Events for February 18, 2009
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Tools for Travel Corridor Management
Wed, Feb 18, 2009 @ 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
SPEAKER: Alex Kurzhanskiy, Postdoctoral Researcher, EECS Department, University of California, BerkeleyDATE: Wednesday, February 18, 2009TIME: 12:00-1:30LOCATION: Lewis Hall (RGL) 103RSVP: Adam Gardner, amgardne@usc.edu**Lunch Will Be Served**ABSTRACT: The operational strategies designed to improve traffic conditions on congested travel corridors (freeways and surrounding arterials) are:• Demand management, which focuses on reducing excessive demand;• Incident management, which targets resources to alleviate accident hot spots;• Traveler information, which potentially reduces traveler buffer time;• Traffic control, which implements aggressive ramp metering at locations where significant reductions in congestion are likely to occur.Aurora Road Network Modeler is a tool set that provides quick quantitative assessment of operational strategies. It is based on the Aurora object-oriented framework, designed to model flows in networks. Its basic objects, nodes and links, allow the user to construct heterogeneous road networks. Various event classes make it possible to generate simulation scenarios. The monitor objects can keep track of the state at selected nodes and links, coordinate control actions at nodes, or generate events at nodes or links when the monitored states reach certain thresholds. Aurora RNM uses macroscopic Cell Transmission Model that represents traffic as a compressible fluid in terms of flow, density and speed. The talk will present Aurora RNM and show how it can be used in corridor management.Aurora RNM website: http://code.google.com/p/aurorarnmBIO: Alex Kurzhanskiy received his M.A. in Applied Mathematics from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia, in 1998. From 1998 to 2003 he worked as an engineer and consultant for several Silicon Valley companies. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley in 2007. Currently he is postdoctoral researcher at the EECS Department of UC Berkeley. His research interests include dynamical systems estimation, reachability analysis and control, robust convex optimization, and their application to transportation systems.
Location: Ralph And Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) - 103
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Deloitte Consulting - Case Workshop
Wed, Feb 18, 2009 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
USC Information Systems AssociationWHAT: Deloitte Consulting - Case WorkshopWHEN: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 6:00 PMWHERE: HOH 422 "Deloitte" is the brand under which 165,000 dedicated professionals in independent firms throughout the world collaborate to provide audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, and tax services to selected clients. These firms are members of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu ("DTT"), a Swiss Verein. In the United States, Deloitte LLP is the member firm of DTT. Client services are primarily provided by the subsidiaries of Deloitte LLP, including:· Deloitte & Touche LLP · Deloitte Consulting LLP · Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP · Deloitte Tax LLPwww.deloitte.com/USC ISA is an organization that helps students learn more details about career opportunities in the Information Systems, Information Technology, or Consulting industries. The group invites large firms every week to our information sessions, which give students an opportunity to learn more about the firm and network with professionals. If you have are curious about these industries and companies, please feel free to drop by any weekly meeting. All our events are free and have free food. Minimum dress is business casual for events. All students of any major are welcome. Invite as many friends as you would like!
Location: H. Leslie Hoffman Hall Of Business Administration (HOH) - 422
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Evening with Industry
Wed, Feb 18, 2009 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
Society of Women Engineers Presents "Evening with Industry"Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2008 Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Place: Radisson Hotel Registration deadline: February 13, 2008 SWE is now gearing up for its 3rd annual Evening with Industry, held at the Radisson Ballroom on February 18, 2009 from 6pm to 8pm. This year, we have a wide range of company representatives attending that want to talk to you! This is a unique opportunity to network with representatives and learn about companies the evening before the career fair--all over a three-course dinner. Companies attending: Aera Energy, AMO, Amgen, ATK, BAE Systems, Cisco, Intel, Lockheed, Microsoft, Northrop, Qualcomm, Raytheon, Xerox, Sun Microsystems, and JPL. This event is free for SWE members, and $15 for non-SWE members, so join now! Seating is limited and on a first-come/first-serve basis, so please register as soon as possible. Find out more about this event at http://www-scf.usc.edu/~sweusc/ewi/students.html
Location: Radisson Hotel
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
