Upcoming Seminars | Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sep 28, 2022 - 10:00am
On Policy Optimization Methods for Control
Maryam Fazel, Professor - University of Washington

Policy Optimization methods enjoy wide practical use in reinforcement learning (RL) for applications ranging from robotic manipulation to game-playing, partly because they are easy to implement and… Learn more

Feb 25, 2020 - 1:00pm
Testing High-Dimensional Distributions: Subcube Conditioning, Random Restrictions, and Mean Testing
Clément Canonne - IBM Research, Almaden

Given a distribution p on {-1,1}^d, we want to test whether p is uniform. If p is assumed to be a product distribution, this can be done with Theta(sqrt{d}) samples; without this assumption,… Learn more

Feb 18, 2020 - 2:10pm
Self-Programming Networks: Applications to Financial Trading Systems
Balaji Prabhakar, Stanford University

We describe Self-Programming Networks (SPNs), an ongoing research effort at Stanford for making data center networks autonomous; that is, to enable networks to sense and monitor themselves, and… Learn more

Dec 6, 2019 - 10:00am
Towards a Theory of Information for Dynamical Systems
Victoria Kostina, Caltech

We are moving towards a massively and diversely connected world populated by a seamless network of intelligent, dynamic distributed systems engaged in a shared interaction with the physical world and… Learn more

Nov 25, 2019 - 1:00pm
A Leap in Time: Learning and Reasoning with Videos
Xiaolong Wang

The field of computer vision has been completely transformed by the success of deep Convolutional Neural Networks (ConvNets). State-of-the-art deep models have led to large advancements in visual… Learn more

May 30, 2019 - 3:30pm
Wave-front Sensing and Shaping Techniques and Their Applications in Nanotechnology and Biology
YongKeun Park

In this talk, we will present the applications of inverse scattering principles with digital holography [1-5]. First, I will present the holotomography – a 3D quantitative phase imagign techniques… Learn more

May 6, 2019 - 11:45am
Grid Resiliency Against Wild Fires
Chris Christopher, Steven Vanderbug

The students of the Power Grid Resiliency for Adverse Conditions Course would like to cordially invite you to a seminar by San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E). The 2018 wildfire season was the… Learn more

May 6, 2019 - 11:45am
Grid Resiliency Against Wild Fires
Chris Christopher, Steven Vanderbug

Apr 24, 2019 - 10:00am
Sensing the Physical World Using Pervasive Wireless Infrastructure
Elahe Soltanaghaei, Department of Computer Science, University of Virginia

The promise of IoT has been a future where connected devices work together to automate the world. That means a home that monitors your activities and health status, learns your habits and preferences… Learn more

Mar 20, 2019 - 10:00am
Structural Design for Efficient Deep Network Implementation
Yu Hen Hu, Dept. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin – Madison

The Deep Neural Network (DNN) has significantly enhanced the performance of pattern classification and time series predictions for numerous important real-world applications. However, the complexity… Learn more