How Does the Nervous System Develop?
New model demonstrates how the nervous system learns to control the body and has implications for medical treatments and developing agile robots
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Meet Stacyann Russell: She Helps Startups Flourish in Western U.S.
Marrying engineering with a love for entrepreneurship, Russell officially became the NSF I-Corps Hub director in January.
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The Cook Using Lessons from a Nuclear Disaster to Promote Safer Kitchens
USC Viterbi student Jose Hernandez is harnessing his industrial and systems engineering background for new research into restaurant kitchen safety culture.
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USC Viterbi Research to Streamline our Robot Delivery Future
A new study into optimized symbiotic vehicles for use in warehouses and for robot deliveries has been funded by Toyota’s University Research Program.
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A Life in Robotics
Jiaoyang Li, Ph.D. ’22, joins Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute this fall, focusing on AI and multi-robot coordination
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Bistra Dilkina Appointed as Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Early Career Chair
Dilkina was honored by Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg as the perfect “heroic engineer” at May 3 ceremony.
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Adam Novak Spent 100 Hours in Meditative Silence. From This, Shift SC Was Born.
USC Viterbi student cofounded new student club to explore technology in all its dimensions, including ethics
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USC-Meta Center Brings Progress to AI Education and Research
The inaugural event introduced new initiatives and presented research to industry partners
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How to Make Virtual Touch More Human (and Less Annoying)
Robotics Researchers Identify Key Hallmarks of Reassuring Human Touch
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Creating Power Without Power: New USC Viterbi Technology Improves the Speed of Data Processing
Jonathan Habif and Alan Willner’s team uses light, first of its kind optical technology to make sharing data on our devices less energy intensive
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In Good Company: Paul Daniel Dapkus Joins Einstein, Curie and Viterbi as Winners of Franklin Medal
USC Viterbi Professor was honored for his groundbreaking contributions in electrical engineering
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What’s the Temperature, Traveler?
How a faulty thermometer at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum became a pet project of USC Viterbi
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Folding, Cutting and Bending Our Way into a More Adaptable Future
USC researchers create new models to predict how new metamaterials behave, opening the door for applications in soft robotics and even space
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Going Platinum: A Non-Toxic Catalyst for Clean, Re-Usable Water
How USC researchers identified a new treatment for harmful aldehydes in wastewater
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ISI researchers train artificial intelligence models to consider common-sense when generating responses
The goal: help those algorithms accurately predict a human’s next thought.
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A Coast-to-Coast Mission for Kidney Research Stops at USC
Ride for PKD cyclist Glenn Frommer meets USC Viterbi researchers using nanotechnology to find a cure for his genetic disorder.
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What If AI Could Create a Custom App for Small Businesses…In Only 30 Minutes?
Apsy, led by Ph.D. candidate Tooraj Helmi, uses AI to develop inexpensive, quality apps for startups
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USC ISI and Amazon Launching New STEM Summer Program for Underrepresented High School Students
The four-week residential summer program, hosted by USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute, aims to expose students to topics like AI, coding, and robotics.
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‘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.
