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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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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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From fire response robots to retardant firing artillery, USC Viterbi engineers offer potential solutions for the future.
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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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As Angelenos brace for “fire years” rather than “fire seasons,” USC Viterbi engineers offer potential solutions for the future.
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A $5-million gift from entrepreneur and philanthropist Mark A. Kolokotrones will support computing advances in health
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Yue Zhao receives an Amazon Research Award for his work detecting and explaining suspicious behavior in information security systems
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USC researchers develop low-cost wildfire detection system to accurately detect wildfires minutes-even seconds-after they ignite.
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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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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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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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Researchers suggest a framework for sharing the Nile’s water and hydropower resources under prolonged drought
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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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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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USC Computer Science Professor Yan Liu develops AI model to predict treatment outcomes and identify resistance in ovarian cancer.
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Maryam Shanechi is the inaugural holder of the Alexander A. Sawchuk Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
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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 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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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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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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Notable research that drives forward AI capabilities in language, ethics, social science and more
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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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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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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 computer science faculty and students present their latest work on the intersection of robotics and machine learning.
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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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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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USC ISI researchers uncover bias in content moderation, specifically, how LLMs misinterpret gender-nonconforming speech.
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President Folt, Dean Yortsos and Ming Hsieh himself attend ceremony honoring Dr. Kuo and his decades’ worth of accomplishments.
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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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This program by USC-led hub pilots a new pathway to entering the semiconductor and microelectronics workforce
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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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California DREAMS provided training and internships to two undergraduate cohorts this summer
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Legendary roboticist helped spark USC Viterbi’s rise to global prominence.
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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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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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Hub partners University of California, San Diego and Northrop Grumman work together to find a substitute process material
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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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Hub Partners USC and Northrop Grumman find a faster solution within their California DREAMS collaboration
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ISI researchers investigate whether advanced AI can solve visual puzzles and perform abstract reasoning.
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AI group chosen for his work developing reliable high-performance machine learning systems.
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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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USC ISI researchers collaborate on a study to analyze and enhance design approaches that tackle privacy challenges in robotaxis
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Researchers will provide expertise on AI/machine learning, data analytics, and algorithm design for the new NSF Center for Pandemic Insights.
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UCSB and PDF Solutions show that repeatability in lab processes is possible, potentially accelerating the lab-to-fab transition
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How advanced technology offers new hope in the fight against a devastating disease.
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New computational theory sheds light on a longstanding question
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Two projects led by Northrop Grumman will focus on maturing advanced gallium nitride (GaN) and on the development of 5G/6G-relevant prototypes.
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Jaspreet Ranjit is working on the use of large language models as assistants to domain experts in the nonprofit space.
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Honor is named for the legendary AT&T Bell Labs researcher where Shri started his career.
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Recognized for having “Pioneered research at the intersection of engineering, AI, and neuroscience to develop advanced neurotechnologies.”
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Researchers at USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute are bringing AI to the Earth sciences, starting with paleoclimatology.
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A breakthrough for paralyzed patients? New algorithm from Maryam Shanechi’s lab can improve brain-computer interfaces and discover new brain patterns.
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For USC’s Abigail Horn, helping people make healthier choices starts with using AI to evaluate their menus.
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ISI researchers explore the importance of affective alignment in AI.
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Defying rollercoaster AI investment trends, startups founded by alumni and faculty at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have consistently seen success in VC funding.
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A new USC computer science study allows for expert-level sleep tracking using only heart data, potentially transforming our understanding of sleep and its impact on health.
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Offers potential for new era of non-destructive metrology for chip manufacturing.
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The two-week program prepares fellows to enter the workforce.
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Topics include trustworthiness in large language models, application-driven machine learning, adaptive brain stimulation, fair ranking functions and molecule synthesis
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The Superhub is working with middle school math students and instructors to evolve instruction.
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Topics explored by USC researchers at this year’s Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) conference include innovative perspectives on manipulation, locomotion, and control.
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Pooria Namyar collaborated with Microsoft on Soroush, named for a figure in Persian mythology, to address critical scalability challenges in the cloud ecosystem.
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California DREAMS pilots a path to a robust semiconductor industry pipeline.
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The superhub is working to standardize equipment and best practices across its partners.
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For Jared Coleman, Ph.D. ’24, it meant developing AI tools to help revitalize Owens Valley Paiute, a critically endangered Indigenous language.
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USC Viterbi Ph.D student-led research has uncovered a novel way to grow thin films of electronic materials that could prove essential for the future of semiconductors.
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USC ISI researchers are trying to make quantum sensing tools, like atomic accelerometers, more compact and accurate so they can replace GPS.
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Utilizing wearable electronics and AI, new ingestible sensors provide real-time 3D monitoring of gastrointestinal health
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USC computer science researchers developed a new AI system to accurately detect epileptic seizure types, improving the diagnosis of rare and complex cases, even in young children
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ISI’s Arlington Office, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022, was a tech innovator from the beginning. Bob Parker recounts its origins.
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ISI researchers are integrating AI into cybersecurity operations to defend from cyberattacks and aid analysts.
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$5 million grant will develop multimodal AI and sensing technology for mental state tracking.
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EPISODE 24 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know his researchers. This week: Negar Mokhberian
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USC researchers present latest findings in robotics at premier global conference
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ISI researchers have developed machine learning models to identify coordinated inauthentic behaviors by accounts on X involved in influence campaigns around the world
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Scientists are calculating earthquake risk using an ISI-created system that automates and manages data- and compute-intensive research.
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ISI celebrated the 2024 GRA grads with cake, swag, and well wishes.
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At the forefront of engineering and technology, graduates like Christian Bryan redefine potential with degrees in cutting-edge fields and a commitment to lifelong exploration.
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At the USC Viterbi master’s commencement ceremonies, Dean Yannis C. Yortsos praised graduates’ resilience, ingenuity and integrity
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Collaboration is a big topic at third annual gathering that addresses AI, security, research.
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From PR to data science, Natalie Fung, a graduating master’s student, on becoming a “double Trojan” after a life-altering accident.
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Fu, a first-generation college student from China, is reshaping the future of game design with her creativity and leadership
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Researchers from the USC School of Advanced Computing present 14 papers at the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR).
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Graduating computer science senior Jevon Torres on leading the National Society of Black Engineers President USC Chapter and carrying the torch
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Graduating computer science senior Carlos Ramirez on the healing power of music, long-awaited family reunions and landing his dream job.
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The annual event expands its reach and impact while displaying multifaceted approaches to AI applications.
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Graduating computer science master’s student Marta Davila Mateu on mastering skating, surfing and theoretical computer science at USC
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Faculty members honored for faculty mentorship and teaching at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Faculty and Staff Annual Awards
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EPISODE 23 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know his researchers. This week: Luca Luceri
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ISI researchers explore how to advance AI toward more authentic interaction.
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Four-year Defense-funded effort to explore ultralow power photonic computing.
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USC computer scientist Aiichiro Nakano wants to produce quantum materials at scale, with help from Argonne supercomputers.
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“ChatGPT, do you know who I am?” Computer science doctoral student Brihi Joshi studies the symbiotic relationship between humans and large language models
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How ISI researchers are engaging in research, policy and thought leadership to guide AI toward positive futures.
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The 45th annual Viterbi Awards celebrated major USC Viterbi anniversaries and milestones
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USC ISI researchers are building tools to solve safety problems in space operations, and creating test beds to simulate cyberattacks in space
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EPISODE 22 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know his researchers. This week: Justin Cho
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USC ISI computer scientists are developing language technologies that could potentially identify who wrote anonymous text.
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USC undergraduates competed against teams of graduate students to become the youngest team ever to make the finals of this prestigious competition.
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Triple major James (Yuxi) Qian is working on leveraging large language models to improve self-driving car safety.
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Researchers have developed a new model that combines generative AI and satellite data to accurately forecast wildfire spread.
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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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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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USC Institute for Creative Technologies was featured for its development of leading-edge simulations.
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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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Neno Medvidović was interviewed about a new AI major that the School of Advanced Computing is developing.
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Excerpts from Daniel Lidar’s recent interview with the The Circuit was condensed.
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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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ISI’s Keith Burghardt was interviewed by The New York Times about his work on toxic content on social media.
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As member of the NSB, AI pioneer to advise “President and the Congress on policy matters related to science and engineering and education in science and engineering.”
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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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Mayank Kejriwal and co-authors explore how the rise of LLMs has reignited debates about the boundaries of machine intelligence.
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USC Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) furthers research into Artificial Intelligence’s potential to advance education and tutoring opportunities.
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Jonathan Gratch was quoted about our interactions with virtual agents.
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An NIH-backed collaboration between USC engineers and doctors provides hope for patients with severe depression and other mood disorders.
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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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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) assists in the creation of groundbreaking geospatial mapping for the US Army’s One World Terrain (OWT) program.
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Heather Culbertson and Jason Kutch were interviewed about their project using simulated surfing to address chronic pain
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Sahara, a start-up co-founded by Professor Ren, was featured.
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Rahul Jain was interviewed about autonomous vehicles and their mainstream adoption.
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Article references USC’s Frontiers of Computing and effort to attract new faculty
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Cheryl Birch, CFO for the USC Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT), describes over twenty years of experience on the team.
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The joint Business of AI degree with USC Marshall was highlighted along with the ITP AI applications minor.
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New research by the Khan Lab was featured
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Maja Matarić receives ACM Athena Lecturer Award for groundbreaking contributions in distributed robotics, multi-robot coordination, and socially assistive robotics
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A study led by India’s space agency that included USC researchers was highlighted
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Petros Ioannou the Center’s inaugural director, was interviewed.
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Weekend Edition featured research led by Feifei Qian’s lab.
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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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The annual Games expo showcasing student games was highlighted
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Research by Feifei Qian and colleagues was featured.
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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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Professor Swayamdipta explained AI hallucinations and suggested the implementation of standards to address them.
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Feifei Qian and undergraduate student Ethan Fulcher were interviewed about developing robots that can work on various surfaces
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Daniel Lidar was interviewed about the growth and potential impact of quantum computing
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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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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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Paul Debevec corrects the record on what constitutes a hologram
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David Barnhart was interviewed about the role of AI for long-distance missions.
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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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Petros Ioannou, Peter Kuhn, and Surya Prakash are among the faculty selected for their research leadership.
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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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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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Bistra Dilkina was interviewed about her use of AI to predict sea-level rise, protect biodiversity and prevent poaching
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Shri Narayanan was interviewed about USC SAIL’s AI-based text and language analysis of media representation and portrayals.
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Professor Narayanan will focus on bringing together President Folt’s “moonshots” and expanding their reach.
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ICT Origin Story
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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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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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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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Gaurav Sukhatme has been appointed the school’s inaugural director for the “school within a school”
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Research by Fred Morstatter and Abel Salinas regarding how prompts can change how data is labeled, was featured
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Mayank Kejriwal was referenced for his analysis of the performance of large language models
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Yolanda Gil was interviewed about her work with using AI for controlled burns and preventing wildfire.
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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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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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Daniel Lidar contributed a piece explaining the technology and its potential impact. The column appeared in multiple outlets.
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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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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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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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Rahul Jain was interviewed about the difficulty of autonomous vehicles driving in SF compared to other cities.
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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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Yolanda Gil was interviewed about AI’s potential to advance scientific research
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The university will lead one of eight regional innovation hubs funded by the CHIPS and Science Act.
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Swabha Swayamdipta, an assistant professor of computer science, is among 15 early-career academic researchers selected by Intel this year.
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Shri Narayanan, Yasser Khan and their students and alumni talked about impactful research taking place at USC Viterbi.
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Yolanda Gil tells The Economist that cross-disciplinary research will become more common due to AI
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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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Masoud Pedram was quoted about the potential impact that room-temp superconductors could have on medical imaging.
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Maja Matarić was interviewed about the potential for socially assistive robotics
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New research by Laurent Itti and Ph.D. student Yunhao Ge was featured.
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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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Barath Raghavan and co-author Bill Schneier suggest an “AI Dividend”
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Wael Abd Almageed was interviewed about the dangers of AI including misinformation and hate speech.
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Computer science student Paul Chiou’s research focuses on automatically finding and fixing keyboard accessibility issues in both web and Android apps.
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Executive Vice Dean Gaurav Sukhatme was interviewed about his career trajectory and the state of the robotics field
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The article mentions CLINGERS, the first experiment from USC, to go to the Space Station.
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Dean Yortsos and PhD student Emily Nguyen were featured about the FOC Initiative, Nguyen discussed her work applying AI towards treatments for ovarian cancer.
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Itay Hen was quoted on the benefits of quantum computing
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The SAIL Lab was mentioned as a collaborator with the Geena Davis Institute to address bias through media intelligence
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Cliff Neuman was quoted on network security.
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Wael Abd Almageed was interviewed and discussed the danger of misinformation spread
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Isabel Rayas and Christopher Denniston were interviewed about their work in the Robotics Embedded Systems Lab
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Dean Yortsos was interviewed about “Frontiers of Computing” and how “Computer science, data sciences and AI have become essentially an extension of the original fundamentals.”
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Jon Gratch shared his research on how interacting with an AI changes human behavior
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Cyrus Shahabi was interviewed about how AI can address LA’s problems and the Frontiers of Computing Initiative
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Forbes highlighted FOC and quoted Dean Yortsos saying “The world needs engineers and computer scientists to solve the grand challenges we face.”
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Viterbi to create a School of Advanced Computing and rename the Computer Science Department for benefactor Thomas Lord
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Under Elon Musk, hate speech has surged and propaganda accounts have thrived.
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According to data collected by researchers from USC, UCLA, UC Merced and Oregon State University, daily use of hate speech by those who previously posted hateful tweets nearly doubled after Musk finalized the sale.
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Research by Bistra Dilkina, Thomas Petersen and Essam Heggy was featured.
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Expert in socially assistive robotics joins leaders selected from academia, the arts, industry, policy, research, and science
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This article highlights the efforts at ISI to get colleagues to return to the office. Craig Knoblock and colleagues were interviewed.
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Wired published a piece by Barath Raghavan and a colleague
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Gizmodo featured an article by Mayank Kejriwal on ChatGPT’s decision-making process.
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Albert “Skip” Rizzo of the USC Institute of Creative Technologies was interviewed about using virtual reality for therapy.
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Massoud Pedram discusses the promise of superconducting
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Wael Abd Almageed spoke to SA about the state of detection for AI generated images
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This article mentions that Bill Swartout will co-lead the new Center on Generative AI.