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CENG Seminar

Speaker: Dr. Mary Mehrnoosh Eshaghian-Wilner , UCLA

Talk Title: TBD

Abstract: Mary Mehrnoosh Eshaghian-Wilner presents a seminar about her accomplishments as an educator. She will describe her teaching philosophy, track record, and most important educational innovations. Her lectures are designed to stimulate creativity and foster innovation among engineering students. To demonstrate this she will present a sample lecture about a challenging topic. Professor Eshaghian-Wilner will conclude with a brief summary of her research interests and achievements.

Biography: Mary Mehrnoosh Eshaghian-Wilner received a B.S. degree in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering (1985), M.S. degree in Computer Engineering (1985), Engineers degree in Electrical Engineering (1988), and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering (1988), all from the University of Southern California (USC). She is currently an Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Prior to joining UCLA, she was a tenured Full Professor and Department Head at the Computer Engineering Department of the Rochester Institute of Technology. Professor Eshaghian-Wilner is best known for her contributions to the three areas of Optical Computing, Heterogeneous Computing, and Nanoscale Computing. In the area of Optical Computing, she produced one of the first theses that dealt with the computational aspects of optical interconnects for VLSI chips. She developed the well-referenced OMC model as part of her Ph.D. work at USC, and since then several architectures and algorithms have been designed based on that model. In the area of Heterogeneous Computing, she is the editor of the field’s first book, “Heterogeneous Computing,” and she is the co-founder of the IEEE Heterogeneous Computing Workshop. She developed the well-known NSF-funded Cluster-M model. It is one of the first paradigms for mapping heterogeneous applications onto heterogeneous systems. The Cluster-M mapping is still the fastest known algorithm for mapping arbitrary task graphs onto arbitrary system graphs. Most recently, Dr. Eshaghian-Wilner has been focusing on the bio and nano applications of her work. One of her most notable results in this area involves the design of highly interconnected multiprocessor chips with spin waves that possess an unprecedented degree of interconnectivity that was not possible previously with electrical VLSI interconnects. She is a founding series co-editor of “Nature Inspired Computing” for Wiley & Sons, and has edited the first book of this series, “Bio-inspired and Nanoscale Integrated Computing”. Mary Mehrnoosh Eshaghian-Wilner has founded and/or chaired numerous IEEE conferences and organizations, including the IEEE Women in Engineering affinity division of the coastal Los Angeles section. She is the recipient of several IEEE and NSF awards.

Host: CENG

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Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Estela Lopez