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2008 Student Innovator Showcase - Application Due Date
Fri, Sep 12, 2008
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Student Activity
*** WIN CASH PRIZES FOR YOUR IDEAS***The USC Stevens Institute for Innovation is hosting the 2008 Annual USC Student Innovator Showcase and Competition during Trojan Parents Weekend on Friday, October 10, from 11-2 pm. We will be giving away $1500 in cash prizes and custom skateboards to the winning student innovator (s) and/or teams. Student innovators from all disciplines are encouraged to apply! Students may present work in a variety of ways, such as through poster/panel sessions, art exhibits, and electronic media. If you are a USC student with research or a project you would like to present, we want to hear from you! Student teams are also encouraged to apply. Please apply online (http://stevens.usc.edu/student_application.php) by September 12, 2008 to be considered.This is a great opportunity for you to get recognition for your work!Check out what the 39 student presentations showcased in 2007 and the LA Times coverage of last year's showcase. 2007 winners – Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago from USC interactive Media Division in the School of Cinematic Arts – went on to be profiled in Businessweek, Forbes, and were named one of the "Top 10 Innovators to Watch" by Variety Magazine.****2008 USC Student Innovator Showcase and Competition****Gain exposure for your research and compete for over $1500 in cash prizes!On Friday, October 12, 2008 – the opening day of Trojan Parents Weekend – USC will host a celebration of student innovation at USC.
Presented by the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, the 2nd annual Student Innovator Showcase highlight breakthrough ideas from all corners of the university – from interactive media to public policy, education to engineering, to engineering and the environment. Parents and students alike will get a highly interactive glimpse into the imaginations of USC student innovators. In 2008, we're going GLOBAL!
This year's event will showcase what forward and global-thinking innovators are producing for tomorrow's world, today!SAVE THESE DATES
• September 12: Applications due
• September 19: Showcase presenters selected and notified via email
• October 10: Student Innovator Showcase and Competition (11:00 am – 3:00 pm)INNOVATION [n] the process of translating new ideas into tangible societal impact.
Innovation is taking an imaginative idea and turning it into something that changes out world. It changes the way we live and work and think, and impacts our lives in the most fundamental way. Student innovation at USC includes advancement in every discipline, from cinematic arts, music and social sciences, to information technology, engineering and life sciences.WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Student innovators from all disciplines should apply! Students may present work in a variety of ways, such as through poster/panel sessions, art exhibits, and electronic media.We are eager to include innovations that exemplify the following:
• Innovation in ALL disciplines, including the arts, science and technology, medicine, etc.
• Potential for tangible benefit/impact to society (How could your work change the world?)
• High novelty (Has anyone done this before?)
• Presentations with visual interest and impact (engaging, high-touch demos, diagrams, etc.)
• Progress turning idea into a tangible product, service or organizational model
• Enthusiasm of innovator (and/or team) to introduce their work to student and parents at USC!To be considered:
Submit your idea online (http://stevens.usc.edu/student_application.php) no later than September 12, 2008. For more information please contact Elisa Wiefel Schreiber (Wiefel@usc.edu, 213.821.6063) or Dana Rygwelski (rygwelsk@usc.edu, 213.740.5864).
Location: Trojan Residence Hall (TRO) - USDALE PARKWAY
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Dana Rygwelski
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Meet USC
Fri, Sep 12, 2008
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
This half day program is designed for prospective freshmen and family members. Meet USC includes an information session on the University and the Admission process; a student led walking tour of campus and a meeting with us in the Viterbi School. Meet USC is designed to answer all of your questions about USC, the application process and financial aid.Reservations are required for Meet USC. This program occurs twice, once at 9:00 a.m. and again at 12:00 p.m. Please visit http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/visit/meet_usc.html to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and Family Members - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Contact: Viterbi Admission & Student Affairs Division
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Linear Relaxation Techniques for Task Management in Uncertain Settings
Fri, Sep 12, 2008 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Pradeep Varakantham (http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pradeepv/)Abstract:In this work, we consider the problem of assisting a busy user in managing his/her workload of pending tasks. We assume that our user is typically oversubscribed, and is invariably juggling multiple concurrent streams of tasks (or work flows) of varying importance and urgency. There is uncertainty with respect to the duration of a pending task as well as the amount of follow-on work that may be generated as a result of executing the task. The user's goal is to be as productive as possible; i.e., to execute tasks that realize the maximum cumulative payoff. This is achieved by enabling the assistant to provide advice about where and how to shed load when all tasks cannot be done. We present two techniques that are based on linear relaxation for solving this oversubscribed problem. Given an ordering of tasks, these algorithms identify which tasks to ignore, which to compress and by how much, to maximize quality. We show experimentally that our approaches perform significantly better than techniques adapted from prior research in oversubscribed scheduling.
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: CS Colloquia
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CED Open House
Fri, Sep 12, 2008 @ 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Center for Engineering Diversity
Receptions & Special Events
Interested in learning more about CED? Join us for our Open House for free food, mingle with faculty, staff, and industry that are committed to celebrating diversity in engineering.You can also meet members of the Minority Engineering Graduate Association, National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, and the Society of Women Engineers.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 210
Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate students interested in CED
Contact: Center for Engineering Diversity
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Honors Colloquium: An Inside View of the Cassini Mission to Saturn
Fri, Sep 12, 2008 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Lecture offered by Mr. Robert Mitchell, Cassini Project Manager for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Honors Program Students and All USC Faculty and Staff are Invited to Attend
Contact: Viterbi Admission & Student Affairs
