‘That’s Just Common Sense’. USC researchers find bias in up to 38.6% of ‘facts’ used by AI
A team of researchers from the USC Information Sciences Institute studied two AI databases to see if their data was fair. They found that it wasn’t.
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USC Researchers Simulate COVID-19 Classroom Transmission
Model predictions show that universal mask usage can reduce new infections by up to 72% and high vaccination rates successfully curb transmission for more contagious variants.
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Haptics Device Creates Realistic Virtual Textures
USC Viterbi computer scientists have created a user-driven haptics method that can generate dead-ringers for real-world textures.
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When Will Space Flight Be As Safe as Air Flight?
USC Viterbi adjunct professor and rocket scientist, Michael Kezirian, makes a case for why advancing space safety measures advances space exploration.
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USC Games Expo 2022 Takes Participants on a Ten Hour, Multi-World Adventure
Over fifty student games debut at 6th annual expo event hosted on Twitch
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Where Does Vaccine Hesitancy Exist? USC AI Researchers Can Predict on the Zip Code-Level, in Real-Time
New software can outperform local and national survey data in gauging public opinions.
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USC ISI works with D-Wave to house one of the first U.S-Based Advantage™ Quantum Computers
New D-Wave Advantage system, housed at the University of Southern California-Lockheed Martin Quantum Computing Center, brings quantum system and hybrid solver access to business and research clients wanting a US-based solution.
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2022 Graduate Yun Li Awarded Top PhD Honor for Exemplary Research
The 2022 graduate was honored for research on the role of energy system decarbonization and land surface properties on urban air quality in Southern California.
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A Grand Day: Dean Yortsos Receives Top Award for Engineering Education
On the same day the 2022 Grand Challenges Scholars were recognized, USC Viterbi dean wins Gordon Prize for his role in the program’s creation.
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USC Viterbi Faculty and Staff Awards 2022: “The Pre-Post-COVID Era”
The 2022 awards luncheon, hosted in-person for the first time since 2019, honored the outstanding dedication and excellence of USC Viterbi faculty and staff.
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New Startup Brings AI to the People and Organizations
USC Viterbi researchers’ new AI platform is for everyone
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USC at ICLR 2022: learning how to learn, decision making in complex environments, better forecasting models
USC researchers advance the state-of-the-art in AI and deep learning at top international conference.
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Professor J.J. Lee retires after changing students’ lives at USC for over 50 years
Inspired by a desire to safeguard coastal spaces, Lee moved from Taiwan to the U.S. to catapult the next generation of engineers at USC Viterbi.
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Milad Pirhadi, USC PhD’21, Awarded Top PhD Honor for Exemplary Research
Pirhadi, now an air pollution specialist at the California Air Resources Board, was the second PhD in Professor Constantinos Sioutas’ lab to win the USC PhD Achievement Award in six years.
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Experimental Infrastructure at USC Receives a $100M+ Boost
From upgraded quantum computing center to new nano facilities, five investments that are transforming research, innovation and learning
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AI study finds that males are represented four times more than females in literature
An artificial intelligence study on female prevalence in literature finds a staggering discrepancy in female representation.
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USC Viterbi-Led Team Wins $15 Million NSF Expeditions in Computing Award, One of Only Two Announced This Year
Massoud Pedram will be PI for multi-university DISCoVER team focused on green computing, superconductor electronics
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I Know What You Did on Venmo
A team led by USC Viterbi researchers has discovered millions of “privacy leaks” on the mobile social payments app
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Shri Narayanan Named 2022 Guggenheim Fellow
Prolific researcher is one of only two honored nationally for work in computer science
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ISI talented early career researchers recognized again by NSF
The NSF CRII program helps outstanding researchers launch their research, consistently recognizing USC’s Information Sciences Institute junior talents.
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Kristina Lerman Elected an AAAI Fellow
She is the third researcher at USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute to receive the prestigious honor.
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Ershaghi Center on Energy Transition Launches
Gift from Gary and Mary Buntmann Launches Center to Lead the Energy Transition
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A Warrior for Equal Rights
Rob Parke, USC Viterbi associate professor of information technology practice, recently won the 2021 Access Computing Capacity Building Award for his advocacy for people with disabilities
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Ultrasound Gave Us Our First Baby Pictures. Can It Also Help the Blind See?
USC researchers stimulate blind retinas using focused ultrasound technology
