Using Robots to Fight Toxic Algae

February 2, 2023

USC computer scientists and biologists have teamed up to tackle harmful algae blooms using “smart” robots

Los Angeles’ Silicon Beach goes back to USC’s Information Sciences Institute

February 1, 2023

The computer research institute established in 1972 was building the internet on the Westside decades before the tech industry took over.

Streamlining Learning Curves in the Workplace with Machine Learning

January 31, 2023

ISI’s KNIC program works to build AI that can help new employees kick start their new jobs more efficiently

Alumnus Makes Space Dreams Come True

January 30, 2023

Propulsion engineer Roderic Vanderscoff helps Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket reach orbit

Synthetic Touch: Haptic Data is Revolutionizing Consumer Products

January 26, 2023

SynTouch, spun off from USC research, is using robot touch to improve everything from cars to toilet paper to online shopping.

A Faster, More Efficient Way to Solve Partial Differential Equations

January 24, 2023

A new method from Wade Hsu’s group is up to 30,000,000 times faster than existing methods – a game-changer for nanophotonics research and many other disciplines

The Single Oil Spill that Can Disrupt the Global Energy Supply

January 24, 2023

A maritime area three times the size of the city of London holds the highest risk for oil spills in the Gulf which can have devastating consequences locally and globally.

Constantine Sideris One of 25 Researchers Honored by Office of Naval Research

January 24, 2023

USC Viterbi assistant professor receives three-year grant to pursue work in biomedical sensing, health monitoring.

Having Trouble Remembering Your Password? Forget About It!

January 23, 2023

Cybersecurity researcher Jelena Mirkovic weighs in on recent security breaches, talks about her work and gives password tips.

USC Viterbi Honors Inaugural A.V. ‘Bal’ Balakrishnan Award Recipients

January 20, 2023

Awardees made important contributions in the area of mathematics of systems

Catching Some Z’s is a Challenge for Millions. Can Wristbands Help Solve the Problem?

January 19, 2023

Professor Michael Khoo and his SleepHuB partners look at a range of technologies to uncover sleep problems

USC Student Wins Big for Plastic Waste Capture Device

January 18, 2023

Inspired by the plastic pollution problem in his home country, USC computer science student receives $25,000 prize in global IBM competition.

Lives, Not Grades – Ukraine

January 6, 2023

Student teams in the USC Viterbi “Lives, Not Grades” class shared their ideas for products and services to help the country at the recent “Innovate for Ukraine Pitch Night”

Azad Madni Receives NAE’s 2023 Gordon Prize

January 5, 2023

For second year in a row, a Trojan receives top award in engineering education

Azad Madni Receives the Prestigious IEEE Simon Ramo Medal

January 5, 2023

Madni is being honored for pioneering contributions to model-based systems engineering, education, and industrial impact using interdisciplinary approaches

Using Computer Generated Images to Create Unbiased Facial Recognition

January 3, 2023

Information Sciences Institute researchers use machine learning to invent an impartial way to recognize faces

Lights, Camera…Stereotypes? Film Characters’ Actions Reflect Gender Bias

December 21, 2022

A machine-learning framework developed by USC researchers reveals a pattern of stereotyped actions by male and female characters in films over 100-year period

USC’s Petros Ioannou, Gérard Medioni and J. Joshua Yang Elected as National Academy of Inventors Fellows

December 16, 2022

The trio joins a distinguished class of 169 new inductees whose innovations have tangibly impacted society.

USC Viterbi Researchers Named 2023 IEEE Fellows

December 15, 2022

USC Information Sciences Institute’s Carl Kesselman and Premkumar Natarajan, and Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering’s Bhaskar Krishnamachari were elevated for their impactful research contributions.