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ACM presents Trojan Hacks
Sun, Apr 11, 2021
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Trojan Hacks - April 10th-11th
Come to ACM's 24-hour virtual hackathon, TrojanHacks! TrojanHacks welcomes USC students of all experience levels, including beginners!
A hackathon is a chance to meet other hackers and create a project to compete for prizes. You will also get to learn during workshops, so if you don't know what project you want to make, that's okay!
Apply Here: https://uscacm273047.typeform.com/to/Hg16vlCa
Location: Online
Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: ACM
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Quants: Using Data and Models for Stock Trading with Charles Chien
Sun, Apr 11, 2021 @ 08:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
University Calendar
Applied Analytics Guest Lecture Series with Charles Chien.
Charles Chien - Chief Revenue Officer at Siepe, is responsible for Siepe's go-to-market strategy and overseas the sales and product teams on the software side of the business. Charles had prior experience as Managing Director, Business Technology for 16 years at Canyon Partners, a $23B multi-strategy hedge fund, and was a software engineer at Advent Software (now SS&C) before that.
Charles's extensive capital markets technology background and experience in driving operational excellence and implementing strategic roadmaps will be a great learning opportunity for participants in his talk on the role of Quants and using data and models for stock trading.
Sign-up link:
http://bit.ly/analytics041121
WebCast Link: http://bit.ly/analytics041121
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mike Lee
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ECE-EP Seminar - Mengjie Yu, Monday, April 12, 9am via Zoom
Mon, Apr 12, 2021 @ 09:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Mengjie Yu, Harvard University
Talk Title: Integrated Nonlinear and Quantum Photonic Devices
Abstract: Recent advances in nanofabrication technology have allowed for the realization of ultra-low loss nanophotonic waveguides and is opening up exciting opportunities for next-generation nonlinear photonic circuits with higher integration density, advanced functionalities, and ultralow energy consumption. Those features are critical for advancing photonic technologies in both classical and quantum domains.
In this talk, I will discuss silicon-based and thin-film lithium niobate (LN)-based photonic devices, which leverage the combination of Kerr and second-order nonlinearities, along with electro-optic (EO) and piezoelectric effects to achieve highly efficient and controllable light-matter interactions at extremely compact footprints. I will talk about the first mode-locked Kerr frequency combs in the mid-infrared regime and dual-comb spectroscopy technique for ultrafast molecular sensing, based on silicon microresonators. Furthermore, I will discuss a novel class of silicon-nitride-based optical parametric oscillators and its experimental realization for building a true quantum random number generator and a spatially multiplexed nanophotonic spin glasses system for coherent photonic computing. Thirdly, I will talk about the emerging LN optoelectronic platform and show the developments of several novel EO devices and circuits for femtosecond pulse lasers, frequency shifters, and electro-optic frequency combs. Lastly, I will discuss the potential of nonlinear photonic platform for scaling up and accelerating classical and quantum technologies in molecular sensing, photonic computing, information processing and communication networks.
Biography: Mengjie Yu is a postdoctoral fellow in Professor Marko Loncar's group in the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2018 from Cornell University in Professor Alexander L. Gaeta's group. Her research focuses on integrated photonics across various platforms of silicon, silicon nitride, and lithium niobate, and her research areas include nonlinear physics, integrated optical frequency comb, mid-infrared molecular spectroscopy, nonlinear frequency conversion and coherent computing based on artificial photonic Ising spins.
Mengjie Yu is the 2020 the Optical Society (OSA) Ambassador. She was the winner of the 2016 Maiman Student Paper Competition and the 2016 Emil Wolf Student Paper Competition, and a finalist of the 2020 Tingye Li Innovation Prize. She was the Caltech 2019 Young Investigator Lecturer. She has published 33 peer-reviewed journal papers and 45 conference papers and is a referee for 15 peer-reviewed journals. Currently, she serves as chair of the OSA Integrated Photonics Technical Group.
Host: ECE-Electrophysics
More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92646609585?pwd=Tk9YdXpBVVB0NDI4Mm1zckxvMXJ0UT09
More Information: Mengjie Yu Flyer.pdf
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92646609585?pwd=Tk9YdXpBVVB0NDI4Mm1zckxvMXJ0UT09
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KCLC Online Drop-In
Mon, Apr 12, 2021 @ 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
Workshops & Infosessions
KCLC Online Drop-In
The mission of the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity (KCLC) is to apply and engage in research and training to serve individuals with diverse learning needs and to empower students to reach their full academic and creative potential.
All students welcome! No RSVP needed!WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92571867937
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: KCLC
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KCLC Skill-Building For Success: Reading Strategies
Tue, Apr 13, 2021 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
Workshops & Infosessions
KCLC Skill-Building Workshop Series
The mission of the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity (KCLC) is to apply and engage in research and training to serve individuals with diverse learning needs and to empower students to reach their full academic and creative potential.
For this week's Reading Strategies: Acquire strategies for how to complete your course readings effectively and improve comprehension.WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/95019147813
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: KCLC
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KCLC Online Drop-In
Tue, Apr 13, 2021 @ 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
Workshops & Infosessions
KCLC Online Drop-In
The mission of the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity (KCLC) is to apply and engage in research and training to serve individuals with diverse learning needs and to empower students to reach their full academic and creative potential.
All students welcome! No RSVP needed!WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92571867937
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: KCLC
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Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar
Tue, Apr 13, 2021 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Josephine Carstensen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Talk Title: Freeform Structural Topology-Optimized Design for Advanced Manufacturing
Abstract: Recent years have seen a rapid development within manufacturing technologies across length scales, easing the fabrication of increasingly complex material architectures, components and structures. As a consequence, there is now a need for novel engineering design methods that match the new manufacturing paradigm. Topology optimization offers a means to leverage the advanced manufacturing possibilities. It is a free-form design approach in which a formal optimization problem is posed and solved using mathematical programming. Although manufacturing has been revolutionized, there are still fabrication limitations. This talk focuses on the need for identifying the relevant material behaviors and manufacturing constraints and incorporating them within the design process.
Recently, a large research focus has been on embedding the characteristics of 3D printing into topology optimization algorithms. This talk presents the first algorithm that incorporates the discrete nozzle size restrictions associated with material extrusion 3D printing processes such as fused Fused Filament Fabrication FFF and concrete 3D printing. The extrusion printing process consists of a nozzle that moves across the build plate and deposits the extruded material on a 2D slice of the design. If the nozzle has a discrete size, the thickness of any member must consist of a discrete number of nozzle passes. This work uses a density-based topology optimization approach in which the manufacturing constraint is implicitly embedded in the filtering operation. Design solutions are shown to fulfill the nozzle restriction constraint on several benchmark examples.
Despite the advances in construction technologies, there has been little research focused on developments and application of topology optimization to civil structures. This talk will introduce and discuss design frameworks for structural systems and components made of both timber-steel and reinforced concrete. A framework to design timber-steel trusses with minimized embodied carbon will be presented. Additionally, designs for plain and reinforced concrete beams are obtained, constructed and experimentally tested in efforts to show how topology-optimized designs can achieve performance improvements without requiring a high structural complexity.
Biography: Josephine Carstensen is an Assistant Professor in the Department Civil and Environment Engineering at MIT. She leads the top-ad research group and her research revolve around the engineering question of how we design the structures of the future? Her work spans from development of computational design frameworks for various structural types and design scenarios over experimental investigations that are used to inform necessary algorithmic considerations.
Dr. Carstensen is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER award 2021. She received her PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 2017 and holds a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. from the Technical University of Denmark.
Host: Dr. Roger Ghanem
Location: Zoom: https://usc.zoom.us/j/97228056404; Meeting ID: 972 2805 6404: Passcode: 864779
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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Mixing Light and Sound in Integration Photonics
Tue, Apr 13, 2021 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Peter Rakich, Yale University
Talk Title: Mixing Light and Sound in Integration Photonics
Host: Electrical and Computer Engineering: Wade Hsu, Mercedeh Khajavikhan, Michelle Povinelli, Constantine Sideris, and Wei Wu
More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqcuuprD4oE9ZVf6lwC_KIX9-3i55nMAMV
More Information: Photonics Seminar _Peter Rakich 4-13-21.png
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jennifer Ramos/Electrophysics
Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqcuuprD4oE9ZVf6lwC_KIX9-3i55nMAMV
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Undergraduate Advisement Drop-in Hours
Tue, Apr 13, 2021 @ 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Do you have a quick question? The CS advisement team will be available for drop-in live chat advisement for declared undergraduate students in our four majors during the spring semester on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 1:30pm to 2:30pm Pacific Time. Access the live chat on our website at: https://www.cs.usc.edu/chat/
Location: Online
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: USC Computer Science
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AME Admitted Student Faculty Roundtable
Tue, Apr 13, 2021 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Are you a recently admitted USC Viterbi Student? Join us for this discussion by professors from the Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering (AME) department. Your faculty hosts will discuss their own academic background, an introduction to the discipline, degree curriculum, research areas, jobs after graduation, and more. The event will wrap up with an audience Q&A.
Registration is required for this admitted student event: https://applyto.usc.edu/register/ame-roundtableLocation: Zoom
Audiences: Admitted Students
Contact: Michael Cox
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ISE 651 - Epstein Seminar
Tue, Apr 13, 2021 @ 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Enrique Mallada, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Talk Title: Incentive Analysis and Coordination Design for Multi-Timescale Electricity Markets
Host: Prof. Suvrajeet Sen
More Information: April 13, 2021.pdf
Location: Online/Zoom
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Grace Owh
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CS Distinguished Lecture: Tuomas Sandholm (Carnegie Mellon University, Strategy Robot, Inc., Optimized Markets, Inc., Strategic Machine, Inc.) - What Can and Should Humans Contribute to Superhuman AIs?
Tue, Apr 13, 2021 @ 04:00 PM - 05:20 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Tuomas Sandholm, Carnegie Mellon University, Strategy Robot, Inc., Optimized Markets, Inc., Strategic Machine, Inc.
Talk Title: What Can and Should Humans Contribute to Superhuman AIs?
Series: Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series
Abstract: I will discuss what humans can and should contribute to superhuman AIs-”not general ones intended to be like humans, but ones for specific applications that make the world a better place. I will discuss how the application should drive research. I will present extensive experiences from having fielded superhuman AIs for combinatorial markets, organ exchanges, and imperfect-information game settings. I will discuss inventing and scoping novel AI applications. I will discuss how humans should supply the value framework while leaving policy optimization and combinatorics for AI. I will cover a framework that separates those ends and means, and conducts future-aware optimization in very-large-scale dynamic problems in a scalable way. I will wonder about the future of science when theorems (not just proofs) and empirical theories need to be so long that they are beyond human comprehension. I will discuss human overconfidence in humans over AI. I will discuss what explainability could be and why in many AI applications it should not be required. Finally, I will suggest flipping ethics around from an ex post discussion activity to a system-design discipline that I coin pre-design ethics.
Register in advance for this webinar at:
https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xhADAX7FRt-eiAg2fCI5bQ
After registering, attendees will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Biography: Tuomas Sandholm is Angel Jordan University Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University and a serial entrepreneur. His research focuses on the convergence of artificial intelligence, economics, and operations research. He is Co-Director of CMU AI. He is Founder and Director of the Electronic Marketplaces Laboratory.
In parallel with his academic career, he was Founder, Chairman, first CEO, and CTO/Chief Scientist of CombineNet, Inc. from 1997 until its acquisition in 2010. During this period the company commercialized over 800 of the world's largest-scale generalized combinatorial multi-attribute auctions, with over $60 billion in total spend and over $6 billion in generated savings. He is Founder and CEO of Optimized Markets, Inc., which is bringing a new optimization-powered paradigm to advertising campaign sales, scheduling, and pricing in linear and nonlinear TV, display, streaming, and cross-media advertising.
Since 2010, his algorithms have been running the national kidney exchange for UNOS, where they make the kidney exchange transplant plan for 80% of U.S. transplant centers together each week. He also co-invented never-ending altruist-donor-initiated chains, which have become the main modality of kidney exchange worldwide and have led to around 10,000 life-saving transplants. He invented liver lobe and multi-organ exchanges, and the first liver-kidney swap took place in 2019.
He has developed the leading algorithms and pipelines for several general game classes. The team he leads is the multi-time world champion in AI-vs-AI heads-up no-limit Texas hold'em, the main benchmark and decades-open challenge problem for application-independent algorithms for imperfect-information games. Their AI Libratus became the first and only AI to beat top humans at that game. Then their AI Pluribus became the first and only AI to beat top humans at the multi-player game. That is the first superhuman milestone in any game beyond two-player zero-sum games. He is Founder and CEO of Strategic Machine, Inc., which provides solutions for strategic reasoning in business and gaming applications. He is Founder and CEO of Strategy Robot, Inc., which focuses on defense, intelligence, and other government applications.
Among his honors are the Minsky Medal, Engelmore Award, Computers and Thought Award, inaugural ACM Autonomous Agents Research Award, CMU's Allen Newell Award for Research Excellence, Sloan Fellowship, NSF Career Award, Carnegie Science Center Award for Excellence, Edelman Laureateship, and Goldman Sachs 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs. He is Fellow of the ACM, AAAI, and INFORMS. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Zurich.
Host: Bistra Dilkina, USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAIS)
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xhADAX7FRt-eiAg2fCI5bQLocation: Online Zoom Webinar
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xhADAX7FRt-eiAg2fCI5bQ
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Computer Science Department
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DEN@Viterbi - Online Graduate Engineering Virtual Information Session
Tue, Apr 13, 2021 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 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 for the working professional.
Register Today!WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/uscviterbi/onstage/g.php?MTID=e16addd591a2b97927bfc57b166eb32e2
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
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Center for Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things and Ming Hsieh Institute Seminar
Wed, Apr 14, 2021 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Kuldeep Meel, Department of Computer Science, School of Computing at National University of Singapore
Talk Title: Scalable Functional Synthesis: The Child of Perfect Marriage between Machine Learning and Formal Methods
Series: Center for Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things
Abstract: Don't we all dream of the perfect assistant whom we can just tell what to do, and the assistant can figure out how to accomplish the tasks? Formally, given a specification F(X, Y) over the set of input variables X and output variables Y, we want the assistant, aka functional synthesis engine, to design a function G such that (X, Y=G(X)) satisfies F. Functional synthesis has been studied for over 150 years, dating back to Boole in 1850s and yet scalability remains a core challenge. Motivated by progress in machine learning, we design a new algorithmic framework, Manthan, which views functional synthesis as a classification problem, relying on advances in constrained sampling for data generation, and advances in automated reasoning for a novel proof-guided refinement and provable verification. On an extensive and rigorous evaluation over 609 benchmarks, we demonstrate that Manthan significantly improves upon the current state of the art. The significant performance improvements, along with our detailed analysis, highlights several interesting avenues of future work at the intersection of machine learning, constrained sampling, and automated reasoning.
Biography: Kuldeep Meel is the Sung Kah Kay Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department of the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore where he also holds the President's Young Professorship. His research interests lie at the intersection of Formal Methods and Artificial Intelligence. He is a recipient of the 2019 NRF Fellowship for AI and was named AI's 10 to Watch by IEEE Intelligent Systems in 2020. His work received the 2018 Ralph Budd Award for Best PhD Thesis in Engineering, 2014 Outstanding Masters Thesis Award from Vienna Center of Logic and Algorithms and Best Student Paper Award at CP 2015. He received his Ph.D. (2017) and M.S. (2014) degree from Rice University, and B. Tech. (with Honors) degree (2012) in Computer Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
Host: pierluigi Nuzzo, nuzzo@usc.edu
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Qk4-7AthThudso7LXs2OiALocation: Online
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Qk4-7AthThudso7LXs2OiA
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Talyia White
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KCLC Skill-Building For Success: Reading Strategies
Wed, Apr 14, 2021 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
Workshops & Infosessions
KCLC Skill-Building Workshop Series
The mission of the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity (KCLC) is to apply and engage in research and training to serve individuals with diverse learning needs and to empower students to reach their full academic and creative potential.
For this week's Reading Strategies: Acquire strategies for how to complete your course readings effectively and improve comprehension.WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/95019147813
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: KCLC
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DEN@Viterbi - Online Graduate Engineering Virtual Information Session
Wed, Apr 14, 2021 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 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 for the working professional.
Register Today!WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/uscviterbi/onstage/g.php?MTID=e23fc582033c06db94818bac1f2f2d191
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
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KCLC Online Drop-In
Wed, Apr 14, 2021 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
Workshops & Infosessions
KCLC Online Drop-In
The mission of the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity (KCLC) is to apply and engage in research and training to serve individuals with diverse learning needs and to empower students to reach their full academic and creative potential.
All students welcome! No RSVP needed!WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92571867937
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: KCLC
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Computer Science General Faculty Meeting
Wed, Apr 14, 2021 @ 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: TBD
Audiences: Invited Faculty Only
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Internship for Credit Course, ENGR 395 Information Session
Wed, Apr 14, 2021 @ 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Undergraduate students, are you interested in receiving technical elective credit for your internship? Do you need to complete the CPT application and need to enroll in an internship course for credit? Join Career Connections to learn more about the internship for credit course, ENGR 395. We will discuss qualifications, application materials, and course requirements. We hope to see you there.
Access workshop through Viterbi Career Gateway >> Events >> WorkshopsLocation: Zoom
Audiences: All Viterbi Undergraduate Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Undergraduate Advisement Drop-in Hours
Wed, Apr 14, 2021 @ 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Do you have a quick question? The CS advisement team will be available for drop-in live chat advisement for declared undergraduate students in our four majors during the spring semester on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 1:30pm to 2:30pm Pacific Time. Access the live chat on our website at: https://www.cs.usc.edu/chat/
Location: Online
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: USC Computer Science
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Info Session: ENGR 345 Principle and Practices of Global Innovation
Wed, Apr 14, 2021 @ 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Workshops & Infosessions
ENGR 345 Principle and Practices of Global Innovations is a global class using the classroom-without-border platform and learning-from-diversity pedagogy. Students will study the dynamic lifecycle of technology innovation in competitive global market with classmates from multiple universities around the world. Students can build your global competence and network without leaving campus.
The course is 3 units and is open to all USC majors and USC schools. It can be taken as a free elective course or as an approved elective course if approved by your advisor.
Join our info session in Microsoft Teams to learn more about the course and get your questions answered at tinyurl.com/ipodiainfo.More Information: General Fall 2021 iPodia Course Flyer.pdf
Location: Microsoft Teams: tinyurl.com/ipodiainfo
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi iPodia Program
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CEE Admitted Student Faculty Roundtable
Wed, Apr 14, 2021 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Are you a recently admitted USC Viterbi student? Join us for this discussion with professors from the Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) department. Your faculty hosts will discuss their own academic background, an introduction to the discipline, degree curriculum, research areas, jobs after graduation, and more. The event will wrap up with an audience Q&A.
Registration is required for this admitted student event: https://applyto.usc.edu/register/cee-roundtableAudiences: Admitted Students
Contact: Michael Cox
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AME Seminar
Wed, Apr 14, 2021 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Nina Balke , Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Talk Title: A Nanoscale View on Electromechanical Phenomena
Abstract: The ability to transform electrical energy into mechanical energy and vice versa is the foundation to many technologies in the area of information and energy, such as sensors, piezotronics, energy harvesting, piezoelectric, electrochemical, and polymer actuators, and artificial muscles. Despite the importance of electromechanical phenomena and numerous applications, fundamental interdisciplinary studies needed to understand, and control electromechanical phenomena on the nanoscale are lacking. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is well suited to measure local volume changes in the picometer range and has a lateral resolution of 10s of nanometer which makes this an ideal technique to address electromechanical phenomena on the nanoscale. Despite the technical advances and the development of new SPM-based characterization techniques, the quantification of functional material parameters based on electromechanical phenomena is still elusive. The lack of quantitative and accurate measurement can also lead to the misinterpretation of relevant material physics. Only if quantitative material parameters can be extracted, can a correlation of nanoscale structure-function relationships be derived, and AFM can be integrated with techniques probing smaller or larger length and time scales as well as theoretical efforts for a full information integration across different disciplines. I will give an overview over which electromechanical phenomena can be probed quantitatively including electro-chemo-mechanical coupling to understand local electrochemical reactions and processes in electrochemical capacitors. Then I will talk in depth about AFM and ferroelectric materials and how the quantitative measurement of piezoelectric material properties led to the discovery of layered 2D van der Waals ferroelectrics with highly unusual material properties and functionalities based on the presence of four polar phases and high ion conductivity. These materials demonstrate, for the first time, how physical order parameter can be controlled by ionic degrees of freedom which will open new concepts for functional heterostructures and electronic devices.
Biography: Nina Balke received her Ph.D in Materials Sciences from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, in 2006. After being a Feodor-Lynen fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt foundation at the University of California in Berkeley she became a research staff at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2010. She is specialized in nanoscale characterization of electromechanical effects and electro-chemo-mechanical coupling using atomic force microscopy in oxides and vdW layered materials. Her scientific focus includes ferroelectrics, dielectrics, and energy storage materials as well as in-situ characterization of solid-liquid interfaces.
Host: AME Department
More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92982374143
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92982374143Location: Online event
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92982374143
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tessa Yao
Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92982374143
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CP2K: Running Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Wed, Apr 14, 2021 @ 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
Workshops & Infosessions
Presented by: USC Center for Advanced Research Computing
An introduction to computational tools implemented within the CP2K program package. The most standard methods as well as some of the more advanced features will be introduced by overviews of background theory and through examples of application, while encouraging modular, flexible, and problem-oriented thinking. Recurring topics in the workshop are the scaling of algorithms, the combination of different levels of theory and of sampling, and tools and strategies for the analysis of results. This ongoing workshop is currently running on Wednesdays during the Spring 2021 semester.Location: Zoom
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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Career & Internship Boot Camp: Resume & Cover Letters
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
University Calendar
Need a job or internship?
Attend Boot Camp to receive practical tools for the job and internship search.
Your resume and cover letter are often an employer's first impression of you, but how much of an impression are you really making? Information in this workshop will cover:
- Myth-busting some of the most common misconceptions about resumes and cover letters.
- The anatomy of a cover letter.
- How to tailor your resume in five easy steps.
- Practical tools you can use to improve your resume and apply to jobs more efficiently.
To Register: Viterbi Career Gateway > Events > WorkshopsAudiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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KCLC Skill-Building For Success: Reading Strategies
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
Workshops & Infosessions
KCLC Skill-Building Workshop Series
The mission of the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity (KCLC) is to apply and engage in research and training to serve individuals with diverse learning needs and to empower students to reach their full academic and creative potential.
For this week's Reading Strategies: Acquire strategies for how to complete your course readings effectively and improve comprehension.WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/95019147813
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: KCLC
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Career & Internship Boot Camp: Job & Internship Search
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
University Calendar
Need a job or internship?
Attend Boot Camp to receive practical tools for the job and internship search.
Your job and internship search can often be a daunting task. How do you get started? Are you running into barriers? What resources are actually helpful? Information in this workshop will cover:
- Myth-busting some of the most common misconceptions about the job and internship search.
- Creating a job search plan and outreach strategy.
- How to search virtually anywhere.
- Practical tools you can use to help you work smarter rather than harder & track results.
To Register: Viterbi Career Gateway > Events > WorkshopsAudiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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NL SEMINAR-Universal linguistic inductive biases via meta learning
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Information Sciences Institute
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: R. Thomas McCoy, JHU
Talk Title: Universal linguistic inductive biases via meta learning
Series: NL Seminar
Abstract: Despite their impressive scores on NLP leaderboards, current neural models fall short of humans in two major ways. They require massive amounts of training data, and they generalize poorly to novel types of examples. To address these problems, we propose an approach for giving targeted linguistic inductive biases to a model, where inductive biases are factors that affect how a learner generalizes. Our approach imparts inductive biases using meta learning, a procedure through which the model discovers how to acquire new languages more quickly via exposure to many possible languages. By controlling the properties of the languages used during meta learning, we can control the inductive biases that meta learning imparts. Using a case study from phonology, we show how this approach enables faster learning and more robust generalization.
Biography: Tom McCoy is a PhD student in the Johns Hopkins Cognitive Science department, advised by Tal Linzen and Paul Smolensky. He studies the linguistic abilities of neural networks, focusing on inductive biases the topic of this talk as well as compositional structure: How can neural networks use their continuous vector representations to encode phrases and sentences?
Host: Jon May and Mozhdeh Gheini
More Info: https://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teu6Tr7e7NsLocation: Information Science Institute (ISI) - Virtual Only
WebCast Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teu6Tr7e7Ns
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petet Zamar
Event Link: https://nlg.isi.edu/nl-seminar/
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Spotlight Series: Biomedical Engineering w/ Prof Shung
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
DEN@Viterbi, Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Join USC Viterbi School of Engineering for a webinar with Prof. Shung who will highlight the Biomedical Engineering master's degree programs. The webinar is intended for prospective master's degree students and will discuss program details, USC Viterbi's DEN@Viterbi online delivery option, admission requirements, FAQs and more!
Register Today!WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/uscviterbi/onstage/g.php?MTID=e322077e30415c456ca994c700234c375
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
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Creativity in the Time of COVID
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 12:30 PM - 01:20 PM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Professors Dashiell-Sparks and Elefano, and Dr. Miller, Professor
Talk Title: Creativity in the Time of COVID
Host: Dr. Quade French
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/j/94398598467More Information: Creativity Panel Flyer.pdf
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/94398598467
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Cory Nelson
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Career & Internship Boot Camp: Networking
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
University Calendar
Need a job or internship?
Attend Boot Camp to receive practical tools for the job and internship search.
It is important to learn how to network and develop meaningful contacts with industry professionals to improve your job search and career development. Information in this workshop will cover:
- Myth-busting some of the most common misconceptions about networking.
- Discussing the many ways to network, including virtual networking
- How to start and end a conversation.
- How to build professional contacts and relationships.
To Register: Viterbi Career Gateway > Events > WorkshopsAudiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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KCLC Online Drop-In
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
Workshops & Infosessions
KCLC Online Drop-In
The mission of the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity (KCLC) is to apply and engage in research and training to serve individuals with diverse learning needs and to empower students to reach their full academic and creative potential.
All students welcome! No RSVP needed!WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92571867937
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: KCLC
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Undergraduate Advisement Drop-in Hours
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Workshops & Infosessions
Do you have a quick question? The CS advisement team will be available for drop-in live chat advisement for declared undergraduate students in our four majors during the spring semester on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 1:30pm to 2:30pm Pacific Time. Access the live chat on our website at: https://www.cs.usc.edu/chat/
Location: Online
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: USC Computer Science
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Career & Internship Boot Camp: Interview Preparation
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
University Calendar
Need a job or internship?
Attend Boot Camp to receive practical tools for the job and internship search.
Your resume will get you an interview, but your interview will land you the job. Learn strategies and techniques to ace your interview. Information in this workshop will cover:
- Myth-busting some of the most common misconceptions about who gets the job.
- Discussing the many ways to interview, including virtual interviewing.
- How to create an interview strategy.
- Learning what hiring managers and recruiters consider during the interview process.
To Register: Viterbi Career Gateway > Events > WorkshopsAudiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Demetrios Christodoulides, Thursday, April 15th at 2:30pm via Zoom
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Demetrios Christodoulides, CREOL-The College of Optics & Photonics University of Central Florida
Talk Title: Symmetries, quantum analogies and thermodynamics in optics and photonics
Abstract: The prospect of judiciously using symmetries and quantum analogies has been actively pursued in recent years as a means to control the flow of light. In this talk, we will show that by harnessing notions from quantum field theories like parity-time symmetry and supersymmetry, it is possible to synthesize novel structures and devices with counter-intuitive properties and functionalities. Quantum inspired accelerating optical wavepackets like Airy beams with applications in microscopy, extreme nonlinear optics, and biology will be discussed. Finally, a thermodynamic theory of highly multimoded nonlinear optical systems will be presented.
Biography: Demetrios Christodoulides is the Cobb Family Endowed Chair and Pegasus Professor of Optics at CREOL-the College of Optics and Photonics of the University of Central Florida. He received his Ph.D. degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1986 and he subsequently joined Bellcore as a post-doctoral fellow. Between 1988 and 2002 he was with the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Lehigh University. His research interests include linear and nonlinear optical beam interactions, synthetic optical materials, optical solitons, and quantum electronics. He has authored and co-authored more than 430 papers. He is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America and the American Physical Society. He is the recipient of the 2011 Wood Prize and 2018 Max Born Award of OSA.
Host: ECE-Electrophysics
More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96751416096?pwd=NHVrbi9KeUF5NitHSlJ3eWphQW0zQT09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96751416096?pwd=NHVrbi9KeUF5NitHSlJ3eWphQW0zQT09
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Career & Internship Boot Camp: Evaluating Job Offers
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
University Calendar
Need a job or internship?
Attend Boot Camp to receive practical tools for the job and internship search.
Is negotiating your salary easier than you think? Information in this workshop will cover:
- Identifying the basic elements of evaluating a job offer
- What is typically included in a hiring package.
- Creating a strategy to negotiate a job offer.
To Register: Viterbi Career Gateway > Events > WorkshopsAudiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Connections
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Virtual First-Year Admission Information Session
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Our virtual information session is a live presentation from a USC Viterbi admission counselor designed for high school students and their family members to learn more about the USC Viterbi undergraduate experience. Our session will cover an overview of our undergraduate engineering programs, the application process, and more on student life. Guests will be able to ask questions and engage in further discussion toward the end of the session.
Please Register Here!Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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ECE Admitted Student Faculty Roundtable
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Are you a recently admitted USC Viterbi student? Join us for this discussion with professors from the Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) department. Your faculty hosts will discuss their own academic background, an introduction to the discipline, degree curriculum, research areas, jobs after graduation, and more. The event will wrap up with an audience Q&A.
Registration is required for this admitted student event: https://applyto.usc.edu/register/ece-roundtableAudiences: Admitted Students
Contact: Michael Cox
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DEN@Viterbi Q&A Chat w/ Alumni
Thu, Apr 15, 2021 @ 06:00 PM - 06:45 PM
DEN@Viterbi, Viterbi School of Engineering Graduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Join USC Viterbi School of Engineering for a Q&A chat session with DEN@Viterbi alumni and USC Viterbi representatives. Prospective online (DEN@Viterbi) graduate engineering and computer science students can ask about how USC Viterbi's online delivery works, details on our 40+ online graduate engineering or computer science programs, how to get started, the DEN@viterbi student experience and more!
Register Today!WebCast Link: https://uscviterbi.webex.com/uscviterbi/onstage/g.php?MTID=e353971707ca5e7d1193d0a61786dd56f
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Corporate & Professional Programs
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Grammar Tutorials
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
INDIVIDUAL GRAMMAR TUTORING FOR VITERBI UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS
Need help refining your grammar skills for academic and professional communication?
Meet one-on-one with faculty from the Engineering Writing Program, build your grammar skills, and take your writing to the next level!
Viterbi writing faculty will help you identify and correct recurring grammatical errors in your writing assignments, cover letters, resumes, articles, and dissertations.
Tutorials are on alternate Friday mornings. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/grammaratUSC
If you have questions, please contact helenhch@usc.edu.Location: ZOOM
Audiences: Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Contact: Helen Choi
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KCLC Skill-Building For Success: Reading Strategies
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
Workshops & Infosessions
KCLC Skill-Building Workshop Series
The mission of the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity (KCLC) is to apply and engage in research and training to serve individuals with diverse learning needs and to empower students to reach their full academic and creative potential.
For this week's Reading Strategies: Acquire strategies for how to complete your course readings effectively and improve comprehension.WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/95019147813
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: KCLC
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Advanced Manufacturing Seminar
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Denis Cormier, Earl W. Brinkman Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology
Talk Title: Metal Additive Manufacturing Via Jetting of Molten Metal Droplets
Abstract: This seminar will introduce attendees to an emerging metal additive manufacturing process that produces parts via on-demand jetting of molten metal droplets. Unlike traditional metal additive manufacturing processes such as powder bed fusion or binder jetting, the droplet jetting process uses wire, rather than powder, as the feedstock material. This greatly reduces cost and safety concerns. The absence of a powder bed also reduces feedstock carrying costs and eliminates complicated lot tracing procedures associated with blending of new and used powders. Process parameters such as drop size, jetting temperature, drop spacing, and jetting frequency all influence the dimensional accuracy, density, and mechanical properties of fabricated parts. An open architecture droplet jetting machine from Xerox (formerly Vader Systems) is used to demonstrate the influence of both process parameters and toolpath generation strategies on geometric accuracy, density, and microstructure of aluminum alloys.
Biography: Dr. Denis Cormier is the Earl W. Brinkman Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology where he directs the New York State funded AMPrint Center for Advanced Technology. Dr. Cormier has worked in the area of 3D printing and additive manufacturing for 25 years. Since joining RIT in 2009, his research has focused on technologies such as multi-material inkjet deposition, direct-write processes including aerosol printing and microdispensing, and pulsed photonic sintering. Most recently, he has focused on development of a liquid metal droplet jetting additive manufacturing process. Prior to joining RIT, he was a professor at North Carolina State University from 1994 to 2009.
Host: Center for Advanced Manufacturing
More Info: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3zuU3UdYSSKvT5CvyZuxow
Webcast: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3zuU3UdYSSKvT5CvyZuxowMore Information: Adv Mfg Seminar S21_Denis Cormier.pdf
Location: Online event
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3zuU3UdYSSKvT5CvyZuxow
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Tessa Yao
Event Link: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3zuU3UdYSSKvT5CvyZuxow
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KCLC Feelin Connected Fridays: Online Olympics(Group Games)
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
Workshops & Infosessions
Feelin Connected Fridays Series
The mission of the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity (KCLC) is to apply and engage in research and training to serve individuals with diverse learning needs and to empower students to reach their full academic and creative potential.
Join us via Zoom to connect with peers, cope with stress, and discover new interests through meaningful activities!
For Online Olympics, engage in some friendly competition as we play multiplayer online games together including games such as Pictionary, word puzzles, and more!More Information: April 2021 Feelin' connected fridays.pdf
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/95019147813
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: KCLC
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KCLC Online Drop-In
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 @ 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Technology & Applied Computing Program (TAC)
Workshops & Infosessions
KCLC Online Drop-In
The mission of the Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity (KCLC) is to apply and engage in research and training to serve individuals with diverse learning needs and to empower students to reach their full academic and creative potential.
All students welcome! No RSVP needed!WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/92571867937
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: KCLC
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CS Admitted Student Faculty Roundtable
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Workshops & Infosessions
Are you a recently admitted USC Viterbi Student? Join us for this discussion with professors from the Computer Science department. Your faculty hosts will discuss their own academic background, an introduction to the discipline, degree curriculum, research areas, jobs after graduation, and more. The event will wrap up with an audience Q&A.
Registration is required for this admitted student event: https://applyto.usc.edu/register/cs-roundtableAudiences: Admitted Students
Contact: Michael Cox
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Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar
Fri, Apr 16, 2021 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Joe F. Bozeman III, University of Illinois at Chicago
Talk Title: Strengthening Social-Inclusivity in Civil and Environmental Systems: Cases for Food-Energy-Water Equity and Applications to the Built Environment
Abstract:
Matters of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic equity have not always been a central feature of food-energy-water studies. I have begun to address this gap in research by developing and employing innovative methodology in collaboration with cross-disciplinary scientists. The associated studies show that land, greenhouse gas, and water food consumption impacts vary in statistically significant ways across U.S. Black, Latinx, and White populations. Furthermore, these study methods and findings have tangible application to future studies around the world as well as global environmental degradation implications. Join me to learn more about the details and how my future research directions can be applied to the built environment.
Biography:
Dr. Joe F. Bozeman III originally hails from Dayton, Ohio. His Ph.D. is from the University of Illinois at Chicago UIC in Civil Engineering. His work has been featured in major outlets and won several awards such as the 2020 Publication Excellence in Environmental Engineering Science award, 2018-2019 Top Downloaded Paper honors, with media features in Popular Science, the Geographical Magazine, and NPR among others. Dr. Bozeman has spent more than a decade working in the private and public sectors on energy and environmental sustainability matters and serves as a postdoctoral Research Associate for UIC's Institute for Environmental Science and Policy.
Host: Dr. Adam Smith
Location: https://usc.zoom.us/j/98942460306 Meeting ID: 989 4246 0306 Passcode: 999999
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes