What If The Internet Was Accessible To All?
Paul Chiou, a USC Viterbi Ph.D. student, seeks to reimagine technology for people with disabilities, sparked by a paralyzing car accident and a passion for computing.
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Healthier Healthcare
An AI algorithm developed by Gerald Loeb would comb through millions of electronic medical records to suggest diagnoses and tests to improve patient outcomes and lower costs
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What Happens To All Those COVID Test Nasal Swabs? That’s Where It Gets Complicated.
Recent XPRIZE finalist Tapestry, led by Manoj Gopalkrishnan, ’08, could save time, money and lives by testing hundreds of samples at once
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A Hackathon to Empower Women
5th annual AthenaHacks hackathon enables over 400 women and non-binary students to create apps, games, and more
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Escape Velocity, Episode 4: “The Equity Scholar-Practitioner”
Brandi Jones, USC Viterbi vice dean for diversity and strategic initiatives, talks about her life’s work at the intersection of race, academia and STEM
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Making the (Virtual) Trains Run On Time: USC Team World Champs in AI Challenge
Ph.D. students conquer the railways at 2020 Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) Flatland Challenge
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Engineering the Flow of Light
USC Viterbi researchers’ device shapes light in new and exciting ways
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Computing Machinery Faces an Urgent Scarcity
USC Viterbi professor leads panel at international conferences for computer scientists and engineers
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Giving Back is Top Priority for First Generation Student
Industrial and systems engineering senior Carlos Acosta is active in a range of student organizations, as well as much-needed volunteer relief efforts for his homeland of Venezuela.
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Do Humans Trust AI Coworkers?
USC ISI researchers show that human-AI collaborators may be best at predicting the future. But can they get along?
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Can We Predict Which COVID-19 Patients Will End Up in the ICU?
USC researchers created an algorithm that uses five biomarkers to determine which COVID-19 patients will need intensive care after hospitalization.
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Symposium on the Future of AI: Will AIs Ever Be One of Us?
The USC AI Futures Symposium featured a prolific group of researchers and covered a wide range of AI topics
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Can A Robot Operate Effectively Underwater?
USC researchers find sea stars’ shape plays an important role in their ability to withstand dynamic water forces and remain attached to surfaces.
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What Might Sheep and Driverless Cars Have in Common? Following the Herd.
Researchers Show How Social Component of Moral Decision-making Can Influence Programming of Autonomous Vehicles and Other Technologies
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USC Undergraduate Student Team Reaches Final Round of $500k Pandemic Response Challenge
The USC team was among 48 teams from 17 countries chosen to advance to the second and final phase of the competition.
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Can Bacteria Make Stronger Armor, Cars and Airplanes?
USC researchers harness the power of living organisms to make materials that are strong, tolerant and resilient.
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Early Warning for Seizures Could Be a Game-Changer for Epilepsy Patients
USC researchers have harnessed a powerful mathematical model to provide advanced seizure prediction, revolutionizing epilepsy management and treatment.
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To Mars and Beyond: USC Student Plays Role in NASA Mars Mission
Devin Martin, an undergraduate student in computer science, dreamed about working for NASA since he was a child. Last summer, that dream came true.
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From DIY Toys to Cutting Edge Materials: Ph.D. Student Receives National SHPE Prize
Advanced materials researcher Emily Anne Vargas has been honored for her contributions to the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.
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Five Questions about Space with Garrett Reisman
An audio conversation about space tourism, sustainability and pizza.
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USC Viterbi Professors Azad Madni and Jong-Shi Pang Inducted into the National Academy of Engineering
An optimization expert who harnesses mathematics to improve industries and a leader in astronautical and systems engineering are USC Viterbi’s newest members of the National Academy of Engineering.
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USC Junior Advances Communities By Engineering Infrastructures That Serve The People
For Viterbi student Jessica Brown, engineering is about advancing well-being of our neighbors, in the places we call home.
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Wearable Fitness Trackers Useful in Cancer Treatment, Study Finds
Chemotherapy is a powerful tool in the fight against cancer, but so is data, according to a new study led by USC computer science researchers.
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Darin Gray Named Engineer of the Year
USC Viterbi STEM pioneer honored by the 2020 Orange County Engineering Council for his profound impact in STEM outreach.
