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Events for November 06, 2009
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Fri, Nov 06, 2009
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. This program occurs twice, once at 9:00 a.m. and again at 12:00 p.m. Please visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/visit/meet_usc.html 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
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WIE Connect
Fri, Nov 06, 2009 @ 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Student Activity
WIE Connect is a unique program which offers high school girls a chance to learn more about the field of engineering from the perspective of current female Viterbi students. Join us in what promises to be a very rewarding and fun experience!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - , E Quad
Audiences: Undergraduate Viterbi Women
Contact: Women in Engineering
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W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; Effect of Plasma Discharges on Spacecraft
Fri, Nov 06, 2009 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Mr. Timothy P. Graves of The Aerospace Corporation will present "Effect of Plasma Discharges on Spacecraft" as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium.
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admissions & Student Affairs
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Future (and Direction of ) Wireless Technologies
Fri, Nov 06, 2009 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Future (and Direction of ) Wireless Technologies by Upkar Dhaliwal (CEO/Founder - Future Wireless Technologies)Everything You Know About Wireless Is About to Change.
Everything beyond and around us in old Wired World is undergoing a rapid
change in terms of networks, devices/boxes and in terms of technologies.The Talk covers the following topics relating to the evolution of our Wired
and Wireless World:• Quick Introduction into exiting Radio Uses
– Quick update of our Radios & Cellular Wireless - 4G
• Overview of Consumer World - Wireless Electronics Evolution
– 7 New Worlds of RF-Wireless with the Internet & the Screen
• Overview of Wireless Connected Power Networks
– IEEE, NIST, DoE and Other Groups
• Overview of Wireless Health Connected Devices
– IEEE, Alliance Groups and NIST
• Overview of Broadband Wireless Stimulus Plan – DoE, NIST, IEEE
• A Brief look beyond to the Cognitive Radio World uses as being
envisioned by ITU - 5GLocation: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 200
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Hossein Hashemi
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Performance of MIMO Radar with Angular Diversity under Swerling Scattering Models
Fri, Nov 06, 2009 @ 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Visa Koivunen,
Helsinki Univ. of Technology, FinlandAbstract: A brief overview of different MIMO radar concepts is provided. The performance of statistical MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) radar configurations that use distributed antennas is analyzed in detail. Statistical MIMO radars exploit angular diversity to mitigate the impact of radar cross section (RCS) fluctuations. The fluctuations can be modeled with the Swerling scattering model consisting of four different cases with either fast or slow target RCS fluctuations. In this paper, the performance of different statistical MIMO radar configurations is compared in the different Swerling cases. Both target detection and direction of arrival estimation tasks are considered.We derive the optimal test statistics for target detection for non-orthogonal waveforms in all the Swerling cases in single-pulse as well as multi-pulse scenarios. In the direction finding task, confidence bounds of the squared estimation error of the different configurations are compared. The comparison is done in terms of the confidence bounds as the Cramer-Rao bounds are not defined for all the cases and configurations. The pros and cons of the angular diversity and each radar configuration are pointed out in different fluctuation scenarios.If time allows, beampattern optimization in MIMO radar will be considered as well.This is joint work with my student Tuomas AittomäkiBiography: Visa Koivunen (Senior Member, IEEE) received his D.Sc. (Tech) degree with honors from the University of Oulu, Dept. of Electrical Engineering. He received the primus doctor (best graduate) award among the doctoral graduates in years 1989-1994. From 1992 to 1995 he was a visiting researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. Since 1999 he has been a Professor of Signal Processing at Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), Finland. He is one of the Principal Investigators in SMARAD (Smart Radios and Wireless Systems) Center of Excellence in Radio and Communications Engineering nominated by the Academy of Finland. Years 2003-2007 he was also adjunct full professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. During his sabbatical leave in 2006-2007 he was Visiting Fellow at Nokia Research Center as well as visiting fellow at Princeton University. Year 2009 he was appointed to Academy of Finland distinguished professor position until year 2014.Dr. Koivunen's research interest include statistical, communications and sensor array signal processing. He has published about 300 papers in international scientific conferences and journals. He co-authored the several papers receiving the best papers in conferences. He has been awarded the IEEE Signal Processing Society best paper award for the year 2007 (co-authored with J. Eriksson). He is member of the IEEE SAM and SPCOM technical committees.Host: Andreas Molisch, 04670, EEB 530, molisch@usc.edu
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
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AIAA Undergraduate Aircraft Design Team Meeting
Fri, Nov 06, 2009 @ 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
This Friday is the 4th design team meeting for the AIAA Undergraduate Aircraft Design Team. Come join us in learning the intricacies involved in designing an environmentally friendly and innovative commercial transport aircraft. It's not too late to be a part of the team!If you have any questions, contact AIAA at aiaa@usc.edu
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 226
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: -- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Discover USC: Shanghai
Fri, Nov 06, 2009 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Members of the admission staff will present about the majors and programs available at the Viterbi School of Engineering and USC.
Location: JW Marriott Shanghai
Audiences: Prospective Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: Viterbi Admission
