2019 MURI Network Science of Teams Review

Date and Location

Feb 22, 2019 - 8:00am to 6:00pm

Abstract

Annual meeting to showcase and assess the progress of the MURI project. 

 

Information

Program Review Website (Hosted by USC): https://cana.usc.edu/muriteams/

 

Location

University of Southern California (USC)
Kerckhoff Hall
734 W Adams Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90007

 

Tentative Schedule

08:00 Coffee
08:20 Welcome by Program Manager Edward Palazzolo
Welcome by Peter Monge and Janet Fulk (USC Annenberg Networks Network)
08:35 Project overview + PI presentation: Ambuj Singh
09:05 PI presentation (Kayla de la Haye)
09:30 PI presentation (Tom Malone)
09:55 20 minute break & refreshments
10:15 PI presentation (Brian Uzzi)
10:40 PI presentation (Francesco Bullo + Noah Friedkin)
11:05 Poster overview and introduction: Part A
11:20 Welcome by Randy Hall (USC Vice President of Research and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering)
Welcome by Tom Valente (Chair, USC Department of Preventive Medicine)
11:35 Poster introductions: Part B
12:00 Lunch
01:00 Poster viewing & coffee
02:20 Future research thread 1
02:40 Future research thread 2
03:00 Future research thread 3
03:20 Caucus of Government team
03:50 Feedback from Government team
04:30 Close
06:30 Dinner at B. S. Taqueria (514 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90014)

 

Parking

USC University Park Campus Map: https://web-app.usc.edu/maps/map.pdf

USC University Park Campus interactive map: https://web-app.usc.edu/maps/

Complimentary USC parking permits can be requested before February 12 and will be distributed by event staff.

 

Travel

The University of Southern California is located a couple miles south of downtown LA (DTLA), and 15 miles from LAX Airport. The meeting with be held at the USC University Park Campus, located at 3607 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089.

Flights
The airport with closest access to USC is LAX Airport (15 miles).

Local transportation
From LAX Airport we recommend a Taxi or Uber/Lyft to local destinations.

For local transportation within LA, we recommend:
Taxi
Uber or Lyft

A Metro (train): There is a train (https://www.metro.net/) that runs a direct route from DTLA to the USC campus (with lines that also run to Hollywood and Santa Monica).
There is not a train line that runs to LAX.

 

Lodging

We recommend the following hotels in downtown LA (3 miles from the USC campus). USC rates for hotels are almost always higher that what you can find online, so we recommend booking through the hotel or online:

Millennium Biltmore 
http://www.millenniumhotels.com/usa/millenniumbiltmorelosangeles/
Approx: $210/night
Parking: Valet parking is $42-$50/day. There is self-parking across the street for $20, but there are no in/out privileges.  

Freehand Los Angeles 
https://freehandhotels.com/los-angeles/
Approx $230/night for a private room
Approx $45/night for a shared room (dorm co-ed, dorm female, and private dorm rooms with bunks available)

AirBnB (www.airbnb.com)
Recommend downtown Los Angeles locations, within the borders of
S Figueroa St on the NW,
W South St on the SW
S Los Angeles ST on the SE
E Temple St on the NE
avoid Skid Row and Fashion District areas, and areas SW of of W 12th st.

 

Questions:

Kayla de la Haye
E: delahaye@usc.edu
P: 310-480-8440

George Vega Yon
E: vegayon@usc.edu