Researchers Invent New AI Tool to Automate Detection of Cancer in Blood Samples
Innovation detects cancer cells in blood samples (liquid biopsies) in as little as 10 minutes and identifies hard-to-find cells without humans in-the-loop
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Space Robotics Platform Astrobee Set for Commercial Transition for ISS Operations
USC/ISI hosted researchers and startups to discuss NASA’s Astrobee for next-generation space robotics
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Click Here for Confusion: The State of Privacy Settings
Finding a privacy setting on social media should be simple. But a new study from USC’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI) shows it’s anything but.
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USC Secures Hat Trick at Interspeech 2025 with 3 Research Awards
USC SAIL Lab’s Best Paper and Dual Grand Challenge Wins Solidify its Leadership in Speech Communication Science and Technology
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Creating A Future of Convenient AI Systems
USC students collaborated with the artificial intelligence startup Aurite to develop solutions for job searching, travel planning, and more.
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Building a Digital Apprentice
Presented at a DARPA tech demo, ISI’s KNIC system supports complex tasks by learning from those who’ve done them before.
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USC at CORL 2025
From language-driven robot learning to advanced manipulation techniques, USC researchers collaborated across labs and showcased diverse breakthroughs at CORL 2025
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3 New Faculty Members Join the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joining from Yale, UC Berkeley and Georgia Tech, these new faculty bring trailblazing AI research to USC that further positions the department as a leader in advanced computing.
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Robots, Meet Your New Teacher: Yourselves
A USC Viterbi graduate student team co-developed a new robotic system that adapts and learns every second.
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State of the School 2025: Flourishing in the Age of AI
In his annual address, Dean Yannis Yortsos spoke of the school’s progress and of what he expects will be the role of AI in engineering education and research.
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New Language Technologies for American Sign Language
USC Researchers achieved 91 percent accuracy at computer recognition of signs
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How AI Got A New And Improved Personality
Ph.D. student Bin Han led the development of a special AI project with potential applications in healthcare, business and more.
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USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the USC School of Advanced Computing Launch an Undergraduate Degree in Artificial Intelligence
First cohort to start on campus in Fall 2026
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‘Like the Piano Tuners of Quantum Computers’
A startup co-founded by Daniel Lidar, a pioneer in quantum computing, is producing software to unlock quantum’s considerable potential.
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USC ISI and Stanford HAI Host 2025 AI Index Panel
From foundation models to global AI regulation, the expert panel examined the trends, challenges, and opportunities highlighted in this year’s AI Index report
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USC Team Develops New Sensory Robot Hand Advancements
Professor Daniel Seita collaborated with a student team in developing the MOTIF Hand, a tool advancing the capabilities of previous robot hand technology.
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Why Your Friends May Be More Susceptible to Influence Than You Are
USC/ISI researchers examine who gets influenced online and why, in award-winning research recognized at ICWSM 2025.
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ISI at ACL 2025
Papers explore the struggles of AI teaching, authorship, AI safety, and the limits of language models in interviews and mime.
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New Wearable Sensor Made at USC Could Help Patients with Bipolar Disorder Track Medication Levels Through Sweat
The wearable sensor, believed to be first of its kind, could vastly improve treatment and drug safety for millions of patients who take lithium for bipolar disorder.
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Two USC Professors Win Inaugural Google Junior Faculty Awards
Robin Jia and Ibrahim Sabek among 50 assistant professors nationwide to receive $100,000 grants for computing research.
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USC at ICML 2025
From health applications to theoretical breakthroughs, USC researchers contribute to a dynamic range of work at this year’s premier machine learning conference
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Discovering New Materials: AI Can Simulate Billions of Atoms Simultaneously
Allegro-FM achieves breakthrough scalability for materials research, enabling simulations 1,000 times larger than previous models.
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AI Unlocks Earth’s Subsurface Mysteries for Smart Energy Applications
As global energy challenges continue to escalate, a pioneering AI-driven study by USC Viterbi researchers offers timely solutions to CO₂ storage and resource management.
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A Real-Time Look at How AI Is Reshaping Work
USC students and researchers track where AI is having the biggest impact on jobs, salaries, and industries.
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RSS 2025 Marks Largest in History as Conference Returns to USC
USC faculty and students hosted the 21st Robotics: Science and System Conference, featuring world-class robotics labs, demos, workshops, and paper presentations.
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Analyzing How Americans Debate Abortion
ISI researchers show how liberals and conservatives use diverging frames to discuss abortion—with increasing hostility.
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ISI at ICWSM 2025
Eleven papers explore labor inequality, language bias, political division, and TikTok’s role in crisis communication.
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New USC study demonstrates unconditional exponential quantum scaling advantage
Conducted on IBM quantum processors, study demonstrates “a promise of quantum computing previously articulated only on paper.”
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Can AI Be Your Therapist? Not Quite Yet, Says New USC Study
USC study finds large language models fall short of humans in building therapeutic rapport – a critical factor in mental health care.
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USC Viterbi School and BITS Pilani Forge Global Partnership to Advance Research and Education
Agreement between two schools creates new degree program and joint academic exchange.
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Researchers Uncover Hidden Airport Hotspots in Global Wildlife Trafficking Using AI
New Nature study highlights predictive power of AI in identifying airports used as key nodes in illegal wildlife trade networks
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Where Doctors Go: Using Data to Map Where Physicians Start Their Careers
New ISI study finds top medical school graduates are less likely to practice in underserved areas.
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Bringing Digital Light to Live-Action Filmmaking
Prof. Andrew Gordon and Ph.D. candidate Natali Chavez from the USC Institute for Creative Technologies explore new AI-assisted workflows for low-cost virtual production.
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Smart Enough to Know Better? How AI Handles Legal Questions
ISI researchers tested large language models on sensitive legal scenarios and found surprising vulnerabilities.
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USC at ICRA 2025
USC School of Advanced Computing and USC Viterbi researchers showcase breakthroughs in generative modeling, safety in imitation learning, human-aware planning and more at ICRA 2025, one of the most prestigious gatherings in robotics.
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Excellence, Curiosity, Character: The Graduates of the USC Viterbi Class of 2025
At the USC Viterbi undergraduate commencement ceremony, the next generation of engineers are encouraged to advance technology that solves the world’s grand challenges.
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“You Are Agents of Change”: The USC Viterbi Master’s Class of 2025
At the USC Viterbi master’s commencement ceremonies, Dean Yannis C. Yortsos praised graduates on the “singular achievement” of earning their master’s degree.
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“Building A Better World:” Dean Yannis C. Yortsos Tells Graduates They Will Make A Difference
The 2025 Ph.D. Hooding and Awards Ceremony honors 150 new graduates and Haotian Hang, winner of this year’s best Ph.D. thesis
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New Study Shows AI Can Predict Child Malnutrition, Support Prevention Efforts
AI-driven tool developed for Kenya offers governments and decision-makers critical lead time to save lives by forecasting malnutrition up to six months in advance with up to 89% accuracy
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Turning Brainwaves Into Biomarkers: How a USC Grad Is Using Code to Improve Early Autism Intervention
After starting with Minecraft mods at 13, Joey Yap now applies his skills in signal processing to pediatric brain data and is headed to NYU for a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering.
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From Scratch to Cybersecurity: Lavanya Sharma’s USC Journey
A fifth-grade workshop and encouraging parents set this USC computer science student-and 2025 commencement flag-bearer-on a path to engineering, ethics, and advocacy.
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He Rode 103 Roller Coasters. Now He’s Building the Next One.
How one USC computer science student found his calling at the intersection of computer science, storytelling, and themed entertainment
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How Can Computing for AI and Other Demands Be More Energy Efficient?
A look at different approaches by USC Viterbi and School of Advanced Computing faculty
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Milestones and Memories at the 46th Viterbi Awards
The annual gala celebrated major USC Viterbi accomplishments and inspirational honorees
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ISI @ the 2025 ACM Web Conference
USC ISI showcases new research to safeguard online discourse, mitigate polarization, evaluate LLMs, and more
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USC at ICLR 2025
USC researchers present cutting-edge advances in AI and machine learning at ICLR 2025, highlighting breakthroughs in 3D vision, decision-making, and deep learning
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Towards A Non-Invasive Method to Unlock Brain’s Understanding of Speech
New method by USC SAIL Lab and USC School of Advanced Computing Unveiled at ICASSP is 2X as effective as previous model.
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Bridging Borders: The IUSSTF – USC Viterbi Program’s Path to Global Innovation
How USC’s prestigious summer internship is transforming lives and advancing engineering excellence.
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USC Researchers Develop First-Ever Quantum Filter to Isolate Entangled States with High Precision
A technique based on new physics enables robust, scalable control over quantum information, potentially enabling more reliable quantum computing
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Pioneering the Future: Key Insights from the USC Symposium on the Future of Computing
Two-day event brought together visionary leaders from academia and industry to explore the future of computing across the full computing stack.
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Workshop Gathers Experts at Crossroads of Space, Cybersecurity and AI
A two-day event brought together researchers, defense officials, investors and technologists to confront an urgent question: how do we secure the final frontier in the age of AI?
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Detecting wildfires with AI
USC ISI researchers are developing a novel wildfire surveillance method using computer vision algorithms
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Mapping Volcanic Hazards with Pegasus
Researchers at ISI help tackle the computational challenges of volcanology.
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Four USC Students Receive CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards
Students pioneer advancements in building fair and reliable AI systems, training robots for complex tasks, and safeguarding data creators’ privacy
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Bridging Divides: Computer Science Sophomore Takes on Polarization at SXSW EDU 2025
Student-led research and discourse-based curriculum challenge the status quo of civics education
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USC at AAAI-25
USC researchers present their latest research at the 39th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-25), one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence conferences
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ISI @ AAAI-25
ISI researchers push AI forward in detection of online influence campaigns, risk assessment, and public service.
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Maja Matarić Elected to the NAE
Recognized for “contributions to human-robot interaction and socially assistive robotics”
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How AI and Genomics are Personalizing Cancer Treatment
USC-led study uses AI to analyze genetic mutations and improve cancer treatment strategies
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Building Virtual Worlds with “Digital Twins”
Computer science doctoral student Jiawei Yang received an NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship for his research in 3D scene reconstruction and generative AI to enable safer robotics and autonomous driving
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Building A More Resilient City of Angels, Part 2
From fire response robots to retardant firing artillery, USC Viterbi engineers offer potential solutions for the future.
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A Natural Approach to Wildfire Prevention: Banana Trees and AI
How two innovative approaches – nature-based fire buffers and AI-powered wildfire detection – show promise in tackling the growing wildfire risk.
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Building A More Resilient City of Angels, Part 1
As Angelenos brace for “fire years” rather than “fire seasons,” USC Viterbi engineers offer potential solutions for the future.
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USC School of Advanced Computing Gift Establishes Chair in Computing and Health
A $5-million gift from entrepreneur and philanthropist Mark A. Kolokotrones will support computing advances in health
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Spot the Difference: Safeguarding Cybersecurity with Graph Anomaly Detection
Yue Zhao receives an Amazon Research Award for his work detecting and explaining suspicious behavior in information security systems
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Could Crowdsourcing Hold the Key to Early Wildfire Detection?
USC researchers develop low-cost wildfire detection system to accurately detect wildfires minutes-even seconds-after they ignite.
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Mapping Diet Decisions: How Environment Impacts Food Choices in America
Research project “Smart and Connected Communities Food Environment Dynamics,” led by Abigail Horn, uses AI and mobility data to improve the American diet
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Alumni Engineers Reflect on Building USC’s Newest School
Two alumni of the USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering were instrumental in the design, construction and project management of the new home for the USC School of Advanced Computing.
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USC Researchers Develop First Pulse-Mode Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Chip
Ray Sun, an Electrical Engineering PhD student, and his advisor, Constantine Sideris, have revolutionized the capabilities of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technology. For the first time, a single chip can perform both continuous-wave (CW) and pulse mode EPR.
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Could Africa’s largest water dispute be avoided with open science?
Researchers suggest a framework for sharing the Nile’s water and hydropower resources under prolonged drought
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Three USC Viterbi Professors Named 2024 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
Francisco Valero-Cuevas, Wei Wu and Theodore Tsotsis received the prestigious honor in recognition of their exceptional contributions to innovation, invention and technology.
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USC Researcher Explores Human-AI Collaboration for Future Space Missions
Ulubilge Ulusoy, a PhD candidate in the USC Department of Astronautical Engineering (ASTE), researches how astronauts and AI can learn to collaborate more effectively for deep space missions.
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Uncovering Cancer’s Clues
USC Computer Science Professor Yan Liu develops AI model to predict treatment outcomes and identify resistance in ovarian cancer.
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A Legacy of Leadership: Professor Emeritus Alexander “Sandy” Sawchuk Establishes Faculty Chair
Maryam Shanechi is the inaugural holder of the Alexander A. Sawchuk Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
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USC+Amazon Center Announces 2024-2025 Projects and Fellows
The USC + Amazon Center on Secure and Trusted Machine Learning reaffirms its commitment to innovation by funding three new projects and welcoming three fellows for 2024-2025.
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USC at the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) 2024
USC researchers present their latest research at NeurIPS 2024, one of the world’s top natural language processing and artificial intelligence conferences.
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USC Launches First-of-its-Kind Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research
The launch of the new ORAI PhD certificate program is supported by a $2.9 million National Research Traineeship (NRT) grant from the National Science Foundation, putting USC at the forefront of AI for decision-making.
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Presenting…The First Engineering Musical in USC’s History: “Volare”
For the 20th anniversary of the naming of the USC Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering, new musical honors Andrew and Erna Viterbi’s love story.
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USC ISI at the 2024 EMNLP Conference
Notable research that drives forward AI capabilities in language, ethics, social science and more
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$1M Investment and a New Director Fuel AI for Health Innovation at ISI’s AI4Health Center
A $1M investment and a new director will propel ISI’s AI4Health center’s mission to advance AI research to tackle some of the most difficult health challenges of our time.
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Veterans Day 2024: The USC Institute for Creative Technologies Uses Engineering and Hollywood Creativity to Aid Veterans
Supported by the U.S. Army, the institute has been a global leader in virtual humans, graphics, AI and mixed reality for the last 25 years.
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How Do We Protect Our Future Robot-Driven Systems from Attackers?
A new $2.1 million project supported by the Office of Naval Research will provide invaluable intelligence for the robot systems that will be essential to our future lives.
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USC at the Conference of Robot Learning (CoRL) 2024
USC computer science faculty and students present their latest work on the intersection of robotics and machine learning.
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A New AI Minor: An Area of Non-Minor Significance in 2024
USC’s AI applications minor offers hands-on education with an entrepreneurial spirit to prepare all USC students for the evolving job market.
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Uber CEO: ‘We Depend on Engineers to Build Everything’
Dara Khosrowshahi talked tech, tough times, and transformation at the new Ronald and Valerie Sugar Distinguished Speaker Series in Advanced Computing.
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Flagged for Being Queer
USC ISI researchers uncover bias in content moderation, specifically, how LLMs misinterpret gender-nonconforming speech.
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C.-C. Jay Kuo Honored as the Ming Hsieh Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering
President Folt, Dean Yortsos and Ming Hsieh himself attend ceremony honoring Dr. Kuo and his decades’ worth of accomplishments.
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The Surprising Ineffectiveness of Countering Hate Speech on Reddit
A USC ISI study reveals that counterspeech fails to change user behavior in hate-based subreddits – except when it is hostile
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California DREAMS Offers IEEE-certified Cleanroom Microcredentials
This program by USC-led hub pilots a new pathway to entering the semiconductor and microelectronics workforce
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Coming To A Car, Robot And A Drone Near You
The potential of generative AI as a force of good was explored in depth at the recent USC Center for Autonomy and AI’s annual workshop
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Undergraduate Microelectronics Commons Scholars Program Brings the Textbook to Life in the Cleanroom
California DREAMS provided training and internships to two undergraduate cohorts this summer
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In Memoriam: George Bekey 1928 – 2024
Legendary roboticist helped spark USC Viterbi’s rise to global prominence.
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2024 AIAS Foundation Scholars: Self-Actualization and Community Within The Gaming Industry
Megan Friedenberg and Rachel Sakura Perry named as the recipients of the 2024 Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Foundation Scholarship.
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USC Viterbi’s Yasser Khan Receives Coveted Packard Fellowship
Packard Foundation recognizes Khan’s ideas for using a miniaturized sensor network of brain implants and ingestible sensors to study brain-gut communication.
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California DREAMS partnership solves secondary sourcing challenge
Hub partners University of California, San Diego and Northrop Grumman work together to find a substitute process material
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USC at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
USC researchers present 12 papers at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), showcasing their cutting-edge research on robotics and sustainable development.
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From elevator pitch to proof-of-concept in less than half the time
Hub Partners USC and Northrop Grumman find a faster solution within their California DREAMS collaboration
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Does ChatGPT Belong in Mensa?
ISI researchers investigate whether advanced AI can solve visual puzzles and perform abstract reasoning.
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Ph.D. Candidate Pooria Namyar Among 41 Named MLCommons Rising Stars
AI group chosen for his work developing reliable high-performance machine learning systems.
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New ISE Professor Harnesses Mathematical Insights to Solve Financial Problems
Camilo Hernández joins the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering as an assistant professor bringing expertise in stochastic control and behavioral economics.
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Sci Mag: Engineers Create Eco-Friendly Solid Lubricant to Replace Toxic Farming Materials
Research by Paul Bogdan and colleagues was featured.
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Deadline: Sora 2 Is Here – What This Means For Comedian Discovery & Ticketing
David Nelson was interviewed about how the quality of AI making it difficult to distinguish what is real versus fake.
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The Conversation: Child malnutrition in Kenya: AI model can forecast rates six months before they become critical
CAIS Director Bistra Dilkina and Laura Ferguson of Keck School of Medicine contributed a piece describing their research
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Dean Yortsos gives the plenary lecture at the 2025 National Academy of Engineering Annual Meeting
USC Viterbi Dean Yannis C. Yortsos provides his thinking on AI and Engineering Education
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WSJ: Bot networks are dragging brands into culture wars
Emilio Ferrara was interviewed about the uptick in coordinated bot attacks
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Dean Yannis Yortsos leads an NAE Forum panel on the Future of AI
This forum brought together leading voices from academia, industry and policy to examine artificial intelligence’s transformative impact on engineering.
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Indian Express: USC Viterbi School of Engineering & School of Advanced Computing introduce new UG course in AI
New undergraduate degree in AI was featured.
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Spectrum News: More schools letting students major in artificial intelligence
The new SAC undergraduate bachelor’s degree in AI was featured along with the Business of AI degree.
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Marketplace Radio: A Pipeline for Advanced Chipmaking
Andrea Belz was interviewed about a research study related to the demand for skilled STEM workers for manufacturing chips.
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Drone Flythrough – USC School of Advanced Computing
To celebrate the launch of the new USC School of Advanced Computing, USC Viterbi partnered with JayByrd Films to create a drone fly through video of the new school at Ginsburg Hall – the first “one take” indoor flight video on the USC campus
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Fast Company: Why AI Coaching Works (and often works better)
An ICT study about how people interact with AIs, was referenced.
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Fox News: AI arms race
ICT’s Randy Hill was interviewed about the implications of the United States and China accelerating an AI-driven arms race.
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Earth.com: AI just designed concrete that could reverse climate damage
Research by Aiichiro Nakano, and Ken-Ichi Nomura was featured.
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AI Invest: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Urges Studying Physical Sciences for the Next AI Wave
Research by Aiichiro Nakano and Ken-Ichi Nomura demonstrating how AI help discover new materials, was featured
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IBM Quantum Blog: Researchers at USC demonstrate exponential quantum scaling speedup
IBM’s blog featured a new study by Daniel Lidar and colleagues
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EDScoop: USC launches Ethics & Trust in Computing Institute
The new collaborative institute that Yan Liu will co-direct, was highlighted last month.
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Trojan Family Magazine: From permafrost to policy: Mahta Moghaddam is tracking changes to the Earth in its most extreme environments
Mahta Moghaddam and her work applying multi-agent sensing to track soil moisture and permafrost thickness.
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ACM Digital Library: Misinformation, Bots, and Algorithms: Dr. Emilio Ferrara on technology’s impact on democracy
The rising threat of generative AI in misinformation campaigns may eventually erode trust in democratic institution.
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Indian Express: BITS Pilani, USC Viterbi to offer dual degree, research initiatives
A recent MOU between Burla Institute of Technology in India and USC Viterbi was highlighted.
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USC News: USC launches Institute on Ethics & Trust in Computing
Professor Yan Liu to co-direct the Institute in conjunction with Provost Professor John Hawthorne of USC Dornsife.
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ACM : Maja Matarić Receives 2024 ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award
Maja Matarić receives the ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions within Computer Science and Informatics for pioneering socially assistive robotics (SAR)
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Wired Español: New method designed to shield quantum computer performance from noise and errors
Research by Daniel Lidar and colleagues related to the application of deterministic benchmarking for more precise detection and correction of errors in quantum computing, was featured.
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MassRobotics : Maja Matarić Receives MassRobotics Robotics Medal Award
Maja Matarić, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, receives 3rd Annual MassRobotics Robotics Medal award for her pioneering work in the field of socially assistive robots.
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AI Companions Are Redefining Elder Care: 3 Ways They Fight Loneliness, Boost Safety And Scale Support Designing AI with Empathy and Respect for Seniors
Maja Matarić’s research was highlighted for its emphasis on offering seniors “emotional support, companionship and dignity.”
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Capital One: CREDIF spring 2025 AI awards & fellowship recipients
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You are invited to a private screening of Cloudwalkers
03.11.2025 – 4pm – Ginsburg Hall
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Indian Express: What makes Microsoft’s new quantum computing chip different?
Daniel Lidar was quoted in a story discussing Microsoft’s new quantum computing chip, Majorana 1.
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AI vs. Wildfire
Researchers have developed a new model that combines generative AI and satellite data to accurately forecast wildfire spread.
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Banana Trees to Fight Wildfires
According to a new study, fire buffers composed of banana trees could slow and calm wildfires and generate profit for residents of fire-prone regions
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IEEE Spectrum: IEEE Offers New Credential to Address Tech Skills Gap
USC and the CA DREAMS Microelectronics Hub were highlighted for providing a two-week course to help individuals “learn the fundamentals of working in a semiconductor fabrication clean room”
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National Defense Magazine: The Hollywood Connection
USC Institute for Creative Technologies was featured for its development of leading-edge simulations.
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Undark: The Search for Critical Minerals is Going High Tech
Craig Knoblock was interviewed about his team’s participation in a DARPA project that applies machine learning to to identify sources of rare earth minerals.
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CalMatters: California students want careers in AI. Here’s how colleges are meeting that demand
Neno Medvidović was interviewed about a new AI major that the School of Advanced Computing is developing.
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Quantum Insider: USC Professor Sees Quantum Computing As A Specialized Tool Rather Than Consumer Technology
Excerpts from Daniel Lidar’s recent interview with the The Circuit was condensed.
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Andrew Viterbi builds on a lifetime of innovation and giving
Viterbi’s $10 million gift boosts USC President Carol Folt’s Frontiers of Computing “moonshot” by funding the hiring of new faculty at the intersections of advanced computing and other academic disciplines.
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The New York Times: Twitter Barred Them. What Happened When Elon Musk Brought Them Back?
ISI’s Keith Burghardt was interviewed by The New York Times about his work on toxic content on social media.
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Spectrum News: How a USC student helped build an AI system that helps gage public sentiment towards homelessness
PhD Jaspreet Ranjit and advisor Swabha Swayamdipta were interviewed about their work and the potential for AI to help address societal challenges.
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Nature Magazine: Can AI have common sense? Finding out will be key to achieving machine intelligence
Mayank Kejriwal and co-authors explore how the rise of LLMs has reignited debates about the boundaries of machine intelligence.
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ICT 25th: Learning with AI, Moving Smart, Growing Things
USC Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) furthers research into Artificial Intelligence’s potential to advance education and tutoring opportunities.
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The Atlantic (subscription required): Shh, ChatGPT. That’s a Secret.
Jonathan Gratch was quoted about our interactions with virtual agents.
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Out Of Options: The Drugs Don’t Work. Therapy Doesn’t Work. What’s Left?
An NIH-backed collaboration between USC engineers and doctors provides hope for patients with severe depression and other mood disorders.
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USC celebrates opening of Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Human-Centered Computation Hall
The new building is home to the USC School of Advanced Computing and central to USC President Carol Folt’s historic Frontiers of Computing “moonshot.”
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Celebrating 25 years of USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies
Since its founding in 1999, the institute has produced cutting-edge computing research that has been used by Hollywood, academia, tech and the military.
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USC Institute for Creative Technologies: ICT 25th: UARC Technology Behind Successful Transition Of One World Terrain To Army Program Of Record
USC Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) assists in the creation of groundbreaking geospatial mapping for the US Army’s One World Terrain (OWT) program.
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KTLA: USC Researchers Tapping into Surfing to Relieve Chronic Pain
Heather Culbertson and Jason Kutch were interviewed about their project using simulated surfing to address chronic pain
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Bloomberg: USC Professor Lands $43 Million in Funding for AI Startup
Sahara, a start-up co-founded by Professor Ren, was featured.
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ABC News: Waymo takes to the streets in more cities
Rahul Jain was interviewed about autonomous vehicles and their mainstream adoption.
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Chronicle of Higher Education: The AI Hiring Spree
Article references USC’s Frontiers of Computing and effort to attract new faculty
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USC Institute for Creative Technologies: ICT 25th: Paramount Pictures to USC Institute for Creative Technologies
Cheryl Birch, CFO for the USC Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT), describes over twenty years of experience on the team.
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Wall Street Journal: Colleges Race to Ready Students for the AI Workplace
The joint Business of AI degree with USC Marshall was highlighted along with the ITP AI applications minor.
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Medical Express: An AI-powered wearable system tracks the 3D movement of smart pills in the gut
New research by the Khan Lab was featured
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Association for Computing Machinery: Maja Matarić Receives ACM Athena Lecturer Award
Maja Matarić receives ACM Athena Lecturer Award for groundbreaking contributions in distributed robotics, multi-robot coordination, and socially assistive robotics
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New Indian Express: Study confirms water ice possibility in Moon’s polar craters
A study led by India’s space agency that included USC researchers was highlighted
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LA Business Journal: USC, Capital One to Launch Research Center
Petros Ioannou the Center’s inaugural director, was interviewed.
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NPR: A robot dog is training on Earth to be able to go to space one day
Weekend Edition featured research led by Feifei Qian’s lab.
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Andrea Hodge and Gaurav Sukhatme Elected 2023 AAAS Fellows
Hodge and Sukhatme join more than 40 USC peers previously inducted to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a distinguished lifetime honor
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Venturebeat: USC Games Expo returns to campus on May 7 with over 60 games
The annual Games expo showcasing student games was highlighted
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BBC: Engineers train dog to walk on the moon
Research by Feifei Qian and colleagues was featured.
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CBS News: Fung Finds a New Life from “Swim with Mike”
USC Viterbi data science master’s student Natalie Fung was interviewed about how she persevered after an accident and how the Swim with Mike scholarship allowed her to attend graduate school.
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CNET: Hallucinations: Why AI Makes Stuff Up, and What’s Being Done About It
Professor Swayamdipta explained AI hallucinations and suggested the implementation of standards to address them.
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CBS News: NASA, USC robotics team for space exploration program
Feifei Qian and undergraduate student Ethan Fulcher were interviewed about developing robots that can work on various surfaces
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ABC News: What’s after AI? The next watershed technology could be quantum computing
Daniel Lidar was interviewed about the growth and potential impact of quantum computing
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WIRED: 8 Google Employees Invented Modern AI
Alumni Ashish Vaswani and Niki Parmar were highlighted in an article that highlighted the authors of “Attention Is All You Need”
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USC Institute for Creative Technologies: The Email Which Changed My Life
An essay from Jacki Morie, one of the founding research scientists of the USC Institute for Creative Technologies from 1999 to 2013.
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NPR: Just because your favorite singer is dead doesn’t mean you can’t see them ‘live’
Paul Debevec corrects the record on what constitutes a hologram
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Space News: Space loves AI, AI doesn’t love Space
David Barnhart was interviewed about the role of AI for long-distance missions.
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USC News: USC opens first IBM Quantum Innovation Center on the West Coast
The new center will be directed by Daniel Lidar, and boosts USC Viterbi and USC Dornsife researchers’ opportunities for conducting quantum research.
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USC names 7 faculty members University – and Distinguished Professors, 3 with USC Viterbi appointments
Petros Ioannou, Peter Kuhn, and Surya Prakash are among the faculty selected for their research leadership.
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USC News: USC collaborates with startup supporter Techstars to encourage intellectual property development
The collaboration is promising for the local economy as ideas generated at USC are converted into products and businesses that will enhance the university’s economic footprint at “Silicon Beach” where USC Information Sciences Institute is located.
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Scientific American: Scientists Are Putting ChatGPT Brains Inside Robot Bodies
Jesse Thomason of USC Viterbi and PhD student, Ishika Singh, were highlighted for their work to help robots complete real-world tasks.
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Sustainability Next: AI Can Reduce Poaching, Help Conservation
Bistra Dilkina was interviewed about her use of AI to predict sea-level rise, protect biodiversity and prevent poaching
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USC Viterbi’s Shri Narayanan Named USC Vice President for Presidential Initiatives
Professor Narayanan will focus on bringing together President Folt’s “moonshots” and expanding their reach.
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How We Built the Holodeck – Minus the Parts that Break the Laws of Physics
ICT Origin Story
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Department of Commmerce: Biden-Harris Administration Announces First-Ever Consortium Dedicated to AI Safety
USC was announced as an inaugural member of a new DOC consortium dedicated to AI safety; Yolanda Gil will lead the effort from USC
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Economic Times: Using AI tools, we are exploring if linguistic ability can mediate cognitive decline
Shri Narayanan spoke with ET Healthworld about USC health research collaborations in India involving AI tools as well as other opportunities for AI in health
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‘A powerhouse director for a powerhouse school’: USC celebrates inauguration of School of Advanced Computing director
Professor Gaurav Sukhatme, “a thoughtful and responsible innovator,” was installed as the inaugural director of the university’s 23rd school during a Wednesday ceremony on the University Park Campus.
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USC Launches School of Advanced Computing
Gaurav Sukhatme has been appointed the school’s inaugural director for the “school within a school”
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VentureBeat: Why LLMs are vulnerable to the ‘butterfly effect’
Research by Fred Morstatter and Abel Salinas regarding how prompts can change how data is labeled, was featured
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The Conversation: ChatGPT and its AI chatbot cousins ruled 2023: 4 essential reads that puncture the hype
Mayank Kejriwal was referenced for his analysis of the performance of large language models
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NPR: AI has become a tool in climate in search for climate solutions
Yolanda Gil was interviewed about her work with using AI for controlled burns and preventing wildfire.
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Hindustan Times: USC Viterbi School of Engineering Unveiled: A conversation with Professor Gaurav Sukhatme
Executive Vice Dean Gaurav Sukhatme was interviewed about the opportunities at USC Viterbi for international students including in AI, robotics and space.
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Google: Using AI to study demographic representation in Indian TV
Shri Narayanan’s SAIL lab partnered with Google and The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and the India Chapter of the International Advertising Association on multi-media intelligence research related to representation in Indian media
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The Conversation: What is Quantum Advantage?
Daniel Lidar contributed a piece explaining the technology and its potential impact. The column appeared in multiple outlets.
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IEEE Spectrum : A Bold New Plan for Preserving Online Privacy and Security
Barath Raghavan, an associate professor in computer science, proposes a plan to take cloud security into our own hands by decoupling our identities from our data.
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Issues in Science and Technology: ISI AI director: “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Intelligible Failure”
USC Information Sciences Institute AI division director Adam Russell shares his thoughts on the importance of “intelligible failure” for enabling organizations to do incredible things.
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U.S. News: High-Tech ‘Home Simulations’ Could Help Fight Hoarding
Skip Rizzo from ICT was interviewed about a virtual reality program aimed at helping hoarders clear their clutter that also helps with exposure therapy.
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The Atlantic: America Is About to See Way More Driverless Cars
Rahul Jain was interviewed about the difficulty of autonomous vehicles driving in SF compared to other cities.
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USC News: USC Viterbi and USC Price Host Solutions for a Sustainable Future Conference
Co-hosted by the Viterbi School of Engineering and the Sol Price School of Public Policy, the event brought together leading experts to address three aspects of climate change: energy and technology, food and water, and human behavior.
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NPR: New proteins, better batteries: Scientists are using AI to speed up discoveries
Yolanda Gil was interviewed about AI’s potential to advance scientific research
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USC News: USC selected by Department of Defense for Microelectronics Commons hub
The university will lead one of eight regional innovation hubs funded by the CHIPS and Science Act.
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Intel: Swabha Swayamdipta Receives Intel 2023 Rising Star Award
Swabha Swayamdipta, an assistant professor of computer science, is among 15 early-career academic researchers selected by Intel this year.
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Business World: Innovation & Ingenuity: From Start-ups to Academia
Shri Narayanan, Yasser Khan and their students and alumni talked about impactful research taking place at USC Viterbi.
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The Economist: Could AI transform science itself?
Yolanda Gil tells The Economist that cross-disciplinary research will become more common due to AI
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USC News: What can Native American knowledge, and now AI, teach us about fire?
As demand for prescribed fire increases across California, ISI expert explores traditional and modern methods for building wildfire resilience in a burning world.
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INSIDER: The internet just went on a wild quest that could result in floating trains and cheap EV
Masoud Pedram was quoted about the potential impact that room-temp superconductors could have on medical imaging.
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LA Times: These family robots can play trivia and act as security. Can they cure loneliness?
Maja Matarić was interviewed about the potential for socially assistive robotics
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The Conversation: Emilia Ferrara Explains How To Tame Bias in AI
Computer Science Professor Emilio Ferrara explains why blindly eliminating biases in AI can have unintended consequences. Instead, he says, bias in AI can be controlled to achieve a higher goal: fairness.
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Politico: Artificial Intelligence Can’t Work Without Our Data
Barath Raghavan and co-author Bill Schneier suggest an “AI Dividend”
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Al Jazeera: What threat does AI pose to the future of humanity
Wael Abd Almageed was interviewed about the dangers of AI including misinformation and hate speech.
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Github ReadMe Project: Coding Accessibility: Disability as Catalyst for Creativity
Computer science student Paul Chiou’s research focuses on automatically finding and fixing keyboard accessibility issues in both web and Android apps.