Robot Tutors Read Children’s Emotions As They Learn
Bored? Frustrated? Tired? New AI models could help robots read emotions and provide more personalized feedback.
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Fish Don’t Dither: A New Study Investigates Danger-Evasion Tactics
New USC research on zebrafish has implications for understanding animal behavior
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NSF Grant to Make Coding More Accessible for Persons with Physical Disabilities
A USC-led multidisciplinary team aims to create inclusive coding technology for persons with physical disabilities.
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USC Races UCLA at NASCAR’s L.A. Coliseum Takeover
The two universities trialed their student-designed racecars as part of a weekend-long NASCAR launch event at the legendary stadium, home of the USC Trojans
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Professors Costas Synolakis and Gérard Medioni and Viterbi Board of Councilors Member Fariborz Maseeh Elected to the NAE
Election to the National Academy of Engineering is considered the highest honor for engineers
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Training Algorithms To Make Fair Decisions Using Private Data
USC Viterbi researchers have developed a fairness enhancing algorithm that also keeps data secure.
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Machines, Are They Smarter Than a Six-Year-Old?
Researchers at USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute are developing an algorithm that teaches machines to learn without human supervision.
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USC Researchers Present 12 Papers at AAAI
USC researchers present 12 papers, and received a AAAI Classic Paper Award, at this leading venue for machine learning research
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Using Robots to Fight Toxic Algae
USC computer scientists and biologists have teamed up to tackle harmful algae blooms using “smart” robots
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Los Angeles’ Silicon Beach goes back to USC’s Information Sciences Institute
The computer research institute established in 1972 was building the internet on the Westside decades before the tech industry took over.
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Streamlining Learning Curves in the Workplace with Machine Learning
ISI’s KNIC program works to build AI that can help new employees kick start their new jobs more efficiently
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Alumnus Makes Space Dreams Come True
Propulsion engineer Roderic Vanderscoff helps Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket reach orbit
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Synthetic Touch: Haptic Data is Revolutionizing Consumer Products
SynTouch, spun off from USC research, is using robot touch to improve everything from cars to toilet paper to online shopping.
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A Faster, More Efficient Way to Solve Partial Differential EquationsÂ
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 disciplinesÂ
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The Single Oil Spill that Can Disrupt the Global Energy Supply
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.
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Constantine Sideris One of 25 Researchers Honored by Office of Naval Research
USC Viterbi assistant professor receives three-year grant to pursue work in biomedical sensing, health monitoring.
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Having Trouble Remembering Your Password? Forget About It!
Cybersecurity researcher Jelena Mirkovic weighs in on recent security breaches, talks about her work and gives password tips.
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USC Viterbi Honors Inaugural A.V. ‘Bal’ Balakrishnan Award Recipients
Awardees made important contributions in the area of mathematics of systems
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Catching Some Z’s is a Challenge for Millions. Can Wristbands Help Solve the Problem?
Professor Michael Khoo and his SleepHuB partners look at a range of technologies to uncover sleep problems
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USC Student Wins Big for Plastic Waste Capture Device
Inspired by the plastic pollution problem in his home country, USC computer science student receives $25,000 prize in global IBM competition.
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Lives, Not Grades – Ukraine
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”
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Azad Madni Receives NAE’s 2023 Gordon Prize
For second year in a row, a Trojan receives top award in engineering education
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Azad Madni Receives the Prestigious IEEE Simon Ramo Medal
Madni is being honored for pioneering contributions to model-based systems engineering, education, and industrial impact using interdisciplinary approaches
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Using Computer Generated Images to Create Unbiased Facial Recognition
Information Sciences Institute researchers use machine learning to invent an impartial way to recognize faces
