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Preparing for the Qualifying Exam
Tue, Mar 03, 2009
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Viterbi Engineering Writing Program Presents:"Preparing for the Qualifying Exam"Prof. Armand Tanguay, USC Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical EngineeringProf. Henryk Flashner, USC Department of Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringMost Viterbi School of Engineering doctoral qualifying examinations consist of a defense of the thesis topic. This examination normally focuses on the topic's importance, its relevance to the field and the literature, how the topic advances to the frontier of knowledge, what methods will be used to attack the problem, and anticipated results. Upon passing the qualifying examination, the student advances from the status of PhD aspirant to PhD candidate, and proceed to execute the program of research that will be documented in his or her dissertation.This special joint session of ENGR 502, Writing Skills for Engineering PhD Students, and ENGR 503, Oral Communication Skills for Engineering PhD Students is offered once a year. All pre-qualification Viterbi School doctoral students are invited to attend. Epstein ISE doctoral aspirants are strongly encouraged to attend.March 3, 2009, 3:30 PM, Grace Ford Salvatori (GFS) Room 116
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 116
Audiences: PhD Students
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Preparing for the Qualifying Exam
Tue, Mar 03, 2009 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Viterbi Engineering Writing Program Presents:"Preparing for the Qualifying Exam"Prof. Armand Tanguay, USC Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical EngineeringProf. Henryk Flashner, USC Department of Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringMost Viterbi School of Engineering doctoral qualifying examinations consist of a defense of the thesis topic. This examination normally focuses on the topic's importance, its relevance to the field and the literature, how the topic advances to the frontier of knowledge, what methods will be used to attack the problem, and anticipated results. Upon passing the qualifying examination, the student advances from the status of PhD aspirant to PhD candidate, and proceed to execute the program of research that will be documented in his or her dissertation.This special joint session of ENGR 502, Writing Skills for Engineering PhD Students, and ENGR 503, Oral Communication Skills for Engineering PhD Students is offered once a year. All pre-qualification Viterbi School doctoral students are invited to attend. Epstein ISE doctoral aspirants are strongly encouraged to attend.March 3, 2009, 3:30 PM, Room TBA
Location: TBD
Audiences: PhD Students
Contact: Georgia Lum
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SHC Speaker Event---Mary Beth Formby, CFO
Tue, Mar 03, 2009 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Student Health Council PresentsMary Beth Formby, Chief Financial Officer of Lakewood Regional Medical Center Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 6:00 PM, RGL Room 308Mary Beth Formby has an extensive health care financial background, and has held CFO positions for the past ten years. She was awarded the Tenet "Outstanding CFO" twice (2002 and 2003). She has managed financial turn around of Irvine Regional Hospital while completing systems conversions and integration of major managed care plan. While managing a facility being sold, she exceeded financial targets and kept the facility viable before and after the sale. Additionally, she has been selected as CFO for panel presentation at Tenet's National HR Conference in 2001. Please RSVP to the Student Health Council at mhashc@usc.edu by Friday, February 27th to attend this event.
Location: Ralph And Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) - 308
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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MySpace: 0 - 125 Million Users in 3 years. The Behind the Scenes Story of How They Did It
Tue, Mar 03, 2009 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Title: "MySpace: 0 - 125 Million Users in 3 years. The Behind the Scenes Story of How They Did It"Speaker: Aber Whitcomb, Chief Technology Officer, MySpaceDescription: Come hear the CTO and co-founder of MySpace, Aber Whitcomb, discuss how MySpace went from 0 to 125 million registered users in just 3 years. He will be focusing on the technology behind scaling a high traffic site like MySpace and what it takes to keep it running 24/7.Abstract: Aber Whitcomb is CTO and a co-founder of MySpace where he is responsible for the engineering and technical operations groups of the world's most successful social networking site. In the 5 years since its founding, Aber has overseen the technologies that have enabled MySpace to grow from 0 to nearly 125 million unique visitors worldwide, and to be ranked the most trafficked site by comScore. Aber is a recognized expert in large scale computing, networking and storage and frequently speaks about these matters. He is also the founding partner for OpenSocial standard with Google. Aber will be co-teaching a class this fall at the Information Technology Program in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering on developing social apps.Location: SGM 123Date and Time: March 3, 2009, 6:00–8:00 PMContact: asoni@usc.eduThis event is open to USC students, staff and faculty
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 123
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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MySpace: 0 - 125 Million Users in 3 years. Behind the scenes story of how they did it
Tue, Mar 03, 2009 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
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Description:Come hear the CTO and co-founder of MySpace Aber Whitcomb discuss how MySpace went from 0 to 125 million registered users in just 3 years. We will be focusing on the technology behind scaling a high traffic site like MySpace and what it takes to keep it running 24/7.
Speaker: Aber Whitcomb, Chief Technology Officer, MySpaceAber Whitcomb is CTO and a co-founder of MySpace where he is responsible for the engineering and technical operations groups of the world's most successful social networking site. In the 5 years since its founding, Aber has overseen the technologies that have enabled MySpace to grow from 0 to nearly 125 million unique visitors worldwide, and to be ranked the most trafficked site by comScore. Aber is a recognized expert in large scale computing, networking and storage and frequently speaks about these matters. He is also the founding partner for OpenSocial standard with Google. Aber will be co-teaching a class this fall at the Information Technology Program at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering on developing social apps.To RSVP go to: http://itp.usc.edu/myspacectotalkLocation: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 123
Audiences: Students, Faculty, Staff
Contact: Ashish Soni
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The Decade Ahead: Jobs, Cargo, Competition, and You
Wed, Mar 11, 2009 @ 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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10th CITT State of the Trade and Transportation Industry Town Hall Meeting: "The Decade Ahead: Jobs, Cargo, Competition, and You"Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 6:00-8:30 PMCarpenter Performing Arts Center, CSULB, 6200 Atherton Street, Long Beach, California 90815Attendance and Parking are free -- come early, space is limited!For more information, visit www.uces.csulb.edu/citt or call (562) 985-2872.What threatens the position of the San Pedro Bay Ports complex as the nation's largest trade gateway? What opportunities exist as a result of the ports' willingness to tackle the problem of growth and environment? What drives the decision makers along the supply chain when they choose which ports to use? What is the impact of these decisions on cargo volumes, jobs, and the local economy? Where can you listen to and question a panel of experts and key decision makers along the supply chain addressing the key questions and proposing solutions?How can Southern California keep discretionary cargo from going elsewhere? How do key stakeholders make decisions about where and how to invest? How much is too much when it comes to fees? Who should attend? Anyone involved with and affected by trade and transportation including representatives of longshore, truckers, ocean carriers, marine terminals, freight forwarders, custom brokers, the IMCs, distribution centers, shippers, community leaders, Federal/State/local governments, community leaders, etc.Sponsored by the Center for International Trade and Transportation, and the National Center for Metropolitan Transportation Research
Location: CSULB
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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The Infrastructure Crisis and Private Highways
Thu, Mar 12, 2009 @ 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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The National Center for Metropolitan Transportation Research (METRANS) is pleased to announce: Jose Gomez-Ibanez, the Derek C. Bok Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, will present a special 10th Anniversary Seminar March 12, 2009 at noon in Lewis Hall 101 at USC."The Infrastructure Crisis and Private Highways"Jose Gomez-Ibanez, Derek C. Bok Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy
Kennedy School, Harvard UniversityABSTRACT: Infrastructure policy in the US appears to be at an impasse. On the one hand, most experts agree that we need to invest more in highways and other forms of infrastructure. On the other hand, the public has been reluctant to increase gas taxes, tolls or otherwise increase infrastructure funding. Some have argued that private provision of highways can help break the impasse by tapping private financing or providing the political cover to raise tolls or taxes. But these are not very compelling reasons to have private highways. The more compelling reason is if the private operation can reduce real costs or provide a better quality of service.BIO: Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez is the Derek C. Bok Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at Harvard University, where he holds a joint appointment at the Graduate School of Design and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He teaches courses in economics, infrastructure and transportation policy in both schools. Professor Gomez-Ibanez research interests are in transportation, infrastructure, and economic development, and he has authored or edited a half dozen books including:Regulating Infrastructure: Monopoly, Contracts and Discretion (Harvard University Press, 2003);
Essays in Transportation Economics and Policy: A Handbook in Honor of John R. Meyer (with William Tye and Clifford Winston, Brookings Institution Press, 1999); Going Private: The International Experience with Transport Privatization (with John R. Meyer, Brookings Institution Press, 1993); Regulation for Revenue: The Political Economy of Land Use Exactions (with Alan Altshuler, Brookings Institution Press, 1993); Autos, Transit and Cities (with John R. Meyer, Harvard University Press, 1981); and
Cases in Microeconomics (with Joseph Kalt, Prentice-Hall, 1990). At Harvard, Professor Gomez-Ibanez currently serves as the faculty co-chair (with Henry Lee) of the Infrastructure in a Market Economy executive program at the Kennedy School. In the past he has been the faculty chair of the Masters in Urban Planning Program at the Design School (2001-2004), of the Masters in Public Policy Program at the Kennedy School (1996-1998), of doctoral programs at the Design School (1992-1995), and of the Department of Urban Planning and Design at the Design School (1984-1988).Professor Gomez-Ibanez received his A.B. in government from Harvard College in 1970 and his M.P.P. and Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard in 1972 and 1975, respectively.Location: Ralph And Goldy Lewis Hall (RGL) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Michael T. Fiore, Chairman and CEO of Vantage Oncology
Thu, Mar 12, 2009 @ 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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The USC Health Care Business Club presents a leading Southern California entrepreneur, Michael T. Fiore, Chairman and CEO of Vantage Oncology. Vantage Oncology is a venture backed, very rapidly growing healthcare services company in a critical medical sector. Mr. Fiore joined Vantage Oncology as its Chairman and CEO in 2002 and has more than eleven years of experience in the development and operation of cancer treatment facilities including radiation therapy. He was the COO of Salick Health Care, a publicly traded cancer services company with over 30 sites, and the former president of its cancer center subsidiary. Under his direction, Salick's revenue reached approximately $200 million prior to its sale to Zeneca in 1997 for $450 million. Previously, he served as Vice President of American Medical International (now Tenet Healthcare), an owner and operator of hospitals. Mr. Fiore has an MBA from Harvard University and a BA in Economics from Amherst College. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. Vantage Oncology's corporate headquarters is located in Manhattan Beach, CA. For more information on the company please check out its website at www.vantageoncology.com.After his talk, there will be food and refreshments and an opportunity to network with the speaker. Please RSVP to uschcbc@gmail.com or join the event Facebook group
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=53080779567 if you would like to attend.Date: March 12, 2009Location: Leventhal School of Accounting Room 310Time: 7:00 pmQuestions should be directed to Trevor W. Kaufman [tkaufman@usc.edu].Location: Leventhal School of Accounting Room 310
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Special Address to the USC Health Care Business Club
Thu, Mar 12, 2009 @ 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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By Michael T. Fiore, CEO of Vantage Oncology Thursday, March 12th ACCT 310 7:30-9:00pm. Mr. Fiore joined Vantage Oncology as its Chairman and CEO in 2002 and has more than eleven years of experience in the development and operation of cancer treatment facilities including radiation therapy. He was the COO of Salick Health Care, a publicly traded cancer services company with over 30 sites, and the former president of its cancer center subsidiary. Under his direction, Salick's revenue reached approximately $200 million prior to its sale to Zeneca in 1997 for $450 million. Previously, he served as Vice President of American Medical International (now Tenet Healthcare), an owner and operator of hospitals. Mr. Fiore has an MBA from Harvard University and a BA in Economics from Amherst College. Please RSVP to uschcbc@gmail.com by Friday, March 6, 2009, 5:00 pm to attend this event. Should you have any questions, please email Tiffany at tortega@usc.eduUpcoming Events:March 26: Scott Huennekens, Chairman & CEO of Volcano Corporation April 2: Chris Van Gorder, CEO Scripps Hospital April 9: Dr. Chu, CEO Kaiser So Cal April 16: Howard P. Greenwald, Ph.D., USCWe look forward to seeing you there!
Location: Elaine & Kenneth Leventhal School Of Accounting (ACC) - T 310
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Process Improvement in Health Care, March 19-21, 2009
Thu, Mar 19, 2009
Executive Education
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The Process Improvement in Health Care short course combines the field of Industrial and Systems Engineering with the needs of the health care industry.Benefits- Reduce hospital costs and improve patient care by identifying and correcting bottlenecks, delays and other patient flow problems- Learn to independently implement Six-Sigma, Lean thinking, Total Quality Management and additional process improvement methods - Hands-on learning can be tailored to your organizational needs For more information and to register visit: http://viterbi.usc.edu/shortcourses.
Location: USC's Campus/Online
Audiences: Registered Attendees Only
Contact: Meghan McKenna
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A Probabilistic Numerical Method for Fully Nonlinear Parabolic PDEs
Mon, Mar 23, 2009 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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MATHEMATICAL FINANCE COLLOQUIUMSpeaker: Nizar TouziEcole Polytechnique, Paris, FranceAbstract: We suggest a probabilistic numerical scheme for fully nonlinear PDEs as a natural combination of Monte Carlo and finite differences. In the semilinear case, this scheme corresponds to the Monte Carlo scheme suggested by the representation of the solution in terms of backward stochastic differential equations. Our first main result provides the convergence of the discrete-time approximation and derives a bound on the discretization error in terms of the time step. An explicit implementable scheme requires to approximate the conditional expectation operators involved in the discretization. This induces a further Monte Carlo error. Our second main result is to prove the convergence of the latter approximation scheme, and to derive an
upper bound on the approximation error. Numerical experiments are performed for the approximation of the
solution of the mean curvature flow equation in dimensions two and three, and for two and five-dimensional (plus time) fully-nonlinear Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations arising in the theory of portfolio optimization in financial mathematics.MONDAY, 3/23/09, 3:00-4:00 PM, DRB 337Location: Eileen & Kenneth T. Norris Dental Science Center (DEN) - ny Research Building 337
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Hotter Than a Volcano – the Explosive Growth of a Startup into a Red Hot IPO
Thu, Mar 26, 2009 @ 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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WHAT: The USC Health Care Business Club presents an evening with USC undergraduate alumnus R. Scott Huennekens, the President and CEO of Volcano Corporation. Huennekens will discuss the process of taking a company public as well as the place medical devices and medical device companies have in saving lives.Volcano develops and manufactures products for minimally invasive treatment of atherosclerosis in the coronary and peripheral arteries. The market potential for products Volcano is selling and developing is over $2 billion.Huennekens started as the company's 11th employee, and has led Volcano from a pre-revenue start-up to its IPO in June 2006, which included raising more than $200 million of private and public equity. The company now has more than 1,000 employees and over 800 million in market capitalization. Volcano's stock was the No. 1 performing Med Tech IPO of 2006 and is up approximately 100% since its IPO. Volcano's current revenue run rate is over $200 million and has been growing at a rate in excess of 30% per year. The company's revenues are global in nature with about 50% in the U.S. and 50% outside the U.S.WHO: Scott Huennekens has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Volcano Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Directors since April 2002. Before joining Volcano, Huennekens served as the President and CEO of Digirad Corporation, a medical imaging company. Huennekens holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. from Harvard University. WHEN: Thursday, March 26, at 7:30 pmWHERE: Hoffman Hall, Room 1 on the University Park campus.RSVP: Please RSVP to uschcbc@gmail.com or the USC Health Care Business Club Facebook Event group http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=49220402324 if you would like to attend.MORE: Light refreshments will be served.
Location: H. Leslie Hoffman Hall Of Business Administration (HOH) - Room 1
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
