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USC Stem Cell Seminar: Ioannis Aifantis, New York University
Tue, Jan 26, 2016 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Ioannis Aifantis, Chair/Department of Pathology, New York University
Talk Title: 3D chromosomal structure in hematopoiesis and leukemia
Series: Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC Distinguished Speakers Series
Abstract: The seminar will focus on the mechanisms of regulation of promoters: enhancer interactions during early stem cell differentiation in the bone marrow. DNA-looping and regulation of RNA Pol II elongation will also be the focus of our study.
Host: Rong Lu
More Info: http://stemcell.usc.edu/events/details/?event_id=916787
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/details/?event_id=916787
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Epstein Institute Seminar - ISE 651
Tue, Jan 26, 2016 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Lauren Cipriano, Ivey Business School Western University in London, Canada
Talk Title: Identifying Best Fitting Inputs in Multi Target Model Calibration
Host: Dr. Julia Higle
More Information: January 26, 2016_Cipriano.pdf
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 206
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Michele ISE
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CS Colloquium: Christopher Ré (Stanford) - DeepDive: A Dark Data System
Tue, Jan 26, 2016 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Christopher Ré, Stanford
Talk Title: DeepDive: A Dark Data System
Series: Yahoo! Labs Machine Learning Seminar Series
Abstract: This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Computer Science Research Colloquium
Many pressing questions in science are macroscopic, as they require scientists to integrate information from numerous data sources, often expressed in natural languages or in graphics; these forms of media are fraught with imprecision and ambiguity and so are difficult for machines to understand. Here I describe DeepDive, which is a new type of system designed to cope with these problems. It combines extraction, integration and prediction into one system. For some paleobiology and materials science tasks, DeepDive-based systems have surpassed human volunteers in data quantity and quality (recall and precision). DeepDive is also used by scientists in areas including genomics and drug repurposing, by a number of companies involved in various forms of search, and by law enforcement in the fight against human trafficking. DeepDive does not allow users to write algorithms; instead, it asks them to write only features. A key technical challenge is scaling up the resulting inference and learning engine, and I will describe our line of work in computing without using traditional synchronization methods including Hogwild! and DimmWitted. DeepDive is open source on github and available from DeepDive.Stanford.Edu.
The lecture will be available to stream HERE . (For best results, right click -> open in new tab).
Biography: Christopher (Chris) Re is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University and a Robert N. Noyce Family Faculty Scholar. His work's goal is to enable users and developers to build applications that more deeply understand and exploit data. Chris received his PhD from the University of Washington in Seattle under the supervision of Dan Suciu. For his PhD work in probabilistic data management, Chris received the SIGMOD 2010 Jim Gray Dissertation Award. He then spent four wonderful years on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, before moving to Stanford in 2013. He helped discover the first join algorithm with worst-case optimal running time, which won the best paper at PODS 2012. He also helped develop a framework for feature engineering that won the best paper at SIGMOD 2014. In addition, work from his group has been incorporated into scientific efforts including the IceCube neutrino detector and PaleoDeepDive, and into Cloudera's Impala and products from Oracle, Pivotal, and Microsoft's Adam. He received an NSF CAREER Award in 2011, an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship in 2013, a Moore Data Driven Investigator Award in 2014, the VLDB early Career Award in 2015, and the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship in 2015.
Host: Yan Liu
Webcast: https://bluejeans.com/745105731Location: Henry Salvatori Computer Science Center (SAL) - 101
WebCast Link: https://bluejeans.com/745105731
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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PDP Information Session
Tue, Jan 26, 2016 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 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 on January 26th! Learn more about this exciting opportunity!
What are the details?
When: Tuesday, January 26 @ 5:00pm
Where: Ronald Tutor Hall (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 Masters 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 Masters Degree
Where can you learn more?
More Progressive Degree information may be found by attending our information session and visiting http://viterbi.usc.edu/pdp! Questions? Email the Viterbi Graduate Admission team at: viterbi.pdp@usc.edu
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Graduate Admission
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Viterbi Spotlight Series: Electrical Engineering
Tue, Jan 26, 2016 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Students will hear from alumni regarding their academic and professional experiences.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Viterbi Undergraduate Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Viterbi Electrical Engineering Alumni Spotlight
Tue, Jan 26, 2016 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Students will hear from alumni panelists about their academic and professional experiences.
To register, click here https://myviterbi.usc.edu/vasa/?PostingID=1234567987.Location: 211
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Diane Yoon
Event Link: https://myviterbi.usc.edu/vasa/?PostingID=1234567987