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CANCELLED - DEI Committee Meeting
Thu, Jan 06, 2022 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Receptions & Special Events
Bi-Weekly DEI Committee meeting for invited full-time Computer Science faculty only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Virtual First-Year Admission Information Session
Thu, Jan 06, 2022 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Our virtual information session is a live presentation from a USC Viterbi admission counselor designed for high school students and their family members to learn more about the USC Viterbi undergraduate experience. Our session will cover an overview of our undergraduate engineering programs, the application process, and more on student life. Guests will be able to ask questions and engage in further discussion toward the end of the session.
Register Here!Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Viterbi Voices Live Chat: Research & Projects
Sun, Jan 09, 2022 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Join us for this student hosted live chat! During this hour long event, we will be talking about the research and projects we're involved in as engineering students at USC Viterbi. We are here to answer the questions you may have about getting involved in research, various research areas, and what we actually do in our labs.
Register here!
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Mon, Jan 10, 2022 @ 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: USC Computer Science
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Mon, Jan 10, 2022 @ 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: USC Computer Science
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Tue, Jan 11, 2022 @ 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: USC Computer Science
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CS Colloquium: Filip Ilievski (USC ISI) - Open-world AI Agents with Common Sense
Tue, Jan 11, 2022 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Filip Ilievski, USC
Talk Title: Open-world AI Agents with Common Sense
Abstract: In this talk, I will present my research on building natural-language AI agents that use common sense to act robustly in everyday situations. State-of-the-art technology is inadequate for this purpose: background knowledge and rules provide explainability but they cannot generalize to unseen situations, whereas neural models with natural generalizability are prone to making silly mistakes and are unable to explain their decisions. I will describe our agents which combine the best of both worlds to perform well on open-world tasks without the need for task-specific training data, by 1) organizing commonsense knowledge into a single harmonized resource; 2) enriching commonsense knowledge with axioms and preconditions; and 3) using the enriched knowledge resource to adapt neural models for out-of-domain scenarios that require common sense. The effectiveness of the combined approach is demonstrated through high performance on a range of out-of-domain tasks, including question answering and story generation. I will also reflect on my ongoing research on adapting AI agents to specific domains, enabling them to operate in embodied environments, and combining commonsense with encyclopedic knowledge.
This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium
Join Zoom Meeting
https://usc.zoom.us/j/97448700889
Meeting ID: 974 4870 0889
Biography: Dr. Filip Ilievski is a Research Scientist in the Center on Knowledge Graphs within the Information Sciences Institute (ISI) at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Filip holds a Ph.D. in Natural Language Processing from the Vrije Universiteit (VU) in Amsterdam, where he also worked as a postdoctoral researcher before joining ISI. His research focuses on the role of commonsense and encyclopedic knowledge in filling gaps in human communication. Over the past three years, he mentored around twenty Master's and Ph.D. students, and collaborated with researchers at USC, CMU, Bosch Research, RPI, and the University of Lyon. Dr. Ilievski has over 40 peer-reviewed publications in top-tier venues on commonsense reasoning, information extraction, and knowledge graphs. Dr. Ilievski has also been actively organizing workshops (AAAI'21), tutorials (AAAI'21, ISWC'20, ISWC'21, TheWebConf'22), symposiums (USC), and a special journal issue (Semantic Web Journal) on these topics.
Host: Gale Lucas
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Cherie Carter
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Tue, Jan 11, 2022 @ 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: USC Computer Science
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Virtual First-Year Admission Information Session
Tue, Jan 11, 2022 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Our virtual information session is a live presentation from a USC Viterbi admission counselor designed for high school students and their family members to learn more about the USC Viterbi undergraduate experience. Our session will cover an overview of our undergraduate engineering programs, the application process, and more on student life. Guests will be able to ask questions and engage in further discussion toward the end of the session.
Register Here!Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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AI and Data Ethics Training Session
Tue, Jan 11, 2022 @ 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Special AI and Data Science Training Sessions
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
AI AND DATA ETHICS
January 11 & 18, 2022
Virtual webinars
These special training sessions are designed for students and faculty who want to learn about the ethical concerns in AI and data science, the technologies available for privacy and responsible use of data, the policies and regulations that are currently in place in this area, and the many open questions that need to be addressed. They will be taught by Viterbi faculty and instructors who teach ethics and privacy courses and sections. The sessions will be held online.
Session I: Data Ethics and Privacy
Tuesday January 11, 2022 at 4-6pm
Session II: AI Ethics and Responsibility
Tuesday January 18, 2022 at 12-2pm
Attendance is free, please RSVP at: https://tinyurl.com/AIandDataEthics
More Information: AI-DS-Ethics-Training.JPG
Location: Online
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC Computer Science
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Viterbi Impact Program Information Session
Tue, Jan 11, 2022 @ 05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Student Activity
Interested in volunteering? VIP participants play an important role in bringing engineering to the community, as they work as partners with local schools and organizations.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Undergraduate Programs
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Wed, Jan 12, 2022 @ 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: USC Computer Science
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DEN@Viterbi - Online Graduate Engineering Virtual Information Session
Wed, Jan 12, 2022 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
DEN@Viterbi, Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Join USC Viterbi School of Engineering for a virtual information session via WebEx, providing an introduction to DEN@Viterbi, our top ranked online delivery system. Discover the 40+ graduate engineering and computer science programs available entirely online.
Attendees will have the opportunity to connect directly with USC Viterbi representatives during the session to discuss the admission process, program details and the benefits of online delivery.
Register Today!WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/uscviterbi/onstage/g.php?MTID=ec8788bde748ad5342c30628bd0d0c7a6
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Wed, Jan 12, 2022 @ 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: USC Computer Science
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AME Seminar
Wed, Jan 12, 2022 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Christian Franck, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Talk Title: Cellular NeuroMechanics -“ Concussions, Traumatic Brain Injury and the mysterious Havana Syndrome
Abstract: Current prediction, prevention and diagnosis strategies for mild traumatic brain injuries, including concussions, are still largely in their infancy due to a lack of detailed understanding and resolution of how physical forces give rise to tissue injury at a cellular level. In this talk I will present some recent work on our current understanding of the origin of concussions and traumatic brain injuries and how cells in the brain interpret and react to the physical forces of trauma. Specifically, I will show that the path to a better understanding of traumatic injuries involves addressing a variety of finite deformation, rate-dependent soft matter and cell mechanics problems along the way. Finally, I will provide an update on how our current understanding of the cellular neuromechanics cannot only help shed light on improving our prediction of TBI but also enable us to dissect the physical origin of emerging injuries such as the Havana Syndrome.
Biography: Christian Franck is a mechanical engineer specializing in cellular biomechanics and new experimental mechanics techniques at the micro and nanoscale. He received his B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Virginia in 2003, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 2004 and 2008. Dr. Franck held a post-doctoral position at Harvard investigating brain and neural trauma. He was an assistant and associate professor in mechanics at Brown University from 2009 - 2018, and is now the Grainger Institute for Engineering Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
His lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has developed unique three-dimensional full-field imaging capabilities based on multiphoton microscopy and digital volume correlation. Current application areas of these three-dimensional microscopy techniques include understanding the 3D deformation behavior of neurons in the brain during traumatic brain injuries, and the role of non-linear material deformations in soft matter.
He is the acting director of the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the ONR-funded Physics-based Neutralization of Threats to Human Tissues and Organs (PANTHER) program, which consists of over 24 PIs nationwide. Key objectives of the Panther program are in better detection, prediction, and prevention of traumatic brain injuries by providing accelerated translation from basic science discovery to civilian and warfighter protection solutions.
Host: AME Department
More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93987337017?pwd=MWd2dXBSL1FaR1RPaHNscjJ1NW80UT09
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93987337017?pwd=MWd2dXBSL1FaR1RPaHNscjJ1NW80UT09Location: Online event
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93987337017?pwd=MWd2dXBSL1FaR1RPaHNscjJ1NW80UT09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tessa Yao
Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93987337017?pwd=MWd2dXBSL1FaR1RPaHNscjJ1NW80UT09
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Thu, Jan 13, 2022 @ 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: USC Computer Science
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NL Seminar-Translating faster than a keystroke and dumpster diving for training data
Thu, Jan 13, 2022 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Kenneth Heafield, Univ of Edinburgh
Talk Title: Translating faster than a keystroke and dumpster diving for training data
Abstract: REMINDER Meeting hosts only admit guests that they know to the Zoom meeting. Hence, you are highly encouraged to use your USC account to sign into Zoom.
If you are an outside visitor, please inform us at nlg DASH seminar DASH host AT isi DOT edu beforehand so we will be aware of your attendance and let you in.
Machine translation has a deserved reputation for computational cost. But by burning even more GPU time upfront, we can
make inference fast enough to translate thousands of words per second on a desktop or a sentence in under 10 ms on one CPU core. I will talk about optimizations from chopping off transformer heads to writing assembly that make this possible. Software is available at translatelocally.com and coming soon as a Firefox extension. Fast translation was also useful for the ParaCrawl project, where we went dumpster diving on the web for translations and found a few COMET/BLEU points.
Biography: Kenneth Heafield is a Reader/Associate Professor in en-US)
at the University of Edinburgh working on fast and often good machine translation. He coordinates the Bergamot project adding local translation to Firefox, ran the ParaCrawl project, and was friendly competition with ISI in MATERIAL. He wrote kenlm to do large language models before they were cool.
Host: Jon May and Thamme Gowda
More Info: https://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93223825200Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - Virtual Only
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93223825200
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Pete Zamar
Event Link: https://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
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Experience Viterbi App Launch Party
Thu, Jan 13, 2022 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
University Calendar
Experience USC Viterbi (EVA for short) is a student engagement web app designed specifically for Viterbi Engineering students! EVA is simple to use and connects you to the various events taking place across Viterbi, tracks your personal attendance, and completion of helpful learning paths. Join us to learn more about EVA, how to engage along with four success areas, and receive insider tips on how to convert your engagement with the app into points and prizes! It's a welcome party so there will be opportunities to win swag and prizes as well! Unlock all the tools you need for a successful school year. It's an event you won't want to miss!
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Undergraduate Programs
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Thu, Jan 13, 2022 @ 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: USC Computer Science
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Virtual First-Year Admission Information Session
Thu, Jan 13, 2022 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Our virtual information session is a live presentation from a USC Viterbi admission counselor designed for high school students and their family members to learn more about the USC Viterbi undergraduate experience. Our session will cover an overview of our undergraduate engineering programs, the application process, and more on student life. Guests will be able to ask questions and engage in further discussion toward the end of the session.
Register Here!Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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The Fred S. Grodins Keynote Lecturer
Fri, Jan 14, 2022 @ 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Cato T. Laurencin, Dr.
Talk Title: Regenerative Engineering of Bone and Other Musculoskeletal Tissues
Abstract: The treatment of injuries to bone that necessitate bone regeneration continues to be a major challenge for the orthopaedic surgeon. This burden is compounded by the constraints of supply and morbidity associated with autograft tissues, the gold standard of repair. The use of allografts, xenografts, or metal and ceramic implants overcomes many of the limitations associated with autografts but fails to provide a viable solution. We have worked in the area of engineering of bone with a focus on biomaterial selection, scaffold development, cell selection, cell material interaction, growth factor delivery, and more recently developing inducible materials.
This entire body of work over more than thirty years has made matrix-based musculoskeletal engineering a viable clinical alternative, and has motivated the establishment of a new field: regenerative engineering. Regenerative Engineering involves new technologies harnessed over the past decade: advanced materials science including nanotechnology, advanced stem cell science, morphogenesis and developmental biology cues, the knowledge and appreciation of physical forces, and clinical translation. Our work has encompassed many aspects of these new technologies and heralds a bright future for the regeneration of bone and other complex tissues.
Biography: Bio: Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. is the University Professor at the University of Connecticut (one of only two at the school). He earned his B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton, his Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology from M.I.T., and his M.D., Magna Cum Laude, from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Laurencin is a pioneer of Regenerative Engineering. He is an expert in biomaterials science, stem cell technology, nanotechnology and morphogenesis and has worked in the convergence of these areas. The American Institute of Chemical Engineers created the Cato T. Laurencin Regenerative Engineering Founder's Award recognizing his pioneering efforts. In receiving the Spingarn Medal, he was celebrated for his exceptional career that has made him the world's foremost engineer-physician-scientist. The American Association for the Advancement of Science awarded Dr. Laurencin the Philip Hauge Abelson Prize given "for signal contributions to the advancement of science in the United States". He received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the nation's highest honor for technological achievement, in ceremonies at the White House. Dr. Laurencin is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, and a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Renowned internationally, he is a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences India, the Indian National Academy of Engineering, the African Academy of Sciences, The World Academy of Sciences, and is an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Host: BME Professor David D'Argenio
More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/j/98949329502?pwd=YVY5MVU0aFNoa0U1aTZiaFNIdzY0QT09
More Information: Grodins Keynote Lecture 2022 -Dr. Cato T. Laurencin.pdf
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Michele Medina
Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/98949329502?pwd=YVY5MVU0aFNoa0U1aTZiaFNIdzY0QT09
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Resume Lab (VIRTUAL)
Fri, Jan 14, 2022 @ 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
THIS EVENT WILL BE HOSTED VIRTUALLY
Does your resume highlight the skills that will land an interview? Review tips and tricks on how to best showcase yourself to employers by attending this professional development Q&A moderated
by Viterbi Career Connection staff. Have your resume ready to take notes and make modifications in real time!
To access the ZOOM link and for more information on this workshop, log into Viterbi Career Gateway>> Events>>Workshops: https://shibboleth-viterbi-usc-csm.symplicity.com/sso/
For more information about workshops, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.
Location: Virtual
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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AI and Data Ethics Training Session
Tue, Jan 18, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Special AI and Data Science Training Sessions
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
AI AND DATA ETHICS
January 11 & 18, 2022
Virtual webinars
These special training sessions are designed for students and faculty who want to learn about the ethical concerns in AI and data science, the technologies available for privacy and responsible use of data, the policies and regulations that are currently in place in this area, and the many open questions that need to be addressed. They will be taught by Viterbi faculty and instructors who teach ethics and privacy courses and sections. The sessions will be held online.
Session I: Data Ethics and Privacy
Tuesday January 11, 2022 at 4-6pm
Session II: AI Ethics and Responsibility
Tuesday January 18, 2022 at 12-2pm
Attendance is free, please RSVP at: https://tinyurl.com/AIandDataEthics
More Information: AI-DS-Ethics-Training.JPG
Location: Online
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC Computer Science
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Resume Lab (VIRTUAL)
Tue, Jan 18, 2022 @ 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
THIS EVENT WILL BE HOSTED VIRTUALLY
Does your resume highlight the skills that will land an interview? Review tips and tricks on how to best showcase yourself to employers by attending this professional development Q&A moderated by Viterbi Career Connection staff. Have your resume ready to take notes and make modifications in real time!
To access the ZOOM link and for more information on this workshop, log into Viterbi Career Gateway>> Events>>Workshops: https://shibboleth-viterbi-usc-csm.symplicity.com/sso/
For more information about workshops, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.
Location: Virtual
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Tue, Jan 18, 2022 @ 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: USC Computer Science
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Virtual First-Year Admission Information Session
Tue, Jan 18, 2022 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Our virtual information session is a live presentation from a USC Viterbi admission counselor designed for high school students and their family members to learn more about the USC Viterbi undergraduate experience. Our session will cover an overview of our undergraduate engineering programs, the application process, and more on student life. Guests will be able to ask questions and engage in further discussion toward the end of the session.
Register Here!Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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CS Viterbi Match Game
Tue, Jan 18, 2022 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Masters Programs
University Calendar
Meet your fellow classmates and watch them compete to match silly answers. Join for the laughs, but stay for the informal community building discussions at the end.
Location: Zoom Link
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Juli Legat
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AT&TNetworking Engineering & Operations Recruiting Event (Virtual)
Wed, Jan 19, 2022 @ 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Register on ConnectSC for this event.
Join MJ Brosowske, Lead College Recruiting Manager and learn how you can join the AT&T Network Engineer team in a robust rotation engineering program. As a network engineer, you'll spend your time in the Technology Development Program with the group responsible for the architecture, engineering, and operation of AT&Ts outstanding wireless and fiber-based networks.
You will be creating, communicating, project managing and implementing plans for voice, video, and data technologies to take AT&T to the next generation of automated self-managed networks. By providing you a wide breadth of technical, leadership, and supervisory experiences and pairing you with our strongest managers and exposure to executive leaders our goal is to develop the technical leaders of tomorrow's network.
In this role you may be planning future cell locations for the latest high capacity Wireless 5G network or managing the high-capacity router network growth plans or optical fiber build plans that enable streaming video. To do this you will be analyzing data, working with vendors, and transforming information into a story, plan, and status, you communicate to cross functional teams and leaders to help drive key decisions and keep complex projects on track.
* This Trojan Talk is being hosted virtually. All interested participants are required to RSVP. Once registered, you will receive the login details via email.Location: Virtual (ConnectSC)
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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CANCELLED - Computer Science General Faculty Meeting
Wed, Jan 19, 2022 @ 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: TBD
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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CS Teaching Faculty Meeting
Wed, Jan 19, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Receptions & Special Events
Faculty meeting for invited full-time Computer Science teaching faculty only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Cherie Carter
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Find Jobs & Internships: Viterbi Career Gateway Tutorial (VIRTUAL)
Wed, Jan 19, 2022 @ 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
THIS EVENT WILL BE HOSTED VIRTUALLY
Take part in a live tutorial to help you navigate Viterbi Career Gateway, a powerful job and internship search tool available ONLY to Viterbi students.
To access the ZOOM link and for more information on this workshop, log into Viterbi Career Gateway>> Events>>Workshops: https://shibboleth-viterbi-usc-csm.symplicity.com/sso/
For more information about workshops, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.
Location: Virtual
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Wed, Jan 19, 2022 @ 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: USC Computer Science
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AME Seminar
Wed, Jan 19, 2022 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Ming Tang, Rice University
Talk Title: Elucidating the thermodynamic origins of reaction heterogeneity in lithium-ion batteries
Abstract: During battery cycling, pronounced reaction non-uniformity frequently develops at multiple length scales within electrodes, which adversely impacts battery performance and life by inducing capacity under-utilization, stress concentration and over-(dis)charging. While heterogeneous reactions are typically attributed to mass transport limitations, thermodynamic factors also play an important role and need to be clarified for developing effective mitigation strategies. At the particle level, we reveal how stress could destabilize the lithium (de)lithiation front in single crystalline and polycrystalline intercalation compounds. Stress also provides a fundamental thermodynamic driving force for dendrite growth on lithium metal anodes, which is shown to be effectively suppressed by stress relief. At the cell level, we discover that the reaction distribution within the porous electrode is strongly influenced by how the equilibrium potential of the active material varies with the state of charge. Two types of reaction behavior are identified for common electrode materials, which have significant implications for their applications in thick electrodes. Based on this finding, an analytical model is formulated to provide highly efficient battery performance predictions and optimization in place of traditional battery cell simulations.
Biography: Ming Tang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University. After receiving a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT, He worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellow and then a staff scientist. In 2013 he joined Shell Oil as a materials and corrosion engineer, and became an assistant professor at Rice University in 2015. His group is currently interested in applying combined modeling and experimental methods to understand mesoscale phenomena in energy storage systems and use the acquired knowledge to guide microstructure design. He is a recipient of the DOE Early Career Award.
Host: AME Department
More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93987337017?pwd=MWd2dXBSL1FaR1RPaHNscjJ1NW80UT09
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93987337017?pwd=MWd2dXBSL1FaR1RPaHNscjJ1NW80UT09WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93987337017?pwd=MWd2dXBSL1FaR1RPaHNscjJ1NW80UT09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tessa Yao
Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93987337017?pwd=MWd2dXBSL1FaR1RPaHNscjJ1NW80UT09
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AME, ASTE, BME, CEE, & MFD Viterbi Match Game
Wed, Jan 19, 2022 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Masters Programs
University Calendar
Meet your fellow classmates and watch them compete to match silly answers. Join for the laughs, but stay for the informal community building discussions at the end.
Location: Zoom Link
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Juli Legat
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NVIDIA HackerRank Challenge (Virtual)
Thu, Jan 20, 2022 @ 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Interested in early career opportunities at NVIDIA? Sign up to complete a quick technical challenge administrated by HackerRank to apply for for internships and new college graduate roles.
Participants will also get a chance to win NVIDIA swag! Check out our general hiring areas here and see where your skills may fit:
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External employer-hosted events and activities are not affiliated with the USC Career Center. They are posted on Viterbi Career Connections because they may be of interest to members of the Viterbi community. Inclusion of any activity does not indicate USC sponsorship or endorsement of that activity or event. It is the participant's responsibility to apply due diligence, exercises caution when participating, and report concerns to vcareers@usc.eduLocation: Virtual
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Webinar for U.S. Active Duty Military & Veteran Prospective Graduate Engineering Students
Thu, Jan 20, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
DEN@Viterbi, Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Join USC Viterbi to learn about the funding and support provided to U.S. active duty military and veterans who are interested in pursuing a graduate degree in engineering or computer science. This virtual information session via WebEx will discuss how USC Viterbi's flexible online DEN@Viterbi delivery enables active duty military and veterans to pursue their degree from anywhere in the world.
The session will discuss military funding and scholarships available, student support, enrollment options, FAQs, and more! Attendees will have the opportunity to connect directly with USC Viterbi representatives.
Register Now!WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/uscviterbi/onstage/g.php?MTID=e38d126d361d68218e9ae7abae54f2e6b
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Thu, Jan 20, 2022 @ 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: USC Computer Science
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Find Jobs & Internships: Viterbi Career Gateway Tutorial (VIRTUAL)
Thu, Jan 20, 2022 @ 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
THIS EVENT WILL BE HOSTED VIRTUALLY
Take part in a live tutorial to help you navigate Viterbi Career Gateway, a powerful job and internship search tool available ONLY to Viterbi students.
To access the ZOOM link and for more information on this workshop, log into Viterbi Career Gateway>> Events>>Workshops: https://shibboleth-viterbi-usc-csm.symplicity.com/sso/
For more information about workshops, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.
Location: Virtual
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Virtual First-Year Admission Information Session
Thu, Jan 20, 2022 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Our virtual information session is a live presentation from a USC Viterbi admission counselor designed for high school students and their family members to learn more about the USC Viterbi undergraduate experience. Our session will cover an overview of our undergraduate engineering programs, the application process, and more on student life. Guests will be able to ask questions and engage in further discussion toward the end of the session.
Register Here!Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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ECE Viterbi Match Games
Thu, Jan 20, 2022 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Masters Programs
University Calendar
Meet your fellow classmates and watch them compete to match silly answers. Join for the laughs, but stay for the informal community building discussions at the end.
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Juli Legat
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Viterbi Undergraduate New Student Welcome
Fri, Jan 21, 2022 @ 12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
University Calendar
We welcome all Viterbi incoming freshman and transfer students to join us for this year's Spring New Student Welcome. The Welcome will provide a perfect opportunity to meet your fellow peers, faculty, staff, including Dean Yortsos. An invitation will be sent out directly to new Viterbi students with RSVP information.
Location: ZOOM
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Undergraduate Programs
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Recruiting in a Virtual Environment Workshop (VIRTUAL)
Fri, Jan 21, 2022 @ 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
THIS EVENT WILL BE HOSTED VIRTUALLY
Learn about how recruitment has changed in this virtual environment and review best practices by attending this professional development Q&A moderated by Viterbi Career Connections staff or Viterbi employer partners.
To access the ZOOM link and for more information on this workshop, log into Viterbi Career Gateway>> Events>>Workshops: https://shibboleth-viterbi-usc-csm.symplicity.com/sso/
For more information about workshops, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.
Location: Virtual
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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ISE Viterbi Match Games
Fri, Jan 21, 2022 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Masters Programs
University Calendar
Meet your fellow classmates and watch them compete to match silly answers. Join for the laughs, but stay for the informal community building discussions at the end.
Location: Zoom Link
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Juli Legat
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Viterbi Voices Live Chat: Transferring as an Engineer
Sun, Jan 23, 2022 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Join us for this student hosted live chat! During this hour long event, we will be sharing our experiences as transfer students at USC Viterbi. We are here to answer the questions you may have about the transfer process, classes, student orgs, and life as an engineering student at USC.
Register here!
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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SCavenger Hunt
Mon, Jan 24, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Student Activity
The SCavenger Hunt is a fun way for new undergraduate and graduate students to explore the USC campus, find out about available resources, and to connect with peers.
Location: Vivian Hall of Engineering (VHE) - VHE Breezeway
Audiences: Incoming Spring 2022 students
Contact: Viterbi Undergraduate Programs
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Navigating the Internship/Job Search Workshop (HYBRID)
Mon, Jan 24, 2022 @ 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
THIS EVENT WILL BE HOSTED HYBRID: IN-PERSON & ONLINE SIMULTANEOUSLY
Increase your knowledge on the job/internship search by attending this professional development Q&A moderated by Viterbi Career Connections staff or Viterbi employer partners.
To access the ZOOM link and for more information on this workshop, log into Viterbi Career Gateway>> Events>>Workshops: https://shibboleth-viterbi-usc-csm.symplicity.com/sso/
For more information about workshops, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.
For in-person: Attendance is limited to room capacity
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Mon, Jan 24, 2022 @ 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: USC Computer Science
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CS Distinguished Lecture: Jean-Baptiste Mouret (Inria) - Quality Diversity Optimization, from robotics to automated design
Tue, Jan 25, 2022 @ 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Jean-Baptiste Mouret, Inria
Talk Title: Quality Diversity Optimization, from robotics to automated design
Series: Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series
Abstract: Diversity algorithms are a new class of optimization algorithms that aim finding a set of high-performing solutions that all behave differently. They are more and more useful in many fields, from automated design, so that designers can use their own expertise to choose the final design, to robotics, so that a robot can quickly and autonomously adapt to unexpected situations. In this talk, I will first introduce MAP-Elites, which is one of the firsts and most popular Quality Diversity algorithms, then I will show a few recent developments, and highlight some of the most promising applications.
Register in advance for this webinar at:
https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Gtk43EXaRc6Q_-8qCfsx5A
After registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium.
Biography: Jean-Baptiste Mouret is a senior researcher ("directeur de recherche") at Inria, a French research institute dedicated to computer science and mathematics, in which he conducts researches that intertwine evolutionary algorithms, robotics, and machine learning to make robots more adaptive. Before joining Inria, he was an assistant professor ("maître de conférences) at ISIR (Institute for Intelligent Systems and Robotics), which is part of Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC, now Sorbonne Université). He obtained a M.S. in computer science from EPITA in 2004, a M.S. in artificial intelligence from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris, France) in 2005, and a Ph.D. in computer science from the same university in 2008. He was the principal investigator of an ERC grant (ResiBots - Robots with animal-like resilience, 2015-2020), which is the most prestigious grant in Europe, and the recipient of a French "ANR young researcher grant (Creadapt - Creative adaptation by Evolution, 2012-2015). His work was featured on the cover of Nature (Cully et al., 2015) and it received the "2017 ISAL Award for Distinguished Young Investigator in the field of Artificial Life, the "Outstanding Paper of 2015 award from the Society for Artificial Life (2016), the French "La Recherche" award (2016), 3 GECCO best paper awards (2011, GDS track; 2017 & 2018, CS track), and the IEEE CEC "best student paper" award (2009).
Host: Stefanos Nikolaidis
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Gtk43EXaRc6Q_-8qCfsx5ALocation: Online - Zoom Webinar
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Gtk43EXaRc6Q_-8qCfsx5A
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Computer Science Department
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Meta (formerly the Facebook company) Linux Coding Challenge
Tue, Jan 25, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Signup here: https://fb.zoom.us/j/94118438190?pwd=djF0Nk05WlJralJmT3daSnlXdlZwUT09
Want a chance to win an Oculus Quest 2?
Come learn about Production Engineering (PE) and see if you have what it takes to be a PE!
Production Engineers at Meta are a hybrid between software and systems engineers who are focused on the scalability and reliability of Meta's family of apps and services. Our PE Splash Page (https://fbpe.splashthat.com) dives into more detail about the role, the interview process, and has link to apply online.
So do you think you have what it takes to be a Production Engineer at Meta? Meta's Production Engineering team has put together a Linux Coding Challenge that is meant to give you a taste of the types of problems Production Engineers solve daily.
The challenge consists of four problems, and your solutions will be run against multiple data sets. For the event you will need to have access to a chrome browser and the internet. We will provide you with a development environment, which will support solutions written in C, C++, Golang, Java, Python, Ruby, or Rust.
External employer-hosted events and activities are not affiliated with the USC Career Center. They are posted on Viterbi Career Connections because they may be of interest to members of the Viterbi community. Inclusion of any activity does not indicate USC sponsorship or endorsement of that activity or event. It is the participant's responsibility to apply due diligence, exercise caution when participating, and report concerns to vcareers@usc.eduLocation: Virtual
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Navigating the Internship/Job Search Workshop (ON-CAMPUS)
Tue, Jan 25, 2022 @ 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
THIS EVENT WILL BE HOSTED IN-PERSON, ON-CAMPUS
Increase your knowledge on the job/internship search by attending this professional development Q&A moderated by Viterbi Career Connections staff or Viterbi employer partners.
For more information about workshops, please visit
viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.
Attendance is limited to room capacity
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Tue, Jan 25, 2022 @ 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: USC Computer Science
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Virtual First-Year Admission Information Session
Tue, Jan 25, 2022 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Our virtual information session is a live presentation from a USC Viterbi admission counselor designed for high school students and their family members to learn more about the USC Viterbi undergraduate experience. Our session will cover an overview of our undergraduate engineering programs, the application process, and more on student life. Guests will be able to ask questions and engage in further discussion toward the end of the session.
Register Here!Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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2022 Seminars: Professor Jeffrey C. Grossman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tue, Jan 25, 2022 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Professor Jeffrey C. Grossman, Professor & Chair, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Talk Title: 2022 Seminars: Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Host: Professor Jayakanth Ravichandran
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132 4B
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Greta Harrison
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Computer Science General Faculty Meeting
Wed, Jan 26, 2022 @ 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: TBD
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Cognizant Information Session (Virtual)
Wed, Jan 26, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Are you ready to start a career journey in IT and professional services? Meet our recruiters, learn about Cognizant and the exciting opportunities for current/recent university graduates.
Cognizant is looking for driven, collaborative, and highly motivated individuals to join the team. They currently have full-time (Technology & Consulting) and internship opportunities for Juniors and Seniors. Register now to learn more about Cognizant.
Full Time & Internship Opportunities for Bachelors Students Only - Juniors & Seniors
External employer-hosted events and activities are not affiliated with the USC Career Center. They are posted on Viterbi Career Connections because they may be of interest to members of the Viterbi community. Inclusion of any activity does not indicate USC sponsorship or endorsement of that activity or event. It is the participant's responsibility to apply due diligence, exercise caution when participating, and report concerns to vcareers@usc.edu.Location: Virtual Platform
WebCast Link: https://app.jigsawinteractive.com/u/LSx2D4
Audiences: Juniors & Seniors Only
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Transfer Student Career Workshop
Wed, Jan 26, 2022 @ 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Did you know there is a Career Office exclusively for Viterbi Engineering students? In this workshop, you will learn about the Viterbi Career Connections Office events, tools, and professional development services available to you. We will also discuss specific tips and next steps for transfer students to make the most of their career development journey at USC Viterbi.
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Undergraduate Programs
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Navigating the U.S. Job Search Workshop (ON-CAMPUS)
Wed, Jan 26, 2022 @ 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
THIS EVENT WILL BE HOSTED IN-PERSON, ON-CAMPUS
International students, increase your career and internship knowledge by attending this professional development Q&A moderated by Viterbi Career Connections.
For more information about workshops, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.
Attendance is limited to room capacity
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Center of Autonomy and AI, Center for Cyber-Physical Systems and the Internet of Things, and Ming Hsieh Institute Seminar Series
Wed, Jan 26, 2022 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dhruva Kartik Mokhasunavisu, Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California
Talk Title: Stochastic Zero-sum Games between Two Competing Teams
Series: Center for Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things
Abstract: Intelligent autonomous systems can be employed in many areas such as transportation, power grids, manufacturing, wildlife conservation etc. Agents in these systems act sequentially over time in uncertain and dynamically evolving environments. In many cases, information about the system is dispersed among the agents and hence, there is asymmetry in the information used by the agents to select their actions. Furthermore, the agents involved may have different (possibly conflicting) objectives. Due to this asymmetry in information and objectives, agents must act in a decentralized and strategic manner. The focus of this talk is on adversarial interactions that can be modeled as stochastic zero-sum games between two teams of agents. In this setting, agents within a team are cooperative. However, the team as a whole is non-cooperative and adversarial with respect to the other team. Finding the value and Nash equilibria of games with incomplete and asymmetric information is notoriously hard. For our game model, we provide a dynamic programming characterization of the value (if it exists). If the value does not exist, the dynamic program provides us with bounds on the upper and lower values. For some specialized game models, we also characterize a min-max strategy for the minimizing team. Further, we propose a computational methodology to solve the dynamic program and illustrate it with the help of an example.
Biography: Dhruva Kartik is a Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles co-advised by Prof. Rahul Jain and Prof. Pierluigi Nuzzo. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from USC in 2021, where he worked with Prof. Urbashi Mitra and Prof. Ashutosh Nayyar. While he was at USC, he was an Annenberg Fellow from 2015 to 2019. He received his Bachelor of Technology degree in electronics and communication engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), India, in 2015. His research interests include multi-agent systems, game theory, probabilistic contracts, and reinforcement learning.
Host: Pierluigi Nuzzo, nuzzo@usc.edu
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zyIBh_1gQLmKpMJG0GyLxwLocation: Online
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zyIBh_1gQLmKpMJG0GyLxw
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Talyia White
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Wed, Jan 26, 2022 @ 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: USC Computer Science
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AME Seminar
Wed, Jan 26, 2022 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Jacob Leachman, Washington St. University
Talk Title: Cool Fuel: Engineering Liquid Hydrogen for the Future of Zero-Carbon Transportation
Abstract: The new HydrogenShot initiative launched by the US Department of Energy has the ambitious goal of reducing hydrogen fuel production costs to $1 for 1 kg in 1 decade. Behind the scenes of this goal is an incredible logistics challenge to store and distribute the massive amounts of hydrogen needed. Currently over 90% of small merchant hydrogen is distributed via cryogenic liquid tanker truck. However, modern hydrogen liquefiers have specific energy consumptions only 30% of what is theoretically achievable for ~30 tonne/day systems approaching $100M in cost. Clearly, hydrogen liquefaction cycles must fundamentally change to massively scale with clean energy resources. Once liquefied, the next challenge is minimizing parasitic heat transfer that results in boil-off losses typically between 7-40%. New paradigms for liquid hydrogen storage are needed to minimize these losses. Although many challenges remain to be solved, the purpose of this talk is to emphasize the new tools and opportunities making this cool fuel an exciting research area for several decades to come.
Biography: Jacob Leachman is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University (WSU). He initiated the Hydrogen Properties for Energy Research (HYPER) laboratory at WSU in 2010 to advance cryogenic and/or hydrogen systems. To this day the HYPER laboratory remains the only US academic laboratory focusing on cryogenic hydrogen. He earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2005 and a M.S. degree in 2007 from the University of Idaho. His masters thesis has been adopted as the foundation for hydrogen fueling standards and custody exchange, in addition to winning the Western Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Thesis Award for 2008. He completed his Ph.D. in the Cryogenic Engineering Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2010 under the advice of John Pfotenhauer and Greg Nellis. He is the lead author of the reference text Thermodynamic Properties of Cryogenic Fluids: 2nd Edition and Cool Fuel: The Science and Engineering of Liquid Hydrogen which is in development. In 2018 he received the Roger W. Boom Award from the Cryogenic Society of America.
Host: AME Department
More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93987337017?pwd=MWd2dXBSL1FaR1RPaHNscjJ1NW80UT09
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93987337017?pwd=MWd2dXBSL1FaR1RPaHNscjJ1NW80UT09Location: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 252
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93987337017?pwd=MWd2dXBSL1FaR1RPaHNscjJ1NW80UT09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tessa Yao
Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93987337017?pwd=MWd2dXBSL1FaR1RPaHNscjJ1NW80UT09
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DEN@Viterbi: How to Apply Virtual Info Session
Wed, Jan 26, 2022 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
DEN@Viterbi, Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Join USC Viterbi representatives for a step-by-step guide and tips for how to apply for formal admission into a Master's degree or Graduate Certificate program. The session is intended for individuals who wish to pursue a graduate degree program completely online via USC Viterbi's flexible online DEN@Viterbi delivery method.
Attendees will have the opportunity to connect directly with USC Viterbi representatives and ask questions about the admission process throughout the session.
Register Now!WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/uscviterbi/onstage/g.php?MTID=e25ea97f7fa519f1692531db88fc3b452
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
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Machine Learning Research Tech Talk with Apple (Virtual)
Wed, Jan 26, 2022 @ 09:00 PM - 10:00 AM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Register here: https://applemaster.avature.net/su/a0a048edd42e3cd3
Join us for a tech talk with Samy Bengio, Senior Director of Machine Learning at Apple. Samy will provide an overview of Apple's approach to ML research and a sample of ongoing research initiatives. You will also hear from ML researcher Tatiana Likhomanenko, about how to develop a research career in machine learning.
The Machine Learning Research team focuses on ambitious, long-term research that enables Apple to continue creating amazing MLpowered products and experiences.
The team publishes state-of-the art research in the top machine learning venues while also collaborating deeply with other teams at Apple. Join us for a tech talk with Samy Bengio, Senior Director of Machine Learning at Apple. Samy will provide an overview of Apple's approach to ML research and a sample of ongoing research initiatives. You will also hear from ML researcher Tatiana Likhomanenko, about how to develop a research career in machine learning.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.
Visit jobs.apple.com to learn more. TM and 2022 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
External employer-hosted events and activities are not affiliated with the USC Career Center. They are posted on Viterbi Career Connections because they may be of interest to members of the Viterbi community. Inclusion of any activity does not indicate USC sponsorship or endorsement of that activity or event. It is the participant's responsibility to apply due diligence, exercise caution when participating, and report concerns to vcareers@usc.eduLocation: Virtual
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Viterbi Get CONNECTED! Involvement Fair
Thu, Jan 27, 2022 @ 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
University Calendar
You will have an opportunity to learn more about the over 60+ Viterbi clubs, organizations, and design teams. You are bound to find at least one club, organization, or design team that's right for you, or you can just attend to learn more about the different clubs and resources that Viterbi has to offer. A number of departments and program representatives will highlight their programs and services.
WebCast Link: EngageSC
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Undergraduate Programs
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Googler Spotlight Series - Brendan Castle (Virtual)
Thu, Jan 27, 2022 @ 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Google is known for its innovative technologies, products and services, and for the people behind them. Tune in each month for a new video featuring a different Googler who will share their career journey, lessons learned along the way, and advice for job seekers.
Join them as they kick off the Googler Spotlight Series with featured speaker and Vice President of Google Recruiting, Brendan Castle.
External employer-hosted events and activities are not affiliated with the USC Career Center. They are posted on Viterbi Career Connections because they may be of interest to members of the Viterbi community. Inclusion of any activity does not indicate USC sponsorship or endorsement of that activity or event. It is the participant's responsibility to apply due diligence, exercise caution when participating, and report concerns to vcareers@usc.edu.Location: Virtual Platform
WebCast Link: https://careersonair.withgoogle.com/events/googler-spotlight
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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DEI Committee Meeting
Thu, Jan 27, 2022 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Receptions & Special Events
Bi-Weekly DEI Committee meeting for invited full-time Computer Science faculty only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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New & Continuing MS Student Group Advising Session (CSCI/DSCI)
Thu, Jan 27, 2022 @ 03:00 PM - 03:50 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Virtual Group Academic Advising Sessions for continuing and new MS students will be available for the month of January. These are combined session for Computer Science and Data Science students only. Access link emailed directly to CSCI/DSCI students.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: USC Computer Science
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Virtual First-Year Admission Information Session
Thu, Jan 27, 2022 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Our virtual information session is a live presentation from a USC Viterbi admission counselor designed for high school students and their family members to learn more about the USC Viterbi undergraduate experience. Our session will cover an overview of our undergraduate engineering programs, the application process, and more on student life. Guests will be able to ask questions and engage in further discussion toward the end of the session.
Register Here!Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Navigating the U.S. Job Search Workshop (HYBRID)
Thu, Jan 27, 2022 @ 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
THIS EVENT WILL BE HOSTED HYBRID: IN-PERSON & ONLINE SIMULTANEOUSLY
International students, increase your career and internship knowledge by attending this professional development Q&A moderated by Viterbi Career Connections.
To access the ZOOM link and for more information on this workshop, log into Viterbi Career Gateway>> Events>>Workshops: https://shibboleth-viterbi-usc-csm.symplicity.com/sso/
For more information about workshops, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.
For In-Person: Attendance is limited to room capacity
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Grammar Tutorials
Fri, Jan 28, 2022 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
INDIVIDUAL GRAMMAR TUTORING FOR VITERBI UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS
Meet one-on-one with Viterbi faculty, build your grammar skills, and take your writing to the next level!
Viterbi faculty from the Engineering in Society Program (formerly the Engineering Writing Program) will help you identify and correct recurring grammatical errors in your academic writing, cover letters, resumes, articles, presentations, and dissertations.
Bring your work, and let's work together to clarify your great ideas!
Contact helenhch@usc.edu with questions.
Location: Zoom
Audiences: Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Contact: Helen Choi
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Recruiting in a Virtual Environment Workshop (ON-CAMPUS)
Fri, Jan 28, 2022 @ 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
THIS EVENT WILL BE HOSTED IN-PERSON, ON-CAMPUS
Learn about how recruitment has changed in this virtual environment and review best practices by attending this professional development Q&A moderated by Viterbi Career Connections staff or Viterbi employer partners.
For more information about workshops, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.
Attendance is limited to room capacity
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Viterbi Transfer Application Ask Me Anything (AMA)
Fri, Jan 28, 2022 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Join Paul Ledesma, Director of Undergraduate Admission at the Viterbi School, along with the rest of the Viterbi Admission Staff for a live Ask Me Anything (AMA)! This is different than a webinar or info session -- This is about answering YOUR questions about USC Viterbi and getting YOU the help you need to complete the USC Viterbi Application.
Register HereAudiences: Prospective Transfer Applicants
Contact: Michael Cox
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Resume Lab (ON-CAMPUS)
Mon, Jan 31, 2022 @ 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
THIS EVENT WILL BE HOSTED IN-PERSON, ON-CAMPUS
Does your resume highlight the skills that will land an interview? Review tips and tricks on how to best showcase yourself to employers by attending this professional development Q&A moderated by Viterbi Career Connection staff. Have your resume ready to take notes and make modifications in real time!
For more information about workshops, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.
Attendance is limited to room capacity
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections