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Events for October 25, 2024
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EiS Communications Hub - Tutoring for Engineering Ph.D. StudentsFri, Oct 25, 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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Alfred E.Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering - Seminar series
Fri, Oct 25, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Summer Decker and Dr. Jonathan Ford, Director Center for Innovation in Medical Visualization Grace Whisler Endowed Professor in Medicine Professor of Clinical Radiology, Surgery, and Pathology/ Dr. Ford, Associate Director of the Center and Associate Professor in Clinical Radiology, Surgery,
Talk Title: Personalized Medicine for a 3D Patient
Abstract: 3D medical technologies are revolutionizing healthcare and allowing for more personalized medicine and rapid innovation in the hospital setting. New USC faculty members, Dr. Summer Decker and Dr. Jonathan Ford, established one of the nation’s most recognized point-of- care 3D teams at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. They will present on their work in validating the technologies, their medical innovations, and clinical impact as well as discuss their new USC Center for Innovation in Medical Visualization in the Keck School of Medicine.
Biography: Dr. Summer Decker - Biography
Summer J. Decker, PhD, is the inaugural director of the Center for Innovation in Medical Visualization at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine as where she is the Grace Whisler Endowed Professor in Medicine and holds appointments in Clinical Radiology, Surgery and Pathology.
Dr. Decker graduated with her doctorate in medical sciences from the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in 2010 specializing in Pathology and Medical Imaging (Clinical Radiology) and then spent 12 years as the founder and director of the 3D Clinical Applications Division in the USF Health Department of Radiology at Tampa General Hospital. She served as the department’s Vice Chair of Radiology for Research and Innovation and associate radiology residency program director. She also held appointments in the Departments of Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Pathology as well as in the USF College of Engineering’s Department of Medical Engineering. Their 3D team worked with physicians at Tampa General Hospital, Moffitt Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, as well as the James A Haley VA and Bay Pine VA hospitals. Under her leadership, the USF/TGH 3D Clinical Applications lab gained world renown as one of the most innovative 3D medical labs globally.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Decker led a national team that designed and developed a 3D printed nasopharyngeal swab for COVID diagnostics to address the international crisis in testing due to global supply chain shortages, which has been used in more than 60 countries. It was recognized by Fast Company’s the 2021 World Changing Idea Award finalist. For her work, she has won several humanitarian awards including the United States Patent and Technology Office’s 2023 Patents for Humanity Award, the Arthur P. Gold Foundation 2021 National Champions of Healthcare award, as well as the International FormLabs Impact Award for her work’s impact on humanity and healthcare through 3D technologies.
Dr. Decker serves on the Board of the International Society of Forensic Radiology and Imaging where she is the senior associate editor for the journal Forensic Imaging and associate editor of the journal, 3D Printing in Medicine. She was appointed to the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)’s Science Council and serves as the co-chair of the RSNA’s Vice Chairs for Research Committee. She currently serves on the Board as Vice Chair of the RSNA’s 3D Special Interest Group where she leads also leads the Education Committee, as well as the president-elect for the Association of Academic Radiology (AAR)’s Radiology Research Alliance. She currently serves as a 3D Printing Advisor for the American College of Radiology’s Committee on Reimbursement.
Dr. Jonathan Ford - Biography
Dr. Jonathan Ford is the inaugural associate director of the Center for Advanced Visualization Technologies in Medicine at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine He holds appointments in Clinical Radiology, Surgery and Pathology as an associate professor. He also holds appointments in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Dr. Ford graduated with his doctorate in Engineering from the University of South Florida College of Engineering in 2013 specializing Biomedical Engineering. He then spent over 10 years as the technical director of the 3D Clinical Applications Division in the Department of Radiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine and Tampa General Hospital. He also held an associate professor appointment in the USF College of Engineering, Department of Medical Engineering. The team, led by Dr. Summer Decker, worked with physicians at Tampa General Hospital, Moffitt Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, as well as the James A. Haley VA and Bay Pine VA hospitals.
He holds multiple patents from his work in 3D modeling and printing. He also serves as an advisor for numerous industry and society committees such as the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) where he helps lead the Healthcare Additive Manufacturing Advisory Group. His work has won international awards and recognitions including the International FormLabs Impact Award for his work’s impact on humanity and healthcare through 3D technologies
Working with Dr. Decker as a team for more than a decade, they have been able to build their 3D Clinical Applications lab into one of the most innovative 3D medical labs globally.
Host: Qifa Zhou
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 109
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Carla Stanard
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Program Analysis for Block-Based Learners Programs
Fri, Oct 25, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Gordon Fraser, PhD, Computer Science Professor - University of Passau, Germany
Talk Title: Program Analysis for Block-Based Learners Programs
Abstract: Programming is increasingly taught using dedicated block-based programming environments such as Scratch. While the use of blocks instead of text prevents syntax errors, learners can still make semantic mistakes implying a need for feedback and help. While professional programmers receive this support from efficient program analyses built into their IDEs, block-based programming environments offer no such support. In this talk I will describe some of our efforts to remedy this issue, ranging from static source code linting, search-based testing, interrogative debugging, automated program repair, to neural program analysis. The colourful and small nature of learners’ programs is deceiving, as the game-like, highly concurrent and event-driven nature of the programs poses unique challenges for these analyses.
This lecture satisfies the requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium.
IN-PERSON LECTURE ONLY
Biography: Gordon Fraser is a full professor in Computer Science at the University of Passau, Germany. He received a PhD in computer science from Graz University of Technology, Austria, in 2007, worked as a post-doc at Saarland University, and was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield, UK. The central theme of his research is improving software quality, and his recent research concerns the prevention, detection, and removal of defects in software.
Host: Prof. William GJ Halfond, PhD
Location: Corwin D. Denney Research Center (DRB) - 146
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
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ISSS - Dr. Hyun-Sik Kim, Friday, October 25th at 2pm in EEB 132 and Zoom
Fri, Oct 25, 2024 @ 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Hyun-Sik Kim, Associate Professor, KAIST
Talk Title: Exploring Ways to Maximize Efficiency and Performance in Low-Dropout (LDO) Regulators
Series: Integrated Systems
Abstract: Low-dropout (LDO) regulators are ideal off- and on-chip solutions for powering noise-sensitive loads due to their ripple-less output. LDOs also have many benefits over switch-mode dc-dc converters, such as rapid transient response, excellent power supply rejection (PSR), and compact footprint. Unfortunately, they suffer from an inescapable disadvantage: poor power efficiency; this is primarily caused by a considerable dropout voltage (VDO). Reducing VDO to improve efficiency often leads to a significant drop in LDO's regulation performance. Because of this, most LDOs are designed with a large VDO, making them perceived as energy-consuming components of power management systems. This talk will delve into effective ways to extremely minimize the dropout voltage without compromising performance, aiming for energy-efficient LDO regulators. We will begin with a thorough investigation of operational principles, analyses, and strategies, exploring trade-offs among key performance metrics. Next, several promising approaches to realizing energy-efficient LDO regulators will be investigated, including traditional digital LDOs, a dual-rail analog/digital-hybrid LDO, a triode-region LDO, and a voltage/current-hybrid (VIH) LDO. Finally, the technical merits and flaws of each high-efficiency LDO topology will be investigated by comparing them. In this talk, I will also share my insights from my experience developing the VIH LDO regulator that achieves 98.6% efficiency and a -75dB PSR at 30kHz.
Biography: Hyun-Sik Kim is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea. He received his B.S. degree (Hons.) in electronic engineering from Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea, in 2009, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from KAIST, in 2011 and 2014, respectively. His research interests include the CMOS analog-integrated circuit designs, with an emphasis on display drivers, power managements, and sensory readout chips. Prof. Kim was a recipient of two Gold Prizes in the 18th and 19th Samsung Human-Tech Paper Awards in 2012 and 2013, respectively, the IEEE SSCS Pre-Doctoral Achievement Award in 2014, the IEEE SSCS Seoul Chapter Best Student JSSC Paper Award in 2014, and the KAIST Technology Innovation Award in 2022. He served as a Guest Editor for the IEEE SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS LETTERS (SSC-L) and was a member of the Technical Program Committee (TPC) for the IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC) from 2016 to 2023. He is currently serving on the TPC for the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) and is the TPC Subcommittee Chair for the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC). He has been appointed as a Distinguished Lecturer (DL) in the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) for the term 2024-2026.
Host: MHI - ISSS, Hashemi, Chen and Sideris
More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92995535728
More Information: MHI_Seminar_Flyer_Kim_Oct25_2024.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92995535728
