UCLA Samueli Anniversary Celebration
Saturday
October 11, 2025
Join us for an afternoon of celebration and reflection commemorating the 25th anniversary of the naming of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the school. The program will feature alumni and faculty speakers, award presentations and project showcases from current students.
LOCATION
UCLA Engineering VI Building
404 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
PROGRAM
Master of Ceremonies
Jamal Madni M.S. ’08, M.S. ’12, Chief Engineer of AI & Data Analytics, Boeing and Co-Founder, Exit Velocity
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Registration
Location: Webb Lobby, Engineering VI
1:30 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.
Opening Remarks
• Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park, Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
1:40 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.
Fireside Chat
• Henry Samueli ’75 M.S. ’76, Ph.D. ’80, Chairman of the Board, Broadcom Inc.
• Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park, Dean, UCLA Samueli
AWARDS PRESENTATIONS & PANEL DISCUSSIONS
2:05 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Eon Instrumentation Inc. Excellence in Teaching Award
Sriram Sankararaman
Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award
Tyler Clites
2:15 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.
Panel 1: The Future of Healthcare
Panelists
• Tyler Clites, Assistant Professor, UCLA Samueli
• Dino Di Carlo, Professor, UCLA Samueli
• Dejan Markovic, Professor, UCLA Samueli
Moderator
• Robert Candler, Associate Dean, Research and Physical Resources, UCLA Samueli
2:55 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Alumni Service Award
Yue Du ’10
Rising Professional Achievement Award
Capella Kerst M.S. ’14
3:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Break
3:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Panel 2: Perspectives on AI – Intersections
Panelists
• Youngseo Kim, Assistant Professor, UCLA Samueli
• Jiaqi Ma, Professor, UCLA Samueli
• Violet Peng, Associate Professor, UCLA Samueli
Moderator
• Stefano Soatto, Professor, UCLA Samueli
4:00 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.
Professional Achievement
Dariush Divsalar M.S. ’75, Ph.D. ’78
Alumnus of the Year Awards
Fang Lu M.S. ’88, Engr. ’89, Ph.D. ’92
BRUIN TALKS
4:10 p.m. – 4:18 p.m.
SUSTAINABILITY
UCLA’s Institute for Carbon Management: Translating Discoveries into Technological (Climate Change) Mitigation Solutions
• Gaurav Sant, Director, Institute for Carbon Management, UCLA Samueli
4:18 p.m. – 4:26 p.m.
AERONAUTICS
Weather We Fly: Aerodynamics for the Future
• Anya Jones, Professor, UCLA Samueli
4:26 p.m. – 4:34 p.m.
ROBOTICS
The Robot Star Who Couldn’t Act, But Taught Us Everything: Lessons from Building COSMO, the Robot of ‘The Electric State’
• Dennis Hong, Professor, UCLA Samueli
4:35 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.
Closing Remarks
• Julio Frenk, Chancellor, UCLA
4:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Catered Reception
Location: Boelter Courtyard
Edward K. Rice Outstanding Student Awards:
Doctoral Student: Jaime de Anda ’15, Ph.D. ’24
Master’s Student: Katherine Stone ’24, M.S. ’25
Bachelor’s Students: Ava Asmani ’24 & Jacklyn Zhu ’24
Student Clubs Showcase & Tours
Poster Session
Delicious Food and Drink!
SPEAKERS
Julio Frenk
Chancellor
UCLA
Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park
Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Henry Samueli
Chairman of the Board
Broadcom Inc.
Robert Candler
Associate Dean, Research & Physical Resources
UCLA Samueli
Tyler Clites
Assistant Professor
UCLA Samueli
Dino Di Carlo
Professor
UCLA Samueli
Dennis Hong
Professor
UCLA Samueli
Anya Jones
Professor
UCLA Samueli
Youngseo Kim
Assistant Professor
UCLA Samueli
Jiaqi Ma
Professor
UCLA Samueli
Jamal Madni
Chief Engineer of AI & Data Analytics
Boeing
Co-Founder
Exit Velocity
Dejan Markovic
Professor
UCLA Samueli
Violet Peng
Associate Professor
UCLA Samueli
Gaurav Sant
Professor
UCLA Samueli
Stefano Soatto
Professor
UCLA Samueli
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