Teaching Robots to Perform Tasks Like Humans
USC computer science study addresses key challenge of teaching machines to perform tasks in realistic environments
Computer Science PhD student Named Apple Scholar
Xisen Jin selected for his work in speech and natural language processing
“Attention Is All You Need”: USC Alumni Paved Path for ChatGPT
From “eureka moment” to deployment, USC Viterbi alumni played a key role in the creation of ChatGPT
Educating Armenia’s Best and Brightest
USC Viterbi collaborates with the National Polytechnic University of Armenia to offer an online program to select engineering students in Armenia
Making a Computer Observe Like a Human
USC ISI Research team combines multiple types of machine learning techniques to improve how a program can identify people and things
ChatGPT: USC Experts Break Down What You Need to Know
USC computer science experts share their perspectives on the meteoric rise of generative AI application ChatGPT
ISI Names Two New Fellows
Researchers Ewa Deelman and Yolanda Gil have received USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute’s highest honor.
USC Wins DARPA Map Feature Extraction Challenge
A joint team between USC Viterbi Information Sciences Institute and the University of Minnesota won first place in part of the DARPA AI for Critical Mineral Assessment Competition
Operation Pangolin Launches to Save World’s Most Trafficked Wild Mammal
Bistra Dilkina joins a global team addressing pangolin poaching and trafficking
How Old Is Your Brain? Ask All The Hospitals
Researchers at USC’s Information Sciences Institute are proposing an artificial intelligence system that addresses several of the machine learning challenges in the medical space.
Robot Tutors Read Children’s Emotions As They Learn
Bored? Frustrated? Tired? New AI models could help robots read emotions and provide more personalized feedback.
Training Algorithms To Make Fair Decisions Using Private Data
USC Viterbi researchers have developed a fairness enhancing algorithm that also keeps data secure.
Machines, Are They Smarter Than a Six-Year-Old?
Researchers at USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute are developing an algorithm that teaches machines to learn without human supervision.
USC Researchers Present 12 Papers at AAAI
USC researchers present 12 papers, and received a AAAI Classic Paper Award, at this leading venue for machine learning research
Using Robots to Fight Toxic Algae
USC computer scientists and biologists have teamed up to tackle harmful algae blooms using “smart” robots
Streamlining Learning Curves in the Workplace with Machine Learning
ISI’s KNIC program works to build AI that can help new employees kick start their new jobs more efficiently
Using Computer Generated Images to Create Unbiased Facial Recognition
Information Sciences Institute researchers use machine learning to invent an impartial way to recognize faces
Lights, Camera…Stereotypes? Film Characters’ Actions Reflect Gender Bias
A machine-learning framework developed by USC researchers reveals a pattern of stereotyped actions by male and female characters in films over 100-year period
USC Viterbi Researchers Named 2023 IEEE Fellows
USC Information Sciences Institute’s Carl Kesselman and Premkumar Natarajan, and Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering’s Bhaskar Krishnamachari were elevated for their impactful research contributions.
“Choose Your Own Adventure” – Teaching Machines To Think Before They Speak
USC Information Sciences Institute researchers are programming models to communicate like humans do
USC at EMNLP ’22
USC researchers present 17 papers at EMNLP 2022, one of the world’s top natural language processing conferences.
The Potentially Adverse Impact of Twitter 2.0 on Scientific and Research Communication
Is key data going to disappear? The science community is bracing for possible consequences.
From Gadgets to Google: Jason Lin’s (’17) Journey to Make the World a Better Place
A USC computer science, business administration alumnus’ curiosity for algorithms and new environments pushes the frontiers of AI.
Rescuing Local Journalism, One AI Tool At A Time
A USC Information Sciences Institute Ph.D. student uses artificial intelligence to develop models that streamline the process of building news stories from start to finish
USC at NeurIPS 2022
USC researchers present 23 papers at this leading venue for machine learning research.
AI4Health: A Collab for the Future of Health Care
USC’s Information Sciences Institute launches the Center on AI Research for Health.
New Wheel-Legged Robots Navigate Terrain and Combat Obstacles Like Never Before
Research team engineers new wheel-legged robots with advancements in speed, rolling and leverage legged motions
A New Mathematical Model to Improve AI and Machine Learning
USC Researchers combine math, graphs, and one humble little plant
The Reproducibility Crisis in Science – These Researchers Have a Fix
A team from USC’s Information Sciences Institute has developed a novel method for using AI and knowledge graphs to assess the trustworthiness of scientific research.
USC at IROS ‘22
USC researchers present 15 wide-ranging papers at IROS 2022, one of the world’s largest robotics conferences.
At the Heidelberg Laureate Forum: A Firsthand Account
ISI researcher Emmanuel Johnson networked with Nobel Laureates and talked shop with Turing Award Winners.
Yolanda Gil Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Geoinformatics
The ISI researcher has brought artificial intelligence solutions to the geosciences.
Shanechi Receives the One Mind 2022 Rising Star Award
Maryam Shanechi was honored for her unique engineering approach to mental health.
What Will 2072 Look Like? Recorded Dreams and AI Friends!
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of USC’s Information Sciences Institute, ISIers take a guess at what the next 50 years will bring.
Student Roboticists’ Ideas Come to Life During Summer Research Program
Visiting students fast-tracked their robotics experience this summer at USC Viterbi’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.
Eleven New Faculty Join USC’s Department of Computer Science
USC Viterbi’s Department of Computer Science welcomes a diverse group of new faculty members for the 2022/2023 academic year.
Artificial Intelligence in Space – USC’s Information Sciences Institute is on a Mission
Astronaut Danny Olivas joins ISI’s Visual Intelligence and Multimedia Analytics Laboratory (VIMAL) to look for ways to use AI in space.
USC ISI Research Shows a Promising Future for Animal-like Computer Vision
USC’s Information Sciences Institute researchers present a pathway for adapted biological retinae in machines so their vision can mimic animal eyes.
Haylee Mota Can Only See Light and Shadows. Yet She Sees So Much More.
USC Viterbi sophomore reimagines telepresence robots for the visually impaired
Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Science by Looking at Citations
USC’s Information Sciences Institute researchers used artificial intelligence to study gender disparities in science.
Good Vibrations: Detecting Emotions from Speech Patterns
Computer science student Shannon Brownlee’s startup uses software to detect emotions from speech patterns, which could help people with autism.
Baby Talk: Detecting Signs of Toxic Stress in Infants
A computer science doctoral student is working with a local children’s hospital to help clinicians detect signs of toxic stress in infants using artificial intelligence.
USC’s Information Sciences Institute Celebrates its Golden Anniversary
ISIers past and present gathered for champagne, speeches and science fiction.
Joint Appointments to Bring New Expertise in Machine Learning, Algorithm Design, and Network Design to the Epstein Department
Mahdi Soltanolkotabi, Bistra Dilkina and Vishal Gupta will take up joint appointments in Industrial and Systems Engineering at USC Viterbi.
A Prescription for the Future of Healthcare: AI, Databases and Video Games
As we celebrate USC’s Information Systems Institute’s 50th anniversary, we look back at the collaborations they’ve done in the medical field that have led to smarter, more efficient medical care.
From Cell Phones to Siri – Most of Your Favorite Tech Can Be Traced Back to ISI
USC’s Information Sciences Institute, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, has played a pivotal role in the development of most of the tech you use every day.
USC’s Information Sciences Institute Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation
From a three-man shop in 1972 to a 400+ person Institute, ISI continues to lead the way in computing research.
AI for Business: USC Marshall and USC Viterbi Announce Joint Undergraduate Degree
Degree will combine curricular expertise from the two schools for digital expertise in a rapidly changing world
Legged Robots to Aid with Planetary Research
Feifei Qian is the lead researcher for a NASA grant that could significantly aid planetary explorations.
Cracking the Code to Help Planet Earth
50 Years of ISI: How ISI has used computer science to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change and aid paleoclimatologists in natural disaster detection and management
Lost in Translation at the Border
A USC computer science student is developing natural language processing tools to tackle the translator shortage for Indigenous asylum seekers.
8 Things You Didn’t Know Computer Scientists Did
At USC’s Information Sciences Institute, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, research is more than just zeros and ones for its researchers, students and alumni.
“We are more demanding of AI than we are of ourselves”
USC Provost toured the Information Sciences Institute and met with inspired Ph.D students
Trojans Win Student Design Contest with Autonomous Robots that ‘Learn’
Team of USC Viterbi students places first in a design competition on edge computing
Busting Anti-Queer Bias in Text Prediction
New research at USC demonstrates how to train a popular language model to remove homophobic, anti-queer bias
Finding Bugs Faster Than Hackers
USC Information Sciences Institute researchers have developed a novel approach to quickly identify security vulnerabilities.
‘Bekey Changed My Life’
The robotics pioneer’s true gift is not with machines but with people
Stefanos Nikolaidis Receives Agilent Early Career Professor Award
Computer Science Assistant Professor Stefanos Nikolaidis earns prestigious honor for his contributions to collaborative robotics.
Machines can learn from fables
USC’s Information Sciences Institute uses short stories with moral implications to test human-like reasoning in AI
USC at ICML ‘22 Conference
USC researchers present 8 papers on notable topics including model explainability, game theory and multi-agent reinforcement learning.
Behnam Jafarpour is new Energi Simulation Chair in Subsurface Energy Data Science
New role will support essential research harnessing AI and data science to manage subsurface resources and energy transition.
Visual Misinformation Expert Wael AbdAlmageed Presents at Renaissance Weekend
Democracy, truth, and Artificial Intelligence collide at the prestigious event
USC at the NAACL ’22 Conference: Gender Bias in AI, a Tool to Study News Revisions, and Methods to Avoid Toxic Content
Notable research also includes work on mitigating anti-queer bias and improvements for e-commerce stores.
USC Presents Latest AI Findings at Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference
USC partnered with other universities and companies such as Microsoft in research on image and video generation, facial recognition, and more.
USC ISI researchers track crypto pump-and-dump operations on social media
They monitored social media and showed attempts to inflate coins’ value are coordinated via conversations on various platforms.
How Does the Nervous System Develop?
New model demonstrates how the nervous system learns to control the body and has implications for medical treatments and developing agile robots
USC Viterbi Research to Streamline our Robot Delivery Future
A new study into optimized symbiotic vehicles for use in warehouses and for robot deliveries has been funded by Toyota’s University Research Program.
Bistra Dilkina Appointed as Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Early Career Chair
Dilkina was honored by Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg as the perfect “heroic engineer” at May 3 ceremony.
USC-Meta Center Brings Progress to AI Education and Research
The inaugural event introduced new initiatives and presented research to industry partners
Folding, Cutting and Bending Our Way into a More Adaptable Future
USC researchers create new models to predict how new metamaterials behave, opening the door for applications in soft robotics and even space
ISI researchers train artificial intelligence models to consider common-sense when generating responses
The goal: help those algorithms accurately predict a human’s next thought.
What If AI Could Create a Custom App for Small Businesses…In Only 30 Minutes?
Apsy, led by Ph.D. candidate Tooraj Helmi, uses AI to develop inexpensive, quality apps for startups
‘That’s Just Common Sense’. USC researchers find bias in up to 38.6% of ‘facts’ used by AI
A team of researchers from the USC Information Sciences Institute studied two AI databases to see if their data was fair. They found that it wasn’t.
USC Viterbi PhD Student Wins Meta Fellowship
The two-year fellowship will support the continued advancement of AI systems.
Haptics Device Creates Realistic Virtual Textures
USC Viterbi computer scientists have created a user-driven haptics method that can generate dead-ringers for real-world textures.
Students improve mobile app accessibility for people with disabilities
Two USC Viterbi Ph.D. students aim to solve the size-based accessibility gap in our mobile applications
Trojan in the Sky
For USC Viterbi class of 2022 PhD Rishi Malhan, the future of robotics and sustainability lives in the skies.
More Than Robotics
USC Viterbi student Joy Uehara deepened her love of systems as a robotics mentor. Her most recent team was featured in Disney’s documentary “More than Robots.”
New Startup Brings AI to the People and Organizations
USC Viterbi researchers’ new AI platform is for everyone
USC at ICLR 2022: learning how to learn, decision making in complex environments, better forecasting models
USC researchers advance the state-of-the-art in AI and deep learning at top international conference.
What Makes a Good Engineer?
The new Good Life Discussion Series allows USC Viterbi students to ask such big questions in a safe, supportive setting
AI study finds that males are represented four times more than females in literature
An artificial intelligence study on female prevalence in literature finds a staggering discrepancy in female representation.
ISI talented early career researchers recognized again by NSF
The NSF CRII program helps outstanding researchers launch their research, consistently recognizing USC’s Information Sciences Institute junior talents.
Kristina Lerman Elected an AAAI Fellow
She is the third researcher at USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute to receive the prestigious honor.
Making Urban Environments Sustainable with AI
Sarah Cooney, senior PhD candidate, creates a software system to allow everyday citizens to create designs for urban projects using AI.
Reeling in the Phishing Accounts
How a new USC Viterbi-led startup is using AI to fight malicious online impersonators.
Achieving Success Through Imprecision
USC Viterbi researchers aim to build a better brain with a never-before-used approach
Using Machine Learning to Create Materials that Enable Energy-Efficient Electronics
USC Viterbi researchers have developed a neural network that can model a high-performing new material at a scale never-before seen.
Could distributive classrooms increase diversity in AI?
Emmanuel Johnson (’21) receives CRA Computing Innovation Fellows award for post-doctoral research on collaboration in a distance-learning world.
Towards Acing the Turing Test: A Blueprint for Future AI and Robots that Learn Like Living Things
USC Viterbi researchers worked with a DARPA-supported multi-institution team to outline how the machines of the future can achieve lifelong learning, just like humans and other animals.
USC Senior Named One of Four Top Undergraduate Computer Science Researchers in North America
The prestigious award honors Leena Mathur for her excellence and outstanding research potential in computer science.
How to Get a Diagnosis Without Setting Foot in a Doctor’s Office? Try AI and Wearables
USC Viterbi leads $1.2 million, multi-school effort to upgrade wearable technology for next stage of healthcare
USC at the AAAI ’22 conference: 3D objects recognition, teaching robots to think on their own, finding information in any languages
New models help information detection in many languages and 3-D objects recognition, as well as robots training.
Michael Pazzani, pioneer in machine learning, joins ISI to strengthen its AI strategy
His research on explanation can’t always be explained to a ten year old, but his contribution to the machine learning field has led to very concrete innovations, from media personalization to salary predictions for athletes.
USC Launches New Center for Autonomy and AI
The new center will bring together researchers and industry leaders to fuel innovation and provide hands-on learning opportunities for students.
USC Viterbi School of Engineering and Industrial Technology Research Institute to Collaborate on Microelectronics
Research effort between MOSIS and the Taiwanese company will support semiconductor design and manufacturing.
‘We Want to Assemble Anything’
Max Reynolds (AME ’14) launched a startup, Symbio, that revolutionizes how artificial intelligence (AI) can be applied to the manufacturing industry
‘Information Is Powerful, But Only If We Can Organize It Right’ — New AI Potential Boon to Businesses
Algorithm created by USC’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI) helps e-commerce companies better organize their products and makes it easier for customers to find what they want
Breakfast of Champions, Prepared by Your Neighborhood Robot
No need for fancy cafes. For your next coffee and pancake order, all you need is a couple of robots – and USC Viterbi students to program them.
USC and Meta Collaborate to establish the USC-Meta Center for Research and Education In AI and Learning
New Joint Research Center Strengthens USC Viterbi’s Commitment to Improving AI
Your Next Package Could be Delivered by a Robot
USC Viterbi researchers help four-legged robots carry heavy packages to spaces unknown
“Tech for Good” Week Debuts at USC
A series of USC Viterbi-lead events, headlined by innovators and change-makers, explores the challenges of humanitarian crises
USC Researchers Present 30 Papers at NeurIPS 2021
Paper topics include machine learning, deep learning, neural networks and optimization.
Witness the Power of Graphs
USC Viterbi researchers’ new tool is another step towards true AI
Research team makes considerable advance in brain-inspired computing
Introduces a more efficient and sustainable hardware device for AI and ML applications
“Deepfaking the Mind” Could Improve Brain-Computer Interfaces for People with Disabilities
Synthetic neurological data created using generative adversarial networks could speed up training of brain-computer interfaces, new study finds.
USC Researchers Present 30 Papers at EMNLP 2021
Goals include building fairer commonsense models by reducing bias, detecting polarizing topics to mitigate conflict, and achieving smooth human-AI communication.
USC Viterbi Students Develop AI-based Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Tool
A student team developed machine learning algorithms that help predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease using speech.
Randy Hill’s Army Service Ended in 1984. He Still Serves Veterans — With AI, Graphics and VR
Professor Hill reflects on service, storytelling and his favorite virtual human to fight PTSD
USC Viterbi Professor and Undergrad Team Up to Improve AI
The duo designed a new tool to make neural networks faster, more powerful, and cheaper
How AI Could Help Screen for Autism in Children
An interdisciplinary team led by USC computer science researchers is creating a faster, more reliable and more accessible system to help clinicians screen children for developmental disorders such as autism and ADHD.
Two USC Viterbi PhD Students Win Qualcomm Innovation Fellowships
The team is focused on the emerging and important field of federated learning
Can A.I. Help Low-Income Workers Get Jobs?
New partnership with the U.S. government brings artificial intelligence-based interview training to communities around the country
AI To Fight Wildfires
USC to Co-Lead an NSF-Funded Project for Controlled Burns and Fire Mitigation
Bringing Reinforcement Learning to a Dynamic World: USC Computer Scientists Win Best Paper Award
The paper outlines a simple approach that solves a complex problem in reinforcement learning (RL): applying RL algorithms to non-stationary environments.
Single Cell Intelligence: Alumni Startup Seeks To ID Cells That Could Transform Medicine
Co-founded by USC Viterbi alumnus Mahyar Salek, ’11, Deepcell uses AI and imaging to isolate unique cells in areas ranging from cancer to prenatal testing.
Is it A Horror Film or a Rom-Com? AI Can Predict Based Solely on Music.
USC Viterbi Professor Shrikanth Narayanan and his research group examined the role of music in film through a computational lens to determine how it affects the audience’s perception of genre
Can Robots Create Fashion?
For three mechanical engineering students, summer vacation included making tie-dye – with Baxter, the robot.
Gold and Silver: USC Viterbi Students Nearly Sweep Top Awards at Nation’s Largest Manufacturing Research Conference
First and second place awards for best paper earned by students in USC’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing
SHINE 2021: 58 High School Students Actively Contribute To USC Viterbi Research
“A sense of confidence, exposure and knowledge:” Students, family, and faculty celebrate the conclusion of this summer’s session of SHINE with annual poster session
Creating the Materials of the Future Using Machine Learning
A new M.S. degree in the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at USC Viterbi will prepare graduates to lead the creation of advanced materials using machine learning and artificial intelligence.
USC Collaborates in $20M NSF Institute to Push New Frontiers in AI and Optimization
The NSF Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute for Advances in Optimization will fuse AI and mathematics to tackle tough challenges, such as food security, supply chain operations and hardware design.
New Simulator Helps Robots Sharpen Their Cutting Skills
A simulation engine developed by USC and NVIDIA researchers predicts the forces acting on a knife as it cuts through common foods, such as fruit and vegetables
On the Cutting Edge: USC at the Robotic Science and Systems (RSS) Conference
USC research focuses on making safe, realistic and efficient robotic systems at the Robotic Science and Systems (RSS) Conference, 2021.
USC+Amazon Center Announces its Selected Projects for 2021-2022
The new center will support five research initiatives from across USC Viterbi.