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Events for October 23, 2024
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EiS Communications Hub - Tutoring for Engineering Ph.D. StudentsWed, Oct 23, 2024 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Come to the EiS Communications Hub for one-on-one tutoring from Viterbi faculty for Ph.D. writing and speaking projects!
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
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The Critical Role of Cyber Infrastructure in City Innovation and Beyond
Wed, Oct 23, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Zhenhui (Jessie) Li , Chief Scientist - Yunqi Academy of Engineering
Talk Title: The Critical Role of Cyber Infrastructure in City Innovation and Beyond
Abstract: Cities, humanity’s greatest inventions, offer vast opportunities for innovation in science and technology. The increasing availability of big data paints a promising future for our cities. Over the past decade, my work has focused on applying AI to address real-world city challenges. Recent collaborations with city practitioners have deepened my understanding of these complexities and refined my vision for achieving city intelligence.
In this talk, I will present my work on advanced AI techniques for city transportation problems, e.g., reinforcement learning for traffic signal control. I will then expand on this to discuss the resource-centric concept of city intelligence, using real-world practices to showcase its practical applications. Finally, I will emphasize the urgent need for new cyber infrastructure, vital not only for city innovations but for all scientific disciplines driven by big data and intensive computing.
This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium.
**Lecture will be in-person ONLY
Biography: Dr. Zhenhui (Jessie) Li currently serves as the Chief Scientist at the Yunqi Academy of Engineering, a non-profit institution situated in Hangzhou, China. Prior to this role, she held a tenured associate professor position at Pennsylvania State University. She earned her doctoral degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research primarily focuses on advancing computing technologies to harness data for interdisciplinary studies, including those in smart city, environmental science, transportation, and ecology. For further information, you can visit her website at (https://jessielzh.com/).
Host: Machine Learning Center
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Machine Learning Center
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PhD Dissertation Defense - Navid Hashemi
Wed, Oct 23, 2024 @ 01:30 PM - 02:50 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
University Calendar
Title: Scaling Control Synthesis and Verification in Autonomy Using Neurosymbolic Methods
Committee Members: Jyotirmoy Deshmukh (Chair), Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Chao Wang, Lars Lindemann, Georgios Fainekos
Date and Time: Wednesday, Oct. 23rd, 2024 - 1:30p - 2:50p
Location: DMC 111
Abstract: As the field of autonomy is embracing the use of neural networks for perception and control, Signal Temporal Logic (STL) has emerged as a popular formalism for specifying the task objectives and safety properties of such autonomous cyber-physical systems (ACPS). There are two important open problems in this research area: (1) how can we effectively train neural controllers in such ACPS applications, when the state dimensionality is higher and when the task objectives are specified over longer time horizons, and (2) how can we verify if the closed-loop system with a given neural controller satisfies given STL objectives. We review completed work in which we show how discrete-time STL (DT-STL) specifications lend themselves to a smooth neuro-symbolic encoding that enables the use of gradient-based methods for control design. We also show how a type of neuro-symbolic encoding of DT-STL specifications can be combined with neural network verification tools to provide deterministic guarantees. We also review how neural network encoding of the environment dynamics can help us combine statistical verification techniques with formal techniques for reachability analysis.Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Navid Hashemi
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AME Seminar
Wed, Oct 23, 2024 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Jian Cao, Northwestern
Talk Title: Physics-based AI-assisted Design and Control of Manufacturing Processes
Abstract: Current research efforts at my manufacturing group aim to advance the capability to co-design materials and manufacturing processes using hybrid physics-based and data-driven approaches. In this talk, I will demonstrate our work in the development of differentiable simulation tools, sensing, and process control to achieve effective and efficient predictions and control of a material’s mechanical behavior in metal additive manufacturing processes. Furthermore, I will show how we use machine learning to accelerate the physics-based simulations and to realize active sensing with the goal of effective in-situ local process control. Our solutions particularly target three notoriously challenging aspects of the process: long history-dependent properties, complex geometric features, and the high dimensionality of their design space. The approaches are applicable to other manufacturing processes as well, such as flexible incremental forming.
Biography: Cardiss Collins Professor Jian Cao (MIT’Ph.D, MIT’MS, SJTU’BS) specialized in innovative manufacturing processes and systems, particularly in the areas of deformation-based processes and laser additive manufacturing processes. She is the Founding Director of the research center on Manufacturing Science and Innovation at Northwestern, known as NIMSI.
Prof. Cao is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S). She is a Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), ASME, the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP) and SME. Her major awards include DoD Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship, ASME Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award, the inaugural ASME Devor-Kapoor Manufacturing Medal, Hideo Hanafusa Outstanding Investigator Award for Flexible Automation, ASME Milton C. Shaw Manufacturing Research Medal, Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award from ASME and Pi Tau Sigma, SME Gold Medal, and SME Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal. Cao was the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Materials Processing Technology.
Prof. Cao now serves as an Associate Vice President for Research at Northwestern, a member of the National Materials and Manufacturing Board of the National Academies, a member of the Defense Materials, Manufacturing and its Infrastructure (DMMI) Standing Committee of the National Academies, Board of Directors of SME, and Board of mHUB – accelerator for hardtech innovation and manufacturing in Chicago.
Host: AME Department
More Info: https://ame.usc.edu/seminars/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96060458816?pwd=8LmoG2q6vBCQubqqWpcizd2F1bxqsH.1Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 202
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96060458816?pwd=8LmoG2q6vBCQubqqWpcizd2F1bxqsH.1
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tessa Yao
Event Link: https://ame.usc.edu/seminars/
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ECE Pioneer Series: Ming Hsieh
Wed, Oct 23, 2024 @ 03:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Ming Hsieh, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
Talk Title: From Rural Northeastern China to the American National Academy of Engineering: The Transformative Journey of a Young Boy Empowered by Interdisciplinary Electrophysics & Electrical Systems Education
Series: ECE Pioneer Series
Abstract: This seminar traces the transformative journey of Ming Hsieh, from his early education in rural Northeastern China to becoming a distinguished member of the American National Academy of Engineering. Hsieh’s passion for engineering began at the age of 14 in 1970, deeply influenced by his father, an electrical engineer and scientist, who was dedicated to bringing electricity to rural villages in Northern China. Beginning his studies in Semiconductor Physics/Devices at Southern China University of Technology in 1978, Hsieh shifted his academic focus after transferring to the University of Southern California (USC) in 1981. Under the mentorship of Professor Kurt Lehovec in the Electrical Engineering (EE) Electrophysics group, Hsieh integrated the disciplines of electrophysics and electrical systems. This interdisciplinary education laid the foundation for his professional career, where he pioneered innovations at the intersection of physics and systems. His work, ranging from deploying large-scale biometric systems to accelerating breakthroughs in biomedical research and cancer therapeutics, demonstrates the transformative power of a unified approach to engineering and science. Through his story, Hsieh exemplifies how a robust, interdisciplinary education can lead to groundbreaking advancements with a global impact.
Biography: Ming Hsieh, BSEE ’83, MSEE ’84, is co-founder, president, CEO and chairman of the board of Cogent, Inc., one of the top providers of fingerprint identification systems in the United States. His generous gift of $35 million was the largest ever to name an engineering department in the United States. Ten years later, his endowment continues to set the course for electrical engineering’s expansion into new realms of human invention. As our field grows, so too does the quality of our academic standards and the ability of our graduates to meet the challenges of today's global community.
Below is a sampling of stories and events related to Dr. Hsieh:
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (2006-2016): The Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Read about some of our department's greatest achievements in the decade since Ming Hsieh's gift. https://magazine.viterbi.usc.edu/fall-2016/whats-next/greatest-hits-vol-1-2006-2016-the-ming-hsieh-department-of-electrical-engineering/
Q+A: Ming Hsieh - On the 10th anniversary of his naming gift to the USC Viterbi Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ming Hsieh spoke about the department, cancer research and his desire to give back. https://magazine.viterbi.usc.edu/fall-2016/whats-next/qa-ming-hsieh/
Putting a Fingerprint on Electrical Engineering - Cogent, Inc. co-founder and Viterbi School alumnus Ming Hsieh has given $35 million to name the School's oldest and most prominent department. Read this cover story about him from the Fall/Winter 2006 USC Viterbi Engineer magazine. https://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2006/putting-a-fingerprint.htm
Viterbi School Celebrates a Momentous Gift to Name the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - The Viterbi School celebrates a record-breaking gift and naming of the third department in its history at a red-carpet ceremony held in the Ronald Tutor Hall Courtyard. https://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2006/usc-alumnus-ming.htm
Host: Dr. Richard Leahy, leahy@usc.edu
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Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - EEB 132
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Cathy Huang
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Industry Talk with PlayWerks & WhizGirls Academy CEO
Wed, Oct 23, 2024 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
This event is for Viterbi engineering students only. Please register on Handshake.
Join this industry talk with Shirin Laor-Raz Salemnia!
Shirin Laor-Raz Salemnia will be sharing her journey on how she got her dream job through an informational interview with her future boss at Mattel, her work on Barbie in research and as the head of Research for the Bratz line and Brand Manager as well as having an existential crisis and meeting Deepak Chopra and Simon Sinek who gave her clues and her transition to becoming a tech entrepreneur as current founder and CEO of PlayWerks and WhizGirls Academy.Location: Virtual Event
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
Event Link: https://usc.joinhandshake.com/
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WIE - Project Management Workshop
Wed, Oct 23, 2024 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Workshops & Infosessions
Are you interested in being a project manager? Join our project management panel with professionals from Tiktok, Hyundai and MIGSO-PCUBED and learn more about their day-to-day. Dinner will be provided!
Location: Sign into EngageSC to View Location
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Thelma Federico Zaragoza
Event Link: https://engage.usc.edu/WIE/rsvp?id=400548
