Coding, Creativity and Camaraderie
Inside Open Alpha, a student-led game development club
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Viterbi School News Back to News Archive
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A Long Sleep for a Long Life
New USC Viterbi assistant professor Yaoheng Yang studies how safely induced artificial hibernation could improve our longevity.
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Mapping Volcanic Hazards with Pegasus
Researchers at ISI help tackle the computational challenges of volcanology.
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Four USC Students Receive CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Awards
Students pioneer advancements in building fair and reliable AI systems, training robots for complex tasks, and safeguarding data creators’ privacy
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Bridging Divides: Computer Science Sophomore Takes on Polarization at SXSW EDU 2025
Student-led research and discourse-based curriculum challenge the status quo of civics education
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Scholarship & Fellowship Dinner Spotlights Academic Excellence, Generosity
The 10th annual event brought students and donors together for a special night of gratitude.
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USC at AAAI-25
USC researchers present their latest research at the 39th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-25), one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence conferences
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ISI @ AAAI-25
ISI researchers push AI forward in detection of online influence campaigns, risk assessment, and public service.
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A Naming Gift for USC Viterbi’s Construction Management Program
Alumnus Jonathan Emami has made a contribution to transform the Construction Management Program
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Celebrating 20 Years of USC Viterbi Astronautical Engineering
The academic program and its record-breaking student-run USC Rocket Propulsion Lab are celebrating 20 years of advancing space exploration through stellar research and teaching.
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New USC Graduate Program to Train Tomorrow’s Energy Technology Leaders
USC Viterbi launches a unique multidisciplinary MS in Energy Engineering for students who are passionate about solving our critical global challenges in energy transition.
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Maja Matarić Elected to the NAE
Recognized for “contributions to human-robot interaction and socially assistive robotics”
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How AI and Genomics are Personalizing Cancer Treatment
USC-led study uses AI to analyze genetic mutations and improve cancer treatment strategies
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Five Things You Can Do to Help Fireproof Your House
USC Viterbi Professor Fokion Egolfopoulos on how to fireproof existing homes and build back better and safer
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When Words Fail, She Just Builds
Elisa McCormick, president of USC’s Recumbent Vehicle Design Team (RVDT), explains her philosophy of creation and fun in engineering through surprising innovation.
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Building Virtual Worlds with “Digital Twins”
Computer science doctoral student Jiawei Yang received an NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship for his research in 3D scene reconstruction and generative AI to enable safer robotics and autonomous driving
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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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A Natural Approach to Wildfire Prevention: Banana Trees and AI
How two innovative approaches – nature-based fire buffers and AI-powered wildfire detection – show promise in tackling the growing wildfire risk.
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Why Do Wildfires Increase Flood Risk?
An expert on fluid dynamics shares how engineers can help mitigate flooding after major wildfires.
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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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USC School of Advanced Computing Gift Establishes Chair in Computing and Health
A $5-million gift from entrepreneur and philanthropist Mark A. Kolokotrones will support computing advances in health
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Spot the Difference: Safeguarding Cybersecurity with Graph Anomaly Detection
Yue Zhao receives an Amazon Research Award for his work detecting and explaining suspicious behavior in information security systems
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Could Crowdsourcing Hold the Key to Early Wildfire Detection?
USC researchers develop low-cost wildfire detection system to accurately detect wildfires minutes-even seconds-after they ignite.
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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
