‘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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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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“Do Better Than Us”: Three Years of USC Viterbi Ph.D.s Receive Their Hoods.
At the 2022 Ph.D. Hooding and Awards Ceremony, 215 new graduates join Trojan forebears like Andrew Viterbi and Wanda Austin.
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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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“Splendid Sunsets on the Marina”: USC ISI’s Class of 2022 is Graduating with Big Dreams and Fond Memories
Featuring anecdotes and impactful projects of student researchers at the USC Information Sciences Institute (ISI).
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Dr. Ishwar K. Puri, vice president of research at USC, learns about ISI’s work on AI, networking, and cybersecurity
Five Ph.D. students presented their work on fairness in job ads, translation, newsworthiness, tables in Wikidata, and vulnerability detection in programs.
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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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USC and UA Students Are Developing an AR Interface to Inform Lunar Astronauts of Location, Vitals
Finalists in NASA “SUITS Up” Next Generation Astronaut Challenge Hopes to Foster Lunar Exploration
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ISI collaborates in a $10 million NSF-funded initiative on cyberinfrastructure
The goal is to establish a suite of cyberinfrastructure coordination services to support researchers from all areas of science, engineering research and education.
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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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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 builds a new career path for its research engineers
USC’s Information Sciences Institute has decided to offer new job positions to its research engineers to give them more opportunities for growth.
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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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USC at the AAAI ’22 conference: 3D objects recognition, teaching robots to think on their own, finding information in any languages
New models help information detection in many languages and 3-D objects recognition, as well as robots training.
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Michael Pazzani, pioneer in machine learning, joins ISI to strengthen its AI strategy
His research on explanation can’t always be explained to a ten year old, but his contribution to the machine learning field has led to very concrete innovations, from media personalization to salary predictions for athletes.
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Measuring Media Polarization
Researchers in USC’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI) develop a natural language processing tool that can quickly detect polarized topics from partisan news sources.
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USC Viterbi School of Engineering and Industrial Technology Research Institute to Collaborate on Microelectronics
Research effort between MOSIS and the Taiwanese company will support semiconductor design and manufacturing.
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‘Information Is Powerful, But Only If We Can Organize It Right’ — New AI Potential Boon to Businesses
Algorithm created by USC’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI) helps e-commerce companies better organize their products and makes it easier for customers to find what they want
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USC Launches its 3rd Satellite into Space
Satellite Dodona, with its novel Lockheed Martin La Jument payloads, is part of SpaceX’s Smallsat Rideshare Program, will ride Transporter 3 mission to space
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USC Team Shows How Memories Are Stored in The Brain, With Potential Impact on Conditions Like PTSD
Fish that glow; a tailor-made microscope; a new way to catalog science. After six years, researchers produce the first snapshots of memory in a living animal.
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USC Collaboration Helps FaceBase Reach 1,000-Dataset Milestone
The data repository allows craniofacial scientists to share data, which could ultimately lead to improved care for patients with craniofacial developmental disorders.
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A Researcher’s Best Friend: USC Helps Provide A Wealth of Data, Insights in the Fight Against Urinary, Reproductive Diseases
Under the coordination of USC ISI, GUDMAP supports research organizations from around the world working together to investigate and understand the genitourinary tract
