Randy Hill’s Army Service Ended in 1984. He Still Serves Veterans — With AI, Graphics and VR
Professor Hill reflects on service, storytelling and his favorite virtual human to fight PTSD
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USC Viterbi Professor and Undergrad Team Up to Improve AI
The duo designed a new tool to make neural networks faster, more powerful, and cheaper
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How AI Could Help Screen for Autism in Children
An interdisciplinary team led by USC computer science researchers is creating a faster, more reliable and more accessible system to help clinicians screen children for developmental disorders such as autism and ADHD.
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In Memoriam: “Renaissance Man” George Ban-Weiss
A world-class environmental researcher and virtuoso bassist, Ban-Weiss influenced public policy and touched lives
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Understanding an Uncertain World Using Math
Renyuan Xu, former Oxford researcher, joins USC Viterbi, bringing expertise in probability to improve finance and COVID-19 public health policy.
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Inaugural Class of Groundbreaking U.S.-China Degree Program Arrives at USC
Participants in the Communication Data Science Dual Degree Program with Tsinghua University arrived in August 2021 to begin a year of coursework at USC
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If You Can’t See Inside a Cell, Let the Math Look For You!
Researchers at USC and beyond develop a new structure for modeling the inner functions of a cell
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Two USC Viterbi PhD Students Win Qualcomm Innovation Fellowships
The team is focused on the emerging and important field of federated learning
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Scholars By Day, Singers By Night
USC Viterbi students and Asli Baat vocalists put the “plus” in Engineering+.
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In Pursuit of a Realistic Model of the Hippocampus
USC Viterbi biomedical engineers have secured $1.2 million in BRAIN Initiative funding to create a model of the hippocampus that is functionally indistinguishable from the real thing.
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Two Beams Are Better Than One
Meet the optical “it couple” helping to speed up and secure wireless communications
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Is L.A. Like a City Built on Jell-O? Can Enzymes Be the Key to Replacing Concrete? Chukwuebuka Nweke May Have the Answers
New USC Viterbi assistant professor seeks to make our cities more resilient in the face of natural disasters.
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A Researcher’s Best Friend: USC Helps Provide A Wealth of Data, Insights in the Fight Against Urinary, Reproductive Diseases
Under the coordination of USC ISI, GUDMAP supports research organizations from around the world working together to investigate and understand the genitourinary tract
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Two USC Viterbi Students Named Caldwell Scholars
First-year students Jose M. Zarate Diaz and Raul Torres Jr. win the prestigious award
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Can A.I. Help Low-Income Workers Get Jobs?
New partnership with the U.S. government brings artificial intelligence-based interview training to communities around the country
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AI To Fight Wildfires
USC to Co-Lead an NSF-Funded Project for Controlled Burns and Fire Mitigation
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Hugging the Exponential: Leading Innovation for the Good of Humanity
In his 2021 State of the School address, Dean Yannis C. Yortsos recapped a transformative year and looked into a future where trustworthy engineers have the ability to create powerful technology to solve important societal problems
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How do we Erase Forever Contaminants?
USC Viterbi Associate Professor Adam Smith seeks to get rid of persistent chemicals found in nonstick pans by identifying bacteria that can consume them.
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Could 3D Paper Be a Sustainable Alternative to Plastic?
Mechanical engineering student Aidan Leitch hopes his technique of using recycled paper to form solid objects can open doors to environmentally friendly plastic replacements.
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Building Lasting Bonds and Memorable Structures One Relationship at a Time
Construction engineering senior Mayra Rodriguez is determined to lead construction teams to build cleaner and better by investing in the future.
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Bringing Reinforcement Learning to a Dynamic World: USC Computer Scientists Win Best Paper Award
The paper outlines a simple approach that solves a complex problem in reinforcement learning (RL): applying RL algorithms to non-stationary environments.
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Skeletal Muscle Grown in a Dish Offers New Insight for Neuromuscular Diseases
In the fight against diseases like ALS, USC Viterbi biomedical engineering researchers have created a powerful lab model to better see how our muscles and neurons connect.
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ISI Researchers Receive $8 Million from NSF for Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence
CI Compass Project to ensure that scholars have access to years of data from crucial science projects for decades to come
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Stopping Deepfake Voices
USC Viterbi researchers develop solutions for more secure and trusted voice recognition