The Return of the Viterbi Awards
After last year’s postponement because of COVID-19, the 42nd annual event celebrated honorees General (retired) Ellen Pawlikowski, alumnus Juan Perez of UPS and Geena Davis.
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Viterbi School News Back to News Archive
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Maryam Shanechi to Lead Brain Research Supported by New NIH Award
The $3 million grant will help develop new neurotechnology to treat neurological and mental disorders
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Saving Clean Drinking Water…With Math!
USC Viterbi researchers develop innovative new method to analyze how shifts in the earth affect drinking water supply
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Virus Minority Report
USC Viterbi researchers show how we might one day develop vaccines for viruses that haven’t even evolved yet
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Scholarship and Fellowship Celebration Spotlights Generosity, Academic Excellence
Annual event brings together talented students and the donors who support their pursuits.
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How a Moving Platform for 3-D Printing Can Cut Waste and Costs
Researchers at USC Viterbi have developed a unique low-cost dynamically-controlled surface for 3-D printers that reduces waste and saves time.
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Over 100 Undergraduate Students Conduct Research Remotely
As part of the Center for Undergraduate Research in Viterbi Engineering fellowships, undergraduate students participated in research spanning topics including disruptive space engineering, climate change, robotics and AI for social good.
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What Game Design Taught Me About Life, Dreams, And 3-D Printing A Human Heart
Gavan Wilhite, ’10 B.S. computer science, created the first social platform for virtual reality, now he’s building the connective tissues in 3-D printed organs
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How Robots Stay on Track in Giant Automated Warehouses
USC Viterbi-developed technology that helps robots navigate labyrinthine retail warehouses honored in international awards.
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What If The Internet Was Accessible To All?
Paul Chiou, a USC Viterbi Ph.D. student, seeks to reimagine technology for people with disabilities, sparked by a paralyzing car accident and a passion for computing.
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Healthier Healthcare
An AI algorithm developed by Gerald Loeb would comb through millions of electronic medical records to suggest diagnoses and tests to improve patient outcomes and lower costs
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What Happens To All Those COVID Test Nasal Swabs? That’s Where It Gets Complicated.
Recent XPRIZE finalist Tapestry, led by Manoj Gopalkrishnan, ’08, could save time, money and lives by testing hundreds of samples at once
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A Hackathon to Empower Women
5th annual AthenaHacks hackathon enables over 400 women and non-binary students to create apps, games, and more
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Escape Velocity, Episode 4: “The Equity Scholar-Practitioner”
Brandi Jones, USC Viterbi vice dean for diversity and strategic initiatives, talks about her life’s work at the intersection of race, academia and STEM
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Making the (Virtual) Trains Run On Time: USC Team World Champs in AI Challenge
Ph.D. students conquer the railways at 2020 Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) Flatland Challenge
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Engineering the Flow of Light
USC Viterbi researchers’ device shapes light in new and exciting ways
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Computing Machinery Faces an Urgent Scarcity
USC Viterbi professor leads panel at international conferences for computer scientists and engineers
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Giving Back is Top Priority for First Generation Student
Industrial and systems engineering student Carlos Acosta is active in a range of student organizations, as well as much-needed volunteer relief efforts for his homeland of Venezuela.
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Do Humans Trust AI Coworkers?
USC ISI researchers show that human-AI collaborators may be best at predicting the future. But can they get along?
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Can We Predict Which COVID-19 Patients Will End Up in the ICU?
USC researchers created an algorithm that uses five biomarkers to determine which COVID-19 patients will need intensive care after hospitalization.
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Symposium on the Future of AI: Will AIs Ever Be One of Us?
The USC AI Futures Symposium featured a prolific group of researchers and covered a wide range of AI topics
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Can A Robot Operate Effectively Underwater?
USC researchers find sea stars’ shape plays an important role in their ability to withstand dynamic water forces and remain attached to surfaces.
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What Might Sheep and Driverless Cars Have in Common? Following the Herd.
Researchers Show How Social Component of Moral Decision-making Can Influence Programming of Autonomous Vehicles and Other Technologies
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USC Undergraduate Student Team Reaches Final Round of $500k Pandemic Response Challenge
The USC team was among 48 teams from 17 countries chosen to advance to the second and final phase of the competition.