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SUMMARY:Northeast Regional Higher Education Neurodiversity Coalition Conference
DESCRIPTION:Improving educational and professional outcomes for neurodivergent students \nThis conference is both timely and relevant. The neurodiverse population is increasing\, while students have lower academic performance and higher college dropout and underemployment rates. \nJoin Together to Make a Difference \n\nIncrease your understanding of neurodiversity\nLearn trends in neurodiversity employment\nUnderstand best practices for neuroinclusive pedagogy and curriculum\nGain knowledge to create a neuroinclusive workplace and campus\nExplore and share best practices with a community of higher education and industry professionals\n\nWho Should Attend\nFirst-year engineering faculty\, deans\, department chairs\, teaching faculty\, research assistants\, academic and career advisors\, DEI professionals\, employers\, and other college and workforce professionals. \nFeatured Keynote Speakers \nDr. Jeff Karp\, a renowned biomedical engineer at Harvard Medical School and MIT grew up being “written off” for his learning differences. He consequently developed “Life Ignition Tools\,” a process for embracing life that resulted from years of iteration and tinkering to make his unique thought patterns and behavior work for him. \nJohn Elder Robison\, a well-known author of Switched On: A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Intelligence\, Look Me in the Eye\, Be Different\, and Raising Cubby\, which details his life with Asperger syndrome. He’s a leading voice for autism and neurodiversity\, imploring audiences to find strengths where others see weaknesses based on societal standards. \nLearn More and Register\nhttps://coe.northeastern.edu/nehenc. \nPresented in partnership by Northeastern University\, University of Connecticut\, and the University of Rhode Island
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/northeast-regional-higher-education-neurodiversity-coalition-conference/
LOCATION:Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC)\, 805 Columbus Ave\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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SUMMARY:Peiyan Dong PhD Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:Name:\nPeiyan Dong \nTitle:\nSoftware-Hardware Co-Design: Towards Ultimate Efficiency in Deep Learning Acceleration \nDate:\n8/8/2024 \nTime:\n3:00:00 PM \nCommittee Members:\nProf. Yanzhi Wang (Advisor) \nProf. David R. Kaeli \nProf. Devesh Tiwari\nProf. Cheng Tan \nAbstract:\nAs AI techniques continue to advance\, the efficient deployment of deep neural networks on resource-constrained devices becomes increasingly appealing yet challenging. Simultaneously\, the proliferation of powerful AI technologies has raised significant concerns about sustainability and fairness\, demanding increased attention from the community. This talk presents two novel software-hardware co-designs for improving the efficiency and sustainability of deep learning models. The first part introduces a hardware-efficient adaptive token pruning framework for Vision Transformers (ViTs) on embedded FPGA\, HeatViT\, which achieves significant speedup under similar model accuracy compared to the state-of-the-art. HeatViT is the first end-to-end accelerator for ViT on embedded FPGA and also achieve practical speedup by data-level compression for the first time. The second presents PackQViT and Agile-Quant\, a paradigm of the efficient implementation for transformer-based models by sub-8-bit packed quantization and SIMD-based optimization for computing kernels. Our framework can achieve better task performance than state-of-the-art ViTs and LLMs with significant acceleration on edge processors\, such as mobile CPU\, Raspberry Pi and RISC-V. This work not only marks the first successful implementation of the LLM on the edge but also addresses the previous limitation where edge processors struggled to efficiently handle sub-8-bit computations. At the conclusion of the presentation\, the speaker will discuss today’s challenges related to AI sustainability and fairness and outline her research plans aimed at addressing these issues. \n 
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/peiyan-dong-phd-dissertation-defense/
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SUMMARY:Mock Interview: CommLab Drop-In Workshops
DESCRIPTION:Join the CommLab any Thursday from 4-5pm ET\, we’ll delve into the intricacies of interviews\, unveiling effective preparation strategies for any interview scenario. Engage in an interactive setting as we dissect the overall interview experience\, discuss common interview scenarios\, and share insights on what to do during critical moments. Join this hybrid workshop series through Zoom.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/mock-interview-commlab-drop-in-workshops/2024-08-08/
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SUMMARY:Galante Program Virtual Info Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Learn how the Galante Engineering Business Program and Engineering Business Certificate can complement your technical engineering education with essential business skills. \nJoin us for an informational session to learn more about the Galante Engineering Business Program on one of the following dates: \n\nThursday\, August 8 at 4:30 p.m. EDT – Virtual\nMonday\, August 12 at 8:30 a.m. EDT – Virtual\nTuesday\, August 20 at 12:00 p.m. EDT – Virtual\nThursday\, August 22 at 9:00 a.m. EDT – Virtual\n\nRSVP Here \nDuring the session\, we will cover the details of the Galante Program and Engineering Business Certificate\, including the application process and eligibility requirements.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/galante-program-virtual-info-sessions/2024-08-08/
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SUMMARY:Poster Design and Presentation: CommLab Drop-In Workshops
DESCRIPTION:The CommLab will host drop-in workshops for poster design and presentation to focus on crafting the best visual communication of your research and telling your research story! We will discuss techniques and implement communication strategies to successfully showcase your work. No matter where you are in the process\, whether it is just in the idea phase or you are trying to polish your final poster\, we are happy to help you.  Join us any Thursday from 5-6pm\,  on Zoom.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/poster-design-and-presentation-commlab-drop-in-workshops/2024-08-08/
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