USC Student Club Harnesses AI for Social Good

October 2, 2019

The rise and rise of CAIS++, the student branch of USC’s Center for AI in Society, where undergraduate students are using artificial intelligence to tackle projects with environmental and social impact.

USC Viterbi Receives Three-Year NSF Grant to Train Engineers for the Future of Manufacturing

October 1, 2019

USC Viterbi and the Center for Advanced Manufacturing will develop education platform to prepare U.S. workforce for challenges, opportunities in advanced manufacturing

Rising Star Honored for Early Achievements and Promise

September 30, 2019

Computer science PhD student Yixue Zhao will participate in the 2019 Rising Stars Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Workshop at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Thriving in an exponential world: Changing the conversation, adapting to change and the importance of trust

September 27, 2019

In his 2019 State of the School address, Dean Yannis C. Yortsos highlighted several milestones, including record enrollments in women engineering students, the Engineer of 2020 and the importance of trust in our world of exponential changes.

USC Viterbi Researchers Awarded Nearly $2 Million by NSF’s Pilot Convergence Accelerator and AccelNet Programs

September 25, 2019

Professors in the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Lucio Soibelman and Burcin Becerik-Gerber will build knowledge networks in key fields to advance design, development and operation of national infrastructures.

Is This the Future of Mental Health?

September 24, 2019

Maryam Shanechi, recently named to Science News Magazine’s Top 10 Scientists to Watch, answers questions about her revolutionary brain-machine interfaces.

Virtual Human Hand Simulation holds Promise for Prosthetics, Virtual Reality, Medical Education

September 23, 2019

Working with a clinical radiologist, USC computer scientists combined visual effects techniques and medical imaging to create precise model of the human hand in motion

Glimpsing into the Future of AI: A Conversation with Yolanda Gil

September 18, 2019

Yolanda Gil, president of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), discusses what it will take to move AI forward without moving safety backward.

DJ Turned Scientist Works to Reverse Engineer Depression, PTSD and Drug Addiction

September 17, 2019

USC Viterbi’s Jennifer Treweek witnessed too many people suffering from drug addiction, PTSD and depression around her, so she dedicated her life to eradicating their deadly effects

Talking to Robots…Under the Sea

September 11, 2019

A team of USC Viterbi undergraduates that is developing underwater wireless communication technology will represent the U.S. at the Global Grand Challenges Summit student competition finals

In Space or in the Classroom, Fun is a Top Priority

September 11, 2019

Garrett Reisman’s USC micro-seminar convenes incoming undergraduates to help navigate expectations and pressures and mitigate stress

Come Together

September 9, 2019

Atomus, a fledgling USC Viterbi startup, is developing technology that would make it easier for the Marines to 3-D print spare parts for ships, military vehicles and planes, benefitting the Corps, defense contractors and the nation.

Lessons Within the Rubble

August 29, 2019

How two USC professors are mining historic disasters to build educational infrastructure reframing how we approach natural disaster preparation.

USC Viterbi Startup Garage and Amazon Alexa Fund Announce Support for Voice Tech Startups

August 29, 2019

Amazon Alexa Fund and Alexa Fellowship will work with USC’s Silicon Beach Accelerator, Viterbi Startup Garage to cultivate the next generation of voice startups

USC Viterbi’s SURE Program Offers Undergraduates Research Training Alongside Top Faculty

August 28, 2019

Sophomores and juniors from across the nation participate in cutting-edge research and get a taste for Trojan life

General (Ret.) Ellen M. Pawlikowski named Judge Widney Professor at USC

August 27, 2019

Pawlikowski, nationally recognized as a leader in science and engineering, will join the USC Viterbi School of Engineering faculty this fall.

The Three P’s: Programming, Python and Pac-Man

August 26, 2019

CS@SC teaches principles of programming and robotics alongside those of equality and inclusivity

“We’re Going to 3-D Print the First Rocket Made on Mars”

August 23, 2019

Tim Ellis, named to MIT Technology Review’s 2019 “35 Innovators Under 35” for his use of massive 3-D printers to build space-bound rockets

Everywhere at Once

August 22, 2019

Two apps created by USC Viterbi Research Professor Ari Shapiro allow users to create digital avatars of themselves to improve communication.

Alumnus Wins Prestigious PECASE Award

August 16, 2019

Jonathan Sauder, a NASA JPL engineer, lands “highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on early career scientists and engineers” for his work on RainCube and Venus Rover.

Up, Up and Away!

August 13, 2019

L.A. Youth Gain Hands-On Engineering Experience at Three-Day Camp Hosted by the USC Viterbi Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

AI Predicts Musical Genre by Identifying Surprising Patterns in Hit Songs

August 12, 2019

Record-breaking single “Old Town Road” is a little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n roll, according to an artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by a USC computer science student

Using 3-D Printed Mother-of-Pearl to Create Tough New Smart Materials

August 7, 2019

USC researchers are drawing inspiration from mollusks to build lightweight, strong materials for wearable technology and more.

USC researchers receive $12.5M grant for craniofacial research data-sharing endeavor

August 5, 2019

The project, FaceBase III Data Management and Integration Hub, would put USC on the map as the data epicenter for the craniofacial research community.