph.D. CandidateAdvisor: Professor Sheldon RossWhen making a mathematical model for a system of many components, analytically computing the probability that the system will function, network reliability, is often impractical unless one is willing to make certain simplifying assumptions.By developing efficient simulation procedures for estimating the network reliability, our study addresses various situations where analytical computation of the network reliability loses its practicality and tractability.While the majority of network reliability models assume independent components, we have considered a certain type of dependency among system components. Also by considering multi-state, rather than binary components, we have expanded the potential application of network reliability models.To obtain statistical efficiency, new variance reduction techniques such as Innovative Stratified Sampling have been developed, and Markov Chain Monte Carlo method has been used when direct Monte Carlo simulation can not be employed.WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2007, 3:30 PM, KAPRIELIAN HALL (KAP) 158
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 158
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
-
Applying Realistic Chemistry in Direct Numerical Simulations
Wed, Oct 31, 2007 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Tianfeng LuResearch AssociateMechanical and Aerospace Engineering DepartmentPrinceton UniversityDirect numerical simulations (DNS) of reacting flows invoking realistic chemistry
constitute the ultimate approach to produce results of high fidelity. This would allow for the solution of a broad range of problems from first principle such as fuel utilization, pollutant emissions, climate change, as well as biochemical cycles and human health. However, DNS with detailed chemistry has been computationally unaffordable due to the high dimension of variables and the mandatory fine resolutions that are required both spatially and temporally. Recently, DNS of turbulence reactive flows with realistic hydrocarbon fuels have been successfully carried out on supercomputers in collaboration with the Sandia National Laboratories, following a significant reduction in both the dimension and the stiffness of the involved detailed kinetics. Most of the major difficulties being faced in the reduction process, such as variable elimination from largescale
nonlinear systems and analytic solution of quasi steady state equations, have been plaguing the scientific community for decades. To solve each of these problems satisfactorily, we have developed a suite of new techniques involving graph theory, binary integer programming, singular perturbation, and spectral analysis. In this talk, representative components of these methods will be discussed and their potential impacts on other fields will be outlined.
Location: Stauffer Science Lecture Hall, Rm 102
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
