Ali Abbas Honored as IEEE Systems Council Distinguished Lecturer 
Abbas is a leading expert in the field of decision analysis.
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Building A More Resilient City of Angels, Part 2
From fire response robots to retardant firing artillery, USC Viterbi engineers offer potential solutions for the future.
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Building A More Resilient City of Angels, Part 1
As Angelenos brace for “fire years” rather than “fire seasons,” USC Viterbi engineers offer potential solutions for the future.
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Mapping Diet Decisions: How Environment Impacts Food Choices in America
Research project “Smart and Connected Communities Food Environment Dynamics,” led by Abigail Horn, uses AI and mobility data to improve the American diet
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Industry Leaders-Turned-Professor-Philanthropists Engineer a Novel Pipeline
A gift from USC Viterbi professor Neil Siegel and his wife, Robyn Friend, creates an eponymous endowed professorship in systems engineering.
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USC Launches First-of-its-Kind Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research
The launch of the new ORAI PhD certificate program is supported by a $2.9 million National Research Traineeship (NRT) grant from the National Science Foundation, putting USC at the forefront of AI for decision-making.
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How a Ham Sandwich Can Solve Our Package Delivery Problems
Award-winning USC Viterbi research develops streamlined last-mile delivery solutions, improving delivery times and easing workloads for busy drivers.
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Jong-Shi Pang to lead AFOSR Project on Finding Solutions to Challenging Optimization Problems
The Air Force Office of Sponsored Research has supported the latest work with $650,000 over three years.
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Victoria Stodden Receives Prestigious International Awards, Including the Humboldt Prize
The USC Viterbi data science expert has been recognized with top Australian and German research prizes, enabling her work as a visiting scholar at the Karlsruhe of Technology, the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, the University of Heidelberg, and the University of Melbourne.
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ISE Ph.D. Candidate Honored by INFORMS for Making 3D Printing Smarter
Weizhi Lin’s research in automating 3D printing qualification improves shape accuracy verification in 3D printing.
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How Do We Protect Our Future Robot-Driven Systems from Attackers?
A new $2.1 million project supported by the Office of Naval Research will provide invaluable intelligence for the robot systems that will be essential to our future lives.
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New ISE Professor Harnesses Mathematical Insights to Solve Financial Problems
Camilo Hernández joins the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering as an assistant professor bringing expertise in stochastic control and behavioral economics.
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New ISE Lecturer Brings Expertise in Transportation Systems and Data Analytics to USC Viterbi
Tao Ma joins the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering as a lecturer in transportation systems engineering, data analytics and machine learning.
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Neil Siegel Awarded Professor of Engineering Practice with Distinction Honor
The University of Southern California bestowed the new title on Siegel, who has had an illustrious career spanning aerospace, defense and innovation.
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A Healthier Menu
For USC’s Abigail Horn, helping people make healthier choices starts with using AI to evaluate their menus.
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How Data Could Help Us Take Gymnastics Gold
Shilong Ren shows how sports analytics could increase the chance of victory for the United States.
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Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? To Evaluate Your LLM
A USC ISI researcher and his collaborators propose separating the AI makers from the AI testers to create more robust systems.
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A Passion for Research that Impacts Human Lives
Kuofu Liu has been honored with the 2024 USC Viterbi Undergraduate Research Award for his work modeling infectious diseases.
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Renyuan Xu Honored with Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
An expert in harnessing probability for decision-making, Xu was selected for the National Science Foundation’s leading award for junior faculty.
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Making a Splash: Meet the Trojan Engineer Chasing Her Olympic Dreams
ISE alum Aëla Janvier’s swim career has taken her from Montreal to USC and now the French Olympic squad.
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From Dreams to Degrees: USC Viterbi Class of 2024 Graduates Shape Tomorrow, Today
At the forefront of engineering and technology, graduates like Christian Bryan redefine potential with degrees in cutting-edge fields and a commitment to lifelong exploration.
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Master’s Class of 2024: “The Best So Far”
At the USC Viterbi master’s commencement ceremonies, Dean Yannis C. Yortsos praised graduates’ resilience, ingenuity and integrity
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A Q&A With Shelby Wu: The Triple President
The 2024 graduate of the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering led three major student organizations simultaneously.
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A Passion for Outreach and Mentorship
Cinthia Sanchez Alvarado (B.S. ISE’ 24) wants to inspire the next generation of problem solvers, thinkers and dreamers.
