ABC7 (no link available): Election Security Concerns
Cliff Neuman was interviewed on election day about cyber attacks, AI and misinformation and how this could affect the election process.
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Interesting Engineering/Yahoo News: Researchers develop low-cost system to detect wildfires within seconds of ignition
A paper authored by Xiao Fu, Barath Raghavan, Peter Bereel, Yue Hu and Prashanth Sutrave was highlighted.
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EOS: Torrents of Sediment-Laden Water Worsened Disastrous Libyan Floods
Research by Essam Heggy and colleagues was highlighted.
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CalMatters: California students want careers in AI. Here’s how colleges are meeting that demand
Neno Medvidović was interviewed about a new AI major that the School of Advanced Computing is developing.
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The Hill: Some wildfire suppressants may be unleashing heavy metals into the environment: Study
Published on November 3rd, 2024Last updated on November 3rd, 2024
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LAist: New study raises questions about heavy metals in fire retardants
Research by Daniel McCurry’s lab was highlighted
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Quantum Insider: USC Professor Sees Quantum Computing As A Specialized Tool Rather Than Consumer Technology
Excerpts from Daniel Lidar’s recent interview with the The Circuit was condensed.
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USC News: Trust in voting: USC experts discuss misinformation, threats to democracy ahead of Election 2024
With Election Day drawing near, USC ISI experts are available to provide insights on how misinformation spreads, the role of media and AI in safeguarding election integrity and potential solutions to restore voter confidence in democracy
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NTUA : The Senate of the National Technical University of Athens, awards the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Yannis Yortsos
Dean Yortsos was recognized by his alma mater for “his scientific achievements and his world-class contribution to the shaping of modern engineering education and to the general orientation of engineering science to address contemporary and emerging grand challenges.”
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Quanser Café: Transformation of Engineering Education to Address Rapid Technology Changes
Dean Yortsos was one of a few select global engineering deans interviewed for this series.
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OC Register: Phillips 66 Quietly Explores Redevelopment of LA Refinery
Najm Meshkati was interviewed about the challenges of remediating soil
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CSN Monitor: How AI deepfakes test voter confidence and election integrity
Emilio Ferrara was interviewed about the incredible volume of ai-generated data this election cycle
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Andrew Viterbi builds on a lifetime of innovation and giving
Viterbi’s $10 million gift boosts USC President Carol Folt’s Frontiers of Computing “moonshot” by funding the hiring of new faculty at the intersections of advanced computing and other academic disciplines.
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The New York Times: Twitter Barred Them. What Happened When Elon Musk Brought Them Back?
ISI’s Keith Burghardt was interviewed by The New York Times about his work on toxic content on social media.
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White House Press Room : Yolanda Gil Appointed to National Science Board
As member of the NSB, AI pioneer to advise “President and the Congress on policy matters related to science and engineering and education in science and engineering.”
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Spectrum News: How a USC student helped build an AI system that helps gage public sentiment towards homelessness
PhD Jaspreet Ranjit and advisor Swabha Swayamdipta were interviewed about their work and the potential for AI to help address societal challenges.
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AM Chronicle: Grant to fund 3D-printed high-performance ceramics project
Priya Vashishta and Aiichiro Nakano were mentioned for their involvement in a MURI project on 3D-printed high-performance ceramics.
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Public News Service: CA facilities could turn sewage into tap water, but public acceptance lags
Professor McCurry Daniel McCurry, was interviewed about speed at which Americans will wastewater recycling.
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LAist: Endeavour space shuttle
Professor Reisman spoke about the recent topping-out ceremony for the Endeavour space shuttle at the CA Science Center, a vehicle he was on as a NASA astronaut.
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Nature Magazine: Can AI have common sense? Finding out will be key to achieving machine intelligence
Mayank Kejriwal and co-authors explore how the rise of LLMs has reignited debates about the boundaries of machine intelligence.
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ICT 25th: Learning with AI, Moving Smart, Growing Things
USC Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) furthers research into Artificial Intelligence’s potential to advance education and tutoring opportunities.
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The Atlantic (subscription required): Shh, ChatGPT. That’s a Secret.
Jonathan Gratch was quoted about our interactions with virtual agents.
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WKTY: Better Living
Research by Niema Pahlevan’s lab about the adverse effects of vaping was featured.
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WIRED Middle East: Why the Middle East should be more afraid of floods than droughts
Research by Essam Heggy and the MiXL lab was featured.
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