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Events for April 11, 2025
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EiS Communications Hub - Tutoring for Engineering Ph.D. StudentsFri, Apr 11, 2025 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Viterbi Ph.D. students are invited to drop by the Hub for instruction on their writing and speaking tasks! All tutoring is one-on-one and conducted by Viterbi faculty.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 222A
Audiences: Viterbi Ph.D. Students
Contact: Helen Choi
Event Link: https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/eishub/home
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. -
Alfred E.Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering - Seminar series
Fri, Apr 11, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Morgan Huse, Ph.D., Member, Immunology Program at MSKCC
Talk Title: âÂÂMechanoregulation of Anti-tumor ImmunityâÂÂ
Abstract: The Huse lab studies the structure and function of dynamic immune cell-cell interactions. We are particularly interested in the immunological synapses formed between cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and the transformed or infected target cells they aim to destroy. In recent years, CTL-mediated killing has emerged as a central component of several promising anti-cancer immunotherapies. Hence, a better understanding of the mechanisms controlling this process could provide avenues for enhancing the potency and specificity of CTLs in clinical contexts. Using a combination of synthetic chemistry, materials science, single cell biophysical assays, and fluorescence video-microscopy, we have 1) identified critical signaling pathways required to establish the cytoskeletal architecture of the synapse, and 2) established a novel role for mechanical force in controlling the potency and specificity of killing responses. These results have spawned a more holistic understanding of how physical and chemical processes synergize to facilitate intercellular communication in the immune system.
Biography: Dr. Huse grew up in East Asia before completing high school in Los Angeles. After graduating from Harvard University with a degree in Biochemical Sciences, he carried out doctoral work at the Rockefeller University in the labs of John Kuriyan and Tom Muir. His Ph.D. thesis focused on the phosphoregulation of the TGFβ receptor. Dr. Huse then worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Mark Davis’ lab at Stanford University, where he studied signal transduction and polarized effector responses in T cells. He took a position in the MSKCC Immunology Program in 2007. Since then, his lab has investigated the dynamic architecture of immune cell-cell interactions. He has studied key signaling pathways required for the elaboration of specific interfacial structures and the importance of mechanical force as an avenue for communication between immune cells and their targets. His talk today will describe recent studies from his lab aimed at understanding the mechanoregulation of immune effector responses.
Host: Peter Yingxiao Wang- Chair of Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 109
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Carla Stanard
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. -
AI Seminar- How I learned to stop worrying and love AI
Fri, Apr 11, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: William Regli, University of Maryland
Talk Title: How I learned to stop worrying and love AI
Series: AI Seminar
Abstract: In Voltaire’s Candide, Dr. Pangloss is relentlessly optimistic in the face of novella’s unflinching portrait of the human condition; his opposite, Martin, is pessimistic and cynical. Today’s developments around Artificial Intelligence are being driven by similarly opposing forces. The Panglossian approach views AI as humanity’s grasping of Promethean fire whereas others see existential risk and threats to human safety, privacy, and wellbeing. We might hope that the reality is somewhere in between; and we might suspect that the reason for these extreme views is that we probably have the problems around AI framed incorrectly.This presentation attempts to summarize my personal views regarding AI that I have developed during my decade away from academia in various forms of public service. First, as a member of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) leadership team in the Defense Sciences Office (2014-2017); next as the founding director of the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security, the Department of Defense’s university-affiliated research center (UARC) for the social sciences and AI at the University of Maryland (2018-2023); and lastly as Senior Advisor for AI Risk Modeling for Biden Administration’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (2023-2024). The bottom line, upfront:— Current AI narratives are techno-philic and need to be re-framed because the thorniest problems are decidedly non-technical—they are mostly about AI’s interaction with, and influence on, people and society;— Unlike physics and engineering we do not yet have the required level of scientific understanding about AI and its effects on people and society needed to establish rigorous engineering practices and manage its use; and, lastly— The impacts of AI, operating at various levels in our society (ranging from individuals to our planetary community as a whole), are going to be uneven in scale, speed, and impact.
I would rather not merely admire these problems, hence I will try to re-frame them as inherently socio-technical. I will provide a practical methodology for identifying emerging scientific and engineering questions related to the ongoing integration of AI with humans and society. Using this approach, I will provide several examples of research questions that merit investigation. In the end, I hope to provide a unique perspective on recent developments in AI and a tangible means by which we might address these daunting emerging challenges.
Biography: Dr. Regli is a computer scientist who has focused his career on interdisciplinary and use-inspired problems spanning artificial intelligence, engineering and manufacturing, and computational modeling. Dr. Regli’s recent sponsored research activities include verification and validation of intelligent systems; intelligent computer networks; and the use of artificial intelligence in advanced manufacturing. He has published more than 250 technical articles, created two technology companies (one focused on mobile communications for public safety, the other on information management in edge networks), and produced five foundational U.S. Patents in the area of 3D CAD search.From 2014 to 2017 Regli served on the leadership team of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), as Deputy Director (9/14-12/16) and Acting Director (1/17-7/17) of the Defense Sciences Office (DSO); then as Special Assistant to the DARPA Director (8/17-12/17). During his tenure, DSO initiated programs in areas as diverse as artificial intelligence, design and manufacturing, social science, applied mathematics, physical sciences and advanced sensing technologies; in his role leading DSO he advanced the data management and retention plans for the agency, co-developed the “Disruptioneering” program template, expanded the DARPA Young Faculty Award, and was the Program Chair for the “DARPA 60” anniversary conference (9/2018). For his contributions, Regli received the Award for Excellence for Meritorious Service (2015) from the Undersecretary of Defense (AT&L) and DARPA Meritorious Public Service Medal (2017). Regli’s other government service includes as a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (1995-1997); as a Scientific Adviser to the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) in the areas of information technology and manufacturing (2010-2014;2018-); and as a member of the US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (2019-2021; 2022-). His community service currently includes a role on the Computing Research Association (CRA) Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Advisory Board (2021-) as well as several editorial boards. Regli recently completed service as the founding Executive Director (2018-2023) of the University of Maryland’s University-Affiliated Research Center for the Department of Defense: The Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), the chartered DoD academic laboratory for the Intelligence and Security communities. For part of 2023-2024, Regli served in the Executive Offices of the President (EOP), White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), as a Senior Advisor for AI Risk for the National AI Initiatives Office supporting a variety of activities.Dr. Regli holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland at College Park and Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Saint Joseph's University. He is an elected Senior Member of both the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI); and a Fellow of the Computer Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his “contributions to 3D search, design repositories and intelligent manufacturing”, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for “work at the interface between science and government primarily at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.”
Host: Abel Salinas and Maura Covaci
More Info: https://www.isi.edu/events/5723/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-ai/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/98948507679?pwd=3j3zstL7xeFhfwELPJaJ8zHEbXBz4M.1Location: Information Science Institute (ISI) - Virtual Only
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/98948507679?pwd=3j3zstL7xeFhfwELPJaJ8zHEbXBz4M.1
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Pete Zamar
Event Link: https://www.isi.edu/events/5723/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-ai/
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. -
CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series
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Fri, Apr 11, 2025 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Jonathan Klamkin, Professor, UC Santa Barbara and Director of UCSB Nanofab
Talk Title: Integrated Photonics: It's Always About High Performance
Series: CA DREAMS - Technical Seminar Series
Abstract: Photonics integrated circuits (PICs) are now widely deployed for optical communications. And more recently, the demand for higher speed, lower latency, and lower power consumption interconnects has increased significantly to support AI infrastructure. These optical interconnects are also a viable approach to move data from array-based systems such as focal plane arrays and RF phased arrays. This presentation will describe highly complex PICs for RF photonics, optical interconnects, and sensors, as well as heterogeneous integration methods to bridge high-performance active components with silicon photonics. While the community tends to think of silicon as the means to low cost, integrated photonics has always been about high performance.
Biography: Jonathan Klamkin received the B.S. degree from Cornell University, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). From 2008-2011 he was a member of the Technical Staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. From 2011-2013 he was an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Communication, Information and Perception Technologies (TeCIP), Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy. From 2013-2015 he was an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Materials at Boston University. In 2015 Professor Klamkin joined the ECE Department at UCSB where he leads the Integrated Photonics Laboratory (iPL) and serves as Director of the UCSB Nanofab. He has published 250 journal and conference papers, more than 30 issued and pending patents, and has delivered more than 120 invited, keynote and plenary presentations. Professor Klamkin is the recipient of the NASA Early Career Faculty Award, the DARPA Young Faculty Award, the DARPA Director's Fellowship, and the PIERS Young Scientist Award. He is a Fellow of Optica.
Host: Dr. Steve Crago
More Info: https://www.isi.edu/events/5730/integrated-photonics-its-always-about-high-performance/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addonWebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97017422125?pwd=Dbrt8MNMrmBV3xalKQJcAiNsggFJjJ.1&from=addon
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amy Kasmir
Event Link: https://www.isi.edu/events/5730/integrated-photonics-its-always-about-high-performance/
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. -
Six Sigma Black Belt
Fri, Apr 11, 2025 @ 04:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: IISE Faculty, IISE Faculty
Talk Title: Six Sigma Black Belt
Abstract: USC Viterbi School of Engineering's Six Sigma Black Belt program, offered in partnership with the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, enables professionals to learn how to integrate principles of business, statistics, and engineering to achieve tangible results. Learn the advanced problem-solving skills you need to implement the principles, practices, and techniques of our Six Sigma Black Belt course in order to maximize performance and cost reductions in your organization. During this three-week practitioner course, you will learn how to measure a process, analyze the results, develop process improvements, and quantify the resulting savings. You will be required to complete a project demonstrating mastery of appropriate analytical methods and pass an examination to earn Six Sigma Black Belt Certification. This practitioner course for Six Sigma implementation provides extensive coverage of the Six Sigma process, as well as intensive exposure to the key analytical tools associated with Six Sigma, including project management, team skills, cost analysis, FMEA, basic statistics, inferential statistics, sampling, goodness of fit testing, regression and correlation analysis, reliability, design of experiments, statistical process control, measurement systems analysis, and simulation. Computer applications are emphasized.
Host: USC Viterbi Corporate and Professional Programs
More Info: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/six-sigma-lean-certification/six-sigma-black-belt/
Audiences: Six Sigma Black Belt Students
Contact: VASE Executive Education
Event Link: https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu/engineering-program-areas/six-sigma-lean-certification/six-sigma-black-belt/
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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