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Events for October 31, 2012
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering TalkWed, Oct 31, 2012
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) -
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen Students and Families
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Greedy Pursuits Algorithms for Audio Processing and Applications
Wed, Oct 31, 2012 @ 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Gaël Richard, Telecom ParisTech
Talk Title: Greedy Pursuits Algorithms for Audio Processing and Applications
Abstract: After a brief presentation of current research directions in the Audio, Acoustics and Waves research group of Telecom ParisTech, I will discuss in general terms the interest of greedy pursuits algorithms (such as Matching Pursuit) for representing audio signals. Such algorithms rely on an iterative atom selection step in a dictionary of atoms. They usually require the calculation of numerous projections, which can be computationally costly for large dictionaries. Furthermore, the obtained decomposition may be uninformative on the nature or content of the audio signal. To tackle the first issue, I will describe an extension of the classical Matching pursuit which uses a non adaptive random sequence of subdictionaries in the decomposition process, thus parsing a large dictionary in a probabilistic fashion with no additional projection cost and no parameter estimation [1]. It will be shown in particular that this additional randomness is particularly attractive for audio compression. I will then describe another extension of the classical Matching Pursuit algorithm which directly exploits the signal redundancy. Preliminary results for audio source separation will then be given [2]. Finally, a third variation of the classical Matching Pursuit algorithm will be described and its potential for Audio Fingerprint will be demonstrated on synthetic and real broadcast audio databases [3].
[1] M. Moussallam, L. Daudet, G. Richard, "Matching pursuits with random sequential subdictionaries", Signal Processing, 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sigpro.2012.03.019
[2] S. Fenet, M. Moussallam, Y. Grenier, G. Richard and L. Daudet, A Framework for Fingerprint-Based Detection of Repeating Objects in Multimedia Streams,
[3] M. Moussallam, G. Richard and L. Daudet, Audio Source Separation Informed by Redundancy with Greedy Multiscale Decompositions, in Proc. of Eusipco 2012.
Biography: I received the State Engineering degree from Télécom ParisTech (formerly ENST), Paris, France, in 1990; the Ph.D degree from LIMSI-CNRS, University of Paris-XI, in 1994 in speech synthesis; and the Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches degree from the University of Paris XI in September 2001. After my Ph.D, I spent two years at the CAIP Center, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, in the speech processing group of Prof. J. Flanagan, where I explored innovative approaches for speech production. Between 1997 and 2001, I successively worked for Matra Nortel Communications, Bois d'Arcy, France, and for Philips Consumer Comunications, Montrouge, France. In particular, I was the project manager of several large-scale European projects in the field of audio and multimodal signal processing. In September 2001, I joined the Signal and Image Processing Department at Télécom ParisTech, where I am now full Professor in audio signal processing and Head of the Audio, Acoustics and Waves research group. Co-author of over 100 papers and inventor in a number of patents, I am also one of the experts of the European commission in the field of audio signal processing and man/machine interfaces. I have been Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech and Language Processing between 1997 and 2011 and one of the guest editors of the special issue on âMusic Signal Processingâ of IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Signal Processing (2011). I am now member of the IEEE Audio and Acoustic Signal Processing Technical Committee, member of the EURASIP and AES and senior member of the IEEE.
Host: Professor Shrikanth Narayanan
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 320
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mary Francis
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Viterbi Admission & Student Affairs Halloween Celebration
Wed, Oct 31, 2012 @ 12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Student Activity
Come trick of treating at RTH Second floor and learn about the different resources available to all students. Trick or treating will start in CED (RTH 210). Feel free to dress up if you would like. Stop on by!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 210
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Women in Engineering
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AME - Department Seminar
Wed, Oct 31, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Geoff Spedding , Professor and Chairman of the Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Southern California
Talk Title: Bird Design and Aircraft Evolution
Abstract: Alternative flying machines (in the sense that they differ from our usual designs) can be invented, or studied. In all cases, it is reasonable to wonder whether a particular design is optimal, or perhaps what it is optimal for. Definitions of optimality quickly become complex: "minimum drag:lift ratio for n passengers that allows our company to outcompete our rival(s)" or "something that can be grown fast, still works when 50% of the aft surfaces are missing, and that fits in a nest." We will consider two examples of flying devices, one evolved and one invented, and we will look for parallels that exist between them, or perhaps ought to.
More Info: http://ae-www.usc.edu/seminars/10-31-12-spedding.shtml
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - Room 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
Event Link: http://ae-www.usc.edu/seminars/10-31-12-spedding.shtml
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Viterbi Student Innovation Institute Speaker Series
Wed, Oct 31, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Sam Teller, Managing Director, Laundpad LA
Talk Title: Lessons Learnt from Incubating 30 Technology Startups!
Host: Viterbi Student Innovation Institute (VSI2)
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jeffrey Teng
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Schlumberger Information Session
Wed, Oct 31, 2012 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
An experienced Schlumberger Field Engineer will discuss the nature of Schlumberger's activities in the oil & gas services business, and how engineers like you can contribute in the field!
Requirements: -BS/MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil, Aerospace & Industrial Engineering -Min GPA 2.75/4 -Valid driving license + acceptable driving record -Legal right to work in USLocation: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: BS, MS
Contact: Marie Guillot
