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Six Sigma Green Belt for Process ImprovementThu, Dec 10, 2020 @ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: IISE Faculty, IISE
Talk Title: Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Abstract: USC Viterbi School of Engineering's Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement, offered in partnership with the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, allows professionals to learn how to integrate principles of business, statistics, and engineering to achieve tangible results. Master the use of Six Sigma to quantify the critical quality issues in your company. Once the issues have been quantified, statistics can be applied to provide probabilities of success and failure. Six Sigma methods increase productivity and enhance quality. As a USC Six Sigma Green Belt, you will be equipped to support and champion a Six Sigma implementation in your organization. To earn the USC Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate, you will be required to pass the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineer's green belt exam (administered on the final day of the course).
Host: Corporate and Professional Programs
More Info: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/six-sigma-lean-certification/six-sigma-green-belt-process-improvement/
Location: Online
Audiences: Registered Attendees
Contact: Karen Escobar
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DEN@Viterbi: How to Apply Virtual Info Session
Thu, Dec 10, 2020 @ 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
DEN@Viterbi, Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Join USC Viterbi representatives for a step-by-step guide and tips for how to apply for formal admission into a Master's degree or Graduate Certificate program. The session is intended for individuals who wish to pursue a graduate degree program completely online via USC Viterbi's flexible online DEN@Viterbi delivery method.
Attendees will have the opportunity to connect directly with USC Viterbi representatives and ask questions about the admission process throughout the session.
Register Now!WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/uscviterbi/onstage/g.php?MTID=e429eefeaff9846912bb5a38aaa8fc8d3
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
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USC Games Career Connection Week
Thu, Dec 10, 2020 @ 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Receptions & Special Events
The Career Connection will happen 12/7-12/11/20, M-F, each day, running from 10AM PST through 4PM PST.
The first two days (12/7-12/8) will be pre-scheduled webinar presentations from any studios/development teams/companies/hiring managers who want to present opportunities to our students.
The final three days (12/9-12/11) will be the actual -Virtual Job Fair- powered by the Brazen platform.
For all interested parties, there's more information on our website : https://games.usc.edu/usc-games-virtual-career-connection-overview/
The deadline for employers to RSVP is 11/30/2020.
The deadline for students to RSVP is 11/29/2020.
https://games.usc.edu/usc-games-virtual-career-connection-overview/Location: Online
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC Computer Science
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NL SEMINAR -An introduction to transfer learning in NLP and HuggingFace
Thu, Dec 10, 2020 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Thomas Wolf, Hugging Face
Talk Title: An introduction to transfer learning in NLP and HuggingFace
Series: NL Seminar
Abstract: In this talk I'll start by introducing the recent breakthroughs in NLP that resulted from the combination of Transfer Learning schemes and Transformer architectures. The second part of the talk will be dedicated to an introduction of the open-source tools released by HuggingFace, in particular our Transformers, Tokenizers and Datasets libraries and our models.
Biography: Thomas Wolf is co founder and Chief Science Officer of HuggingFace. His team is on a mission to catalyze and democratize NLP research. Prior to HuggingFace, Thomas gained a Ph.D. in physics, and later a law degree. He worked as a physics researcher and a European Patent Attorney.
Host: Jon May and Mozhdeh Gheini
More Info: https://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
Webcast: https://youtu.be/sKfRlPD8DhULocation: Information Science Institute (ISI) - Virtual Only
WebCast Link: https://youtu.be/sKfRlPD8DhU
Audiences: NL Seminar
Contact: Petet Zamar
Event Link: https://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
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Virtual First-Year Admission Information Session
Thu, Dec 10, 2020 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Our virtual information session is a live presentation from a USC Viterbi admission counselor designed for high school students and their family members to learn more about the USC Viterbi undergraduate experience.Our session will cover an overview of our undergraduate engineering programs, the application process, and more on student life.Guests will be able to ask questions and engage in further discussion toward the end of the session.
Please register here!Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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DEN@Viterbi: How to Apply Virtual Info Session
Thu, Dec 10, 2020 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
DEN@Viterbi, Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Join USC Viterbi representatives for a step-by-step guide and tips for how to apply for formal admission into a Master's degree or Graduate Certificate program. The session is intended for individuals who wish to pursue a graduate degree program completely online via USC Viterbi's flexible online DEN@Viterbi delivery method.
Attendees will have the opportunity to connect directly with USC Viterbi representatives and ask questions about the admission process throughout the session.
Register Now!WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/uscviterbi/onstage/g.php?MTID=e84c53151c9960ef85dd05537ca46f5ed
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
