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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230223T163000
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SUMMARY:Presenting a Research Poster-A CommLab Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join the CommLab for an interactive virtual workshop where we will be discussing best practices for presenting your research poster. This is a great opportunity to get ready for the COE PhD Expo and RISE!\n\nRegister via Zoom
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/presenting-a-research-poster-a-commlab-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230224T100000
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SUMMARY:Engineers Week: Engineering for Everyone Expo
DESCRIPTION:Designed for K-8 students with their parent(s) and family\, at the expo you’ll be inspired about engineering through a variety of activities\, experiments\, and demonstrations\, and meet our engineering students too! \nWhen: February 24\, 10 a.m.-12 noon \nWhere: Cabral Center\, John D O’Bryant African American Institute \nWho: K-8 students with their parent(s)\, family \nRegister: https://stem.northeastern.edu/events/eee/
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/engineers-week-engineering-for-everyone-expo-2/
LOCATION:The Cabral Center\, 40 Leon Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Michael B. Silevitch and Claire J. Duggan Center for STEM Education":MAILTO:stem@northeastern.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230224T153000
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SUMMARY:Partners for Youth with Disabilities (ALLIED)
DESCRIPTION:Northeastern University’s ALLIED talk series (Allies for Leading\, Learning\, Inclusion\, and Education of Disabilities) Talk Series \n\nATTENDANCE: We will regularly have food and beverages available at each event. We encourage you to bring a friend (or two!) as these events will be fun\, engaging\, and informative.\n CALENDAR: Download our event calendar for this year to add to your Gmail\, Outlook\, or Calendar app (instructions here). Alternatively\, access the live calendar using this link.\n VOLUNTEERING: If you’d like to volunteer to help organize ALLIED events this year\, please let us know by responding to this email. This is a great opportunity to work on exciting projects with an engaging and diverse group of people\, alongside bonus goodies and food!\n ACCOMMODATIONS: All ALLIED events are hosted in a hybrid format and have an ASL interpreter and closed captioning. If you have any questions regarding accessibility\, please respond to this email.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/partners-for-youth-with-disabilities-allied/
LOCATION:232 ISEC\, 360 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230224T190000
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SUMMARY:SENTRY Presents: DASSH Student Design Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Northeastern University is the lead of the Department of Homeland (DHS) Security Center of Excellence (COE)\, known as SENTRY (Soft Target Engineering to Neutralize the Threat Reality).  In collaboration with our sibling COE\, known as CAOE (Center For Accelerating Operational Efficiency)\, SENTRY is inviting Northeastern graduate and undergraduate students to participate in our first co-led student design challenge!  \nCompete against teams from other Universities in the 3-day DASSH (Designing Actionable Solutions for a Secure Homeland) student design challenge. Student teams\, supported by academic and industry mentors\, will be presented with several real-world problem statements impacting homeland security and given the opportunity to design\, build\, and implement innovative solutions.   \nThe problem scenarios will be related to public access areas\, including managing crowds during an attack and enabling effective communications among responders in times of public crisis. Unlike traditional code-based hackathons\, this event is about finding solutions regardless of the medium. The proposed solutions will be presented to DHS leadership.   \nA hybrid event\, on-campus workspace will be provided for Northeastern teams\, while conversations with mentors and judges will occur virtually. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top teams.   \nRegistration is now open for current undergraduate and graduate Northeastern students. Register here.  \nQuestions? Reach out to Kristin Hicks\, SENTRY Director of Operations at k.hicks@northeastern.edu.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/sentry-presents-dassh-student-design-challenge/
CATEGORIES:use the department, audience, and topic lists
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230225T130000
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DTSTAMP:20260510T042116
CREATED:20230221T163759Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate School of Engineering Campus Tour (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:Interested to learn more about the Graduate School of Engineering on the Boston campus? Then we welcome you to sign up for a Graduate School of Engineering campus tour! Led by one of our expert Graduate Student Ambassadors\, we’ll show you key locations on campus\, in addition to resources specific to Engineering\, and answer your questions about the Boston campus. Please complete the registration form linked below to select the date and time that works best for you. Tours are open to both newly admitted and prospective students. We can’t wait to meet you!
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/graduate-school-of-engineering-campus-tour-in-person-2/2023-02-25/
ORGANIZER;CN="Graduate School of Engineering":MAILTO:coe-gradadmissions@northeastern.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230226T170000
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SUMMARY:Midterm Physics Review
DESCRIPTION:Midterm Physics Review on Sunday\, February 26th at 5 pm in 108 SN \n 
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/midterm-physics-review/
LOCATION:108 SN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T140000
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SUMMARY:Yu Yin's PhD Proposal Review
DESCRIPTION:Committee: \nProf. Yun Fu (Advisor) \nProf. Sarah Ostadabbas \nProf. Ming Shao \nAbstract:\nThe community has long enjoyed the benefits of synthesizing data\, as it provides a reliable and controllable source for training machine learning models while reducing the need for data collection from the real world. Human face and body synthesis are especially appealing to research communities\, where model fairness and ethical deployment are critical concerns. However\, generating digit humans that are convincing\, realistic-looking\, identity-preserving\, and high-quality are still challenging in 2D and 3D image synthesis.\nThis dissertation investigates the potential for understanding human behavior by recreating it\, and can be broadly divided into three sections. (1) In Section one\, we explore the 2D image generation models and their interaction with face applications (i.e.\, landmark localization and face recognition tasks). Specifically\, super-resolution (SR) and landmark localization of tiny faces are highly correlated tasks. To this end\, we propose joint frameworks that enable face alignment and SR to benefit from one another\, hence enhancing the performance of both tasks. Moreover\, we demonstrate that face frontalization provides an effective and efficient way for face data augmentation and further improves face recognition performance in extreme pose scenarios. (2) In Section two\, we explore the 3D parametric generation models and how they support human body pose and shape estimation. Advancing technology to monitor our bodies and behavior while sleeping and resting is essential for healthcare. However\, keen challenges arise from our tendency to rest under blankets. To mitigate the negative effects of blanket occlusion\, we use an attention-based restoration module to explicitly reduce the uncertainty of occluded parts by generating uncovered modalities\, which further update the current estimation via a cyclic fashion. (3) In Section three\, we explore the 3D Nerf-based Generative models in generating high-quality images with consistent 3D geometry. We propose a universal method to surgically fine-tune these NeRF-GAN models in order to achieve high-fidelity animation of real subjects only by a single image.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/yu-yins-phd-proposal-review/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230227T150000
DTSTAMP:20260510T042116
CREATED:20230131T150745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T150745Z
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SUMMARY:COE PhD Research Expo
DESCRIPTION:The College of Engineering is excited to announce the fifth annual COE PhD Research Expo\, and we invite all COE PhD students to submit a poster abstract. The expo is an excellent opportunity for your students to highlight their research and gain presentation experience before RISE. \nEvent:   COE PhD Research Expo\nDate:     Monday\, February 27\, 2023\nTime:    1:00pm – 3:00pm\nPlace:    McLeod Suites – Curry Student Center \nThe expo will take place following National Engineer’s Week. \nStudent Abstracts: \nPlease encourage your PhD students to submit poster abstracts by February 10\, 2023. The COE Communications Lab will offer interested students a poster preparation and presentation workshop early February. We will send details of the workshop to students soon. \nFaculty Judges: \nWe are looking for around ten faculty members to serve as judges. If you are available to judge between 1:30pm and 3:00pm on Monday\, February 27th please reach out to Taryn Urbanus (t.urbanus@northeastern.edu) by Friday\, February 17th. \n 
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/coe-phd-research-expo/
LOCATION:Curry Student Center\, 360 Huntington Ave.\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230228T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230228T193000
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SUMMARY:Northeastern in Seattle: Build Your Tech Talent
DESCRIPTION:Whether you’re entirely new to computer science or have dabbled in coding\, you can advance your career with Northeastern University in Seattle’s monthly Build Your Tech Talent workshops. These free events give anyone looking to develop coding skills the chance to learn from industry experts. \nOur February event details are below: \nDesigning Internet of Things Systems with Sarita Singh (virtual) \n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday\, February 28\, 2023\nTime: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. PT\nRegister
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/northeastern-in-seattle-build-your-tech-talent/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230301T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230301T143000
DTSTAMP:20260510T042116
CREATED:20230221T191810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T191945Z
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SUMMARY:MathWorks Day at Northeastern University
DESCRIPTION:Join MathWorks engineers & Northeastern faculty and students for a poster session\, MATLAB demos\, and pizza! \nMathWorks and Northeastern Collaboration Day \nMathWorks Demonstrations: \n\n5G/Wireless\nReinforcement learning explained using an inverted pendulum\nUsing AI for Visual Inspection\nInteroperability with Python and MATLAB\n\nTo register: MathWorksNUDay.eventbrite.com
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/mathworks-day-at-northeastern-university/
LOCATION:Raytheon Amphitheater (240 Egan)\, 360 Huntington Ave\, 240 Egan\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T090000
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SUMMARY:Matthew Schinault's PhD Proposal Review
DESCRIPTION:“Development of A Large-Aperture 160-Element Coherent Hydrophone Array System for Instantaneous Wide Area Ocean Acoustic Sensing” \nAbstract: \nA large aperture coherent hydrophone towed array system comprising of 160 elements and an aperture length of 192 meters has been developed for real-time instantaneous wide-area ocean acoustic remote sensing and monitoring. The design and manufacture of these arrays requires a multidisciplinary approach to achieve acoustic performance capable for detection\, classification\, localization and tracking. Drawing from disciplines such as material science\, electrical engineering\, mechanical engineering\, hydrodynamics\, oceanography\, bioacoustics and signal processing. Due to the cost and complexity of towed array technology\, development of large aperture towed arrays has been limited at the university level. With military\, oil and gas exploration as the chief technology developers and users. The military and commercial focus is narrow and does not allow for scientific study\, resulting in significant gaps in the way we understand ocean acoustics around the globe. Here we model\, design\, fabricate and field test a broadband array for general ocean sensing that is configured to support a wide range of research to include study of marine mammals\, fish shoals\, geophysical processes\, surface or subsea man-made craft\, seismic surveying and the various challenges associated with detection\, classification and localization of underwater sound sources. \nHere\, we present the design process\, beginning with modeling and measurement of piezoelectric material properties. This allows us to perform finite element analysis\, estimating beampatterns and frequency response with a hydrophone electrical model. A pressure to voltage input model of the hydrophone is used to obtain the voltage levels produced to then configure amplification\, gain and filter stages providing a system level transfer function from analog to digital conversion. The array performance with a delay and sum beamformer is estimated for a broad range of frequencies\, with beamforming above half-lambda spacing. The components of the mechanical tow package are modeled to inform array construction estimating vibration and flow noise. A turbulent boundary layer model for flow noise estimation and environmental noise model determines the gains and cutoff frequencies necessary for performance. The comprehensive performance model is compared with a parameter estimation from test data to quantify array performance. \nTowed arrays are subject to environmental extremes\, with time at sea being costly. To increase the reliability\, the array is designed using field replaceable pressure tolerant components including hydrophones\, pre-amplifiers\, power modules\, telemetry and analog to digital conversion units. All components are verified by pressure chamber testing to ensure operation at depth. This large aperture array was able to be made without specialized facilities by utilizing modular interchangeable array interconnects allowing for conventional array populating and oil-filling methods with aperture lengths that are serviceable onboard research vessels. Array design\, fabrication and assembly was performed on-site at Northeastern University in Boston\, Massachusetts. Examples of passive acoustic data from array deployment during a sea trial in the U.S. Northeast coast are presented illustrating array capabilities. \nCommittee: \nProf. Purnima Ratilal Makris (Advisor)\nProf. Marvin Onabajo\nProf. Yongmin Liu\nDr. Alessandra Tesei
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/matthew-schinaults-phd-proposal-review/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T160000
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SUMMARY:Crafting Your Career-Build a Stunning Resume with LaTeX:  A CommLab Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Discover the power of LaTeX and create a standout resume or CV in our interactive workshop. Learn essential skills in formatting\, customization\, and document design to craft a professional-grade resume/CV that showcases your strengths and achievements. Perfect for students\, graduates\, and professionals looking to take their career prospects to the next level. Join us and unlock the full potential of LaTeX!\n\nThis is a hybrid event.  Join us in 344 Curry Student Center (first come first serve) or on-line through Zoom.  Reserve your spot here!
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/crafting-your-career-build-a-stunning-resume-with-latex-a-commlab-workshop/
LOCATION:Curry Student Center\, 360 Huntington Ave.\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T110000
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SUMMARY:Guanying Sun's PhD Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:“Optimizing Reconstruction for Mm-Wave Body Scanner Imaging” \nCommittee: \nProf. Carey Rappaport (Advisor) \nProf. Edwin Marengo \nProf. Jose Martinez-Lorenzo \nAbstract: \nIn the past decades\, due to evolving threats\, passenger screening has become an important secure measure at airport and other secure locations. Numerous passenger screening techniques have been developed by researchers in both academia and industry to detect threats from explosives and weapons. Among these developments\, the multistatic mm-wave radar Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) system was developed at Northeastern University. A problem with this system is the sidelobes from its physical limitations\, such as the finite aperture extent and the violation of the Nyquist sampling criterion by the sparse array. Therefore\, it is important to suppress the sidelobes so that to improve the quality of the reconstruction image. In this proposal\, we investigate two categories of methods\, one is based on post-processing\, and the other is based on system configuration optimization. In the former category four methods are developed\, while in the latter two methods are proposed. \nIn the first category\, the first method is the phase coherence method which is designed to weight the coherent sum based on the phase diversity of the reconstructed solutions for different transmitters. In this method\, two ways are considered to construct the Phase Coherence Factor (PCF). The first way is to use the information of wrapped phase\, and the second way is to use the information of unwrapped phase\, which is more intuitive than the first way. The second method is the coherence factor related method. Three coherence-factor based methods are analyzed and then incorporated into the imaging procedure of our nearfield millimeter-wave radar security scanning system. The third method is the SNR-dependent coherence factor method\, which takes SNR into consideration when forming the coherence factor. This method can generate better results than the pure coherence-factor based methods by choosing a proper set of parameters. The fourth method is the block-weighting algorithm where the neighbor weight amplifies bright areas and attenuates dark areas\, while the block keeps the influence local. The effectiveness of these methods has been verified with both simulation and measurement data. \nIn the second category\, the first method is optimizing receiver positions via PSF-based multi-objective optimization. Two metrics for measuring image quality of the PSF are proposed and defined as objective functions. The solution-selection metric is introduced to select the desired solution from the numerous Pareto-optimal solutions. Simulation shows that the optimized receiver design generates images with lower sidelobe level than the uniform receiver design. The second method is the dual-frequency radar design\, where a dual frequency\, wideband antenna array is designed by combining a high frequency subarray with a low frequency subarray. The image of the dual frequency array is obtained by multiplying the images of the two subarrays. We analyzed the amplitude of the PSF theoretically and proposed a criterion for the selection of dual frequency array design. The system imaging simulation shows that the grating lobes are significantly reduced for the dual frequency array with fewer radar modules/elements than the conventional array. This design will make the new generation system superior to the conventional scanning system.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/guanying-suns-phd-dissertation-defense/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T153000
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SUMMARY:Kerem Enhos' PhD Proposal
DESCRIPTION:“Software-Defined Inter-medium Visible Light Communication and Underwater Acoustic Networks” \nCommittee Members:\nProf. Tommaso Melodia (Advisor)\nProf. Kaushik Chowdhury\nProf. Stefano Basagni\nDr. Emrecan Demirors \nAbstract:\n“Multi-Domain Operations” paradigm has been receiving significant attention both in military and civilian worlds. To realize this novel paradigm\, it is imperative to establish robust communication links to transfer data between devices operating in multiple domains. However\, as of today\, establishing high data rate\, robust\, secure\, and bi-directional communication links between aerial and underwater assets across the air-water interface is still an open problem. We address these challenges with software-defined visible light networking to establish bi-directional wireless links through the air-water interface. After generating a simulation model for inter-medium communication channel\, we also empirically derived an optimal parameter selection for carrierless amplitude and phase (CAP) modulation. Then\, we design and prototype a software-defined visible light  communication (VLC) modem and conducted extensive experimental evaluation. Apart from inter-medium communication\, software-defined networking can also be leveraged for underwater acoustic communication (UWAC)\, where we designed and assessed coexistence of multi-dimensional chirp spread spectrum (MCSS) with other UWAC schemes. We first evaluated the performance of the proposed communication scheme in a heterogeneous network setting  where it co-exists with a ZP-OFDM communication link\, then in a homogeneous network setting where all links are using MCSS scheme. Finally\, we used  this software-defined networking system to implement a single-input  multiple-output (SIMO) system for UWAC modems that are  deployed in a  distributed manner. Then\, we conduct a thorough experimental evaluation in  ocean environment for various subcarrier bandwidths and constellations  using three distributed receivers.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/kerem-enhos-phd-proposal/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230309T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230309T190000
DTSTAMP:20260510T042116
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SUMMARY:Women in Tech: Industry Pioneers!
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday March 9th\, the Boston chapter of Women in 3D Printing will be hosting an event\, Women in Tech: Industry Pioneers! \nRegister for the event here: https://women-in-3d-printing.us.hivebrite.com/events/37153 \nJoin us for a conversation with three exceptional (female) leaders on their journey in 3D printing\, tech\, and beyond. From challenges\, successes\, and everything in between learn how these women defied the gender gap in 3D printing and tech and started their own companies. The panelists will highlight their experiences\, share advice\, and discuss creating allyship\, and navigating male dominated industries. Bring your questions for a Q&A at the end of the panel. \nLight refreshments and drinks will be provided. \nLocation: This event is sponsored by Formlabs and will take place at their location in Somerville! \n22 McGrath Hwy\, Somerville\, MA 02143\, USA \nThere is plenty of parking nearby and public transit accessible from the green line!
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/women-in-tech-industry-pioneers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230313T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230313T140000
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SUMMARY:MathWorks Weeks at Northeastern: Machine Learning/AI
DESCRIPTION:Zoom Link: https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/93686271760?pwd=QzlkNzhmQXQ0UjQ0M0J2V0p3d2ZtZz09 \nPresentations: \nApplied Reinforcement Learning with MATLAB and Simulink \nDr. Mohammad Delghani\, MIE Department\, Northeastern \nDeep reinforcement learning (DRL) is a field within artificial intelligence that has recently gained popularity in both research and application domains. Due to MATLAB’s strengths in solving RL problems\, modular teaching materials are created to enable students learn how to apply RL in multiple domains. This includes problems in Portfolio Management\, Autonomous HVAC Control\, Classic Control Problems\, and Robotics. These hands-on modules will enable students to learn (i) DRL concepts and theory\, (ii) how to formulate problems in the MATLAB environment\, and (iii) how to use the combination of Simulink\, Reinforcement Learning\, and Deep Learning toolboxes to solve problems. \n  \nA Brain-Inspired Low-Dimensional Computing Classifier for Inference on Tiny Devices \nDr. Xiaolin Xu. ECE Department\, Northeastern \nThis talk presents on the fundamental drawbacks of the so-called hyperdimensional computing (or HDC) and propose a low-dimensional computing (LDC) alternative. Specifically\, by mapping our LDC classifier into an equivalent neural network\, we optimize the model using a principled training approach. Most importantly\, our method can improve the inference accuracy while successfully reducing the ultra-high dimension of existing HDC models by orders of magnitude (e.g.\, 8000 vs. 4/64). \n  \nAI and the Power of Simulation \nDr. Jianghao Wang\, MathWorks \nSimulation has become an integral part of product development in almost all industries and is reaching new levels with trends like Digital Twins. How can the power of simulation be combined with the impressive models behind the AI hype? Truth be told – in many ways! In this session we will talk about four large trends for AI and Simulation: AI for Reduced Order Modelling (ROM) – a way of managing the computational burden from High-Fidelity models; AI based Virtual Sensors – mimicking a physical sensor where real values cannot be measured; Reinforcement Learning based Controls – letting the model teach itself against a simulation environment; AI model enhancement using Digital Twins – diversify your dataset using simulation
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/mathworks-weeks-at-northeastern-machine-learning-ai/
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SUMMARY:Graduate Open House
DESCRIPTION:Join us for three days dedicated to your future success.\nDuring this informative and convenient three-day event\, you can connect with faculty\, staff\, students\, and admissions representatives on your schedule. \nPlus\, we’re dedicating an entire day to answering your questions through one-on-one sessions with our enrollment counselors and virtual drop-in meetings. \nDuring these three days\, you’ll be able to: \n\nConnect with faculty and current students for a firsthand look into our community and your college of interest.\nMeet other prospective master’s\, PhD\, and doctoral students from around the country and globe.\nChat with Northeastern staff during our elective sessions\, including members from Student Financial Services\, Library Services\, Off-Campus Housing\, Office of Diversity and Inclusion\, enrollment counselors\, and more.\nLearn about our world-class co-op and internship program—ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report.\nAttend professional development sessions hosted by our Career Design teams—ranked #8 by the Princeton Review.\nCustomize your schedule so you can get the specific help and answers you need.\n\nClick the website to out the form to secure your spot and join us on March 14-16.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/graduate-open-house/
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SUMMARY:Sadjad Asghari Esfeden's PhD Dissertation Defense
DESCRIPTION:“Spatiotemporal Localization of Object Handover for Human Robot Collaboration” \nCommittee Members: \nProf. Deniz Erdogmus (Advisor) \nProf. Taskin Padir \nProf. Eugene Tunik \nProf. Mathew Yarossi \nAbstract: \nHuman-robot interaction in a physical world like handover of objects requires perception systems to be efficient in localizing the object of interest. We propose an approach to estimate the location of the object with a low-cost RGB camera in a real-time inference for human-robot handover. While handover can take place in a short amount of time\, it is important for a robot to keep track of the object and fill in the gaps of missing detections in the perception module\, especially when the object is partially or completely occluded. A robot needs to proactively detect and track the object since the human decides where and when to transfer the object to the robot in a human to robot object handover.  In order to develop a perception system for robot to be capable of constantly localizing the object and predict its location and time of transfer\, we integrate an object detection algorithm with a tracking framework. The evaluation of this pipeline shows promising results for the goal of localization and tracking of the handover object and can help its location prediction in future.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/sadjad-asghari-esfedens-phd-dissertation-defense/
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SUMMARY:Gordon Institute Virtual Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Learn how you can earn a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership as a stand-alone certificate or in combination with one of twenty Master of Science degrees offered through Northeastern’s College of Engineering\, College of Science\, or Khoury College of Computer Sciences.  \nThe National Academy of Engineering recognized The Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership (GIEL) for its innovative curriculum that combines technical education\, leadership capabilities\, and the “Challenge Project”: an opportunity for students to receive master’s level credit while working in industry.  \nBy aligning technical proficiency with leadership capabilities\, GIEL accelerates the development of high-potential engineers and prepares them to lead complex projects early in their careers. Upon completing the program\, more than 88% of the 2021 class reported increased leadership responsibility\, while more than 50% of the 2021 class reported being promoted within one year of graduation.  \nOur Director of Admissions will answer your application questions for Fall 2023.  \nYou will have the opportunity to hear from Alumni on how The Gordon Institute propelled their engineering careers. Program professors will also be present to answer curriculum questions. 
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/gordon-institute-virtual-information-session-12/
ORGANIZER;CN="Gordon Engineering Leadership program":MAILTO:gordonleadership@northeastern.edu
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SUMMARY:50 years on from "The Limits to Growth\,” How do we Learn What we Already Know?
DESCRIPTION:A Conversation to Transform Scientific and Humanistic Inquiry into Social Action \nPublic Lecture and Discussion with Carlos Alvarez Pereira \nThursday\, March 16 \n10:30 AM – 12:00 PM PT | 1:30 – 3:00 PM ET \nMills College at Northeastern University \nLorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business\, Room 101 \nRegister to attend via Zoom \nCarlos Alvarez Pereira\, Vice President of the Club of Rome and co-editor of the 50th Anniversary reappraisal of the Club of Rome’s original warning about the environmental dangers of unlimited industrial growth—Limits and Beyond: 50 Years on from The Limits to Growth\, what Did We Learn and What’s Next?—offers a comprehensive perspective on the original intention of “The Limits to Growth” report and the Club of Rome’s current initiatives for responding to growing environmental crisis. An interdisciplinary collaboration between NU’s Oakland campus and the Northeastern Humanities Center\, this conversation is part of efforts to transform scientific and humanistic inquiry into social action.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/50-years-on-from-the-limits-to-growth-how-do-we-learn-what-we-already-know/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T160000
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SUMMARY:Building the Foundation for 6G
DESCRIPTION:Even as we accelerate 5G industrial applications\, we must also set the foundation for and influence U.S. investment in 6G. What features should be in the next generation of wireless communication and how should we best promote adoption of AI and spectrum sharing? \nJoin MITRE on as we bring together experts across government\, industry\, and academia to discuss the research\, innovation\, and standards leadership needed by the U.S. to drive the next generation of mobile technology. \nFireside Chat \n\nDR. THYAGARAJAN NANDAGOPAL\nDivision Director\nDirectorate of Technology\, Innovation and Partnerships\nNational Science Foundation\n\nPanelists \n\nDEVAKI CHANDROMOULI\nNokia Bell Labs Fellow and Head of North American Standardization\nNokia\nPROFESSOR MURIEL MEDARD\nNEC Professor of Software Science & Engineering\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology.\nDR. TOMMASO MELODIA\nWilliam Lincoln Smith Professor\nDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering\nNortheastern University\nMAJOR BENJAMIN PIMENTEL\nAdvisor to Principal Director\nFuture G and 5G Office\nOffice of the Under Secretary of Defense for R&E\n\nModerators \n\nCHARLES CLANCY\, PH.D\nSenior Vice President\, General Manager\, Chief Futurist\, MITRE Labs\nMITRE\nANDREW THIESSEN\nHead of 5G/xG\nMITRE\n\nVirtually on Thursday March 16\, 4:00-5:30pm ET via Brandlive \nRegistration Required
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/building-the-foundation-for-6g/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230317T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230317T140000
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SUMMARY:COE FacDev Friday: Equitable Assessment
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URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/coe-facdev-friday-equitable-assessment/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230317T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230317T163000
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SUMMARY:MathWorks Weeks at Northeastern: Non-Parametric Efficiency of Decision Making Units: An example of the U.S. banks
DESCRIPTION:Non-Parametric Efficiency of Decision Making Units: An example of the U.S. banks\nDr. Milivoje Davidovic\, Assistant Teaching Professor\, Finance\, DMSB\nThis presentation would use MATLAB to estimate the relative efficiency scores of financial institutes. The data of the leading U.S. commercial banks (a period of 2015-2021) will be utilized to evaluate their performance. The attendees will learn how to visualize the estimated scores taking into account financial leverage and size of banks. The major changes in the estimated scores during the pandemic crisis can also be found. \nApplying Econometrics in MATLAB\nDr. Sophia Ma\, Senior Engineer\, MathWorks \nRegister \n333 CSC
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/mathworks-weeks-at-northeastern-non-parametric-efficiency-of-decision-making-units-an-example-of-the-u-s-banks/
LOCATION:Curry Student Center\, 360 Huntington Ave.\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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SUMMARY:Samantha Johnson - Adaptive Communication Technology (ALLIED)
DESCRIPTION:Northeastern University’s ALLIED talk series (Allies for Leading\, Learning\, Inclusion\, and Education of Disabilities) Talk Series \n\nATTENDANCE: We will regularly have food and beverages available at each event. We encourage you to bring a friend (or two!) as these events will be fun\, engaging\, and informative.\n CALENDAR: Download our event calendar for this year to add to your Gmail\, Outlook\, or Calendar app (instructions here). Alternatively\, access the live calendar using this link.\n VOLUNTEERING: If you’d like to volunteer to help organize ALLIED events this year\, please let us know by responding to this email. This is a great opportunity to work on exciting projects with an engaging and diverse group of people\, alongside bonus goodies and food!\n ACCOMMODATIONS: All ALLIED events are hosted in a hybrid format and have an ASL interpreter and closed captioning. If you have any questions regarding accessibility\, please respond to this email.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/samantha-johnson-adaptive-communication-technology-allied/
LOCATION:232 ISEC\, 360 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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SUMMARY:Northeastern in Seattle: Build Your Tech Talent
DESCRIPTION:Whether you’re entirely new to computer science or have dabbled in coding\, you can advance your career with Northeastern University in Seattle’s monthly Build Your Tech Talent workshops. These free events give anyone looking to develop coding skills the chance to learn from industry experts. \nOur March workshop includes: \nScraping the Web with Python with Ram Hariharan (on campus) \n\n\n\nDate: Saturday\, March 18\, 2023\nTime: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT\nRegister
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/northeastern-in-seattle-build-your-tech-talent-2/
ORGANIZER;CN="Graduate School of Engineering":MAILTO:coe-gradadmissions@northeastern.edu
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SUMMARY:Protothon 3.0 Registration Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Intrigued about product? Do Protothon first! \nCall for all grads and undergrads across all of Northeastern’s campuses \nAspiring Product Managers Club at Northeastern University brings to you the third edition of our flagship Product Prototyping Hackathon – Protothon 3.0 where you don’t need to code but simply solve pressing issues faced by digital product companies. \nRegister/Sign Up at https://www.apmcneu.com/protothon3 \nRegistrations close on March 21\, 2023 \nWhat we’ve got for you: \n\nWin prizes up to $400\nFind team mates on our website\nAccess to free training bootcamps and resources\nGuidance from PMs at prominent MNCs and Start-Ups\nPitch to industry specialists\n\nDays to keep an eye on:\nRegister by March 21\nProblem Statement Release – March 23\nQualifiers – March 30
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/protothon-3-0-registration-deadline/
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230326T170000
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SUMMARY:NSBE 49th Annual Convention
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Kansas City for the 49th National Society of Black Engineers Annual Convention! Learn about Northeastern’s graduate engineering programs offered in the U.S. and Canada! Admissions representatives from our Boston and Portland\, ME campuses will be available in person to answer your questions.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/nsbe-49th-annual-convention/
ORGANIZER;CN="Graduate School of Engineering":MAILTO:coe-gradadmissions@northeastern.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T190000
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SUMMARY:PlusOne Information Session
DESCRIPTION:LEARN ABOUT THE PLUSONE ACCELERATED MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM \nA master’s degree can provide you an additional level of expertise in an area aligned with your career goals. As a currently enrolled Bachelor of Science (BS) student in the College of Engineering at Northeastern\, you have the opportunity to earn a Master of Science degree (MS) in an accelerated time period with the PlusOne program. Once accepted into the program in an approved PlusOne pathway\, which is a BS and MS PlusOne combination\, you can earn an MS degree with\, in most cases\, just one extra year of study beyond your undergraduate degree program. \nIn this virtual information session\, College of Engineering undergraduate and graduate academic advisors will provide an overview of the PlusOne program to give you the knowledge and next steps to take advantage of the program if you choose. \nWHAT YOU WILL LEARN: \n\nWhat is PlusOne\nBenefits of the program\nEligibility\nCo-op considerations\nFinancial considerations\nSelecting your pathway\nAcademic advising resources\nTimeline to apply\nThe application process\nCourse registration\nTransitioning to graduate school\n\nZoom
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/plusone-information-session-4/
ORGANIZER;CN="Graduate School of Engineering":MAILTO:coe-gradadmissions@northeastern.edu
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SUMMARY:Double Husky Tabling
DESCRIPTION:Are you a Northeastern undergraduate student considering graduate school? Have you heard of the Double Husky Scholarship? The COE Admissions team will be tabling in Curry Student Center to answer all your questions related to Double Husky and applying to graduate school at Northeastern.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/double-husky-tabling/2023-03-23/
ORGANIZER;CN="Graduate School of Engineering":MAILTO:coe-gradadmissions@northeastern.edu
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SUMMARY:Building Habits
DESCRIPTION:Unlock the power of small habits with the Building Habits Workshop! Based on the principles of Atomic Habits\, this is a community of practice which begins with the description of a step-by-step process to help you understand how to develop new habits which\, with practice\, can lead to significant improvements in your life. Connect with a facilitator and peers for support and accountability as you create a roadmap for achieving your goals. Don’t wait\, join us for this workshop and start building your best habits!  This is a hybrid event\, join us in Curry Student Center room 336 or on Zoom.  Register for this event in person or virtually here.
URL:https://coe.northeastern.edu/event/building-habits/
LOCATION:Curry Student Center\, 360 Huntington Ave.\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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