‘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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USC Researchers Simulate COVID-19 Classroom Transmission
Model predictions show that universal mask usage can reduce new infections by up to 72% and high vaccination rates successfully curb transmission for more contagious variants.
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USC Viterbi PhD Student Wins Meta Fellowship
The two-year fellowship will support the continued advancement of AI systems.
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Haptics Device Creates Realistic Virtual Textures
USC Viterbi computer scientists have created a user-driven haptics method that can generate dead-ringers for real-world textures.
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Students improve mobile app accessibility for people with disabilities
Two USC Viterbi Ph.D. students aim to solve the size-based accessibility gap in our mobile applications
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When Will Space Flight Be As Safe as Air Flight?
USC Viterbi adjunct professor and rocket scientist, Michael Kezirian, makes a case for why advancing space safety measures advances space exploration.
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USC Games Expo 2022 Takes Participants on a Ten Hour, Multi-World Adventure
Over fifty student games debut at 6th annual expo event hosted on Twitch
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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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“The Best Educated Class In Our History”
At the 2022 commencement ceremony, undergraduates shared laughter, tears and hugs as they embark on a new journey
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“The World Impatiently Waits For You”: 1100 USC Viterbi Master’s Students Graduate
First in-person, satellite ceremonies in two years feature four-star general and former CEO of Yahoo and Verizon Media as speakers
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The USC Badminton Star Who Wants to Make Ethical and Sustainable Shuttlecocks
USC Viterbi 2022 graduate Saket Venkatesh is harnessing his industrial and systems engineering skills to develop badminton shuttlecocks that avoid animal cruelty and cut waste.
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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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Doug Peacock Scholarship Opens New Doors for Engineering Students
TransDigm’s Doug Peacock Scholarship Fund changes the lives of hardworking students from underrepresented backgrounds at USC Viterbi
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The Biomedical Engineer Scaling New Heights – Literally
Class of 2022 graduate Emily Powis balances her 3D ultrasound research with death-defying climbing and bouldering adventures.
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Engineering for Social Good
Remedy, the winner of the 2022 Min Family Challenge, has developed a flexible container and wearable pouch that allow unhoused people to protect their medication from would-be thieves
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A Grand Day: Dean Yortsos Receives Top Award for Engineering Education
On the same day the 2022 Grand Challenges Scholars were recognized, USC Viterbi dean wins Gordon Prize for his role in the program’s creation.
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Trojan in the Sky
For USC Viterbi class of 2022 PhD Rishi Malhan, the future of robotics and sustainability lives in the skies.
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For Graduate Elyse Pollack, There’s Nothing Better Than Being a Trojan
From playing on USC’s world-famous marching band to mentorship for USC’s female engineers, USC Viterbi graduating senior Elyse Pollack thrives on Trojan spirit and family.
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USC Executive Global Space and Defense Program Concludes Inaugural Year
Leaders from military, government and private industry complete unique USC certificate program
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An Attentive Listener
Senior Bryan Huang feels a moral imperative to help those in need, whether serving as president of USC Code the Change or through social entrepreneurship
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Building Better AR and VR
Burgeoning startup Playbook won this year’s MEPC with a vision of simplifying the development of augmented and virtual reality
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More Than Robotics
USC Viterbi student Joy Uehara deepened her love of systems as a robotics mentor. Her most recent team was featured in Disney’s documentary “More than Robots.”
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‘Another 10 Million Years of Living’: USC Viterbi Start-Up is the No. 1 Virtual Cardiac Rehab Program in the U.S.
Moving Analytics, led by three USC Viterbi alumni, seeks to be in all 50 states by the end of 2023
