Recent advancements in machine learning, while powerful, are often burdened by significant computational and memory requirements, limiting their deployment in resource-constrained settings. Hyper dimensional Computing (HDC) emerges as an alternative with its simplicity, lightweight operations, and robustness to errors. By encoding data into high-dimensional vectors and performing efficient algebraic computations, HDC opens a new avenue as an efficient learning paradigm. In this talk, Dr. Fatemeh Asgarinejad will introduce the fundamentals of HDC and briefly discuss existing research that has extensively explored various stages of HDC algorithm. Then, she will present three key domains of her research: First, she will discuss PIONEER, a novel approach that employs learned projection vectors to optimize the encoding process. By leveraging neural networks to learn these vectors, PIONEER enables HDC to achieve high accuracy with significant computational efficiency. Second, she will present HDXpose, an adversarial attack framework that exploits an advantage of HDC: “explainability”. By strategically analyzing and perturbing influential input points, HDXpose effectively unveils vulnerabilities within HDC models, underscoring the need for robust security measures in HDC system design. Lastly, Dr. Asgarinejad will show an application of HDC in developing a cost-effective and noise-resilient pressure mat system for human activity recognition. The HDC-based system surpasses CNNs in accuracy and efficiency. Co-sponsored by: Media Partner: Open Research Institute (ORI) Speaker(s): Fatemeh Asgarinejad Agenda: - Invited talk from Dr. Fatemeh Asgarinejad, an incoming Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of California, Riverside. - Q/A Session Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/496707

Step beneath the surface and into the hidden world that keeps the University of Washington running—steam, chilled water, and backup electricity flow through over seven miles of tunnels to heat, cool, and power classrooms, dormitories, research labs, and critical facilities. What to expect on the tour: - Behind-the-scenes access to the Power Plant’s boilers, chillers, and expansive underground utility network. - Live demonstrations of how essential services—like heating, cooling, and emergency power—are generated, monitored, and delivered across campus - Personal insights on the responsibilities, technology, and teamwork required to sustain campus infrastructure and the past, present, and future of the UW Power Plant . Ideal for anyone curious about how UW facilities keep the campus functioning—safely, sustainably, and seamlessly. The tour is 90 minutes. No open toe shoes are allowed in the plant. We recommend comfortable walking attire, jeans and full coverage shoes, we recommend against skirts and narrow heel shoes due to open grate flooring throughout the plant. No PPE required. It is recommended to dress in layers since the boiler rooms can get warm. There are no restrictions on carrying items (backpacks, water bottles, etc.), but it is recommended to leave those items in the building above ground at the beginning of the tour. Here’s a link to their plant video with some history: ](https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNazXV2RBQs__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!mNEW-cy9R8C122aCu7bVKB14skZhoFdTr31BQDlLchspZ5AHiCNFM_ko_93k1dOYfUYLKuH48O-T-A$) This tour is free to attend and limited to 15 people. Specific meeting location will be sent to registered attendees prior to the event. 3920 Jefferson Rd NE, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105