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FIRST Robotics Kick-off
Sat, Jan 07, 2012 @ 07:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Viterbi School of Engineering K-12 STEM Center
Receptions & Special Events
Webcast of the FIRST Robotics Competition Kick-off and distribution of robot kits.
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 123
Audiences: FIRST TEAMS - 4 per team
Contact: Larry Lim
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BME 533 (Seminar in Biomedical Engineering)
Mon, Jan 09, 2012 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Dino DiCarlo, Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles
Talk Title: Inertial Microfluidics: High-throughput cell manipulation and analysis
Host: Department of Biomedical Engineering
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
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EE-Electrophysics Seminar
Mon, Jan 09, 2012 @ 04:15 PM - 05:15 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Joseph Kerckhoff, JILA, University of Colorado and NIST
Talk Title: Emerging Quantum Optical Networks
Abstract: Economic and environmental pressures continually push information systems smaller and to operate at lower energies. As a consequence, optical technologies are increasingly utilized to connect computing devices over short distances. For similar reasons and in view of recent advances in nanophotonics, large scale electro-optical integration in processors could also be advantageous. These trends raise some fundamental hardware questions, however. For example, the energy equivalent of todayâs CMOS logic operation is a countable number of photons. How could we control a physical optical âbitâ with significant quantum noise? Can the full quantum complexity and emergent behavior of an optical network be engineered?
The stability problem is illustrated by a recent experiment in which quantum fluctuations destabilize bistability (a canonical context for digital logic) in an ultra-low energy, highly non-linear optical device. On the other hand, the emergence of a new binary switching phenomena in this device is also compelling. I will discuss a proposal for stabilizing related devices with a simple, on-chip and all-optical feedback network, utilizing a nascent theory of quantum optical circuits that resembles a non-commutative generalization of electrical circuit theory. Finally, I will describe a potential all-optical feedback network capable of stabilizing an unknown quantum superposition state without external oversight or even a regulating âclock,â demonstrating the wide scope of quantum optical control.
Biography: Joseph Kerckhoff received a B.A. in Physics and English from Williams College in 2005, graduating magna cum laude. As a graduate student in the group of Hideo Mabuchi first at the California Institute of Technology and then at Stanford University, his research focused on cavity quantum electrodynamics experiments and theoretical quantum optical control networks. Receiving his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford in June 2011, Joseph is a National Research Council postdoctoral research fellow at JILA (NIST and the U. of Colorado) working on coherent feedback systems with superconducting microwave and quantum electro-mechanical devices in the group of Konrad Lehnert.
Host: EE-Electrophysics and Physics Colloquium
More Info: http://ee.usc.edu/news/seminars/eepLocation: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 102
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: http://ee.usc.edu/news/seminars/eep
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Epstein Institute Seminar Series / ISE 651 Seminar
Tue, Jan 10, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Qifa Zhou, Research Professor, NIH Ultrasonic Transducer Resource Center and Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California
Talk Title: "Novel Integrated Optical Modality with Ultrasound Transducer for Biomedical Intravascular Imaging"
Series: Epstein Institute Seminar Series
Abstract: Atherosclerosis is a complex syndrome characterized by plaques build up on the inner lining of coronary arteries, which is the leading cause of morbidity in developed countries. Diagnosis of atherosclerotic lesions relies on medical imaging techniques significantly.
The clinically approved Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) imaging normally operated at 20~40 MHz range, provides resolution no better than 100 μm, which is insufficient for detection of some critical microstructures (More Information: Seminar-Zhou.doc
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - Room 222
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Viterbi Summer Overseas 2012: Florence & Madrid Info Session
Wed, Jan 11, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Come get all your questions answered about this year's Viterbi Summer Overseas Programs in Florence and Madrid.
The session will go over all of the details of the program, classes, housing, excursions, and added extras for students who are thinking about applying.
Ask all your questions before you apply!
Applications for the Madrid Program are due January 13 by 5pm
Applications for the Florence Program are due January 20 by 5pm
All program details including the online application are available at http://viterbi.usc.edu/overseasLocation: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Overseas Programs
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International Student Informational Workshop
Thu, Jan 12, 2012 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
What is CPT and OPT? What is an EAD card?
This workshop will give international students an opportunity to hear important information from a representative from the Office of International Services (OIS). The information presented will also assist students in the internship/job search process.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi International Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Topological Inference, Large-Scale Multiple Testing, and Random Positive Definite Matrices
Thu, Jan 12, 2012 @ 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Armin Schwartzman, Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University
Abstract: The first concerns the problem of detecting local significant regions in signals and images, where the need is to make inferences about spatial features such as smooth peaks or compact regions of unknown location rather than individual pixels or voxels. Example include detection of spikes in neuronal recordings, finding protein binding sites in CHIP-Seq genomic data and finding regions of neural activation in brain imaging. Focusing on the 1D case, I propose a topological multiple testing approach involving kernel smoothing and testing of local maxima. Theory and simulation show that global error rates are controlled asymptotically and that the optimal bandwidth corresponds to the âmatched filterâ principle, where the kernel size should be close to that of the peaks to be detected.
Addressing more generally the problem of large-scale testing under arbitrary correlation, such as in gene expression data, I will describe some of the difficulties in making inferences in this setting such as the added bias and variance in the usual false discovery rate (FDR) estimator and the variability of the observed distribution of the test statistics, calling for the so-called empirical null correction.
Finally, relating to geometry and manifold-valued data, I will present statistical tools I have developed for making inferences about eigenvalues and eigenvectors of random symmetric positive definite (PD) matrices. This problem is relevant in the analysis of Diffusion Tensor Imaging data, where the observations themselves ate 3 x 3 PD matrices. The parameter sets involved in the inference problems are subsets of Euclidean space that are either affine subspaces, polyhedral convex cones, or embedded submanifolds that are invariant under orthogonal transformation. A key tool for working with random PD matrices is the matrix log transformation, leading by the central limit theorem to what may be called a matrix-variate log-normal distribution.
Biography: Armin Schwartzman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at Harvard. He received his Ph.D. in Statistics from Stanford, working with Bradley Efron and Jonathan Taylor. He holds MS and BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Science Education from Caltech and the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology).
Host: Information and Operations Management Department, Marshall School of Business
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mayumi Thrasher
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PHOTONICS AND INTEGRATED SYSTEMS SEMINAR
Thu, Jan 12, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Willie Ng, HRL Laboratories
Talk Title: Photonics for Microwave Systems and
Abstract: This seminar will describe the development and utilization of photonics technologies in microwave antenna systems and ultra-wideband signal processing. It will cover our recent work on photonic assisted analog-to-digital conversion, the characterization of jitter in mode-locked lasers, frequency-locked photonic oscillators, and the use of Si microdisk heterogeneously integrated with silica waveguides for RF-photonic filtering. In addition, it will also describe how the broadband capabilities of photonics and wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) technologies can be exploited for high dynamic range antenna remoting and true-time-delay beamforming that cover multiple microwave bands.
Biography: Dr. Willie Ng is currently a Principal Research Scientist at HRL Laboratories, Malibu, CA, a research and development company jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors. He has led the photonics effort at HRL since 1997. Under DARPA and Air Force sponsorships, he has led HRL teams that demonstrated a variety of photonic devices/subsystems designed for microwave antenna systems and ultra-wideband signal processing, including RF-photonic filtering and photonics-assisted analog-to-digital conversion. He has given many invited talks in IEEE/OSA Conferences and DARPA Symposiums, and is the author and co-author of over 100 journal articles and conference papers. He holds 20 U.S. patents in the area of photonics technology, with many pending. Cited for pioneering contributions to microwave photonics, he was one of six individuals selected to receive the Excellence in Technology Award in 2005 from the Raytheon Company. Prior to HRL, he was a Member of the Technical Staff in the Rockwell Science Center, Thousand Oaks, Calif. In the Optoelectronics Group of Dr. D. Dapkus, he developed GaInAsP/InP buried heterostructure lasers and power converters. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio), and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, Calif.) under the guidance of Prof. A. Yariv. His thesis work was on the demonstration of GaAlAs/GaAs Distributed Bragg Reflector lasers and Bragg waveguides. He is a fellow of the IEEE (Class of 2010).
Host: Viterbi School of Engineering
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
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Microsoft Windows Phone App Development Workshop
Thu, Jan 12, 2012 @ 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Microsoft is kicking off a brand new Nation wide competition that challenges students to Be Whatâs Next!
Microsoft challenges you to build and submit Windows Phone Apps to the Marketplace to win some amazing prizes!
Our App Dev Workshop provides the tools to begin designing and building Apps for Windows Mobile Phone in Preparation for our BAOC coding competition happening in late January!
Visit www.Dreamspark.com to download all the tools you need!
Get Step-by-Step guidance on Windows Phone App Development
Register Now!
http://uscbaoc.eventbrite.com/
Pizza will be provided! Enter to win a
Windows Phone!More Information: USC BAOC Instructions.pdf
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Premiere Night with AIChE
Thu, Jan 12, 2012 @ 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Join AIChE at our first event of the year as we enjoy the premieres of The Office and Park & Recreation! Pizza will be served.
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 107
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; Application of NASA "A-Train" Satellite Observations for Climate Model Evaluation
Fri, Jan 13, 2012 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Jonathan H. Jiang, Research Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Talk Title: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; Application of NASA "A-Train" Satellite Observations for Climate Model Evaluation
Abstract: Dr. Jonathan H. Jiang, Research Scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will present "Application of NASA 'A-Train' Satellite Observations for Climate Model Evaluation" as part of the W.V.T Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium.
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
More Info: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amanda Atkinson
Event Link: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
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Integrated Systems Seminar Series
Fri, Jan 13, 2012 @ 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Shahriar Mirabbasi, University of British Columbia
Talk Title: Design Techniques for LC-Based Circuits: From Oscillators to Wireless Power Delivery Systems
Host: Hossein Hashemi
More Information: Seminar_Speaker_Mirabbasi_2012_1_13.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Hossein Hashemi
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L.A. Philharmonic: Dudamel Conducts Mahler 4
Sat, Jan 14, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Open to USC students only. Admission is free. Reservations required. Tickets will be distributed on a lottery basis.
To sign up for the lottery, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=191 on Tuesday, December 6, between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. See below for details.*
*This trip is for current USC students only. You must use the provided transportation to participate. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Due to high demand, tickets will be distributed on a lottery basis. To sign up for the lottery, click on the link above on Tuesday, December 6, anytime between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Check-in for the event will begin at 5:15 p.m. on campus. Buses will depart at 6 p.m. and return to campus at 11 p.m. Dinner will be provided at check-in.
The unique sound of flutes and sleigh bells make the beginning of Gustav Mahlerâs Fourth Symphony unforgettable. The dynamic and distinguished Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the L.A. Philharmonic as they perform the last part of Mahlerâs âWunderhornâ symphonies. Built around a single song, âDas Himmlische Leben,â Mahlerâs Fourth moves through the viewpoints of different characters and settingsâa skeleton playing a death dance on a fiddle, a somber processional march and a childâs vision of Heavenâmaking for a concert performance that will amaze audiences.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Walt Disney Concert Hall
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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PSWC 2012 Info Session
Tue, Jan 17, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
The Pacific South West Conference (PSWC) is an annual competition which brings together 18 ASCE Student Chapters from civil engineering programs throughout the region. Attending this conference gives you the opportunity to socialize and network through a weekend of competitions and events, both academic and social. The conference gives students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and apply classroom knowledge by competing in events such as the Concrete Canoe, Steel Bridge, and Environmental competitions. Come to the first of our two info sessions of the new year and learn more about this awesome competition! Everyone from freshmen to grad students are welcome!
Please email compete@uscasce.com if you have any questions or can't make it.Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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Epstein Institute Seminar Series / ISE 651 Seminar
Tue, Jan 17, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Enid Montague, Assistant Professor and Anna Julia Cooper Fellow, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Talk Title: "Trust in Sociotechnical Health Care Systems"
Series: Epstein Institute Seminar Series
Abstract: In health care work systems, multiple types of users are integral to system success and their trust in individual and collective aspects of the work system may provide key insights into health system functioning and design. Individual interactions with technologies are interconnected with interpersonal, organizational, and technological aspects of health care work systems. The interconnectedness of these subsystems implies that trust between multiple and individual users of a particular aspect of the system will have an effect on other aspects of the system. The interconnected subsystems have implications for how individuals perceive other people, technologies and work systems and how technologies and systems should be designed to achieve quality outcomes such as patient safety and health.
In this talk, Dr. Montague will describe the importance of trust in health care work systems, the effects of distrust in those systems, and models of sociotechnical work systems relevant to health care work. To illustrate these points empirical research regarding patient, care provider and technology relationships will be discussed.
Biography: Dr. Montague is an Assistant Professor and Anna Julia Cooper Fellow in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory and specializes in human factors and ergonomics and health systems engineering. She received her Masterâs and Doctoral degrees from Virginia Tech in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Host: Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
More Information: Seminar-Montague.doc
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - Room 306
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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La Estanzuela (LE) Project Meeting
Tue, Jan 17, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come join EWB's La Estanzuela (LE) Project Meetings! In LE, we are currently in the midst of constructing a water wheel pump delivery system to provide drinkable water to many of the families in the community.
Question/Comments? Feel free to email EWB@usc.edu!
*Note: Location is listed as "KAP" and it just means to meet in the lobby and we'll find a room together! It's usually KAP 164 or the few rooms around it. See you there!More Information: EWB.jpeg
Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
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Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Eboard Nominations Due!
Wed, Jan 18, 2012
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
It's time to elect a new Executive Board! Nominate anyone you think would be good for the job or nominate yourself!
Email your nomination to ewb@usc.edu by Wednesday, January 18, 11:59PM!
Feel free to email the board members who currently hold executive positions if you have questions about their specific duties!
President - ewb.usc.president@gmail.com
Treasurer - ewb.usc.treasurer@gmail.com
Events Coordinator - ewb.usc.events@gmail.com
External Relations Chair - ewb.usc.external@gmail.com
Fundraising Chair - ewb.usc.frc@gmail.com
Membership Chair - ewb.usc.membership@gmail.com
National Liaison - ewb.usc.national@gmail.com
Project Manager - ewb.usc.projectmanager1@gmail.com
Project Manager - ewb.usc.projectmanager2@gmail.com
Recording Secretary - ewb.usc.recording@gmail.com
Corresponding Secretary - ewb@usc.edu
Website Coordinator - ewb.usc.web@gmail.com
Please email ewb@usc.edu if you have any questions!Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
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TBPizza
Wed, Jan 18, 2012 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come out to the E-Quad to help polish the Bent. TBP members can pick up their keys/certificates if they haven't done so yet. Free pizza will be provided.
Location: E-Quad
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tau Beta Pi
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AME Department Seminar
Wed, Jan 18, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Andrea M. Hodge, Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
Talk Title: The Search for Stable Nanostructured Materials
Abstract: Highly nanotwinned (nt) metals have shown a strength comparable to nanocrystalline metals, while maintaining other desired properties including ductility, conductivity, and thermal stability. However, the deformation mechanisms and mechanical stability of the nt metals is not yet fully understood. Therefore in this presentation, results from highly aligned nt-Cu samples tested in compression, torsion, and tension under various loading/testing conditions relative to the twin boundary (TB) direction will be presented. The microstructures of the tested samples were analyzed before and after deformation for each loading configuration in order to study the stability of the nanotwins.
In all testing configurations, the nt structure was observed to be mostly stable, in which, to a significant extent, the nanotwins survived without major changes in twin size, orientation, or twin density. However, distinct differences in the overall deformation of the samples and in the extent of the changes were observed. Elevated temperature stability will also be discussed.
More Info: http://ae-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcomingLocation: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
Event Link: http://ae-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming
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Corral de Piedras (CDP) Project Meeting
Wed, Jan 18, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come join EWB's Corral de Piedras (CDP) Project Meetings! In CDP, we are building a rainwater catchment system on a schoolhouse for the kids to drink water during school, with plans on expanding the system further.
Questions/Comments? Feel free to email us at EWB@usc.edu!
*Note: Location is listed as "KAP" and it just means to meet in the lobby and we'll find a room together! It's usually KAP 164 or the few rooms around it. See you there!Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
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Viterbi Spring Welcome
Wed, Jan 18, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Welcome new Viterbi students! Come get to know other new students at the Viterbi Spring Welcome. There will be pizza, games, and opportunities to meet other students that have just started their first semester at Viterbi. You will also meet our fantastic Spring Coaches who will be planning many more social events for new students all semester!
See you there!Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: New Viterbi Students
Contact: Jenny Vazquez-Akim
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Energy Financing 101 Panel
Wed, Jan 18, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Student Activity
Come join industry leaders as they discuss the intricacies of energy finance. They will provide a basic overview and delve into current and future issues. Mark Bernstein will moderate a 45 minute formal panel, following breakout sessions and Q&A.
On the Panel:
Chris Costanzo - Legal Director, SolarReserve
Tom Paschall - Associate, Milbank
Mark Bernstein (moderator), Operating Partner, Pegasus Capital, and former head of USC Energy InstituteMore Information: Energy Financing 101 Panel 1-18-12.pdf
Location: Faculty Center-university Club (FAC) -
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: Juli Legat
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SWE's First General Meeting
Wed, Jan 18, 2012 @ 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come out for Society of Women Engineers first General Meeting of the semester. We're going to go over all the upcoming events for the semester as well as play games, and eat some pizza!!! Email sweusc@usc.edu if you have any questions. Can't wait to see you there!
Location: Von Kleinsmid Center For International & Public Affairs (VKC) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Society of Women Engineers Society of Women Engineers
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First General Body - Alumni Panel
Wed, Jan 18, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
We will be discussing what is SHPE-USC and how you can get involved. This meeting will also consist of a panel of SHPE-USC alumni who will come to speak about their experience here at USC and how there careers are turning out. This is a great opportunity to network and get to know people who might be on the same field as you!! It will be held as an open question meeting so come prepared with questions you would like to be answered by our alumni. There will also be food so don't miss out!
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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Get Connected! Involvement Fair
Thu, Jan 19, 2012 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Student Activity
Student organizations will be on hand showcasing the various ways to get involved at Viterbi. Students can also find out how to participate in project teams and leadership opportunities. Come out and meet students from numerous engineering student organizations and GET CONNECTED!
For more information about Get Connected! and kieul, visit http://viterbi.usc.edu/kiuel/Location: E-Quad
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Christine D'Arcy
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EE Student Social (EE PhD students & postdocs)
Thu, Jan 19, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University Calendar
In an effort to develop a more unified USC EE Ph.D. student body (and to celebrate the start of the new year and semester), the 2011-2012 MHI Ph.D. Scholars will be hosting a casual student social on Thursday, January 19, 2012.
Free food from the famous Armando's Food Truck will be available, and we hope this will give everyone a chance to meet and socialize with fellow students in the department.
When: Thursday, January 19, 2012, 5pm-7pm
Where: EEB 248 (you will need to check-in at EEB 248 to get a food truck ticket â donât forget your student ID)!
* Armando's Food Truck will be parked outside of EEB & RTH on McClintock Ave
RSVP by Monday, January 16
https://uscviterbi.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bNrkfGbaC5gBRCA
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: EE PhD students & postdocs
Contact: Danielle Hamra
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Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll
Thu, Jan 19, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, click on the links below beginning Wednesday, December 7, at 9 a.m.
USC Students, Staff and Faculty: To RSVP, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=192
General Public: To RSVP, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserveGeneral_Multi.php?RSVPEvtCode=192
Academy Award and Tony Award winner Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead) is one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation. In all of Stoppardâs work, he reveals an exceptional literary talent for exploring the complexities of relationships with quick intellect and heartfelt emotion. Rock ânâ Roll, called âStoppardâs finest playâ by the New York Times, follows the passions and politics of a Marxist professor in Cambridge as well as his Rolling Stonesâobsessed protégé, who is fighting for freedom in Soviet-dominated Prague. Join us for a star-studded concert reading of Stoppardâs critically celebrated playâa rapturous, decades-spanning tale of a rock revolution.
Organized by the USC School of Theatre.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: George Finley Bovard Administration Building (ADM) - Bovard Auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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USC Transfer Day: Engineering & Admission Talk, Financial Aid Presentation, Tour and Advisement
Fri, Jan 20, 2012 @ 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Transfer Day features a Viterbi School of Engineering workshop designed to answer all your questions about admission guidelines, our admission process and more.
This is a great opportunity for you to create your transfer plan or ask your last minute questions about the application. The program also includes a campus tour and special presentations for transfer students about admission, financial aid, and transfer credit. In addition, Viterbi transfer counselors will be available for individual coursework advisement on a first-come, first-serve basis in the afternoon following the program (transcripts required for advisement). Space is limited and reservations required. You can RSVP online at www.usc.edu/visitusc. Please call (213) 740-6616 for more information.Audiences: Undergraduate Transfers
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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PSWC 2012 Info Session
Fri, Jan 20, 2012 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
The Pacific South West Conference (PSWC) is an annual competition which brings together 18 ASCE Student Chapters from civil engineering programs throughout the region. Attending this conference gives you the opportunity to socialize and network through a weekend of competitions and events, both academic and social. The conference gives students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and apply classroom knowledge by competing in events such as the Concrete Canoe, Steel Bridge, and Environmental competitions. Come to the last of our two info sessions of the new year and learn more about this awesome competition! Everyone from freshmen to grad students are welcome!
Please email compete@uscasce.com if you have any questions or can't make it.Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; Modernization of the California Electric Power Grid
Fri, Jan 20, 2012 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: David M. Tralli, Program manager for Terrestrial Power Systems, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Talk Title: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; Modernization of the California Electric Power Grid
Abstract: Dr. David M. Tralli, Program Manager for Terrestrial Power Systems at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will present "Modernization of the California Electric Power Grid" as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium.
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
More Info: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amanda Atkinson
Event Link: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
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Munushian Keynote Lecture
Fri, Jan 20, 2012 @ 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Andre Geim, Langworthy and Royal Society Anniversary Research Professor, The University of Manchester
Talk Title: Random Walk to Graphene
Abstract: Graphene â a single plane of carbon atoms â is probably the simplest material one can imagine. On the other hand, graphene has acquired so many superlatives to its name that people started calling it a wonder material. In this lecture, I will explain how I walked into this research area and why graphene deserves being called wonder.
Biography: Dr. Geim is with the University of Manchester. He is the Langworthy and Royal Society 2010 Anniversary Research Professor and the Director of Manchester Centre for Mesoscience Nanotechnology. He is from the Netherlands and UK (born in Russia).
He published over 200 peer-refereed research papers, including 15 Nature and Science articles and many more in Physical Review Letters and Nature series magazines. More than 40 of the papers are cited > 100 times, with 9 of them being cited >1000 times each. According to ISIâs Essential Science IndicatorsSM, responsible for initiating two new research fronts (on graphene and on van-der-Waals adhesives). He is credited with more than 50 named and plenary lectures.
Dr. Geim won the 2000 IgNobel Prize for âlevitating frogsâ (shared with Michael Berry). He was named among âScientific American 50â in 2006; According to Thomson-Reuters, among âhottest researchersâ for 2009, 2010 and 2011. His research on superconductivity was chosen twice by AIP among 50 annual highlights (1998 & 1999). He has Honorary PhDs from Delft University, ETH Zurich & Universities of Antwerp & Manchester. He is the Hon Professor of Moscow Phys-Tech; Hon Professor of the University of Nijmegen; Hon Fellow of the Institute of Physics; Hon Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry; Corresponding Member of the Dutch Academy of Sciences; Hon Fellow of Singapore Institute of Physics; Hon Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Host: Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, EE-EP
More Info: http://ee.usc.edu/munushianLocation: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - 124
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: http://ee.usc.edu/munushian
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Final Deadline to Apply - Viterbi Overseas in Florence
Fri, Jan 20, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
University Calendar
Today at 5pm is the final application deadline for the Florence, Italy Overseas Program this summer! Go to http://viterbi.usc.edu/overseas for more info about the unique class offerings and special excursions included in the program.
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Paul Ledesma
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SS12 Code for a Cause Hackathon!
Sat, Jan 21, 2012 @ 08:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Mark your calendars, the SS12 Hackathon is back!
*What is SS12?*
SS12 is a Code-A-Thon Challenge organized by Project:Possibility and local ACM organizations. In the past, SS12 events have been held at the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California, Los Angeles(UCLA).This event provides an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate software developers to make a profound difference by teaming up and developing innovative, empowering software projects for disabled persons and win prizes for their work. The purpose of SS12 is to increase awareness of issues in accessible computing and be educational and fun for all participants.
*Why should I join?*
Aside from the invaluable experience a hackathon can give you, your projects can form the basis of life-changing software! Prizes will be awarded at the hackathon and the winning team will square off against UCLA and CSUN's team at the 27th Annual International Tecnology and Persons with Disabilities Conference in March!
*Who should join?*
Anyone! Students from all sorts of programming backgrounds can benefit from the experience. If you have a willingness to learn, a spirit for competition, or a passion to create software with real-life implications, SS12 is the hackathon for you!
*What should I do now?*
REGISTRATION IS OPEN HERE: http://ss12.info/usc/register.php
FACEBOOK EVENT HERE: http://on.fb.me/y1Q9V2
Also keep on the lookout for updates, including the kickoff meeting where you can learn more about SS12 as well as the exact times and locations you will need for the event.Location: TBD
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Association for Computing Machinery
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NOBE General Meeting
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 @ 08:00 AM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Workshops & Infosessions
We will be discussing our events for the semester.
Pizza will be provided.Location: Von Kleinsmid Center For International & Public Affairs (VKC) - 102
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC NOBE
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BME 533 (Seminar in Biomedical Engineering)
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Oscar J. Abilez, M.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University
Talk Title: Biochemical, Electrical, and Optogenetic Control of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
Abstract: Cardiovascular disease affects more than 70 million Americans and is the number one cause of mortality in the United States. Because the regenerative capacity of cardiac tissue is limited, human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC) have emerged as a potential source for cellular-based therapies. However, for these therapies to be effective, sufficient amounts of differentiated cells must be produced, these cells must be identified and sorted, and, upon implantation, arrhythmias must be avoided. In this seminar, I describe the biochemical control of hPSC for their directed differentiation into cardiomyocytes, electrical control for electrophysiology-based cell sorting, and optogenetic control for temporal synchronization.
Biography: Guided by quantitative approaches, Dr. Abilez's long-term research goal is to ascertain the mechanisms by which various biophysical stimuli direct the development of cells and tissues from human pluripotent stem cells, and to use these findings to address challenges in the basic, translational, and clinical sciences.
Host: Department of Biomedical Engineering
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
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EE-EP/Joint Colloquium with Physics
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 @ 04:15 PM - 05:15 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Edo Waks, University of Maryland, College Park
Talk Title: Strong Light-Matter Interactions in Semiconductor Quantum Dots Coupled to Photonic Crystals
Abstract: Two dimensional photonic crystals have been recognized as a highly promising scalable platform for compact integrated photonics. Another important aspect of photonic crystals is their ability to localize and trap light to spatial volumes on the order of a cubic wavelength, resulting in extremely high electromagnetic intensities. Recently, it has been shown that by embedding a single quantum dot (QD) in the high field region of photonic crystal cavities it becomes possible to achieve strong light-matter interactions at the single photon/single atom level. These unprecedented interaction strengths open up the possibility for creating nonlinear optical effects approaching the single photon level. In addition, they can be exploited to engineer unique quantum mechanically entangled states of light and matter that enable scalable quantum networks. In this talk, I will discuss our work on coupling indium arsenide (InAs) QDs to photonic crystal structures for creating nonlinear optical interactions at low photon numbers, and for storing and transferring quantum information from QD spin to photons for quantum networking. I will describe an experimental demonstration of giant optical Stark shifts with only 10 photons of energy by using a strongly coupled cavity-QD system, as well as a recent demonstration of all-optical switching with only 150 photons of control energy. I will then describe our work on coupling QD spin to light in order to realize a quantum transistor that can exhibit the quantum mechanical property of entanglement. The quantum transistor could enable a novel class of opto-electronic devices that serve as a fundamental building block for quantum computers and quantum networks.
Biography: Edo Waks is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is also a member of the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a collaborative effort between the University of Maryland and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at Gaithersburg, dedicated to the study of quantum coherence. Waks received his B.S. and M.S. from Johns Hopkins University, and his Ph.D. from Stanford University. He is a recipient of an NSF CAREER award as well as a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for the investigation of interactions between quantum dots and nanophotonic structures. His current work focuses on coherent control and manipulation semiconductor quantum dots, and their interactions with photonic crystal devices for creating strong atom-photon interactions.
Host: EE-EP/Joint Colloquium with Physics
More Info: http://ee.usc.edu/news/seminars/eepLocation: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 102
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: http://ee.usc.edu/news/seminars/eep
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Google Intern and Career Panel
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Want to know what it's like to be an intern or start your career at Google? Come hear it grom the people who really know-former Google interns, new grads, and intern hosts. This panel will share experiences, give advice and answer your questions on what life is really like. Information on Google opportunities, food, and Google swag will also be provided.
Co-sponsored by the USC ACM
Please sign up for the event by RSVPing here (goo.gl/3hYng). RSVPing helps us know how many people to order food for, but everyone is welcome!
Targeted student audience:BS,MS,PhDMore Information: Google Career Panel @ USC 1 23 12.pdf
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Preparing for the Career Expo w/ 30 second commercial
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 @ 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Make a great first impression! Learn how to optimize your time, approach employers and prepare for the recruiting event of the semester.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Parametric Speech Production Representations for Formant Tracking and Joint Source-filter Modeling
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 @ 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Daryush Mehta, Harvard University & Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital
Talk Title: Parametric Speech Production Representations for Formant Tracking and Joint Source-filter Modeling
Abstract: We continue to see an urgent need for robust representations of the acoustic speech waveform, especially in speakers with speech and voice impairments. First, I will discuss our approach to the problem of formant and antiformant tracking, in which extended Kalman algorithms take advantage of a linearized mapping from formant frequencies and bandwidths to cepstral coefficients in an autoregressive moving average model. Second, we will explore joint source-filter models for representing sustained vowel phonation that exhibits nonstationary or asymmetric vocal fold vibration. These algorithms hold potential clinical significance for better understanding acoustic-physiological relationships observable with current imaging systems.
Biography: Daryush Mehta is a Research Associate in Electrical Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University, an Assistant Biomedical Engineer at the Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and an Instructor in Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Daryush received his PhD in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology from HarvardâMIT (2010), Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT (2006), and Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Florida (2003). http://people.seas.harvard.edu/~dmehta/
Host: Prof. Shri Narayanan & Dr. Michael Proctor
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 320
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mary Francis
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Epstein Institute Seminar Series / ISE 651 Seminar
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, Burt and Deedee McMurtry Professor of Engineering, Management Science and Engineering Department, Stanford University
Talk Title: "Risk Analysis in Real Life and Recent Developments Including Games"
Series: Epstein Institute Seminar Series
Abstract: This talk will focus first on the challenges- -and the joys-- of blending a full-time academic life including teaching and research on a spectrum of risk analysis topics, and a rich family life. The second part will cover recent developments in combining games and risks analyses with applications to project management and national security issues (counter-terrorism and nuclear counter-proliferation).
Biography: M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell
Professor; Burt and Deedee McMurtry Professor of Engineering
Former Chair, Management Science and Engineering
Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, by courtesy
Dr. M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell was born in Dakar, Senegal, in 1948. She attended public high schools both in Dakar and in La Rochelle, France. Her undergraduate degree is in mathematics and physics (BS, Marseilles, France, 1968), and her first graduate degrees are in applied mathematics and computer science (MS and Engineer Degree, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, France, 1970; 1971). In 1971 she came to study and live in the United States, where she has been a citizen since 1986. She received a Masters degree in Operations Research (OR) in 1972 and a Ph.D. in Engineering-Economic Systems (EES) in 1978, both from Stanford University. She then was an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at MIT, before joining the Stanford faculty in 1981, where she became Professor (in 1991) and then Chair (in 1997) in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM). In 1999, she was named the Burt and Deedee McMurtry Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University. She is presently Professor and Chair of the Department of Management Science and Engineering, as well as a Senior Fellow (by courtesy) of the Stanford Institute for International Studies.
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Research Projects
Study and models of medical device development process
Strategic risk analysis with application to nuclear nonproliferation problems
Risk analysis and game theory: policy and management applications
Designing early warning systems for crisis situations
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Host: Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
More Information: Seminar-Pate-Cornell.doc
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - Room 309
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Low-Complexity Equalization for Multi-scale Multi-lag OFDM Channels
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Zijian Tang, Research Scientist of TNO the Hague, the Netherlands
Talk Title: Low-Complexity Equalization for Multi-scale Multi-lag OFDM Channels
Abstract: We consider an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission scheme over wideband underwater acoustic channels, where the propagation paths can experience distinct Doppler effects (manifested in signal scales) and time of arrivals (manifested in delays). We capture such an effect in this paper with a multi-scale multi-lag (MSML) model, and show that the resulting frequency-domain MSML-OFDM channel is subject to inter-carrier interference (ICI), whose amount differs per subcarrier. The corresponding channel matrix can still be approximated as highly sparse, but lacks a specific structure that can optimally be exploited by those low-complexity equalizers proposed for narrowband channels. In this paper, we propose to use the conjugate gradient (CG) algorithm to equalize the channel iteratively. The suitability of the preconditioning technique, that often accompanies the CG to accelerate the convergence, is discussed for the MSML-OFDM channel. We show that in order for the preconditioner to function properly, optimal resampling is indispensable.
Biography: Zijian Tang received the MSc in electrical engineering and the PhD degree from the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in 2003 and 2007, respectively. After working with Mathworks for one year, he joined the Sonar Group at Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) in 2008 as a research scientist, where the research area covers underwater acoustic communications, anti-submarine warfare, marine mammal detection etc. Since 2010, he has also been holding a (part-time) research fellow position at the Network & Circuits Group of TU Delft. Zijian Tang is the recipient of the best student paper award (honourable mention) at ICASSP 2007, and was nominated to the Simon Stevin Gezel prize in 2008.
Host: Prof. Urbashi Mitra, ubli@usc.edu, x04667
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
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Parking in Motion Information Session
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Join representatives of this company as they share general company information and available opportunities.
More information coming soon.Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Viterbi Spotlight: Aerospace, Mechanical, and Astronautical Engineering
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Still not quite sure of which Viterbi major is right for you? Considering Aerospace, Mechanical, or Astronautical Engineering as possible options? Want to learn about the challenges, rewards and the future of these fields of engineering? Then, come to the Aerospace, Mechanical, or Astronautical Engineering Spotlight Program! Hear from our panel of alumni and/or industry representatives as they talk about their experiences and learn first-hand what it's like working in these fields. Then practice your networking skills by mingling with our panelists over pizza!
If you are attending, please RSVP by emailing viterbi.studentservices@usc.edu with "RSVP AME/ASTE Spotlight" in the subject line.Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Freshmen and Sophomores
Contact: Jeffrey Teng
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USC In your Neighborhood: Newport Beach, CA
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 @ 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Alumni
Receptions & Special Events
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 (at 6:30-8:30 p.m.)
The Pacific Club
4110 Mac Arthur Boulevard
Newport Beach, CA 92660
For more information, please visit
http://alumni.usc.edu/neighborhoodoc
Location: The Pacific Club, Newport Beach
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kathleen Concialdi
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Queer Aesthetics and Archival Practices
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free.
A pre-event reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Doheny Memorial Library Treasure Room.
A series of events will be presented in conjunction with the exhibition Cruising the Archive: Queer Art and Culture in Los Angeles, 1945â1980 at the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives. The events will foster discussions about LGBT histories, queer art and aesthetics and archival practices in contemporary art.
Queer Aesthetics and Archival Practices will feature artists and scholars who will discuss the practical and theoretical aspects of âthe archiveâ and its relationship to contemporary art today. Moderated by curator and performer Malik Gaines, the panel will feature Ann Cvetkovich, professor of English and womenâs and gender studies at the University of Texas at Austin; Catherine Lord, professor of studio art at UC Irvine; and Ulrike Müller, artist and coeditor of the queer feminist art journal LTTR.
Please join us before the panel for an opening reception for Cruising the Archive in the Doheny Memorial Library Treasure Room from 5 to 7 p.m.
Speaker Bios:
Ann Cvetkovich is the Ellen C. Garwood Centennial Professor of English and a professor of womenâs and gender studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of An Archive of Feelings: Trauma, Sexuality and Lesbian Public Cultures and the forthcoming Depression: A Public Feelings Project.
Catherine Lord is a professor of studio art at UC Irvine, author of The Summer of Her Baldness: A Cancer Improvisation and Art and Queer Culture: 1885â2010 (forthcoming, with Richard Meyer).
Ulrike Müller is an artist and coeditor of the queer feminist art journal LTTR. She is currently organizing Herstory Inventory, a collaborative drawing project based on a list of image descriptions from the Lesbian Herstory Archives in Brooklyn, New York.
Organized by Joseph Hawkins, Mia Locks, David Frantz and the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives. Co-sponsored by the USC Libraries and the Gettyâs Pacific Standard Time initiative.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library (DML) - Friends Lecture Hall, Room 240
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Integrated Systems Seminar Series
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Hui Wu, University of Rochester
Talk Title: 3-D Integrated Free-Space Optical Interconnect
Host: Hossein Hashemi
More Information: Seminar_Speaker_Wu_2012_1_25.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Hossein Hashemi
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AME Department Seminar
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Rouslan Krechetnikov, Assistant Professor. Department of Mechanical Engineering. University of California, Santa Barbara
Talk Title: On a few puzzles in interfacial fluid mechanics
Abstract: Interfacial fluid mechanics has always been an inexhaustible source of challenging questions. In this talk I will discuss three long-standing problems and our recent progress on their understanding. First, I will present the experiments on self-agitation of a pendant drop, which results from a chemical reaction at the drop interface and which generates a number of nontrivial features: nonlinear auto-oscillations, tip-streaming and droplet trajectory splitting. While some of these features are analogous to the ones in the Taylor cone problem, preliminary analysis revealed that the underlying physics is fundamentally different. The second problem addresses the controversy in the current understanding of Marangoni effects in the classical Landau-Levich problem of a film deposition by a substrate withdrawal. The talk concludes with a discussion of the nature of the crown forming instability in the drop splash problem. Namely, I will describe some recent experiments on the drop splash problem, in which a drop impinges on a thin film of the same liquid, and provide some novel theoretical insights into the nature of the fundamental instability responsible for the crown formation.
Host: Prof. Paul Newton
More Info: http://ae-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcomingLocation: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
Event Link: http://ae-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming
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Progressive Degree Information Session
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 @ 05:15 PM - 06:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
The Progressive Degree Program (PDP) gives continuing USC undergraduates another path to earning a Masterâs degree from USC.
The main advantages to a Progressive Degree are:
1) Start graduate-level classes during your senior year
2) Reduce the units required for a Masterâs Degree
More Progressive Degree information can be found by attending our information session and visiting at http://viterbi.usc.edu/pdp !Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Viterbi Graduate Admission
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Microsoft Women's TechFest
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Receptions & Special Events
A Tech Fair for women interested in Computer Science and Engineering Hosted by female Microsoft Engineers
RSVP Today! http://uscwomensevent.eventbrite.com
See attached flyer for additional detailsMore Information: Microsoft USC Womens event.pdf
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 1st Floor Lobby
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Engineers Without Borders (EWB) General Meeting
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Are you an engineer? Looking for a great opportunity to work as a team? Want to travel to Honduras to work on clean water projects, or help build a school?
Then EWB is perfect for you! EWB is a student run organization at USC where everyone shares â a common vision of making a difference in the lives of the poor.â
Using our own engineering skills and the guidance of experienced faculty, we have traveled to Honduras multiple times a year. We are currently building a water filtration system and working on designing a schoolhouse in Honduras, and we look forward to meeting new engineers like you to help us out!
Location: SGM 123!!
*Email EWB@usc.edu to add yourself to the mailing list or for any questions.
See you there!Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 123
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
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ASBME: General Meeting 14- Resume Workshop!
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - 227
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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ABC's of Finance Workshop
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Workshops & Infosessions
Learn about Finance from the VP of Merrill Lynch.
Location: Von Kleinsmid Center For International & Public Affairs (VKC) - 102
Audiences: NOBE Members Only
Contact: USC NOBE
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Distinguished Lectures Series
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 @ 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Richard Braatz, Chemical Engineering, MIT
Talk Title: NanoSystems Engineering: Analysis, Design, and Control at the Nanoscale
Series: Distinguished Lectures Series
Host: Joe Qin
Location: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 159
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce
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Writing Effective Resumes and Cover Letters
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Does your resume highlight the skills that will land an interview? Learn how to create a resume that will serve as the marketing tool that will get your foot inside industry's door!
Do you need a cover letter? What is the purpose and what should it contain? If you need help writing a cover letter come to this workshop and learn how to make a cover letter that will be another powerful marketing tool.Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Our Town
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 @ 06:30 PM - 11:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Open to USC students only. Admission is free. Reservations required.
To RSVP, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=193 beginning Monday, January 9, at 9 a.m. See below for details.*
*This trip is for current USC students only. You must use the provided transportation to participate. Space is limited and advance registration is required. RSVP at the link above beginning Monday, January 9, at 9 a.m. Check-in for the event will begin at 5:45 p.m. on campus. Buses will depart at 6:30 p.m. and return to campus at 11:30 p.m. Dinner will be provided at check-in.
âRiveting, relevant, enduring and exceptional!ââNew York Daily News
The critically acclaimed New York production of Our Town starring Academy Award winner Helen Hunt comes to Los Angeles! Since the playâs debut in 1938, Our Town has become an American theatre favorite with its universal themes of life, love and death. Donât miss this brilliant and beautiful revival of the Thornton Wilder classic, directed by Broadwayâs most exciting rising star, David Cromer, and lauded as the definitive revisionist theatre masterpiece.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: The Broad Stage, Santa Monica
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Science Applications International Corporation Info Session
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 @ 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
TBP and IEEE will be hosting a SAIC (Science International Corporation) info session. Food will be provided. This is a 1 point event for TBP members.
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tau Beta Pi
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General Body Meeting and Game Night
Thu, Jan 26, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
We would like to invite you to join the Minority Engineering Graduate Association (MEGA) at USC for our first General Body Meeting and Game Night!!
Hope to see you there!!
Panda Express Free Food will be offer!!More Information: General body meeting and game night.png
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: USC MEGA
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The USC Smart Energy Summit
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Workshops & Infosessions
The USC Smart Energy Summit
8:30 am â Friday, January 27, 2012
ACB 238 (second floor West Wing of Ahmanson Center)
Location information at the following websites:
http://dornsife.usc.edu/distance-learning-studio-classrooms/
http://web-app.usc.edu/maps/
The Smart Energy Summit is aimed at developing an understanding of future possible research directions and opportunities. The presentations will be video recorded. Slides presented will also be made available and incorporated into a workshop proceedings document.
8:30am Coffee
8:50am Welcome and remarks from Dean of Engineering, Dean Yortsos
9:00am Rich Carlin (ONR), Fuel Cells: Thermodynamic Engine to a Sustainable Energy Future
9:30am John Luginsland (AFOSR), The AFOSR Perspective and Combustion
10:00am Khalil Amine (ANL), Advanced High Energy and High Power Battery Systems for Automotive Application
10:30am Coffee break
11:00am Bedros Afeyen (Polymath Research Inc.), Controlling Plasma Instabilities: A Multidisciplinary Approach
11:30am Keith Bradley (ANL), Nuclear Energy: Now What?
12:00pm Roger Ghanem (USC), Challenges and Opportunities in being Predictive for Complex Interacting Systems
12:30pm Lunch (sandwiches and salads provided)
1:30pm Habib N. Najm (Sandia NL), Analysis and Reduction of Power Grid Models under Uncertainty
2:00pm Zhifeng Ren (Boston College), Electron and Phonon Engineering in Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials
2:30pm Mike Campbell (Logos Technology), Perspectives and Opportunities for Renewable Energy and National Security
3:00pm Coffee break
3:30pm Commercial opportunities
4:00pm Discussion
5:00pm Wrap-up
5:30pm Dinner at Moreton Fig, USC
http://www.usc.edu/dept/engineering/eleceng/Adv_Network_Tech/Html/SmartEnergySummit.htmlMore Information: Smart Energy Summit with Abstracts and Bios.pdf
Location: Ahmanson Center (ACB) - 238
WebCast Link: http://dornsife.usc.edu/distance-learning-studio-classrooms
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: http://dornsife.usc.edu/distance-learning-studio-classrooms
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AME Department Seminar
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Panos Papadopoulos, Professor. Department of Mechanical Engineering. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-1740.
Talk Title: Multiscale Modeling of Phase Transition in Superelastic Nitinol Polycrystals
Abstract: Nitinol is a Ni-Ti alloy used widely in biomedical devices, such as endovascular stents, angioplasty guidewires, vena-cava filters, etc. One of the major attractions of Nitinol as a biomedical material is its superelastic behavior. This is due to a stress-induced solid- solid phase transformation which accommodates large deformations that may be completely reversed upon removal of the stress. Most constitutive models of phase transformation in superelastic Nitinol account for the austenite-martensite transformation only, and disregard the formation of an intermediate rhombohedral phase (R-phase). However, the presence of R-phase influences the formation of martensitic variants, thus rendering the transformation process path-dependent. In this seminar, a path-dependent micromechanics-based model that incorporates all possible transformations is presented first for the stress-induced phase transformation of Nitinol single crystals. This is subsequently extended to a multiscale thermomechanical model which accounts for the presence of polycrystalline texture. An efficient numerical strategy for solving the resulting constitutive equations is also proposed within a finite element setting.
Host: Prof. Geoff Spedding
More Info: http://ae-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcomingLocation: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
Event Link: http://ae-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming
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The USC Smart Energy Summit
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Workshops & Infosessions
The USC Smart Energy Summit
8:30 am â Friday, January 27, 2012
ACB 238 (second floor West Wing of Ahmanson Center)
Location information at the following websites:
http://dornsife.usc.edu/distance-learning-studio-classrooms/
http://web-app.usc.edu/maps/
The Smart Energy Summit is aimed at developing an understanding of future possible research directions and opportunities. The presentations will be video recorded. Slides presented will also be made available and incorporated into a workshop proceedings document.
8:30am Coffee
8:50am Welcome and remarks from Dean of Engineering, Dean Yortsos
9:00am Rich Carlin (ONR), Fuel Cells: Thermodynamic Engine to a Sustainable Energy Future
9:30am John Luginsland (AFOSR), The AFOSR Perspective and Combustion
10:00am Khalil Amine (ANL), Advanced High Energy and High Power Battery Systems for Automotive Application
10:30am Coffee break
11:00am Bedros Afeyen (Polymath Research Inc.), Controlling Plasma Instabilities: A Multidisciplinary Approach
11:30am Keith Bradley (ANL), Nuclear Energy: Now What?
12:00pm Roger Ghanem (USC), Challenges and Opportunities in being Predictive for Complex Interacting Systems
12:30pm Lunch (sandwiches and salads provided)
1:30pm Habib N. Najm (Sandia NL), Analysis and Reduction of Power Grid Models under Uncertainty
2:00pm Zhifeng Ren (Boston College), Electron and Phonon Engineering in Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials
2:30pm Mike Campbell (Logos Technology), Perspectives and Opportunities for Renewable Energy and National Security
3:00pm Coffee break
3:30pm Commercial opportunities
4:00pm Discussion
5:00pm Wrap-up
5:30pm Dinner at Moreton Fig, USC
More Information: Smart Energy Summit with Abstracts and Bios.pdf
Location: 238
WebCast Link: http://dornsife.usc.edu/distance-learning-stucio-classrooms
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: http://dornsife.usc.edu/distance-learning-stucio-classrooms
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USC PSOC Monthly Seminar Series
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 11:45 AM - 01:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Denis Wirtz, Ph.D., Theophilus H. Smoot Professor, Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Oncology, John Hopkins University
Talk Title: Cancer Cell Migration in 3D
Abstract: Two-dimensional (2D) in vitro culture systems have for a number of years provided a controlled and versatile environment for the study of cell adhesion and migration, two interrelated cell functions critical to cancer metastasis. However, the organization and functions of focal adhesion proteins in cells embedded in physiologically more relevant 3D matrices is qualitatively and functionally different from their organization and functions on conventional 2D planar substrates. In a 3D, cross-linked, fibrillar collagen matrix, cell migration and protrusion activity are still regulated by focal adhesion proteins, such as p130Cas, FAK, Zyxin, Vinculin, Talin, and VASP, but differently from the 2D case. This talk will describe the implications of the dependence of focal adhesion protein-based cellular functions on microenvironmental dimensionality in cancer. We will discuss the implications of this work in cancer metastasis.
Biography: About the USC Physical Sciences in Oncology Center Monthly Seminar Series
USC was selected to establish a $16 million cancer research center as part of a new strategy against the disease by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and its National Cancer Institute. The new center is one of 12 in the nation to receive the designation. During the five-year initiative, the Physical Sciences-Oncology Centers will take new, nontraditional approaches to cancer research by studying the physical laws and principles of cancer; evolution and the evolutionary theory of cancer; information coding, decoding, transfer and translation in cancer; and ways to de-convolute cancerâs complexity. As part of the outreach component of this grant, the Center for Applied Molecular Medicine is hosting a monthly seminar series.
Host: Center for Applied Molecular Medicine
Location: Clinical Science Center (CSC) - Harkness Auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kristina Gerber
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W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; MRI and Health
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Krishna Nayak, Associate Professor, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
Talk Title: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; MRI and Health
Abstract: Dr. Krishna Nayak, Associate Professor in the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering at the Viterbi School of Engineering at USC, will present "MRI and Health" as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium.
Host: W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium
More Info: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Amanda Atkinson
Event Link: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/honors/schedules/
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Probing "inside" quantum collapse with solid-state qubits”
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Alexander N. Korotkov, University of California, Riverside
Talk Title: Probing "inside" quantum collapse with solid-state qubitsâ
Abstract: We discuss what is "inside" the quantum state collapse due to measurement, and what happens if the collapse is stopped half-way. For particular setups with solid-state qubits the answer is rather simple: the qubit state changes in accordance with gradually acquired information, without loss of its purity (no decoherence). The simple theory of such measurement leads to a number of experimentally testable predictions. So far three such experiments have been realized with superconducting qubits: partial collapse, uncollapse (measurement reversal), and
persistent Rabi oscillations. These effects can be potentially useful, for example for quantum feedback and decoherence suppression.
Biography: Alexander N. Korotkov received his Ph.D. in Physics in 1991 from Moscow State University (adviser: Konstantin K. Likharev). After that he worked at Moscow State University and the State University of New York at Stony Brook, he also held visiting
positions at Université de la Méditerranée (Marseille, France), and at NEC Fundamental Research Lab (Tsukuba, Japan). In 2000 Alexander Korotkov joined the faculty of the University of California, Riverside, where he is a Professor of Electrical
Engineering since 2006. Research interests of Alexander Korotkov include quantum computing, quantum measurements, quantum feedback control, and nanoelectronics. He has authored 105 journal papers and 37 proceedings/book chapters, which have
over 3,000 citations (h-index of 31).
Host: Todd Brun, x0-3503
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Gerrielyn Ramos
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Integrated Systems Seminar Series
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Pavan Kumar Hanumolu, Oregon State University
Talk Title: Synthesizing Accurate Clocks with Inaccurate Components
Host: Hossein Hashemi
More Information: Seminar_Speaker_kumar_2012_1_27.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Hossein Hashemi
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Global Game Jam with MEGA
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
The world's largest game jam is coming!
Wanna make a game in 48 hours?
The Global Game Jam happens at the end of January.
Every year.
Everywhere.
In LA, it happens here:
January 27 - 29 (Fri - Sun)
Starting location: SCA (tentative)
Opening keynote: Fri @ 5
More info at: http://globalgamejam.org/
Register now: https://sites.google.com/site/megausc/News/the2012globalgamejamapproaches
If you want to prep/find a team, come to:
Global Game Jam Prep with MEGA
SCA 203
Fri Jan 20
5pm
See you there,Location: School Of Cinematic Arts (SCA) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC MEGA
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Volunteer at a Dog Shelter with Tau Beta Pi
Sat, Jan 28, 2012 @ 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
This is a unique opportunity to walk, wash and play with a dog from the dog shelter. RSVP to tbp@usc.edu if you are interested. Limited spots are available. This is a 2 point event for TBP members. Meet at the Denny's parking lot in the UV at 9 to carpool.
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tau Beta Pi
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Get Your Hands Dirty with the Arts!
Sat, Jan 28, 2012 @ 09:30 AM - 04:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free. Reservations required. Reservations will be accepted beginning Thursday, January 5, at 9 a.m. Please check http://www.usc.edu/visionsandvoices for a complete festival schedule and to RSVP.
Each semester, the USC arts schools come together to present Get Your Hands Dirty, a dynamic day-long festival that offers a variety of hands-on workshops in art, architecture, cinematic arts, interactive media, music, theatre and dance. So get your hands dirty and experience the creativity and thrill of making art with USCâs distinguished faculty.
Organized by the USC Arts Schools: the School of Architecture, the School of Cinematic Arts, the Roski School of Fine Arts, the Thornton School of Music and the School of Theatre.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: University Park Campus
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Broomballing with ASBME and IIE!
Sat, Jan 28, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Join ASBME for our first social event of the spring semester, co-hosted with the Institute of Industrial Engineers! Each organization will be taking 25 people broomballing to the Pasadena Ice Skating Center on Saturday, January 28th for FREE! The event will be from approximately 7pm-10pm. Sign up on the following form:
https://docs.google.com/a/usc.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDBnTHN6Q3dUbFo5LW9RWXRtS1Rja0E6MQ
ALSO, remember to drop by RTH 210 sometime this week to sign release forms. It must be done before 5 PM on Thursday!
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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Voices from the African Diaspora: Playwrights Writing around the World
Sat, Jan 28, 2012 @ 07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free.
Voices from the modern African diaspora shift with geography, experience, racial mixing and time. In different cultures, Blackness takes on different meanings. The diverse experiences of the African diaspora will be illuminated through a performance of theatrical scenes from signature works by playwrights Kwame Kwei-Armah, a British artist of Black Grenadian ancestry; Alemtsehay Wedajo, an exiled Ethiopian artist; and Jane Harrison, an Aboriginal artist of Muruwari descent from Australia. Their theatrical expressions reflect the multiple ways that identity is transformed and articulated in a global world. Following the performance, a discussion will explore the challenges faced by immigrants and communities of color internationally. The discussion will have interdisciplinary impact, linking theatrical writing and representation to sociology, political science, religious studies, psychology, ethnic studies, history, philosophy, gender studies and more. The program will be facilitated by Philip Akin, a Black Canadian artist and the artistic director of Torontoâs multicultural Obsidian Theatre Company.
Organized by the USC School of Theatre.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Mcclintock Building (MCC) - McClintock Theatre
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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How to Be an Entrepreneur, pt. 1
Mon, Jan 30, 2012 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
University Calendar
At the first one hour session, distinguished USC engineering professor and entrepreneur, Peter Beerel, will walk students through the building blocks of a business. The focus will be on product, customers, market sizing, and the revenue model. These concepts will be deconstructed to provide students a fundamental understanding of what it means to create an actual business, not just a prototype. In addition to walking through the basic underpinning of a business, Dr. Beerel will also touch on how to market and pitch the business to customers and potential investors. Additionally, an experienced student entrepreneur will also weigh in with practical advice on the subject.
More Information: Entrepreneur Event.docx.pdf
Location: Elaine & Kenneth Leventhal School Of Accounting (ACC) - 312
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Sam Stevens
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USC in your Neighborhood: Playa Vista, CA
Mon, Jan 30, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Alumni
Receptions & Special Events
Monday, January 30, 2012 (6:00-8:00 p.m.)
USC Institute for Creative Technologies
12015 Waterfront Drive
Playa Vista, CA 90094-2536
For more information, please visit:
http://alumni.usc.edu/neighborhoodla
Location: USC Institute for Creative Technologies, Playa Vista, CA
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Kathleen Concialdi
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Microsoft: Meet the Company Presentation
Mon, Jan 30, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Join representatives of this company as they share general company information and available opportunities.
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Student-Professional Awareness Conference
Mon, Jan 30, 2012 @ 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
When: January 30, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: Campus Center Ballroom
What: SPAC
Engineers must be professionally proficient, astute and acutely aware of their responsibility to society. Student Professional Awareness Conferences or S-PACS (pronounced "ess-paks") explore the broader subjects that affect engineers' careers.
S-PACs were first introduced in 1979 as a method of increasing professional awareness in a student's technical education. Since then, these conferences have become a strong force for improving the engineering profession. S-PACs give students an opportunity to learn from the varied experiences of successful engineers.
S-PACs are structured events where students listen to experienced engineers from diverse backgrounds speak on a topic from one of six categories: Career Growth, Working, Professional Ethics and Social Responsibility, Self-Management, Engineers and Public Policy, or The Importance of a Professional Society to You.
After the talk, students have a chance to interact with the speakers and industry representatives in an intimate, low-pressure setting. S-PACs allow corporate representatives to see what students are really like and vice versa.
It's time once again for IEEE's Student-Professional Awareness Conference (S-PAC). Held in the Campus Center Ballroom, this event will give you a chance to sit down with representatives of various companies in a professional dinner environment and not only talk about their experience, but also build important contacts in your professional network.
Attending Companies Include:
Aerospace Corporation
SAIC
Boeing
Sandia National Laboratories
Deloitte
and more companies to be added!!!
Capacity is limited. So Sign Up soon at http://www-scf.usc.edu/~ieee/events/
Join IEEE at USC for an evening of dining and networking.Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - Ballroom
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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BME 533 (Seminar in Biomedical Engineering)
Mon, Jan 30, 2012 @ 11:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Lili Yang, Ph.D., Lead Scientist, California Institute of Technology
Talk Title: Engineering Immunity against Cancer and HIV/AIDS
Biography: Overall Interests:
*To exploit a systems immunology approach to engineer synthetic immunity against
chronic diseases like cancer and HIV/AIDS.
*To develop a systems immunology approach to elucidating molecular control of dendritic cell functions
*To exploit a targeted cellular engineering approach to optimizing dendritic cell-based immunotherapy
Host: Department of Biomedical Engineering
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
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Lunchtime Meet & Greet with Cisco
Tue, Jan 31, 2012 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Come meet Cisco professionals to gain insights into Engineering's job functions & intern opportunities available within Network Operating & Services Routing Technology Groups
Lunch will be provided
See attached flyer for more information.More Information: Cisco Flyer USC engineering meet and greet 1-31-12.pdf
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Halliburton One-On-Ones
Tue, Jan 31, 2012 @ 12:00 PM - 04:35 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Innovative, adventurous and up for a challenge â is that you? If so, sign up for a 15 minute one-on-one with a representative from Halliburton on Tuesday, January 31st in TCC 221!!
As one of the worldâs largest energy service companies, Halliburton provides oil and gas operators with the technology, solutions and expertise to locate, drill, evaluate, produce and maintain their oil and gas wells. Our field engineers are on the front line, representing Halliburton in the field as we provide these services that are vital to our customers and the energy industry as a whole. Reserve your spot here!
If you have any questions for this event, contact Cassandra Gabara at gabara@usc.eduLocation: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - 221
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Society of Women Engineers Society of Women Engineers
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Meet n’ Greet with the Mathworks
Tue, Jan 31, 2012 @ 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Anushree Chorghade and Ryan Gordon, Mathworks Inc. Natick, MA
Talk Title: Meet nâ Greet with the Mathworks
Abstract: ABSTRACT:
Mathworks is the leading developer and supplier of software for technical computing and Model-Based design. We have around 2000 people worldwide and are headquartered in Natick, MA with offices throughout the world! Drop by to know more about this great company, its work culture, and the current developments and ongoing projects. Great place to ask and get your questions answered on how you can be a part of it and contribute your knowledge and technical skills and make the professional experience worth-while.
Also get to know more exciting facts and figures from two current engineers working in the Engineering Development Group at Mathworks and their experience so far at Mathworks!
We will be collecting resumes of interested students at both the information session and career fair.
Looking for MS or PhD in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical) or Computer Science
Biography: BIO:
After completing graduate work at USC, Anushree Chorghade and Ryan Gordon joined Mathworks as . Application Support Engineers.
They will be representing Mathworks at the 2012 USC Viterbi Career Expo.
Host: Michael Safonov
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Shane Goodoff
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Epstein Institute Seminar Series / ISE 651 Seminar
Tue, Jan 31, 2012 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Wei Chen, Wilson-Cook Chair Professor in Engineering Design, Northwestern University
Talk Title: "Model Uncertainty Quantification and Objective-Oriented Sampling in Simulation-Based Design under Uncertainty"
Series: Epstein Institute Seminar Series
Abstract: Various sources of uncertainty exist in simulation-based design under uncertainty. Quantifying the uncertainty of a model and the resulting probabilistic predictions is essential for robust and reliable decision making. In physics-based engineering modeling, the two primary sources of model uncertainty, which account for the differences between computer models and physical experiments, are parameter uncertainty and model discrepancy. Distinguishing the effects of these two sources of uncertainty can be challenging. For situations in which identifiability cannot be achieved using only a single response, we propose the use of multiple responses that share a mutual dependence on the common set of calibration parameters to improve identifiability. In this talk, we will present a multi-response modular Bayesian approach and demonstrate that using multiple responses can substantially enhance identifiability. In addition, we will also introduce a newly developed, sequential objective-oriented sampling approach to robust design. We will present the need and the techniques developed for sampling control and noise variables separately towards optimizing a robust design objective that incorporates both the mean and variance of design performance.
Biography: Dr. Wei Chen is the Wilson-Cook Chair Professor in Engineering Design at Northwestern University. Affiliated with the Segal Design Institute as a Faculty Fellow, she is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, with courtesy appointment in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. Directing the Integrated Design Automation Laboratory (IDEAL- http://ideal.mech.northwestern.edu/), her current research involves issues such as simulation-based design under uncertainty, model validation, stochastic multiscale analysis and design, robust shape and topology optimization, multidisciplinary optimization, consumer choice modeling and enterprise-driven decision-based design. She is the co-founder and Director of the interdisciplinary doctoral cluster in Predictive Science and Engineering Design (PSED) at Northwestern, a program aiming for integrating scientific, physics-based modeling and simulation into design of innovative âengineeredâ systems.
Dr. Chen received her Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1995. She is an elected member of the ASME Design Engineering Division (DED) Executive Committee and currently serving as the DED executive chair of the Technical Committees. She is also an elected Advisory Board member of the Design Society, an international design research community. She is an Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design and serves as the review editor of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization.
More Information: Seminar-Chen_Wei.doc
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - Room 309
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Viterbi Industry Networking Event (Career Fest)
Tue, Jan 31, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Receptions & Special Events
Juniors and Seniors: Grow your network at VINE, an event that will help you prepare for Career Expo. Get face-to-face time and practice your networking skills with top engineering companies in a "speed-networking" activity. After the activity, talk to reps informally during a casual networking hour; beverages and appetizers will be served.
Registration Deadline is January 25th
Register now: http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/careers/students/viterbi-industry-networking-event.htmLocation: Town & Gown
Audiences: Juniors & Seniors Only
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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EWB La Estanzuela (LE) Project Meetings - CHANGED TO THURSDAY!
Tue, Jan 31, 2012 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
**Meeting moved to Thursday, Feb 2! 5-6PM @ KAP
Come join EWB's La Estanzuela (LE) Project Meetings! In LE, we are currently in the midst of constructing a water wheel pump delivery system to provide drinkable water to many of the families in the community.
Question/Comments? Feel free to email EWB@usc.edu!
*Note: Location is listed as "KAP" and it just means to meet in the lobby and we'll find a room together! It's usually KAP 164 or the few rooms around it. See you there!Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
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The Republic of the Imagination: An Evening with Azar Nafisi
A Visions and Voices Signature EventTue, Jan 31, 2012 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, click on the links below beginning Wednesday, January 4, at 9 a.m.
USC Students, Staff and Faculty: To RSVP, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=194
General Public: To RSVP, click here http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserveGeneral_Multi.php?RSVPEvtCode=194
Reception to follow.
Join us for an evening with Azar Nafisi, the internationally renowned author of Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, which electrified its readers with a compassionate and often harrowing portrait of the Islamic revolution in Iran. Reading Lolita in Tehran has won numerous awards, including the Prix du Meilleur Livre Ãtranger, the Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award from Book Sense and the Frederic W. Ness Book Award. It was also named one of the 100 Best Books of the Decade by The Times (London). Nafisi is a visiting professor at the Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins Universityâs School of Advanced International Studies. She has lectured and written extensively in English and Persian on the political implications of literature and culture, as well as the human rights of Iranian women and girls. She is currently working on a book entitled Republic of the Imagination about the power of literature to liberate minds and peoples.
Photo: S. J. Staniski
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: George Finley Bovard Administration Building (ADM) - Bovard Auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski