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PhD Dissertation Defense - Nathan Bartley
Mon, Sep 09, 2024 @ 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
University Calendar
Title: Measuring and Mitigating Exposure Bias in Online Social Networks
Date and Time: Monday, September 9th: 9:00am - 11:00am
Location: ISI 1135
Committee Members: Kristina Lerman (Chair)< Mike Ananny, Emilio Ferrara, Fred Morstatter
Abstract: Online social platforms employ personalized feed algorithms to gather and collate messages from accounts users follow (and increasingly, from accounts they don’t follow). However, the network structure and activity of these observed accounts distorts content’s perceived popularity prior to any personalization. We call this “exposure bias:” our research focuses on quantifying it using diverse metrics, and we evaluate different algorithms that underpin personalized feeds with these metrics. We use empirical X/Twitter data and simulations in a network to assess the influence different feeds have on exposure bias. We describe a greedy algorithm based on network properties that offers insights into how to mitigate exposure bias.Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - 1135
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Nathan Bartley
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EiS Communications Hub - Tutoring for Engineering Ph.D. StudentsMon, Sep 09, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Come to the EiS Communications Hub for one-on-one tutoring from Viterbi faculty for Ph.D. writing and speaking projects!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 222A
Audiences: Viterbi Ph.D. Students
Contact: Helen Choi
Event Link: https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/eishub/home
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DEN@Viterbi: Active Duty Military and Veterans Info Session
Tue, Sep 10, 2024 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 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.
WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/weblink/register/r9ff2b238bb9206092cfc34e1df9274a7
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
Event Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/weblink/register/r9ff2b238bb9206092cfc34e1df9274a7
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Epstein Institute, ISE 651 Seminar Class
Tue, Sep 10, 2024 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Brad Sturt Ph.D., Department of Information & Decision Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago
Talk Title: Improving the Security of United States Elections with Robust Optimization
Host: Dr. Johannes Royset
More Information: Brad Sturt 651 Flyer 9.10.24.png
Location: Social Sciences Building (SOS) - B2
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Casi Jones/ ISE
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EiS Communications Hub - Tutoring for Engineering Ph.D. Students
Wed, Sep 11, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Come to the EiS Communications Hub for one-on-one tutoring from Viterbi faculty for Ph.D. writing and speaking projects!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 222A
Audiences: Viterbi Ph.D. Students
Contact: Helen Choi
Event Link: https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/eishub/home
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DEN@Viterbi: How to Apply Virtual Info Session
Wed, Sep 11, 2024 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 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.
WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/weblink/register/r5aa3e448440743d2ce020d318b583db4
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
Event Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/weblink/register/r5aa3e448440743d2ce020d318b583db4
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Startup Stories- David Hodge
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Wed, Sep 11, 2024 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Workshops & Infosessions
Every startup has a story. Uncover the blueprint of success in the words of our very own Viterbi Alumni, David Hodge and hear about resources available to you start a business while at USC. David’s career started while he was a student at USC, founding Embark, a groundbreaking startup that caught the attention of major industry players and was acquired by Apple in 2013. David has gone on to start Standard Fleet, an electric software to automate, protect & scale fleet operations. Come and hear David’s story! https://cglink.me/2nB/r397842 RSVP
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi TIE
Event Link: https://cglink.me/2nB/r397842
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Computer Science General Faculty Meeting
Wed, Sep 11, 2024 @ 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 and staff only.
Event details emailed directly to attendees.
Please note this will be a VIRTUAL meeting on Zoom-only.
Zoom details will be shared with faculty via email.Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Julia Mittenberg-Beirao
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AME Seminar
Wed, Sep 11, 2024 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Jian Lin, University of Missouri
Talk Title: Laser Induced Graphene: 2D-to-3D Transformation
Abstract: Since disclosed in 2014, laser induced graphene (LIG) has been explored for applications in various fields, ranging from materials science, environment to sensor and electronics. Despite much progress, due to limitation of the technology advances, the reports are quite restricted to planar (2D) device fabrication capability. To tackle this challenge, in this talk, we will discuss new strides in advancing the capability from 2D to 3D to unlock LIG potential in multifunctional 3D devices. The first technological advance is to develop a 5-axis laser processing platform in 2023. With the two additional two degrees of freedom, the laser beam can be focused on any arbitrary surfaces so that freeform laser induction (FLI) of representative LIG, metals, and metal oxides as high-performance sensing and electrode materials for 3D conformable electronics was realized. Based on this success, in 2024, we made a new progress in developing a freeform multimaterial assembly platform (FMAP) by integrating 3D printing (fused filament fabrication (FFM), direct ink writing (DIW)) with the FLI technique. 3D printing performs the 3D polymer material assembly, while the FLI in-situ synthesizes functional materials (LIG, metals, and semiconductors) on or within any predesigned locations of the 3D structures by synergistical, programmed control system actuation. By this robotic fabrication platform, a crossbar LED circuit, touchpad for human-machine interactions, multiple sensors, sensor-enveloped springs, 3D micro electromagnets, force feedback manipulators, and microfluidic reactors with embedded heating elements were demonstrated to show versatility and effectiveness of the methodology. Finally, we will discuss how artificial intelligence, generative models can be applied to such a robotic system to push it toward a fully autonomous fabrication system. References: Nat. Commun., 5, 5714, 2014; Adv. Funct. Mater. 33 (1), 2210084, 2023; (Nat. Commun., 15 (1), 4541, 2024.
Biography: Dr. Jian “Javen” Lin is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the William R. Kimel Faculty Fellow in Engineering at University of Missouri (MU), where he was an Assistant Professor from 2014 to 2020. Prior to MU, he was a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science at Rice University under guidance of Dr. James M. Tour from 2011 to 2014. He got his B.S. in Mechanical and Automation Engineering from Zhejiang University in 2007. He then studied at University of California-Riverside and received his M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Dr. Lin was awarded the ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award In 2015, received an Emerging Young Investigator award from Journal of Material Chemistry in 2016 and Sony Faculty Innovation Award in 2020. Since 2019, he has been continuously listed in Top 2% Scientists in the World by Stanford Advanced Study Institute. Dr. Lin’s research group dedicates research in materials and advanced manufacturing to promote biomedical, energy, and robotics fields. His research lies in two main clusters: 1) autonomous manufacturing powered by artificial intelligence and robotics; 2) 3D/4D printing. He has published ~ 120 journal papers and 6 issued patents with Google Scholar citations of > 13,000. (https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=N9QA8vEAAAAJ&view_op=list_works)
Host: AME Department
More Info: https://ame.usc.edu/seminars/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96060458816?pwd=8LmoG2q6vBCQubqqWpcizd2F1bxqsH.1Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 202
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96060458816?pwd=8LmoG2q6vBCQubqqWpcizd2F1bxqsH.1
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tessa Yao
Event Link: https://ame.usc.edu/seminars/
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Towards Trustworthy Physical AI Generalists
Thu, Sep 12, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Ding Zhao , Associate Professor & Dean's Early Career Fellow - Carnegie Mellon University
Talk Title: Towards Trustworthy Physical AI Generalists
Abstract: Large language models like ChatGPT have shown that generalist foundation models can effectively tackle long-horizon tasks by training on extensive text data from the internet. It is anticipated that larger-scale data from the physical world, such as those generated by autonomous vehicles and the healthcare industry, could drive the next wave of AI development. A common challenge in deploying highly intelligent agents at scale in the physical world is ensuring their safety. In this talk, I will present our efforts to establish Trustworthy Physical AI Generalists to support this crucial transformation. I will explore the challenges of ensuring safety and generalization in the development of trustworthy AI, and discuss potential solutions, including rare event analysis, safe reinforcement learning, hierarchical generative models for task identification and transferability, and causal reasoning to improve generalizability. Additionally, I will discuss the advantages and challenges of using LLMs to develop physical AI generalists. I will introduce applications of our work in heart attack detection and acute care, self-driving technology, and robotic autonomy for assisting seniors and conducting safety-critical tasks related to climate change resilience.
This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium.
https://usc.zoom.us/j/99488778795?pwd=oXg76V89VYG9b5I0CIEcn2E2Fz7d6z.1
Meeting ID: 994 8877 8795
Passcode: 868727
Biography: Ding Zhao is an Associate Professor and Dean's Early Career Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University, where he leads the Safe AI Lab. His research focuses on developing Trustworthy Physical AI Generalists for high-stakes applications at scale. Prof Zhao was invited by Uber ATG to enhance fleet safety following the world’s first fatal autonomous vehicle collision. Zhao collaborates with leading industry partners, including Google, Nvidia, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, IBM, Ford, Uber, Bosch, Toyota, and Rolls-Royce. He has grants from NSF, DOT, DOE, and DARPA and published over 120 papers in top venues such as ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, AISTATS, CoRL, ICRA, IROS, and Nature Communications. Zhao has mentored 20 Ph.D. students and 7 postdocs, with 7 of them becoming faculty members in academia. Zhao has received numerous awards, including CMU Dean's Early Career Fellow Professorship, Provost's Inclusive Teaching Fellows Award, National Science Foundation CAREER Award, MIT Technology Review 35 Under 35 Award in China, George N. Saridis Best IEEE Transactions Paper Award, George Tallman Ladd Research Award, Struminger Teaching Award, Ford University Collaboration Award, Qualcomm Innovation Award, Carnegie-Bosch Research Award, and various industrial fellowship awards from Google DeepMind, Adobe, Toyota, and Bosch. His work has garnered attention from media outlets such as the New York Times, Forbes, TIME, IEEE Spectrum, Popular Science, Telegraph, and Wired.
Host: Assistant Prof. Yue Wang
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/99488778795?pwd=oXg76V89VYG9b5I0CIEcn2E2Fz7d6z.1Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 132
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/99488778795?pwd=oXg76V89VYG9b5I0CIEcn2E2Fz7d6z.1
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
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Seminar: The USC School of Advanced Computing
Thu, Sep 12, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Gaurav S. Sukhatme, Professor, Computer Science and Electrical Computer Engineering at USC
Talk Title: The USC School of Advanced Computing
Abstract: Dr. Sukhatme will describe plans on the newly announced USC School of Advanced Computing and its place within the wider USC initiative on Frontiers of Computing.
Biography: Gaurav S. Sukhatme is Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC) and an Amazon Scholar. He is the Director of the USC School of Advanced Computing and the Executive Vice Dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. He holds the Donald M. Aldstadt Chair in Advanced Computing at USC. He was the Chairman of the USC Computer Science department from 2012-17. He received his undergraduate education in computer science and engineering at IIT Bombay and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from USC. Sukhatme is the co-director of the USC Robotics Research Laboratory and the USC Robotic Embedded Systems Laboratory director. His research interests are in networked robots, learning robots, and field robotics. He has published extensively in these and related areas. Sukhatme has served as PI on numerous NSF, DARPA, and NASA grants. He was a Co-PI on the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS), an NSF Science and Technology Center. He is a Fellow of the AAAS, AAAI, and the IEEE, a recipient of the NSF CAREER award, the Okawa Foundation research award, and an Amazon research award. He is one of the founders of the Robotics: Science and Systems conference. He was the program chair of the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation and the 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Robots and Systems. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Autonomous Robots (Springer Nature) and has served in the past as Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, the IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, and on the editorial board of IEEE Pervasive Computing.
Host: Craig Knoblock
More Info: https://www.isi.edu/events/5111/Seminar:-The-USC-School-of-Advanced-Computing/
Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - 1135/1137
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tricia Olmedo
Event Link: https://www.isi.edu/events/5111/Seminar:-The-USC-School-of-Advanced-Computing/
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Semiconductors & Microelectronics Seminar - Yuanwei Li, Thursday, 9/12 at 2:30pm in EEB 132
Thu, Sep 12, 2024 @ 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Yuanwei Li, Stanford University
Talk Title: Towards Designing Functionality: Nano-Architected Materials for Next-Generation Sustainability and Health Monitoring
Series: Semiconductors & Microelectronics Technology
Abstract: A central aim in materials science is the ability to dictate functionality through deliberate design rules, leading to the synthesis and characterization of targeted structures. Inspired by natural materials' assembly and optical properties, my research develops nano-architected materials from nanoscale to macroscale, each tailored with specific chemical and optical properties. This talk will delve into the intersection of chemistry, nanomaterials, and optical physics to innovate materials for enhanced sustainability and health monitoring applications.My research focuses on designing functional colloidal crystals using principles inspired by the geometric intricacies observed in natural systems. Employing DNA-functionalized inorganic nanoparticles as the building blocks, I have developed multicomponent and porous colloidal crystals through programmable assemblies, advancing the complexity achievable in crystalline structures. These crystals are engineered to possess unique functionalities such as negative refraction, broadband absorption, and significant mechanical robustness. Moreover, I address synthetic challenges in creating porous crystals with tunable pore sizes ranging from 10 to 1000 nm, which can be employed in applications from advanced catalysis to optical devices like invisibility cloaks and miniaturized mechanical components.I extend my expertise to designing intricate metamaterials that synergize bottom-up assemblies with top- down lithography for health monitoring by developing optical biosensors. Focusing on the continuous, multiplexed monitoring of key metabolites associated with chronic stress, my approach integrates high-quality- factor dielectric metasurfaces with plasmonic spherical nucleic acids composed of modular DNA aptamer probes. Demonstrating sub-picomolar sensitivity, this optical sensor enables real-time, multiplexed detection across dense arrays of resonators, potentially revolutionizing portable health monitoring systems.
Biography: Yuanwei Li is a postdoctoral fellow in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University, as a Stanford Science Fellow under the guidance of Prof. Jennifer Dionne. She focuses on developing new optical nanomaterials for biosensing and photocatalysis. She received her PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering at Northwestern University as a Ryan Fellow, working with Prof. Chad Mirkin. Her graduate research focused on the programmable assembly of nanoparticles into colloidal crystals with tailored chemical, optical, and mechanical properties by design. Her work has been published in Nature, Science, Nature Materials, and Science Advances. She received the MRS Graduate Student Award, Outstanding Research Award by the International Institute for Nanotechnology, the SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship, and has been named a Rising Star in Chemical Engineering by MIT.
Host: Jayakanth Ravichandran, Joshua Yang, Chongwu Zhou, Stephen Cronin, Wei Wu
More Information: Yuanwei Li Flyer.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
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An Undergraduate and Graduate Research Project
Thu, Sep 12, 2024 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Astronautical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. James Wertz, Adjunct Professor
Talk Title: Creating an International Lunar University and Living and Working on the Moon in the Near Term
Abstract: The NASA RASC-AL (Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage) student competitionhas a topic this year in “Sustained Lunar Evolution” that fits very well with the spring, 2025 ASTE 523course in “Near-Term Lunar Colonies.” The competition is open to a university group with undergraduateand graduate students. Unfortunately, there is no monetary award, but we will use the project as asubstitute for the course final exam. (You don’t have to take the course to join the competition group.) Recent research suggests that we should be able to create a profitable, income-generating lunarsettlement and an international lunar university that would allow graduate students, faculty,entrepreneurs, and tourists to live, work, and vacation on the Moon in the next 5 to 10 years at moderatecost. There is a catch, however. This needs to be a commercial activity – selling products, vacations, realestate, sponsored research, and other commercial elements and activities and making a rather largeprofit. Of course, that profit comes in part from advertising on the Earth for the product or informationthat you are developing on the Moon. Unfortunately, traditional astronautics professionals know zero (orless) about marketing and commercial activity. We’re offering this seminar (and introduction to the spring semester course at USC) for undergraduateand graduate students and faculty in any area (even astronautics) to get your input, ideas, and wisdom onhow to do this and to see if you would be interested in working on USC’s NASA RASC-AL StudentCompetition for Sustained Lunar Colonization. It will take a range of skills to achieve this – marketing, business, legal, science, architecture, engineeringand quite a few more. Come join us to discuss how this could work for your students, your colleagues, oryou. There is literally a new world available to us. Any questions? Send them to jwertz@smad.com.
Biography: Dr. Wertz is an Adjunct Professor at USC and the President of Microcosm. Hisexpertise ranges from topics such as space mission engineering, low-cost spaceand launch systems, autonomous navigation and orbit control, satellite orbit andattitude systems, and low-cost lunar missions.
Host: Dr. James Wertz
Webcast: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/usc.zoom.us/j/95576853605?pwd=kYw0tmdC73IaHlqWz4aaZkk1vfC4rD.1__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!p47bYWU0GvqWj_jVloaECYBw-5nM45NiS3hO97qdHfGQ9P4wLvCtAGxEzlAp6FZdvJwqfU8N-RezPA$More Information: USC Lunar Seminar V4 9-12-24.pdf
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 306
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Shanya Olivares
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WIE Launch
Thu, Sep 12, 2024 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Student Activity
Women in Engineering (WIE) invites you to kick off the new school year with our fun and engaging launch event. Come join us for some delicious food, make new friends, and meet fellow women in engineering. Learn more about WIE, our community, and the exciting opportunities in store for you. We look forward to seeing you there!
Location: Sign into EngageSC to View Location
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Thelma Federico Zaragoza
Event Link: https://engage.usc.edu/WIE/rsvp?id=397251
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EiS Communications Hub - Tutoring for Engineering Ph.D. Students
Fri, Sep 13, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Come to the EiS Communications Hub for one-on-one tutoring from Viterbi faculty for Ph.D. writing and speaking projects!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 222A
Audiences: Viterbi Ph.D. Students
Contact: Helen Choi
Event Link: https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/eishub/home
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Co Founder Workshop
Fri, Sep 13, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Viterbi Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
University Calendar
Are you participating in a competition this year. Are you ready to find the perfect cofounder match? Join us for a dynamic workshop designed to help you navigate the ins and outs of building a successful entrepreneurial partnership! Whether you're looking for a cofounder now or in the future, or want to strengthen an existing relationship, this event is for you.
Whats in store?
Cofounder Selection Workbook: A step-by-step guide to identifying and evaluating cofounder fit
Experiential Exercises: Hands-on activities to understand what you’re looking for and what’s in it for them
Networking: Connect with like-minded entrepreneurial students ready to collaborate.
Oh, and did we mention the ice cream? Don’t miss out on this sweet opportunity to level up your startup journey!
<a href="worldlabs.org/event/choose-a-co-founder">RSVP</a>Location: 202
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi TIE
Event Link: https://www.worldlabs.org/event/choose-a-co-founder
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AI Seminar-How Far Are We from Achieving AI Automation in the Digital World?
Fri, Sep 13, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Shuyan Zhou, Duke University
Talk Title: How Far Are We from Achieving AI Automation in the Digital World?
Abstract: For years, my dream has been to create autonomous AI agents capable of carrying out tedious procedural tasks (e.g., arranging conference travel), allowing me to focus on more creative and exciting tasks. Modern AI models, especially large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, have suddenly brought us much closer to achieving such AI agents. But, has my dream already come true? In this talk, I will answer this question by delving into our systematic evaluation of AI agents in realistic tasks. The evaluation uncovers many critical limitations of AI agents, such as tool use, abstract reasoning, and knowledge cutoff. It suggests that LLMs are crucial yet early steps towards AI autonomy. To address these challenges, I will introduce our research of a more suitable “language” for AIs, which overcomes the inherent limitations of using natural language for task solving. Finally, I will discuss how to leverage the vast human-authored knowledge available on the Internet more effectively to better equip agents to perform complex tasks autonomously. Zoom Meeting ID: 930 3528 9629Meeting Password: 911619
Biography: Shuyan Zhou is an incoming Assistant Professor at the Computer Science Department at Duke University in Fall 2025. She is currently a researcher at Meta GenAI. She received her Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, where she was advised by Graham Neubig. Her research in AI focuses on creating AI agents for real-world tasks, such as using computers and generating code. Her work has been recognized at top natural language processing and machine learning conferences and journals such as ICLR, ICML, ACL, EMNLP, and TACL. You can find more about her at https://shuyanzhou.com This AI Seminar presentation recorded and posted on our USC/ISI YouTube page within 1-2 business days: https://www.youtube.com/user/USCISI. Subscribe here to learn more about upcoming seminars: https://www.isi.edu/events/
Host: Abel Salinas and Karen Lake
More Info: https://www.isi.edu/events/5093/how-far-are-we-from-achieving-ai-automation-in-the-digital-world/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93035289629?pwd=FHXpqO3SHcKEppeDseLS1Y2d3blmry.1Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - Virtual Only
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/93035289629?pwd=FHXpqO3SHcKEppeDseLS1Y2d3blmry.1
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Pete Zamar
Event Link: https://www.isi.edu/events/5093/how-far-are-we-from-achieving-ai-automation-in-the-digital-world/
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Alfred E.Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering - Seminar series
Fri, Sep 13, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Gerald E. Loeb, M.D., Professor, Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, USC
Talk Title: Bayesian Exploration for Intelligent Haptics and Medical Diagnosis
Abstract: In research, one thing leads to another, often surprisingly. After being asked by DARPA to model control systems for prosthetic arms, we realized that their hands needed tactile sensing technology that didn’t exist, so we invented that and started a company to build the sensors. Then we needed a new form of artificial intelligence to decide what exploratory movements to use with those sensors, so we invented that. Then we realized that the problem of haptic identification of objects was similar to the problem of clinical differential diagnosis. At each step, the clinician must figure out what observation or test will be most useful in arriving at a final diagnosis. So we’re developing that application of Bayesian Exploration now and testing it in a clinic in the USC Ostrow School of Dentistry.
Biography: Gerald Loeb received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and has led research in fundamental neurophysiology and applied neural prosthetics at the US NIH, Queen’s University (Canada) and now University of Southern California. He is Fellow of the US National Academy of Inventors and has been a founder or principal in several companies that have commercialized his inventions. He now directs the USC BME Innovation Space and teaches students about the development and regulation of medical devices.
Host: Jennifer Treweek
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 109
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Carla Stanard
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