Lecture 41: 4G Wireless Communications

Date & Time: Thursday September 8, 2011 – 7:30 PM

Location: Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus) – Humanity Building (HU), Conference Room 009 ( Get Directions, Campus Map )

Speaker: Dr. Masoud Olfat

Synopsis:

In this talk we will present the trends that are dominating the telecommunication industry. Exchanging information is the hear of all advances human kind have made in late 20th and early 21st century. People are thirsty for accessing more and more data and information. Numerous applications are developed to share data, games, etc. Millions are people are communicating with each other and exchanging files, video, voice, data, etc. with each other. What is the infrastructure that handle this massive amount of data? This presentation focuses on the infrastructure of wireless communication systems, especially 4G systems, their business motivations and requirements, their challenges and their advances. Finally, we will briefly describe a couple of internationally admitted standards for 4G wireless systems.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Masoud Olfat received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1993, and the M.S. and phD degrees both in electrical engineering form University of Maryland, College Park in 1998 and 2003, respectively, and continued Post-doctoral at the same University as well. From October 1995 to August 2002, he has worked at several academic and industrial positions. He joined Nextel Communications in 2003, and ever since he has been actively participating in the development of IEEE802.16 standard and mobile WiMAX working groups. He was a manager of 4G Access in Sprint Nextel (XOHM), primarily responsible for XOHM WiMAX iIOT, technical development of WiMAX certification, standard support, and defining requirements for WiMAX enhancement, which was merged with Clearwire, and he became responsible for standard technical activities. In September 2011, he joint Lightsquared Inc. as the director of RAN technology and standards, primarily responsible for the development and implementation of 3G LTE technology and networks. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland at College Park. He has designed, planned, managed and executed the WiMAX iIOT program, which has helped resolving numerous technical issues in WiMAX equipments. His research interests include WiMAX, 3GLTE, and UMB MAC and PHY topics.

Fee (including dinner): $5 Students, $15 Public

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Majid Fotuhi

Lecture 40: Anxiety Disorders (Part 2): Treatment Methods

Date & Time: Thursday August 11, 2011 – 7:00 PM

Note: Lecture Starts at Sharp 7:00pm

Note: Location Changed 

New Location:
Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus)- Campus Center (CC), Faculty and Staff Dining Room (Room 158) Montgomery College Map
 
Speaker: Dr. Neda Farzad Gould
 

Synopsis:

Anxiety Disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders and include obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and specific phobias. This lecture builds on a previous lecture given that provided an overview of anxiety disorders and their diagnosis. During this lecture, the treatment of anxiety disorders will be discussed. The focus will be on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), including relaxation techniques and ‘exposure-based’ methods.

About the Speaker:

Neda Farzad Gould received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology through a joint program between the National Institute of Mental Health and The George Washington University. She subsequently completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine specializing in anxiety disorders. She is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins and Associate Director of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Anxiety Disorders Clinic.

Fee (including dinner): $5 Students, $15 Public

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Neda Farzad Gould

Lecture 39: Computer System Data Architecture: Design, Mining, & Warehousing

Date & Time: Thursday July 14, 2011 – 7:30 PM

Location: Montgomery Community College (Rockville Campus) – Humanity Building (HU), Conference Room 009 ( Get Directions, Campus Map )

Speaker: Mr. Abdi Ayati

Synopsis:

Mr. Ayati’s talk will address the challenges of Computer System Data Architecture: Design, Mining, & Warehousing while focusing on Census 2010 Data, and Fannie Mae. The following topics will be covered:
• Data Management in today’s world of “Big Data” and Social Network Systems
• Challenges associated with Data Management when billions of transactions and Petabytes of data are created daily
• Enterprise Data Architecture: The standard Enterprise Data Architecture Methodology
• Corporate Information Factory
• Design and challenges of a CIF
• Data Warehousing: Definition , Uses and Challenges
• Data Mining: Definition , Uses and Challenges
• Census 2010 Data Architecture Challenges.

About the Speaker:

Abdi Ayati owns his own Computer System Architecture Company here in Rockville Maryland. He finished his high school in Tehran’s Alborz high in 1974. He came to the United Stated, that year, and finished his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University. He and his company have been contracted by some of the largest companies around the world: MCI, AT&T, Verizon, British Telecom, & Ford Motor Company. Recently, he has been involved with financial giants such as Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. In 2008, he was awarded the 2010 Census Bureau project as the lead Data Architect. This project is one of the most important and politically sensitive projects in the Federal Government. He is currently contracted with a private company in California designing a series of products for a Social Network Site whose goal is to speed up the democratization process in an ever expanding virtual universe.

Fee (including dinner): $5 Students, $15 Public

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Majid Fotuhi