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Graduate Technology Alliance

The Graduate Technology Alliance (GTA) is an Entrepreneur and Venture Management Association (EVMA) organization whose mission is to foster the creation and commercialization of new technologies on the USC campus, by bringing together students with various skill sets and knowledge from the different graduate schools at USC, including the Keck School of Medicine, the Viterbi School of Engineering, the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, and the Marshall School of Business. 

To achieve this objective, the GTA organizes Technology Expositions each semester inviting presenters from these schools to discuss their research into technologies with commercial applications. In addition, the GTA works closely with the activities of USC 's Center for Technology Commercialization. The common link among all of our participants is an entrepreneurial spirit, a desire to share ideas, and an interest in experiencing the entrepreneurial process.  

For more information, please contact the Dave Grant, VP of Graduate Technology Alliance.

 

Technology Expositions

The GTA Technology Expositions provide an opportunity for students to learn about exciting new technologies and to collaborate with inventors. Each Tech Expo will have three to six presentations followed by breakout sessions where direct feedback can be exchanged.  Ultimately, teams are formed to explore the commercial potential of these technologies.

Technologies that have been presented in the past include:

  • Intelligent, Web Enabled Robotic Toys (Consumer Products)
  • Implantable Drug Delivery Device (Disease Treatment)
  • Modeling, Rendering and Animating Human Hair (Movies, Games, etc.)
  • Expression Cloning and Facial Animation (Games, Broadcast, etc.)
  • Distributed Speech Recognition (Mobile Devices)
  • Biochemical Sensors (Disease Treatment and Diagnosis)

 

Fall Tech Expo 2006

DATE: Tuesday, September 5th, 2006 

TIME: 5:30-7:30PM

VENUE: JKP300

 

Spring Tech Expo 2007

DATE:  Tuesday, January 23, 2007 (tenative)

TIME: TBD

VENUE: TBD

 

NOTE:  For a map of the University Park campus where each GTA Tech Expo will be held, go to http://www.usc.edu/visit/upc/map/