Engineering Our Way Through a Global Pandemic

September 11, 2020

USC master’s students tackle robots, masks and droplet dispersion, to better understand how to live with COVID-19.

USC Student Develops AI Tools To Tackle Hate Speech, Hate Crimes

September 10, 2020

As AI makes its way into more areas of our lives, rooting out implicit bias is more crucial than ever, says USC computer science student Aida Mostafazadeh Davani.

USC Viterbi Offers Two New Short Courses: “Viterbi vs. Pandemics!” and “Sustainable Energy”

September 3, 2020

Both lecture series launch the week after Labor Day, offering students a comprehensive faculty coverage of COVID-19 and a series on sustainable energy with Dean Yortsos

USC Wins First Place in the AIAA Small Satellite Student Competition

September 3, 2020

USC Viterbi students design an ionic electrospray thruster to help fill in the propulsion gap for small satellites.

Can Sunlight Convert Emissions Into Useful Materials?

September 1, 2020

USC Viterbi chemical engineers are developing an environmentally friendly way to upcycle carbon dioxide emissions into polymers and other materials, with some help from a high school student researcher.

Biegler Hall Gets a Makeover

September 1, 2020

The third floor Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering lab was reconfigured over the summer to offer students an interactive, yet safe experience this fall.

Using Tattoo Ink to Find Cancer

August 31, 2020

Researchers in USC Viterbi’s Department of Biomedical Engineering have discovered how commonly used coloring agents such as tattoo inks and food dyes could help improve cancer detection.

How To Make AI Trustworthy

August 31, 2020

New tool might aid the adoption of technologies such as autonomous vehicles

Zoom Work Meetings, Anyone?

August 28, 2020

Researchers at USC ISI prepare for future emergencies during COVID 19 pandemic.

Paul Mockapetris receives Software System Award

August 27, 2020

Former ISI researcher, Paul Mockapetris recognized for development of DNS.

“Escape Velocity” Podcast Series Explores Race, Academia and STEM

August 26, 2020

New USC Viterbi series captures the stories of Black faculty, students and academic leaders.

USC Viterbi Researchers Win 1st Place, Develop COVID-19 Risk Score for Los Angeles

August 26, 2020

Recent data science challenge, hosted by the city, identifies a new, color-coded metric for individual risk.

A Novel Approach Produces a Completely New Kind of Dynamic Light Structure

August 25, 2020

USC Viterbi Innovation May Change Our Understanding of How Light Propagates.

A Warm Fall 2020 Welcome from USC Viterbi

August 24, 2020

Dean Yannis Yortsos, faculty and staff welcome students and parents in this most unique of years.

USC Viterbi Alumnus Donates 33,000 Masks

August 20, 2020

Qihong Wang, B.S. EE ’19, donated essential masks to USC Viterbi researchers, allowing them to continue pursuing their work during the pandemic.

Viterbi Researchers Create The Lightest, Smallest, Fully Autonomous Crawling Microrobot Reported To Date

August 19, 2020

The RoBeetle’s artificial muscle is powered by controlled catalytic combustion, a technology that has the potential to enable the development of a diverse new generation of microrobots capable of operating on land, water and air.

Yolanda Gil To Oversee Strategic Initiatives at Famed USC Information Sciences Institute

August 19, 2020

After 35 years of AI research, Gil’s is promoted to a new role where she will lead AI and data science initiatives at the USC Information Sciences Institute.

USC Viterbi Sustainability Projects Receive $150,000 Funding Boost

August 18, 2020

Projects centered on precision agriculture, water modeling using AI, and smog-reducing architecture have been recognized in the USC Center for Sustainability Solutions’ latest grants.

What’s Next in Pandemic Forecasting?

August 17, 2020

USC Viterbi Researchers Answer Questions About Their Unique Modeling Tool and Share Advice for Future Forecasters.

The Next Generation of USC Viterbi

August 14, 2020

The USC Viterbi Summer Institute (VSI) provides incoming students from underrepresented backgrounds in engineering a preview of their USC Viterbi experience.