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Seminars in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Sep 05, 2016 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: NO CLASS, NO CLASS
Talk Title: NO CLASS
Abstract: Labor Day-Holiday
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
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Demonstration: Revolve Hybrid Microscope
Tue, Sep 06, 2016 @ 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Workshops & Infosessions
Hosted by Seth Ruffins
The Revolve is the first microscope that can convert between upright and inverted configurations. Controls and image viewing are done through the Apple iPad. Monochrome and color camera included.
The Revolve Microscope will be on display configured for fluorescence, brightfield and phase contrast imaging. Please contact Jeff Huber at jhuber@echo-labs.com if you would like to bring samples to image.
echo-labs.com
Location: Eli & Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Resch. (BCC) - 212
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Cristy Lytal/USC Stem Cell
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USC Stem Cell Seminar: Shaochen Chen, University of California, San Diego
Tue, Sep 06, 2016 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Shaochen Chen, University of California, San Diego
Talk Title: Rapid 3D bioprinting for functional scaffolds and precision tissue models
Series: Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC Distinguished Speakers Series
Abstract: The goal of our laboratory is to develop micro- and nano-scale bioprinting and 3D printing techniques to create 3D designer scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. In this talk, I will present my laboratory's recent research efforts in rapid continuous projection 3D bioprinting to create 3D scaffolds using a variety of biomaterials. These 3D biomaterials are functionalized with precise control of micro-architecture, mechanical, chemical and biological properties. Design, fabrication and experimental results will be discussed. Such functional biomaterials allow us to investigate cell-microenvironment interactions at micro-scales in response to integrated physical and chemical stimuli. From these fundamental studies, we can create both in vitro and in vivo tissue models for precision tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Host: Yang Chai
More Info: http://stemcell.usc.edu/events
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
Event Link: http://stemcell.usc.edu/events
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ISE 651-Epstein Institute Seminar Speaker Series
Tue, Sep 06, 2016 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: John Gunnar Carlsson, Ph.D.,
Talk Title: "New problems in modern logistical systems"
Abstract: In recent years, some of the most talked-about developments in the transportation sector include the use of drones, the introduction of last-mile delivery services, and the use of large-scale mapping data. Along with these new developments comes a host of new problems and trade offs. We will discuss three such problems and use the continuous approximation paradigm to reveal basic insights about those factors that influence them most significantly.
Biography: John Gunnar Carlsson is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Southern California. He received a Ph.D. in computational mathematics from Stanford University in 2009 and an A.B. in music and mathematics from Harvard College in 2005. He is the recipient of Popular Science magazine's Brilliant 10 Award, the AFOSR Young Investigator Prize, the INFORMS Computing Society (ICS) Prize, and the DARPA Young Faculty Award.
Host: Dr. Jong-Shi Pang
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 206
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Angela Reneau
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IEEE Fall 2016 General Meeting
Tue, Sep 06, 2016 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Interested in joining IEEE at USC? Want to know the next fantasy of the academic/social events of IEEE? Have some cool suggestions to us? Come and join our 1st General Meeting!
IEEE at USC is the biggest student organization that serves as an academic and networking resource for engineering students interested in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. We hold several academic, social, and corporate events every year. Come learn about our organization and have some free food!Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - EEB132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Six Sigma Green Belt for Process ImprovementWed, Sep 07, 2016 @ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: TBD, TBD
Talk Title: Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Host: Professional Programs
More Info: https://gapp.usc.edu/professional-programs/short-courses/industrial-systems/six-sigma-green-belt-process-improvement
Audiences: Registered Attendees
Contact: Erin Tanaka
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AI Seminar
Wed, Sep 07, 2016 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: David Kale, USC
Talk Title: Computational Phenotyping: Combining Big Data, Flexible Models, and Domain Knowledge
Abstract: In this talk, I will discuss the challenges and opportunities of applying machine learning to digital health data in the context of computational phenotyping. Phenotyping involves the development of algorithms to answer questions like, "Does this patient have diabetes?" and has a wide variety of applications: cohort construction for genomic studies, risk adjustment, quality improvement, and diagnosis. In recent years, researchers have moved away from algorithmic disease definitions based on clinical knowledge, which are expensive to develop and validate, and toward data-driven phenotypes based on the application of machine learning to large healthcare databases. I will provide an overview of phenotyping and its applications in medicine, discuss recent trends in the field, and present my recent work on phenotyping clinical time series with recurrent neural networks. I will also discuss ongoing work to develop methods that can exploit available data and domain knowledge to train data-driven models in the absence of ground truth training
Biography: Dave Kale is a fifth year PhD student in Computer Science and an Alfred E. Mann Innovation in Engineering Fellow at the University of Southern California. He is advised by Prof. Greg Ver Steeg at the USC Information Sciences Institute, a member of Aram Galstyan's lab at ISI, and an affiliate of Nigam Shah's lab at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research. Dave co-founded the Machine Learning for Healthcare Conference (MLHC), the preeminent venue for research on machine learning applied to health. Dave holds a BS and MS from Stanford University
Host: Emilio Ferrara
Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - 11th floor large conference room
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kary LAU
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Viterbi Progressive Degree Program Info Session
Wed, Sep 07, 2016 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Workshops & Infosessions
Interested in earning your MS from Viterbi? How about starting a MS degree during your senior year? The Viterbi Graduate Admission team is hosting a Progressive Degree information session!
What are the details?
When: Wednesday, September 7th
Where: RTH 211
Who should attend?
All undergraduate students thinking about pursuing a MS degree through USC.
What is the Progressive Degree Program?
The Progressive Degree Program (PDP) gives continuing USC undergraduates another path to earning a Master's degree from USC. The main advantages to a Progressive Degree are:
1) Start graduate-level classes during your senior year
2) Reduce the units required for a Master's Degree
Where can you learn more?
More Progressive Degree information may be found by attending our information session and visiting http://viterbiundergrad.usc.edu/future/pdp/
Questions? Email the Viterbi Graduate Admission team at: viterbi.pdp@usc.edu
Location: 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Monica Graduate Admission
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Writing Effective Resumes
Wed, Sep 07, 2016 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Does your resume highlight the skills that will land an interview? Learn how to create a resume that will serve as the marketing tool that will get your foot inside industry's door!
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Microsoft GM Presentation
Wed, Sep 07, 2016 @ 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Come meet Microsoft's employees and our senior leadership from their Devices and Supply Chain team. Enjoy free food while you hear firsthand about their role, their organization, and the opportunities available within MSC for engineering and supply chain students. You will also learn about Microsoft products, fulltime and internship opportunities, our employee resources / benefits, and the value Microsoft places on diversity and inclusion. Q&A and networking event to follow.
This event also features a presentation from Zohreh Khademi, who is the General Manager of the New Product Introduction and Supply Chain Management in MSC. She is responsible for the delivery of all new hardware products (Surface, Surface Hub, Xbox, Hololens,and the Microsoft Band) and high-volume manufacturing at world-class levels of quality. Be sure to stop by to learn about her experience with Microsoft and how she became such an influential leader.Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Expedia sponsored screening of CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap
Wed, Sep 07, 2016 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Receptions & Special Events
Event details: https://cinema.usc.edu/events/event.cfm?id=16282
RSVP may be required through School of Cinema. Link above.
Expedia will be on-campus at USC on Wed, September 7th and Thurs, September 8th to host a screening of CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap & to also meet Computer Science students who are interested in internships & full-time roles with Expedia!!!
CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap Screening
Wednesday, September 7th
7:00pm -“ 9:00pm
@ USC -“ Ray Stark Family Theatre
Expedia Networking Session
Thursday, September 8th
10:00am -“ 3:00pm
@ Viterbi on-campus
Location: School Of Cinematic Arts (SCA) - Ray Stark Family Theatre
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Ryan Rozan
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Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Thu, Sep 08, 2016 @ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: TBD, TBD
Talk Title: Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Host: Professional Programs
More Info: https://gapp.usc.edu/professional-programs/short-courses/industrial-systems/six-sigma-green-belt-process-improvement
Audiences: Registered Attendees
Contact: Erin Tanaka
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Communicating Your Research to the Media
Thu, Sep 08, 2016 @ 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Carl Marziali, Veteran Science Communicator; Former Director of Research Communications and Assistant Vice President for Media Relations at USC
Talk Title: Communicating Your Research to the Media
Series: Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC Distinguished Speakers Series
Abstract: Learn about the importance of media and public relations, using effective communication with the media during an interview. Tips on preparation, delivery and the raising of your research profile.
Host: Office of Research
More Info: https://calendar.usc.edu/event/communicating_your_research_to_the_media?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=USC+Event+Calendar#.V8dqkLX8vW4
Location: Harlyne J. Norris Research Tower (NRT) - LG 503/4
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Cristy Lytal/USC Stem Cell
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Biotechnology Lecture Series
Thu, Sep 08, 2016 @ 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Various, Amgen
Talk Title: R&D Insights from Lab Bench to Patient Bedside
Abstract: USC researchers have the opportunity to gain research and development insights with a new biotechnology lecture series sponsored by Amgen and the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC.
The weekly lecture series, "R&D Insights from Lab Bench to Patient Bedside" takes place Thursdays at 10:30AM-12:00PM at USC's Health Sciences Campus from September 1, 2016 through November 10, 2016.
The talks will feature Amgen scientists speaking about:
Identifying a possible therapeutic target and its role in disease
Increasing therapeutic efficacy and safety
Process development, devices and manufacturing
Case studies from bench to clinic
Lectures will take place at the BCC First Floor Seminar Room or ZNI Herklotz Seminar Room.
RSVP at http://www.usc.edu/esvp (use code: amgenlecture). Space is limited. Preference will be given to SCRM master's students, PhDs, and postdocs, and attending all lectures is mandatory.
Please contact qliumich@usc.edu or karenw03@amgen.com for further details.
Host: USC Stem Cell/Amgen
More Info: https://calendar.usc.edu/event/biotechnology_lecture_series_rd_insights_from_lab_bench_to_patient_bedside?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=USC+Event+Calendar#.V8dKNLX8vW4
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Cristy Lytal/USC Stem Cell
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PhD Defense - Tobias Flach
Thu, Sep 08, 2016 @ 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
University Calendar
Title: Detecting and Mitigating Root Causes for Slow Web Transfers
Time: Sept 8 (Thursday), 11am - 1pm
Location: EEB 248
PhD Candidate: Tobias Flach
Committee:
Ramesh Govindan
Ethan Katz-Bassett
John Heidemann
Konstantinos Psounis
Abstract:
One of the key goals for Web service providers is the quick delivery of their content to customers.
Minimizing the latency between a user's service request and the delivery of the corresponding content is of paramount importance for Web services like search, shopping, or video streaming. This is motivated by the fact that users have a low tolerance for delays. Past studies verified a link between increasing latency for content delivery and corresponding reductions in user engagement and provider revenue. As a result content providers go to great lengths to minimize latency by improving their infrastructure, communication protocols, and proximity to the users. However, end-to-end latency can still suffer from other network limitations, some of which have their root causes outside of a content provider's control domain.
In this thesis we strive to get a better understanding of the performance-limiting factors that affect Web transfers. In addition we explore techniques to mitigate these factors. For this we conducted multiple measurement studies dissecting Web transfers from different angles to find and analyze the root causes for poor performance.
First, we present two measurement studies investigating how the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) can introduce delays that adversely affect Web transfers. We use large-scale measurements that we obtained at Google frontends across the globe as well as through the widely distributed M-Lab measurement platform for this task. We start by evaluating how packet loss affects Google's content delivery and show that especially short-lived connections suffer from packet loss in the network. We then discuss the design, deployment, and evaluation of algorithms tailored reduce the frequency and impact of the costly losses.
As a follow-up we present a methodology to break down the delay incurred by a packet into components attributable to propagation delay and cross-traffic, loss recovery, and queuing. Moreover we investigate the degree to which queuing delays slow TCP's loss recovery. We find that many of the flows see packet delivery times of one second or more, with large regional differences, and with queuing being a key cause of delay.
Second, we take a look at structural limitations affecting Web latency. Specifically we analyze the impact of path inflation in mobile carriers where traffic between content providers and mobile customers is taking geographically circuitous routes. We attribute these pathologies to root causes like a lack of ingress points between a carrier's network and the wider Internet as well as limited peering arrangements with content providers. Based on longitudinal data we show that performance in some carriers improved over time with other regions continuing to suffer from path inflation.
Third, we look at a particular type of third-party interference as a contributor to delay. We analyze the prevalence and impact of traffic policing, a traffic management technique used to enforce pre-configured throughput limits on connections by dropping excess packets. Based on global-scale measurements taken at Google frontends we show that a substantial number of connections with packet loss are affected by policing. Moreover we demonstrate that policing negatively impacts user quality of experience. We conclude by designing and testing solutions for content providers and the policing ISPs to mitigate the negative effects of policers.
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Lizsl De Leon
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Viterbi Open House
Thu, Sep 08, 2016 @ 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Receptions & Special Events
Students will learn about student organizations and departmental resources within Viterbi.
To register, click here https://myviterbi.usc.edu/vasa/?PostingID=1234567995.Location: lobby
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Diane Yoon
Event Link: https://myviterbi.usc.edu/vasa/?PostingID=1234567995
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Invariant Inference for Program Specification and Verification
Thu, Sep 08, 2016 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Todd Millstein, University of California, Los Angeles
Talk Title: Invariant Inference for Program Specification and Verification
Series: EE 598 Computer Engineering Seminar Series
Abstract: Why isn't software verification technology in common use today? One reason is that, despite decades of foundational and practical advances, verification is still too costly in terms of human time and effort. I'll describe my recent research with colleagues to address two of the most onerous parts of the software verification process: creating a high-quality specification, and identifying the inductive program invariants that form the key lemmas in a proof of software correctness. Our research supports both tasks through a new form of automatic invariant inference that is both more expressive and less burdensome than prior techniques.
We extend the data-driven approach to invariant inference, whereby program invariants are learned from a set of test executions. This approach is appealingly general, as it naturally handles arbitrarily complex code and specifications. However, prior data-driven techniques have required the user to provide a fixed set of "features" as input, which are atomic predicates that define the search space of possible invariants. If these features are insufficient, invariant inference will either fail or produce an incorrect result. In contrast, we introduce a technique for on-demand feature learning, which automatically expands the search space of candidate invariants in a targeted manner on demand. Our approach eliminates the problem of feature selection and guarantees that inferred invariants are consistent with the given tests. We have used our technique both to infer rich specifications for black-box code and to infer provably correct loop invariants as part of an automatic program verifier.
Joint work with Saswat Padhi (UCLA) and Rahul Sharma (Stanford).
Biography: Todd Millstein is a Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests are broadly in programming languages and software verification. Todd received his Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Washington and his A.B. from Brown University, all in Computer Science. Todd received an NSF CAREER award in 2006, an IBM Faculty Award in 2008, an ACM SIGPLAN Most Influential PLDI Paper Award in 2011, an IEEE Micro Top Picks selection in 2012, the Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award from UCLA Engineering in 2016, and a Microsoft Research Outstanding Collaborator Award in 2016.
Host: Xuehai Qian, x04459, xuehai.qian@usc.edu
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 100D
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
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EE 598 Computer Engineering Seminar
Thu, Sep 08, 2016 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Todd Millstein, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
Talk Title: Invariant Inference for Program Specification and Verification
Abstract: Why isn't software verification technology in common use today? One reason is that, despite decades of foundational and practical advances, verification is still too costly in terms of human time and effort. I'll describe my recent research with colleagues to address two of the most onerous parts of the software verification process: creating a high-quality specification, and identifying the inductive program invariants that form the key lemmas in a proof of software correctness. Our research supports both tasks through a new form of automatic invariant inference that is both more expressive and less burdensome than prior techniques.
We extend the data-driven approach to invariant inference, whereby program invariants are learned from a set of test executions. This approach is appealingly general, as it naturally handles arbitrarily complex code and specifications. However, prior data-driven techniques have required the user to provide a fixed set of "features" as input, which are atomic predicates that define the search space of possible invariants. If these features are insufficient, invariant inference will either fail or produce an incorrect result. In contrast, we introduce a technique for on-demand feature learning, which automatically expands the search space of candidate invariants in a targeted manner on demand. Our approach eliminates the problem of feature selection and guarantees that inferred invariants are consistent with the given tests. We have used our technique both to infer rich specifications for black-box code and to infer provably correct loop invariants as part of an automatic program verifier.
Biography: Todd Millstein is a Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests are broadly in programming languages and software verification. Todd received his Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Washington and his A.B. from Brown University, all in Computer Science. Todd received an NSF CAREER award in 2006, an IBM Faculty Award in 2008, an ACM SIGPLAN Most Influential PLDI Paper Award in 2011, an IEEE Micro Top Picks selection in 2012, the Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award from UCLA Engineering in 2016, and a Microsoft Research Outstanding Collaborator Award in 2016.
Host: Xuehai Qian
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - OHE 100D
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Estela Lopez
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Writing Effective Resumes
Thu, Sep 08, 2016 @ 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Does your resume highlight the skills that will land an interview? Learn how to create a resume that will serve as the marketing tool that will get your foot inside industry's door!
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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ASBME BIOMED: Research Symposium
Thu, Sep 08, 2016 @ 05:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
University Calendar
BIOMED is a beginning-of-the-year dinner meant to introduce incoming and current students of any background to medical issues that face our world today. This semi-formal event invites faculty and PhD students in the USC Department of Biomedical Engineering who will discuss their experiences in the field to students and also provide an opportunity for students to become better acquainted with their peers, faculty, and staff at USC. BIOMED will be taking place Thursday, September 8th in TCC 227. Dr. Ellis Meng will be the keynote speaker. Deposits of $10 are due to the front desk of DRB Wednesday, September 7th.
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - 227
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
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Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Fri, Sep 09, 2016 @ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: TBD, TBD
Talk Title: Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Host: Professional Programs
More Info: https://gapp.usc.edu/professional-programs/short-courses/industrial-systems/six-sigma-green-belt-process-improvement
Audiences: Registered Attendees
Contact: Erin Tanaka
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USC Stem Cell Special Seminar: Doerr Stem Cell Challenge Grantees
Fri, Sep 09, 2016 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Various, USC Stem Cell
Talk Title: Various
Abstract: Michaela Patterson, PhD, and Lindsey Barske, PhD
Utilizing zebrafish to assess a GWAS-identified candidate gene's role in heart regeneration
Ang Li, PhD, and Yuwei Li, PhD
Calcium waves patterned by dynamic morphogen gradients coordinate collective mesenchymal cell migration and are manipulatable by novel optogenetic tools
Host: USC Stem Cell
More Info: http://stemcell.usc.edu/events
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Cristy Lytal/USC Stem Cell
Event Link: http://stemcell.usc.edu/events
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W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Program Colloquium
Fri, Sep 09, 2016 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
University Calendar
Join us for a presentation by Professor. Omer Tamuz, Assistant Professor of Economics and Math, Caltech, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences titled "Aggregation of Information in Social Networks".
Location: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Julie Phaneuf
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Ming Hsieh Institute Seminar Series on Integrated Systems
Fri, Sep 09, 2016 @ 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Sunil Bhave, Purdue University
Talk Title: Lithium Niobate MEMS Resonators for RF, Photonics and Opto-mechanics
Host: Prof. Hossein Hashemi, Prof. Mike Chen, and Prof. Mahta Moghaddam. Sponsored by the Ming Hsieh Institute.
More Information: Ming Hsieh Inst Seminar on IS - Sunil_Bhave_Flyer.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jenny Lin
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NL Seminar-How we Cracked the Borg Cipher + First Steps Towards Deciphering from Images
Fri, Sep 09, 2016 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Nada Aldarrab, USC/ISI
Talk Title: How we Cracked the Borg Cipher + First Steps Towards Deciphering from Images
Series: Natural Language Seminar
Abstract: European libraries are filled with undeciphered historical manuscripts from the 16th-18th centuries. These documents are enciphered with classical methods, which puts their contents out of the reach of historians who are interested in the history of that era. In this talk, we show how we automatically cracked a 400-page book from the 17th century. We also describe a system aimed at deciphering from camera-phone images. We show initial results for different ciphers.
Biography: Nada is a graduate student at USC, working on her thesis under the supervision of Prof. Kevin Knight. She is currently working on the decipherment of historical documents (joint project with Uppsala University, Sweden). Her research interests include natural language processing, machine learning, decipherment and machine translation.
Host: Xing Shi and Kevin Knight
More Info: http://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
Location: 11th Flr Conf Rm # 1135, Marina Del Rey
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Peter Zamar
Event Link: http://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
