AI Platform to Revolutionize the Discovery of the Materials of the Future

February 13, 2024

The $2 million NSF project will harness AI to generate new optimized superalloys for game-changing applications from aerospace to healthcare.

Nanoparticles “Hitchhike” on Immune Cells to Catch Cancer Metastasis Early

February 12, 2024

USC Viterbi researchers have designed particles that can light up the lymph node cancer cells otherwise undetectable by MRI.

Three USC Schools Collaborate to Reimagine the LA River

February 9, 2024

Researchers in landscape architecture, fluid mechanics and augmented reality have created an interactive hydraulic model installed alongside the Los Angeles River.

Narayanan, Pedram, Medioni Named 2023 Fellows of Association for Computing Machinery

February 9, 2024

They’re among 68 ACM fellows honored for “transformative contributions to computing science and technology.”

Xiang Ren Honored as one of MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 for the Asia-Pacific Region

February 7, 2024

A pioneer in Natural Language Processing, he advances AI’s ability to communicate with humans

Looking Back on the Incredible Undertakings of AI4Health in 2023

February 5, 2024

The Center on AI Research for Health debuted projects on radiation oncology, neurodegenerative diseases and mental health

International Conference on Holodecks: Five Key Takeaways

February 1, 2024

Immersive technology researchers at USC and beyond are bringing us one step closer to making Star Trek-like holodecks a reality.

Joshua Yang Secures Center of Excellence for Work on Neuromorphic Computing

January 18, 2024

USC will lead Air Force-funded Center that includes four other universities.

Being There

January 18, 2024

While his friends went to high school football games, biomedical engineering student Dominic De La Torre cared for his ailing grandmother. He has no regrets.

Three USC Viterbi Researchers Named IEEE Fellows for 2024

January 12, 2024

ISI’s Terry Benzel, ECE’s Mike Shuo-Wei Chen and Maryam Shanechi, are honored for their contributions.

Trojan Photons: Trapping Light in Nowhere Land using Lagrange points

January 5, 2024

Article in Nature Physics shows the utility of Lagrange points in guiding light.

Eun Sok Kim, Chongwu Zhou Elected National Academy of Inventors Fellows

December 14, 2023

The Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering professors are among 162 inductees in the class of 2023

Innovation and Imagination at the Annual AME Senior Design Project Showcase

December 14, 2023

Seniors in the USC Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering (AME) demo ingenious solutions to real-world engineering problems.

Researcher Adam Simpson Exposes the Hidden Dangers of Processed Food

December 13, 2023

Having recently joined the USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil Engineering (CEE), Assistant Professor Adam Simpson advances a radical new approach to studying environmental contaminants.

Behind the Scenes at a National Renewable Energy Laboratory Internship

December 12, 2023

Mechanical Engineering PhD student Morgan Jones reports on his experience at the leading government research lab.

USC at the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)

December 12, 2023

USC researchers will highlight 28 papers at the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)

Copy and Paste: New AI Tool Helps Computers Interpret the World

December 12, 2023

USC computer science researchers present new technique to “copy and paste” virtual 3D objects into real indoor scenes, improving how computers see and interpret the world

Once is enough: Helping robots learn quickly in new environments

December 11, 2023

A new algorithm developed by USC computer science researchers shows that robots can, in computer simulations, learn tasks after a single demonstration