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ECE-S Seminar - Dr Yi Ding
Thu, Apr 06, 2023 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr Yi Ding, Postdoctoral Associate & NSF Computing Innovation Fellow | CSAIL, MIT
Talk Title: A Holistic View on Machine Learning for Systems
Abstract: Improving computer system performance and resource efficiency are long-standing goals. Recent approaches that use machine learning methods to achieve these goals rely on a predictor that predicts the latency, throughput, or energy consumption of a sub-computation to, for example, aid hardware resource management or scheduling. In this talk, I will present a holistic view on machine learning for systems. I will demonstrate that maximizing machine learning prediction accuracy does not always optimize system behavior. Instead, my research vision focuses on a holistic view on machine learning for systems. The key insight in achieving this vision is understanding the cost structure of systems problems and then making proper tradeoffs between different steps within the process. Based on this vision, I will introduce a couple of machine learning for systems solutions to meet different system goals such as energy and performance. I will conclude the talk with my future directions.
Biography: Yi Ding is an NSF Computing Innovation Fellow and Postdoctoral Associate at MIT CSAIL. Her research interests focus on co-designing machine learning and systems approaches that enhance computer system performance and resource efficiency. She is a recipient of 2020 CRA/CCC/NSF Computing Innovation Fellowship, a Rising Stars in EECS Workshop participant, and a recipient of Meta Research Award. Before MIT, she received her PhD in computer science from the University of Chicago. Website: https://y-ding.github.io/.
Host: Dr Chris Torng, ctorng@usc.edu | Dr Massoud Pedram, pedram@usc.edu
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/91455259066?pwd=dHdrZnhtRUh2KzhDQnhUZHhaTmQ5QT09More Information: ECE Seminar Announcement 04.06.2023 - Yi Ding.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - EEB 132
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/91455259066?pwd=dHdrZnhtRUh2KzhDQnhUZHhaTmQ5QT09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Miki Arlen
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CS Colloquium: Maithilee Kunda (Vanderbilt University) - Reasoning with visual imagery: Research at the intersection of autism, AI, and visual thinking
Thu, Apr 06, 2023 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Maithilee Kunda, Vanderbilt University
Talk Title: Reasoning with visual imagery: Research at the intersection of autism, AI, and visual thinking
Series: CS Colloquium
Abstract: While decades of AI research on high-level reasoning have yielded many techniques for many tasks, we are still quite far from having artificial agents that can just "sit down" and perform tasks like intelligence tests without highly specialized algorithms or training regimes. We also know relatively little about how and why different people approach reasoning tasks in different (often equally successful) ways, including in neurodivergent conditions such as autism. In this talk, I will discuss: 1) my lab's work on AI approaches for reasoning with visual imagery to solve intelligence tests, and what these findings suggest about visual cognition in autism; 2) how imagery-based agents might learn their domain knowledge and problem-solving strategies via search and experience, instead of these components being manually designed, including recent leaderboard results on the very difficult Abstraction & Reasoning Corpus (ARC) ARCathon challenge; and 3) how this research can help us understand cognitive strategy differences in people, with applications related to neurodiversity and employment. I will also discuss 4) our Film Detective game that aims to visually support adolescents on the autism spectrum in improving their theory-of-mind and social reasoning skills.
This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium
Biography: Maithilee Kunda is an assistant professor of computer science at Vanderbilt University. Her work in AI, in the area of cognitive systems, looks at how visual thinking contributes to learning and intelligent behavior, with a focus on applications related to autism and neurodiversity. She directs Vanderbilt's Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence and Visual Analogical Systems and is a founding investigator in Vanderbilt's Frist Center for Autism & Innovation.
She has led grants from the US National Science Foundation and the US Institute of Education Sciences and has also collaborated on large NSF Convergence Accelerator and AI Institute projects. She has published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (JADD), the premier journal for autism research, as well as in AI and cognitive science conferences such as ACS, CogSci, AAAI, ICDL-EPIROB, and DIAGRAMS, including a best paper award at the ACS conference in 2020. Also in 2020, her research on innovative methods for cognitive assessment was featured on the national news program CBS 60 Minutes, as part of a segment on neurodiversity and employment. She holds a B.S. in mathematics with computer science from MIT and Ph.D. in computer science from Georgia Tech.
Host: Jyo Deshmukh
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition Semi Finals
Thu, Apr 06, 2023 @ 04:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Viterbi Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Receptions & Special Events
Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition Semi Finals
Come and hear pitches from the Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition (MEPC) teams in this years 2023 program. Hear about deep technology businesses as participants compete to make the finals.Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi TIE
