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EiS Communications Hub - Tutoring for Engineering Ph.D. StudentsMon, Oct 07, 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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CSC/CommNetS-MHI Seminar: Laurent Lessard
Mon, Oct 07, 2024 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Laurent Lessard, Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering } Northeastern University
Talk Title: An automatic system to detect equivalence between iterative algorithms
Series: CSC/CommNetS-MHI Seminar Series
Abstract: Large-scale optimization problems in machine learning, signal processing, multi-agent systems, and imaging have fueled ongoing interest in iterative optimization algorithms. New optimization algorithms are regularly proposed in order to capture more complicated models, reduce computational burdens, or obtain stronger performance and convergence guarantees. But how can we be sure a recently proposed algorithm is novel? Algorithms can be written in different equivalent ways that are not always obvious, and with optimization being increasingly prevalent across different applications, popular algorithms are routinely "re-discovered". In this talk, we present a framework for reasoning about equivalence of iterative algorithms. Our framework is based on concepts from control theory and linear systems theory and can identify equivalence for a variety of algorithm classes: (a) single-oracle algorithms such as gradient-based methods, (b) multi-oracle algorithms such as distributed optimization algorithms, primal-dual methods, and operator-splitting methods, and (c) algorithms that use different but related oracles, such as subdifferentials, proximal operators, and Fenchel conjugates. Our work is a promising step towards an integrated and principled methodology for analyzing and designing control systems that use optimization algorithms "in the loop".
Biography: Laurent Lessard is an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University, Boston, USA, and a core faculty member of the Experiential Institute for AI. He received a B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto, and the M.S. and Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. His research interests include: decentralized control, robust control, optimization, and machine learning. Before joining Northeastern, he was a Charles Ringrose Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Prior to that, he was an LCCC Postdoc in the Department of Automatic Control at Lund University, Sweden, and a postdoctoral researcher in the Berkeley Center for Control and Identification at the University of California, Berkeley. Laurent is a recipient of the Hugo Schuck best paper award and the NSF CAREER award. He is also a Senior Member of IEEE.
Host: Dr. Lars Lindemann, llindema@usc.edu
More Information: 2024.10.07 CSC Seminar - Laurent Lessard.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - EEB 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Miki Arlen
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MEPC + MFC Competition Deadline 10/07/24
Mon, Oct 07, 2024 @ 11:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Viterbi Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Workshops & Infosessions
APPLY TODAY! The application deadline for the Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition (MEPC) and Min Family Challenge (MFC) is today, Monday, October 7, 2024 at 5:00pm. The grand prize for each competition is $50,000.
Submit your application today!
MEPC Application
https://airtable.com/appBsKwv6nCjaKrSd/shrCr1XdNber3UjUd
MFC Application
https://airtable.com/appBsKwv6nCjaKrSd/shrI757XakXFmykThLocation: Online Event
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jason Ordonez
Event Link: https://engage.usc.edu/Viterbitie/rsvp?id=399976
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Epstein Institute, ISE 651 Seminar Class
Tue, Oct 08, 2024 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Zvi Galil, Professor of Computing at Georgia Tech, former Dean of Georgia Tech College of Computing, former Dean of Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science, and former President Tel Aviv University
Talk Title: Georgia Tech's Revolutionary Online Program and the Future of Online Learning in Higher Education
Host: Dr. Randy Hall
More Information: FLYER 651 Zvi Galil 10.8.24.png
Location: TCC 450- access elevator under stairs at Student Union
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Casi Jones/ ISE
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Viterbi - NVIDIA Panel: From College to a Career in Tech
Tue, Oct 08, 2024 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
This event is for Viterbi engineering students only. Please register through Handshake.
Hear from NVIDIA engineers as they discuss their journey through college to a career in tech. Learn which classes and experiences helped them succeed in their current roles and how they continue to grow both personally and professionally. Our speakers will take the time to talk about the impact their team has on NVIDIA products and services, and how those impacts are being seen in the industry. We'll spend time talking about how to navigate the recruiting process and what it takes to be a stand-out candidate.
REGISTER HERE.
This opportunity is intended for University of Southern California students pursuing a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other closely related fields. Please use your university email address to register and be considered for a raffle of some amazing NVIDIA swag.
External employer-hosted events and activities are not affiliated with the USC Viterbi Career Connections Office. They are posted on Viterbi Career Connections because they may be of interest to members of the Viterbi community. Inclusion of any activity does not indicate USC sponsorship or endorsement of that activity or event. It is the participant’s responsibility to apply due diligence, exercise caution when participating, and report concerns to vcareers@usc.eduAudiences: BS, MS, PhD
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
Event Link: https://usc.joinhandshake.com/
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EiS Communications Hub - Tutoring for Engineering Ph.D. Students
Wed, Oct 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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Identifying Critical Scenarios for Automated Driving Safety Validation
Wed, Oct 09, 2024 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Adam Molin, Denso
Talk Title: Identifying Critical Scenarios for Automated Driving Safety Validation
Abstract: Verification and Validation (V&V) processes play a vital role in ensuring the safety and reliability of automated driving. Scenario-based testing in simulation has emerged as an effective approach for identifying critical scenarios that challenge the capabilities of automated driving systems. This presentation aims to explore the methodology to automatically find unknown critical test cases using specification-guided scenario-based testing. The talk will discuss the limitations of current techniques and how these can be overcome by the usage of generative AI for synthesizing critical scenarios.
This lecture satisfies the requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium.
Host: Prof. Jyo Deshmukh
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 136
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
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AAI-CCI-MHI Seminar on CPS
Wed, Oct 09, 2024 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Shai Revzen, Associate Professor Department of Electrical & Computer Science University of Michigan
Talk Title: More legs are different: the surprising simplicity of multi-legged locomotion
Series: EE598 Seminar Series
Abstract: Most of the animals that move with legs in the world do so with six or more legs, yet humans have focused primarily on bipeds and quadrupeds in designing legged robots. This talk will present some theoretical and experimental results that suggest that multi-legged robots with six or more legs exhibit some surprising properties that challenge our anthropocentric intuitions about locomotion. Modeling multi-legged motion fairly accurately, at single percentage points of relative error, turns out to be much easier than naively expected. This is both due to event-selected hybrid systems resolving multi-contact collisions in a smooth way, and due to the surprisingly high accuracy of geometric mechanics models on dry friction problems to which they shouldn't really apply. Together our results suggest that modeling and learning how to move with many legs might be much easier than has previously been thought.
Biography: Shai Revzen is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the University of Michigan's College of Engineering, and holds a courtesy faculty appointment in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He received his PhD in Integrative Biology doing research in the PolyPEDAL Lab at the University of California at Berkeley, and did his postdoctoral work in the GRASP Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to his academic work, Shai spent a decade in the tech industry, rising to Chief Architect R&D of the convergent systems division of Harmonic Lightwaves (HLIT). He is currently co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Acculine Medical, and General Manager of his consulting company, Izun, Inc. In his spare time he does martial arts and studies for a JD Law degree at Wayne State University.
Host: Feifei Qian
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Ariana Perez
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AME Seminar
Wed, Oct 09, 2024 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Rahul Panat, Carnegie Mellon University
Talk Title: Printed 3D Microelectronics: Process Development, Materials Science, and Devices Applications
Abstract: In this research, we develop a printed microelectronics technique based on droplet-based nanoparticle printing using the Aerosol Jet (AJ) technology. A balance between inertia forces and surface forces for the microdroplets (each containing nanoparticles), along with rapid solvent evaporation are used to create highly complex 3D microarchitectures of metals and polymers without auxiliary support and with near-fully dense truss members. Highly intricate 3-D micro-lattices, pillars, interconnects, and spirals are demonstrated. We then use these structures to: (i) study fundamental material science, and (ii) demonstrate device applications with extraordinary performance that cannot be achieved by any other method. For (i), a temperature-gradient-driven mass transport is shown as a new mechanism of 4D printing. For (ii), novel 3D geometry of electrodes enables detection of pathogen antibodies and antigens in 10-12 seconds at femtomolar sensitivities - the fastest detection of disease biomarkers yet reported! This technology is validated through human trials. In addition, the 3D microarchitectures in our lab enable fully customizable brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) that record electrical signals between neurons at densities of thousands of electrodes/cm2, which is 5-10× the current state-of-the-art BCI technologies. The technology was validated through animal testing via recording of the action potentials from the mouse brain. We also demonstrated the printing of high-capacity Li-ion batteries and thin flexible robotic skins with embedded sensors. Lastly, our ongoing work on creating manufacturing digital twins of the AJ printing process is also discussed.
Biography: Prof. Panat is Professor. He is courtesy faculty in the Materials Science and Engineering and the Robotics Institute at CMU. He is also the Associate Director of Research at the Manufacturing Futures Institute at CMU, which is focused on bringing the latest advances in digital technologies to advanced manufacturing. Prof. Panat completed his PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 2004. He joined Intel Corporation’s R&D unit in Chandler, AZ, where he worked for 10 years on microprocessor materials and manufacturing R&D - specifically on 3D heterogeneous integration. At Intel, Dr. Panat led a team of engineers that developed the fabrication process for world’s first halogen-free IC chip. He was part of a team that introduced the first Si chip with a billion transistors. He returned to academia in 2014 and joined CMU in fall 2017. His research is focused on microscale 3D printing and its applications to biomedical engineering, stretchable electronics, and Li-ion batteries. He has obtained > $7.5 million in research funding from US Intelligence agencies, US Air Force, US Army, ARPA-H, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Energy (DOE), National Science Foundation (NSF), and industry. Prof. Panat is recipient of several awards, including MRS gold medal, Mavis Memorial Award, an award at Intel for his work on the halogen-free chip, Struminger Teaching Fellowship, and the Russell V. Trader chair professorship at CMU.
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/
