Teaching Robots to Perform Tasks Like Humans
USC computer science study addresses key challenge of teaching machines to perform tasks in realistic environments
USC computer science study addresses key challenge of teaching machines to perform tasks in realistic environments
Xisen Jin selected for his work in speech and natural language processing
From “eureka moment” to deployment, USC Viterbi alumni played a key role in the creation of ChatGPT
USC Viterbi collaborates with the National Polytechnic University of Armenia to offer an online program to select engineering students in Armenia
USC ISI Research team combines multiple types of machine learning techniques to improve how a program can identify people and things
USC computer science experts share their perspectives on the meteoric rise of generative AI application ChatGPT
Researchers Ewa Deelman and Yolanda Gil have received USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute’s highest honor.
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
Bistra Dilkina joins a global team addressing pangolin poaching and trafficking
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.
Bored? Frustrated? Tired? New AI models could help robots read emotions and provide more personalized feedback.
USC Viterbi researchers have developed a fairness enhancing algorithm that also keeps data secure.
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, and received a AAAI Classic Paper Award, at this leading venue for machine learning research
USC computer scientists and biologists have teamed up to tackle harmful algae blooms using “smart” robots
ISI’s KNIC program works to build AI that can help new employees kick start their new jobs more efficiently
Information Sciences Institute researchers use machine learning to invent an impartial way to recognize faces
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 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.
USC Information Sciences Institute researchers are programming models to communicate like humans do
USC researchers present 17 papers at EMNLP 2022, one of the world’s top natural language processing conferences.
Is key data going to disappear? The science community is bracing for possible consequences.
A USC computer science, business administration alumnus’ curiosity for algorithms and new environments pushes the frontiers of AI.
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 researchers present 23 papers at this leading venue for machine learning research.
USC’s Information Sciences Institute launches the Center on AI Research for Health.
Research team engineers new wheel-legged robots with advancements in speed, rolling and leverage legged motions
USC Researchers combine math, graphs, and one humble little plant
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 researchers present 15 wide-ranging papers at IROS 2022, one of the world’s largest robotics conferences.
ISI researcher Emmanuel Johnson networked with Nobel Laureates and talked shop with Turing Award Winners.
The ISI researcher has brought artificial intelligence solutions to the geosciences.
Maryam Shanechi was honored for her unique engineering approach to mental health.
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of USC’s Information Sciences Institute, ISIers take a guess at what the next 50 years will bring.
Visiting students fast-tracked their robotics experience this summer at USC Viterbi’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.
USC Viterbi’s Department of Computer Science welcomes a diverse group of new faculty members for the 2022/2023 academic year.
Astronaut Danny Olivas joins ISI’s Visual Intelligence and Multimedia Analytics Laboratory (VIMAL) to look for ways to use AI in space.
USC’s Information Sciences Institute researchers present a pathway for adapted biological retinae in machines so their vision can mimic animal eyes.
USC Viterbi sophomore reimagines telepresence robots for the visually impaired
USC’s Information Sciences Institute researchers used artificial intelligence to study gender disparities in science.
Computer science student Shannon Brownlee’s startup uses software to detect emotions from speech patterns, which could help people with autism.
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.
ISIers past and present gathered for champagne, speeches and science fiction.
Mahdi Soltanolkotabi, Bistra Dilkina and Vishal Gupta will take up joint appointments in Industrial and Systems Engineering at USC Viterbi.
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.
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.
From a three-man shop in 1972 to a 400+ person Institute, ISI continues to lead the way in computing research.
Degree will combine curricular expertise from the two schools for digital expertise in a rapidly changing world
Feifei Qian is the lead researcher for a NASA grant that could significantly aid planetary explorations.
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
A USC computer science student is developing natural language processing tools to tackle the translator shortage for Indigenous asylum seekers.
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.
USC Provost toured the Information Sciences Institute and met with inspired Ph.D students
Team of USC Viterbi students places first in a design competition on edge computing
New research at USC demonstrates how to train a popular language model to remove homophobic, anti-queer bias
USC Information Sciences Institute researchers have developed a novel approach to quickly identify security vulnerabilities.
The robotics pioneer’s true gift is not with machines but with people
Computer Science Assistant Professor Stefanos Nikolaidis earns prestigious honor for his contributions to collaborative robotics.
USC’s Information Sciences Institute uses short stories with moral implications to test human-like reasoning in AI
USC researchers present 8 papers on notable topics including model explainability, game theory and multi-agent reinforcement learning.
New role will support essential research harnessing AI and data science to manage subsurface resources and energy transition.
Democracy, truth, and Artificial Intelligence collide at the prestigious event
Notable research also includes work on mitigating anti-queer bias and improvements for e-commerce stores.
USC partnered with other universities and companies such as Microsoft in research on image and video generation, facial recognition, and more.
They monitored social media and showed attempts to inflate coins’ value are coordinated via conversations on various platforms.
New model demonstrates how the nervous system learns to control the body and has implications for medical treatments and developing agile robots
A new study into optimized symbiotic vehicles for use in warehouses and for robot deliveries has been funded by Toyota’s University Research Program.
Dilkina was honored by Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg as the perfect “heroic engineer” at May 3 ceremony.
The inaugural event introduced new initiatives and presented research to industry partners
USC researchers create new models to predict how new metamaterials behave, opening the door for applications in soft robotics and even space
The goal: help those algorithms accurately predict a human’s next thought.
Apsy, led by Ph.D. candidate Tooraj Helmi, uses AI to develop inexpensive, quality apps for startups
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.
The two-year fellowship will support the continued advancement of AI systems.
USC Viterbi computer scientists have created a user-driven haptics method that can generate dead-ringers for real-world textures.
Two USC Viterbi Ph.D. students aim to solve the size-based accessibility gap in our mobile applications
For USC Viterbi class of 2022 PhD Rishi Malhan, the future of robotics and sustainability lives in the skies.
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.”
USC Viterbi researchers’ new AI platform is for everyone
USC researchers advance the state-of-the-art in AI and deep learning at top international conference.
The new Good Life Discussion Series allows USC Viterbi students to ask such big questions in a safe, supportive setting
An artificial intelligence study on female prevalence in literature finds a staggering discrepancy in female representation.
The NSF CRII program helps outstanding researchers launch their research, consistently recognizing USC’s Information Sciences Institute junior talents.
She is the third researcher at USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute to receive the prestigious honor.
Sarah Cooney, senior PhD candidate, creates a software system to allow everyday citizens to create designs for urban projects using AI.
How a new USC Viterbi-led startup is using AI to fight malicious online impersonators.
USC Viterbi researchers aim to build a better brain with a never-before-used approach
USC Viterbi researchers have developed a neural network that can model a high-performing new material at a scale never-before seen.
Emmanuel Johnson (’21) receives CRA Computing Innovation Fellows award for post-doctoral research on collaboration in a distance-learning world.
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.
The prestigious award honors Leena Mathur for her excellence and outstanding research potential in computer science.
USC Viterbi leads $1.2 million, multi-school effort to upgrade wearable technology for next stage of healthcare
New models help information detection in many languages and 3-D objects recognition, as well as robots training.
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.
The new center will bring together researchers and industry leaders to fuel innovation and provide hands-on learning opportunities for students.
Research effort between MOSIS and the Taiwanese company will support semiconductor design and manufacturing.
Max Reynolds (AME ’14) launched a startup, Symbio, that revolutionizes how artificial intelligence (AI) can be applied to the manufacturing industry
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
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.
New Joint Research Center Strengthens USC Viterbi’s Commitment to Improving AI
USC Viterbi researchers help four-legged robots carry heavy packages to spaces unknown
A series of USC Viterbi-lead events, headlined by innovators and change-makers, explores the challenges of humanitarian crises
Paper topics include machine learning, deep learning, neural networks and optimization.
USC Viterbi researchers’ new tool is another step towards true AI
Introduces a more efficient and sustainable hardware device for AI and ML applications
Synthetic neurological data created using generative adversarial networks could speed up training of brain-computer interfaces, new study finds.
Goals include building fairer commonsense models by reducing bias, detecting polarizing topics to mitigate conflict, and achieving smooth human-AI communication.
A student team developed machine learning algorithms that help predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease using speech.
Professor Hill reflects on service, storytelling and his favorite virtual human to fight PTSD
The duo designed a new tool to make neural networks faster, more powerful, and cheaper
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.
The team is focused on the emerging and important field of federated learning
New partnership with the U.S. government brings artificial intelligence-based interview training to communities around the country
USC to Co-Lead an NSF-Funded Project for Controlled Burns and Fire Mitigation
The paper outlines a simple approach that solves a complex problem in reinforcement learning (RL): applying RL algorithms to non-stationary environments.
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.
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
For three mechanical engineering students, summer vacation included making tie-dye – with Baxter, the robot.
First and second place awards for best paper earned by students in USC’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing
“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
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.
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.
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
USC research focuses on making safe, realistic and efficient robotic systems at the Robotic Science and Systems (RSS) Conference, 2021.
The new center will support five research initiatives from across USC Viterbi.