Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering New Graduate Student Welcome

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1 Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering New Graduate Student Welcome Alexander (Sandy) Sawchuk, Chair, Systems Eun Sok Kim, Chair, Electrophysics Antonio Ortega, Associate Chair Ed Maby, Associate Chair Diane Demetras, Director, Student Services University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA USA August

2 Ming Hsieh EE Student Services Staff Diane Demetras, Director Christina Fontenot Jaimie Zelada Josh Cimenski All in EEB 102 Phone:

3 The University of Southern California Oldest private university in Western US founded in ,000 students; 16,500 undergraduate; 15,500 graduate 3,000 full-time faculty Largest enrollment of international students in the US Students from all 50 US states and 110 countries internationally 18 professional schools 3

4 The USC Viterbi School of Engineering When Andrew and Erna Viterbi decided to establish their legacy to future generations, they chose USC Andrew Viterbi Earned BS and MS in EE from MIT; Ph.D. in EE from USC Pioneer in global wireless communications Visionary engineer and entrepreneur: co-founder of Qualcomm Inc. Originated the Viterbi Algorithm for reducing channel and noise interference in communications to yield uncorrupted signals Today, the Viterbi Algorithm is used in all four international standards for digital cellular telephones, as well as in data terminals, digital satellite broadcast receivers, deep space telemetry, and video transmissions from Mars 6

5 Ming Hsieh EE Faculty 62 tenured and tenure-track faculty with primary EE appointment More than 30 Fellows of the IEEE 14 faculty are members of the National Academy of Engineering 3 faculty are members of the National Academy of Sciences 5 faculty are members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 4 winners of the Shannon Award of the IEEE Information Theory Society Winner of the IEEE David Sarnoff Technical Field Award in electronics and another the prestigious Quantum Electronics Award 7 winners of the NSF Presidential Early Career Award More than 20 faculty earned National Science Foundation Career Awards Nine recipients of the Okawa Research Award 8

6 Ming Hsieh EE Department Ming Hsieh, USC BSEE 83, MSEE 84 $35 million gift to name the Viterbi School s oldest and largest department in October 2006 The largest-ever engineering department naming gift in the US Ming Hsieh is co-founder, president, CEO and chairman of the board of Cogent Systems, Inc. Cogent Systems is one of the top providers of fingerprint identification systems in the US 9

7 USC Engineering and Ming Hsieh EE Department is known for Digital communications Compression - mpg and jpg Image processing; machine vision Internet protocols Internet domain names:.com,.org,.edu,.gov Human-computer interfaces Multimedia technology Photonics Optical communications

8 Ming Hsieh EE Research Areas Signal and Image Processing Image processing, speech, audio, biomedical genomic signal processing Compression, multimedia, human-computer interfaces Biomedical imaging: CT, PET, MRI Neural and fuzzy theory and systems Communication Sciences Communication, information theory and coding Optical, wireless, ultra-wideband (UWB) and spread spectrum communications Quantum information processing (QIP) 12

9 Ming Hsieh EE Research Areas Computer Engineering and Networks (CENG) VLSI design and CAD, testing, asynchronous logic Computer networks, IP, wireless and sensor networks Computer architecture Reconfigurable computing Embedded systems Control Systems and Transportation Nonlinear Control Robust Control Neuro/Adaptive Control k y /k k x /k 0 13

10 Ming Hsieh EE Research Areas Energy Smart Grid Solar and lighting Pulse power Plasma science Security Embedded Systems Intelligent ambient Mixed-signal integrated circuits Personal radar Photonics Technology Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) Photonic crystals Resonator-based PICs 60 Botto MHz LEM m Al Resonator Top Al Z n O L w 14

11 Ming Hsieh EE Research Areas Quantum Engineering-Nanotechnology Nanotechnology for sensors, electronics Nanophotonics light forces Bio-Medical Interfaces Prosthetic eyes, ears Pulsed field cancer treatment RF Antennas MEMS and NEMS Sensors, actuators, resonators Microfluidics, lab-on-chip Tunable capacitors, filters, oscillators 15

12 Interdisciplinary Research Themes Energy - solar, lighting Power grid reliability, robustness, security Ubiquitous embedded systems (any time, any where) Technology in medicine and healthcare delivery Diagnosis and treatment Disabled Rehabilitation Technology in education Green technologies Infrastructure/Megacities Transportation Water Energy Environmental issues Public health 16

13 Research Institutes Interdisciplinary Collaborations Information Sciences Institute - ISI Integrated Media Systems Center - IMSC (NSF Engineering Research Center) Biomimetic Microelectonic Microsystems Center - BMES (NSF ERC) Center for Quantum Information Science and Technology - CQIST Institute for Creative Technologies - ICT Center for interactive Smart Oilfield Technologies - CiSoft - Chevron Center for Advanced Software Technologies - CAST - Infosys Homeland Security Center of Excellence - CREATE Southern California Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies - SC-CATT 17

14 Interdisciplinary Collaborations Academic Departments and Schools Computer Science Biomedical Engineering Cinematic Arts Communications, Journalism Physical Sciences Medicine 18

15 Staff EEB 100 Prof. Alexander Sawchuk Prof. Antonio Ortega Prof. Ed Maby Prof. Jerry Mendel Ted Low Tim Boston EEB EE Student Services Diane Demetras Christina Fontenot Jaimie Zelada Joshua Cimenski PHE 604 Prof. Eun Sok Kim Electrical Engineering New Student Welcome EE Systems Chair Associate Chair, Graduate Programs Associate Chair, Curriculum Special MS Advisor EE Electrophysics Chair 19

16 Registration Electrical Engineering New Student Welcome D Clearance EEB 102 Pre-Req. waiver 400 level classes are guaranteed Some pre-requisites waived Placement exams Advisement Faculty Office Hours Begin August 22 Special request forms for non-ee courses to Prof. Mendel EEB 400 Reduced course Full Time Status 8 or more units per semester load (RCL form) OIS Forms - MAPP Office OHE 106 Fees/settlement At least one course by Friday, August 18 Add/Drop/Reg. September 9,

17 Degrees - MS and PhD Requirements University catalog Transcript OASIS/STARS A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C 3.00 GPA required Low Grades Electrical Engineering New Student Welcome No replacement grades < C- Failing W Nov. 11 Last day with mark of W (official withdraw) UW Unofficial Withdraw INC Incomplete 21

18 Electrical Engineering New Student Welcome Degrees - MS and PhD Change of Major 3.00 GPA Beginning second semester CSCI Contract Transfer credit Beginning second semester 4 units for MS 30 units for PhD Academic Integrity Do your own work Talk to the faculty about questions and guidelines 22

19 Electrical Engineering New Student Welcome Financial Aid RA and TA Awards Fellowships For PhDs only PhD and MS Graderships EE, other Viterbi Depts., Math, etc. Work on Campus ITS, libraries, bookstore TA/RA in other departments 23

20 Graduation Electrical Engineering New Student Welcome When are you done? How to file MS - 27 units of approved course work 3.00 GPA OASIS/STARS Fill in a form, give it to EEB 102 after registration of final course All USC Viterbi M.S. candidates must complete an Application for Master's Degree prior to Graduation 24

21 Electrical Engineering New Student Welcome Calendar of Events Settle fees August 19 5:00 pm Classes begin August 22 Last day to add classes September 9 Last day to drop a class-w November 11 Last day of class December 2 Final Exam Week December 7-14 Graduation Date Dec