Forbes: Don’t Let Your Business Fall For Social Media Influencer Fraud
Research by Emilio Ferrara on the proportion of Twitter accounts exhibiting bot behavior was mentioned.
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LA Downtown News: Metro Outlines Plans for Faster Train Service with Link Union Station
James Moore was quoted about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s plan to overhaul Los Angeles’ Union Station.
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New York Times: A Real Tube Carrying Dreams of 600-M.P.H. Transit
Garrett Reisman was quoted about whether the hyperloop is a feasible project.
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Pacific Standard: Will Autonomous Vehicles Make Us Better People?
Research by Jonathan Gratch on how self-driving car technology may prompt users to consider the common good instead of selfish desires was highlighted.
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BBC: How eavesdropping on elephants is keeping them safe
An article about conserving endangered wildlife using AI, featuring projects from USC’s Center for Artificial Intelligence and Society (CAIS).
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USC News: Making a game of speech therapy for kids with cerebral palsy
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.
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NAE: Mahta Moghaddam and Behrokh Khoshnevis elected to NAE
Moghaddam was elected for development of physics-based computational algorithms; Khoshnevis was elected for innovations in manufacturing and construction
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Engadget: Self-repairing shoes may be a reality thanks to 3D-printed rubber
New research by Qiming Wang was featured to create a self-healing 3D-printed rubber that could be used for shoes, tires and some robotics.
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KPCC: The next frontier of wearable tech: your shoes
David Krum was interviewed about new wearable technology in shoes.
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Happy Lunar New Year 2019
From Dean Yannis C. Yortsos and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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The Times of Northwestern Indiana: The search for immortality
Research by Alice Parker to develop synthetic replications of part of the human brain was mentioned
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PCMag: Can AI Train Forensic Interviewers to Unlock Trauma?
A Q&A with Shri Narayanan was published on how artificial intelligence can be used to train forensic interviewers to unlock trauma.
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NPR: Changing the World One Invention at a Time
A project by the Armani Lab to create a malaria diagnostic with a cheap magnet was featured
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US News and World Report on Online Graduate Programs: USC Viterbi ranked the best program in Computer Science and tied for second in overall Engineering
For the 7th straight year, the CS program is the top & the overall online engineering program is in the top 5.
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BBC: How your voice hides clues about your love life
Research by Shri Narayanan on an artificial intelligence program that predicts relationship health based on speech patterns was mentioned
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LA Times: Delivery operations at papers back on track after malware attack
Clifford Neuman was quoted about a recent ransomware attack on newspaper delivery operations.
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Smithsonian: Here’s What the Future of Haptic Technology Looks (Or Rather, Feels) Like
Heather Culbertson was quoted about the future application of haptic technology.
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The New York Times: As Volcano Rumbles, Tsunami-Battered Indonesia Issues Beach Warning
Costas Synolakis was quoted about the recent tsunami activity in Indonesia and whether it should have been expected.
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CBS Los Angeles: NASA Offers To Show Proof After Raised Doubts About Moon Landing
Madhu Thangavelu was quoted in a story about humans landing on the moon.
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Indian Express: Do Tech Companies Need Chief Ethics Officers?
Dean Yortsos penned an op-ed on how a new C-suite position might address consequences of tech advances
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GeekWire: Geek of the Week: Gerard Medioni is a man on the Go
Gerard Medioni was profiled for his role at Amazon.
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Happy Holidays 2018
From Dean Yannis C. Yortsos and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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AirTalk: State audit says unsound decision making added billions to bullet train cost
Jim Moore was interviewed about the cost of the bullet train.
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The Wall Street Journal: Lessons From the Paradise Fire
A piece by Costas Synolakis on what more could be done for natural disasters was published