A Sugar Hit to Help Destroy Cancer Cells

May 29, 2020

Chemical engineers from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have unlocked a fatal vulnerability in many cancer cells—sugar inflexibility.

USC Viterbi Rolls Out New, Free Learning Modules for Enrolled Students and Recent Grads

May 28, 2020

Viterbi “All Access” modules created by Viterbi Executive Education will include topics such as AI and cryptography

The Engineer of 2020

May 15, 2020

The USC Viterbi graduate of 2020 is the fulfillment of a national vision.

Bringing it Home: The Biomedical Engineer Making a Difference in Panama

May 13, 2020

Class of 2020 graduate, Lily Lau Hou is taking the skills from her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering to launch a startup and help the COVID-19 response in her homeland.

A Global Ceremony: the 2020 USC Viterbi Ph.D. Awards

May 11, 2020

Accomplishments of USC Viterbi Ph.D. students were celebrated in this year’s virtual awards ceremony

“Historic and Unprecedented” 2020 Master’s Awards Ceremony

May 8, 2020

The achievements of outstanding students were commemorated at the 2020 Viterbi Master’s Student Awards

Fooling Deepfake Detectors

May 4, 2020

Electrical and Computer Engineering Masters Students Expose A Glaring Vulnerability

An Imaging Method To Help Us See Behind Our Eyes

April 29, 2020

USC researchers have developed a high-powered ultrasound imaging technique to help uncover serious eye diseases sooner than ever before.

Trojan Students Sweep the Boeing Innovation Challenge

April 22, 2020

USC teams take the first three places in the prestigious competition, with USC Viterbi students leading the way.

A Super Particle to Help Stop Heart Attacks and Strokes

March 31, 2020

Researchers in USC Viterbi’s Department of Biomedical Engineering have created a new nanoparticle that aims to prevent potentially deadly blood clots.

USC Researchers Analyze Coronavirus Misinformation on Twitter

March 31, 2020

By analyzing millions of tweets, USC computer science researchers are investigating how false information about the coronavirus spreads on social media.

My Belt Listens to My Watch, Glasses and Necklace: What’s Next in Wearable Technology

March 30, 2020

USC Viterbi researchers develop new prototype to better recognize human activity

USC Viterbi Listed Again Among the Nation’s Top 10 Engineering Graduate Programs

March 19, 2020

Annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report also keep USC Viterbi among the top five private engineering schools

Too Complex to Print? Call A Robot.

March 13, 2020

USC researchers build robots that can print complicated shapes without compromising on quality or accuracy.

Reducing the Environmental Impact of Desalination and Wastewater Treatment

March 12, 2020

USC Viterbi Ph.D. student Sophia Plata, the first woman in her family to attend college, works to meet the challenge of access to clean water.

Socially Assistive Robot Helps Children with Autism Learn

February 26, 2020

USC researchers developed personalized learning robots for children with autism and studied whether the robots could autonomously gauge the child’s engagement in long-term, in-home therapeutic interventions.

How To Reduce Bias in AI? Selective Amnesia.

February 24, 2020

AI affects your credit scores and loans, but it’s not immune to bias. USC researchers are helping it forget.

How To Mend A Broken Heart, If You’re A Zebrafish

February 14, 2020

Researchers at USC Viterbi designed and built a device that keeps zebrafish hearts alive longer than ever to give us insights into how to repair a broken heart

A Future Sound “Computer”?

February 10, 2020

USC researchers create smart materials that can mimic electrical devices by triggering different responses to sound.

Baby’s Kicks Provide Clues About Infant Development

February 7, 2020

Recent paper on using robots to detect early signs of autism or ADHD receives award in “Computer Science for Social Good” competition.

Robots are optimized for tedious, repetitive tasks. Can they be automated for more complex workspaces?

November 12, 2019

Researchers at the USC Viterbi Center for Advanced Manufacturing identify an algorithm to optimize robots to provide short, collision-free solutions in complex manufacturing spaces.

Showing Robots “Tough Love” Helps them Succeed, Finds New USC Study

November 6, 2019

Humans acting in an adversarial manner towards robotic systems can actually improve their robustness, says a team of USC computer scientists.

MIT Technology Review Names USC Viterbi Ph.D. Student One of “The Top Innovators Under 35” in the Middle East and North Africa

October 31, 2019

The award recognizes Ghena Alhanaee for her work to prevent a regional catastrophe by providing a linked emergency response plan across the Persian Gulf

USC Viterbi Achieves Gender Parity in its Entering Class

October 20, 2019

Women now comprise 50% of the entering undergraduate class, a historic record for USC Engineering.