Events for July 19, 2012
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Balancing Depth and Breadth in Undergraduate EE Program - Thoughts from Both Sides of the Interview Table
Thu, Jul 19, 2012 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Bilal Zafar, Qualcomm, Inc.
Talk Title: Balancing Depth and Breadth in Undergraduate EE Program - Thoughts from Both Sides of the Interview Table
Abstract: In The Uses of the University, Clark Kerr argued that one of the biggest challenges for research universities is to improve the quality of undergraduate education. Specifically, Kerr challenged, "how to prepare the generalist as well as the specialist in an age of specialization looking for better generalizations". In the 50 years since Kerr wrote those words, the question has undoubtly gained further importance, especially in rapidly advancing fields like Electrical and Computer Engineering where the industry demands a highly-trained, yet flexible, workforce that can deliver value to the company instantly and adapt continuously.
In this talk, I will talk about this tension between breadth and depth in EE programs and share thoughts on how rapidly popularizing online educational resources (like Coursera, and Udacity) can be instrumental in finding the right balance for students and faculty. I will outline my experience and accomplishments as an educator â from a co-author of children books, to a Teaching Assistant Fellow and instructor -- and what I learned from some harsh comments from my students along the way. The talk will conclude with a short introductory lecture on Computer Architecture.
Biography: Bilal Zafar is a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm Inc. in San Diego, CA. At Qualcomm, Dr. Zafar is part of the Foundation IP team where he leads research and development initiatives related to memories and interconnects. Before joining Qualcomm, he was as a post-doctoral research assistant at the Information Sciences Institute, working on a point design for an Exascale super computer. Concurrently, he was a part-time lecturer at the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering where he taught EE 352 â an undergraduate class in computer architecture for students majoring in CS (Games). Dr. Zafar earned his PhD and MS from the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering in 2011 and 2002, respectively.
Host: Computer Engineering
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Annie Yu
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CENG Seminar
Thu, Jul 19, 2012 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Bilal Zafar , Qualcomm, Inc.
Talk Title: Balancing Depth and Breadth in Undergraduate EE Program - Thoughts from Both Sides of the Interview Table
Abstract: In The Uses of the University, Clark Kerr argued that one of the biggest challenges for research universities is to improve the quality of undergraduate education. Specifically, Kerr challenged, "how to prepare the generalist as well as the specialist in an age of specialization looking for better generalizations". In the 50 years since Kerr wrote those words, the question has undoubtly gained further importance, especially in rapidly advancing fields like Electrical and Computer Engineering where the industry demands a highly-trained, yet flexible, workforce that can deliver value to the company instantly and adapt continuously.
In this talk, I will talk about this tension between breadth and depth in EE programs and share thoughts on how rapidly popularizing online educational resources (like Coursera, and Udacity) can be instrumental in finding the right balance for students and faculty. I will outline my experience and accomplishments as an educator â from a co-author of children books, to a Teaching Assistant Fellow and instructor -- and what I learned from some harsh comments from my students along the way. The talk will conclude with a short introductory lecture on Computer Architecture.
Biography: Bilal Zafar is a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm Inc. in San Diego, CA. At Qualcomm, Dr. Zafar is part of the Foundation IP team where he leads research and development initiatives related to memories and interconnects. Before joining Qualcomm, he was as a post-doctoral research assistant at the Information Sciences Institute, working on a point design for an Exascale super computer. Concurrently, he was a part-time lecturer at the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering where he taught EE 352 â an undergraduate class in computer architecture for students majoring in CS (Games). Dr. Zafar earned his PhD and MS from the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering in 2011 and 2002, respectively.
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Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Estela Lopez
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Frequency-selective Methods for Hyperpolarized 13C Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Thu, Jul 19, 2012 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Angus Z. Lau, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
Talk Title: Frequency-selective Methods for Hyperpolarized 13C Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Abstract: Abstract: Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome in which the heart cannot pump sufficient blood and nutrients to the organs in the body. Increasingly, alterations in cardiac energetics are being implicated as playing an important role in the pathogenesis of heart failure. An understanding of specific metabolic switches which occur during the development of heart failure in patients would be greatly beneficial as a new diagnostic method and for the development of new therapies for patients with failing hearts.
Spatially resolved images of hyperpolarized 13C substrates and their downstream products can provide insight into real-time metabolic processes occurring in vivo, within minutes of injection of a pre-polarized 13C-labeled substrate. Conventional 3D spectroscopic acquisitions require in excess of 100 excitations, making it challenging to acquire full cardiac and respiratory-gated, whole-heart metabolic volumes. In this talk, I will describe progress towards robust and reproducible measurements of cardiac metabolism using frequency-selective methods in hyperpolarized carbon-13 MRI.
Host: Prof. Krishna Nayak
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Talyia Veal
