University of Southern California Fred S. Grodins Graduate Research Symposium The USC Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering USC

16th Annual Fred S. Grodins Graduate Research Symposium

Radisson Hotel

March 31st, 2012


 Schedule of Events


7:30 AM REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
   
8:20 AM WELCOME
   
8:30 AM PODIUM SESSION 1
  Sushmita Allam (8:30AM - 8:50AM) 
The Role of Astrocytic Glutamate Uptake on Synaptic Transmission and Neuronal Spiking: A Hierarchical Model
  Joshua Inoyue (8:50AM - 9:10AM)
Regulation of Human Arm Stiffness in Heavily Dependent on Existence of Muscle Synergies
  Manish Kurse (9:10AM - 9:30AM)
Simultaneous Inference of Topology and Parameter Values of Computational Models of Tendon Routing in the Fingers
 
     
9:30 AM COFFEE & POSTERS
  Group 1 (G1): 9:30 - 10:00 AM
  Group 2 (G2): 10:00 - 10:30 AM
   
10:30 AM PODIUM SESSION 2
  Xiang Li (10:30AM - 10:50AM)
Integrated Ultrasound (US) - Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) system for Intravascular Imaging
  Andrew Weitz (10:50AM - 11:10AM)
Improving Stimulation Strategies for Epiretinal Prostheses
  Arthi Srinivasan (11:10AM -11:30AM)
Comparing Speech Perception with Monopolar and Tripolar Stimulation in Cochlear Implant Us
   
11:30 PM SPONSORS EVENT 
11:50 PM NETWORKING LUNCH
   
12:50 PM PODIUM SESSION 3
  George Tsianos (12:50PM -1:10 PM)
Spinal-like Regulator Facillitates Reaching Movement in the Horizontal Plane
  Jeremy Fishel (1:10PM - 1:30PM)
Tactile Vibration Sensing with the BioTac - Better Than Human Sensitivity
   
1:30 PM COFFEE & POSTERS
  Group 3 (G3): 1:30- 2:00 PM
  Group 4 (G4): 2:00 - 2:30 PM
   
2:30 PM DEPARTMENT CHAIR ADDRESS
  Professor Norberto Grzywacz
   
2:45 PM KEYNOTE SPEECH by Kemp Massengill, M.D.
   
3:20 PM AWARDS
   
3:50 PM CONCLUSION