Seminars

Nov 17, 2017 - 11:00am
Manipulating Light, Matter and Energy with Plasmonic Nanotechnology
Yuebing Zheng

Surface plasmons, which are coherent oscillations of delocalized electrons at the interface of two materials, can concentrate and manipulate light at the nanoscale. We exploit unique optical, Learn More



Nov 16, 2017 - 11:00am
Optimal and Adaptive Active Sensing
Dr. Joseph R. Guerci

Advances in radio frequency (RF) solid state transmitters and high performance embedded computing (HPEC) have afforded a new Learn More



Nov 16, 2017 - 11:00am
Seminar on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Communication System for Medical Applications and Medical Body Area Network (MBAN) Systems
Dr. David Nghiem

Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) and Medical Body Area Network (MBAN) technologies have become promising options for wireless medical applications. However, increased body loss at the ISM frequencies Learn More



Nov 13, 2017 - 2:00pm
Non-Hermitian Photonics, Optics at an Exceptional Point
Mercedeh Khajavikhan, University of Central Florida (UCF)

In recent years, non-Hermitian degeneracies, also known as exceptional Learn More



Nov 9, 2017 - 5:30pm
Autonomous Systems – Past, Present, and Future
Doug Fronius, Northrop Grumman

The history of autonomous aircraft systems over the past 70 years is traced leading up to the technology that formed the foundation of current operational aircraft. The resulting architectures Learn More



Nov 6, 2017 - 10:00am
Acoustic Filter Technology & Design in Modern Cellphones
Perre-Alexandre Girard

The demand for bandwidth in cellphones is driving the industry toward complex RF front-ends that rely heavily on acoustic filters. The main purpose of this talk is to give an overview of filter Learn More



Nov 3, 2017 - 1:00pm
Estimation Under a Non-Convex Rank Constraint: A Signal and Image Processing Case Study
Dr. Vishal Monga

This talk will cover two seemingly disparate problems under the umbrella of an exact rank constraint: one in statistical and radar signal processing focusing on the estimation of structured Learn More



Nov 3, 2017 - 11:00am
Singular values and vectors under random perturbation: theory and applications
Sean O'Rouke, University of Colorado, Department of Mathematics

Computing the singular values and singular vectors of a large matrix is a basic task in high dimensional data analysis with many applications in computer science and statistics. In practice, Learn More



Nov 2, 2017 - 5:30pm
Enabling Autonomous Vehicles - High Definition Mapping of Road Infrastructure
Ravi Teja Sukhavasi

High Definition Mapping of road infrastructure is a key factor enabling technology for autonomous vehicles. In this talk, I will outline the basic principles of vision-based mapping and describe Learn More



Oct 27, 2017 - 4:00pm
Revolution in P-type Oxide Semiconductor Development Toward Next Generation Flexible Electronics
Kenji Nomura, Obsidian Sensors

Metal oxide semiconductor device technology is to date widely accepted as a technology that enable the development of next generation device applications such as flexible, transparent and low cost Learn More