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CSI's 30th Anniversary Conference and CelebrationThu, Nov 29, 2012
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Keynotes, speakers and panels, Academia and Industry
Talk Title: CSIâs 30th Anniversary Conference and Celebration
Abstract: The Communication Sciences Institute (CSI) of the University of Southern California has played a distinguished role in the development of modern communications systems over the past 30 years. With 2 members of National Academy of Sciences, 6 members of the National Academy of Engineering, 4 Shannon lecturers, and numerous alumni that made their mark in the wireless industry, CSI has contributed to one of the most exciting and vibrant areas of engineering.
The 30th anniversary will be celebrated by a high-quality conference/meeting with distinguished speakers from industry and academia led by two keynotes: famous scientist and entrepreneur, Andrew Viterbi; and alumnus and candidate for IEEE President, J. Roberto B. de Marca. The technical program will be accompanied by a social program that will give alumni and friends the opportunity to connect and exchange memories and ideas about the future. We expect to have 150 participants from all over the US and the world.
In order to attend this event, you must register.
Host: CSI Faculty
More Info: http://csi.usc.edu/csi30
Location: Charlotte S. & Davre R. Davidson Continuing Education Conference Center (DCC) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
Event Link: http://csi.usc.edu/csi30
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Southern California Edison Mock Interviews and Resume Reviews
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 @ 08:30 AM - 03:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Southern California Edision is offering mock interviews and resume reviews on Thursday, 11/29/2012 from 8:30- 3:30PM.
Walk-in resume Reviews will be held in EEB 203.
To sign up for a mock interview, please visit Viterbi Career Services in RTH218 or CED in RTH210. Space is limited, so please sign up early. Mock interview locations are TBA.
Location: 203
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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USC Graduate Engineering Information Session
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
The USC Viterbi School of Engineering is a consistently top-ranked graduate engineering program in the nation by U.S News and World Report. Join us for an online information session to learn about the exciting opportunities available.
WebCast Link: https://den.webex.com/den/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=928190824
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Graduate & Professional Programs
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CS Colloquium: Josh Reich: Modular Programming for Software Defined Networks
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Josh Reich, Princeton University
Talk Title: Modular Programming for Software Defined Networks
Series: CS Colloquium
Abstract: In Software Defined Networks (SDN), a network application comprising many disparate tasks must be converted to a single set of packet-processing rules on network switches. Such rules are specified in terms of low-level hardware-centric operations. Thus, without additional logic, the rules comprising multiple independently written components cannot be composed as these will likely conflict.
Moreover, such rules inherently encode the details of the particular network topology for which they are written. Today's SDN platforms neither automate the process of composing independently written software components, nor provide abstractions for decoupling irrelevant topological features from core software logic.
Consequently, network programmers are forced to write monolithic programs tied to particular topologies - an expensive, error-prone process that produces code that is neither portable, nor reusable.
I will discuss our work to resolve both of these problems. I will introduce novel techniques for synthesizing a set of independent software components into a single coherent network application by providing both series and parallel composition operators. The talk will then turn to decoupling core software component logic from irrelevant topology specifics by providing transformed views of the network to software components. I will demonstrate two such mechanisms: a lightweight labeling technique that enriches the network view with abstracted attributes and a heavier-weight technique capable of hiding topologic detail by presenting views comprising virtualized switches and links.
Biography: Dr. Joshua Reich is a postdoctoral researcher working with Professor Jen Rexford at the Department of Computer Science, Princeton University. He designs and then builds systems to utilize networked infrastructure more easily and efficiently - currently focusing on Software Defined Networks. His other research interests include cloud computing, mobile/wireless systems, and green networks, Joshua was selected as an NSF/CRA Computing Innovation Fellow in the 2011 Cohort. He received Best Student Demo at ACM MobiCom/MobiHoc 2007 and was an ACM SRC Finalist at SIGCOMM 2010. Joshua's dissertation work on scalable P2P virtual machine streaming led to the founding of a startup, Silver Lining Systems.
Joshua earned his BA (Magna Cum Laude, Mathematics, 2002), MS (Computer Science, 2004), and PhD (Computer Science, 2011) from Columbia University, where he was co-advised by Professors Vishal Misra and Dan Rubenstein. During his PhD studies, Joshua interned with Sandia National Labs (NM and CA), Microsoft Research (Bangalore and Redmond) and Technicolor (Paris).
Host: Minlan Yu
Location: SOS B37
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Alexander Sherstov (UCLA): Limits of Multiparty Communication
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Alexander Sherstov, UCLA
Talk Title: Limits of Multiparty Communication
Series: CS Colloquium
Abstract: Communication complexity theory studies the following question: how many bits of communication are required to compute a Boolean function f whose arguments are distributed among several parties, possibly with overlap? Apart from being a natural subject of study in its own right, communication complexity sheds light on various questions in the theory of computing that do not seem to involve communication in any way.
A function f of basic importance in the area is the so called disjointness function, which evaluates to true when its arguments are sets with empty intersection. The multiparty communication requirements of this function have been actively studied since the late 1980s, with only very partial results available. In this work, we essentially resolve the question in its entirety.
PAPER URL: http://eccc.hpi-web.de/report/2011/145
Biography: Alexander Sherstov completed his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin, under the direction of Adam Klivans. After a two-year postdoc at Microsoft Research, Sherstov joined the Computer Science Department at UCLA last year as an assistant professor. He has broad research interests in theoretical computer science, including computational complexity, computational learning, and quantum computing.
Host: Shaddin Dughmi
Location: SSL 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Astronautical Engineering (ASTE) Seminar
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 @ 06:30 PM - 07:20 PM
Astronautical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Jim Montgomery, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Talk Title: Implementing the Mars Science Laboratory Terminal Descent Sensor Field Test Campaign
Abstract: The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) delivered a 900 kg rover to the surface of Mars in August 2012. MSL utilized a new pulse-Doppler landing radar, the Terminal Descent Sensor (TDS). The TDS employed six narrow-beam antennas to provide unprecedented slant range and velocity performance at Mars to enable soft touchdown of the MSL rover using a unique sky crane Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) technique. Prior to use on MSL, the TDS was put through a rigorous verification and validation (V&V) process. A key element of this V&V was operating the TDS over a series of field tests, using flight-like profiles expected during the descent and landing of MSL over Mars-like terrain on Earth. Limits of TDS performance were characterized with additional testing meant to stress operational modes outside of the expected EDL flight profiles. The flight envelope over which the TDS must operate on Mars encompasses such a large range of altitudes and velocities that a variety of venues were necessary to cover the test space. These venues included an F/A-18 high performance aircraft, a Eurocopter AS350 AStar helicopter and 100-meter tall Echo Towers at the China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center. Testing was carried out over a five year period from July 2006 to June 2011. TDS performance was shown, in general, to be excellent over all venues. This presentation describes the planning, design, and implementation of the field test campaign plus results and lessons learned.
Biography: Dr. Jim Montgomery received a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Michigan in 1986 and a Masters and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California in 1992 and 1999, respectively. He received his dream job exploring the universe when he joined NASAâs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2000 and has been a member of the Mars Science Laboratory team since 2006.
Host: Dr. Anita Sengupta
Location: THH 108
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Ana Olivares
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Astronautical Engineering (ASTE) Seminar
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 @ 06:30 PM - 07:20 PM
Astronautical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Jim Montgomery, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Talk Title: Implementing the Mars Science Laboratory Terminal Descent Sensor Field Test Campaign
Abstract: The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) delivered a 900 kg rover to the surface of Mars in August 2012. MSL utilized a new pulse-Doppler landing radar, the Terminal Descent Sensor (TDS). The TDS employed six narrow-beam antennas to provide unprecedented slant range and velocity performance at Mars to enable soft touchdown of the MSL rover using a unique sky crane Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) technique. Prior to use on MSL, the TDS was put through a rigorous verification and validation (V&V) process. A key element of this V&V was operating the TDS over a series of field tests, using flight-like profiles expected during the descent and landing of MSL over Mars-like terrain on Earth. Limits of TDS performance were characterized with additional testing meant to stress operational modes outside of the expected EDL flight profiles. The flight envelope over which the TDS must operate on Mars encompasses such a large range of altitudes and velocities that a variety of venues were necessary to cover the test space. These venues included an F/A-18 high performance aircraft, a Eurocopter AS350 AStar helicopter and 100-meter tall Echo Towers at the China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center. Testing was carried out over a five year period from July 2006 to June 2011. TDS performance was shown, in general, to be excellent over all venues. This presentation describes the planning, design, and implementation of the field test campaign plus results and lessons learned.
Biography: Dr. Jim Montgomery received a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Michigan in 1986 and a Masters and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California in 1992 and 1999, respectively. He received his dream job exploring the universe when he joined NASAâs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2000 and has been a member of the Mars Science Laboratory team since 2006.
Host: Dr. Anita Sengupta
More Information: ASTE Seminar (ASTE 330 - 11.29.12).pdf
Location: THH 108
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Ana Olivares
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EE 101 Supplemental Instruction Session
Thu, Nov 29, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Supplemental Instruction session for students enrolled in EE 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
