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Events for March
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ECE Seminar: Future of Computer Architecture and Hardware Security
Thu, Mar 06, 2025 @ 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Onur Mutlu, Professor of Computer Science, Information Technology and Electrical Engineering Department, ETH Zürich
Talk Title: Future of Computer Architecture and Hardware Security
Abstract: Computer architecture has been undergoing a revolution with increasing prevalence of heterogeneous, specialized, and massively-parallel hardware systems, to accelerate major data-intensive workloads and enable better system scaling. Hardware for novel computing paradigms (e.g., processing in memory, quantum computing) is already being prototyped and commercialized, and system complexity is increasing. At the same time, hardware security issues at the very low levels have been causing great concern and threatening the benefits and future of even old computing paradigms like speculative execution and main memory (DRAM) scaling. We are at an exciting time when the tensions between low-level architecture/technology innovations and system security problems such innovations expose are being heavily examined, and such tensions are likely to increase for the foreseeable future.
In this talk, we will examine the interplay between computer architecture and system security in modern and emerging computing systems. We will cover major trends in computer architecture and discuss how they may impact hardware and system security. We will examine potential threats as we see them, especially in areas related to the memory hierarchy and data access. We will also examine the requirements security goals may demand from future hardware architectures and technologies. We aim to provide directions that we believe would be fruitful and important to study to proactively address security challenges of emerging hardware architectures and design fundamentally-secure computing systems.
Biography: Onur Mutlu is a Professor of Computer Science at ETH Zurich. He previously held the William D. and Nancy W. Strecker Early Career Professorship at Carnegie Mellon University. His current research interests are in computer architecture, computing systems, hardware security, memory & storage systems, and bioinformatics, with a major focus on designing fundamentally energy-efficient, high-performance, and robust computing systems. He obtained his PhD and MS in ECE from the University of Texas at Austin and BS degrees in Computer Engineering and Psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He started the Computer Architecture Group at Microsoft Research (2006-2009), and held product, research and visiting positions at Intel Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, VMware, Google, and Stanford University. He received various honors for his research, including the 2025 IEEE Computer Society Harry H. Goode Memorial Award, 2024 IFIP WG10.4 Jean-Claude Laprie Award in Dependable Computing (for the original RowHammer work), 2022 Persistent Impact Prize of the Non-Volatile Memory Systems Workshop (for original architectural work on Phase Change Memory), 2021 IEEE High Performance Computer Architecture Conference Test of Time Award (for the Runahead Execution work), 2020 IEEE Computer Society Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award, 2019 ACM SIGARCH Maurice Wilkes Award and tens of best paper or “Top Pick” paper recognitions at various leading computer systems, architecture, and security venues. He is an ACM Fellow, IEEE Fellow, and an elected member of the Academy of Europe. He enjoys teaching, mentoring, and enabling & democratizing access to high-quality research and education. He has supervised 23 PhD graduates, multiple of whom received major dissertation awards, 15 postdoctoral trainees, and more than 60 Master’s and Bachelor’s students. His computer architecture and digital logic design course lectures and materials are freely available on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/OnurMutluLectures & https://www.youtube.com/@CMUCompArch), and his research group (https://safari.ethz.ch/) makes a wide variety of software and hardware artifacts freely available online (https://github.com/CMU-SAFARI). For more information, please see his webpage at https://people.inf.ethz.ch/omutlu/.
Host: Dr. Murali Annavaram, annavara@usc.edu
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/94376879372?pwd=YM8jfM0IB0fawzEFaaNU3bYNsftqaK.1Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/94376879372?pwd=YM8jfM0IB0fawzEFaaNU3bYNsftqaK.1
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mayumi Thrasher
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
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Semiconductors and Microelectronics Technology Seminar - Omer Yaffe, Wednesday, March 12th at 10am in EEB 132
Wed, Mar 12, 2025 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Omer Yaffe, Department of Chemical and Biological Physics Weizmann Institute of Science
Talk Title: Anharmonic Vibrational Dynamics in Crystals: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How Raman Spectroscopy Uncovers It
Series: Semiconductors & Microelectronics Technology
Abstract: Anharmonic vibrational dynamics play a crucial role in determining the physical properties of crystalline materials, impacting thermal conductivity, phase transitions, ion transport, and optoelectronic behavior.In this talk, I will present an intuitive framework for understanding anharmonicity and demonstrate how Raman spectroscopy, combined with coupled mode models, provides a powerful tool for probing these dynamics. I will illustrate this approach through three case studies: (1) the temperature evolution of hydrogen-bond vibrations in glycine crystals, (2) soft modes and phase transitions in bismuth vanadate, and (3) electron-phonon coupling in heavily doped silicon.A key takeaway from this analysis is that modeling with coupled mode pairs, rather than a single damped oscillator, effectively captures material behavior, bridging equilibrium and non-equilibrium dynamics and providing deeper insight into complex vibrational interactions in crystals.
Biography: Omer Yaffe is an Associate Professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science, where he leads a research group focused on anharmonic lattice dynamics. His work combines experimental techniques, particularly advanced Raman spectroscopy, with theoretical modeling to explore how lattice vibrations influence charge transport, phase transitions, and ion conduction.
Host: Jayakanth Ravichandran, Joshua Yang, Chongwu Zhou, Steve Cronin and Wei Wu
More Information: Omer Yaffe_2025-03-12.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
MHI/Physics Joint Seminar, Mark Eriksson, Friday, March 14th at 2pm in EEB 132 & Zoom
Fri, Mar 14, 2025 @ 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Speaker: Mark Eriksson, Wisconsin Quantum Institute and Department of Physics University of Wisconsin-Madison
Talk Title: Quantum computing using electron spins in silicon
Series: MHI Physics Joint Seminar Series
Abstract: Remarkably, the techniques used to make classical silicon CMOS devices can be used to make qubits with excellent performance. The operation of these devices, on the other hand - from the required temperatures to the number of electrons comprising a typical qubit - is very different from what is found in even the most advanced classical integrated circuits. In this talk I will present both a short historical overview of how quantum computing in silicon has developed, as well as the latest results from both our group at Wisconsin and from around the world. I will emphasize the role of integration, including 3D integration, which enables readout of qubits formed in a Si/SiGe by measuring the microwave transmission of a superconducting resonator on a separate substrate, flip-chip bonded to the first. And I will discuss very recent results demonstrating the remarkable properties of silicon quantum wells containing short wavelength oscillations in the concentration of added germanium atoms. Advances like these have, in just the last few years, demonstrated that a future quantum computing technology in silicon will likely integrate sophisticated techniques and knowledge cutting across many different academic departments, from electrical engineering to materials science, computer science, and physics - a feature that makes it an incredibly dynamic (and fun!) field of science and technology.
Biography: Mark A. Eriksson is the John Bardeen Professor of Physics and the Steenbock Professor of Physical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to joining the University of Wisconsin in 1999 he received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1997 and was a postdoctoral member of technical staff at Bell Labs for two years from 1997-1999. Eriksson leads a team studying semiconductor-based quantum computing and focusing on the development of spin qubits in silicon/silicon-germanium gate-defined quantum dots. He also leads the Materials & Integration science and technology thrust area within the DOE-funded Q-NEXT center led by Argonne National Laboratory. Eriksson is a fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Host: Quntao Zhuang, Eli Levinson-Falk, Jonathan Habif, Daniel Lidar, Kelly Luo,k Todd Brun, Tony Levi, Stephan Haas
More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/j/94210354265?pwd=SAYc7H3kA9JiRV7Ktrm2dgelJOCmbV.1
More Information: Mark Eriksson Flyer.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/94210354265?pwd=SAYc7H3kA9JiRV7Ktrm2dgelJOCmbV.1
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
ECE Seminar: Speech-Based Biomarkers for Human Health
Mon, Mar 24, 2025 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Speaker: Dr. Sudarsana Reddy Kadiri, Research Scientist, Signal Analysis and Interpretation Lab (SAIL), Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California
Talk Title: Speech-Based Biomarkers for Human Health
Abstract: Speech is the most natural form of communication between humans, and it carries a wealth of information, including the message, language, speaker's age, gender, emotion, and health status. This talk focuses on the intersection of machine learning and signal processing applied to the field of speech-based biomarkers for human health. Biomarking of human health is a relatively new and promising approach for screening, diagnosis, and monitoring. Speech-based health analytics can provide valuable insights into an individual's health, allowing for early detection of various conditions such as respiratory disorders, voice disorders, cardiovascular disorders, neurological disorders, and mental health disorders. This technology is also convenient, as it enables remote monitoring of health that can be conducted continuously over time, and it requires no physical intervention. In this talk, I will present my recent research on interpretable speech-based biomarkers for laryngeal disorders, Parkinson's disease and heart failure.
Biography: Sudarsana Reddy Kadiri is a Research Scientist at the Signal Analysis and Interpretation Lab (SAIL), University of Southern California, hosted by Prof. Shrikanth Narayanan. Previously, he was a Research Fellow and Postdoctoral Researcher in the Dept. of Information and Communications Engineering at Aalto University, Finland. He earned his Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) from IIIT-Hyderabad, India, in 2018, and his B.Tech. in ECE from JNTU-Hyderabad in 2011. He has been actively involved in teaching and supervision, serving as a Teaching Assistant at IIIT-Hyderabad and a co-teacher at Aalto University. He has co-supervised one Ph.D. student and four master’s thesis students, and is currently co-supervising two Ph.D. students at Aalto University. His research interests include signal processing for biomedical signals, speech science, computational paralinguistics, speech- and multimodal-based health biomarkers, machine/deep learning, and auditory neuroscience. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed research papers and serves as a reviewer for leading journals and conferences, including IEEE, Elsevier, Springer, Frontiers, and PLOS. He was awarded the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Fellowship for his Ph.D. His achievements also include winning two sub-challenges (Vocalizations and Stuttering) in the ACM-MM ComParE Challenge 2022.
Host: Dr. Richard Leahy, leahy@usc.edu
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96359120124?pwd=u5k7bHTJoWgp4lt1pLiXdbO0437Uyy.1Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96359120124?pwd=u5k7bHTJoWgp4lt1pLiXdbO0437Uyy.1
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mayumi Thrasher
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
ECE Seminar: Integrated Quantum Photonics: Engineering Entanglement for Quantum Computing, Networking, and Sensing
Tue, Mar 25, 2025 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Speaker: Dr. Galan Moody, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California Santa Barbara
Talk Title: Integrated Quantum Photonics: Engineering Entanglement for Quantum Computing, Networking, and Sensing
Abstract: Integrated photonics is revolutionizing how we generate, manipulate, and transmit quantum information. While the scalability and manufacturability of silicon photonics has been a driver of many quantum photonic technologies over the past two decades, future progress will require hybrid and heterogeneous integration strategies that can take advantage of different materials. In this presentation, I’ll focus on AlGaAs and InGaP—two III-V semiconductor platforms that combine mature fabrication, a direct bandgap for electrical injection, low-loss operation, and large optical nonlinearities for efficient quantum light generation and conversion. After a brief introduction to the field, I’ll discuss how we fabricate III-V photonic devices at wafer-scale, which we have utilized for high-rate entangled-photon pair generation and squeezing with performance that rivals bulk optics but with orders-of-magnitude smaller footprint and power requirements. I’ll highlight some emerging applications, including: (1) multiplexing arrays of quantum sources for reconfigurable multi-user quantum networking, cryptography, and clock synchronization, (2) development and integration of tunable chip-scale lasers for turnkey and compact quantum modules, and (3) chip-scale squeezed microcombs for quantum-enhanced detectors and sensors. Throughout the talk, I’ll discuss exciting future directions envisioned for engineering quantum photonic systems in the next 5-10 years.
Biography: Galan Moody is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of California Santa Barbara. Prior to this, he was a Research Scientist (2015-2019) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colorado, and a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow at NIST (2013-2015). He received a PhD in Physics (2013) and a BSc in Engineering Physics (2008) from the University of Colorado Boulder. He is a recipient of a US Air Force Young Investigator Program award (2020), an NSF CAREER award (2021), an ACS Rising Star in Photonics Award (2024), and the UCSB College of Engineering outstanding faculty award (2024). He serves as a thrust co-lead and on the executive committee for UCSB’s NSF Quantum Foundry, chairs program committees for several conferences including FiOLS and CLEO, and he is on the editorial board for PRX Quantum and IOP’s Journal of Physics: Photonics.
Host: Dr. Michelle Povinelli, povinell@usc.edu
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/99201515535?pwd=JMsy7VGL8V3MlksSlLid9h4ttXJlXi.1Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 132
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/99201515535?pwd=JMsy7VGL8V3MlksSlLid9h4ttXJlXi.1
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mayumi Thrasher
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor. -
Controls Seminar: Jim Misener
Mon, Mar 31, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Speaker: Jim Misener, Senior Director, Qualcomm Technologies Inc.
Talk Title: En Route to the Intersection of V2X and Automated Vehicles
Abstract: This talk will cover the long journey to vehicle to all ( V2X) communications, focusing on the United States but referencing other global regions as well. It will begin with the safety-focused origins for ad hoc short-range communications, then progress to how the underlying radio access technology works, and the C-V2X vs DSRC comparison where ultimately C-V2X emerged as the protocol of choice in North America. The talk will also cover application profiles for a so-called Day 1 deployment and will end with a prognosis. It will progress to the thesis of the talk, that there is still a journey ahead whereby V2X messages could be used for a dream that many academics, policy makers and some OEMs have, a connected and automated vehicle or CAV with real-time V2X communication the link between vehicles and the nearby infrastructure.
Biography: Jim Misener is Senior Director, Product Management and Global V2X Ecosystem Lead for Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. He develops and executes C-V2X deployment strategies across all global regions, working with automotive, road owner-operator and telecommunications partners to accomplish broad C-V2X deployment. Jim also develops IoT solutions for transportation markets. Previously at Qualcomm Technologies, Jim led the automotive standards team. Jim was a pioneer in vehicle-highway automation and vehicle safety communication at the California Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways (PATH) at UC Berkeley. He served as the PATH Executive Director, Executive Advisor to Booz Allen Hamilton, and as an independent consultant. In these roles Jim has experience and reputation from delivering dozens of technology projects with large scale safety impact. In addition to his roles at Qualcomm Technologies, Jim serves as a 5GAA Board member, ITS America Board member and ITS California senior advisor. He also serves on the IEEE ITS Society Board of Governors and is co-chair of the TRB Roadway Digital Infrastructure Joint Working Group. He established and is the immediate past chair of the SAE C-V2X Technical Committee. Jim is an Advisory Council member to Mobility 21-Traffic 21 University Transportation Center led by Carnegie Melon University and on the Technical Advisory Board to the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation at the University of Michigan. Jim is also a member SAE WCX Technical Advisory Committee. Jim holds BS and MS degrees from UCLA and USC and is an IEEE Fellow.
Host: Dr. Petros Ioannou, ioannou@usc.edu | Dr. Mihailo Jovanovic, mihailo@usc.edu
More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96670292602
More Information: 2025.03.31 ECE Seminar - Jim Misener.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - EEB 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Miki Arlen
Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96670292602
This event is open to all eligible individuals. USC Viterbi operates all of its activities consistent with the University's Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.
