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Events for October 15, 2007
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Engineering Design in the Presence of Errors
Mon, Oct 15, 2007 @ 04:15 PM - 06:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Abstract"Engineering Design in the Presence of Errors"Dr Omid NohadaniOperations Research, MIT and Harvard Medical School In principle, complex systems can be optimized to improve their performance with respect to their desired functionalities. There is numerous evidence showing that if possible errors are not taken into account during the design process, we might lose the actual phenomenon. With this in mind, the field of robust optimization started within the mathematical programming community. Most results, however, were confined to problems with convex objectives. But modern engineering problems have objectives and constraints that are not explicitly given, e.g. numerical simulations describing the problem. In this talk, I will describe the recent advancements in this field which allowed to bridge the gap and provided methods for generic robust design. I will discuss examples in ultrafast optics using chirped mirrors and in cancer treatments with intensity modulated radiation therapy. Surprisingly, the robust solutions in question come at a fairly low price indicating that the advantages are worth the negligible sub-optimality. Because of their generality, the presented methods can be applied to a wide range of engineering design problems. Monday, October 15, 2007, 4:15 PM, Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) 102Refreshments served at 3:45 PM
Location: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 102
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Engineering Design in the Presence of Errors
Mon, Oct 15, 2007 @ 04:15 PM - 06:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Abstract"Engineering Design in the Presence of Errors"Dr Omid NohadaniOperations Research, MIT and Harvard Medical School In principle, complex systems can be optimized to improve their performance with respect to their desired functionalities. There is numerous evidence showing that if possible errors are not taken into account during the design process, we might lose the actual phenomenon. With this in mind, the field of robust optimization started within the mathematical programming community. Most results, however, were confined to problems with convex objectives. But modern engineering problems have objectives and constraints that are not explicitly given, e.g. numerical simulations describing the problem. In this talk, I will describe the recent advancements in this field which allowed to bridge the gap and provided methods for generic robust design. I will discuss examples in ultrafast optics using chirped mirrors and in cancer treatments with intensity modulated radiation therapy. Surprisingly, the robust solutions in question come at a fairly low price indicating that the advantages are worth the negligible sub-optimality. Because of their generality, the presented methods can be applied to a wide range of engineering design problems. Monday, October 15, 2007, 4:15 PM, SLH 102Refreshments served at 3:45 PM
Location: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 102
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Deloitte Consulting Resume Workshop
Mon, Oct 15, 2007 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University Calendar
Deloitte Consulting is holding a Resume Workshop on Monday, Oct. 15, from 6-8pm, tailored to the Business Technology Analyst position as posted on ConnectSC. This is your opportunity to have one of our professional consultants and recruiters give you their opinion on your resume and interviewing skills. They will let you know where you can improve, provide suggestions, and steer you in the right direction. Come learn why Deloitte has been named BusinessWeek Magazine's #1 Place to Launch Your Career!To RSVP for the Resume Workshop, please send an email to Tom Uy, Campus Recruiter, at tuy@deloitte.com, with this subject line: RSVP for USC Resume Workshop. Please include your name, graduation month and year, major, and industry interest. Space is limited, priority will be given to graduating Seniors. Attire is business professional, and confirmations will be sent out starting on Monday, Oct. 8, which will include all logistics.Paul B. Choi, Vice-President of Membership, USC Information Systems Association
Location: TBD
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
