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Events for November 13, 2012
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CSCI 102 Supplemental Instruction SessionTue, Nov 13, 2012 @ 07:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Supplemental Instruction session for students enrolled in CSCI 102.
SI offers an informal atmosphere where you and your classmates can explore important concepts, review class notes, discuss assignments, work on practice problems, and go over relevant study skills.
SI is a great study option and we encourage all students to make SI part of their study habits! Come for 30 minutes or the whole 2 hours.Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 140
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Academic Resource Center
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Medical Imaging Seminar Series
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 @ 01:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Michael Insana, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Talk Title: "On The Design And Evaluation Of Sonographic Systems For Cancer Diagnosisâ
Abstract: The best-possible performance of any imaging system can be measured using ideal-observer analysis. Comparing ideal performance with that of human observers, it is possible to predict the efficiency of a system for achieving its clinical design goals. Rigorous and objective assessments of imaging quality are now well developed for x-ray and -ray imaging modalities but not for sonography. This seminar summarizes recent work from our group in sonographic instrument design and performance assessment for the task of breast lesion diagnosis.
First, we define task information using Kullback-Leibler divergence by combining ideas from information theory and acoustic scattering with medical practice. We then define the test statistic of the ideal observer of breast lesions and relate its performance metrics to fundamental engineering properties that describe system noise, image contrast and spatial resolution. We show how unique aspects of acoustic contrast generation present unique challenges to defining the ideal observer and relating its performance to engineering properties. The efficiency of human observers at discriminating lesion features was found to be less than 10% and highly dependent on specifics of the visual task. The greatest loss of task information occurs during the demodulation step of image formation. However adaptive filtering of the echo signals before and after beamforming was found to significantly increase diagnostic information transfer through the demodulator and thus improves the diagnostic performance of sonography for lesion feature discrimination.
Biography: Michael F. Insana is currently Professor and Head of the Department of Bioengineering at Illinois. He also has appointments in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, where he leads the Bio-Imaging Science and Technology group. His current research interests are to develop new ultrasonic methods for the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of breast cancer. He is also interested in eigenanalysis for sensing cancer-related transitions in cell networks as a basis for developing molecular imaging methods. Mike is a fellow of the IEEE, Acoustical Society of America, the Institute of Physics, and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. He has been Associate Editor for the IEEE Transaction on Medical Imaging since 1997 and currently chairs that journalâs Steering Committee.
Host: Prof. Krishna Nayak
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Talyia Veal
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George A Bekey Keynote Lecture: Dr. Jon Kleinberg
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 @ 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Jon Kleinberg, Cornell University
Talk Title: Computational Perspectives on Social Phenomena in On-Line Networks
Series: CS Keynote Series
Abstract: With an increasing amount of social interaction taking place in the digital domain, and often in public on-line settings, we are accumulating enormous amounts of data about phenomena that were once essentially invisible to us: the collective behavior and social interactions of hundreds of millions of people, recorded at unprecedented levels of scale and resolution. Analyzing this data computationally offers new insights into the design of on-line applications, as well as a new perspective on fundamental questions in the social sciences. We will review some of the basic issues around these developments; these include the problem of designing information systems in the presence of complex social feedback effects, and the emergence of a growing research interface between computing and the social sciences, facilitated by the availability of large new datasets on human interaction.
Biography: Dr. Kleinberg's research focuses on issues at the interface of networks and information, with an emphasis on the social and information networks that underpin the Web and other on-line media. His work has been supported by an NSF Career Award, an ONR Young Investigator Award, a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, a Packard Foundation Fellowship, a Sloan Foundation Fellowship, and grants from Google, Yahoo!, and the NSF. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Host: David Kempe
More Info: http://www.cs.usc.edu/calendar/csevents.asp?date=11%2F13%2F2012
Location: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
Event Link: http://www.cs.usc.edu/calendar/csevents.asp?date=11%2F13%2F2012
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Standard Chartered Information Session
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
At a time when most banks are scaling back their junior hiring, Standard Chartered will be hiring 600 people straight out of university in 2013 across 29 countries and weâre hiring people from all disciplines â we want people who are analytical for our banking areas but also innovators and âdisruptorsâ to help lead the future of banking for our global clients and local customers.
We will be visiting USC on Tuesday November 13 and holding a presentation at 5pm in the main Career center- Trojan Presentation Room. Students are encouraged to find out about our fantastic International Graduate Programme and the opportunities we can offer.Location: Gwynn Wilson Student Union (STU) - Trojan Presentation Room
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Alcon Information Session
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 @ 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
During our info session, you will hear about our company and the co-op program from company representatives and previous co-ops.
While we recruit at USC for our surgical systems & instrument facility located in Irvine, California for co-ops, career, and temporary employment for entry level engineers, our focus at this event is to recruit for our next session of co-op students. Co-ops will work full-time from January through May with an opportunity to work through the summer of 2013.
If you are an F-1 undergrad student, in order to apply for our co-op program, you must be in your last semester with 6 or less units. If you are a grad student, you must be in your last semester with 4 or less units & the total units includes the internship course at start of co-op. An unofficial transcript is required for your interview. Apply on connectSC by October 21.Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: BS, MS
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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An Employer's Perspective: The Value of a Co-op
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
During the session, you will hear about our company and the co-op program from company representatives and previous co-ops. Learn about how valuable a co-op is in securing full-time employment post graduation.
While we recruit at USC for our surgical systems & instrument facility located in Irvine, California for co-ops, career, and temporary employment for entry level engineers, our focus at this event is to recruit for our next session of co-op students. Co-ops will work full-time from January through May with an opportunity to work through the summer of 2013. If you are an F-1 undergrad student, in order to apply for our co-op program, you must be in your last semester with 6 or less units. If you are a grad student, you must be in your last semester with 4 or less units & the total units includes the internship course at start of co-op. An unofficial transcript is required for your interview. Apply on connectSC by October 21.Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: BS, MS
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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CSCI 101 Supplemental Instruction Session
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Supplemental Instruction session for students enrolled in CSCI 101.
SI offers an informal atmosphere where you and your classmates can explore important concepts, review class notes, discuss assignments, work on practice problems, and go over relevant study skills.
SI is a great study option and we encourage all students to make SI part of their study habits! Come for 30 minutes or the whole 2 hours.Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 144
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Academic Resource Center
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ASBME How BME Students Spend Their Summers
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
University Calendar
What should you do in Summer 2013?! Come find out what many upperclassmen have done in their summers during these precious undergrad years. We will cover everything from how to get involved with: Summer Study Abroad, Internships, Research, and Summer Classes. Moreover, we will specifically be going over some cool programs out there that you can apply too. Many of these applications open up soon, so it is important to start planning NOW! You don't want to miss this! Also, this meeting is where we'll be accepting donations for the canned food drive! Bring in cans or monetary donations (and we'll go buy cans with them!)
Location: Mark Taper Hall Of Humanities (THH) - 301
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
