ISI/nsiders – ISI
Adam Russell, AI/nthropologist and Director of the AI Division at the USC Information Sciences Institute (ISI), is on a journey to help build a better world with AI. After launching AI/nsiders in 2023 where he interviewed the ISI humans behind our AI research, he expands his quest to the other disciplines researched at ISI. Networking, cybersecurity, computing, microelectronics, quantum, space, ISI scientists have a lot to say about the state of their fields, their research topics, and how AI fits into them.
David Balenson, Interim Director of the Networking and Cybersecurity Division at ISI, shares how a passion for cryptography drew him to working in cybersecurity. He discusses progress in making autonomous vehicles safer, along with what those working in AI could learn from those cybersecurity developments. He explores one of his hobbies, describing why he’s developed a passion for collecting samples of sand from all over the world. He explains why the ubiquity of technology in every part of everyday life has both pros and cons. Listen to his episode of ISI/nsiders below.
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Published on March 5th, 2025
Last updated on March 4th, 2025
