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DREAM Industry Mentorship speaker series
Mon, Nov 04, 2024 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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DREAM connects students with experienced industry professionals from a variety of tech and destination companies who help them create a vision for their futures, align their careers around purpose, and build character in the context of growth, reinvention, and constant change. Industry mentors discuss how professional challenges present opportunities for character and leadership development. This event features strategic business executive Richard Au discussing the evolving landscape of big tech companies and finding work life balance.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 217
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Elisabeth Arnold Weiss
Event Link: https://cglink.me/2nB/r400350
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USC Quantum Technologies Forum
Thu, Nov 07, 2024 @ 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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The USC Quantum Initiative will be publicly announced on Nov 7 with an all-day event (9-5:30) at USC Town and Gown Ballroom – USC Quantum Technologies Forum. We are expecting more than 150 attendees with more than 50 corporate representatives, including VCs and start-ups, plus USC quantum faculty, students, and staff, along with quantum faculty colleagues from other Southern California universities and some local govt officials. Must be registered by Nov 4 to attend. Contact: Maurena Nacheff-Benedict, Asst Dean, Viterbi Corporate & Foundation Relations
Location: Town & Gown (TGF) -
Audiences: By invitation
Contact: Andie Self
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DREAM Industry Mentorship speaker series
Fri, Nov 08, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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DREAM connects students with experienced industry professionals from a variety of tech and destination companies who help them create a vision for their futures, align their careers around purpose, and build character in the context of growth, reinvention, and constant change. Industry mentors discuss how professional challenges present opportunities for character and leadership development. This event features digital media and entertainment leader Josh Auffret in conversation about his path from undergraduate film student at USC to head of UX program and operations at Google.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 109
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Elisabeth Arnold Weiss
Event Link: https://cglink.me/2nB/r400351
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PhD Dissertation Defense - Ayush Jain
Wed, Nov 13, 2024 @ 04:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
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Presentation Title: Decision Making in Complex Action Spaces
Committee Members: Erdem Biyik, Joseph J Lim, Gaurav Sukhatme, Stefanos Nikolaidis, Feifei Quan
Date and Time: Wed., Nov. 13th, 2024: 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Location: VHE 214
Abstract: The action space of a reinforcement learning agent defines how it interacts with the world, whether selecting discrete items in a recommender system or controlling continuous movements in robotics. An agent is considered optimal when, at every step, it chooses an action within its action space that maximizes the expected future return. In this thesis, I study the relationship between expected returns and action space, identifying three key complexities that make certain tasks challenging. Specifically, I address decision-making in (1) unseen actions, such as new items to recommend; (2) changing action spaces, like variable inventory or toolset; and (3) locally optimal actions that hinder the search for the global best action. For each, we propose solutions to enhance agent adaptability and decision-making across complex action spaces.
Zoom Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/91845196972?pwd=ghI6Q1gZmsmvonVUlFOTffDLAFwFY9.1Location: Vivian Hall of Engineering (VHE) - 214
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Ayush Jain
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DREAM Industry Mentorship speaker series
Mon, Nov 18, 2024 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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DREAM connects students with experienced industry professionals from a variety of tech and destination companies who help them create a vision for their futures, align their careers around purpose, and build character in the context of growth, reinvention, and constant change. Industry mentors discuss how professional challenges present opportunities for character and leadership development. This event features actor and activist Emily Proctor on navigating life transitions and what she learned on her journey through Hollywood and beyond.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 217
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Elisabeth Arnold Weiss
Event Link: https://cglink.me/2nB/r400352
