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Moderating Factors in Predicting Substance Use: Listening to Therapists and Clients Interact
Mon, Apr 25, 2016 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Paul C. Amrhein, Columbia University
Talk Title: Moderating Factors in Predicting Substance Use: Listening to Therapists and Clients Interact
Abstract: During psychotherapy, and motivational interviewing (MI), in particular, the counselor and client construct a conversation. Besides treatment-specific mechanisms invoked by the counselor (e.g., exploration of ambivalence), the content of this conversation is the result of well-learned discourse mechanisms entailing language fluency, communication skills, goal-directed motivation and social learning, shared by orparticular to these individuals. Shared discourse mechanisms can enable but disparate mechanisms can inhibit a conversation that reliably leads to improved treatment outcomes. Important in this regard is the extent of mutual speaker entrainment at phonetic, morphological, syntactic, and pragmatic levels. The pragmatic level, specifically, speech acts, will be the focus of my talk, as I discuss how matches and mismatches in counselor and client discourse mechanisms can promote or derail the therapeutic conversation, triggering,e.g., client face management, that can skew the meaning and prognostic value of client talk, as a measure of therapeutic engagement and treatment outcomes. The Technical Hypothesis of MI posits that counselor verbal behavior indirectly influences unhealthy client behavior through increases in the strength or frequency of client change talk. Poorly understood, however, is whether or how counselor and client language indices (measured by MITI, MISC or DARNC coding schemes), as markers for discourse mechanisms, interact to determine the predictive value of client change talk.I will present findings of two recent MI training studies based on Swedish Corrections exit interviews and New York City community treatment sessions for substance abuse to demonstrate how and why change talk does not always lead to behavior change.To better understand how the MI conversation engages mechanisms of change, it is clearly important to understand when it doesnt.
Biography: Dr. Amrhein has attracted national and international attention for his research on motivational interviewing and the study of commitment language. He earned his PhD in Experimental Psychology and M.A. in Linguistics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research has important implications for understanding and predicting changes in drug use. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medical Psychology at Columbia University in New York and he holds a tenured faculty position in the Department of Psychology at Montclair State University in New Jersey. Dr. Amrhein also served on the faculty of the University of New Mexico, where he worked closely with Dr. William R. Miller on studies of motivational interviewing.
Host: Prof. Panayiotis Georgiou
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tanya Acevedo-Lam/EE-Systems
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Seminars in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Apr 25, 2016 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Bruce Wheeler, PhD, Emeritus Professor (University of Florida), Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Talk Title: Perspectives on BME: from Editorial Review of Papers to the Role of Informatics Technologies on the Future
Abstract:
TIPS FOR SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND WHAT EDITORS AND REVIEWERS ARE LOOKING FOR
This is a seminar aimed for students of all ages who wish to improve their writing skills for the purpose of publishing scientific papers. The presentation is a combination of two presentations available at the IEEE EMBS GOLD (Graduates Of the Last Decade) site: http://www.gold.embs.org/resources.html, originally given by Michael Neuman and Bruce Wheeler. Dr. Wheeler relates a number of issues that are important to reviewers and editors which, if carefully considered, can greatly increase the odds of acceptance. He also gives a shortened version of the materials presented by Dr. Neuman on the classic structure of a scientific article.
Perspectives on Health Informatics
This talk gives and overview of the predominance, both current and future, of the field of biomedical and health informatics in shaping the future of health care delivery. Implicit is the argument that the future is exceptionally bright for biomedical engineers, especially those cross-trained in physiology and molecular biology on the one hand and computational science and engineering on the other. There will be growing application in genomic and molecular bioinformatics, as well as multiscale computational modeling of physiological systems. Still the greatest growth and employment will be in the medical and health informatics that are integral to the delivery of healthcare world wide, in both advanced and advancing nations. IEEE EMBS, like other computationally strong biomedical engineering societies, sees great growth for our members and students and is developing programs to help serve their needs.
Biography: Dr. Wheeler's research interests lie in the application of electrical engineering methodologies to neuroscience. His work influenced the development of neural spike sorting technologies, demonstrated that microelectrode array recording from brain slices was possible and productive, and has been a leader in the development of lithography to control cells, especially neurons, in culture. This work aims at basic science understanding of the behavior of small populations of neurons, in hopes of creating better insight into the functioning of the brain.
https://www.bme.ufl.edu/people/wheeler_bruce
Host: James Weiland
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
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EE 598 Cyber-Physical Systems Seminar Series
Mon, Apr 25, 2016 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Joao Hespanha, UC Santa Barbara
Talk Title: Opportunities and Challenges in Control Systems arising from Ubiquitous Computation and Communication
Abstract: Advances in VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) design and fabrication have resulted in the availability of low-cost, low-power, small-sized devices that have significant computational power and are able to communicate wirelessly. In addition, advances in MEMS (Micro Electric Mechanical Systems) technology have resulted in wide availability of solid-state sensors and actuators. The net result is ubiquitous sensing, communication, and computation that can be incorporated into small low-power devices.
In this talk, I will discuss how the above-mentioned technological advances present important opportunities and interesting challenges for control system designers. To this effect, I will discuss how the introduction of digital communication in control loops gives rise to a need for new tools for the design and analysis of feedback control systems. I will also describe recent work demonstrating that feedback control based on on-line optimization is a viable approach to solve a wide range of control problem.
Biography: João P. Hespanha received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and applied science from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut in 1998. From 1999 to 2001, he was Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He moved to the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2002, where he currently holds a Professor position with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Prof. Hespanha is the Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a member of the Executive Committee for the Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies (ICB). Dr. Hespanha is the recipient of the Yale University's Henry Prentiss Becton Graduate Prize for exceptional achievement in research in Engineering and Applied Science, the 2005 Automatica Theory/Methodology best paper prize, the 2006 George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award, and the 2009 Ruberti Young Researcher Prize. Dr. Hespanha is a Fellow of the IEEE and an IEEE distinguished lecturer from 2007 to 2013.
Dr. Hespanha's current research interests include hybrid and switched systems; multi-agent control systems; distributed control over communication networks (also known as networked control systems); the use of vision in feedback control; stochastic modeling in biology; and network security.
Host: Paul Bogdan
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Estela Lopez
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Best Dissertation Symposium
Mon, Apr 25, 2016 @ 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Doctoral Programs
Receptions & Special Events
Each year, the Viterbi School of Engineering's academic departments awards PhD candidates who submitted exceptional research dissertations the honor of Best Dissertation. Each PhD student who receives the Best Dissertation award will also be nominated to compete for the William F. Ballhaus, Jr. Prize for Excellence in Graduate Engineering Research. A faculty committee will review the dissertations, then narrow down the nominees to three finalists. The finalists will be invited to present their research at the Best Dissertation Symposium on April 25, 2016. From these nominees, a final winner will be selected.
RSVP requested via https://gapp.usc.edu/events/best-dissertation-symposium by April 21, 2016.
More information can be found at https://gapp.usc.edu/students/doctoral-students/awards/best-dissertation-symposiumLocation: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jennifer Gerson
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USC Stem Cell Seminar: In-Hyun Park, Yale School of Medicine
Tue, Apr 26, 2016 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: In-Hyun Park, Yale School of Medicine
Talk Title: Reprogramming and its application in Rhett Syndrome
Series: Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC Distinguished Speakers Series
Abstract: Overexpression of four factors (Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, Myc, or Oct4, Sox2, Nanog, Lin28) reprograms somatic cells to become induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Reprogramming accompanies genetic and epigenetic changes. We will investigate the molecular mechanism of somatic cell reprogramming. iPSCs provide an incredible resource for cell-based therapy, in vitro disease model and screening drugs. We apply the iPSCs to investigate one of the most prevalent female mental retardation disorders called Rett syndrome.
Host: Justin Ichida
More Info: https://calendar.usc.edu/event/speaker_in-hyun_park_yale_school_of_medicine?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=USC+Event+Calendar%3A+Beta#.VvGXfXDFl04
Webcast: http://keckmedia.usc.edu/stem-cell-seminarWebCast Link: http://keckmedia.usc.edu/stem-cell-seminar
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Cristy Lytal/USC Stem Cell
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Epstein Institute Seminar - ISE 651
Tue, Apr 26, 2016 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Workshops & Infosessions
More Information: April 26, 2016.pdf
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 206
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Michele ISE
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Viterbi School of Engineering, Engineering Writing Program Panel Discussion
Tue, Apr 26, 2016 @ 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Armand Tanguay, George Tolomiczenko, Helga Van Herle, Moderator: David Sawcer, University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering and Keck School of Medicine of USC
Talk Title: Navigating the Multidisciplinary Research Environment
Abstract: Please join us April 26 for a Viterbi School of Engineering panel discussion that will highlight lessons learned about the conduct of collaborative research across engineering and fields including medicine, physics, and biology.
The conversation will focus on research initiation, organizational, and ongoing communication challenges to bridging key gaps in multidisciplinary knowledge, scientific terms and descriptive language, concepts and research approaches.
How can multidisciplinary researchers use these elements to create optimal partnerships and interactive environments that will move us towards new and productive areas of research?
What best practices exist to promote knowledge exchange and dissemination at both at the project level and among individual researchers?
How should we best educate students and postdoctoral fellows to approach problems that draw from different disciplines?
What institutional resources exist at USC to support multidisciplinary work?
Biography: Armand Tanguay, Jr., Ph.D.
Departments of Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and Biomedical Engineering - Viterbi School of Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy - Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Neuroscience Graduate Program
George Tolomiczenko, Ph.D.
Administrative Director, Health, Technology and Engineering (HTE)
Assistant Professor in Clinical Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Helga Van Herle, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Moderator: David Sawcer, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Host: Engineering Writing Program (EWP)
More Info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/navigating-the-multidisciplinary-research-environment-tickets-24601193833
More Information: EWP Panel Discussion Flier_4-15-16.pdf
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - RTH 211
Audiences: faculty and grad students
Contact: Elizabeth Fife
Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/navigating-the-multidisciplinary-research-environment-tickets-24601193833
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Computer Science General Faculty Meeting
Wed, Apr 27, 2016 @ 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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Ph.D. Academic Career Mentoring Series
Wed, Apr 27, 2016 @ 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Doctoral Programs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Maja Mataric' and Panel, Vice Dean of Research
Talk Title: Getting an Academic Job: What Really Matters and How to Do It Right
Abstract: Academe is changing, and doctoral graduates in engineering are presented with a wider array of career opportunities than ever before. The Spring 2016 Academic Career Mentoring Panel will focus on advising current Ph.D. students and postdocs on landing a job in academia, and what really matters when researching and applying for opportunities.
USC Viterbi faculty panelists, Dr. Andrea Armani, Dr. Hossein Hashemi, and Dr. Aleksandra Korolova will discuss their experiences, recent changes in the market for faculty talents and advise current Ph.D. and postdocs on their search for an academic career. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Maja Mataric'
Location: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 101
Audiences: Ph.D. and Postdoctoral
Contact: Tracy Charles
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Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series
Wed, Apr 27, 2016 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Marcus Roper, Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles
Talk Title: TBA
Series: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Valerie Childress
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ASBME GM 11: Study Daze
Wed, Apr 27, 2016 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Have finals got you in a daze? Are stress levels peaking as they never have before? If so, come destress and prepare yourself mentally for finals with ASBME! We will have an ice cream sundae bar, blue books, pens, pencils, and snacks for all, as well as a stress-ball making station. Hope to see you there!
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 156
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
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PhD Defense - Christian Potthast
Thu, Apr 28, 2016 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
University Calendar
PhD Defense - Christian Potthast
Thursday, April 28, 2016 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Computer Science
Title: Information Theoretical Action Selection
Location: RTH 406
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm , April 28th, 2016
PhD Candidate: Christian Potthast
Committee members:
Prof. Gaurav S. Sukhatme (Chair)
Prof. Stefan Schaal
Prof. Sandeep K. Gupta
Abstract:
For robots to become one day fully autonomous and assist us in our daily life's, they need to be able to self reliantly acquire information about their environment. Challenges arise from limited energy budget to operate the robot, occlusion as well as uncertainty in data captured by noisy sensor. To cope with such challenges, the robot needs to be able to rely on a system that enables him to capture efficiently information and stay well within its constraints. Furthermore, information acquisition should be reactive to sensor measurement, incorporate uncertainty and tradeoff information gain with energy usage.
In my thesis we look at the realization of such systems using well established information theoretical quantities to formulate a framework as general and versatile as possible. Specifically, we look at the task of defining objective functions that enable us to tradeoff information with acquisition cost, enabling the robot to gather as much useful information as possible, but at the same time keep energy consumption to a minimum. We address this challenge for a variety of different tasks.
First, we look at the problem of 3d data acquisition which is of outmost importance to a robotic system since the robot needs to know the environment it is operating in. In this work I propose a framework that enables the robot to quickly acquire information by sequentially choosing next observation positions that maximize information. Next, we look at adaptive action selection in the context of object recognition on robots with limited operating capabilities. I propose an information-theoretic framework that combines and unifies two common techniques: view planning for resolving ambiguities and occlusions and online feature selection for reducing computational costs. Concretely, this framework adaptively chooses two strategies: utilize simple-to-compute features that are the most informative for the recognition task or move to new viewpoints that optimally reduce the expected uncertainties on the identity of the object. Lastly, I present an online trajectory optimization approach that optimizes a trajectory such that object recognition performance is improved. With the idea in mind that the robot needs to make progress towards a goal a cost function is formulated formulated the that allows the robot to improve recognition performance, reduces information acquisition time while simultaneously moving towards the goal point.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 406
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Lizsl De Leon
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MFD - Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Distinguished Lecture: Kristin Perrson
Thu, Apr 28, 2016 @ 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Kristin Perrson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Talk Title: The Materials Project: Merging Simulations, Supercomputing, and Data Science for Materials Genomics
Series: MFD Distinguished Lecture
Host: Prof. Priya Vashishta
Location: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 159
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jason Ordonez
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AI Seminar
Fri, Apr 29, 2016 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Naira Hovakimyan, Professor, University Illinois Urbana Champagne
Talk Title: Aerial Co-robots of Future: How Far We Are?
Abstract: The presentation will give a historical overview of flight control technology from its inception till its maturation. Parallel developments in aerial robotics will be reviewed from the perspective of aerospace industry standards, prioritizing safety, resilience and reliability of operations. Special focus will be placed on cooperative control of UAVs for various mission scenarios in military operations. Flight tests of a subscale commercial jet at NASA and Learjet at Edwards Air Force base will be used to demonstrate the efficiency of the methods developed over the past ten years. Lessons learned will be summarized, and the opportunities in public safety, elderly care, package delivery, precision farming and digital agriculture will be discussed.
Biography: Bio of Naira Hovakimyan
Naira Hovakimyan graduated with MS degree in Theoretical Mechanics and Applied Mathematics in 1988 from Yerevan State University in Armenia. She got her Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics in 1992, in Moscow, from the Institute of Applied Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences, majoring in optimal control and differential games. Before joining the faculty of UIUC in 2008, she has spent time as a research scientist at Stuttgart University in Germany, at INRIA in France, at Georgia Institute of Technology, and she was on faculty of Aerospace and Ocean engineering of Virginia Tech during 2003-2008. She is currently W. Grafton and Lillian B. Wilkins Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering at UIUC. In 2015 she was named as inaugural director for Intelligent Robotics Lab of CSL at UIUC. She has co-authored a book and more than 300 refereed publications. She is the recipient of the SICE International scholarship for the best paper of a young investigator in the VII ISDG Symposium (Japan, 1996), the 2011 recipient of AIAA Mechanics and Control of Flight award and the 2015 recipient of SWE Achievement Award. In 2014 she was awarded the Humboldt prize for her lifetime achievements and was recognized as Hans Fischer senior fellow of Technical University of Munich. In 2015 she was recognized by UIUC Engineering Council award for Excellence in Advising. She is an associate fellow and life member of AIAA, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of SIAM, AMS, SWE, ASME and ISDG. Naira is co-founder of IntelinAir, Inc., a company that commercializes data-drones for delivering actionable information from aerial imagery for various industries. Her work in robotics for elderly care was featured in the New York Times. Her research interests are in the theory of robust adaptive control and estimation, control in the presence of limited information, networks of autonomous systems, game theory and applications of those in safety-critical systems of aerospace, mechanical, electrical, petroleum and biomedical engineering.
Host: Aram Galstyan
More Info: TBA
Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - 11th floor large conference room
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kary LAU
Event Link: TBA
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AI Seminar
Fri, Apr 29, 2016 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Naira Hovakimyan, Professor, University Illinois Urbana Champagne
Talk Title: Aerial Co-robots of Future: How Far We Are?
Abstract: The presentation will give a historical overview of flight control technology from its inception till its maturation. Parallel developments in aerial robotics will be reviewed from the perspective of aerospace industry standards, prioritizing safety, resilience and reliability of operations. Special focus will be placed on cooperative control of UAVs for various mission scenarios in military operations. Flight tests of a subscale commercial jet at NASA and Learjet at Edwards Air Force base will be used to demonstrate the efficiency of the methods developed over the past ten years. Lessons learned will be summarized, and the opportunities in public safety, elderly care, package delivery, precision farming and digital agriculture will be discussed.
Biography: Bio of Naira Hovakimyan
Naira Hovakimyan graduated with MS degree in Theoretical Mechanics and Applied Mathematics in 1988 from Yerevan State University in Armenia. She got her Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics in 1992, in Moscow, from the Institute of Applied Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences, majoring in optimal control and differential games. Before joining the faculty of UIUC in 2008, she has spent time as a research scientist at Stuttgart University in Germany, at INRIA in France, at Georgia Institute of Technology, and she was on faculty of Aerospace and Ocean engineering of Virginia Tech during 2003-2008. She is currently W. Grafton and Lillian B. Wilkins Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering at UIUC. In 2015 she was named as inaugural director for Intelligent Robotics Lab of CSL at UIUC. She has co-authored a book and more than 300 refereed publications. She is the recipient of the SICE International scholarship for the best paper of a young investigator in the VII ISDG Symposium (Japan, 1996), the 2011 recipient of AIAA Mechanics and Control of Flight award and the 2015 recipient of SWE Achievement Award. In 2014 she was awarded the Humboldt prize for her lifetime achievements and was recognized as Hans Fischer senior fellow of Technical University of Munich. In 2015 she was recognized by UIUC Engineering Council award for Excellence in Advising. She is an associate fellow and life member of AIAA, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of SIAM, AMS, SWE, ASME and ISDG. Naira is co-founder of IntelinAir, Inc., a company that commercializes data-drones for delivering actionable information from aerial imagery for various industries. Her work in robotics for elderly care was featured in the New York Times. Her research interests are in the theory of robust adaptive control and estimation, control in the presence of limited information, networks of autonomous systems, game theory and applications of those in safety-critical systems of aerospace, mechanical, electrical, petroleum and biomedical engineering.
Host: Aram Galstyan
More Info: TBA
Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - 11th floor large conference room
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kary LAU
Event Link: TBA
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Senior Design Expo
Fri, Apr 29, 2016 @ 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Receptions & Special Events
The Senior Design Expo gives seniors a chance to show off what theyâve done in their capstone classes. Seniors present their projects to a judging panel of faculty, staff, and industry partners, with winners receiving cash prizes. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors can learn what types of projects they will work on and vote for their favorite, as well as see how their current classes can be applied to future engineering projects.
To register, click here https://myviterbi.usc.edu/vasa/?PostingID=1234567985.Location: Epstein Family Plaza
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jenny Vazquez-Akim
Event Link: https://myviterbi.usc.edu/vasa/?PostingID=1234567985
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NTT Faculty Candidate Lecture
Fri, Apr 29, 2016 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: NTT Faculty Candidate, University of Texas
Talk Title: "Designing a production system for packaged food".
Host: ISE Dept
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 206
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Angela Reneau
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NL Seminar-Deep learning solutions to computational phenotyping in health care
Fri, Apr 29, 2016 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Zhengping Che, USC
Talk Title: Deep learning solutions to computational phenotyping in health care
Series: Natural Language Seminar
Abstract: Exponential growth in electronic health care data has resulted in new opportunities and urgent needs to discover meaningful data-driven representations and patterns of diseases. Recent rise of this research field with more available data and new applications also has introduced several challenges. In this talk, we will present our deep learning solutions to address some of the challenges. First, health care data is inherently heterogeneous, with a variety of missing values and from multiple data sources. We propose variations of Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) to explore and utilize the informative missingness in health care data, and hierarchical multimodal deep models to utilize the relations between different data sources. Second, model interpretability is not only important but necessary for care providers and clinical experts. We introduce a simple yet effective knowledge distillation approach called interpretable mimic learning to learn interpretable gradient boosting tree models while mimicking the performance of deep learning models.
Biography: Zhengping Che is a third year PhD candidate in the Computer Science Department at the University of Southern California, advised by Professor Yan Liu. Before that, he received his bachelor degree in Computer Science from Pilot CS Class (Yao Class) at Tsinghua University, China. His primary research interest lies in the area of deep learning and its applications in health care domain, especially on multivariate time series data.
Host: Xing Shi and Kevin Knight
More Info: http://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - 11th Flr Conf Rm # 1135, Marina Del Rey
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Peter Zamar
Event Link: http://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
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