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Theory and Practice of Lossy Joint Source-Channel Coding
Fri, Feb 06, 2009 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Maria Fresia
Princeton UniversityAbstract: With the communication revolution, the number of mobile, satellite and computer communication systems has grown exponentially with the consequence that the available bandwidth for each service is shrinking. The Shannon source-channel separation principle, a milestone on efficient data transmission, states that the optimal performance can be approached by independently designing the source and the channel codes. Driven by this principle, modern communication systems have been developed accordingly. However, the existing source coding schemes exhibit catastrophic behavior with respect to channel errors, thus inducing a significant sub-optimality in the overall transmission system. In this talk a practical lossy joint source-channel coding approach, aimed at avoiding this catastrophic behavior is presented. Applications of the proposed approach to point-to-point images transmission and to the broadcasting scenario, where several users have to receive data generated from common sources, are illustrated.Biography: Dr. Fresia received the laurea degree (eqv. M. Sc.) in Telecommunications Engineering and the Ph.D. degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the University of Genova, Italy in 2002 and 2006 respectively. From September 2006 to September 2007 she was postdoctoral research associate at the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Louvain la Neuve, Belgium (in collaboration with Prof. Luc Vandendorpe). She is currently a postdoctoral research associate at the Department of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University (in collaboration with Professor H. V. Poor). Her research interests include coding theory and signal processing with particular interest to joint source-channel coding, distributed source coding and unequal error protection for embedded images transmission.Host: Giuseppe Caire, caire@usc.edu, EEB 528, x07326
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
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Best Practices for a Job Search
Fri, Feb 06, 2009 @ 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
EE Students 'Practical Guide' Seminar SeriesSeminar Leaders: Profs. Martin Gundersen and C.-C. Jay KuoDate: Friday, February 6, 11:30 am - 1 pmNew Location:
11:30am - East side of EEB (between SAL and EEB)
12:00pm - EEB 248Website: http://ee.usc.edu/news/practical-guide/* Pizza will be provided by the EE Department.*Abstract: When you are close to graduation, one main goal is to find a good job. There are quite a few things to learn when you are job hunting. Undergraduate activities including research can have a significant impact on the opportunities for graduating students who seek challenging and productive careers. We will present specific examples of undergraduate students who have found career opportunities that resulted from their undergraduate research experience. This seminar will cover several key issues such as the preparation of your resume and telephone and on-site interviews. In addition if you get multiple offers, you will need to make decision which offer to take and learn some negotiation skills. These considerations will also be addressed.Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
