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NL Seminar-Planning in Creative Contexts
Thu, Jan 09, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Alex Spangher, USC/ISI , USC/ISI
Talk Title: Planning in Creative Contexts
Abstract: The use of AI in human-centered creative tasks — such as journalism, scientific writing, and storytelling — has showcased their potential for assistance but highlighted a critical gap: planning. "Planning" describes actions performed before (and during) human workflows; "creative" refers to tasks humans execute where the rewards are not clearly defined. I will focus on tasks related to journalism, with specific focus on retrieving a set of sources relevant to a news story. We will show that suggestions made by current AI models do not align with decisions made by humans, and we will show methods for increasing alignment with humans. I will outline a research agenda based on this work to apply such approaches to novel creative tasks.
Biography: Alexander Spangher is pursuing his PhD in computer science at the University of Southern California; he is formerly a writer and data scientist at the New York Times. He focuses on computational journalism and is advised by Jonathan May, Emilio Ferrara and Nanyun Peng. His research is broad and has pursued the following side directions: he has worked at Microsoft Research under the mentorship of Eric Horvitz to detect misinformation. He has collaborated with EleutherAI to build state-of-the-art symbolic music models. Finally, he has collaborated with the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PFSC) to model disruptions in nuclear fusion reactions. His work has received numerous awards: 2 Outstanding Paper Awards at EMNLP 2024, 1 Spotlight Award at ICML 2024, and an Outstanding Paper Award at NAACL 2022. He is fortunate to be supported by a 4-year Bloomberg PhD Fellowship.
Host: Jonathan May and Katy Felkner
More Info: https://www.isi.edu/events/5326/nl-seminar-planning-in-creative-contexts/
Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5J_xDsCjZULocation: Information Science Institute (ISI) - Virtual Only
WebCast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5J_xDsCjZU
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Pete Zamar
Event Link: https://www.isi.edu/events/5326/nl-seminar-planning-in-creative-contexts/
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CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series
Fri, Jan 10, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Peter Asbeck, Steve Crago, and Aaron Oki, UCSD, USC/ISI, and Northop Grumman
Talk Title: California DREAMS: RF Microelectronics in Southern California
Series: CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series
Abstract: In this talk, we will introduce the California DREAMS hub that is providing prototyping services for RF microelectronics under the DOD’s Microelectronics Commons program. We will provide a history of academic and industrial work in microelectronics in Southern California that includes history of the original MOSIS service and discuss how it led to the formation of California DREAMS. We will describe the hub and its MOSIS 2.0 service, and the progress we have made in our first year and plans for the future.
Biography: Peter Asbeck, UCSDPeter Asbeck is an Emeritus Professor and member of the Center for Wireless Communications at UCSD. He began work at Rockwell Science Center (now Teledyne Scientific) in 1979, and subsequently joined UCSD in 1992. His work has covered GaAs HBT, GaAs FET, GaN FET, and CMOS-SOI devices and circuits, including contributions at some of their early stages of technology development. He is an IEEE Fellow and member of the NAE. Steve Crago, USC/ISISteve Crago is the Director of California DREAMS, an Associate Director of the USC Information Sciences Institute His is located at the Arlington site of ISI, where he has been since 1997. He holds a joint appointment as a Research Associate Professor in the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research interests include microelectronics lab-to-fab transition, heterogeneous architectures, high-performance and embedded cloud computing, introspective systems, and parallel software. Aaron Oki, Northrop GrummanAaron Oki is the General Manager of the electronics and sensors technologies operating unit and an NG Fellow at Northrop Grumman. Aaron is responsible for developing next generation advanced technology solutions for the nation’s highest priority missions and has 38 years of experience at Northrop Grumman focused on microelectronics, RF and digital electronics. He has over 300 technical publications and 18 U.S. patents. Additionally, Oki has been inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame and is a Fellow of the IEEE.
Host: Dr. Steve Crago
More Info: https://www.isi.edu/events/5316/california-dreams-rf-microelectronics-in-southern-california/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addonWebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addon
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amy Kasmir
Event Link: https://www.isi.edu/events/5316/california-dreams-rf-microelectronics-in-southern-california/
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Epstein Institute, ISE 651 Seminar Class
Tue, Jan 14, 2025 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Salar Fattahi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan
Host: Dr. Qiang Huang
Location: Social Sciences Building (SOS) - B2
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Casi Jones/ ISE
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AME Seminar
Wed, Jan 15, 2025 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Yue Wang, USC
Talk Title: Embodied Intelligence for Space Exploration with Foundation Models
Abstract: Robotics has made remarkable strides, driven by advances in machine learning, optimal control, and hardware innovation. However, their applications to the space domains still face unique challenges: it is neither straightforward nor inherently scalable to train large machine learning models to enable these applications. To address this gap, our research endeavors to tackle these challenges through three principal directions: Simulation. Constructing photorealistic simulations that replicate space environments and enabling foundation model learning from synthetic or hybrid data sources. Perception. Leveraging geometric, semantic, and motional cues to develop data-efficient algorithms for robust scene perception and understanding in both simulated and real-world settings. Decision making. Integrating knowledge from foundation models (such as LLMs) into intelligent agents to enhance autonomous decision-making capabilities in novel and unknown environments. My primary aim is to bridge the gap between the theoretical underpinnings of AI and tangible advancements in space robotics, overcoming data limitations to push the boundaries of intelligent exploration at an accessible cost.
Biography: Yue Wang is an assistant professor at the computer science department and a faculty scientist at Nvidia Research. His lab is focusing on three major directions: 1) neural scene representations for robotics; 2) real-to-simulation-to-real transfer for robotics; 3) and robotic manipulation. He worked on 3D geometric deep learning during his PhD. His paper "Dynamic Graph CNN" has been widely adopted in 3D visual computing and beyond. He received the Powell Faculty Research Award, Toyota Young Faculty Researcher award, Nvidia Fellowship, the best paper award in geometric computing and graphics at the inaugural international congress of basic science, and the best paper nomination at the CVPR 2021 workshop on autonomous driving. He was also named the first place recipient of the William A. Martin Master’s Thesis Award for 2021. Yue received his bachelor from Zhejiang University, master from UCSD, and PhD from MIT. He has spent time at Nvidia Research, Google Research and Salesforce Research.
Host: AME Department
More Info: https://ame.usc.edu/seminars/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96060458816?pwd=8LmoG2q6vBCQubqqWpcizd2F1bxqsH.1Location: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 252
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96060458816?pwd=8LmoG2q6vBCQubqqWpcizd2F1bxqsH.1
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tessa Yao
Event Link: https://ame.usc.edu/seminars/
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The Evolution of Energy - SoCalGas Info Session
Wed, Jan 15, 2025 @ 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
This event is for Viterbi engineering students only. Non-Viterbi students will not be admitted. Please register through Handshake.Join us for a transformative event aimed at USC engineering students eager to innovate and lead in the energy sector.Who’s SoCalGas?At SoCalGas we live by three values: Do the Right Thing, Champion People and Shape the Future.We believe every Californian deserves a clean, affordable, resilient energy future. SoCalGas is working to achieve that future through innovation, collaboration, and decarbonization.Event Highlights: Learn about SoCalGas’ commitment to exploring cutting-edge technologies in natural gas, renewable energy, and sustainable practices and how you can join the team. We will also discuss upcoming opportunities for Engineering students looking for internships or entry level roles.Expert Speakers: Hear from industry leaders at SoCalGas from both Engineering and Human Resources departments.Who Should Attend: This event is tailored for USC engineering students passionate about making a difference in the energy landscape. Whether you’re an undergraduate or a graduate student, you’ll find valuable insights and opportunities to enhance your career path.Don’t miss out on this chance to fuel your passion for engineering and energy innovation. We look forward to seeing you there!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
Event Link: https://usc.joinhandshake.com/
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PhD Dissertation Defense - Weizhao Jin
Thu, Jan 16, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
University Calendar
Title: Efficiency in Privacy-Preserving Computation via Domain Knowledge
Date and Time: Thursday, January 16th, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: THH 221
Committee: Srivatsan Ravi (CS), Bhaskar Krishnamachari (ECE), Harsha V. Madhyastha (CS), Fred Morstatter (CS)
Abstract: In recent years, the growing reliance on user data for building server-side applications and services has significantly heightened the importance of data privacy. To meet expanding privacy regulations like GDPR, service providers have turned to privacy-preserving methods that maintain computational functionality while protecting user privacy. However, integrating techniques such as homomorphic encryption into application protocols presents a critical challenge: achieving a balance between privacy and efficiency. This thesis explores two distinct domains within privacy-preserving computation, offering practical, domain-specific solutions to address challenges related to overheads and protocol complexity. The focus is on achieving efficient privacy in both machine learning and networks/IoT. To illustrate how leveraging domain-specific insights—from federated learning, entity resolution, and computer networking—can substantially enhance the efficiency of privacy-preserving computation, we first introduce a selective encryption strategy for large-scale federated learning models, reducing overhead by encrypting only sensitive parameters while still maintaining robust privacy guarantees; secondly, we demonstrate how homomorphic encryption can be optimized for deep entity resolution via a two-stage computation scheme and novel techniques including synthetic ranging and polynomial degree optimization that preserve accuracy under encrypted computation; finally, we apply Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge proofs to achieve lightweight privacy-preserving path validation across multi-authority network slices, ensuring data forwarding compliance without revealing sensitive topology details by utilizing a backward pairwise validation procedure. Taken together, these studies highlight how targeting domain-specific challenges via domain-specific knowledge can yield practical, scalable frameworks for efficient privacy-preserving computation.
Zoom Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/99543392059?pwd=FlQxFqagihzPzEV4tfBaemgHBwOwUM.1Location: Mark Taper Hall Of Humanities (THH) - 221
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Weizhao Jin
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Viterbi - Resume & Cover Letter 1.0: What Recruiters Look For
Thu, Jan 16, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
This event is for Viterbi engineering majors only. Non-viterbi majors will not be admitted. Please register on Handshake.
Wondering how to write a strong resume? Join Viterbi Career Connections for "Resume & Cover Letter 1.0: What Recruiters Look For," an introductory workshop designed to help you get started on crafting an effective resume and cover letter to ensure you stand out by reflecting on your greatest strengths, skills, and accomplishments. Find out what employers look for, review tips and samples, and explore different resume formats. Have your resume draft ready to take notes and make modifications in real-time!
In this informative session, you will:
Understand the fundamental components of a resume and cover letter, including formatting, structure, and content.
Identify key elements recruiters look for in resumes and cover letters.
Learn how to structure and write a cover letter that effectively introduces yourself and complements your resume.
Understand the best practices for formatting and structuring your documents to ensure they are Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and AI-friendly.
Learn how AI comes into play and how to utilize it effectively.
Walk away with the next steps to make your resume application-ready.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
Event Link: https://usc.joinhandshake.com/
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Viterbi - Resume 2.0: How to Turn Applications into Interviews
Thu, Jan 16, 2025 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
This event is for Viterbi engineering majors only. Non-Viterbi students will not be admitted. Please register on Handshake.
Wondering what resumes get picked for interviews? Join Viterbi Career Connections for "Resume 2.0: How to Turn Applications into Interviews," a workshop designed to provide you with strategies and techniques to make your resume stand out. By the end of the session, you should feel more confident in creating a resume that captures recruiters' attention and conveys your qualifications for the positions you are applying for.
In this informative and interactive session, you will:
Understand the importance of tailoring your resume and cover letter to specific job descriptions and how this directly impacts interview invitations.
Learn how to write a cover letter highlighting your suitability for the position.
Understand the importance of how to align your skills and experiences with the job description.
Learn how AI comes into play and how you can utilize it effectively.
Identify and incorporate industry-specific keywords that will help your resume get noticed.
Gain insights into what makes an application stand out versus what can detract from your candidacy.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
Event Link: https://usc.joinhandshake.com/
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Alfred E.Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering - Seminar series
Fri, Jan 17, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Ellen Sletten, Ph.D., , Professor of Chemistry University of California Los Angeles
Talk Title: Next generation optical diagnostics and responsive therapeutics facilitated by poly(2-oxazoline).
Abstract: New approaches are necessary to solve major challenges in healthcare, which currently falls short on early detection of disease, effective therapeutics that minimize off-target effects, and robust methods for personalized medicine, among others. The Sletten Group tackles these challenges by harnessing bioorthogonality– not in the covalent chemistry sense that it was first introduced, but more broadly by capitalizing on abiotic non-covalent interactions and/or low energy wavelengths of light that are minimally produced by biology. This talk will highlight two stories: 1) the development of biocompatible contrast agents for the shortwave infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum and 2) our discovery of macromolecular crowding as a new responsive stimulus for nanocarriers. In both these stories, poly(2-oxazoline)s (POx)– a hydrophilic, biocompatible, poly(ethylene glycol)-replacement polymer– play critical roles in our technologies. The modular synthesis of POx enables highly functional polymers to be prepared with minimal post-polymerization steps, which offer means to solubilize and stabilize fluorophores as well as control the assembly of nanoemulsions.
Biography: Prof. Ellen Sletten received her BS in Chemistry from Stonehill College in 2006. Ellen pursued her PhD in Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley with Prof. Carolyn Bertozzi. Her thesis work involved the optimization and development of bioorthogonal chemistries and their subsequent applications in labeling living systems. Upon graduation in 2011, Ellen joined the laboratory of Prof. Tim Swager at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow where she worked with soft fluorous materials for use in fluorescent sensors. Ellen joined the faculty in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA as an Assistant Professor and John McTague Career Development Chair in 2015 and promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2021 and Full Professor in 2023.
Host: Maral Mousavi
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 109
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Carla Stanard
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AI Seminar-Towards Socially Aware and Safe AI Agents
Fri, Jan 17, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Xuhui Zhou, Carnegie Mellon University
Talk Title: Towards Socially Aware and Safe AI Agents
Series: AI Seminar
Abstract: LLMs are increasingly playing agentic and social roles by interacting with users and tools. I’ll first introduce SOTOPIA, a framework for evaluating LLM social intelligence through interactive simulations. Showing that LLMs struggle with real-world social skills, I will then discuss the crucial role of information asymmetry, highlighting that LLMs cannot properly deal with the information asymmetry that is present in real interactions. Finally, I will introduce HAICosystem, a new framework for simulating and evaluating the safety of LLM agents in user-AI-tool interactions, showcasing the many safety issues that could arise from increasingly autonomous and tool-using agents. I will conclude with some future directions towards safe and socially intelligent LLM agents.
Meeting ID: 933 0676 1471Passcode: 2024
Biography: Xuhui Zhou is a third-year PhD student in Carnegie Mellon University’s Language Technologies Department (CMU LTI) advised by Maarten Sap. His research focuses on making NLP systems socially intelligent, aligning them with human social values. He has presented his work at top-tier NLP and AI conferences, receiving spotlights, and runner-up best paper at ICLR 2024, and EmeCom 2022. Additionally, he has been red-teaming for GPT-4. His work has been covered in the press, including The New York Times, Financial Times, and Marktechpost. He previously organized the workshop on Theory of Mind in Communicating Agents at ICML 2023 and he has served as a reviewer for major conferences, including NeurIPS, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, etc.
Host: Abel Salinas and Maura Covaci
More Info: https://www.isi.edu/events/5285/towards-socially-aware-and-safe-ai-agents/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93306761471?pwd=EnUKnvfrE5WruxuYa1jtx6v7BhznSr.1Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - Virtual Only
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93306761471?pwd=EnUKnvfrE5WruxuYa1jtx6v7BhznSr.1
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Pete Zamar
Event Link: https://www.isi.edu/events/5285/towards-socially-aware-and-safe-ai-agents/
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CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series
Fri, Jan 17, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Payam Heydari, Professor, University of California, Irvine
Talk Title: Novel Integrated Circuits and Systems Covering Radio-Frequency and Millimeter-Wave
Abstract: This talk will give an overview of all the research projects conducted at UCI’s Nanoscale Communication Integrated Circuits (NCIC) Labs. Topics being covered include (1) Wideband Radars with Excellent Range Resolution and Long-Range Coverage; (2) Wideband RF Receivers with Excellent LO Leakage Cancellation; (3) End-to-End Transceivers for 6G and Beyond; (4) High-Performance Frequency Synthesis.
Biography: Payam Heydari is currently the Henry Samueli Faculty Excellence Professor and the University Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine. He is the (co)-author of two books, three book chapters, and more than 190 journal and conference papers. He has given Keynote Speech to IEEE GlobalSIP 2013 Symposium on Millimeter Wave Imaging and Communications, served as Invited Distinguished Speaker to the 2014 IEEE Midwest Symp. on Circuits and Systems, and gave a Tutorial at the 2017 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). He has served as Distinguished Lecturer of both the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) (2014-2016) and the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) (2019-2022). Dr. Heydari is a fellow of National Academy of Inventors and a fellow of IEEE. He is the co-recipient of the 2024 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Darlington Best Paper Award, and is the recipient of the 2023 IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) Distinguished Educator Award, the 2021 IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) Innovative Education Award, and Best Invited Paper Award at the 2021 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference. He was selected as the inaugural Faculty Innovation Fellow by the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Beall Applied Innovation. He was the recipient of the 2016-2017 UCI School of Engineering Mid-Career Excellence in Research, the 2014 Distinguished Engineering Educator Award from Orange County Engineering Council, the 2009 Business Plan Competition First Place Prize Award and Best Concept Paper Award both from Paul Merage School of Business at UC-Irvine, the 2010 Faculty of the Year Award from UC-Irvine’s Engineering Student Council (ECS), the 2009 School of Engineering Fariborz Maseeh Best Faculty Research Award, the 2007 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Guillemin-Cauer Award, the 2005 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Darlington Best Paper Award, the 2005 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, the 2005 Henry Samueli School of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, the Best Paper Award at the 2000 IEEE Int’l Conference on Computer Design (ICCD), and the 2001 Technical Excellence Award from the Association of Professors and Scholars of Iranian Heritage (APSIH). He was recognized as the 2004 Outstanding Faculty in the EECS Department of the University of California, Irvine. His research on novel low-power multi-purpose multi-antenna RF front-ends received the Low-Power Design Contest Award at the 2008 IEEE Int’l Symposium on Low-Power Electronics and Design (ISLPED). Dr. Heydari is an Associate Editor (AE) of IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits (JSSC), IEEE Open Journal of Solid-State Circuits Society (OJ-SSCS), and was an AE of IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters (SSC-L) and IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems - Regular Papers. He serves on the Technical Program Committe (TPC) of the IEEE International Microwave Symposium, and was a TPC member of IEEE European Solid-State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), ISSCC, and CICC. He is the director of the Nanoscale Communication IC (NCIC) Labs.
Host: Dr. Steve Crago
More Info: https://www.isi.edu/events/5310/novel-integrated-circuits-and-systems-covering-radio-frequency-and-millimeter-wave/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addonWebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addon
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amy Kasmir
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MLK 2025 Volunteer Festival: Take Action to Support our Beloved Community
Mon, Jan 20, 2025 @ 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Student Activity
At the Coliseum in 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a passionate and persuasive address to 15,000 Angelenos, focusing on issues of race relations and human dignity.
In 2025, L.A. Works will continue its longstanding tradition of honoring Dr. King's legacy by hosting the MLK 2025 Volunteer Festival: Take Action to Support Our Beloved Community.
This event invites participants to move closer to Dr. King's vision of a Beloved Community through hands-on activity zones addressing health equity, food insecurity, STEAM education, and more. Attendees can enjoy live performances, support minority-owned businesses, and actively contribute to honoring Dr. King's enduring legacy.Location: Sign into EngageSC to View Location
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Noe Mora
Event Link: https://engage.usc.edu/viterbi/rsvp?id=401691
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Viterbi - Resume & Cover Letter 1.0: What Recruiters Look For
Tue, Jan 21, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
This event is for Viterbi engineering students only. Non-Viterbi students will not be admitted. Please register on Handshake.
Wondering how to write a strong resume? Join Viterbi Career Connections for "Resume & Cover Letter 1.0: What Recruiters Look For," an introductory workshop designed to help you get started on crafting an effective resume and cover letter to ensure you stand out by reflecting on your greatest strengths, skills, and accomplishments. Find out what employers look for, review tips and samples, and explore different resume formats. Have your resume draft ready to take notes and make modifications in real-time!
In this informative session, you will:
Understand the fundamental components of a resume and cover letter, including formatting, structure, and content.
Identify key elements recruiters look for in resumes and cover letters.
Learn how to structure and write a cover letter that effectively introduces yourself and complements your resume.
Understand the best practices for formatting and structuring your documents to ensure they are Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and AI-friendly.
Learn how AI comes into play and how to utilize it effectively.
Walk away with the next steps to make your resume application-ready.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
Event Link: https://usc.joinhandshake.com/
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Viterbi - Resume 2.0: How to Turn Applications into Interviews
Tue, Jan 21, 2025 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
This event is for Viterbi engineering majors only. Non-Viterbi students will not be admitted. Please register through Handshake.
Wondering what resumes get picked for interviews? Join Viterbi Career Connections for "Resume 2.0: How to Turn Applications into Interviews," a workshop designed to provide you with strategies and techniques to make your resume stand out. By the end of the session, you should feel more confident in creating a resume that captures recruiters' attention and conveys your qualifications for the positions you are applying for.
In this informative and interactive session, you will:
Understand the importance of tailoring your resume and cover letter to specific job descriptions and how this directly impacts interview invitations.
Learn how to write a cover letter highlighting your suitability for the position.
Understand the importance of how to align your skills and experiences with the job description.
Learn how AI comes into play and how you can utilize it effectively.
Identify and incorporate industry-specific keywords that will help your resume get noticed.
Gain insights into what makes an application stand out versus what can detract from your candidacy.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
Event Link: https://usc.joinhandshake.com/
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Enrollment Requirements & Registration Workshop
Tue, Jan 21, 2025 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Join Viterbi Graduate Academic Services to learn about the important enrollment requirements that impact you along with strategies to become a registration expert!
Location: Online Event
Audiences:
Contact: Sidney Lim
Event Link: https://engage.usc.edu/viterbi/rsvp?id=401637
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RESCHEDULED: WIE Spring Launch
Tue, Jan 21, 2025 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Student Activity
Women in Engineering welcomes our Spring 2025 new women and non-binary students. Join us for some food and a fun time to meet new friends!
Location: Sign into EngageSC to View Location
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Thelma Federico Zaragoza
Event Link: https://engage.usc.edu/WIE/rsvp?id=401577
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Epstein Institute, ISE 651 Seminar Class
Tue, Jan 21, 2025 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Neeraj Sood, Interim Vice Dean for Research Department at the USC Price School of Public Policy with joint appointments at the USC Keck School of Medicine and USC Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California
Host: Dr. Qiang Huang
Location: B2
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Casi Jones/ ISE
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Viterbi - MyReaa Information Session
Tue, Jan 21, 2025 @ 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
This event is for Viterbi engineering students only. Non-Viterbi students will not be admitted. Please register through Handshake.
We will be hosting an informative session about MyReaa, our cutting-edge AI platform revolutionizing real estate analytics. In addition to showcasing how AI is transforming the industry, we will discuss the journey of starting a business, share key life experiences, and highlight valuable lessons from both business and AI perspectives. This session will be interactive, offering students a chance to connect with the founder, Shant Samuelian, and the co-founder to gain insights into innovation, entrepreneurship, and career development in the intersection of AI and real estate.
Degree Levels: Bachelors, Masters
Majors: Computer Science, Computer Science/Business Adminstration, Data Science, Analytics, AI in Business
Sponsorship: No
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
Event Link: https://usc.joinhandshake.com/
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CS Colloquium: Corey Baker (USC / ECE) - Patient Centered Systems for Remote Patient Monitoring
Wed, Jan 22, 2025 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Corey Baker, USC / ECE
Talk Title: Patient Centered Systems for Remote Patient Monitoring
Abstract: Reliance on Internet connectivity is detrimental where modern networking technology is lacking, power outages are frequent, or network connectivity is expensive, sparse, or non-existent (i.e., underserved urban communities, rural areas, natural disasters). Though there has been much research conducted around 5G and 6G serving as the conduit for connecting any and everything; scalability issues are a major concern and real-world deployments have been limited. Realization of the limitations resulting from reliance on Internet and cellular connectivity are prevalent in mHealth applications where remote patient monitoring has improved the timeliness of clinical decision making, decreased the length of hospital stays, and reduced mortality rates everywhere in the nation except in medically underserved and rural communities in the US like Appalachian Kentucky, where chronic disease is approximately 20% more prevalent than other areas. As an alternative, deploying resilient networking technology can facilitate the flow of information in resource-deprived environments to disseminate non-emergency, but life saving data. In addition, leveraging opportunistic communication can supplement cellular networks to assist with keeping communication channels open during high-use and extreme situations. This talk will discuss the pragmatic applications of designing opportunistic systems for particular entities (patients, citizens, etc.); specifically applied to healthcare and increasing patient adherence, permitting any community to become smart and connected while simultaneously keeping network connectivity costs to a minimum.
This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium
Biography: Corey E. Baker holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC). Prior to joining USC, Baker served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Kentucky (UK) as well as an Application and Framework Engineer in Health and Research Products at Apple Inc where he worked on medical and research frameworks such as CareKit and ResearchKit. In his current role, Baker directs the Network Reconnaissance (NetRecon) Lab, where his research focuses on developing full-stack systems for distributing, protecting, and authenticating data in opportunistic networking scenarios. These scenarios encompass rural remote patient monitoring, smart cities, and natural disasters, with the ultimate goal of enhancing the well-being of individuals. Baker’s research also involves evaluating the practical applications of opportunistic delay-tolerant networks (DTNs), software-defined networks (SDNs), and human-centered design in empowering device-to-device (D2D) social networks for crowd-sourcing information. By leveraging opportunistic communication, Baker seeks to provide complementary solutions to traditional networks, which often rely on centralized infrastructures such as the Internet.
Host: CS Department
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: CS Faculty Affairs
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Computer Science General Faculty Meeting
Wed, Jan 22, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Receptions & Special Events
Bi-Weekly regular faculty meeting for invited full-time Computer Science faculty and staff only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.
Location: Ginsburg Hall (GCS) - 107
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Julia Mittenberg-Beirao
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AME Seminar
Wed, Jan 22, 2025 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Placid M. Ferreira, University of Illinois
Talk Title: IONICS-BASED NANOMANUFACTURING
Abstract: Mechanics and transport at the micro- and nanoscale offer a rich set of controllable phenomena that can be exploited for the development of manufacturing processes compatible with these dimensional scales. Here, we exploit ionic transport in solids as the basis of highly controllable, efficient, high-resolution, high-throughput nanomanufacturing processes for producing metallic (specifically, silver and copper) nanostructures.
This talk will focus on the exploitation of the high room-temperature ionic conductivity in silver and copper-based superionic glasses as the basis of subtractive and additive nano-manufacturing processes such as superionic imprinting/stamping, roll patterning and direct writing. Taking a traditional manufacturing perspective, the talk will discuss tooling and tool materials; process characterization and rates; and tool wear with such processes. Applications and future directions towards photochemical patterning for ionics-based nanomanufacturing processes will also be discussed.
Biography: Placid M. Ferreira is the Tungchao Julia Lu Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering at Illinois. From 2003 to 2009, he was the director of the Center for Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems (Nano-CEMMS), an NSF-sponsored Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center after which he served as the Head of the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at Illinois until August 2015. He currently leads the Center for Networked Intelligent Components and Environments, a translational research collaboration between the University of Illinois and Foxconn Interconnect Technology.
Professor Ferreira graduated with a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University in 1987, M.Tech (Mechanical) from IIT Bombay, 1982 and B.E. (Mechanical) for University of Bombay in 1980. He has been on the mechanical engineering faculty at Illinois since 1987, serving as the associate head for graduate programs and research from 1999 to 2002. Professor Ferreira's research and teaching interests are in precision manufacturing and includes computer-controlled machines, nano-manufacturing and metrology. Professor Ferreira received NSF's Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1990, SME's Outstanding Young Investigator Award in 1991, University of Illinois' University Scholar Award in 1994, ASME’s Ennor Award for Manufacturing Technology in 2014. He is also a Fellow of ASME, SME and AAAS. He has served on the editorial board of a number of manufacturing-related journals
Host: AME Department
More Info: https://ame.usc.edu/seminars/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96060458816?pwd=8LmoG2q6vBCQubqqWpcizd2F1bxqsH.1Location: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 252
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96060458816?pwd=8LmoG2q6vBCQubqqWpcizd2F1bxqsH.1
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tessa Yao
Event Link: https://ame.usc.edu/seminars/
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Spring 2025 Viterbi Mandarin Welcome
Wed, Jan 22, 2025 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Student Activity
Join us for an engaging session where Mandarin-speaking graduate students come together to share their first semester experiences.
Location: Sign into EngageSC to View Location
Audiences:
Contact: Yadi Wang
Event Link: https://engage.usc.edu/viterbi/rsvp?id=401694
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Alfred E.Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering - Seminar series
Fri, Jan 24, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Wyatt Shields, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder
Talk Title: Programmable Microrobots for Biomedicine
Abstract: Colloidal particles are often used as building blocks for generating hierarchical structures with useful capabilities at small scales. However, the capabilities of such structures often depend on the physical properties of the particles. My research group is interested in broadening the complexity of microparticle designs, giving rise to distinctive behaviors outside of equilibrium. Inspired by microorganisms, we fabricate and synthesize microparticles that are highly dissipative, bestowing the fascinating and occasionally useful capability of harvesting energy from their environment and locally dissipating it to perform specific functions, such as self-propel or reconfigure (e.g., latch, crawl, contort). In my seminar, I will highlight our efforts to engender symmetry-breaking principles into microparticles for directed motion using energy from external acoustic, electric, and magnetic fields. I will describe how particle systems can be intelligently designed to actuate in prescribed ways. Building on basic principles, I will share how these dissipative systems can be used in functional assays for biomedicine. I will discuss how active particles can in some cases enhance the transport of drugs through biological barriers, facilitate the sensitive detection of biomolecules for disease identification, and cooperate with immune cells to enhance the performance of cell-based immunotherapies. Overall, I hope to convey how active and responsive microparticles show promise as a powerful and potentially disruptive tool for next-generation biomedicine.
Biography: Wyatt Shields joins us an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received his B.S. from the University of Virginia in 2011 and Ph.D. from Duke University in 2016. He performed a brief postdoc at NC State on active matter and a second postdoc at Harvard University on cell-based immunotherapies. He started his research group at CU Boulder in 2020 and has gained national recognition for his work with awards such as the Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering, the NSF CAREER award, the ONR young investigator award, the Pew Biomedical Scholars award, the NIH MIRA, and most recently the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. His group focuses on developing field-responsive and active particles as vehicles for next-generation biosensing, drug delivery, and immunoengineering.
Host: Eunji Chung
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 109
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Carla Stanard
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CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series
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Fri, Jan 24, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Umesh K. Mishra, Dean, Richard A Auhll Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of California Santa Barbara
Talk Title: A Brief History and the Promise of Gallium Nitride (GaN) Electronics; the Next Wave After GaN Photonics
Series: CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series
Abstract: In this talk, we will recount the development of GaN electronics over its history of nearly 40 years to its widepsread deployment today in commercial and DoD systems.
Biography: Umesh K. Mishra is the Richard A Auhll Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of California Santa Barbara and the Donald W. Whittier Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Santa Barbara. He received his B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India, his M.S from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA., and his Ph.D. in 1984 from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. He has supervised 81 Ph.D theses to completion with 15 of them being women and 69 of them in the field of Gallium Nitride (GaN) materials and devices. 11 of his students are members of the faculty in prestigious universities, with 5 of them being women. His students have founded/co-founded 10 companies. He co-founded the first start-up in the world to commercialize RF GaN transistors and LEDs in 1996 (Nitres) which was acquired by CREE (now Wolfspeed) in 2000. Umesh co-founded Transphorm in 2007 which was honored as a Technology Pioneer at the World Economic Forum, 2013, to commercialize GaN-on-Si transistors for power conversion. Transphorm was acquired by Renesas in 2024. He has over 1000 papers (>70,000 citations; h-index 130) and over 100 patents. Umesh received several awards including the IEEE Jun-Ichi Nishizawa Medal for his contributions to the development and commercialization of GaN electronics. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, an International Fellow of the Japanese Society of Applied Physics, Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, a Member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Kanpur.
Host: Dr. Steve Crago
More Info: https://www.isi.edu/events/5356/a-brief-history-and-the-promise-of-gallium-nitride-gan-electronics-the-next-wave-after-gan-photonics/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addonWebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addon
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amy Kasmir
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EiS Communications Hub - Tutoring for Engineering Ph.D. StudentsMon, Jan 27, 2025 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Viterbi Ph.D. students are invited to drop by the Hub for instruction on their writing and speaking tasks! All tutoring is one-on-one and conducted by Viterbi faculty.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 222A
Audiences: Viterbi Ph.D. Students
Contact: Helen Choi
Event Link: https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/eishub/home
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Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Tue, Jan 28, 2025 @ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: IISE Faculty, IISE Faculty
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: USC Viterbi Corporate and Professional Programs
More Info: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/six-sigma-lean-certification/six-sigma-green-belt-process-improvement/
Audiences: Six Sigma Green Belt Students
Contact: VASE Executive Education
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Viterbi - How to Find Your Dream Job or Internship
Tue, Jan 28, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
If the RSVP is full, please join the waitlist. Waitlist does not guarantee entry, but you are welcome to stop by the event and if there is room, you can attend. Please register through Handshake.
Wondering how to get started in your job or internship search? Join Viterbi Career Connections for "Explore Your Dream Job or Internship," an engaging workshop designed to help you identify your career aspirations and take the first steps toward achieving them. By the end of this session, you will have increased knowledge of the tools and resources you need to start your journey toward your dream job or internship and key guidance on creating a plan to find opportunities.
In this informative session, you will:
Identify your career interests and discover tools and techniques to help you explore and identify your values, strengths, and passions.
Learn how to research to find opportunities that match your career goals and values.
Gain insights into the qualifications and skills employers are looking for in candidates and how to meet these expectations.
Learn about resources on tailoring your resume, cover letter, and other application materials to specific jobs and internships.
Walk away with action items and tools to create your job search plan.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
Event Link: https://usc.joinhandshake.com/
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Viterbi - Starting Your Dream Job or Internship Search
Tue, Jan 28, 2025 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Please register through Handshake. If the RSVP is full, please join the waitlist. Waitlist does not guarantee entry, but you are welcome to stop by the event and if there is room, you can attend.
Join Viterbi Career Connections for "Starting Your Job or Internship Search,” a workshop designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge needed to find the internship or job you want. By the end of this session, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the steps needed to start your dream job or internship search.
In this informative session, you will:
Learn how to develop a job or internship search strategy to search for jobs and internships, including where to look and how to stay organized.
Discover the best practices for finding job and internship opportunities.
Learn the basics of personal branding and how to create a strong, professional presence online and offline.
Learn about VCC recruitment and networking events to kick-start your career journey and move closer to achieving your professional goals.
Walk away with action items and resources to help you build an effective job search strategy.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
Event Link: https://usc.joinhandshake.com/
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Conversations with OIS: Understanding Immigration Requirements
Tue, Jan 28, 2025 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Join our team and the Office of International Services (OIS) to address your questions and have a conversation about immigration requirements and how they impact you. Please submit questions that you would like to ask OIS here: https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b25skcGmozKRi9E. Submitted questions will be addressed during the workshop.
Location: Online Event
Audiences:
Contact: Sidney Lim
Event Link: https://engage.usc.edu/viterbi/rsvp?id=401798
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Epstein Institute, ISE 651 Seminar Class
Tue, Jan 28, 2025 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Neeraj Sood, Interim Vice Dean for Research Department at the USC Price School of Public Policy with joint appointments at the USC Keck School of Medicine and USC Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California
Host: Dr. Qiang Huang
Location: Social Sciences Building (SOS) - B2
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Casi Jones/ ISE
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Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Wed, Jan 29, 2025 @ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: IISE Faculty, IISE Faculty
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: USC Viterbi Corporate and Professional Programs
More Info: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/six-sigma-lean-certification/six-sigma-green-belt-process-improvement/
Audiences: Six Sigma Green Belt Students
Contact: VASE Executive Education
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EiS Communications Hub - Tutoring for Engineering Ph.D. Students
Wed, Jan 29, 2025 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Viterbi Ph.D. students are invited to drop by the Hub for instruction on their writing and speaking tasks! All tutoring is one-on-one and conducted by Viterbi faculty.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 222A
Audiences: Viterbi Ph.D. Students
Contact: Helen Choi
Event Link: https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/eishub/home
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Computer Science General Faculty Meeting
Wed, Jan 29, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Receptions & Special Events
Bi-Weekly regular faculty meeting for invited full-time Computer Science faculty and staff only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.
Location: Ginsburg Hall (GCS) - 107
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Julia Mittenberg-Beirao
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Spring 2025 Viterbi Graduate Mentorship Mingle
Wed, Jan 29, 2025 @ 03:30 PM - 05:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Student Activity
Have you met you mentor/mentee? Join us for an exciting mentorship mingle event, meet you fellow members of the Mentorship program and win prizes!
Location: Sign into EngageSC to View Location
Audiences:
Contact: Yadi Wang
Event Link: https://engage.usc.edu/ViterbiGradmentorship/rsvp?id=401790
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Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Thu, Jan 30, 2025 @ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: IISE Faculty, IISE Faculty
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: USC Viterbi Corporate and Professional Programs
More Info: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/six-sigma-lean-certification/six-sigma-green-belt-process-improvement/
Audiences: Six Sigma Green Belt Students
Contact: VASE Executive Education
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Viterbi - Spring 2025 Mock Interview Day (In Person)
Thu, Jan 30, 2025 @ 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Please register through Handshake.
Mock Interview Day provides students with valuable opportunities to connect with industry experts and Viterbi alumni. This event will help refine your behavioral interviewing and networking skills, boost your confidence, and equip you with the tools needed to excel in future job interviews.
Students will have the chance to:
Practice interview skills with Viterbi corporate partners to gain practical experience.
Discover techniques for answering both traditional and behavioral interview questions.
Receive feedback on all aspects of interviewing.
Engage in open networking with industry professionals and alumni.
Time:
10:00 am - 12:30 pm - On-Campus
Location: Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience (MCB) - 101
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
Event Link: https://usc.joinhandshake.com/
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Viterbi Spring 2025 Mock Interview Day (Virtual)
Thu, Jan 30, 2025 @ 01:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
This event is for Viterbi engineering majors only. Please register through Handshake.
Mock Interview Day provides students with valuable opportunities to connect with industry experts and Viterbi alumni. This event will help refine your behavioral interviewing and networking skills, boost your confidence, and equip you with the tools needed to excel in future job interviews.
Students will have the chance to:
Practice interview skills with Viterbi corporate partners to gain practical experience.
Discover techniques for answering both traditional and behavioral interview questions.
Receive feedback on all aspects of interviewing.
Engage in open networking with industry professionals and alumni.
Location: Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience (MCB) - 101
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
Event Link: https://usc.joinhandshake.com/
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EiS Communications Hub - Tutoring for Engineering Ph.D. Students
Fri, Jan 31, 2025 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Viterbi Ph.D. students are invited to drop by the Hub for instruction on their writing and speaking tasks! All tutoring is one-on-one and conducted by Viterbi faculty.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 222A
Audiences: Viterbi Ph.D. Students
Contact: Helen Choi
Event Link: https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/eishub/home
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AI Seminar-Evaluating Text to Image Platforms Content Moderation During the 2024 US Presidential Election
Fri, Jan 31, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Kevin Greene, Princeton University, Princeton University
Talk Title: Evaluating Text to Image Platforms Content Moderation During the 2024 US Presidential Election
Series: AI Seminar
Abstract: Join Zoom Meeting: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96982313329?pwd=rZkvQ5qgBMsQfY3MjZgn4WrOJTOJjp.1 Meeting ID: 969 8231 3329 Passcode: 853171 Register in advance for this webinar: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_erWJIqKDSzifVzFRoezM5A How do generative AI platforms’ content moderation policies handle the creation of political deepfakes? There are considerable concerns about the risks posed by AI generated images of political leaders, but no systematic evaluation detailing how AI platforms address this outcome. We leverage an automated pipeline to extract and transform references to individuals on the US Presidential tickets from prominent media into prompts for generative AI systems, enabling politically diverse, externally valid evaluations. These prompts are sent to three prominent T2I platforms each week for the final three months of the 2024 US Presidential election. First, we show that the platforms take different approaches to content moderation. These differences contribute to there being low agreement in blocking behavior between platforms. Second, there is little consistency in the blocking behavior within platforms over time. Stability AI allowed almost all prompts featuring political figures until a sudden change two weeks before the 2024 election. Further, almost no prompts were blocked in every week of our collection. Our findings highlight the importance of developing scalable context specific approaches to monitoring text-to-image platforms.
Biography: Kevin T. Greene is an Academic Research Manager in the Empirical Studies of Conflict project at Princeton University leading the Digital Conflict and Information Integrity project. He studies the role of information and information communication technologies in international and domestic politics. Ongoing projects investigate the spread of unreliable content from algorithmic recommendations, the social and political risks posed by generative AI, and the strategies employed by foreign influence operations. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Labs and Microsoft and published in Science Advances, PNAS Nexus, American Political Science Review, Political Analysis, the Journal of Politics, and Political Communication among others. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Labs and Microsoft and published in Science Advances, PNAS Nexus, American Political Science Review, Political Analysis, the Journal of Politics, and Political Communication among others.
Host: Zhuoyu Shi and Pete Zamar
More Info: https://www.isi.edu/events/5317/evaluating-text-to-image-platforms-content-moderation-during-the-2024-us-presidential-election/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96982313329?pwd=rZkvQ5qgBMsQfY3MjZgn4WrOJTOJjp.1Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - Virtual Only
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96982313329?pwd=rZkvQ5qgBMsQfY3MjZgn4WrOJTOJjp.1
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Pete Zamar
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Spring 2025 Viterbi Undergraduate New Student Welcome
Fri, Jan 31, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
This event will take place following the USC New Student Convocation. We hope you will join us for lunch and hear from Viterbi School of Engineering Dean Yortsos as well as meet faculty, staff, and your fellow incoming Viterbi students.
Location: Sign into EngageSC to View Location
Audiences:
Contact: Melissa Medeiros
Event Link: https://engage.usc.edu/viterbi/rsvp?id=401630
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CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series
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Fri, Jan 31, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Mike Barsky and Dr. Ben Heying, General Manager of Microelectronics Products and Services, Northrop Grumman Space System and Director of Microelectronics, Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center
Talk Title: The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center and Microelectronics Products and Services Storefront Overviews
Abstract: NGMC: The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC) provides microelectronics and advanced packaging for government, defense industrial base and commercial customers. It’s three foundries located in Baltimore, MD, Redondo Beach, CA and Apopka, FL, offer a variety of processes and capabilities, including silicon and compound semiconductors fabrication, wafer post-processing (Bump, Dice, Test), 2D, 2.5D & 3D advanced packaging and heterogeneous integration. The technologies developed and produced in these three foundries address needs in integrated multifunction sensing, wireless technology, advanced materials, space and rad hard technologies, and directed Energy. MPS: Microelectronics Products and Services (MPS) is the storefront for external access to the Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center. The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center is comprised of the compound semiconductor facility in Redondo Beach, CA., the silicon and compound semiconductor facility in Baltimore, MD., and the wafer post processing facility in Apopka, FL.. MPS and the Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center is open access and offers standard product integrated circuits, wafer foundry runs, design services, test services, assembly services, and wafer bumping and dicing services. In addition, all three facilities have Accreditation of Trust to allow Trusted wafer runs for competition sensitive or restricted products. MPS operates using commercial terms and conditions with standardized and industry competitive pricing, and we serve both commercial industry and the Defense Industrial Base.
Biography: Dr. Mike Barsky, Director, General Manager of Microelectronics Products and Services, Northrop Grumman Space System Mike Barsky is the director and general manager of Microelectronics Products and Services Operating Unit, which provides external access to the Northrop Grumman Corporation microelectronics foundry at Space Park. Barsky is responsible for the commercial storefront and business deals with clients in the commercial and aerospace industries. With 29 years at Northrop Grumman, Barsky has held leadership positions across program and functional management. Prior to his current role, Barsky was the manager of the semiconductor wafer fabrication facility at Space Park. He has also held roles in the technical development of semiconductor devices as well as program-level roles for electronic subsystems. Barsky holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of California, Irvine, and a doctoral degree in chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Ben Heying, Director of Microelectronics, Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center Ben Heying is responsible for Managing the Microelectronics Foundry in Redondo Beach, CA that manufactures and develops advanced III-V semiconductors for Northrop Grumman’s Space, DoD, and Commercial systems. Ben has 24 years of experience in Microelectronics and has served in various roles within TRW and Northrop Grumman, from leading research and development to functional and program management. Before becoming the Director of Microelectronics, he was an NG Fellow responsible for partnering with NG’s customers to transitioning Microelectronics technologies from R&D to flight production. Ben holds a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science from NC State University (1994) and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1999). He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of California, Santa Barbara developing GaN epitaxial growth techniques using Molecular Beam Epitaxy before joining TRW in 2001.
Host: Dr. Steve Crago
More Info: https://www.isi.edu/events/5362/ng-ngmc-and-mpw-storefront-overviews/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addonWebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addon
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amy Kasmir
Event Link: https://www.isi.edu/events/5362/ng-ngmc-and-mpw-storefront-overviews/
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Spring 2025 PhD New Student Welcome
Fri, Jan 31, 2025 @ 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Student Activity
Socialize with fellow incoming Viterbi Ph.D. students and network with your department advisor at the Spring 2025 Ph.D. New Student Welcome. Light refreshments will be served.
Location: Sign into EngageSC to View Location
Audiences:
Contact: Melissa Medeiros
Event Link: https://engage.usc.edu/viterbi/rsvp?id=401632
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