The Internet Has a Dark Side – Can We Teach Machines How To Identify It?

June 1, 2023

ISI researchers are developing technology that can detect logical fallacies in AI and classify hate speech in internet memes

Unfolding the Mystery of Proteins

May 31, 2023

Assistant professor Wade Zeno, an expert in proteins, wins the prestigious ESI MIRA award from the NIH

A New Wave in Wireless Communication: The National Radio Dynamic Zone

May 30, 2023

ISI leads an initiative in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the University of Utah (UoU) to expand spectrum access across the nation

Get Ready for a World of Self-Growing and Healing “Living” Materials

May 26, 2023

New research at USC Viterbi School of Engineering seeks to upcycle waste materials by harnessing the power of microorganisms.

Putting the Rational Thinking Skills of Language Models to the Test

May 25, 2023

Can language models be trusted to reason like humans do? Are they good at making decisions? These researchers set off to find out.

Are You More Vaccine Hesitant Than A 57-Year-Old?

May 24, 2023

Researchers at USC Information Sciences Institute used machine learning and deep statistical analysis to look for answers about vaccine hesitancy.

Advancing Computer Vision One Pixel at a Time

May 17, 2023

USC Viterbi researchers propose a novel framework to address challenges in computer vision.

The BME Grad Championing Gender-Affirming Healthcare

May 12, 2023

Senior Sabrina Sy reflects a unique interdisciplinary marriage between biomedical engineering and gender and sexuality studies.

Two Graduating Seniors in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

May 10, 2023

Both students are among the first cohort of the Ming Hsieh Institute Undergraduate Scholars program.

Can AI Teach Your Child Perseverance?

May 8, 2023

Postdoc Scholar Emmanuel Johnson is part of a team receiving a $20M National Science Foundation grant to research AI-augmented learning.

USC Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science Announces Naming Gift

May 4, 2023

Through the generosity of the Lord Foundation, the naming gift is part of USC’s $1-billion-plus Frontiers in Computing initiative

Daniel Lidar to Lead MURI on Quantum Computing Research

May 2, 2023

The Department of Defense MURI Award will allow Lidar’s multi-institutional team to investigate techniques that may unlock the full potential of quantum computing.

USC Computer Scientists Are Tackling Dental Health and Birth Defects

May 1, 2023

FaceBase researchers are advancing dental, oral and craniofacial research with data.

Welcome to the Fabulous Fluids Facility!

April 28, 2023

The renovation of USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s Dryden Wind Tunnel celebrates the phenomenon of “beautiful flow.”

AI for Good: ShowCAIS Event Highlights the Power of AI to Make a Difference

April 28, 2023

USC CAIS researchers from seven USC schools come together to solve the world’s most pressing problems using AI.

Two USC Computer Science Juniors Awarded Goldwater Scholarships

April 28, 2023

Juniors Jordan Cahoon and Allen Chang were recognized for their research in, and beyond, computer science.

The Top Six GIFs from USC Robotics Open House 2023

April 21, 2023

At the event, the first in-person since 2019, five local L.A. schools were able to visit five different USC Viterbi robotics labs.

Materials of the Future: I’ll Have My Nano-Sized Donuts with Extra Swirls

April 19, 2023

Yu-Tsun Shao is developing new ways to observe the changes in the properties of nano-scale particle-like objects that can be used to make next-generation computers.