Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Center for Interdisciplinary Decisions and Ethics (DECIDE) jointly housed in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.
DECIDE Launches Professional Education Program
Congratulations to the graduates of the first DECIDE Professional Education Certificate Course
Foundations of Decision Analysis. The two-day course (May 26-27) taught by DECIDE director Professor Ali Abbas included students from a diverse group of companies including Boeing, Jacobs, Fluor, LG, Garmin, Applied Materials, Veolia, Creative Productions and others. For information on upcoming courses click here.re.
New Video Spotlights DECIDE Professional Education
Watch a new video where Dean Yannis Yortsos, of the Viterbi School of Engineering; Dean Jack Knott, of the Sol Price School of Public Policy and Frank Zerunyan Director of DECIDE's Executive Education explain DECIDE's Professional Education and USC's capability.
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DECIDE Interview Series: Dr. Carl Spetzler
Watch DECIDE's one-on-one interview with Dr. Carl Spetzler, CEO and Chairman, Strategic Decisions Group and Program Director, Stanford Strategic Decision and Risk Management Certificate Program. The interview is the latest in the DECIDE Interview Series that features conversations with leading Decision Analysis experts.Watch video.
DECIDE Launches Webinar Series
Ronald A. Howard
DECIDE is pleased to announce the launch of our new webinar series featuring presentations from and interviews with some of the world's leading decision analysis experts. The series will begin on September 7, 2016 with a presentation from renowned Stanford University Professor Ronald A. Howard. A link will be posted on our website decide.usc.edu
DECIDE Director Ali Abbas Discusses Why We Worry About Flying in CNN Editorial
DECIDE Director Ali Abbas was asked to write an opinion piece for CNN on whether or not flying remains a safe activity.
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DECIDE Book Examines Next Generation Ethics.
We received an overwhelming number of chapter proposals for the upcoming DECIDE book Next Generation Ethics: Engineering a Better Society. A final list of selected authors will be published shortly on our website.
New Video Explains DECIDE Mission
Want to learn more about DECIDE? Watch a new video that explains the center's mission. Watch here.
DECIDE Remembers Howard Raiffa
DECIDE is saddened by the news of Howard Raiffa's passing and celebrates his contribution to the field of Decision Analysis. In November 2015 the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Conference was held in honor of Howard Raiffa. Speakers at the event included Detlof von Winterfeldt, David Bell, Ralph Keeney, Ali Abbas and Raimo Hamalainen. The presentations can be viewed by clicking on each name.
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