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Cybersecurity Professional Career Panel
Thu, Oct 01, 2020 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
The USC Global Policy Institute invites CS@USC students to attend a virtual professional panel on careers in cyber security! Our Cyber Professional Career Panel will give students an opportunity to hear from young professionals and USC alumni actively working in cyber-related fields and industries. Alumni will also discuss how they utilized their IR and Political Science degrees in cyber careers!
Join us this Thursday, October 1st from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PST for this Zoom webinar and Q&A.
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cybersecurity-professional-career-panel-tickets-122913320049
The Zoom registration can be found here and in your Eventbrite confirmation email: https://usc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEof-6opj4sH9eHeMUHjk-IkZcwkrEVWzqV
PANELISTS
GPI is joined by Zachery Smith, a Systemic Risk Manager at the FSARC. He works alongside U.S. financial institutions (Bank of America, The Bank of New York Mellon, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, State Street, Wells Fargo) and the U.S. government to identify and mitigate cyber and operational risk for national critical infrastructure. Zach previously spent three years in cybersecurity management consulting for energy sector critical infrastructure. He contributed to initiatives focused on operational resilience including enterprise-wide security redesigns at multiple Fortune 500 energy clients. Zach is an Aspen Institute Socrates Scholar, Institute for Education Government Fellow, Harman Academy Fellow, and USC Global Fellow. He is based in Washington D.C.
Our second panelist is Swini Tummala. Swini is a senior underwriter on the cyber and professional liability team at AIG. As an underwriter she works with brokers to find insurance solutions to risks including, but not limited to, data breaches and errors in the provision of professional services for client companies. Swini graduated from USC with B.A.s in International Relations and Economics and is currently enrolled in the University of Notre Dame's Master of Science Finance program. She hopes to eventually combine her interest in economic development with her insurance career through microinsurance.
Our third panelist is Michael Hwang. Michael is a penetration tester for a prestigious research university on the West Coast. He is certified as an OSCP and holds the GXPN certification
Location: Online - Zoom
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEof-6opj4sH9eHeMUHjk-IkZcwkrEVWzqV
Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: USC Global Policy Institute
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USC MEGA Student Speaker Series
Fri, Oct 02, 2020 @ 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Looking to level up your Unity programming skills? Join us this Friday, October 2 at 5:00 PM PST for a discussion by Gabriel Lacayo on how you can utilize lesser-known aspects of programming in Unity to facilitate faster iteration and create better programming structures! Gabriel will be covering topics like how to use ScriptableObjects, Attributes, Property Drawers, Editor Scripts, and more.
While anyone is welcome to join, this talk is primarily for those who already have some programming experience and would like to take their skills even further.
Gabriel Lacayo is a junior at USC majoring in Computer Science (Games). Gabriel has worked on several projects in Unity, with the most recent being 2D platformer game Embower. Have any questions for Gabriel? Stick around after the presentation for a quick Q&A session!
Check out Embower on Itch.io: https://atsinacorrington.itch.io/embower
Zoom link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/95063590083?pwd=OThyZHQwZW4zRkFSVGVqWTVmSUtOUT09
Meeting ID: 950 6359 0083
Passcode: 100220 **
**The passcode will always be the date of the event!
For any questions, please email megamesusc@gmail.com or reach out to us via our socials:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/USCMEGA
Discord: https://discord.gg/4rDUD6H
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MEGA_USC
Website: www.uscmega.org
Best,
MEGA
Location: Online - Zoom
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/95063590083?pwd=OThyZHQwZW4zRkFSVGVqWTVmSUtOUT09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC MEGA
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Ph.D. Defense - Eli Pincus
Mon, Oct 05, 2020 @ 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
University Calendar
Ph.D. Defense - Eli Pincus 10/05 2:00 pm "An Investigation of Fully Interactive Multi-Role Dialogue Agents"
Ph.D. Candidate: Eli Pincus
Date: Monday, October 5, 2020
Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Committee: David Traum (chair), Maja Mataric, Peter Kim
Title: An Investigation of Fully Interactive Multi-Role Dialogue Agents
Abstract:
In the course of their lives human perform multiple roles such as work and social roles. However, current research in human-computer dialogue has focused on dialogue agents that perform only one role of an interaction. For example, Apple's Siri acts mainly as an assistant. In this thesis we helps fill the gap in multi-role dialogue agent research.
We describe an architecture that endows a test-bed agent with core dialogue management capabilities for both roles of a word-guessing game but can be adapted for different embodiments including virtual human, robot, and a non-embodied web-platform that enables use of the test-bed agent in "in the wild" experiments. We incrementally evaluate design decisions for the test-bed agent that decrease the chance that our later experiments, that more directly evaluate the agent's multi-role capabilities, failed to find effects due to confounds stemming from poor design decisions. We establish that multi-role agents, when compared to single-role versions of the same agent, are able to elicit enjoyment from users without negatively impacting user's perceptions. We also use an "in the wild" experiment to prove that a multi-role content sourcing strategy can be superior to other scalable content sourcing strategies.
Meeting Links:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://usc.zoom.us/j/92791499440?pwd=djNKQzMxalJXZTVUR3dTQUp6Ykw2dz09
Meeting ID: 927 9149 9440
Passcode: 281112WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92791499440?pwd=djNKQzMxalJXZTVUR3dTQUp6Ykw2dz09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Lizsl De Leon
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USC Spatial Sciences Institute Brown Bag Talk
Tue, Oct 06, 2020 @ 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Howard Hu, Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Talk Title: The Global Burden of Disease Pollution
Abstract: This brown bag session which will be held on Tuesday October 6, 2020 from 12:30-1:30 pm PST, RSVP: https://usc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIscuqsqjksG9YnVxO91UU9hXXK-RRaSVOt
Please join the USC Spatial Sciences Institute Brown Bag talk with Dr. Howard Hu, who joined the Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, as its new chair on July 1, 2020.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://usc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIscuqsqjksG9YnVxO91UU9hXXK-RRaSVOt
The Global Burden of Disease Project (GBD), funded for over 2 decades by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is the largest scientific collaboration in the world and now a partnership with the World Health Organization. It describes mortality and morbidity from major diseases, injuries and risk factors to health at global, national and regional levels. Examining trends from 1990 to the present and making comparisons across populations enables understanding of the changing health challenges facing people across the world in the 21st century and provides policy makers with the evidence to make key decisions as they pursue the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
In 2017, the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health used GBD data to demonstrate that outdoor and indoor air pollution, radon, and lead were likely responsible for 3 times the annual deaths from tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV AIDS combined. In follow up, Dr. Hu and colleagues initiated the GBD Pollution, Climate and Health Initiative (GBD PCHI), which aims to expand the GBD to include additional top-priority pollutants as well as climate change.
In this talk, Dr. Hu will describe the GBD PCHI, now based at in the Keck USC Department of Preventive Medicine, with a focus on the challenge of estimating human exposure to pollutants in low and middle income countries with little data, and invite a discussion of the potential role of spatial sciences. Dr. Hu will also briefly discuss the Department of Preventive Medicine' nascent Pandemic Population Health Research Center and other collaboration opportunities.
For questions please email Ken Watson, Academic Programs Director, watsonke@usc.edu
Host: USC Spatial Sciences Institute
Location: Online - Zoom
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC Computer Science
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Theta Tau Presents Facebook Diversity and Inclusion Event
Tue, Oct 06, 2020 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Join Theta Tau and Facebook on October 6th at 6 PM to meet Facebook Engineers and diversity & Inclusion employees.
This Event will be a great place to:
-Learn more about Facebook's work culture and initiatives to create a more inclusive work environment
-Get a look at first hand experiences working at Facebook from Facebook Engineers
-Meet Facebook employees and ask them about their time at facebook!
To get the Zoom link RSVP here: www.tinyurl.com/thetatauxfb
Location: Online - Zoom
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Theta Tau
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CAIS Seminar: Anna Nagurney (University of Massachusetts Amherst) - Game Theory Network Models for Disaster Relief
Wed, Oct 07, 2020 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Anna Nagurney, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Talk Title: Game Theory Network Models for Disaster Relief
Series: USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAIS) Seminar Series
Abstract: The number of disasters is growing as well as the number of people affected by them with great associated challenges for effective disaster management. In this presentation, Dr. Nagurney will describe her team's research on the development of game theory network models for disaster relief that integrate financial flows from donors as well as the logistics associated with relief item deliveries. Both Generalized Nash Equilibrium as well as Nash Equilibrium constructs will be given and the associated methodologies for the formulation, analysis, and computation to the models outlined. Case studies on Hurricane Katrina as well as the tornados that hit western Massachusetts in 2011 will be presented, which provide surprising insights of relevance to policymakers.
If time permits, Dr. Nagurney will highlight her team's additional recent work on stochastic game theory for disaster relief of relevance to the Covid-19 pandemic as well as game theory models for blood supply chains.
Register in advance for this webinar at:
https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lm0kfXOeSZaz64kz3CNx2w
After registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium.
Biography: Anna Nagurney is the John F. Smith Memorial Professor at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Director of the Virtual Center for Supernetworks, which she founded in 2001. She holds ScB, AB, ScM and PhD degrees from Brown University in Providence, RI. She is the author of 14 books, more than 200 refereed journal articles, and over 50 book chapters. She presently serves on the editorial boards of a dozen journals and two book series and is the editor of another book series. Professor Nagurney has been a Fulbrighter twice (in Austria and Italy), was a Visiting Professor at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and was a Distinguished Guest Visiting Professor at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. She was a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College at Oxford University during the 2016 Trinity Term and a Summer Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard in 2017 and 2018. Anna has held visiting appointments at MIT and at Brown University and was a Science Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University in 2005-2006. She has been recognized for her research on networks with the Kempe Prize from the University of Umea, the Faculty Award for Women from the US National Science Foundation, the University Medal from the University of Catania in Italy, and was elected a Fellow of the RSAI (Regional Science Association International), an INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Fellow, and a Network Science Society Fellow. In 2019, she became the first female recipient of the Constantin Caratheodory Prize from the International Society of Global Optimization. In 2020, she was awarded the Harold Larnder Prize from CORS (only the second female in the award's 35 year history). Anna has also been recognized with several awards for her mentorship of students and her female leadership with the WORMS Award, for example, and the Moving Spirit Award. Anna was one of 44 Women in STEM featured in the STEM Gems book as a role model for young women. Her research has garnered support from the AT&T Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation through its Bellagio Center programs, the Institute for International Education, and the National Science Foundation. She has given plenary/keynote talks and tutorials on 5 continents. She is an active member of several professional societies, including INFORMS, POMS, and RSAI and was the Omega Rho Distinguished Lecturer in 2018 and is a 2020 IFORS Distinguished Lecturer.
Anna's research focuses on network systems from transportation and logistical ones, including supply chains, to financial, economic, social networks and their integration, along with the Internet. She studies and models complex behaviors on networks with a goal towards providing frameworks and tools for understanding their structure, performance, and resilience and has contributed also to the understanding of the Braess paradox in transportation networks and the Internet. She has also been researching sustainability and quality issues with applications ranging from pharmaceutical and blood supply chains to perishable food products and fast fashion to humanitarian logistics and disaster management. She has advanced methodological tools used in game theory, network theory, equilibrium analysis, and dynamical systems. She was a Co-PI on a multi-university NSF grant with UMass Amherst as the lead: Network Innovation Through Choice, which was part of the Future Internet Architecture (FIA) program and was recently a Co-PI on an NSF EAGER grant.
Host: USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAIS)
Location: Online Zoom Webinar
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Computer Science Department
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WiE Negotiation Seminar with Tahl Raz [CANCELLED]
Thu, Oct 08, 2020 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.
WiE Negotiation Seminar with Tahl Raz
The Graduate Committee of Women in Engineering is excited to host Tahl Raz, New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and co-author of the nation's leading publication on negotiation, Never Split the Difference, in our Negotiation Seminar on Thursday, October 8th at 1pm PST.
RSVP to attend!
Learn more about Tahl: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahlraz
Zoom Link: https://usc.zoom.us
/j/98308499819?pwd=bVZHeDJRODcrSlFpN3hGZ1dyczU2UT09
RSVP Form: https://forms.gle/mUmuGELEy3jXseVV7
Also, please fill out this brief form if you would like to be added to the Women in Engineering (WiE) mailing list: https://forms.gle/nz81Xj9YFuA67W2y8
Location: Online - Zoom
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us /j/98308499819?pwd=bVZHeDJRODcrSlFpN3hGZ1dyczU2UT09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC Computer Science
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HackSConnect (RSVP by Oct 3)
Thu, Oct 08, 2020 @ 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
HackSC brings you HackSConnect- a virtually hosted, idea exchange platform for collaboration between companies, teams and ideas. Open to all majors, all are welcome to connect. Expanding your network virtually can be hard but HackSConnect will be a garden of students buzzing and exchanging rad ideas. We'll help you find great new recruits, ideas, and co-founders! Do you have a small startup and want to promote your platform and engage with the USC community? Do you have an idea and are looking to find your dream team? If so, HackSConnect is the event for you!
October 8th
6:00 - 9:00 pm PST OPEN TO ALL
Last day to RSVP: October 3rd at 11.59 pm PST
Want to participate but aren't sure what category of attendee you fall into? Find one of the following categories that best apply to you and sign up!
Seeds: These are ideas with big plans to grow! Do you have a cool idea for a product but are looking to assemble your team? This is a great chance to network and find people who are passionate about the same ideas.
SEEDS RSVP: https://hacksc.typeform.com/to/xZdSvcq6
Sprouts: These are the beginnings of a company that might need a few busy bees to help get it thriving- can be student owned or otherwise. This is if yo're looking to expand, gain user feedback or grow by recruiting bees who have similar interests and ideas.
SPROUTS RSVP: https://hacksc.typeform.com/to/rrtaiY0A
Bees: Bees can buzz around to seeds and sprouts to connect! Register here if you are a student looking to build your network, learn about dope projects and maybe join a team.
BEES RSVP: https://hacksc.typeform.com/to/hfbb6YDj
Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/386471855850897/
See you there,
Location: Online
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: HackSC
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USC MEGA Student Speaker Series
Fri, Oct 09, 2020 @ 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Looking to enhance your visuals in Unity using different shaders? Come join us this Friday, October 9 at 5:00 PM PST for a talk and Q&A by Steph Ng about the basics of using Unity's Shader Graph to create dynamic materials for your objects! While anyone is welcome to join, this talk is primarily for those who already have some Unity programming experience and would like to take their skills even further.
Steph Ng is a senior studying Arts, Technology, and the Business of Innovation in the USC Iovine and Young Academy. They are also pursuing a minor in Game Design. Steph has experience as a Game Developer Intern at Sony, a VR Product Design Intern at Facebook, and a VR Developer at USC's World Building Media Lab! In addition to this, Steph is currently the AGP Director for Leechbug. Feel free to reach out to them directly if you'd like to help out or playtest for Leechbug!
Check out Steph's work here: https://steph.ng/
Zoom link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96356314342?pwd=dTdsU0JNZTQ3RzVlSVl1dWtPNDZRQT09
Meeting ID: 963 5631 4342
Passcode: 100920 **
**The passcode will always be the date of the event!
For any questions, please email megamesusc@gmail.com or reach out to us via our socials:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/USCMEGA
Discord: https://discord.gg/4rDUD6H
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MEGA_USC
Website: www.uscmega.org
Best,
MEGA
Location: Online - Zoom
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96356314342?pwd=dTdsU0JNZTQ3RzVlSVl1dWtPNDZRQT09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC MEGA
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Computer Science General Faculty Meeting
Wed, Oct 14, 2020 @ 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 only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.
Location: Zoom Meeting
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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CAIS Seminar: Meredith Gore (Michigan State University) - Wildlife Trafficking in the Anthropocene: Conservation, Crime & Communities
Wed, Oct 14, 2020 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Meredith Gore, Michigan State University
Talk Title: Wildlife Trafficking in the Anthropocene: Conservation, Crime & Communities
Series: USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAIS) Seminar Series
Abstract: Levels of unsustainable and illegal natural resource exploitation have escalated in scope, scale, and severity. Illegal over-harvest of plant and animal species occurs around the world and poses risks to species, ecosystems, and people. Beyond the risk of species loss, overexploitation represents stolen natural resources, is associated with corruption and insecurity, human rights abuses, and regional destabilization in some of the world's most vulnerable developing nations. This presentation will discuss conservation criminology-”an interdisciplinary and applied science for understanding risks to global natural resources. Two case studies will illustrate how conservation criminology offers novel human dimensions insight about crime prevention and more responsive law enforcement in dynamic and multi-scale conservation contexts. The first case study tracks more than a decade of research on environmental insecurity, illegal logging and wildlife trafficking in Madagascar using participatory and interdisciplinary intelligence mapping. The second case study highlights illegal urban wildlife trafficking in Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo using negative space and participatory risk mapping of illicit supply chains as well as crime-place network theory and crime science. Although the presentation will focus mostly on wildlife trafficking and illegal logging, conservation criminology is applicable to other causes and consequences of environmental change, including illegal fishing and mining, invasive species, emerging infectious disease and water insecurity.
Register in advance for this webinar at:
https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J3Q9F7t_SfOF0LcL5p-KbA
After registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium.
Biography: Prof. Meredith Gore is a conservation social scientist leveraging concepts of risk to enhance understanding of human-environment relationships. Her scholarship is designed to build evidence for action. The majority of her scientific inquiry can be described as convergence research on conservation issues such as wildlife trafficking, illegal logging, fishing and mining. Prof. Gore received her PhD in Natural Resource Policy and Management from Cornell University, MA in Environment and Resource Policy from George Washington University, and BA in Anthropology and Environmental Studies from Brandeis University. She is a National Academies of Sciences Jefferson Science Fellow, US Department of State Embassy Science Fellow and Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leader.
Host: USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAIS)
Location: Online Zoom Webinar
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Computer Science Department
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USC MEGA Student Speaker Series
Wed, Oct 14, 2020 @ 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
In preparation for the Newbies & Vets Game Jam, MEGA has a Unity workshop that is perfect for beginners! Come join us this Wednesday, October 14 at 5:00 PM PST for A Unity Overview to End Them All with Weston Bell-Geddes. In this talk, Weston will be doing a live code demo covering the basic concepts of constructing a game. After that, we will dive into some more advanced topics and explore the depths of Unity beyond the game engine. If you would like to follow along, Weston will be using Unity version 2019.4.12f1 during the workshop. Whether you are completely new to making games or you would like to solidify your knowledge of Unity and C#, all are welcome to join!
Weston Bell-Geddes is currently a sophomore at USC majoring in Interactive Entertainment and minoring in Video Game Programming and Immersive Media. In addition to having four years of experience as a professional augmented and virtual reality developer, he also has experience as a NASA Unity Engineer Intern. You may also remember Weston as one of the creators of Left on Read, which was released in May 2020 and has over 200,000 downloads. Have any questions for Weston? Stick around after the presentation for a quick Q&A session!
Check out Weston's work here: https://www.westonbdev.com/
Zoom link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93739845990?pwd=ay9vNlVkOWszMy94bG9oaDEwR1VMUT09
Meeting ID: 937 3984 5990
Passcode: 101420 **
**The passcode will always be the date of the event!
For any questions, please email megamesusc@gmail.com or reach out to us via our socials:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/USCMEGA
Discord: https://discord.gg/4rDUD6H
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MEGA_USC
Website: www.uscmega.org
Best,
MEGA
Location: Online - Zoom
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93739845990?pwd=ay9vNlVkOWszMy94bG9oaDEwR1VMUT09
Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: USC MEGA
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Academic Integrity Session for CS Undergraduates
Wed, Oct 14, 2020 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
The Viterbi Learning Program (VLP) invites you to join the Academic Integrity Session on Wednesday, October 14th at 5:00 p.m. (PDT). Led by Viterbi faculty, the session is designed to help engineering students better understand the Viterbi Code of Integrity and how to prevent academic integrity violations.
This session will focus on academic integrity within Computer Science. This session is for undergraduate students.
Please feel free to join the session by using the link below:
Zoom Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/98027727491
For more information about the Viterbi Code of Integrity, please see https://viterbischool.usc.edu/academic-integrity/. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Best regards,
Viterbi Academic Services
Academic Services
Viterbi Admission & Student Engagement (VASE)
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
University of Southern California
More Information: Academic Integrity Session Flyer.pdf
Location: Online - Zoom
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/98027727491
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: USC Computer Science
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MEGA presents Newbies & Vets Game Jam
Fri, Oct 16, 2020
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Want to make a game while quarantining at home? MEGA is excited to announce that the 2020 Newbies and Vets Game Jam will be taking place virtually from October 16-18! Whether you're new to making games or you're a veteran with years of game development experience, all are welcome during the 2020 Newbies and Vets Game Jam! We will be announcing a whole new game jam format so that this year's game jam can take place fully online.
(SIGN UP BY 10/14 -- DETAILS BELOW)
What's a game jam? A game jam is an event where participants work together to create a video game from scratch in a short amount of time. From level design to art direction to programming, all skill sets are welcome! The Newbies and Vets Game Jam is specifically designed with beginners in mind, so anyone from any major is welcome to participate!
This year we'll be offering both team and individual signups. For individuals, we will be creating teams based on preferences and experience levels (so newbies can be teamed up with vets!).
Signups close October 14, so be sure to get your form in early! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/ViyMc1fEwFV1yJNLA
Location: Online
Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: USC MEGA
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PhD Defense -Yixue Zhao
Fri, Oct 16, 2020 @ 09:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
University Calendar
PhD Candidate: Yixue Zhao
Committee:
Nenad Medvidovic (Chair)
Chao Wang
Bhaskar Krishnamachari
Date: 10/16/2020
Time: 9am
Zoom: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96796759326?pwd=aTF3SnJlS3ljM1pjMkhZNzIyVGttdz09
Meeting ID: 967 9675 9326
Passcode: 149878
Title: Reducing User-Perceived Latency in Mobile Applications via Prefetching and Caching
Prefetching and caching is a fundamental approach to reduce user-perceived latency, and has been shown effective in various domains for decades. However, its application on today's mobile apps remains largely under-explored. This is an important but overlooked research area since mobile devices have become the dominant platform, and this trend is reflected in the billions of mobile devices and millions of mobile apps in use today. At the same time, user-perceived latency has been shown to have a large impact on mobile-user experience and can cause significant economic consequences.
In my dissertation, I aim to fill this gap by providing a multifaceted solution to establish the foundation for exploring various aspects of prefetching and caching techniques in the mobile-app domain. To that end, my dissertation consists of four major elements. As a first step, I conducted an extensive study to investigate the opportunities for applying prefetching and caching techniques in mobile apps, providing empirical evidence on their applicability and showing insights to guide future techniques. Second, I developed PALOMA, the first content-based prefetching technique for mobile apps using program analysis, which has achieved significant latency reduction with high accuracy and negligible overhead. Third, I constructed HiPHarness, a tailorable framework for investigating history-based prefetching in a wide range of scenarios. Guided by today's stringent privacy regulations that have limited the access to mobile-user data, I further leveraged HiPHarness to conduct the first study on history-based prefetching with "small" prediction models, demonstrating its feasibility on mobile platforms and in turn, opening up a new research area. Finally, to reduce the manual effort required in evaluating prefetching and caching techniques, I have devised FrUITeR, a framework for assessing test-reuse techniques in order to automatically select suitable test cases to evaluate prefetching and caching techniques, without real users' engagement as required previously.
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96796759326?pwd=aTF3SnJlS3ljM1pjMkhZNzIyVGttdz09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Lizsl De Leon
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Financial Literacy Workshop
Fri, Oct 16, 2020 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Financial Literacy Workshop
Learn from Artem Joukov, a Finance PhD student at the Marshall School of Business, about key finance concepts such as diversifying your assets, fundamentals of stocks and bonds, 401k, and more!
Friday October 16 @6pm PST
If interested, please fill in the form: https://forms.gle/yqw45aV58HZpDt7V9
Zoom Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/99599051448?pwd=NXQra1ZsSmhlMkFjK1MyRUhNZFFLZz09
Location: Online - Zoom
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/99599051448?pwd=NXQra1ZsSmhlMkFjK1MyRUhNZFFLZz09
Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: USC IEEE
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MEGA presents Newbies & Vets Game Jam
Sat, Oct 17, 2020
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Want to make a game while quarantining at home? MEGA is excited to announce that the 2020 Newbies and Vets Game Jam will be taking place virtually from October 16-18! Whether you're new to making games or you're a veteran with years of game development experience, all are welcome during the 2020 Newbies and Vets Game Jam! We will be announcing a whole new game jam format so that this year's game jam can take place fully online.
(SIGN UP BY 10/14 -- DETAILS BELOW)
What's a game jam? A game jam is an event where participants work together to create a video game from scratch in a short amount of time. From level design to art direction to programming, all skill sets are welcome! The Newbies and Vets Game Jam is specifically designed with beginners in mind, so anyone from any major is welcome to participate!
This year we'll be offering both team and individual signups. For individuals, we will be creating teams based on preferences and experience levels (so newbies can be teamed up with vets!).
Signups close October 14, so be sure to get your form in early! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/ViyMc1fEwFV1yJNLA
Location: Online
Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: USC MEGA
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Open Alpha Playtest Event
Sat, Oct 17, 2020 @ 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Like playing games? Want a peek behind the curtain in game development? Interested in seeing what Open Alpha does every semester?
Come playtest OA's newest game prototype this Saturday October 17th, 2-4pm PST! Check out bit.ly/oaplaytest for more information!
The event will run at this Zoom link. To sign up, please RSVP here. There's more information about the event at bit.ly/oaplaytest, but here's the gist of it:
When you show up, we'll set you up in a breakout room with an OA member who will be running your playtest. It'll only take about 10-15 minutes.
You can come at any time between 2pm and 4pm.
If you can't make this one, keep checking your email; we'll have several more playtest events like this one!
This playtest event is OPEN, meaning invite your friends! We want to get feedback from as many people as possible!
See you next Saturday 2-4pm!
RSVP form: https://forms.gle/aRP6WKcUytcAvuJ39
Zoom link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/98257683949
Location: Online - Zoom
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/98257683949
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC Computer Science
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MEGA presents Newbies & Vets Game Jam
Sun, Oct 18, 2020
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Want to make a game while quarantining at home? MEGA is excited to announce that the 2020 Newbies and Vets Game Jam will be taking place virtually from October 16-18! Whether you're new to making games or you're a veteran with years of game development experience, all are welcome during the 2020 Newbies and Vets Game Jam! We will be announcing a whole new game jam format so that this year's game jam can take place fully online.
(SIGN UP BY 10/14 -- DETAILS BELOW)
What's a game jam? A game jam is an event where participants work together to create a video game from scratch in a short amount of time. From level design to art direction to programming, all skill sets are welcome! The Newbies and Vets Game Jam is specifically designed with beginners in mind, so anyone from any major is welcome to participate!
This year we'll be offering both team and individual signups. For individuals, we will be creating teams based on preferences and experience levels (so newbies can be teamed up with vets!).
Signups close October 14, so be sure to get your form in early! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/ViyMc1fEwFV1yJNLA
Location: Online
Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: USC MEGA
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ACM Northrop Grumman Info Session
Mon, Oct 19, 2020 @ 04:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Interested in software and hardware engineering, aeronautics, defense, or cyber?
Northrop Grumman is recruiting interns for Summer 2021 internships! Come to an information session hosted by ACM on October 19th from 4-5 PM to learn more about what Northrop has to offer for software and hardware engineers. Hear from past engineering interns about what the hiring process is like and what you can expect as an intern working with talented people on meaningful projects!
Afterwards, stick around from 5-6 PM to learn about Northrop's Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning strategy. The topic of the tech talk is Missionizing AI/ML for Complex Real-World Datasets with Dr. Sean O'Brien and the AI/ML team.
Sean O'Brien is the Chief Technologist for Northrop Grumman's Intelligence, Analytics, and Autonomous Solutions business unit, based in Woodland Hills, CA. Before coming to Northrop in 2005, Sean held multiple positions in academia, including at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD, and at Yale University in New Haven, CT. He has a Ph.D. in astrophysics from Iowa State University.
RSVP here: https://forms.gle/N57X9mDhZyCvMFnN6
Join the zoom here: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93138289759?pwd=ZUNLNlhoWmZtZHBRaVNLdy9CUWpiQT09
Location: Online - Zoom
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93138289759?pwd=ZUNLNlhoWmZtZHBRaVNLdy9CUWpiQT09
Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: Caitlin Swanson
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CAIS Seminar: Rediet Abebe (University of California, Berkeley) – Modeling the Impact of Shocks on Poverty
Wed, Oct 21, 2020 @ 01:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Rediet Abebe, University of California, Berkeley
Talk Title: Modeling the Impact of Shocks on Poverty
Series: USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAIS) Seminar Series
Abstract: Poverty is a multifaceted and dynamic phenomena impacting billions of people worldwide. Despite its prevalence, there remains much to be understood about what makes families susceptible to experiencing economic distress. In recent years, income shocks -- which constitute unexpected expenses or interruptions to one's income flow -- have garnered increased public attention as being intricately intertwined with poverty. Despite a vast body of empirical work showing the impact of shocks on welfare, they do not play a correspondingly central role in the design of assistance programs.
In this talk, we present a mathematical and computational analysis of shocks. We pose a set of algorithmic questions about allocation of subsidies in the presence of shocks and present optimal and near-optimal solutions for various general settings. We computationally analyze the impact of shocks on poverty using a longitudinal, survey-based dataset, revealing insights about the interactions of different types of shocks. We discuss how these insights can inform the design and deployment of assistance programs and highlight new directions at this emerging interface between algorithms, public finance, and social work.
Register in advance for this webinar at:
https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EfIQ64OORgOCAzzjAnvFlQ
After registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium.
Biography: Rediet Abebe is a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and an incoming Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Abebe holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Cornell University and graduate degrees in mathematics from Harvard University and the University of Cambridge. Her research is in artificial intelligence and algorithms, with a focus on equity and justice concerns. Abebe is a co-founder and co-organizer of the multi-institutional, interdisciplinary research initiative Mechanism Design for Social Good (MD4SG). Her dissertation received the 2020 ACM SIGKDD Dissertation Award for offering the foundations of this emerging research area. Abebe's work has informed policy and practice at the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Ethiopian Ministry of Education. She has been honored in the MIT Technology Reviews' 35 Innovators Under 35 and the Bloomberg 50 list as a one to watch. Abebe also co-founded Black in AI, a non-profit organization tackling representation issues in AI. Her research is influenced by her upbringing in her hometown of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Host: USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAIS)
Location: Online – Zoom Webinar
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Computer Science Department
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Diversity in Engineering Panel
Thu, Oct 22, 2020 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Diversity in Engineering Panel
An event to learn more about diversity in Engineering with alumni and clubs like SHPE, NSBE, SASE, SWE, and more!
October 22 @6pm PST
To sign up as a Panelist or Viewer please fill in the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHgjq5Y-Xiq6e2UN2f7UTWS2BEUVizg-f7fieRCk9yZErGPQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Zoom Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96309926949?pwd=UVZwVUg2OE44TW01MnN0anBHMmNsdz09
Location: Online - Zoom
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96309926949?pwd=UVZwVUg2OE44TW01MnN0anBHMmNsdz09
Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: USC IEEE
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C++ Workshop
Thu, Oct 22, 2020 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Women in Computing (WiC) is hosting a workshop in which we will be reviewing the fundamentals of C++! This will primarily be an introduction to the language, so no experience is required and beginners are welcome. Come join us for a great way to start off your programming journey, or just to refresh your knowledge. Hope to see you there!
Date: Thursday, Oct 22nd
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/x7tL42RAne31gU6HA
Location: Online
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Women in Computing
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Research Talk: Spatial Computing and Haptics Robotics
Tue, Oct 27, 2020 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Are you interested in pursuing research? ACM is holding a research talk with two panelists! The first talk is with Yijun Li who does research at the Spatial Computing and Informatics Laboratory. The second talk is with Heather Culbertson who does research at the HaRVI (Haptics Robotics and Virtual Interaction) Lab. Come to learn more about the research they're doing!
Yijun Li is a third year Ph.D. student at USC who does research around spatial computing which includes building machine learning models for spatiotemporal data analysis to solve real world problems!
Dr. Heather Culbertson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science who does research focused on the design and control of haptic devices and rendering systems, human-robot interaction, and virtual reality!
RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/eptfqwboLkLkeR9m9
Join the zoom link here: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93259109764
Location: Online - Zoom
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93259109764
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Joshua Argote Medrano on behalf of ACM
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Spatial Computing and Haptics Robotics Research Talk
Tue, Oct 27, 2020 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Spatial Computing and Haptics Robotics Research Talk - Tuesday 10/27 7 PM
Are you interested in pursuing research? ACM is holding a research talk with two panelists! The first talk is with Yijun Li who does research at the Spatial Computing and Informatics Laboratory. The second talk is with Heather Culbertson who does research at the HaRVI (Haptics Robotics and Virtual Interaction) Lab. Come to learn more about the research they're doing!
Yijun Li is a third year Ph.D. student at USC who does research around spatial computing which includes building machine learning models for spatiotemporal data analysis to solve real world problems!
Dr. Heather Culbertson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science who does research focused on the design and control of haptic devices and rendering systems, human-robot interaction, and virtual reality! Her talk will focus on the investigation of haptic devices and rendering algorithms to provide humans with touch feedback when communicating through a computer.
RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/eptfqwboLkLkeR9m9
Join the zoom link here: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93259109764
Location: Online - Zoom
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93259109764
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC Computer Science
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Computer Science General Faculty Meeting
Wed, Oct 28, 2020 @ 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 only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.
Location: Zoom Meeting
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Karl Jacob Entrepreneurship Discussion
Thu, Oct 29, 2020 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Karl Jacob Entrepreneurship Discussion - Thursday 10/29 6 PM
Bring your entrepreneurial spirit to ACM's next general meeting, a discussion with Karl Jacob about inventing, fundraising, and succeeding at a start-up! Come with ideas and questions and be ready to network with our speaker and other innovative students.
Karl Jacob is a serial entrepreneur and USC alum who has been building, advising and investing in companies for the last 20 years. He is currently co-founder and CEO at LoanSnap Inc. Karl's career has been focused on founding companies that solve big problems, and those companies have helped tens of millions of consumers. He has raised 23 rounds of financing from investors. As CEO, Jacob has generated hundreds of millions in returns to investors and over $150 million in revenue per year. In 2005 he joined Facebook as one of its first advisors and currently advises several companies.
RSVP here: https://forms.gle/wHgYeKJeUyvbDiC57
Join the zoom link here: https://usc.zoom.us/j/99399346859?pwd=alAxZll4MlpuMjNhN0JWVENSeTFKUT09
Location: Online - Zoom
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/99399346859?pwd=alAxZll4MlpuMjNhN0JWVENSeTFKUT09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC Computer Science
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USC MEGA Student Speaker Series
Fri, Oct 30, 2020 @ 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Ever wonder how classic video game soundtracks became so memorable? Come join us this Friday, October 30 at 5:00 PM PST for How Technological Limitations Created Iconic Game Soundtracks with student speaker Noah Lee! Various jumps in game technology have resulted in the iconic video game music that we know and love today. Noah will cover how exactly these old soundtracks were created, as well as how they became a highly desired aspect of the indie scene.
Noah Lee is currently a junior at USC majoring in Interactive Media and Game Design. Noah has experience as a music composer and game designer. We ask that attendees please bring headphones, as this presentation is an audio experience as well as visual! No prior experience with music or sound design is necessary. Have any questions for Noah? Stick around after the presentation for a quick Q&A session!
Zoom link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92364641230?pwd=dHNDdWtmZzI4SDY4S2N1NnhObmhVQT09
Meeting ID: 923 6464 1230
Passcode: 103020 **
**The passcode will always be the date of the event!
For any questions, please email megamesusc@gmail.com or reach out to us via our socials:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/USCMEGA
Discord: https://discord.gg/4rDUD6H
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MEGA_USC
Website: www.uscmega.org
Best,
MEGA
Location: Online - Zoom
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92364641230?pwd=dHNDdWtmZzI4SDY4S2N1NnhObmhVQT09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC MEGA
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KSEA Panel Series: Career Advice for Engineering
Fri, Oct 30, 2020 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Come out to KSEA's third panel event in our Fall 2020 Panel Series! Current professional engineers will provide career advice and tips for those interested in entering the general field of engineering.
The event will consist of a Q&A session and Breakout Room sessions where you will be able to talk to panelists individually.
Fields covered: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Systems Engineering, and Engineering Management
More information can be found here: https://fb.me/e/1cAneYNg8
Date: FRIDAY, October 30th
Time: 6:00-7:00 pm (PST)
RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/kseapanelthree (Zoom link given after RSVP)
Location: Online - Zoom
Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: USC KSEA
