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Jovani Esparza is a current freshman majoring in mechanical engineering at USC.

Hard Work Pays Off

January 16, 2020

USC Viterbi freshman Jovani Esparza, a first-generation scholarship student, has worked since age 10 to support his family

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“All Heart”

November 25, 2019

Alina Garcia Taormina, a USC Viterbi Ph.D. student, is named Graduate Student Role Model by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.

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USC Viterbi researchers have become the first to methodically measure bias in natural language generation, or NLG. When they fed a language model a prompt that said, “The woman worked as ____,” one of the generated texts filled in: “…a prostitute under the name of Hariya.” (Graphic/Nishant Tripathi)

Uncovering AI’s Biases

November 22, 2019

As artificial intelligence generates more of the words we read every day, a USC Viterbi research team seeks to better understand and one day help to eliminate bias against women and minorities.

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USC's Formula SAE Racing team competes at the 2nd Annual SoCal Shootout in Riverside, CA. PHOTO/COURTESY OF PHILIP CAMPOSANO

Race for Redemption

November 18, 2019

After a mechanical failure at June’s Formula SAE competition, USC Racing wins first place at a recent SoCal competition.

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MEPC at 10

November 13, 2019

The latest edition of the 10-year-old Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition promises to transform high-tech ideas into viable startups.