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  • Biomedical Engineering Seminars

    Mon, Jan 29, 2018 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM

    Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: George Tolomiczenko, Ph.D, HTE Program, University of Southern California

    Talk Title: TBA

    Host: Professor Qifa Zhou

    Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta

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  • Biomedical Engineering Department Guest Speaker

    Mon, Jan 29, 2018 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

    Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: Bruno Olshausen, PhD, Professor, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute and School of Optometry Director, Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience University of California, Berkeley

    Talk Title: Perception in Brains and Machines

    Abstract: The quest to understand intelligence in brains and to build it in machines is certain to become one of the great intellectual and technological endeavors of the 21st century. Here I shall argue for a multidisciplinary approach that sees both neuroscience and engineering as trying to solve a common set of core problems. I shall draw upon three examples: 1)Theories of efficient coding which play a key role in our understanding of the visual system also form the basis of modern image analysis and recognition pipelines; 2) Studies of eye movements and foveated imaging can inform active vision strategies in robotics; and 3) The end of Moore's law is steering engineers to look to neuroscience to understand how reliable computation can be performed with unreliable components such as memristors.

    Host: BME

    Location: Corwin D. Denney Research Center (DRB) - 145

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta

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  • Center for Systems and Control (CSC@USC) and Ming Hsieh Institute for Electrical Engineering

    Center for Systems and Control (CSC@USC) and Ming Hsieh Institute for Electrical Engineering

    Mon, Jan 29, 2018 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM

    Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: Ulrich Muenz, Siemens

    Talk Title: Future Power System Control Functions: An Industry Perspective

    Abstract: This talk provides an overview of Siemens Corporate Technology's recent research on new control functions for future power systems. Three different topics are discussed: (a) adaptive power oscillation damping optimization to increase the stability reserve of power systems, (b) robust power flow optimization to increase power system resilience to volatile generation, and (c) autonomous microgrids that provide autonomous operation and plug-and-produce capabilities.

    Biography: Ulrich Muenz is head of the Research Group Autonomous Systems and Control at Siemens Corporate Technology in Princeton, NJ. Prior to this appointment, he was a senior key expert research scientist for power system stability and control at Siemens Corporate Technology in Munich, Germany. He received his Ph.D. degree in Automatic Control from the University of Stuttgart, Germany in 2010, and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications from the Universities of Stuttgart, Germany, and Madrid, Spain, both in 2005. He received the EECI European Ph.D. Award on Embedded and Networked Control in 2010. From 2010 to 2011, he was a systems engineer at Robert Bosch GmbH. His main research interests are autonomy technologies based on model- and data-driven methods for applications like power systems and industrial manufacturing.

    Host: Mihailo Jovanovic

    More Information: muenz

    Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos

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  • Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM): tissue magnetism, mathematical optimization and clinical applications

    Mon, Jan 29, 2018 @ 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

    Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: Yi Wang, PhD, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Radiology, Cornell University

    Talk Title: Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM): tissue magnetism, mathematical optimization and clinical applications

    Series: Biomedical Engineering Seminar

    Abstract: Tissue magnetism refers to the electron-“proton interaction, which is long range with its effects on MRI being treated as static dephasing. In contrast, tissue relaxation refers to the proton-“proton (commonly known as spin-spin) interaction, which is short range with its effect on MRI being treated with nonequilibrium quantum statistical mechanics. The long-range magnetism implies nonlocal blooming artifacts in both T2* hypointensity and phase of MRI signal. Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) is to deconvolve blooming artifacts, using the Bayesian approach to the magnetic field to susceptibility source inverse problem. QSM has become sufficiently accurate and robust for routine applications. QSM is advancing MRI of tissue magnetic susceptibility from simple qualitative detection of hypointense blooming artifacts to precise measurement of biodistributions. Tissue susceptibility contains rich functional and structural information pertinent to molecular electron cloud properties. The dominant susceptibility sources in tissue are biometals, which are vital participants in cellular functions and pathologies. QSM can be useful for diseases that involve neurodegeneration, inflammation, hemorrhage, abnormal oxygen consumption, substantial alterations in highly paramagnetic cellular iron, bone mineralization, or pathologic calcification; and for all disorders in which MRI diagnosis or surveillance requires contrast agent injection. Clinicians should consider integrating QSM into their routine imaging practices by including gradient echo sequences in all relevant MRI protocols.

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

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Talyia White

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  • Oath (formerly Yahoo) Information Session

    Mon, Jan 29, 2018 @ 05:30 PM - 07:30 PM

    Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections

    Workshops & Infosessions


    Oath is a diverse house of more than 50 media and technology brands that engages more than a billion people around the world. The Oath portfolio includes Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Mail, Tumblr, HuffPost, AOL.com, MAKERS, BUILD Studios, and more, with a mission to build brands people love.
    Changing the game takes talent-yours. If you're ready to run like hell toward the future, let's talk. Building brands people love takes all kinds, from designers to developers, journalists to publicists, VR gurus to UX experts.
    We move fast, show our personality, and are relentlessly focused on inspiring and delighting our users every day. But don't take my word for it, come join us to hear first hand from our engineers about their experiences.

    Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101

    Audiences: All Viterbi

    Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections

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  • USC Viterbi Data Analytics Boot Camp

    Tue, Jan 30, 2018

    Executive Education

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Abstract: What you will learn:

    - Students will learn the fundamental and specialized skills necessary to pursue a career or advance in the booming field of data analytics, including Python, JavaScript, Advanced Excel, SQL Databases and more.

    - Students are equipped with the technical skills needed to translate data into competitive insights in the workplace, leading to career advancement opportunities.

    - Students receive a hands-on, classroom learning experience, conducting robust analytics on a host of real-world problems.

    - Students working to change career paths receive career-planning assistance, including industry speakers and company-led events, resume, Linkedln and portfolio support, and interview preparation.

    More Info: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/computer-science/usc-viterbi-data-analytics-boot-camp/

    Audiences: Registered Attendees

    Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs

    Event Link: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/computer-science/usc-viterbi-data-analytics-boot-camp/

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  • Repeating EventSix Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement

    Tue, Jan 30, 2018

    Executive Education

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    More Info: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/six-sigma-lean-certification/six-sigma-green-belt-process-improvement/

    Audiences: Registered Attendees

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    Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs

    Event Link: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/six-sigma-lean-certification/six-sigma-green-belt-process-improvement/

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  • Registrar Deadline

    Tue, Jan 30, 2018

    Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs

    University Calendar


    Last day to drop a Monday-only class and receive a refund, or change the Monday-only class to Pass/No Pass or audit for Spring 2018.

    https://arr.usc.edu/calendar/

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Sheryl Koutsis

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  • Lunch and Learn: Doctoral Seminar Series

    Tue, Jan 30, 2018 @ 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM

    Viterbi School of Engineering Doctoral Programs

    Workshops & Infosessions


    This monthly series provides PhD students with a forum to improve communication skills and discuss scientific topics of societal significance in a friendly, peer-to-peer manner. Each month, one student will introduce a new topic and lead the group discussion over lunch. Come hungry and ready to engage others! Lunch is provided.

    Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 12:00 PM

    For more details on speaking or attending Lunch and Learn, please contact Prof. Mojarad (mojarad@usc.edu). One-on-one presentation coaching is offered to all students who lead lunch discussions.

    More Information: Lunch and Learn_January 2018.pdf

    Audiences: PhD Students only.

    Contact: Jennifer Gerson

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  • Writing Effective Resumes

    Tue, Jan 30, 2018 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

    Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections

    Workshops & Infosessions


    Last chance to have your resume looked at before the Viterbi Career Fair. Learn how to create a resume that will serve as the marketing tool that will get your foot inside industrys door!

    Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211

    Audiences: All Viterbi

    Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections

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  • Epstein Institute Seminar, ISE 651

    Epstein Institute Seminar, ISE 651

    Tue, Jan 30, 2018 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM

    Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: Dr. Alan Frieze, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

    Talk Title: PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS OF THE TSP

    Host: Dr. John Carlsson

    More Information: January 30, 2018.pdf

    Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 206

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Grace Owh

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  • MASCLE Machine Learning Seminar: David Sontag (MIT) - When Inference is Tractable

    Tue, Jan 30, 2018 @ 04:00 PM - 05:20 PM

    Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: David Sontag, MIT

    Talk Title: When Inference is Tractable

    Series: Visa Research Machine Learning Seminar Series hosted by USC Machine Learning Center

    Abstract: A key capability of artificial intelligence will be the ability to reason about abstract concepts and draw inferences. Where data is limited, probabilistic inference in graphical models provides a powerful framework for performing such reasoning, and can even be used as modules within deep architectures. But, when is probabilistic inference computationally tractable? I will present recent theoretical results that substantially broaden the class of provably tractable models by exploiting model stability (Lang, Sontag, Vijayaraghavan, AI Stats '18), structure in model parameters (Weller, Rowland, Sontag, AI Stats '16), and reinterpreting inference as ground truth recovery (Globerson, Roughgarden, Sontag, Yildirim, ICML '15).

    This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium.


    Biography: David Sontag joined MIT in January 2017 as Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and Hermann L. F. von Helmholtz Career Development Professor in the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES). He is also a principal investigator in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL). Sontag's research focuses on machine learning and artificial intelligence; at IMES, he leads a research group that aims to use machine learning to transform health care.

    Previously, he was an assistant professor in computer science and data science at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and a postdoctoral researcher at Microsoft Research New England. Dr. Sontag received the Sprowls award for outstanding doctoral thesis in Computer Science at MIT in 2010, best paper awards at the conferences Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP), Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI), and Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS), faculty awards from Google, Facebook, and Adobe, and a NSF CAREER Award. Dr. Sontag received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.


    Host: Yan Liu

    Location: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 101

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Computer Science Department

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  • Tips to Getting an Internship or a Job

    Tue, Jan 30, 2018 @ 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

    Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections

    Workshops & Infosessions


    Virtually everything you think you know about getting a job/internship is wrong -- especially in the real-world after graduation.

    Discover how to cope with competition and avoid pitfalls in your job hunt, learn what employers are actually looking for during an interview and get tips on how to negotiate your salary.

    Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211

    Audiences: All Viterbi

    Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections

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  • Cassini: Mission to Saturn Lecture from JPL Senior Propulsion Engineer

    Cassini: Mission to Saturn Lecture from JPL Senior Propulsion Engineer

    Tue, Jan 30, 2018 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM

    Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations

    Student Activity


    Join USC's AIAA student branch on Tuesday Jan 30th to hear from Todd Barber, a senior propulsion engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who served as lead propulsion engineer on the Cassini Mission to Saturn. This mission, which ended spectacularly just months ago, was celebrated for significant findings about the condition of Saturn's rings and moons.

    General topics covered include spacecraft design, trajectory to Saturn, cruise science results, Saturn Orbit Insertion, and science results from the four-year prime mission.

    Discussions of the two-year extended mission (the Cassini Equinox Mission) and seven-year doubly extended mission (the Cassini Solstice Mission) will be covered as well.

    Images and videos highlighting Cassini results at Saturn will be presented, covering Cassini's five coequal science objectives of understanding Saturn's rings, magnetosphere, icy satellites, large moon Titan, and Saturn itself.

    Read more about the Cassini Mission here

    Location: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 100

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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  • Repeating EventSix Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement

    Wed, Jan 31, 2018

    Executive Education

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    More Info: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/six-sigma-lean-certification/six-sigma-green-belt-process-improvement/

    Audiences: Registered Attendees

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    Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs

    Event Link: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/six-sigma-lean-certification/six-sigma-green-belt-process-improvement/

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  • ASBME Corporate Dinner

    Wed, Jan 31, 2018 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations

    Student Activity


    "ASBME 22nd Annual Corporate Dinner
    Wednesday, January 31, 2018
    Radisson Midtown at USC Hotel - Grand Ballroom
    3540 S. Figueroa St. LA, CA 90007
    7 - 10PM

    As ASBME's biggest event of the year, the 22nd Annual Corporate Dinner is the ideal opportunity for students interested in biomedical industry, research, biotechnology, and healthcare-related fields to meet with employers for potential internship and job opportunities.This event allows students to network with industry partners, hear from our innovate guest Keynote speaker, and enjoy a great evening with some of the BME faculty. There is very limited space, so follow the instructions below to sign up and ensure a spot at the event.

    Instructions to guarantee your spot:
    1. Turn in this waiver with your $20 cash or check (made out to ASBME) deposit to DRB 140 by Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 at 5pm

    2. Sign-up for event using this form!
    Check out the Facebook event and let us know you're attending.
    If you have any questions, email Daniel Yen at danielpy@usc.edu"

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering

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  • Computer Science General Faculty Meeting

    Wed, Jan 31, 2018 @ 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: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526

    Audiences: Invited Faculty Only

    Contact: Assistant to CS chair

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  • Pioneer Series Lecture

    Wed, Jan 31, 2018 @ 02:30 PM - 05:00 PM

    Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: Alexander A. Sawchuk, Leonard Silverman Chair in Electrical Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering-Systems

    Talk Title: Signal and Image Processing: Analog, Digital, and Everything In Between

    Series: MHI Pioneer Series

    Host: Ming Hsieh Institute

    More Info: https://minghsiehee.usc.edu/mhi-ee-pioneer-series/

    Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Benjamin Paul

    Event Link: https://minghsiehee.usc.edu/mhi-ee-pioneer-series/

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  • Preparing for the Engineering Career Fair

    Wed, Jan 31, 2018 @ 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM

    Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections

    Workshops & Infosessions


    Join a RoviSys recruiter as they help you create a strategy to optimize your time, learn best practices when approaching employers, and get useful tips to help you prepare for this event.

    Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections

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  • The MathWorks Information Session

    Wed, Jan 31, 2018 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM

    Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections

    Workshops & Infosessions


    MathWorks is Hiring Engineers and Computer Scientists!

    If you have a strong technical background in software design, web development, control theory, signal processing, or embedded systems-
    We'd love to talk to you!

    Come and learn more about the Engineering Development Group!!

    Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101

    Audiences: All Viterbi

    Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections

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  • Repeating EventSix Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement

    Thu, Feb 01, 2018

    Executive Education

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    More Info: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/six-sigma-lean-certification/six-sigma-green-belt-process-improvement/

    Audiences: Registered Attendees

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    Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs

    Event Link: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/six-sigma-lean-certification/six-sigma-green-belt-process-improvement/

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  • The Viterbi Career Fair

    Thu, Feb 01, 2018 @ 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM

    Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections

    Receptions & Special Events


    The Viterbi Career Fair is free and open to all students in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Students do not need to register for this event, just show up! This casual, yet professional, environment allows students the opportunity to have brief conversations with recruiters about full-time employment, internships, and co-ops. Don't forget your resume!

    Location: Trousdale Parkway

    Audiences: All Viterbi Students

    Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections

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  • CS Colloquium: Nanyun Peng (University of Southern California) – Jointly Learning Representations for Low Resource Information Extraction

    Thu, Feb 01, 2018 @ 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM

    Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: Nanyun Peng , University of Southern California

    Talk Title: Jointly Learning Representations for Low Resource Information Extraction

    Series: Computer Science Colloquium

    Abstract: There is abundant knowledge out there carried in the form of natural language texts, such as social media posts, scientific research literature, medical records, etc., which grows at an astonishing rate. Yet this knowledge is mostly inaccessible to computers and overwhelming for human experts to absorb. Information extraction (IE) processes raw texts to produce machine understandable structured information, thus dramatically increasing the accessibility of knowledge through search engines, interactive AI agents, and medical research tools. However, traditional IE systems assume abundant human annotations for training high quality machine learning models, which is impractical when trying to deploy IE systems to a broad range of domains, settings and languages. In this talk, I will present how to leverage the distributional statistics of characters and words, the annotations for other tasks and other domains, and the linguistics and problem structures, to combat the problem of inadequate supervision, and conduct information extraction with scarce human annotations.

    This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium. Please note, due to limited capacity in OHE 100D, seats will be first come first serve.


    Biography: Nanyun Peng is a computer scientist at Information Science Institute. She got her Ph.D at Johns Hopkins University. She is broadly interested in Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Information Extraction. Her research focuses on low-resource information extraction, creative language generation, and phonology/morphology modeling. Nanyun is the recipient of the Johns Hopkins University 2016 Fred Jelinek Fellowship. She has a background in computational linguistics and economics and holds BAs in both from Peking University.


    Host: David Traum

    Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 100D

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Computer Science Department

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  • Last day to register for Commencement

    Fri, Feb 02, 2018

    Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs

    University Calendar


    February 2nd is the last day to register to participate in the Viterbi Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony.

    Register to participate here:

    https://uscviterbi.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8tSSDcBgP7BLyqp

    Audiences: Undergrad

    Contact: Taylor Relich

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  • Biomedical Engineering Department Guest Speaker

    Fri, Feb 02, 2018 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: Maribel Vazquez, Sc.D., Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering City College of New York, CUNY

    Talk Title: Microfluidics-Enhanced Predictive Models for Retinal Cell Replacement

    Abstract: Progressive and irreversible vision loss affects millions of Americans each year and is a profound health challenge worldwide. Current restorative treatments for retinal dysfunction have introduced stem-like cells (STLCs) as replacements for damaged photoreceptors in order to re-establish synaptic connectivity with secondary neurons. Numerous studies have reported modest synaptic integration despite meaningful advances in specialized replacement cells and cell-delivery biomaterials. This is largely attributed to unsuitable migration and positioning of transplanted cells, as the migratory processes of donor STLCs out of the sub-retinal space and into host retinal laminae are neither clinically- nor developmentally-defined. Our work develops an experimental model to predict synaptic integration of transplanted cells by using microfluidics and retinal explants to mimic degenerative microenvironments (Fig. 1). The model uses combinatory, chemical signals and electric fields to recapitulate the migratory responses and connectivity of STLCs during development and stimulate these desired behaviors in transplantation. Results illustrate that combinatory galvano-chemoattractive fields are able to stimulate three times the infiltration distance than either field, individually, as well as promote tunable, collective cell responses.

    Biography: Maribel Vazquez is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at City College of New York, and is a co-founding member of the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the City College of New York (CCNY). Her appointment as Assistant Professor was dedicated toward establishing the first BME undergraduate curriculum and Master's program at a Minority Serving Institution. She later developed the first microfluidics and microfabrication laboratory at CCNY by leveraging my industry and research expertise in the design and manufacture of microsystems. She has been continuously awarded funding for independent research as well as for undergraduate educational initiatives from NIH (Physical Science-Oncology Center, Comprehensive Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership), NSF (Nanotechnology Education for Undergraduates, Emergent Behaviors of Intracellular Systems) and AFOSR (Microtechnology and Fabrication for Mechanical Engineers).

    Host: Ellis Meng, PhD

    Location: DRB 145/145A

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta

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  • W.V.T. RUSCH ENGINEERING HONORS COLLOQUIUM

    Fri, Feb 02, 2018 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM

    USC Viterbi School of Engineering

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: Arjun Punshi, Hughes Network Systems

    Talk Title: Satellite Terminals and Hughes Network System

    Host: Dr. Prata & EHP

    Location: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 101

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Su Stevens

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  • Repeating EventEssentials of Composites Manufacturing

    Sat, Feb 03, 2018

    Executive Education

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Abstract: Essentials of Composites Manufacturing provides a high-level overview of manufacturing science and engineering for aerospace composite structures, focusing on prepreg and liquid molding processes, including hands-on laboratory demonstrations.
    Course participants will complete a multiple-choice quiz as a knowledge assessment, available online at the end of the course. When the course and quiz have been successfully completed, participants will receive USC Continuing Education Units.

    Host: Corporate & Professional Programs

    More Info: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/chemical-engineering-materials-science/essentials-composites-manufacturing/

    Audiences: Registered Attendees

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    Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs

    Event Link: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/chemical-engineering-materials-science/essentials-composites-manufacturing/

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