VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 18
A PhD student plays piano in zero gravity space, Viterbi PhDs test new radar tech to track how subsurface water is moving, and the Aviation Safety Program’s 70th Bday.
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Media Coverage
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Cosmos: Busting homophobic, anti-queer bias in AI language models
AI research by doctoral student Katy Felkner was highlighted.
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Marketplace: Gas prices keep falling, but Americans still feel inflation’s bite
Kelly Sanders was interviewed about energy consumption trends
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Spectrum News 1: Newsom: California must boost water recycling, desalination
Daniel McCurry was interviewed about California’s water conservation and supply
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VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 17
This week on VNN: Nanoparticles, the #ManyLivesofEngineers, Addressing AI bias, and Building on the moon
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VNN : Viterbi News Network Episode 16
On the Viterbi News Network: New students, water research, AI learning from fables, and a coding competition.
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The Los Angeles Sentinel: Jamani King: Stimulating STEM program manager (Stimulating STEM)
Jamani King and the Stimulating STEM program which focuses on AI, coding, and robotics were highlighted.
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Deadline: Lives Not Grades Wins LA-Area Emmy
A filmed that featured a USC Viterbi class and was made by Daniel Druhora, Yannis Yortsos, Sonny Astani, Burcin Becerik-Gerber, David Gerber, Brad Cracchiola, Adam Smith, Rommel Villa, and Teodora Totoiu, and distributed by PBS was featured.
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VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 15
In this week’s episode: Pitching at an MLB game; cybersecurity; Project Payload and AI fighting wildfire
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LA Business Journal: The DETER Program Works on Cyberdefense
The LA Business Journal profiled Terry Benzel and the DETER project’s efforts thwart cyber attacks.
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VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 14
USC Viterbi alumni involved in the James Webb Telescope, Viterbi researchers use AI to protect jaguar habitats in South America, a collaboration with AmazonScience for a summer program and USC ISI experts studying cyberattacks.
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Ekathemirini.com: Inaugural Symposium of the Hellenic Institute of Advanced Studies
An Athens-based broadsheet covered Dean Yortsos’ conference keynote, discussing the possibility of a Grand Challenges initiative for Greece.
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CNET: What’s that flying object?
Madhu Thangavelu reacts to previously recorded video of flying objects that have yet to be identified.
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The Time Machine
USC Viterbi alumni are helping to build the most powerful space telescope ever that will unlock the secrets of the universe, including whether we’re alone.
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LAist: I Drank Recycled Sewage To Get A Taste Of SoCal’s Water Future
Dan McCurry was interviewed about the viability of recycled water.
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CNET: Deepfake Expert Analyzes Viral Videos
Wael Abd-Almageed explains a few methods for identifying videos are that are not authentic as well as his lab’s approach.
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CBS: Disneyland Instagram Hacked
Cliff Neuman explains how the Disneyland hack may have occurred.
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KABC: How to ensure that AI is not racist?
Mayank Kejriwal was interviewed about how bias enters AI, and how computer scientists are working to reduce bias.
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VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 13
In this week’s episode Viterbi’s magazine wins awards, research on how the nervous system develops,the SHINE program and the new CS Chair.
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VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 12
Topics this week include: Student makers and Harry Potter’s Wizard’s Chess, more efficient robots, cryptocurrency and the I-Corps Hub.
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VNN : Viterbi News Network Episode 11
This week Dave Barnhart talks Buzz Light Year, Emmy Nomination, Adam Novak and responsible tech & researchers studying how metal implants for break down
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VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 10
This week on VNN: AME students fix the Coliseum’s thermometer, a dance app from student Makers, faculty robotics segment on Amazon and art-inspired materials for wearables.
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Amazon re: MARS: Luminaries – Maja Matarić, Computer Scientist, Roboticist, AI Researcher
Professor Matarić is one of 6 scientists and engineers featured by Amazon in its MARS “Luminaries” series. Matarić is featured for her work in the field of socially assistive robotics.
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VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 9
A kindergarten in honor of USC Veterans, USC ECE & USC Computer Science students win a competition on edge computing, knitting for newborns, Fast Company “World Changing Ideas” from USC SAIL.