Device designed at USC aims to provide warnings of super-silent heart attacks
AI-informed platform could increase chance of survival
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Three USC Schools Collaborate to Reimagine the LA River
Researchers in landscape architecture, fluid mechanics and augmented reality have created an interactive hydraulic model installed alongside the Los Angeles River.
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New AI Algorithm Enables Advanced Real-Time Decoding for Neurotechnologies
Algorithm can enhance decoding accuracy of brain signals in real-time brain-computer interfaces.
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Fulbright Scholars Forge Connections at USC Viterbi: Building a Community Away From Home
More than 60% of the USC Fulbright Students are from USC Viterbi.
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Too Close for Comfort: USC Viterbi Students Use AI to Prevent Aircraft Collisions
USC had two teams among top 10 finalists in national FAA Data Challenge 2023.
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“Battle Buddy:” Revolutionizing Mental Health for Veterans
USC develops a non-judgmental, virtual companion who is available 24/7 to support veterans with mental health and suicide prevention
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Keeping the Lights On
USC Viterbi’s Bhaskar Krishnamachari and USC economist Matthew Kahn have proposed an ethical plan to promote power and water conservation that targets the biggest users while protecting the poor.
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Don’t Feel Like Waiting 5+ Hours at the ER? Meet Your New Allies.
USC Viterbi students in health systems management engineering have developed strategies to reduce hospital wait times and increase overall efficiencies.
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USC Games Expo 2023 Takes Flight: From “Birds Aren’t Real” to Immersive Adventures
Sixty student games featured in the annual carnival-like event, held in person for the first time since 2019
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USC Computer Scientists Are Tackling Dental Health and Birth Defects
FaceBase researchers are advancing dental, oral and craniofacial research with data.
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Using AI to Diagnose COPD In One Minute with 98.5% Accuracy
Paul Bogdan has developed a new and improved method to detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for early diagnosis and better treatment
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Fetal Heart Disease Visible for First Time on Real-Time MRI Scan for Expectant Mothers
Breakthrough imaging procedure can be used to better characterize congenital heart disease and to plan immediate care for newborns
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Stressed at work? USC Researchers Aim to Change That
An interdisciplinary team, including three USC Viterbi researchers, recently received a $1.1M National Science Foundation grant for managing, mitigating on-the-job stress
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Our Grandparents Ate Healthier Fruits and Veggies. A Trojan Engineer Seeks to Restore This.
How alumnus Andrew Johnson pushes the boundaries of agriculture with his industrial systems and engineering knowledge
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Operation Pangolin Launches to Save World’s Most Trafficked Wild Mammal
Bistra Dilkina joins a global team addressing pangolin poaching and trafficking
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Catching Some Z’s is a Challenge for Millions. Can Wristbands Help Solve the Problem?
Professor Michael Khoo and his SleepHuB partners look at a range of technologies to uncover sleep problems
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New $11.7 Million USC Center to Create Open-Source Implantables for the Nervous System
The USC-led center will develop cutting-edge devices that send stimulating pulses to the autonomic nervous system to treat and monitor a vast range of conditions.
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Shanechi Receives the One Mind 2022 Rising Star Award
Maryam Shanechi was honored for her unique engineering approach to mental health.
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Baby Talk: Detecting Signs of Toxic Stress in Infants
A computer science doctoral student is working with a local children’s hospital to help clinicians detect signs of toxic stress in infants using artificial intelligence.
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New wearable device measures the changing size of tumors below the skin
Electronically sensitive, skin-like membrane can measure changes in tumor size to the hundredth of a millimeter. It represents a new, faster and more accurate approach to screen cancer drugs.
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A Prescription for the Future of Healthcare: AI, Databases and Video Games
As we celebrate USC’s Information Systems Institute’s 50th anniversary, we look back at the collaborations they’ve done in the medical field that have led to smarter, more efficient medical care.
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“The new generation of computer scientist wants to benefit society”
Professor Jim Kurose discusses the type of science computing researchers are focusing on and the future of the field based on the newest generation’s interests.
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How Does the Nervous System Develop?
New model demonstrates how the nervous system learns to control the body and has implications for medical treatments and developing agile robots
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Adam Novak Spent 100 Hours in Meditative Silence. From This, Shift SC Was Born.
USC Viterbi student cofounded new student club to explore technology in all its dimensions, including ethics
