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The Communications Hub - Academic Writing and Speaking Tutoring for Viterbi Ph.D. StudentsMon, Jan 23, 2023 @ 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
The Communications Hub offers academic writing and speaking tutoring for Viterbi Ph.D. students! Bring your academic and professional work (at any stage) to faculty at the Engineering in Society Program!
Drop in hours are in RTH 222:
Monday: 10-1
Wednesday: 10-1
Friday: 10-1
We also offer online and custom appointments at https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/eishub/home.
See you at the Hub!Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 222
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: Helen Choi
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Epstein Institute - ISE 651 Seminar
Tue, Jan 24, 2023 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Xiao Liu, John L. Imhoff Endowed Chair and Assistant Professor - Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas
Talk Title: Domain-Aware Statistical Learning --- Harnessing the Convergence of Engineering Knowledge and Data-Driven Methods
Host: Prof. Suvrajeet Sen
More Information: Abstract_XL.pdf
Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - GER 206
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Grace Owh
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The Communications Hub - Academic Writing and Speaking Tutoring for Viterbi Ph.D. Students
Wed, Jan 25, 2023 @ 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
The Communications Hub offers academic writing and speaking tutoring for Viterbi Ph.D. students! Bring your academic and professional work (at any stage) to faculty at the Engineering in Society Program!
Drop in hours are in RTH 222:
Monday: 10-1
Wednesday: 10-1
Friday: 10-1
We also offer online and custom appointments at https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/eishub/home.
See you at the Hub!Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 222
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: Helen Choi
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Computer Science General Faculty Meeting
Wed, Jan 25, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Receptions & Special Events
Bi-Weekly regular faculty meeting for invited full-time Computer Science faculty only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 526- Hybrid
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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DEN@Viterbi - Online Graduate Engineering Virtual Information Session
Wed, Jan 25, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
DEN@Viterbi, Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Join USC Viterbi School of Engineering for a virtual information session via WebEx, providing an introduction to DEN@Viterbi, our top ranked online delivery system. Discover the 40+ graduate engineering and computer science programs available entirely online.
Attendees will have the opportunity to connect directly with USC Viterbi representatives during the session to discuss the admission process, program details and the benefits of online delivery.
Register Today!WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/uscviterbi/onstage/g.php?MTID=e0b70fb522de01efa6b087d1b8e3fce06
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
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Art Exhibit by Lina Kogan, Class of 2000
Wed, Jan 25, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Receptions & Special Events
*Current*: A conversation with Ukrainian-born artist and USC alumni, Lina Kogan, and a day-long exhibition of her works.
*Current* is a collection of abstract minimalistic mixed media works with elements of hi-tech world, created in the last 3 years. The gadgets are deconstructed from their original form and function to the extent that meaning is shifted. They become brush strokes in Kogan's formalistic paintings, evoking meditative emotions.
Lina Kogan was born in Ukraine. She moved to the US in 1992 and graduated from USC in 2000 with Master's degree in Computer Science, Multimedia and Creative Technologies. Kogan's first ceramic sculptures emerged in 1996, followed by mixed media and experimental abstracts. Kogan is an award-winning sculptor and mixed media artist. Her multi-faceted mixed media, collages, abstract paintings and ceramics were exhibited by Torrance Art Museum, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pacific Design Center, Neutra Institute Museum, TAG Gallery, California Conference for Advancement of Ceramics Arts (CCACA).
Free registration: https://usc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3wTRrxzMCAcQRSK
Location: Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience (MCB) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Department of Computer Science
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AME Seminar
Wed, Jan 25, 2023 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Steven L. Brunton, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Washington Seattle, WA
Talk Title: Machine Learning for Scientific Discovery, with Examples in Fluid Mechanics
Abstract: Accurate and efficient nonlinear dynamical systems models are essential to understand, predict, estimate, and control complex natural and engineered systems. In this talk, I will explore how machine learning may be used to develop these models purely from measurement data. We explore the sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics (SINDy) algorithm, which identifies a minimal dynamical system model that balances model complexity with accuracy, avoiding overfitting. This approach tends to promote models that are interpretable and generalizable, capturing the essential physics of the system. We also discuss the importance of learning effective coordinate systems in which the dynamics may be expected to be sparse. This sparse modeling approach will be demonstrated on a range of challenging modeling problems, for example in fluid dynamics. Because fluid dynamics is central to transportation, health, and defense systems, we will emphasize the importance of machine learning solutions that are interpretable, explainable, generalizable, and that respect known physics.
Biography: Steven L. Brunton is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington. He is also Adjunct Professor of Applied Mathematics and Computer science, and a Data Science Fellow at the eScience Institute. Steve received the B.S. in mathematics from Caltech in 2006 and the Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton in 2012. His research combines machine learning with dynamical systems to model and control systems in fluid dynamics, biolocomotion, optics, energy systems, and manufacturing. He received the Army and Air Force Young Investigator Program (YIP) awards and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Steve is also passionate about teaching math to engineers as co-author of three textbooks and through his popular YouTube channel, under the moniker eigensteve.
Host: AME Department
More Info: https://ame.usc.edu/seminars/
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/95805178776?pwd=aEtTRnQ2MmJ6UWE4dk9UMG9GdENLQT09More Information: Screenshot 2023-01-11 140424.jpg
Location: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 102
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/95805178776?pwd=aEtTRnQ2MmJ6UWE4dk9UMG9GdENLQT09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tessa Yao
Event Link: https://ame.usc.edu/seminars/
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Navigating the U.S. Job Search Workshop
Wed, Jan 25, 2023 @ 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
THIS EVENT WILL BE HOSTED HYBRID: IN-PERSON & ONLINE SIMULTANEOUSLY
Calling all international students! We have an exclusive workshop just for you. Increase your career and internship knowledge by attending this professional development Q&A moderated by Viterbi Career Connections.
To access more information on this workshop, log into Viterbi Career Gateway>> Events>>Workshops: https://shibboleth-viterbi-usc-csm.symplicity.com/sso/
For more information about all workshops, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Networking: Building & Maintaining Professional Connections
Thu, Jan 26, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
THIS EVENT WILL BE HOSTED HYBRID: IN-PERSON & ONLINE SIMULTANEOUSLY
Increase your career and internship knowledge on networking by attending this professional development Q&A moderated by Viterbi Career Connections staff.
To access more information on this workshop, log into Viterbi Career Gateway>> Events>>Workshops: https://shibboleth-viterbi-usc-csm.symplicity.com/sso/
For more information about all workshops, please visit viterbicareers.usc.edu/workshops.Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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WIE Networking Launch
Thu, Jan 26, 2023 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Student Activity
WIE Networking Social-Get to know other women in engineering at this networking social to make new friends and widen your network. Women will have an opportunity to exchange information, and opportunity to meet their future peers who one day may be their future coworkers or that one day you may need to be open!
Location: Sign into EngageSC to View Location
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Thelma Federico Zaragoza
Event Link: https://engage.usc.edu/WIE/rsvp?id=387862
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The Communications Hub - Academic Writing and Speaking Tutoring for Viterbi Ph.D. Students
Fri, Jan 27, 2023 @ 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
The Communications Hub offers academic writing and speaking tutoring for Viterbi Ph.D. students! Bring your academic and professional work (at any stage) to faculty at the Engineering in Society Program!
Drop in hours are in RTH 222:
Monday: 10-1
Wednesday: 10-1
Friday: 10-1
We also offer online and custom appointments at https://sites.google.com/usc.edu/eishub/home.
See you at the Hub!Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 222
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: Helen Choi
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BME Speaker, Dr. Kay Chung
Fri, Jan 27, 2023 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Kay Chung , Postdoctoral Research Associate at Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Talk Title: Immune Cell Programming
Host: BME Chair Peter Wang - Zoom Link Available Upon Request
Location: Corwin D. Denney Research Center (DRB) - 145
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Michele Medina
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CS Colloquium: David Held (CMU) - Relational Affordance Learning for Robot Manipulation
Fri, Jan 27, 2023 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: David Held, Carnegie Mellon University
Talk Title: Relational Affordance Learning for Robot Manipulation
Series: CS Colloquium
Abstract: Robots today are typically confined to interact with rigid, opaque objects with known object models. However, the objects in our daily lives are often non-rigid, can be transparent or reflective, and are diverse in shape and appearance. I argue that, to enhance the capabilities of robots, we should develop perception methods that estimate what robots need to know to interact with the world. Specifically, I will present novel perception methods that estimate "relational affordances": task-specific geometric relationships between objects that allow a robot to determine what actions it needs to take to complete a task. These estimated relational affordances can enable robots to perform complex tasks such as manipulating cloth, articulated objects, grasping transparent and reflective objects, and other manipulation tasks, generalizing to unseen objects in a category and unseen object configurations. By reasoning about relational affordances, we can achieve robust performance on difficult robot manipulation tasks.
This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Research Colloquium
Biography: David Held is an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the Robotics Institute and is the director of the RPAD lab: Robots Perceiving And Doing. His research focuses on perceptual robot learning, i.e. developing new methods at the intersection of robot perception and planning for robots to learn to interact with novel, perceptually challenging, and deformable objects. Prior to coming to CMU, David was a post-doctoral researcher at U.C. Berkeley, and he completed his Ph.D. in Computer Science at Stanford University. David also has a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. David is a recipient of the Google Faculty Research Award in 2017 and the NSF CAREER Award in 2021.
Host: Stefanos Nikolaidis
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 115
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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MHI Photonics Seminar - Koby Scheuer, Friday, January 27th at 3pm in EEB 248
Fri, Jan 27, 2023 @ 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Koby Scheuer, Tel-Aviv University
Talk Title: White Light Cavities, Exceptional Points, and their applications
Series: Photonics Seminar Series
Abstract: We consider the deep relations between concepts which apparently belong to distinct fields: Exceptional points in optical PT-symmetric systems, White light cavities and superluminal group velocity. It is also shown that this relationship is a key for understanding the underlying physics of these concepts as well as for the development of many important practical applications such as flat-top filters, broad band impedance matching and perfect absorption (anti-lasing).
Biography: Koby Scheuer received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technion-”Israel Institute of Technology in 2001. He was a Chief Designer with Lambda Crossing-”an optical component startup specializing in microring resonators for two years. Between 2003-2006 he was a research associate with the Department of Applied Physics at the California Institute of Technology, after which he joined the school of Electrical Engineering at Tel-Aviv University. Currently, he is a full professor with the School of Electrical Engineering at Tel-Aviv University. His research interests include nanophotonics, metasurfaces and metamaterials, slow & fast light, and optics in soluble materials.
Host: Mercedeh Khajavikhan, Michelle Povinelli, Constantine Sideris; Hossein Hashemi; Wade Hsu; Mengjie Yu; Wei Wu; Tony Levi; Alan E. Willner; Andrea Martin Armani
More Information: Koby Scheuer Flyer.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
