USC Viterbi | School of Engineering https://viterbischool.usc.edu Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:52:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-Site-Icon-150x150.jpg USC Viterbi | School of Engineering https://viterbischool.usc.edu 32 32 Full Stack Newsletter https://viterbischool.usc.edu/mediacoverage/check-out-our-full-stack-newsletter/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:52:44 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=mediacoverage&p=85945 Miss an issue? We got you! Visit our Full Stack newsletter archive.

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]]> USC Computer Science Chair Nenad Medvidović Inducted as ACM Fellow https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/07/usc-computer-science-chair-nenad-medvidovic-inducted-as-acm-fellow/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:36:29 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=85561 Recognized for foundational contributions to software architecture and large-scale systems design, Medvidović reflects on research, mentorship and solving problems that matter.

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]]> AI To Prevent Suicide; AI To Better Diagnose Respiratory Diseases: USC Viterbi and USC Stevens at ACL 2026 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/07/ai-to-prevent-suicide-ai-to-better-diagnose-respiratory-diseases-usc-viterbi-and-usc-stevens-at-acl-2026/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:34:06 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=85864 The prestigious conference brings together researchers and practitioners to share advances in natural language processing.

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]]> A New Leader for USC Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/07/a-new-leader-for-usc-mork-family-department-of-chemical-engineering-and-materials-science/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:45:38 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=85623 Professor Noah Malmstadt, newly appointed chair of the USC Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, discusses the energy and manufacturing challenges that connect the disciplines, and why the future of the department is built on firm foundations.

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]]> A New Vision for the USC Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/07/a-new-vision-for-the-usc-department-of-aerospace-mechanical-engineering/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:56:14 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=85616 Professor Assad Oberai, newly appointed chair of USC Viterbi’s Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (AME), discusses how advances in computation, autonomy and artificial intelligence are reshaping the field - and where AME should focus its efforts next.

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]]> Watch Intro Video: Gaurav Sukhatme, Dean (Interim), USC Viterbi School of Engineering https://viterbischool.usc.edu/mediacoverage/watch-intro-video-gaurav-sukhatme-dean-interim-usc-viterbi-school-of-engineering/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:13:25 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=mediacoverage&p=85882 From USC Viterbi graduate student to dean: Sukhatme reflects on his 35-year Trojan journey.

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]]> USC Breakthrough Could Help Scientists Spot Disease Clusters, Fraud Networks and More https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/usc-breakthrough-could-help-scientists-spot-disease-clusters-fraud-networks-and-more/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:18:33 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=83602 USC Viterbi researcher Emilio Ferrara has built a tool that can map communities inside massive social, biological, and financial networks faster and smarter than anything that came before.

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]]> “Push Through the Open Door”: Dean Yannis C. Yortsos’ Return to India https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/push-through-the-open-door-dean-yannis-c-yortsos-return-to-india/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:08:10 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=85632 On one of his final trips as dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering, Yortsos celebrated new scholarships, reconnected with alumni, and inspired the next generation of Trojans in India.

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]]> A Day to Remember: Viterbi School Honors Dean Yortsos with a Celebration Full of Surprises https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/a-day-to-remember-viterbi-school-honors-dean-yortsos-with-a-celebration-full-of-surprises/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:21:29 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=84555 After 21 years as dean, Yortsos honored with six new philanthropic initiatives that bear his name.

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]]> The Exit Interview: Dean Yannis C. Yortsos https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/the-exit-interview-dean-yannis-c-yortsos/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:09:05 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=85643 Twenty-One Years. Twenty-One Questions. A Q&A with USC Viterbi's longest serving dean.

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]]> USC Brings the World’s Control and AI Researchers to Campus – Together https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/usc-brings-the-worlds-control-and-ai-researchers-to-campus-together/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:46:56 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=85534 Two leading conferences, L4DC and NeuS, converged at USC to tackle the same hard problem from two directions: how do we trust machines that learn?

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]]> For America’s 250th, We Created Commemorative Stamps of Trojan Builders https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/for-americas-250th-we-created-commemorative-stamps-of-trojan-builders/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:17:46 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=85745 Need patriotic stamps? We've got you covered. Check out our collection of 14 USC computer scientists and engineers who helped build the modern computing world. Also, they're animated.

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]]> USC Studies Aim to Advance Self-Driving Cars, Transform Robot “Brains” and Understand Workplace AI Use https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/usc-studies-aim-to-advance-self-driving-cars-transform-robot-brains-and-understand-workplace-ai-use/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:47:58 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=85440 3 USC faculty will lead research projects funded by the Toyota Research Institute

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]]> USC startup receives up to $3.7 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop an inner ear imaging device https://viterbischool.usc.edu/mediacoverage/usc-startup-receives-up-to-3-7-million-from-the-advanced-research-projects-agency-for-health-arpa-h-to-develop-an-inner-ear-imaging-device/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:39:49 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=mediacoverage&p=85591 AO Technologies, founded by USC researchers John Oghalai and Brian Applegate, has secured an ARPA-H small business award to develop a cochleoscope for clinical imaging of the inner ear.

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]]> What If We Could See Disinformation Coming? USC Scientists Say We Can https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/what-if-we-could-see-disinformation-coming-usc-scientists-say-we-can/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:18:12 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=85501 USC Viterbi researchers can now predict when a false rumor will jump from one social media platform to another, giving journalists and fact-checkers a chance to step in before it goes mainstream.

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]]> Researchers Seek to Catch Money Launderers By Building a Machine That Out-Thinks Them https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/researchers-seek-to-catch-money-launderers-by-building-a-machine-that-out-thinks-them/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:32:12 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=85508 A DARPA-funded team at USC Viterbi aims to generate fictional but realistic schemes to stress-test the algorithms that may one day make dirty money impossible to hide.

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]]> A New Way to Control How Fluids Move Through Rock https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/a-new-way-to-control-how-fluids-move-through-rock/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:46:08 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=85489 USC Viterbi researchers have proved that fracture geometry can suppress unstable flow patterns and enhance fluid mixing, with implications for groundwater remediation, carbon storage, hydrogen storage and energy production.

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]]> Students Design and Build a Rocket to Carry Payloads to Space https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/students-design-and-build-a-rocket-to-carry-payloads-to-space/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:07:50 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=85477 USC Rocket Propulsion Lab’s third successful spaceshot, Daybreak, carried payloads for other student organizations and validated new technologies that expand the team's ability to return to space on repeat. 

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]]> Smarter, Safer Cancer Fighters https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/smarter-safer-cancer-fighters/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:56:23 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=83916 USC engineers have developed a new CAR T-cell therapy that can adapt to almost any solid tumor, attack with precision and spare healthy tissue.

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]]> Electron Microscopy Enters a New Dimension https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/electron-microscopy-enters-a-new-dimension/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:53:18 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=85275 Materials science researchers at USC Viterbi School of Engineering have addressed a longstanding problem in ferroelectric materials measurement, with implications for next-generation technologies including quantum communication and advanced photonic devices.

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]]> USC Researcher to Lead $2.4M AI Core for Raynor Cerebellum Project Treating Cerebellar Disorders https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/usc-researcher-to-lead-2-4m-ai-core-for-raynor-cerebellum-project-treating-cerebellar-disorders/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:31:03 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=84982 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 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2026/06/unlocking-the-inner-ear-transforming-how-scientists-study-hearing-and-balance/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:12:13 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=news&p=79619 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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]]> The immune cell engineers https://viterbischool.usc.edu/mediacoverage/the-immune-cell-engineers/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:14:41 +0000 https://viterbischool.usc.edu/?post_type=mediacoverage&p=85455 Fifteen research teams, including one led by USC Viterbi's Peter Yingxiao Wang, are building the molecular toolkit to reprogram the body’s own defenders across diverse disease areas.

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