Feb 6, 2017 - 11:00am ECE Special Seminar: Throughput-Optimal Algorithms for Generalized Flow Problems One of the fundamental problems in Computer Networking is to efficiently transport packets belonging to different… Learn more
	Feb 3, 2017 - 2:00pm Nonstochastic Information Theory for State Estimation and Control Girish Nair, Professor and ARC Future Fellow in the Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Univ. of Melbourne, Australia This talk is an overview of recent non-probabilistic information concepts that are motivated by worst-case estimation… Learn more
	Feb 2, 2017 - 11:00am Next-Generation Computing using Spin-Based and 2D Materials Jean Anne C. Incorvia, Ph.D. , Harvard UniversityWe are at a time where the electronics industry is feeling pressure from two sides: on the small scale we are facing… Learn more
	Feb 2, 2017 - 9:15am Quantum Photonics with Ordered Quantum Dot and Quantum Wire Systems Prof. Eli Kapon, Laboratory of Physics of Nanostructures, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, IEEE Chapter-UCSD; IEEE Photonics Society - Distinguished LecturerQuantum wire (QWR) and quantum dot (QD) systems offer means for tailoring the electronic structure of… Learn more
	Feb 1, 2017 - 1:00pm On the Choice of Loss Functions and Their Estimations for Relevant Parameter Selection in Image Restoration Techniques Charles Deledalle, Université de Bordeaux, FranceThe Stein unbiased risk estimator has become popular for parameter selection in image restoration algorithms. It… Learn more
	Jan 20, 2017 - 11:30am ECE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI SEMINAR SERIES - An Accidental Engineer and the End of Underground Nuclear Testing Dan Chang, PhDDr. Chang will be sharing his experiences of his earlier years at UC San Diego and how he became interested in… Learn more
	Jan 19, 2017 - 11:00am ECE SPECIAL SEMINAR - Inverse Optical Design for Record-Breaking Photovoltaics and Biomedical Imaging VIDYA GANAPATIImprovements to the efficiency of photovoltaics lowers the cost of solar electricity, as higher efficiency causes… Learn more
	Jan 18, 2017 - 11:00am iGPS:Integrated Navigation & Communication David A. Whelan, Ph.D.The benefits of adding a two way communications channel to the Global Positioning System (GPS) are examined using an… Learn more
	Jan 13, 2017 - 11:00am An information-theoretic perspective on interference management Young-Han Kim, University of California San DiegoFor high data rates and massive connectivity, next-generation cellular networks are expected to deploy many small base… Learn more
	Jan 12, 2017 - 1:00pm New Ingredients in the Pot: Rethink Analog IC Design Nan Sun, University of Texas at AustinIn this talk, I will present several unconventional analog IC design techniques. First, I will talk about how we can… Learn more
	Dec 12, 2016 - 10:00am Development and Application of an Optogenetic Platform for Controlling and Imaging a Large Number of Individual Neurons Ali Mohammed, Texas Tech UniversityThe understanding and treatment of brain disorders as well as the development of intelligent machines is hampered by… Learn more
	Dec 6, 2016 - 2:00pm Why Magnetic Sensing Can Be a Useful New Method for In-Vitro Diagnostics Dr. Oliver Hayden, In-Vitro Diagnostics & Bioscience Research Siemens Healthcare, GermanyBlood is the most important source for routine in-vitro diagnostic information, such as the concentration level of… Learn more
	Dec 2, 2016 - 2:00pm Polar Codes: From Theory to 5G Hessam Mahdavifar, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of MichiganThe discovery of the channel polarization phenomenon and polar codes is one of the most recent fundamental… Learn more
	Nov 29, 2016 - 10:00am Energy Efficient Computing: From Devices to Architectures Ethan C. Ahn, Ph.D, Professor of Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at San AntonioWith the advent of so-called ‘abundant data’ era and the required throughput and energy-efficiency for the next-… Learn more
	Nov 21, 2016 - 1:30pm Incentivizing improved cybersecurity: a study of security as a public good Parinaz Naghizadeh, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of MichiganThe security decisions of users interacting over a network, such as the Internet, can affect one another. For example,… Learn more