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Events for December 10, 2014
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering TalkWed, Dec 10, 2014
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 http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/firstyear/prospective/meetusc_sw.html 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) - USC Admission Office
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Short Course: Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Wed, Dec 10, 2014
DEN@Viterbi, Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Talk Title: TBA
Abstract: This program, an introductory course in Six Sigma, will give you a thorough understanding of Six Sigma and its focus on eliminating defects through fundamental process knowledge. Topics covered in addition to DMAIIC and Six Sigma philosophy include basic statistics, statistical process control, process capability, financial implications and root cause analysis.This program is offered both in the classroom and online.
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Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
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Communications, Networks & Systems (CommNetS) Seminar
Wed, Dec 10, 2014 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Sérgio Pequito, University of Pennsylvania
Talk Title: A Framework for Structural Input/Output and Control Configuration Selection of Large - Scale Systems
Series: CommNetS
Abstract: The structure control system design consists mainly of two steps: input/output (I/O) selection and control configuration (CC) selection. The first one is devoted to the problem of computing how many actuators/sensors are needed and where should be placed in the plant to obtain some desired property. Control configuration is related to the decentralized control problem and is dedicated to the task of selecting which outputs (sensors) should be available for feedback and to which inputs (actuators) in order to achieve a predefined goal. The choice of inputs and outputs affects the performance, complexity and costs of the control system. Due to the combinatorial nature of the selection problem, an efficient and systematic method is required to complement the designer intuition, experience and physical insight.
Motivated by the above, this presentation addresses the structure control system design taking explicitly into consideration the possible application to large - scale systems. We provide an efficient framework to solve the following major minimization problems: i) selection of the minimum number of manipulated/measured variables to achieve structural controllability/observability of the system, and ii) selection of the minimum number of measured and manipulated variables, and feedback interconnections between them such that the system has no structural fixed modes. Contrary to what would be expected, we showed that it is possible to obtain the global solution of the aforementioned minimization problems in polynomial complexity in the number of the state variables of the system. To this effect, we propose a methodology that is efficient (polynomial complexity) and unified in the sense that it solves simultaneously the I/O and the CC selection problems. This is done by exploiting the implications of the I/O selection in the solution to the CC problem.
Biography: Sérgio Pequito is a postdoctoral researcher at University of Pennsylvania. He obtained his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and Instituto Superior Técnico, through the CMU-Portugal program. Furthermore, he received his BSc and MSc in Applied Mathematics from the Instituto Superior Técnico. Pequito's research consists in understanding the global qualitative behavior of large scale systems from their structural or parametric descriptions and provide a rigorous framework for the design, analysis, optimization and control of large scale (real-world) systems. Pequito was awarded with the best student paper finalist in the Conference on Decision and Control 2009, the ECE Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award at Carnegie Mellon University, and the Carnegie Mellon Graduate Teaching Award (university-wide) honorable mention, both in 2012.
Host: Paul Bogdan and the Ming Hsieh Institute
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Annie Yu
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USC Graduate Engineering Information Session
Wed, Dec 10, 2014 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering, a top ranked graduate engineering program by U.S News and World Report, is located Los Angeles and offers Master's and Doctoral programs in a variety of engineering disciplines. Join us for an information session and Q&A to learn about the academic programs available, application criteria, and scholarships.
Register to attendLocation: ONLINE EVENT
Audiences: Students with a background in engineering, math or science are welcome to attend.
Contact: Laura Hartman
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DEN@Viterbi Information Session: Seattle, WA
Wed, Dec 10, 2014 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
DEN@Viterbi, Executive Education
Workshops & Infosessions
The USC Viterbi School of Engineering will be hosting a DEN@Viterbi Information Session in Seattle, WA on Wednesday, December 10th.
Why Attend?
- Discover the 40+ graduate programs offered completely online through USC Viterbi’s Distance Education Network [DEN@Viterbi]
- Learn about non-degree continuing education opportunities offered on-campus, online and on-site, including short courses and custom programs
- Find out how you can start classes as early as this spring.
Register NowAudiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
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USC Viterbi Code Dojo
Wed, Dec 10, 2014 @ 09:00 PM - 11:00 AM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Drop-in Q&A/help sessions, coordinated by VAST and CS@SC in preparation for the Hour of Code, sponsored by code.org. More details available at: http://hourofcode.com/us , specifics coming soon.
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
