CBS LA: Bridging the Digital Divide

November 13, 2022

Dave Barnhart was interviewed about new communication satellites being built by Boeing.

VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 29

November 13, 2022

This week: Election cybersecurity, Veterans Day, student startups, and VR classrooms

College Transitions: Top Feeder Schools to Tech

November 10, 2022

USC is ranked 2nd as a feeder school for Google and other tech companies.

Associated Press: Defeating Twitter Bots

November 6, 2022

Emilio Ferrara was interviewed about his research on bot detection

The Indepedent: How Baby Shark is endangering the US midterms

November 6, 2022

Wael Abd-Almageed was quoted about the dangers presented by viral media content

VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 28

November 6, 2022

Ming Hsieh Research festival, campus startup selected by the UNDP, deepfake detection and a new Micro CT scanner.

VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 27

October 30, 2022

New NIH-funded center, ASBME, Fixing online toxicity and the Grace Hopper Celebration

AI Hub: Designing Better Voting Systems, With a Little Help From the Animal World

October 28, 2022

Taking a cue from the animal world, USC researchers discovered a simple voting rule that optimally reflects voters’ opinions about candidates. Lead author Fatih Kizilkaya, a computer science doctoral student, discusses the IJCAI Distinguished Paper Award-winning work.

VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 26

October 23, 2022

Insights from Professor Lynette on the Clean Water Act, student-run AthenaHacks hackathon, Introducing Professor Horn who studies food safety & nutrition and Professor Jin receives professional recognition

Indian Express: Our Own Devices with Nandagopal Rajan

October 23, 2022

Jon May was featured in a podcast focused on developing tools for more civil online communication

Fast Company: Security experts lay out the most serious election threats

October 16, 2022

Wael Abd-Almageed was interviewed about the impact of deepfakes in affecting public sentiment

Science: Women researchers are cited less than men. Here’s why—and what can be done about it

October 16, 2022

A study done by researchers at ISI focused on disparities in advancement in the sciences was featured.

Dot.LA: Would Biden’s AI Bill of Rights Be Effective?

October 16, 2022

Kristina Lerman and Fred Morstatter were quoted about the importance of mitigating bias in AI.

VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 25

October 16, 2022

USC at the International Astronautical Congress in Paris, NFT student startup, USC scientists and engineers featured in Room to Read books, giving computers animal-like vision

WOSU: Tech Tuesday: NASA’s DART mission

October 10, 2022

David Barnhart was interviewed by Ohio Public Radio about the DART mission to destroy an asteroid.

Room to Read: Darin Gray and Stacey Finley Author and Star in Children’s Books

October 9, 2022

Scientists all across USC were part of this JEP-sponsored program which is bringing free books to LAUSD students.

VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 24

October 7, 2022

Surveying the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, New astronaut at USC, the Das Family Innovate X LA Competition, NAE induction of Petros Iannou and award for Gen. (Ret.) Pawlikowski

The Conversation: NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid

October 2, 2022

David Barnhart contributed insights on the importance of NASA’s recent mission

Washington Post: AI can now create any image in seconds, bringing wonder and danger

October 2, 2022

Wael Abd-Almageed was quoted about the dangers of AI being used to generate false information.

VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 23

September 30, 2022

Prof Barnhart’s commentary on the asteroid mission, Student Haylee Mota reimagining robots for visually impaired users, PhDs using AI to detect stress in infants, and USC’s Shield Program