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Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

Brain Food! The Wonders of EECS!
Concetta Maratta
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Curious about the research being done in one of MIT's most exciting and prestigious departments? Unsure if you want to pursue a degree in EECS? Looking for a research project? At each session a different professor will present his or her research projects. Learn about the newest technologies and cutting-edge research. Perfect for freshmen! Anyone intrigued by EECS is welcome. Come get inspired.
Refreshments.

Check on website in early January for specific presentations.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ieee/iap/www
Contact: Concetta Maratta, cmaratta@mit.edu

MEMS -- Microelectromechanical Systems -- Careers & Research
Professor Martin Schmidt
Prof. Martin Schmidt is Director of the Microsystems
Technology Lab, and does research in MEMS.
Thu Jan 22, 03-05:00pm, 34-401

Numerical Simulation Techniques for RF Circuits, MEMS and Power Electronics
Professor Luca Daniel
Prof. Luca Daniel is a new professor in EECS (from Italy) who will talk
about his research.
Mon Jan 26, 03-05:00pm, 34-401

Make Your Life Easier by Making Your Computer Smarter
Professor Leslie Kaelbling
Prof. Kaelbling will discuss her research in Artificial
Intelligence.
Tue Jan 27, 03-05:00pm, 34-401

Talking to Computers: An Introduction to Conversational Interfaces
Dr. T.J. Hazen
Presentation of on-going research on conversational
interaction and the development of natural spoken
language interfaces. Speech recognition, natural language
processing, dialogue modeling, speech synthesis, speaker
indentification and biometrics, and multi-modal interfaces.
Wed Jan 28, 03-05:00pm, 34-401

Finding Financial Support for the Course VI MEng Year
Concetta Maratta
Thu Jan 22, 03-05:00pm, 34-101

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

For Course VI seniors who are worried about finding RAships
or TAships for their MEng year. Come hear about the current
situation and the experiences of other MEngers, their
search for financial support, and what worked for some of them.
MEng students will share their experiences to help you make
better decisions for your MEng year.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ieee/iap/www
Contact: Concetta Maratta, cmaratta@mit.edu

How to Find a Course VI UROP, AUP or MEng Thesis
Concetta Maratta
Thu Jan 8, 03-05:00pm, 34-401A

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up

Looking for a research project in Course VI? Successful
students and supervisors will talk about how to find a great
project, and lots of handouts will be provided.

Refreshments
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ieee/iap/www
Contact: Concetta Maratta, cmaratta@mit.edu

Tour of Boston-Area EECS Companies
Concetta Maratta
Thu Jan 22, 10am-05:00pm, Building 39 Lobby, Bus Trip

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 09-Jan-2004
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event

Interested in the working environments of high tech companies
around Cambridge and Boston? We'll visit EECS firms in the
area to see what the work lives of professional engineers and
programmers are like. Participating companies will be listed
on the IEEE website.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ieee/iap/www
Contact: Concetta Maratta, cmaratta@mit.edu


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