Behnam Jafarpour Receives Prestigious SPE International Data Science Award
Jafarpour is a professor in the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and an expert in subsurface energy technology.
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How an innovative California DREAMS collaboration uses big data to reduce failures in the university nanofab
UCSB and PDF Solutions show that repeatability in lab processes is possible, potentially accelerating the lab-to-fab transition
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From Blood Tests to Brain Scans: How AI is Revolutionizing Alzheimer’s Research
How advanced technology offers new hope in the fight against a devastating disease.
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How Are Stretch Reflexes Modulated During Voluntary Movement?
New computational theory sheds light on a longstanding question
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USC Viterbi-led CA DREAMS Hub is awarded $31.9 million in funding under the Microelectronics Commons
Two projects led by Northrop Grumman will focus on maturing advanced gallium nitride (GaN) and on the development of 5G/6G-relevant prototypes.
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AI Solutions for Social Good: Ph.D. Student Enlists LLM Assistants on Project Addressing Homelessness
Jaspreet Ranjit is working on the use of large language models as assistants to domain experts in the nonprofit space.
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Shri Narayanan to Receive 2025 IEEE Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Technical Field Award
Honor is named for the legendary AT&T Bell Labs researcher where Shri started his career.
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The Art of Carbon Ju-Jitsu: Transforming Carbon Dioxide into Useful Products
USC Viterbi researcher K. Leslie Gilliard-AbdulAziz is at the forefront of advancing technology for carbon capture and utilization.
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Maryam Shanechi Named Blavatnik National Awards Finalist for 2nd Year in a Row
Recognized for having “Pioneered research at the intersection of engineering, AI, and neuroscience to develop advanced neurotechnologies.”
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AI Helps Scientists Predict the Future Climate by Studying the Distant Past
Researchers at USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute are bringing AI to the Earth sciences, starting with paleoclimatology.
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Deserts’ Biggest Threat? Flooding.
A new study suggests that soil erosion is making floods more deadly in desert areas and warns against the rising risks to populous coastal cities throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
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‘I Want to Move My Arm’: New AI Can ID Brain Patterns Related to Specific Behavior
A breakthrough for paralyzed patients? New algorithm from Maryam Shanechi’s lab can improve brain-computer interfaces and discover new brain patterns.
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The ReWater Center will Revolutionize Resource Resilience
The Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) is at the forefront of research for the treatment and reuse of one of our greatest resources: water.
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A Healthier Menu
For USC’s Abigail Horn, helping people make healthier choices starts with using AI to evaluate their menus.
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How Stimulating STEM Cultivates Diverse Futures in Science and Technology
Hosted by USC ISI, a four-week education program gives underrepresented high schoolers the tools they need to pursue their next steps in STEM
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Not Feeling It: AI’s Emotional Disconnect
ISI researchers explore the importance of affective alignment in AI.
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USC Viterbi AI Startups Thrive
Defying rollercoaster AI investment trends, startups founded by alumni and faculty at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have consistently seen success in VC funding.
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Heart-Monitoring Breakthrough Unlocks Sleep Secrets At Home
A new USC computer science study allows for expert-level sleep tracking using only heart data, potentially transforming our understanding of sleep and its impact on health.
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Researchers demonstrate 3D x-ray imaging of integrated circuits with a record 4nm resolution
Offers potential for new era of non-destructive metrology for chip manufacturing.
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California DREAMS Welcomes First Cohort Training for the Semiconductor Industry
The two-week program prepares fellows to enter the workforce.
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The 2024 Election Integrity Initiative: Safeguarding Online Political Discourse
In the lead up to the US presidential election, USC ISI researchers will combat malicious online interference in real-time.
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From the Ground Up
Additive-manufacturing executive and three-time USC graduate Melissa Orme is helping to build the future one layer at a time.
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Deception, Persuasion, and AI
AI players dominate the game Diplomacy, but negotiation and communication are not their strength, a USC ISI study finds.
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ISI at ACL ’24
Notable research includes work on newsworthiness prediction, AI diplomacy, creating better conversational datasets and more.
