How K-Pop Fans Helped COVID-19 Tweets Go Viral
USC researcher analyzed millions of tweets to shed light on a new dimension of K-Pop’s influence: public health.
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Mahdi Soltanolkotabi Receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award for Reliable AI for MRI
$2.4 million grant will be used to develop new AI-powered algorithms that could lessen the need for higher-strength MRI machines and correct for various imaging artifacts.
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Swabha Swayamdipta Wins Career-Defining Awards for Early Researchers
Combining her interest in computation and human language, Swabha Swayamdipta explores the growingly complex study of natural language processing.
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Space Archaeology at 17,000 Miles Per Hour
The preliminary findings from the first ever archaeological study of the ISS are shared during a presentation at USC.
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Advanced Computing in Civil and Environmental Engineering
In teaching and research, advanced computational methods are essential for achieving the strategic vision at Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE)
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Cracking the Code of Content Moderation
USC researchers are creating science-backed tools to improve social media content moderation policies.
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State of the School 2023: Exponential Pace, Inflection Points, and Venn Diagrams
In his annual address, Dean Yannis C. Yortsos highlighted major new initiatives, ranging from the $1 billion Frontiers of Computing to the Viterbi-led Water Reuse Consortium
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Faculty and Students Pay Tribute to Software Engineering Pioneer Barry Boehm
Boehm is remembered as a dedicated researcher and a “wonderful advisor”, who greatly shaped the life of his students and colleagues.
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DEN@Viterbi celebrates 50 years of high-impact distance learning
The progressive pedagogy of the pioneering distance learning program has changed the lives of graduate students worldwide.
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A Tribute to Excellence and Equity: the John Brooks Slaughter Center for Engineering Diversity
From Topeka to the White House, Slaughter has lifted as he climbed
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Just Play It Cool…Pre-Cool
Dramatically cooling homes with renewable energy in the middle of the day could reduce carbon dioxide emissions, save consumers money and prevent rolling blackouts
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Ten New Faculty Members Join the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
The new faculty members hail from top universities, leading laboratories and innovative industry sectors across the nation
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USC Computer Science Named the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
The department will be housed in the new LEED-Platinum certified building, the Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Human-Centered Computation Hall.
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VR will change the way we train for active shooter incidents
Immersive virtual environments provide healthcare workers with a highly effective method to prepare for emergencies.
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Designing an Engine Ready for Hydrogen Combustion
The U.S. Department of Energy is supporting a major USC research initiative to advance the next stage of the clean energy revolution.
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Tackling Climate Change with the Help of “Coffee Filters for Molecules”
Luis Francisco Villalobos joins USC Viterbi, bringing expertise in separation technology for energy transition and water filtration.
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Origami-Inspired Strain Sensors for Stretchable Soft Robotics
USC researchers have developed an innovative solution to measure the motion of soft components in robotics.
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Phebe Vayanos Named Co-Director of USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society
Vayanos leverages operations research and artificial intelligence to help underserved and marginalized communities.
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A Smarter Approach to Answer Financial Questions
USC Information Sciences Institute researchers apply a case-based reasoning approach using relevant examples to help answer financial questions.
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Causal Effects: Distinguishing Correlation from Causation
USC Information Sciences Institute researchers grapple with hidden variables in cause-and-effect studies to make better-informed decisions.
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New Laser-Array Processor Could Vastly Improve AI Computing Efficiency
Study conducted by team including USC, MIT shows 100x improvement over existing technology.
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Building Better Models Starts With Reexamining the Metrics
USC computer scientists present a better way to measure the performance of generative AI models at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML).
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Computer Science Student Wins Award for Diabetic Eating Disorder Research
Natalie Humber created the first scoping review for diabulimia, a potentially fatal disorder that occurs when people with Type 1 diabetes stop taking insulin to lose weight
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Paul Plucinsky Receives National Science Foundation Career Award
Plucinsky’s theory-guided approach explores the interplay between geometry and complex material behavior.
