USC Researcher to Lead $2.4M AI Core for Raynor Cerebellum Project Treating Cerebellar Disorders
USC Viterbi’s Maryam Shanechi aims to develop AI models to improve neuromodulation and enable adaptive treatment for cerebellar disorders
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Unlocking the Inner Ear: Transforming How Scientists Study Hearing and Balance
A collaboration between USC/ISI, Ostrow School of Dentistry, and the National Institutes of Health is creating the first national database for hearing and balance research.
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From 5G to ‘seeing around the corner’: USC Engineer Shapes the Present and Future of Wireless Communication
Andreas Molisch’s research advances modern wireless systems by improving how signals are modeled, transmitted and understood – from smartphones to autonomous vehicles.
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USC Scientists Built a Tiny System That Thinks Like a Brain and Runs on Thin Air
Inspired by how the brain processes sight and touch simultaneously, a new device born in a Viterbi lab senses, encodes, and learns from the world around it using nothing but the energy that world provides.
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USC Engineers to Present 32 Papers in Robotics: From Safer Autonomous Navigation and Dexterous Manipulation to VLMs and AI-Driven Learning for Robots
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Sheep, Spacecraft and a World That Knits Itself Back Together: USC Games Turns 10
USC’s top-ranked game design program marks a decade with sixty student games and no shortage of ambition.
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USC Researchers Develop 3D-Printable MRI Coils for Low Cost Improved Dynamic Imaging
New study introduces silver coils with flexible design and improved signal strength, enabling customized production for patient-specific scans
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Class Of 2026 Trojan Engineers Tasked As Trustworthy Problem-Solvers As They Launch Next Chapter
From 35 countries and equipped with the skills to advance their chosen field of engineering, the Viterbi Class of 2026 gathered to celebrate degrees earned across oceans, languages, and cultures.
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Ingenuity and Perseverance: USC Viterbi Master’s Graduates Are Ready For The Toughest Challenges
More than 3,500 engineering students gathered at the Galen Center on May 15 to celebrate the USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s Class of 2026 master’s commencement ceremonies, marked by keynote addresses.
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At USC Viterbi, 170 newly minted Ph.Ds. stepped forward toward a bright future
The Class of 2026 gathered at Bovard Auditorium to celebrate years of research, discovery and impact.
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USC Graduates From Amazon, Google and IBM Shared Insights at the Department’s First Alumni Panel
Alumni panel showcased power of USC Viterbi’s Trojan network, helps students navigate software engineering careers
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USC @ ICASSP 2026
USC researchers brought 13 papers to ICASSP this year, highlighted by a plenary talk from Shrikanth Narayanan
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From USC to Big Tech: Apple, Amazon, Nvidia Among Top Employers of USC Engineering Alumni, New Data Shows
Across USC Viterbi and Mark and Mary Stevens School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, alumni point to industry-aligned courses, hands-on learning, powerful Trojan network and reputable faculty lineup as key drivers of career success in a competitive job market
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This Algorithmic Framework Is Discovering Novel Chip Designs Never Invented Before
USC researchers invent a chip design method that could accelerate the design of the next generation of wireless devices, from 5G phones to autonomous vehicles, by unlocking designs that traditional chip engineering could never reach.
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10 Times Faster, 10 Times Less Energy: Solving AI’s Memory Bottleneck With Algorithms and Coding Theory
USC hosts 20th Viterbi Keynote Lecture featuring Andrew Viterbi and UC San Diego professor Paul Siegel
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Thinking Fast and Slow: How to Turn a PhD into a Startup Incubator
CLASS OF 2026 – Graduating PhD candidate Abel Salinas used his time at USC Information Sciences Institute to develop CommonGround: an AI platform that helps organizations forecast violence and civil unrest, enabling them to proactively protect people, operations and supply chains.
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USC Institute on Ethics and Trust in Computing Launched Inaugural Summit
Researchers and industry leaders across engineering, law, philosophy, business and more gathered to discuss key issues in ethical and trustworthy AI at IETC’s first summit
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USC at ICLR 2026
USC researchers set record for oral presentations at ICLR 2026, with key breakthroughs in language model reliability, multimodal reasoning and robotics
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When “Probably” Isn’t Enough: USC Researchers Find AI and Humans Speak Different Languages of Uncertainty
A new study from USC Viterbi shows how small differences in words like “likely” can quietly reshape real-world decisions
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Study Uses AI to Uncover a Hidden Link Between Legal Troubles and Suicide Risk
A new study led by USC Viterbi professors uses third-party data and a mixture of human and AI-driven analysis to power insights on suicide prevention.
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Older Americans and Veterans Wait Longer for Financial Justice
A new study by USC Viterbi examining over 1.27 million federal complaints finds that older Americans and veterans are consistently receiving slower responses from financial companies, and the gap is getting worse right as the watchdog agency meant to protect them faces uncertainty.
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USC Researchers Presented Ways to use AI for Social Good at ShowCAIS 2026
USC Center for AI in Society Celebrated 10th Anniversary and Hosted Annual Symposium Featuring AI Research Across the University
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The Fire Forecast: AI Model Accurately Predicts the Spread of Wildfires in Real Time
By combining high-resolution satellite data, terrain data and realistic fire simulations, USC Viterbi researchers have developed a reconstruction and prediction tool for making informed decisions when tackling catastrophic wildfires.
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Multi-fingered Robots Could Transform Shipboard Operations and Autonomous Maintenance
USC Viterbi Researcher Received Office of Naval Research’s Young Investigator Program Award With Upcoming Study on Dexterous Robotics
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In the Clinic Room, an AI Steps In to Fill the Gap Between Patients and HPV Vaccines
A new “Chat-HPV” tool built by USC Viterbi professors with help from USC Keck medicinal professionals saves wait time, avoids harm.
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USC Viterbi School of Engineering and its School of Advanced Computing Announce the Keynote Speakers for the 2026 Commencement Ceremonies
CEO of Google Public Sector, Ret. President and CEO of the Aerospace Corporation, President & CEO and Chairman of Rubriq Corporation to keynote
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USC Scientists Build a Memory Chip That Survives Temperatures Hotter Than Lava
A discovery using graphene has produced a record-breaking high-temperature memory device, with implications for space exploration, deep-earth drilling, and the future of AI hardware.
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Professor Yan Liu Receives Two Top Honors – In One Hour
The multitalented USC Viterbi professor was recognized by both the AAAI and IEEE in late November.
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The Long Game: Bill Swartout’s 50-Year Journey from Homework Machines to Lasting Conversations
The ICT pioneer who built systems that made Holocaust survivors immortal and brought museum exhibits to life is stepping back—but not stepping away.
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Understanding Humans, Changing Lives: 25 Years of USC SAIL Lab
25 years, 1,000+ papers, 20+ Patents and Beyond – Pioneering Human-centered Technologies and Building a Multigenerational Research Family
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ISI Achieves Critical Cybersecurity Certification, Positioning Institute at Forefront of Defense Research
Multi-year effort positions ISI among a small number of research institutes certified to handle sensitive government data, ensuring continued access to defense contracts and national security research
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A USC Doctoral Student Solves a Longstanding Problem in Quantum Cryptography
Miryam Huang is the first USC student to win the prestigious Machtey Award, recognized for solving a cryptographic problem first posed in 1976 and later asked as an open question in the quantum setting, with important implications for quantum cryptography.
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From Censored Chatbots to Cinematic Visuals: USC Undergraduates Push the Boundaries of AI
The students were recognized for their work across unique computer science studies, but all involving artificial intelligence.
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USC Study Finds AI Agents Can Autonomously Coordinate Propaganda Campaigns Without Human Direction
The findings carry stark implications for elections, public health, and anyone who relies on social media for information
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The AI That Taught Itself: USC Researchers Show How Artificial Intelligence Can Learn What It Never Knew
A USC Viterbi undergraduate and her professor developed a method that allows AI to fix its own knowledge gaps in real time.
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USC Engineers Offer Solutions to Stop Unsafe AI Behaviors
USC Viterbi Researchers Plan to Develop Mathematical Guardrails for AI Safety in Upcoming Study With Philanthropic Funding
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For Users Managing Passwords, Convenience Beats Security
USC study reveals users favor convenience over security, preferring to keep their current password managers even when better tools are free
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From Man’s Best Friend to Astronauts’ Most Reliable Companion
USC Researchers Find New Approach to Exploring Mars with a Robot dog that Learns “New Tricks” to Support NASA’s Future Missions
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USC Maintains a Critical Piece of the Internet’s Phone Book. It Just Got a Boost
Public Interest Registry makes a gift to USC ISI in recognition of its nearly 40 years of operating B-Root and pioneering DNS privacy research.
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Quantum Without the Physics
USC Viterbi Professor Giacomo Nannicini makes quantum optimization accessible in new book
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AI for Soldiers, Movies, and Children: USC Engineer Elected to National Academy
Professor Shrikanth Narayanan recognized by the NAE for pioneering contributions to human-centered AI and speech technologies with wide-ranging societal impact
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Cracking the Brain’s Code: Unlocking Neuron Memory to Advance AI
USC researchers discover neurons have memory and use a single neuron’s activity to map entire brain networks, first to achieve this “mission impossible” that opens new possibilities for AI and neuroscience.
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The End of Academic Writer’s Block? This Tool by USC Scientists Writes Research Papers in Under an Hour
USC researcher launches GRAIL just one day after OpenAI’s competing platform, promising to turn rough notes into submission-ready papers in under an hour
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AI System Built at USC Helps Investigators Track Down and Convict Sex Traffickers
Mayank Kejriwal’s research on fighting sex trafficking with artificial intelligence has earned a spot in Science, one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals.
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From Cancer Research to Smart Cities: USC Builds Platform to Test Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing Technologies
New infrastructure will help evaluate data sharing techniques for healthcare, transportation, and other sectors as part of NSF’s $10M privacy initiative
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Scientists Propose New Explanation for Quantum “Spookiness” That Einstein Might Actually Like
USC Viterbi researchers suggest mysterious quantum connections may arise from common-sense physics, not supernatural weirdness.
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Three USC Viterbi Professors Named Fellows of National Academy of Inventors
Shang-Hua Teng, S.K. Gupta and Massoud Pedram receive the prestigious honor in recognition of their contributions to innovation, invention and technology.
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USC Students Lead Global Innovation at GSSC 2026
Bringing global student opportunities to life through external funding and international partnerships
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Finding Home in Oz: USC Student Helps Transform a Classic With AI
“Experience of a lifetime”: Suvaditya Mukherjee helps bring “The Wizard of Oz” to the Las Vegas Sphere using cutting-edge artificial intelligence.
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A Gift to Shape the Future
Ron and Valerie Sugar invest in innovation with a new trustee chair at the USC School of Advanced Computing
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AI as ‘Green Field’ of Opportunity
Conversation with Richard Ho, OpenAI’s Head of Hardware offers advice to students, and insights on field as part of Ronald and Valerie Sugar Distinguished Speaker Series in Advanced Computing
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The Perfect Gift
Alumnus Mohammed Al-Suwaiyel, former minister of telecommunications and IT, has helped shape modern Saudi Arabia. Now, his family has given back to the school that helped shape him.
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AI’s Promise and Peril: USC Experts Navigate the Breakneck Pace of Artificial Intelligence
As artificial intelligence advances at breakneck speed, even the scientists building it admit they’re navigating uncharted territory where the line between revolutionary breakthrough and existential risk remains alarmingly unclear.
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When Self-Driving Trucks Don’t Know What They Don’t Know
At the USC Center for Autonomy and AI’s fall workshop, participants grappled with a critical question: Can foundation models power the next generation of autonomous systems?
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USC Viterbi’s ECE Celebrates Innovation at 2025 MHI Research Festival
From live demos and poster sessions to lab tours, the 15th MHI Research Festival highlighted USC ECE’s pivotal role in powering the nation’s innovation and the value of student research.
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Beyond the Hype: Quantum Computers Start Solving Real Problems
At ISI’s LA Tech Week panel, researchers explored how the principles of quantum mechanics are becoming real-world technologies, with high hopes for drug discovery
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Where Service Meets Storytelling
U.S. veteran David Cobbins, ’13, leads cutting-edge virtual training programs at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies.
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AI Is Powering the Search for America’s Critical Minerals
At USC ISI, researchers are using machine learning to unlock data from thousands of maps and build one of the world’s largest knowledge bases of global mineral resources.
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What Can Simulate Nature? Aid Blockbuster Drugs? And Get Congress to Agree?
USC, home of the first operational quantum computer in academia, hosted its second quantum technology forum, bringing together leading experts from industry, academia and government.
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Artificial neurons developed by USC team replicate biological function for improved computer chips
Breakthrough in neuromorphic computing could reduce energy use of chips and advance artificial general intelligence (AGI)
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USC Researchers Develop First Wireless, Wearable, Real-Time, Camera-less Motion Tracker
USC ACME lab is reshaping the field of motion tracking with a new technology based on magnetic induction.
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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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4 New Faculty Members Join the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joining from Yale, UC Berkeley, Georgia Tech and IIITH, 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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EDSource: California colleges introduce AI majors to meet rising demand
Viterbi’s new undergraduate AI degree was featured.
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Michigan Engineering : Complexity isn’t subjective. The right amount results in new nanomaterial properties
Research co-authored by Paul Bogdan in Science was highlighted.
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NYTimes : USC Will Infuse A.I. Across University With $200 Million Donation
A gift from Mark and Mary Stevens was highlighted, showing USC’s commitment to infusing AI into areas like health care, cybersecurity and and the arts.
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Bloomberg News : Early NVIDIA Investor Gifts $200M to USC
President Kim was interviewed at the Milken Institute about Mark and Mary Stevens gift to USC, and the role of AI to address disease and improve human health.
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Spectrum News: How USC’s ISI helps internet users from around the world
Terry Benzel and John Heidemann discuss B-Root, cybersecurity and other internet research at ISI.
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Mark and Mary Stevens give $200 million to power AI research across USC
The university will name the USC Mark and Mary Stevens School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence to honor their investment in research and innovation at the intersections of AI and health sciences, business, security and the arts.
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Nature (subscription): No humans allowed: scientific AI agents get their own social network
Emilio Ferrara was interviewed about the site Agent4Science
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Fortune (subscription): The world has entered a ‘global water bankruptcy
Research by Essam Heggy was cited.
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The Mirror: US cities mapped that will be underwater within a lifetime as sea levels rise
Bistra Dilkina commented that cities far from rising seas will feel the effects of climate change, since they will have to take in millions of “climate refugees.”
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IEEE Spectrum: The USC Professor Who Pioneered Socially Assistive Robotics
The publication wrote a profile of Professor Matarić’s career including the use of robots for mental health support.
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Town and Country (Subscription Required): The 15 Colleges Best Preparing Students for the AI Economy
USC Viterbi and SAC’s programs were highlighted.
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The Chosunilbo: USC president Beong-Soo Kim integrates disciplines for AI
USC Viterbi’s new AI degree and its joint degree with Marshall were featured.
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Inc.: Researchers Created a Computer Chip That Can Survive the Heat of a Volcano
Research by Joshua Yang was featured.
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Forbes: Agents Are Ready. Companies Are Not
Yolanda Gil is listed as a co-director of an annual report produced by Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AI.
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Wired Italia: A new chip survives temperatures higher than lava and could enable exploration of Venus.
Research by Joshua Yang’s The Ionic and Electronic Device and Materials (IEDM) Group was featured.
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The Brighter Side of News: Groundbreaking memory chip withstands temperatures hotter than lava
Research by Joshua Yang was featured.
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Reforma: Robot dogs are being trained to go to space
Post-Doctoral Scholar, Diego Caporale was interviewed by a leading publication in Mexico city about research he was involved in within Feifei Qian’s lab
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Science: AIs can ‘memorize’ data they shouldn’t. Can they be forced to forget?
A tool created by a team led by Robin Jia was featured, noting that it will be debuted at ICLR 2026
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NY Times: Can Science Predict When a Study Won’t Hold Up?
ISI’s Adam Russell was interviewed about a project he initiated while at DARPA, to use AI to determine which studies might replicate successfully.
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Entrepreneur: A Former Apple Engineer Behind Face ID Is Now Building an 8-Figure AI Startup
ECE alumnus Vince Gaydarzhiev was featured for his AI startup.
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Financial Express: Meet Mike Markkula: Apple’s early marketing genius who shaped the company before Steve Jobs
ECE alumnus Mike Markkula was featured a story looking at the history of Apple.
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Yahoo/DPA: AI can sway your opinion, even when you know it’s biased, study shows
A study led by USC Viterbi PhD student Zhivar Sourati in USC Dornsife Professor Morteza Dehghani’s lab was cited.
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USC News: New USC Institute on Ethics and Trust in Computing hosts inaugural AI summit
Event features leading AI experts from academia and industry.
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CNN (Subscription Required): Foreign Influence Campaigns on AI
Research by Luca Luceri and colleagues was featured.
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The Daily Mail: Can YOU spot the fake writing?
Research by Computer Science PhD Student Zhivar Sourati warning that widespread use of large language models could “homogenize” how people write and reason, was highlighted.
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LA Times: How our AI bots are ignoring their programming
Cliff Neuman was interviewed about the role of AI in hacking.
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Forbes: America’s Greatest Innovators
Andrew Viterbi, Paul Mokapetris, Len Adleman, Marian Croak, and Palmer Lucky are some of the individuals featured on this list.
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Fortune: We studied chatbots and language and saw a huge problem: They mean 80% when they say ‘likely’ but humans hear 65%
Mayank Kejriwal explained how chatbots and humans interpret probabilistic language differently.
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India Today: AI talent race: OpenAI signs Meta’s top researcher
Alumnus Ruoming Pang was featured. The article highlighted his time at USC and expertise in AI, machine learning and research in speech recognition.
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GOOD DESIGN: Ginsburg Human-Centered Computation Hall was recognized with a 2025 GOOD DESIGN® award
Building was recognized by Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies in the “Environments” category
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KTLA: AI fight scene video goes viral
Swabha Swayamdipta, the Co-Director of the Center for AI in Society and a Prof of Computer Science was interviewed about the status of AI and the advances of a viral deepfake featuring Hollywood celebrities.
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TechCrunch: New BS in AI is creating a new kind of educated professional
Program complements disciplines that are the bedrock of engineering, while reinventing AI education
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ABC: Lasers could allow the world to watch Artemis II astronauts travel to the moon
Alan Willner was interviewed about NASA’s Artemis II test of the Orion Optical Communications System and using infrared lasers capable of transmitting more than 100 times the data of radio.
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Motley Fool: This AI giant is a safer play
Article compares different quantum computer companies, it mentions USC as parter with IBM quantum computing.
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Decrypt Media: AI ‘Swarms’ Could Escalate Online Misinformation and Manipulation
Xian “Sean” Ren was interviewed for this story about autonomous AI agents becoming harder to detect online.
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YouTube: USC Viterbi and IIT Alumni SoCal Bridge Nations at AI IMPACT Pre-Summit
Watch video: partnership with the Indian Consulate of Los Angeles drives a collaborative, human-centric future for artificial intelligence.
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Association of Computing Machinery: Nenad Medvidovic named an ACM Fellow
Medvidovic was recognized for “contributions to the foundations of software architectures and their application to software engineering.”
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Nature: Mind-reading devices can now predict preconscious thoughts: is it time to worry?
Maryam Shanechi was interviewed as an expert in brain-computer interfaces.
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NBC: X reveals where some users are based. It might backfire
Luca Luceri was quoted on research related to coordinated campaigns on social media platforms.
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Penn State University: AI tool helps visually impaired users ‘feel’ where objects are in real time
Laurent Itti was mentioned as co-author on a paper introducing NaviSense, a tool to help people who are visually impaired navigate their environments.
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Indian Express: New artificial neuron uses electrical pulses to process information in a brain-like manner
Research by Joshua Yang and colleagues was featured.
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USC News: Wide range of application for artificial intelligence is focus of inaugural USC AI Summit
Article features the inaugural AI Summit held at Ginsburg Hall; CAIS Co-Director and ISE Professor Phebe Vayanos was featured.
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Interesting Engineering: New artificial neurons replicate real brain chemistry for smarter AI hardware design
A neuromorphic innovation led by Joshua Yang, was featured.
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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
Published on April 25th, 2025Last updated on April 25th, 2025
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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