When Self-Driving Trucks Don’t Know What They Don’t Know
At the USC Center for Autonomy and AI’s fall workshop, participants grappled with a critical question: Can foundation models power the next generation of autonomous systems?
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She’s Taught Tennis to Politicians and Movie Stars. Now, She’s Helped Over 10,000 Kids Learn Coding
Little more than a decade ago: Kathy “Coach” Kemper had a vision for a unique coding camp. She found the perfect doubles partner at USC Viterbi.
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USC Viterbi’s ECE Celebrates Innovation at 2025 MHI Research Festival
From live demos and poster sessions to lab tours, the 15th MHI Research Festival highlighted USC ECE’s pivotal role in powering the nation’s innovation and the value of student research.
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Beyond the Hype: Quantum Computers Start Solving Real Problems
At ISI’s LA Tech Week panel, researchers explored how the principles of quantum mechanics are becoming real-world technologies, with high hopes for drug discovery
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Where Service Meets Storytelling
U.S. veteran David Cobbins, ’13, leads cutting-edge virtual training programs at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies.
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USC Rocket Propulsion Lab Launches First Payload
The successful launch of USCRPL’s latest rocket, Malibu, marks a major turning point for the record-breaking student team: the ability to send a payload up to space.
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In Memoriam: Alice Gast 1958 – 2025
USC Viterbi alumna, valedictorian and former president of Imperial College London
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AI Is Powering the Search for America’s Critical Minerals
At USC ISI, researchers are using machine learning to unlock data from thousands of maps and build one of the world’s largest knowledge bases of global mineral resources.
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Maral Mousavi Wins Prestigious International Award in Electroanalytical Sciences
Mousavi, an expert in electrochemical sensors for at-home and point-of-care testing, has been honored with the 2026 Royce W. Murray Young Investigator Award.
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What Can Simulate Nature? Aid Blockbuster Drugs? And Get Congress to Agree?
USC, home of the first operational quantum computer in academia, hosted its second quantum technology forum, bringing together leading experts from industry, academia and government.
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New ISE Faculty Bring Expertise in Analytics, Optimization, Healthcare and Applied Probability
USC Viterbi welcomes new ISE faculty members Karthyek Murthy, Karmel S. Shehadeh, Alfredo Torrico and Shengbo Wang.
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The Hidden Chemistry of Human Survival
Jeremy Alexander, Doug Peacock Scholar, finds innovation in overlooked spaces – from wastewater microbes to aerospace materials – to protect life on Earth and beyond.
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Space Robotics at the Edge of the Unknown
The USC Department of Astronautical Engineering (ASTE) is expanding its focus on space robotics, with an emphasis on autonomous systems that can operate in extreme and unmapped environments.
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Artificial neurons developed by USC team replicate biological function for improved computer chips
Breakthrough in neuromorphic computing could reduce energy use of chips and advance artificial general intelligence (AGI)
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USC Researchers Develop First Wireless, Wearable, Real-Time, Camera-less Motion Tracker
USC ACME lab is reshaping the field of motion tracking with a new technology based on magnetic induction.
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Introducing the First Cohort of Astani Graduate Sustainability Scholars
A recently launched program at the USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering provides a launchpad for young scholars to research major environmental challenges.
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New NIH Project to Model Breast Tumors for Better Immunotherapy
Stacey Finley will co-lead the five-year $2.6 million project that will harness computational modeling to find effective immunotherapy approaches against devastating metastatic breast tumors.
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Researchers Invent New AI Tool to Automate Detection of Cancer in Blood Samples
Innovation detects cancer cells in blood samples (liquid biopsies) in as little as 10 minutes and identifies hard-to-find cells without humans in-the-loop
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Space Robotics Platform Astrobee Set for Commercial Transition for ISS Operations
USC/ISI hosted researchers and startups to discuss NASA’s Astrobee for next-generation space robotics
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Click Here for Confusion: The State of Privacy Settings
Finding a privacy setting on social media should be simple. But a new study from USC’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI) shows it’s anything but.
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USC Secures Hat Trick at Interspeech 2025 with 3 Research Awards
USC SAIL Lab’s Best Paper and Dual Grand Challenge Wins Solidify its Leadership in Speech Communication Science and Technology
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Serving the Nation with Purpose
U.S. Veteran William Vanderwaal, ’17, reflects on his leadership in combat and his appreciation for USC Viterbi.
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Creating A Future of Convenient AI Systems
USC students collaborated with the artificial intelligence startup Aurite to develop solutions for job searching, travel planning, and more.
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Building a Digital Apprentice
Presented at a DARPA tech demo, ISI’s KNIC system supports complex tasks by learning from those who’ve done them before.
