Audience: Alumni
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HireUC Alumni Career Summit – Irvine
Ready to explore new career opportunities? Join fellow UC alumni from across all 10 UC campuses at the HireUC Alumni Career Summit – Irvine, where you’ll have the opportunity to connect directly with 75+ employers actively recruiting UC talent. This complimentary, expo-style event brings together accomplished job seekers and employers representing a wide range of…
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Taking Charge of Change: Five Fundamental Truths for Mastering the Chaos of Life
Taking Charge of Change: Five Fundamental Truths for Mastering the Chaos of Life With Jim Hjort Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026 | Noon PT Virtual via Zoom Hosted by the UCLA Alumni Association, open to all UC alumni Change is the only constant in life, and every day we are called to reckon with this. Today,…
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The Mindful U: Finding Calm, Clarity + Connection in a Chaotic World
The Mindful U: Finding Calm, Clarity + Connection in a Chaotic World With Jessica Sanam Hekmat Thursday, Sept. 30, 2025 | Noon PT Virtual via Zoom Hosted by the UCLA Alumni Association, open to all UC alumni This interactive session, led by career coach Jessica Sanam Hekmat, invites participants to pause and reset to cultivate…
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When Traditional Career Advice Doesn’t Fit Your Brain: ADHD at Work
When Traditional Career Advice Doesn’t Fit Your Brain: ADHD at Work With Kelly George Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026 ǀ Noon PT Virtual via Zoom Hosted by the UCLA Alumni Association, open to all UC alumni Many professionals with ADHD feel like they’re not living up to their potential at work—but aren’t always sure why. Challenges…
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From Idea to Income: How to Validate Your Next Business Idea Before Investing More Time and Money
From Idea to Income: How to Validate Your Next Business Idea Before Investing More Time and Money With Sami Toussi Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026 | Noon PT Virtual via Zoom Hosted by the UCLA Alumni Association, open to all UC alumni Most entrepreneurs don’t fail because they lack passion. They fail because they build something customers…
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Working Hard Isn’t Enough: The Unspoken Rules That Shape Your Career
Working Hard Isn’t Enough: The Unspoken Rules That Shape Your Career With Ricky Koo Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 | Noon PT Virtual via Zoom Hosted by UCLA Alumni Association, open to all UC alumni As a first-generation immigrant, career coach Ricky Koo was taught to work hard, stay humble, and let results speak. Sound familiar?…
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Beyond the Algorithm: How to Get Noticed When Everyone Is Using AI
Beyond the Algorithm: How to Get Noticed When Everyone Is Using AI With Armine Kulikyan Wednesday, Jul. 15 | 6 p.m. (PT) Virtual via Zoom Hosted by UCLA Alumni Association, open to all UC alumni A career workshop teaching alumni how to use AI strategically to stand out, not blend in. LEARN MORE & REGISTER
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Levine, R. (CSE) – Validating GPU Memory Consistency and Safety at Scale
Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) have become essential platforms for parallel computing, supporting applications far beyond graphics. Central to GPU programming models is its memory consistency specification (MCS), which defines the semantics of concurrent shared-memory operations and interacts with other language features to determine security guarantees such as memory safety. Understanding whether implementations conform to an…
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Burbano, L. (CS) – Security of autonomous decision-making agents: From control systems to embodied AI
Due to their increasing complexity, autonomous decision-making agents rely on increasingly advanced algorithms, from classical control theory to reinforcement learning (RL) and, more recently, large vision-language models. While these algorithms help automate the decision-making in complex systems, they bring newer attack vulnerabilities that an adversary can exploit. In this dissertation, we study the security of…
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July Slugs and Steins with Assistant Professor Aide Macias-Munoz
Unlocking the blueprint for regeneration: Insights from Hydra Regeneration, the ability to heal and regrow lost body parts, varies across species, tissues, and even cell types. To harness regenerative ability for medicine, we need to understand the genetic mechanisms that are similar across regenerating species. My lab uses Hydra, a small freshwater relative of jellyfish, to investigate…