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Chicago Admission Reception
Sun, Oct 09, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Hosted by the Admission Office, the reception will include a general discussion about the University. You will also be able to ask questions about your areas of academic interest, explore co-curricular options and learn more about life and opportunities at USC. A representative from our Admission and Student Affairs staff, will be there on behalf of the Viterbi School of Engineering along with other representatives from the University. RSVP online at http://www.usc.edu/admevents.
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and their families
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Hawaii Admission Reception
Sun, Oct 09, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Hosted by the Admission Office, the reception will include a general discussion about the University. You will also be able to ask questions about your areas of academic interest, explore co-curricular options and learn more about life and opportunities at USC. A representative from our Admission and Student Affairs staff, will be there on behalf of the Viterbi School of Engineering along with other representatives from the University. RSVP online at http://www.usc.edu/admevents.
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and their families
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Get Your Hands Dirty with the Arts!
Sun, Oct 09, 2011 @ 09:30 AM - 04:30 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free. Reservations required. Reservations will be accepted beginning Wednesday, September 14, at 9 a.m. Please check http://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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BME-101 Midterm Review Session
Sun, Oct 09, 2011 @ 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Looking for some last minute help with your BME-101 midterm preparation? Still confused about circuits and mass balance equations? Join your classmates in a group study session the evening before the test, with upperclassmen BMEâs available to answer your questions. Snacks and beverages will be provided.
Please RSVP here if you are able to attend:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDVMOG5Ib2JNWDBUM1pHdHFNLTVkcVE6MQLocation: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 118
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Mon, Oct 10, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
This half day program is designed for prospective freshmen and family members. Meet USC includes an information session on the University and the Admission process; a student led walking tour of campus and a meeting with us in the Viterbi School. Meet USC is designed to answer all of your questions about USC, the application process and financial aid. Reservations are required for Meet USC. This program occurs twice, once at 8:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. Please visit https://esdweb.esd.usc.edu/unresrsvp/MeetUSC.aspx to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - USC Admission Office
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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On Campus Freshmen Admission Interviews continue...
Mon, Oct 10, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Personal Admission Interviews are available to freshmen applicants throughout the Fall practically every weekday until December 9, 2011. Freshman applicant interviews are not required as part of the admission process, however we would like to meet as many of our applicants as possible. All interview appointments are scheduled online. http://viterbi.usc.edu/admission/freshman/interviews/
Audiences: Freshmen Applicants for Fall 2012
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Seminars in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Qifa Zhou, Tzung Hsiai, Noah Malmstadt, BME
Talk Title: BME Research
Abstract: Qifa Zhou, "Integrated Ultrasound and Optical Intravascular Imaging"
Tzung Hsiai, "Flexible microelectronics to study injured and regenerating heart tissue"
Noah Malmstadt, "Biomimetic Membrances for Probing Lipid MolecularPhysiology"
Host: BME Department
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 122
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
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ASBME Announcement: Viterbi Student Services- Pre-Health Workshop
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 @ 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Getting ready to apply to a medical, dental, pharmacy, or any other health professional school? This workshop is designed for students who are interested in applying to a health professional school in the upcoming application cycle and beyond. This workshop will review the application process & the various components for a competitive application.
Topics Include:
· Academic Expectations
· Characteristics of a Competitive Applicant
· Application Year at a Glance
· Prep for Application
· AMCAS Overview
· Additional Resources
More Information: CompetitiveApplicantPreMedWorkshop.pdf
Location: Von Kleinsmid Center For International & Public Affairs (VKC) - 152
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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Pearl Harbor Naval Info Session
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 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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Finalist Competition - MHI Ph.D. Scholars
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 @ 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University Calendar
The Evaluation Committee selected 7 finalists out of MHI Ph.D. Scholar nominees submitted by faculty. These finalists will present a 12-minute talk about their research at the event. It is anticipated that five MHI Scholars will be selected from this pool, based on an evaluation of their talks by a faculty panel.
â¢Matthew Black: Behavioral Signal Processing: Case Studies in Education and Psychology Research
â¢Harsha Honnappa: Queues and Games: Large Population Analysis
â¢Chenxi Lin: Optical absorption enhancement in nano-textured silicon thin film for photovoltaics
â¢Osonde Osoba: Noise Benefits in Expectation-Maximization Algorithms
â¢Sunil K. Narang: Perfect reconstruction, critically sampled, two-channel wavelet filterbanks on graphs
â¢Srinivas Yerramalli: Enabling Underwater Acoustic Communications: From single links to an ocean wide network
â¢Bardia Zandian: A Cross-layer Framework for Wearout Monitoring
All Electrical Engineering students and faculty are invited. Refreshments will be served.
The Ph.D. Scholar Program is a continued venture of the Ming Hsieh Institute that aims to support senior Ph.D. students interested in pursuing an academic career. These finalists have been selected from nominations submitted by faculty - to learn more about the Scholar Program visit: http://mhi.usc.edu/call-for-scholar-nominees320805.htmLocation: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Danielle Hamra
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Avanade Information Session
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
About Avanade:
Avanade delivers global business technology solutions using the latest Microsoft technologies like Azure cloud computing, SharePoint, Silverlight, the .NET Framework, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Exchange/AD), Dynamics CRM and Dynamics AX. We are seeking passionate âteam playersâ committed to solving complex challenges for our customers, using innovative problem solving skills and the latest technology. People who thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, entrepreneurial environment and want to put their careers on the fast track by working with global brands. Avanade provides a collaborative work environment, the opportunity to travel, and top training in Microsoft technologies. Avanade is a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft; we operate in 26 countries and have over 12,000 employees. Full-time, consulting openings for: Solution Developers, Systems Engineers and Business Analysts. Avanade is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Presentation Topics:
The session we are holding will look at various opportunities in the field of IT Consulting (this also encompasses programming as a consultant). We will mention the options that exist as different types of employment in this field and outline the benefits and disadvantages of each approach. Throughout we will also discuss Avanadeâs position in the industry and the benefits of choosing us as a future employer. At the end of the presentation we will open the floor to questions related to the presentation or employment at Avanade in general. If seniors would like to submit resumes afterward we will also collect those.
Fun Stuff:
We will be providing pizza as dinner for those that attend. We will plan on having enough for around 50 attendees so please come on time to ensure that you get some before it is all gone. There will also be a few small prizes given away randomly to the audience.Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 158
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Santa Monica College Fair
Tue, Oct 11, 2011 @ 10:30 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Viterbi Transfer Admission Counselor, Christine Hsieh from the USC Viterbi Office of Admission, will be attending the Santa Monica College fair. Please stop by the USC Viterbi table to learn how you can get started on your engineering courses at your current institution and more about the admission process.
Location: Santa Monica College
Audiences: Undergraduate Transfer Applicants
Contact: Viterbi Undergraduate Admission
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Business and Economics Minors Workshop
Tue, Oct 11, 2011 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
Interested in pursuing a business or economics minor? Attend this workshop to learn all about the requirements and admissions criteria for these two popular minors. We will have academic advisors from both departments here to answer your questions and give an overview of their minor programs. Pizza will be provided!
If you plan on attending, please RSVP by emailing viterbi.studentservices@usc.edu with "RSVP Business/Econ Minor Workshop" in the subject line.Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Jeffrey Teng
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Viterbi Admisison Presentation at Santa Monica College
Tue, Oct 11, 2011 @ 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Following the Santa Monica College fair Viterbi Transfer Advisor, Christine Hsieh will provide a presentation from 1:30 pm - 2:30pm in the Business Building, room 111 at Santa Monica College. The presentation that will go over admission & transfer transfer process as well transferable coursework.
Location: Santa Monica College, Business Bldg, Rm 111
Audiences: Undergraduate Transfer Applicants
Contact: Viterbi Undergraduate Admission
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Epstein Institute Seminar Series / ISE 651 Seminar
Tue, Oct 11, 2011 @ 04:00 PM - 05:20 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Margaret L. Brandeau, Coleman F. Fung Professor of Engineering and Professor of Medicine, Stanford University
Talk Title: "Operations Research and Public Health"
Series: Epstein Institute Seminar Series
Abstract: What is the most cost-effective way to use limited HIV prevention and treatment resources? How should the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revise national immunization recommendations so that gaps in vaccination coverage will be filled in a cost-effective manner? To what extent should local communities stockpile antibiotics for response to a potential bioterror attack? This talk will describe examples from past and ongoing model-based analyses of public health policy questions. We will describe OR-based analyses can inform public health decision making. We also provide perspectives on key elements of a successful policy analysis and discuss ways in which such analysis can influence policy.
Biography: Margaret Brandeau is Coleman F. Fung Professor of Engineering and Professor of Medicine (by Courtesy) at Stanford University. Her research focuses on the development of applied mathematical and economic models to support health policy decisions. Her recent work has focused on HIV prevention and treatment programs, programs to control the spread of Hepatitis B virus, and evaluating preparedness plans for bioterror response. She is a Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS), and has received the Presidentâs Award from INFORMS (recognizing important contributions to the welfare of society), the Pierskalla Prize from INFORMS (for research excellence in health care management science), and a Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation, among other awards. Professor Brandeau earned a BS in Mathematics and an MS in Operations Research from MIT, and a PhD in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University.
Host: Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
More Information: Seminar-Brandeau.doc
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - Room 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Yahoo! Information Session
Tue, Oct 11, 2011 @ 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Web Performance
Optimization Tech Talk!
Tuesday, October 11th
5:30pm-7:00pm
Location: GFS 106
Yahoo! would like to invite YOU! to join us for a
Web Performance Optimization Tech Talk with some
top Yahoo! engineers & recruiters.
Apply at: http://careers.yahoo.com
Free
Food & Prizes!!!
Speed is King! and "Web Performance Optimization 101" will give you a sneak peek
into the world of Web Performance. Learn why "Web Performance" is one of the
hottest fields in the industry today and why some of the top players like Yahoo!,
Facebook, Google take it so seriously. Discover the top 3 ways to speed up the
performance of a web application. Learn how to identify and fix the performance
bottlenecks of a website in less than 10 seconds. Get introduced to new performance
tools and techniques used by industry experts. Join us for an extremely interactive
session for lets have fun with Speed.
This event will allow students to learn about the innovative
technology Yahoo! is working on, the opportunity to network with Yahoo!
engineers and learn how you can apply to our current
Full-time, New College Grad openings!
More Information: Yahoo pdf.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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Biomedical Engineering Society National Conference
Wed, Oct 12, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
The 2011 annual meeting will be co-hosted by Brown University and the University of Connecticut. Like the 2010 BMES Conference attended by ASBME in Austin, TX, the 2011 meeting will feature leadership sessions, chapter development seminars, more than 1,500 poster presentations, and hundreds of oral presentations during three full days of symposia. There will also be a Career Day for students and early-career professionals to network with industry recruiters for full-time, part-time, and internship positions, and a host of professional and social activities at the Convention Center and in New England's Hartford, Connecticut. Thank you to everyone who signed up for this. We hope you are prepared for a wonderful trip this weekend and will come back with many stories to tell!
Location: Hartford Convention Center
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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Minors Information Fair
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Information Technology Program (ITP)
Receptions & Special Events
Undergraduate students! Looking for a minor? Attend the Minors Information Fair to hear about minor options from all across campus. Open to all undergraduate students.
More Information: Minor Fair Flyer.ppt
Location: Von Kleinsmid Center For International & Public Affairs (VKC) - Courtyard
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: Lisa Mataczynski
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CREATE Seminar - Jerry Mendel 10/12/11 - Perceptual Computing: One Implementation of Zadeh's "Computing With Words" Paradigm
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Workshops & Infosessions
We are pleased to invite you to attend CREATEâs monthly seminar!
When: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 12th
Location: RTH-306 (3710 McClintock Ave. RTH-306, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2902)
Title: Perceptual Computing: One Implementation of Zadehâs âComputing With Wordsâ Paradigm
Abstract: In 1996 Lotfi Zadeh, who is the father of fuzzy logic, published a paper with the very provocative title âFuzzy Logic = Computing With Words.â This title might lead one to incorrectly believe that, since fuzzy logic is a very well developed body of mathematics (with lots of real-world application), it is straightforward to implement his paradigm of Computing with Words. This speaker and his students have been working on one class of applications for Computing with Words for more than ten years, namely assisting people in making subjective judgments. The result is the Perceptual Computer and its associated methodologyâPerceptual Computing. This talk describes the methodology of perceptual computing, its many challenges, and how those challenges have been overcome to-date.
Presenter: Jerry M. Mendel received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY. Currently he is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Systems Architecting Engineering at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he has been since 1974. He has published over 500 technical papers and is author and/or editor of nine books, including Uncertain Rule-based Fuzzy Logic Systems: Introduction and New Directions (Prentice-Hall, 2001) and Perceptual Computing: Aiding People in Making Subjective Judgments (Wiley & IEEE Press, 2010). His present research interests include: type-2 fuzzy logic systems and their applications to a wide range of problems, including smart oil field technology and computing with words. He is a Life Fellow of the IEEE, a Distinguished Member of the IEEE Control Systems Society, and a Fellow of the International Fuzzy Systems Association. He was President of the IEEE Control Systems Society in 1986. He is a member of the Administrative Committee of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society and was Chairman of its Fuzzy Systems Technical Committee, and was Chairman of the Computing With Words Task Force of that TC. Among his awards are the 1983 Best Transactions Paper Award of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, the 1992 Signal Processing Society Paper Award, the 2002 Transactions on Fuzzy Systems Outstanding Paper Award, a 1984 IEEE Centennial Medal, an IEEE Third Millenium Medal, and a Fuzzy Systems Pioneer Award (2008) from the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society.
Please RSVP no later than Friday, October 7th, 2011 to Erin Calicchio calicchi@usc.edu.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 306
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Erin Calicchio
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CommNetS Seminar
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Vivek Goyal, MIT
Talk Title: Space-from-Time Imaging: Acquiring Reflectance and Structure Without Lenses
Series: Communications, Networks & Systems (CommNetS) Seminar
Abstract: Traditional cameras use lenses to form an optical image of the scene and thus obtain spatial correspondences between the scene and the film or sensor array. These cameras do not sample the incident light fast enough to record any transient variations in the light field. This talk introduces space-from-time imaging â a signal processing framework for imaging using only omnidirectional illumination and sensing. We show that it is possible to construct images by computationally processing samples of the response to a time-varying illumination. We also show a range sensing system that uses neither scene scanning by laser (as in LIDAR) nor multiple sensors (as in a time-of-flight camera). These technologies depend on novel parametric signal modeling and sampling theory.
Biography: Vivek Goyal completed his Ph.D. degree at the University of California, Berkeley. After working at Bell Laboratories and Digital Fountain, he joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he is currently Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering. Prof. Goyal was awarded UC-Berkeley's Eliahu Jury Award, the IEEE Signal Processing Society Magazine Award, and an NSF CAREER Award. He is a faculty co-author on student best paper award-winning papers and co-author of the forthcoming textbook Fourier and Wavelet Signal Processing (available at FourierAndWavelets.org). Along with serving on several TPCs, he is a TPC Co-Chair of IEEE ICIP 2016 and a Conference Co-Chair of the SPIE Wavelets and Sparsity conference series. He will present a tutorial on teaching signal processing at IEEE ICASSP 2012.
Host: Profs. Ubli Mitra and Antonio Ortega
More Info: http://csi.usc.edu/~dimakis/CommNetSLocation: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Rahul Jain
Event Link: http://csi.usc.edu/~dimakis/CommNetS
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AME Department Seminar
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Prof. Christophe Eloy , Professor of Physics. Aix-Marseille University, France.
Talk Title: Hydrodynamical Constraints on the Shape of Fishes and Trees
Abstract: During this talk, I will address two biomechanical problems of fluid-structure interactions. First, I will examine the relation between the shape of fishes and their performance in the case of undulatory swimming. Then, I will discuss how the resistance to wind-induced stresses constrains the architecture of trees.
Biography: Christophe Eloy is an Assistant Professor in Physics at Aix-Marseille University and at IRPHE in Marseille, France. He is currently a Marie Curie fellow at UC San Diego in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research area is mainly Theoretical Fluid Mechanics with specific interests in Rotating Flows, Hydrodynamic Instabilities, Aeroelasticity and Animal Locomotion.
Host: Prof. E. Kanso
More Info: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcomingLocation: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
Event Link: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming
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Imagine Cup 2012 - Kick Off Meeting
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
ATTENTION CS STUDENTS:
We'd like to invite you to participate in the Imagine Cup 2012 competition. This is a great way to help solve the world's greatest problems through technology and win some great prizes along the way, as well as enhance the opportunity to earn internships and full time offers from Microsoft!
CATEGORIES:
1) Software Design - Real applications for the real world. Here's your mission (if you choose to accept it). Create real-world software applications using Microsoft technologies. Just remember, they must address the Imagine Cup 2012 theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems.
2) Game Design - Become the ultimate superhero. Who says saving the world can't be fun? First of all, it's thrilling to make a difference. And with the power of gaming, people can have fun while fighting global issues. Build a full game from scratch. And make it something truly unique. Think of this competition as an important step in your budding career as a game developer or an entrepreneur in the game business.
KICK-OFF MEETING:
Date and Time: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 @ 5:30pm
Location: Ronald Tutor Center (TCC - the building next to the bookstore)
Room: 320A (Cruv Family Room)
Please note that room assignment is subject to change. In order to receive last minute changes, please RSVP by filling out this form: http://bit.ly/oNMcic
WHAT TO BRING:
1) Laptop - you'll be taken step by step through the registration process
2) Idea - try to think of what world problem you'd like to tackle through programming. For ideas, go to www.imaginecup.us.
3) Teams - you can form teams of up to 4 people. Not everyone needs to be present at the meeting, but having at least 1 present would be awesome.
4) If you don't have a team - no worries, you can network with others at the kick-off meeting and get some teams going.
5) Get ready to have a blast!
PIZZA AND DRINKS WILL BE PROVIDED.
PLEASE RSVP SO WE CAN LET YOU KNOW OF ANY ROOM CHANGES AND ORDER ENOUGH PIZZA! REGISTER HERE: http://bit.ly/oNMcicMore Information: Imagine_Cup_2012.pdf
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - 320A (Cruv Family Room)
Audiences: CSCI, CECS, CSGames, CSBA
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Alcon Info Session
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 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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ASBME: General Meeting 6- Student Panel
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
ASBME Student Panel: Picking the right classes to start off next year. With registration for the spring semester coming in a couple weeks, we thought it would be the best time to talk about picking the right classes to start off the next year. Come and ask upperclassmen about their experiences in BME 210, BME 201, and more BME classes. Come with any questions and we will try our best to answer them! This is a meeting that you do not want to miss!
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - 227
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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USC NSBE Resume Review with CIA rep and Study Jamz
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come join our chapter for a resume review with a representative from the Central Intelligence Agency. Study Jamz will follow and there will be free food and a place for you to study with us!
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
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EE-Electrophysics Seminar
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 @ 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Roger Dougal, University of South Carolina, Department of Electrical Engineering
Talk Title: From Hot Water to Hot Weapons: Managing energy flows with power electronics
Abstract: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles; Ships, Tanks, and Everyday Homes. Everything is becoming more electric. Soon your water heater will share an important characteristic with a laser weapon; its power demand will be precisely scheduled. From warships to warehouses, power electronics and high-speed data networks will provide the means for managing the flow of power. And so it turns out that the Electric Ship R&D Consortium and the Center for Grid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems share many technical interests. Prof. Dougal finds himself leading the activities of these two groups at the University of South Carolina (that other USC), and thereby doubling down on smart grid, distributed energy, and design tools for the next generation of electric power systems.
Biography: Roger A. Dougal received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Texas Tech. University, Lubbock, in 1983. He is currently the Thomas Gregory Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Carolina, where he leads the Power and Energy Systems group. He is a Director of the Electric Ship R&D Consortium, which is developing electric power technologies for the next generation of electric ships, he is co-director of the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Grid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems, and he leads development of the Virtual Test Bed --- a computational environment for simulation-based-design and virtual prototyping of dynamic, multidisciplinary systems. His research interests include power electronics, power systems, hybrid power sources, and simulation methods.
Host: EE-Electrophysics
More Info: http://ee.usc.edu/news/seminars/eepLocation: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Marilyn Poplawski
Event Link: http://ee.usc.edu/news/seminars/eep
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Reducing Risk While Improving Productivity in Complex Industries
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 @ 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
University Calendar
The Honorable Chris Hart, the Vice Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), will be the distinguished guest speaker at Najmedin Meshkati's class in Human Factors in Work Design (ISE 370L)
"Many industries whose operations can potentially cause harm or damage if something goes wrong involve systems that consist of a complex array of subsystems that must work together effectively in order for the entire system to perform successfully. To the extent the subsystems are coupled, changes in any one subsystem can affect some or all of the other subsystems. âSystem Thinkâ refers to an awareness of the impacts throughout a system of changes in any of its subsystems."
"The commercial aviation industry, in its continuing endeavor to improve safety, is using a collaborative approach to accomplish System Think â bringing all of the key parts of the industry to the table together to work in a collaborative manner to identify and address potential safety concerns. The collaborative approach resulted in a 65% reduction in the fatal accident rate in only 10 years. It also demonstrated that, contrary to conventional wisdom that safety improvements usually hurt productivity, safety improvements that result from a collaborative approach can simultaneously improve productivity."
"The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate the collaborative approach to other potentially hazardous industries, to help those industries determine whether a collaborative approach can help them manage their safety risks more efficiently and effectively."
Hart may be accompanied by other HRO-community friends including Dr. David van Stralen, head of pediatric emergency services at Loma Linda hospital; Admiral (ret.) Tom Mercer, former CO of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and former Superintendent of the Naval Post Graduate School; and a senior fire chief/official from the city of San Bernardino. Dr. Glenn Takata who is a pediatrician and responsible for patient safety at the Children's Hospital LA, and Mr. Tom Anthony, director of USC Aviation Safety and Security Program also may attend.Location: Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Library (LVL) - main auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Najm Meshkati
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ISE 370L - Human Factors in Work Design Lecture
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 @ 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: The Honorable Christopher A. Hart, Vice Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Talk Title: "Reducing Risk While Improving Productivity in Complex Industries"
Abstract: Many industries whose operations can potentially cause harm or damage if something goes wrong involve systems that consist of a complex array of subsystems that must work together effectively in order for the entire system to perform successfully. To the extent the subsystems are coupled, changes in any one subsystem can affect some or all of the other subsystems. âSystem Thinkâ refers to an awareness of the impacts throughout a system of changes in any of its subsystems.
The commercial aviation industry, in its continuing endeavor to improve safety, is using a collaborative approach to accomplish System Think â bringing all of the key parts of the industry to the table together to work in a collaborative manner to identify and address potential safety concerns. The collaborative approach resulted in a 65% reduction in the fatal accident rate in only 10 years. It also demonstrated that, contrary to conventional wisdom that safety improvements usually hurt productivity, safety improvements that result from a collaborative approach can simultaneously improve productivity.
The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate the collaborative approach to other potentially hazardous industries, to help those industries determine whether a collaborative approach can help them manage their safety risks more efficiently and effectively.
http://www.usc.edu/libraries/locations/leavey/
For further information contact Professor Najm Meshkati
Telephone (213) 740-8765; Email: meshkati@usc.edu
Biography: The Honorable Christopher A. Hart was sworn in as a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board on August 12, 2009 and designated by the President for a two-year term as Vice Chairman of the Board on August 18.
Member Hart joined the Board after a long career in transportation safety, including a previous term as a Member of the NTSB. Immediately before returning to the Board, he was Deputy Director for Air Traffic Safety Oversight at the Federal Aviation Administration. He was previously the FAA Assistant Administrator for the Office of System Safety.
He served as a Member of the NTSB from 1990 to 1993. After leaving the Board, he served as Deputy Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, before moving to the FAA in 1995.
From 1973 until joining the Board in 1990, Member Hart held a series of legal positions, mostly in the private sector. He holds a law degree from Harvard University and Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association.
Member Hart is a licensed pilot with commercial, multi-engine and instrument ratings. Member Hart's family has a tradition of accomplishment in the field of transportation. His great uncle, James Herman Banning, was the first African-American to receive a pilot's license issued by the United States government, in 1926.
His term expires December 31, 2012.
More Information: Hon Chris Hart -USC Presentation - Thurs 10-13-11.pdf
Location: Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Library (LVL) - Main Auditorium
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Resume/Cover Letter Workshop
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 @ 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 industryâs door!
This workshop will also briefly touch on cover letters and what they should it contain.Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Downtown L.A. Art Walk
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 @ 05:00 PM - 09:00 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=183 beginning Monday, September 19, 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, September 19, at 9 a.m. Check-in for the event will begin at 4:15 p.m. on campus. Buses will depart at 6 p.m. and return to campus at 9 p.m. Dinner will be provided at check-in.
See the streets of downtown Los Angeles transform into a public-art phenomenon. The Downtown L.A. Art Walk brings together art lovers and friends for exciting and unique offerings around every corner. The art walk is a monthly showcase and celebration of the best galleries, restaurants and shops the area has to offer, accompanied by live music and performances. With cars replaced by bicycles and pedestrians, this fun and dynamic event will show you a side of Los Angeles you never knew existed.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Downtown Los Angeles
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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VMware Info Session
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 @ 05:30 PM - 06:30 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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USC Information Science Institute (ISI) Co-op Session
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
When: Thursday, October 13th
Where: 6-7:30pm, WPH B28 (in the basement)
What: USC/ISI Summer Co-op Session
USC's Informational Sciences Institute will be coming to campus on Thursday, October 13th to discuss the possibilities of doing a summer co-op with them. They are one of the nation's largest, most-successful university-affiliated computer research institutes (and attract approximately $60 million annually from corporations and over 20 federal government agencies), work closely with the United States National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and are a world leader in research and development of advanced information processing, computer and communications technologies. Co-ops will also have the opportunity to gain invaluable security clearances.
Food and refreshments will be provided. For additional information, please check out http://www3.isi.edu/home.Location: Waite Phillips Hall Of Education (WPH) - B28
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Samsung Electronics Info Session
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 @ 07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
When: Thursday, October 13th, at 7:00 pm
Where: Davidson Conference Center (Board Room)
What: Samsung Electronics Info Session
What about being a part of one of the world's best IT company?
What about interning or starting your career in a global environment?
Then check out the attached brochure and come to our campus information session!More Information: ebrochure_University of Southern California.pdf
Location: Charlotte S. & Davre R. Davidson Continuing Education Conference Center (DCC) - Board Room
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Fri, Oct 14, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
This half day program is designed for prospective freshmen and family members. Meet USC includes an information session on the University and the Admission process; a student led walking tour of campus and a meeting with us in the Viterbi School. Meet USC is designed to answer all of your questions about USC, the application process and financial aid. Reservations are required for Meet USC. This program occurs twice, once at 8:30 a.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. Please visit https://esdweb.esd.usc.edu/unresrsvp/MeetUSC.aspx to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - USC Admission Office
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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East Los Angeles College MESA Science Transfer Day
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 @ 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Viterbi Transfer Admission Counselor, Christine Hsieh from the USC Viterbi Office of Admission, will be attending the East Los Angeles College MESA Science Transfer Day. Please be sure to attend this event and to learn more about the Viterbi Transfer process.
For additional information about this program, please contact Patrica Reynaga in ELAC's MESA office at 323-780-6837.Location: East Los Angeles College, Vincent Price Art Museum, S1-112
Audiences: Undergraduate Transfer Applicants
Contact: Viterbi Undergraduate Admission
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W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Colloquium; Creativity and Opportunity in Biotechnology
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 @ 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Robert Baker, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California
Talk Title: Creativity and Opportunity in Biotechnology
Abstract: Dr. Robert Baker, Professor of Biological Sciences at USC, will present "Creativity and Opportunity in Biotechnology" as part of the W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors program.
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 - Prof. Fadhel Ghannouchi, University of Calgary
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 @ 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University Calendar
Title: RF/DSP Co-Designed Power amplifiers for Software Defined Radio Systems
Speaker: Prof. Fadhel Ghannouchi, University of Calgary
Location: EEB 248
Date: Friday, October 14, 2011
Time: 3pm â 4pm
Abstract:
The next wave in the information revolution will consist of bringing intelligence to the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, allowing seamless and intelligent networking and communication between different users using different services and operators. This will lead to the convergence of communication technologies, aiming at the development and deployment of cooperative and ubiquitous networks that involve existing and future wireless and satellite communications systems.
A critical element in enabling the convergence of different communication systems is the development of software defined radio (SDR) systems that can be used across different frequency bands and for multi-standard applications. This SDR has to be developed to support different frequency carriers and modulations schemes concurrently, in addition to being power and spectrum-efficient, in order to be able handle high data rates, while being less energy hungry and more environmentally friendly.
The design of power amplifiers as critical components in any SRD based communication terminal has to be considered closely together with the system architecture, in order to ensure optimal system level performances in terms of linearity and power efficiency. This implies the use of adequate transmitter architectures that convert the analog baseband information to architecture dependent amplifier driving signals, such as sigma-delta, EE&R, Polar and LINC architectures. This talk lays out the principles behind SDR systems and examines the design of software-enabled linear and highly efficient RF/DSP co-designed power amplifiers/transmitters for multi-standard and multi-band applications. Recent advances and practical realizations will also be presented and discussed.
More Information: 10.14.11 Seminar_Speaker_Ghannouchi.pdf
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Danielle Hamra
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MEGA's 24 Hour Game Jam Kick-Off
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 @ 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
USC's Makers of Entertaining Games Association is holding a 24-hour game-development competition from Friday Night to Saturday Night October 14-15th. Teams of up to 6 students can collaborate on a making video games to be played and judged on Saturday evening. Students of all majors are encouraged to participate, no experience necessary. Teams can be formed at the event or prior. Any development tools are allowed (Flash, GameMaker, and Unity are encouraged, due to the compressed time-frame). Updated information can be found on our facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/groups/7894224942/
Location: School Of Cinematic Arts (SCA) - 203
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC MEGA
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An Evening with John Waters
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free. Reservations required. Reservations will be accepted beginning Friday, September 23, at 9 a.m. at http://cinema.usc.edu.
Born in Baltimore in 1946, John Waters was drawn to movies at an early age. As a teenager, Waters began making 8mm underground movies influenced by Jean-Luc Godard, Walt Disney, Andy Warhol, Russ Meyer, Ingmar Bergman and Herschell Gordon Lewis. Using Baltimore as the setting for all his films, Waters assembled a cast of ensemble players, mostly native Baltimoreans and friends of long standing: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole and Edith Massey.
In 1972, Waters created what would become the most notorious film of 1970s American independent cinema, Pink Flamingos. Centered on the great battle to secure the title âFilthiest People Alive,â Pink Flamingos pitted Divineâs Babs Johnson against Mink Stole and David Locharyâs truly evil Connie and Raymond Marble, while making Waters an internationally famous cult icon. Pink Flamingos went on to become a smash success at midnight screenings in the United States and all over the world. Waters has directed sixteen films, including Female Trouble, Polyester, Hairspray, Cry-Baby, Serial Mom, Pecker and A Dirty Shame. Following a screening of Pink Flamingos, James Egan, USC cinematic-arts professor and editor of the forthcoming book Interviews with John Waters, will moderate a conversation with Waters about his iconoclastic career as a filmmaker, author and celebrity.
Organized by the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Eileen L. Norris Cinema Theatre (NCT) - Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Denver Admission Reception
Sat, Oct 15, 2011
Viterbi School of Engineering Undergraduate Admission
Receptions & Special Events
Hosted by the Admission Office, the reception will include a general discussion about the University. You will also be able to ask questions about your areas of academic interest, explore co-curricular options and learn more about life and opportunities at USC. A representative from our Admission and Student Affairs staff, will be there on behalf of the Viterbi School of Engineering along with other representatives from the University. RSVP online at http://www.usc.edu/admevents.
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and their families
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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ASBME: Explore L.A.
Sat, Oct 15, 2011 @ 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come hang out with your fellow BME classmates! Take free shuttle from The Lab to L.A. Live at 6, get ice cream from New Zealand Natural ($5/person) and go to a movie ($7/person). More details to come.
Location: L.A. Live
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited