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Get Your Hands Dirty with the Arts!
Sun, Oct 10, 2010
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
The USC arts schools, including the School of Architecture, the School of Cinematic Arts, the Roski School of Fine Arts and the School of Theatre, will come together to present a dynamic daylong festival featuring unique opportunities to get your hands dirty with the arts. They will present a diverse array of hands-on workshops, from salsa dancing to ceramics to digital media-making. So get your hands dirty and experience the creativity and thrill of making art firsthand with USCâs distinguished faculty.
Please check our event page for festival schedule and RSVP information: http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/113/event/873321
Organized by the USC Arts Schools.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: University Park Campus
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Bay Area - San Francisco Admission Reception
Sun, Oct 10, 2010 @ 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
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
Location: Marriott San Francisco Airport<br> 1800 Old Bayshore Highway<br> Burlingame, CA 94010
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and their families
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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On Campus Freshmen Admission Interviews continue...
Mon, Oct 11, 2010
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 10, 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 2011
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Mon, Oct 11, 2010 @ 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM
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 hhttp://usconnect.usc.edu/ to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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BME 533 - Seminar in Biomedical Engineering
Mon, Oct 11, 2010 @ 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Gert Cauwenberghs, Dept. of Bioengineering & Institute for Neural Computation, University of California, San Diego
Talk Title: Silicon and Biological Adaptive Neural Circuits
Abstract: Dialogues between neuroscience and neuroengineering are offering new avenues to advance the engineering of intelligent brain-machine interfaces, and to accelerate the pace of neuroscience research in mapping the organization and decoding the function of the central nervous system.Reverse engineering the brain in "neuromorphic" silicon provides a means to validate hypotheses on neural structure and function through "analysis by synthesis". I will present a scalable approach to realizing locally dense and globally sparse synaptic connectivity and plasticity in reconfigurable hybrid analog-digital neuromorphic systems, towards a real-time and low-power silicon model of neocortical vision with over a million neurons and billion synapses. I will also present our related work on a synapse array for adaptive template-based visual pattern recognition that operates at less than a femtojoule of energy per synaptic operation, exceeding the energy efficiency of synaptic transmission in the human brain.
Biography: Gert Cauwenberghs is Professor of Bioengineering and Co-director of the Institute for Neural Computation at UC San Diego. He received the Ph.D.in Electrical Engineering from Caltech in 1994, and was previously Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, and Visiting Professor of Brain and Cognitive Science at MIT.
His research focuses on micropower biomedical instrumentation,
neuron-silicon and brain-machine interfaces, neuromorphic engineering, and adaptive intelligent systems. He received the National Science Foundation Career Award in 1997, the ONR Young Investigator Award in 1999, and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2000. He is Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, and a Senior Editor for the IEEE Sensors Journal.
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Gert Cauwenberghs
Professor of Bioengineering
Co-Director, Institute for Neural Computation
University of California, San Diego
Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Rm. 304
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0412
La Jolla, CA 92093-0412
Host: Department of Biomedical Engineering, USC
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 132
Audiences: BME graduate students, Faculty, contact department if interested (213-740-7237)
Contact: Mischalgrace Diasanta
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Technical Resume Workshop
Mon, Oct 11, 2010 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Does your resume highlight the skills that will land an interview? Learn how to create a resume that will serve as the marketing tool that will get your foot inside industry's door!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Technical Resume Workshop
Mon, Oct 11, 2010 @ 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Does your resume highlight the skills that will land an interview? Learn how to create a resume that will serve as the marketing tool that will get your foot inside industry's door!
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Google Information Session
Mon, Oct 11, 2010 @ 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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Sacramento Admission Reception
Mon, Oct 11, 2010 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
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
Location: Doubletree Hotel Sacramento<br> 2001 Point West Way<br> Sacramento, CA 95815
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and their families
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Ira Glass Radio Stories and Other Stories; A Visions and Voices Signature Event
Mon, Oct 11, 2010 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, visit our event page http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/113/event/873322 beginning Monday, September 13, at 9 a.m.
Reception to follow.
Ira Glass, host and producer of the award-winning public-radio program This American Life, returns to USC for a Visions and Voices signature event presented in celebration of the inauguration of USCâs eleventh president, C. L. Max Nikias. Glass spoke at USC in 2007, and to this day his presentation remains one of the most talked about and memorable events presented by Visions and Voices.
Ira Glass revitalized radio by sharing stories of ordinary people to create a program that is humorous, provocative and powerful. He will give a multimedia presentation modeled after his radio program that reflects the power of storytelling to lift the human spirit.
This American Life premiered on Chicagoâs public radio station WBEZ in 1995 and is now heard on more than 500 public radio stations each week by over 1.8 million listeners. Most weeks, the podcast of the program is the most popular podcast in America. Under Glassâs direction, This American Life has won the highest honors for broadcasting and journalistic excellence, including several Peabody and duPont-Columbia awards. The American Journalism Review declared that the show is âat the vanguard of a journalistic revolution.â It has won critical acclaim and attracted continuous national media attention over the years. In 2001, Glass was named by Time magazine as the âBest Radio Host in America,â and in 2009, he received the Edward R. Murrow Award for outstanding contributions to public radio. In 2007, the television adaptation of This American Life premiered on Showtime to great critical acclaim and has won several Emmy awards.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: George Finley Bovard Administration Building (ADM) -
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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Santa Monica College Transfer Fair
Tue, Oct 12, 2010 @ 10:00 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 Santa Monica College Transfer 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: SMC Campus
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Undergraduate Admission
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Preparing for the Career Expo
Tue, Oct 12, 2010 @ 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Make a great first impression! Learn how to optimize your time, approach employers and prepare for the recruiting event of the semester
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Preparing for the Career Expo
Tue, Oct 12, 2010 @ 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Make a great first impression! Learn how to optimize your time, approach employers and prepare for the recruiting event of the semester
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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ASCE 4th General Meeting: Hopper Engineering Associates
Tue, Oct 12, 2010 @ 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Hey my fellow civil and environmental engineers!!
I hope you are all excited for our 4th General Meeting with Hopper Engineering Associates hosting the event.
Hopper Engineering Associates is a multidisciplinary analysis and design engineering firm serving industrial clientele. Their focus is in providing practical solutions to unique and challenging technical problems. A couple of 'SC Alumni will be coming to show us some of their projects. Bring your resumes if you're interested in a unique structural engineering firm!
Date: Tues 10/12 at 5pm in KAP, room TBA
Feel free to contact us for any information.
email: uscasce@usc.edu
Membership Information
Please fill out a membership form for the year 2010-2011, write a check for $30, made out to USC ASCE, and return ASAP to KAP 241. We will be accepting new members throughout the academic year. If you want to be a part of Concrete Canoe, Environmental or Steel Bridge or on any of the other teams at the regional conference this spring then you need to be a paid member. The membership form can be found on our website.
http://viterbistudents.usc.edu/asce/membership.htmLocation: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 140
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: American Society of Civil Engineers
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Microsoft Information Session
Tue, Oct 12, 2010 @ 05:30 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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Fall Spotlight - Computer Science/Computer Engineering and Computer Science, Electrical Engineering
Tue, Oct 12, 2010 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Workshops & Infosessions
A panel discussion featuring industry representatives, alumni, faculty and current student discussing opportunities in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering. For more detailed information please visit the Spotlight website at - http://viterbi.usc.edu/students/undergrad/fye/spotlight.htm
Dinner is provided. RSVP to viterbi.studentservices@usc.edu with subject line: "RSVP for Spotlight on 10/12".Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Viterbi Undergraduate Students
Contact: Jeffrey Teng
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USC NSBE General Body Meeting
Tue, Oct 12, 2010 @ 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Workshops & Infosessions
Hey everyone!
Our next general body meeting will be on Tuesday, October 12, at 6:30 P.M., in Kaprielian Hall (KAP) room 144. Food will be provided. A representative from the United States Navy will be giving a presentation about the Navy NUPOC program, which provides many benefits (such as a monthly salary and military benefits) to students.
The Viterbi Engineering Career Expo is approaching fast! It is on Thursday, October 15. At our meeting Tuesday, we will give you some tips on how to have a very productive and successful day at the career fair.
Don't forget that we need your $30 annual membership dues and membership forms by this upcoming meeting on Tuesday, October 12. See the previous email for more information.
So feel free to come to our meeting! It will be fun!Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 144
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
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ASBME Big E(ngineers)/Smalls Week: Speed Dating and Milkshakes!!
Tue, Oct 12, 2010 @ 06:45 PM - 07:45 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Take a break from studying and come get to know other BME students, socialize, and have milkshakes on us!!
On October 12th ASBME will be hosting our **Mandatory** Speed-Dating with Milkshakes at Ground Zero from 6:45-7:45PM at Ground Zero
This is mandatory for you to attend so that littles can choose their top three bigs. However, if there are extenuating circumstances, please send us an e-mail and let us know so that we can pair you up accordingly!
To RSVP: Please fill out this form (https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dE5qaGNzdmZ0Skw4cWxzcWJXM3d4U0E6MQ#gid=0) whether or not you can attend all the events.Location: Ground Zero Preformance Cafe
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
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Anna Deavere Smith Engaging the World: The Role of the Artist in Society
Tue, Oct 12, 2010 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Receptions & Special Events
Admission is free. Reservations required. To RSVP, visit http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/113/event/873323 beginning Tuesday, September 14, at 9 a.m.
Reception to follow.
Anna Deavere Smith, hailed by Newsweek as âthe most exciting individual in American theatre,â will be at USC to celebrate the inauguration of USCâs eleventh president, C. L. Max Nikias. In a dynamic presentation, Smith will interweave performance and dialogue, stepping in and out of character to illuminate the impact of arts in society.
Anna Deavere Smith is a playwright, actor and professor who uses her singular brand of theatre to explore issues of community, character and diversity in America. She was awarded the prestigious MacArthur Foundation âgeniusâ grant for creating âa new form of theatreâa blend of theatrical art, social commentary, journalism and intimate reverie.â Smith has a recurring role on the new Showtime series Nurse Jackie, played National Security Advisor Nancy McNally on NBCâs The West Wing and has appeared in such films as Rachel Getting Married, Philadelphia and The American President. She is perhaps best known as the author and performer of two Obie Awardâwinning one-woman plays about racial tensions in AmericaâFires in the Mirror and Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992. Interviewing subjects from all walks of life, Smith recreates their words in performance, transforming herself into an astonishing number of characters. A tenured professor at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Smith founded the Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue at Harvard (now at NYU). Her latest book is Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts, and her most recent play, Let Me Down Easy, explores the resilience and vulnerability of the human body.
For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.eduLocation: Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) - Grand Ballroom
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Daria Yudacufski
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AIChE-SWE: Chevron Info Session
Tue, Oct 12, 2010 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Workshops & Infosessions
Join AIChE and SWE in their first joint event of the semester, bringing to students representatives from Chevron who will be here to talk about the opportunites at Chevron. Come out to network with recruiters, or to just get some yummy Subway sandwiches!
Location: TBD
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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Meet USC: Admission Presentation, Campus Tour, & Engineering Talk
Wed, Oct 13, 2010 @ 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM
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 http://usconnect.usc.edu/ to check availability and make an appointment. Be sure to list an Engineering major as your "intended major" on the webform!
Location: USC Admission Center
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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Image Segmentation with Optimization Techniques Used for Medical Imaging
Wed, Oct 13, 2010 @ 02:00 AM - 03:15 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Dorit S. Hochbaum, ISE, University of Southern California
Talk Title: Image Segmentation with Optimization Techniques Used for Medical Imaging
Abstract: Image segmentation is to determine a partition to the "main" areas of the image and identify them as associated with different types of objects. This is of particular importance in medical imaging where blur conceals information of critical importance. The problem is modeled as minimization of deviation penalty, from the captured colors of the pixels, and separation penalty, which is associated with two adjacent images having different colors.
We describe a very efficient and best possible polynomial time algorithm for the problem. This algorithm is more efficient than most procedures based on spectral techniques, partitioning approaches or heuristic clustering. We then demonstrate how to apply the procedure for the purpose of recovering hidden features in de-blurred medical images.
Biography: Dorit S. Hochbaum is a Daniel Epstein chair professor at the ISE department at USC. Professor Hochbaum holds a Ph.D from the Wharton school of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Hochbaum held a faculty position at Carnegie Mellon university's Tepper school of business (GSIA), and then joined UC Berkeley where she was a full professor and chancellor chair at the department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR). Her research interests are in the areas of approximation algorithms and design and analysis of computer algorithms and discrete and continuous optimization. Her recent work focuses on efficient techniques for network flow related problems, ranking, data mining and image segmentation problems.
Professor Hochbaum is the author of over 140 papers that appeared in the Operations Research, Management Science and Theoretical Computer Science literature. Professor Hochbaum was named in 2004 an honorary doctorate of Sciences of the University of Copenhagen, for her work on approximation algorithms. Professor Hochbaum was awarded in 2005 the title of INFORMS fellow.
Host: Prof. Rahul Jain
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Estela Lopez
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Image Segmentation with Optimization Techniques Used for Medical Imaging
Wed, Oct 13, 2010 @ 02:00 AM - 03:15 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Dorit S. Hochbaum, ISE, University of Southern California
Talk Title: Image Segmentation with Optimization Techniques Used for Medical Imaging
Abstract: Image segmentation is to determine a partition to the "main" areas of the image and identify them as associated with different types of objects. This is of particular importance in medical imaging where blur conceals information of critical importance. The problem is modeled as minimization of deviation penalty, from the captured colors of the pixels, and separation penalty, which is associated with two adjacent images having different colors.
We describe a very efficient and best possible polynomial time algorithm for the problem. This algorithm is more efficient than most procedures based on spectral techniques, partitioning approaches or heuristic clustering. We then demonstrate how to apply the procedure for the purpose of recovering hidden features in de-blurred medical images.
Biography: Dorit S. Hochbaum is a Daniel Epstein chair professor at the ISE department at USC. Professor Hochbaum holds a Ph.D from the Wharton school of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Hochbaum held a faculty position at Carnegie Mellon university's Tepper school of business (GSIA), and then joined UC Berkeley where she was a full professor and chancellor chair at the department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR). Her research interests are in the areas of approximation algorithms and design and analysis of computer algorithms and discrete and continuous optimization. Her recent work focuses on efficient techniques for network flow related problems, ranking, data mining and image segmentation problems.
Professor Hochbaum is the author of over 140 papers that appeared in the Operations Research, Management Science and Theoretical Computer Science literature. Professor Hochbaum was named in 2004 an honorary doctorate of Sciences of the University of Copenhagen, for her work on approximation algorithms. Professor Hochbaum was awarded in 2005 the title of INFORMS fellow.
Host: Prof. Rahul Jain
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Estela Lopez
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Intel Info Session
Wed, Oct 13, 2010 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Join representatives of this company as they share general company information and available opportunities.
Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 211
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Robust Simulation and Catastrophe Diagnostic for Accounting for Uncertainty in Catastrophe Risk Analysis
Wed, Oct 13, 2010 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Craig Taylor, Director, Research for Baseline Management Company, Inc. and Research Professor, Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering
Abstract:
The speaker has given two previous seminars in the USC CEE Department:
⢠2000: On Acceptable Risk Procedures for Ports and
Airports
⢠2008: On A Non-Parametric Approach to Evaluating
Catastrophe Risk and Decisions: Financial and
Infrastructure Systems
In these seminars, the speaker outlined catastrophe risk procedures for infrastructure systems and showed how the uncertainties in the models involved could be accounted for in the overall loss distribution. Methods were outlined to manage the uncertainties in the parameters that are explicitly considered within each part of the model (e.g., hazards, response of components, systems response). These are the ânominalâ or âendogenousâ uncertainties. With the introduction of alternative models, based on different assumptions, parameters, or data, one may begin to account for the remaining âexogenousâ uncertainties that lie within the bounds of current knowledge. Of course, no domain of science is or should be ever âsettled,â so exogenous elements will persist, contributing to some residual uncertainty.
In past CEE seminars, the speaker described the weakness of one conventional approach that parses uncertainty into âaleatoryâ and âepistemicâ elements. Robust simulation provides an alternative approach to the management of uncertainty in catastrophe risk analysis, as well as overcome severe weaknesses that may occur in the use of logic trees and weighting systems. The speaker will further reiterate briefly weaknesses that can arise through the numerous smoothing techniques that can arise. These have arguably contributed significantly to the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management and to the recent severe recession resulting in part from the egregiously high ratings of mortgage-backed securities containing sub-prime loans.
The previous seminars assumed that the endogenous uncertainties âvanishâ as numerous simulations are performed. Thus, topics of âinfinite varianceâ or âinfinite meanâ were ignored. To a very large extent, a priori modeling of exposures subject to catastrophes may postulate âunstableâ distributions (ignoring here for instance alpha-stable distributions). The speaker instead has devised a very simple method for evaluating the âstabilityâ or âdangerâ of a distribution with a simple one-parameter Pareto. Comparison of the âtailâ (99th centile in the severity distribution) of the Pareto distribution with the simulated catastrophe loss distribution can provide a diagnostic (similar to a modified QQ diagnostic) helpful in testing how the degree of âdangerâ of a catastrophe loss distribution. Typically there will be limits (e.g., limits on the amount of capital at stake, limits on the magnitude of an earthquake, limits on the total loss for a specific property) that will render a catastrophe loss distribution more stable than might be modeled if extreme value distributions are postulated in advance of such considerations.
Robust simulation then begins with a preferred set of models and a test of the âdangerâ of the loss distribution given an extremely large number of simulations. The âexogenousâ uncertainties in the catastrophe loss distribution are illustrated in ongoing research as in missile risk analysis, global climate change, climate conditioning for hurricanes and other severe weather events, and alterative seismicity. Each model is rendered as coherent as possible; mixing models as through âweightsâ may produce less than coherent results. If weighting is required, as for âofficialâ results, this should be performed at the end of the process. The result of this process yields âbounds of uncertainty.â Unless one imposes a distribution on these outcomes, these uncertainties do not represent confidence intervals.
This procedure is not altogether felicitous, but represents a mature viewpoint. Many models that were once disregarded because they were not good enough for some reason or other now come into play to assist in defining bounds of uncertainty. In the selection of alternative credible models, merits begin to count as well as demerits. Encouraging competition among models is salutary in science and engineering. In this probabilistic realm, selection of one model over another often involves tradeoffsâwith pros and cons of various fitting criteria, parameters, assumptions, and the like.
Biography:
Dr. Craig E. Taylor has had over thirty years of experience in catastrophe risk analysis with an emphasis on infrastructure systems, finance, policy, and earthquakes. Currently Director of Research for Baseline Management Company, Inc. and Research Professor at the University of Southern California, he has taught an advanced Civil Engineering course on risk and decision analysis for infrastructure systems. His 200 or so publications and over sixty papers include as contributor and editor four monographs for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and major reports on earthquake mitigation for a federal earthquake insurance program, should one be established. Belonging to four professional organizations, and previous chair of the ASCE Council on Disaster Risk Management (CDRM) as well as past chair of several committees, he has received several awards including a lifetime achievement award from the Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering (TCLEE). In October 2008 he served as an ASCE representative to look at impacts of the Wenchuan earthquake and to participate at a Tongji University workshop on reconstruction alternatives. In September 2010 he returned to Tongji University to give a plenary presentation at the International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM 2010). He earned his doctorate at the University of Illinois.
Host: Prof. Jean-Pierre Bardet
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Evangeline Reyes
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From the other side of the desk: Career fairs from a recruiter's point of view
Wed, Oct 13, 2010 @ 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Come hear from Garrett Long, Program Director, SanDisk.
Location: Gwynn Wilson Student Union (STU) - B3
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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AME Seminar
Wed, Oct 13, 2010 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Juergen Biener , Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Talk Title: Nanoscale Materials for Energy Applications
Abstract: Enrico Fermi reputedly said, "God made the solid state. He left the surface to the devil" to describe the fact that surfaces and interfaces are difficult to treat theoretically due to their complex nature. In this talk I will show that one can exploit this complexity to design tunable interface-controlled high-surface-area materials for energy applications. Although the influence of surfaces on the bulk of the material is generally considered to be small, the presence of surfaces and interfaces can start to dominate the overall material behavior. This allows one to create new, tunable materials with mechanical, physical and chemical properties that are no longer determined by the bulk material, but by their nanoscale architectures. In this talk, I will focus on monolithic nanoporous materials to demonstrate the tuneability of nanoporous solids for sustainable energy applications.
Host: Dr. A. Hodge
More Info: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcomingLocation: John Stauffer Science Lecture Hall (SLH) - 100
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: April Mundy
Event Link: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming
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Viterbi Industry Networking Event
Wed, Oct 13, 2010 @ 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Receptions & Special Events
Juniors and Seniors: Grow your network at VINE, an event that will help you prepare for Career Expo. Get face-to-face time with top engineering companies in a "speed-networking" activity.Practice your networking skills with engineering recruiters who are looking to fill internship and full-time positions. After the activity, talk to reps informally during a casual networking hour; beverages and appetizers will be served.
Location: University Club
Audiences: Juniors & Seniors Only
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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San Diego Admission Reception
Wed, Oct 13, 2010 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
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
Location: Hyatt Regency La Jolla<br> 3777 La Jolla Village Dr<br> San Diego, CA 92122
Audiences: Prospective Freshmen and their families
Contact: Viterbi Admission
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ASBME Big E/Smalls Week: You, Your Sib, and Yogurtland!!
Wed, Oct 13, 2010 @ 07:45 PM - 08:45 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Take a break from studying and come get to know other BME students, socialize, and have yogurt on us!!
On October 13th ASBME will host Yogurtland BigE/Smalls Pairing--Find out who your Big/Small is! 7:45-8:45PM at Yogurtland. Come see us after attending VINE!
To RSVP: Please fill out this form (https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dE5qaGNzdmZ0Skw4cWxzcWJXM3d4U0E6MQ#gid=0) whether or not you can attend all the events.Location: The new Yogurtland on Figueroa
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
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Viterbi Career Expo
Thu, Oct 14, 2010 @ 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Receptions & Special Events
The Viterbi Career Expo is free and open to all students in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.Students do not need to register for this event, just show up!This casual, yet professional, environment allows students the opportunity to have brief conversations with recruiters about full-time employment, internships, and co-ops. Don't forget your resume!
Location: E-Quad
Audiences: All Viterbi Students
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
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Lyman L. Handy Colloquium Series
Thu, Oct 14, 2010 @ 12:45 PM - 01:50 PM
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Professor Thomas F. Kuech,
Talk Title: Nanopatterned Semiconductors to Achieve New Functionality
Series: Lyman L. Handy Colloquium Series
Abstract: There has been a tremendous body of research into the development of nanoscale objects and materials. While these materials exhibit unique properties on their own, the technological development of these materials requires their integration into existing and evolving device and materials platforms. Wafer-scale processing and uniformity of materials, and hence device, properties are required. A self-assembled block co-polymer (BCP) approach to nanoscale patterning, which offers rapid and cost-effective full wafer patterning at the 20-nm length scale, is finding applications in the wafer-scale development of nanoscale structures. This talk will deal with several new applications of this approach used to achieve improvements in heteroepitaxial growth of large lattice mismatched materials and the formation of uniform nanostructured device structures, such as Quantum Dots for laser applications.
Host: Professor Dapkus
More Info: http://chems.usc.edu/academics/10-11/l-10-14-10.htmLocation: James H. Zumberge Hall Of Science (ZHS) - 159
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Petra Pearce
Event Link: http://chems.usc.edu/academics/10-11/l-10-14-10.htm
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SWE Afternoon With Industry
Thu, Oct 14, 2010 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come and relax right after the Viterbi Career Expo with some light snacks and a chance to chat with recruiters in a more casual setting.Don't miss this opportunity to network one-on-one with companies interested specifically in female engineers. This is one of SWE's signature events where we provide prime industry contact for our members and provide our corporate sponsors with the best and brightest of the upcoming engineering classes.
The confirmed corporate attendees are: HP, Ericsson, Cisco, Edwards Life Sciences, Acquity, CIA, Microsoft, Intel, BAE Systems, Northrup Grumman and more!
See you there!Location: Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center (GER) - Patio
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Society of Women Engineers
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ASBME Big E/Smalls Week: Racquetball Tourney!!
Thu, Oct 14, 2010 @ 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Take a break from studying and come get to know other BME students, socialize, and play racquetball!!
On October 14th ASBME will host a Racquetball Tournament from 7-9PM at the Lyon Center. It will big BigE/Small pairs competing against one another, with the winning team earning a prize!
To RSVP: Please fill out this form (https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dE5qaGNzdmZ0Skw4cWxzcWJXM3d4U0E6MQ#gid=0) whether or not you can attend all the events.Location: Lyon Center Racquetball Courts
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Associated Students of Biomedical Engineering
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VSC T-Shirt Sale
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 @ 12:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
If you missed out on getting a Viterbi Student Council t-shirt last time, fear not - we will be selling them again for $10!
Location: E-Quad
Audiences: Undergrad
Contact: VSC
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Engineering Honors Colloquium
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 @ 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Dan Singleton, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering and Electrophysics, USC
Talk Title: Transient Plasma System: Research and Entrepreneurship at USC
Host: W.V.T Rusch Engineering Honors Program
Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 101
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Jeffrey Teng
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ASCE FUN in the SUN DAY
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 @ 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Hey everyone!! :D
To celebrate the end of midterms, ASCE will be hosting a Beach "Fun in the Sun DAY!!"
DON'T miss out on beach volleyball, Frisbee, food and friends! We may also have a bonfire if, we get enough people who want to stay for an awesome sunset and yummy S'MORES!!
We will meet at 2pm in front of KAP to carpool to Dockweiler beach!!
RSVP to this event by emailing us at: uscasce@usc
Also if you are willing to drive, please tell us and how many people you can seat.Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - benchs in front
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: American Society of Civil Engineers
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Integrated Systems Seminar Series
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 @ 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. David Howard and Dr. Edward Preisler , TowerJazz
Talk Title: TowerJazz: SiGe BiCMOS, MEMS Capabilities and Foundry Process Offerings ... Still Just 50 Miles From USC
Abstract: In this talk we will briefly review process offerings from TowerJazz, Newport Beach, CA, which include SiGe BiCMOS, RF CMOS, Power CMOS and MEMS capabilities, including monthly SiGe BiCMOS shuttle runs...all still just 50 miles south of USC.
The majority of the talk will cover TowerJazz SiGe HBT transistor technology application in a variety of emerging markets: high frequency wireless, optical networking, phased array radar, high voltage and complementary BiCMOS for analog. In the discussion, the critical device parameters for NPN and PNP devices, such as cut-off frequency, gain, noise figure, breakdown voltage, etc. will be tied to each market segment. Trade-offs in device performance in order to meet multiple criteria per market segment will also be discussed
Biography: David Howard received his Sc.B. in Mechanical Engineering, Sc.M, and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science Engineering, all from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. His focus has been in process and device integration for new nodes, features and devices in Si-CMOS based manufacturing, in particular integration of CMOS, interconnect, passive devices, SiGe HBTs, and MEMS. He is currently Executive Director, New Product Technology, at Jazz Semiconductor, Newport Beach, CA, managing new technology implementation for programs that include MEMS, Bi/CMOS and Aerospace. Prior to Jazz, David held positions at IMEC, Rockwell Semiconductor & Conexant Systems (1995-2002). David was a remote assignee to SEMATECH (1998), participates in DARPA programs, and is a member of the ITRS wireless working group.
Edward Preisler, PhD, Manager SiGe Device Group at Jazz Semiconductor, CA. Ed received his B.S. E.E. 1998 University of California San Diego, Ph. D. Applied Physics 2003 California Institute of Technology, and was a Post Doctoral Fellow, IBM T.J. Watson Laboratory, 2003-2004. In addition to SiGe BiPolar devices and RF CMOS, Ed has experience in High K / Single Crystalline Oxide Dielectrics, Antimonide Avalanche Photodiodes, Germanium-on-Insulator Processing and Devices. Ed is a member of the ITRS Wireless Roadmap Bipolar Device Committee and IEEE BCTM Process Technology Committee.
Host: Prof. Hashemi
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Hossein Hashemi
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AIChE USC vs. Cal Tailgate
Sat, Oct 16, 2010 @ 08:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
Come mingle with alumni, students, and faculty at the AIChE Tailgate! Beat the Bears!
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: USC American Institute of Chemical Engineers
