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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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USC researchers have developed a groundbreaking ultrasound device that could reduce our reliance on addictive painkillers.
June 23, 2025
RSS 2025 Returned to Los Angeles as USC faculty and students hosted the 21st Robotics: Science and System Conference, featuring world-class robotics labs, demos, workshops, and paper presentations.
July 2, 2025
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ISI researchers show how liberals and conservatives use diverging frames to discuss abortion—with increasing hostility.
June 26, 2025
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USC Viterbi researchers examine how an open-source approach is changing the game for the medical device sector, accelerating research and bringing benefits to patients.
June 24, 2025
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Agreement between two schools creates new degree program and joint academic exchange.
June 6, 2025
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USC study finds large language models fall short of humans in building therapeutic rapport - a critical factor in mental health care.
June 11, 2025
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Conducted on IBM quantum processors, study demonstrates “a promise of quantum computing previously articulated only on paper.”
June 18, 2025
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Engineering+
Studying more than engineering makes for better engineers
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NAE Grand Challenges
Engineering problems exist in the real world, and our obligation is to help solve them, in real time.

Academic Departments

Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

Astronautical Engineering

Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering

The Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

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Kelly Sanders, Dr. Teh Fu Yen Early Career Chair and associate professor of civil and environmental engineering
What I Learned at the White House

After a whirlwind year advising the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), USC researcher Kelly Sanders returns to campus with new knowledge and experience to share with her students.

Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science

Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

2024 Year in Review

The Most Ambitious Initiative in USC Computing History
Introducing the
USC School of
Advanced Computing

Rooted in an interdisciplinary approach, the School of Advanced Computing, a unit of USC Viterbi, serves as the hub for advanced computing research and education at USC.

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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.
USC launches School of Advanced Computing
The new school, a key feature of USC President Carol Folt’s Frontiers of Computing “moonshot,” will act as a nexus for advanced computing research and education across the university.
Q&A with USC School of Advanced Computing Director Gaurav Sukhatme
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.
An Innovative
School-Within-A-School
Operating as a “school-within-a-school” under USC Viterbi, the SAC consists of the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science (CS), the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and the soon-to-be-formed Division of Computing Education (DCE). Moreover, the School partners closely with USC Viterbi’s two powerhouse institutes, the Information Sciences Institute (ISI) and the Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT).

Published on October 11th, 2016

Last updated on July 2nd, 2025