Alumnus Wins Prestigious PECASE Award
Jonathan Sauder, a NASA JPL engineer, lands “highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on early career scientists and engineers” for his work on RainCube and Venus Rover.
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Up, Up and Away!
L.A. Youth Gain Hands-On Engineering Experience at Three-Day Camp Hosted by the USC Viterbi Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
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AI Predicts Musical Genre by Identifying Surprising Patterns in Hit Songs
Record-breaking single “Old Town Road” is a little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n roll, according to an artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by a USC computer science student
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Using 3-D Printed Mother-of-Pearl to Create Tough New Smart Materials
USC researchers are drawing inspiration from mollusks to build lightweight, strong materials for wearable technology and more.
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USC researchers receive $12.5M grant for craniofacial research data-sharing endeavor
The project, FaceBase III Data Management and Integration Hub, would put USC on the map as the data epicenter for the craniofacial research community.
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VR Game Allows Parkinson’s Patients to Move and Feel in Virtual Worlds
USC engineers team with researchers and VR game designers to help Parkinson’s patients walk steadily with confidence
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Tackling Lack of Diversity in Genetics Research
Researchers at the USC Viterbi Information Sciences Institute managed vast amounts of genetic data from multi-ethnic populations in a groundbreaking new study.
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Fighting Back Against the Ravages of Time
New USC Viterbi research tells us more than we’ve ever known about how and why our cells age, paving the way for a healthier, happier old age.
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The Origin of Spam and Other Online Intrusions
New research documents evolution of spam, including spam bots, deepfakes and other annoying online antagonists.
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A New Tool for Data Scientists and Biologists and More
Computational tool by USC Viterbi researchers solves the “community detection” problem
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Meet The Trojan Engineer Helping Chinese Cities Bounce Back After Disaster
Nan Li, Ph.D. ’14, was named a 2018 top “Innovator under 35” in China by MIT Technology Review for his work in resilient cities
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Swimming like a Shark
USC Viterbi Assistant Professor Mitul Luhar Develops an Algorithm to Optimize Surfaces for Fast, Frictionless Motion in Water and Air
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“Yes, And . . .”
Engineering students speed dating, telling wild tales and assuming martial arts stances in class!? Just another day in Writing 340, which injects a little bit of improv into the reading and writing.
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Addressing the Urgent Need for Early and Accurate Tools in Diagnosing and Treating Cancer
Assad Oberai demonstrates how machine learning can be used to more quickly and accurately diagnose breast cancer.
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USC Viterbi Announces its 2019 NSF CAREER Award Winners
USC Viterbi Professors Pierluigi Nuzzo, Kelly Sanders and Mahdi Soltanolkotabi receive highly competitive National Science Foundation awards for their leadership and novel research.
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“Deep Fakes”: Researchers Develop Forensic Techniques to Identify Tampered Videos
USC computer scientists find movement is key to spot manipulated content
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High School Students on the Cutting Edge of Biomedical Engineering
Students from the Orthopaedic Medical Magnet High School are building their own biomedical devices, with a little help from USC Viterbi faculty and students.
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Making Children’s Voices Heard in the Courtroom
USC computer science undergraduate student Zane Durante is using artificial intelligence to identify truthful language in child forensic interviews.
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The Future of Artificial Intelligence Comes Alive in Our Buildings
The Center for Intelligent Environments launches to advance human-centered building design and operation to increase well-being, safety, and even joy at work and beyond
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Battling Bias in AI
USC computer science PhD student tackles algorithmic fairness for social justice in machine learning.
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Students Build App That Empowers Teachers in Remote Corners of the World
A U.S. State Department-funded project will allow Mobile Teacher to reach more educators without Internet
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The End of an Era
A blended family of eight, six of whom attended USC, bids farewell to the school as the youngest graduates
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USC ISI and Intel Custom Foundry Collaborate to Spur Microelectronics Innovation
Partnership to offer multi-project wafer (MPW) runs for the microelectronics community, integrating ISI’s MOSIS manufacturing services with Intel’s high-performance device fabrication technology.
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Robotics and American Sign Language
USC Viterbi research team develops technology that may help deaf children better learn sign language