USC-THU 2011 Research Symposium

Agenda of 5th THU-USC Faculty Research Symposium on

Green and Smart for a Sustainable Future

Dates: 22-24 May, 2011 Venue: FIT Building, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Day 1: Sunday, 22 May, 2011

7pm - Welcome Dinner (Wenjin Hotel)

Day 2: Monday, 23 May, 2011

Opening Ceremony (Room: 1-315, FIT Building) Chair: Jun Li (Executive Deputy Director, TNList, THU)
9:00-9:05am - Welcome address by Xu Chen, Vice Chair of University Council, THU
9:05-9:10am - Greetings by Yannis Yortsos, Dean of Viterbi School of Engineering, USC
9:10-9:15am - Introduction of faculty participants by Raghu Raghavendra and Zhisheng Niu
9:15-9:30am - Briefing of Centenary Celebration by Yi Zhang, Deputy Secretary-General, THU
Keynote Talks (Room: 1-315, FIT Building) Chair: Jun Li (Executive Deputy Director, TNList, THU)
9:30-10:00am - Keynote #1: "The Construction of New District 'N' Bay for Yellow River (Energy Resources) and Another pole of China's Economy" by Zhengyuan Hu - Vice Director of Regional Development Committee, China Promotion Committee of Constructing an Innovation-Oriented Country Strategy, State Council of China
10:00-10:30am - Keynote #2: "Energy-related Research Activities at USC" by Yannis Yortsos - Dean of Viterbi School of Engineering, USC
10:30-11:00am - Coffee Break
11:00-11:30am - Keynote #3: "Intelligent Transportation Systems in China" by Yi Zhang - Professor, Dept. of Automation, THU 11:30am-12:00pm - Keynote #4: "Low Carbon Energy Technologies Needed in China" by Qiang Yao - Head of Thermal Engineering Dept, Deputy Director of Low-Carbon Lab, THU
12:30-2:00pm - Lunch (Jia-Suo Restaurant)
All-together Round-table Discussion (Room: 1-315, FIT Building)
Topic #1: Energy Informatics: Green and Smart for a Sustainable Future (Room 1-315) Co-Chairs: Joe S. Qin (USC) and Xiaohong Guan (THU)
2:00-2:15pm - "Orientation of the Session: What’s the Energy Informatics?" by Joe S. Qin, - Professor of Viterbi School of Engineering, USC
2:15-2:30pm - Invited Talk #1: "Efficient Operation of Building Energy Systems Facilitated by Microgrid Technology" by Xiaohong Guan- Professor of Xian Jiaotong Univ. and THU
2:30-2:45pm - Invited Talk #2: "Incentive Pricing and Market Architecture for Renewable Energy Integration" by Rahul Jain- Professor of Viterbi School of Engineering, USC
2:45-3:30pm - Free Discussion
3:30-4:00pm - Coffee Break
4:00-5:00pm - Free Discussion
5:00-5:30pm - Summary - future directions, potential collaboration schemes, funding resources,...
6:00-8:00pm - Banquet (Yanmingyuan Restaurant)

Day 3: Tuesday, 24 May, 2011

Parallel Sessions

Topic #2: Energy-Efficiency in Information and Communication Systems (Room 1-315) Co-Chairs: Murali Annavaram (USC) and Wenguang Chen (THU)
9:00-9:15am - "Orientation of the Session" by Murali Annavaram- Viterbi School of Engineering, USC
9:15-9:30am - Invited Talk #1: "Low power data center servers – Leveraging emergent storage technologies" by Wenguang Chen- Dept of Computer Science and Technology, THU
9:30-9:45am - Invited Talk #2: "Conventional and alternative fuel utilization" by Fokion Egolfopoulos- Viterbi School of Engineering, USC
9:45-10:00am - Invited Talk #3: "Content Aware Soft Real-Time Service for Green Wireless Communications" by Xiaofeng Zhong- Dept of Electronic Engineering, THU
10:00-10:30am - Free Discussion
10:30-11:00am - Coffee Break
11:00am-12:00pm - Free Discussion
12:00-12:10pm - Summary - future directions, potential collaboration schemes, funding resources,...
Topic #3: Information Technology for Energy Management and New Energy Resources (Room 1-315) Co-Chairs: Cyrus Shahabi (USC) and Junwei Cao (THU)
9:00-9:15am - "Orientation of the Session" by Cyrus Shahabi- Viterbi School of Engineering, USC
9:15-9:30am - Invited Talk #1: "Wide-area Power Grid Monitoring and Control using IoT Technologies" by Junwei Cao- Research Institute of Information Technology, THU
9:30-9:45am - Invited Talk #2: "Research in Engineering Frontiers Research Center at USC" by John O’Brien- Viterbi School of Engineering, USC
9:45-10:00am - Invited Talk #3: "LED Lighting Technology (tbc)" by Changzheng Sun- Dept of Electronic Engineering, THU
10:00-10:30am - Free Discussion
10:30-11:00am - Coffee Break
11:00am-12:00pm - Free Discussion
12:00-12:10pm - Summary - future directions, potential collaboration schemes, funding resources,...
12:00-1:30pm - Lunch with Students (ZhiLanYuan Student Cafeteria)
2:00-5:00pm - Individual Lab Tours and Discussions