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Events for November 09, 2012
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Community College Counselor Conference
Fri, Nov 09, 2012
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
This conference is designed for Community College Counselors. The program will include information on USCâs admission and financial aid practices, presentations by several of USCâs academic units, a student led walking tour of campus, and a luncheon with USC admission staff and academic representatives. This program will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude between 2:00 and 3:00 pm. Please visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/prepare/guidance_counselors.html#HSCCC to learn more and make a reservation.
Location: USC University Park Campus
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; Radio Telescopes on the Moon: Engineering Challenges
Fri, Nov 09, 2012 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Joseph Lazio, JPL Astronomer
Talk Title: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; Radio Telescopes on the Moon: Engineering Challenges
Abstract: Dr. Joseph Lazio, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Astronomer, will present present "Radio Telescopes on the Moon: Engineering Challenges" as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium.
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
More Info: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amanda Atkinson
Event Link: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
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Integrated Systems Seminar Series
Fri, Nov 09, 2012 @ 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Curtis Ling, Maxlin
Talk Title: Founding to IPO: A Perspective on Technology Entrepreneurship and Fabless Design
Abstract: In the ultracompetitive world of technology startups, what makes the difference between success and failure? What are some of the key factors to creating a profitable, scalable company in the fabless semiconductor space and taking it beyond an IPO? Though this talk cannot provide definitive answers to these complex questions, I will give you a close look at how one fabless company, MaxLinear, started from scratch in 2003, defined and developed its first successful products, became profitable and went IPO six years later with 1.5 rounds of venture funding, and has since continued to innovate and grow in a challenging business environment. We will cover topics such as
· Precursors leading to starting a technology company
· The crucial interaction between engineering and marketing in defining products
· Technical challenges in integrating broadband communication receivers, and
· Business challenges of scaling a company beyond a tight-knit founding team.
Biography: Dr. Curtis Ling, is Co-founder of MaxLinear, Inc. and has been its Chief Technical Officer since April 2006 and serves as its Director. Dr. Ling has 18 years of experience in research and product development in the fields of RFIC Design and wireless systems. Prior to MaxLinear, he served as a Principal Engineer at Silicon Wave (now RF Micro Devices, San Diego), where he was responsible for RFIC design of Cable Tuner and Bluetooth SoC products. From 1993 to 1999, Dr. Ling served as a professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, where he established a research program and laboratories in wireless communications and consumer electronics. He has co-authored several publications in technical journals and conferences. He received a BSEE from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Host: Prof. Hossein Hashemi, Prof. Mahta Moghaddam, Prof. Mike Chen
More Info: http://mhi.usc.edu/events/event-details/?event_id=898694
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Hossein Hashemi
Event Link: http://mhi.usc.edu/events/event-details/?event_id=898694
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Astani CEE Ph.D. Seminar
Fri, Nov 09, 2012 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prasanth Babu Koganti and Hamed Haddad Zadegan, CE Ph.D. Candidates
Talk Title: Stable decentralized control of complex dynamical systems
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In this talk, we present a simple approach to stabilizing control of a complex dynamical system which consists of several mutually coupled subsystems. We develop the control in two steps- First, we define a nominal system, in which the subsystems are uncoupled. This is done by defining nominal subsystems which are obtained by approximating each subsystem based on locally available states only. Stabilizing (nominal) controls are then synthesized for each nominal subsystem which are also optimal. In the second step, we force the actual system (with coupled actual subsystems) to track the trajectories of the controlled nominal system as closely as desired by user, thus ensuring stability. This is achieved by use of a generalized sliding surface controller in conjunction with the nominal controller.
Second Speaker:
Hamed Haddad Zadegan, CE Ph.D. Candidate
Talk: Bayesian approach to Geostatistics and Spatial Prediction
Location: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 102
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
