Viterbi SchoolNews

A Hackathon for Women by Women

April 19, 2019

USC students changing hacking culture from competitive to collaborative.

Excellence In Engineering

April 12, 2019

At the 41st Viterbi Awards, NAE President Dan Mote Jr., alumna and Northrop Grumman VP Linnie Haynesworth, and SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell were honored.

How to Make Self-Driving Cars Safer on Roads

March 28, 2019

USC computer science researchers develop a new way to test machine learning algorithms that control self-driving cars

Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Violence in Movies

March 20, 2019

The film industry will soon be able to better predict MPAA ratings for movies, thanks to a new artificial intelligence tool.

A Robotic Leg, Born Without Prior Knowledge, Learns to Walk

March 11, 2019

New AI algorithms could allow robots to learn to move by themselves, imitating animals.

New Method Uses AI to Screen for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

February 26, 2019

Scientists at USC, Queen’s University (Ontario) and Duke University have developed a new tool that can screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) quickly and affordably

Saving Endangered Species, One Algorithm at a Time

February 11, 2019

Bistra Dilkina, USC Viterbi assistant professor in computer science, develops artificial intelligence tools to help protect endangered animals

Stop The Spoofing

February 1, 2019

USC ISI researcher Wael Abd-Almageed and an international research team are building enhanced biometric security technologies to thwart would-be malefactors.

USC Researchers Use AI to Detect Early Signs of Alzheimer’s

January 28, 2019

USC researchers found “hidden factors” in medical data that could improve Alzheimer’s disease prediction and lead to better outcomes.

A Star Is Born…With C Programming And Robots.

January 9, 2019

With donor support, USC Viterbi’s Robotics and Coding Academy provides computer science education to local elementary schools

Helping USC’s Homeless

December 18, 2018

USC Viterbi’s Sandeep Suresh helped build a website that provides invaluable information to USC’s hidden hungry and homeless population.

Ellis Meng and Mike Waterman Elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

December 11, 2018

USC faculty members were two of 148 academic inventors selected this year

Fledgling Programmers Join Global Coding Celebration

December 10, 2018

USC Viterbi students joined forces with Google engineers to inspire the coders of the future.

Can taking breaks enhance test-taking performance?

December 10, 2018

Computer scientists find a connection between our test-taking abilities and resting

Han Wang Receives Coveted Army Research Office Young Investigator Award

December 4, 2018

The USC Viterbi assistant professor, who also just received the prestigious IEEE Nanotechnology Early Career Award, hopes to advance computer efficiency and proficiency.

USC Viterbi Student Named Amazon Alexa Graduate Fellow

November 29, 2018

Doctoral student I-Hung Hsu has won the prestigious fellowship for his research in advancing interactions between voice and technology

USC Viterbi’s “Adopt-a-School” Program Announces Partnerships with Code.org and Sesame Workshop

November 13, 2018

USC Viterbi VAST programs gain attention for community engagement in computer sciences, landing new partnerships from leading STEM organizations

Getting Connected with Big Tech

October 9, 2018

New program establishes partnership between the USC Computer Science Department and major technology companies

Can AI Reduce Race Bias in Homelessness?

October 1, 2018

New Algorithm Can Improve Outcomes in Assigning Housing to Homeless Youth and Change Housing Policy

USC students go into refugee camps in Greece to volunteer and research solutions to the global refugee crisis

September 26, 2018

New USC Viterbi course focused on engineering solutions for social good takes students from seven USC schools in a close encounter with problems inside refugee camps

Alexa To USC: “Congratulations! You Have Been Chosen.”

August 31, 2018

The prestigious Amazon Alexa Innovation Fellowship will allow the USC Viterbi School of Engineering to infuse voice technology into several of its innovation programs.