Viterbi SchoolMedia Coverage

USC Viterbi News: Defining the Next Frontier for Humans and Tech

June 13, 2019

Leading academics dissect the most critical issues related to human-building interaction to advance how people work, learn and live

WIRED: A ROCKET BUILT BY STUDENTS REACHED SPACE FOR THE FIRST TIME

June 5, 2019

A USC team won the collegiate space race by sending a rocket above the Kármán line, the imaginary boundary that marks the end of Earth’s atmosphere.

MIT Technology Review: A tiny four-winged robotic insect flies more like the real thing

May 16, 2019

Flying robots are more agile with four wings than two. Engineers halved the weight of a crucial component to make that possible.

USC Viterbi ECE Blog: My Path from South Central to the University of Southern California

May 14, 2019

Am I crazy? Nah. Am I smart? Nah. What I am is a hard worker who learned these values from my immigrant parents and from growing up in the streets of LA.

USC Viterbi News: “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!”

May 11, 2019

From engineering rockets that break records to solving global crisis and launching start-ups, the Class of 2019 is going places

USC Viterbi News: The World of Games Just Got Bigger

May 10, 2019

More than 80 games from console, PC, VR, AR and mobile video games to board games and outdoor-games

USC Viterbi News: “A Ph.D. Is Our Call to Action”

May 10, 2019

USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s 2019 Ph.D. Hooding and Awards ceremony

Harvard Business Review: AI’s Potential to Diagnose and Treat Mental Illness

March 17, 2019

Research by the Institute for Creative Technologies was mentioned on an artificial intelligence tools for mental health.

IEEE Spectrum: Ford Signs Up to Use NASA’s Quantum Computers

March 17, 2019

Daniel Lidar was quoted on quantum technology.

The Atlantic: Why Your Vacuum Clogs but a Manta Ray Doesn’t

March 17, 2019

Eva Kanso was quoted on feeding habits of the manta ray.

Business Insider: Astronauts explain why nobody has visited the moon in more than 45 years

March 17, 2019

Madhu Thangavelu commented on how the lunar surface can negatively affect equipment

Entrepreneur: 5 Simple Job Hunting Techniques to Land Your Dream Job

March 17, 2019

Research by Kristina Lerman (and colleagues) regarding people’s email response habits was highlighted

AI in Healthcare: AI screens for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder with 85% accuracy

March 17, 2019

Research by Chen Zhang and Laurent Itti about new technology they developed to screen children for fetal alcohol syndrome was featured.

USC Viterbi Ranked in the Top Ten Engineering Programs According to the 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools

March 11, 2019

It is the only engineering school in the US on three USNWR top 10 engineering lists; Best Graduate Schools, Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs, and Best Online Information Technology Programs

Science News : Brain-zapping implants that fight depression are inching closer to reality

February 22, 2019

Maryam Shanechi and colleagues are decoding mood and finding ways of stimulating the brain to treat depression.

BBC: How eavesdropping on elephants is keeping them safe

February 8, 2019

An article about conserving endangered wildlife using AI, featuring projects from USC’s Center for Artificial Intelligence and Society (CAIS).

USC News: Making a game of speech therapy for kids with cerebral palsy

February 8, 2019

A USC computer science PhD student and physical therapy researcher teamed up to develop a unique voice-assisted device that could help children with cerebral palsy.

NAE: Mahta Moghaddam and Behrokh Khoshnevis elected to NAE

February 7, 2019

Moghaddam was elected for development of physics-based computational algorithms; Khoshnevis was elected for innovations in manufacturing and construction