Undergraduate Research Opportunities

The following Viterbi faculty are currently open to working with undergraduate researchers:

Faculty NameLab Name/WebsiteContact Name/URL
Abramson, Jeremy D.Data Driven Cybersecurity @ ISIClick here to apply.
Agus, DavidAgus Lab at Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC Agus, David
Annavaram, MuraliSCIP lab Annavaram, Murali
Applegate, BrianApplegate Research Group/ Biomedical Optical Imaging of the Ear Applegate, Brian
Armani, AndreaArmani Research Lab Armani, Andrea
Ayanian, NoraAutomatic Coordination of Teams Lab Ewing, Eric
Ban-Weiss, GeorgeClimate and air pollution Ban-Weiss, George
Bansal, SomilSafe and Intelligent Autonomy Lab Bansal, Somil
Barnhart, DavidSpace Engineering Research CenterBarnhart, David
Becerik, BurcinInnovation in Integrated Informatics Lab (iLAB) Becerik-Gerber, Burcin
Bogdan, PaulCyber-Physical Systems groupClick here to apply.
Bouteiller, JeanmarieBouteiller Computational Modeling Group at the Center for Neural Engineering Bouteiller, Jean-Marie
Branicio, PauloBranicio Research Lab Branicio, Paulo
Chattopadhyay, SoutiAdaptive Computing Experiences (ACE) LABClick here to apply.
Chen, YongCenter for Advanced ManufacturingClick here to apply.
Chen, MuhaoLanguage Understanding and Knowledge Acquisition (LUKA) GroupClick here to apply.
Chiang, Yao-YiSpatial Computing Chiang, Yao-Yi
Chugg, KeithHardware Accelerated Learning Chugg, Keith
Chung, Eun JiChung Lab Chung, Eun Ji
Culbertson, HeatherHaptics Robotics and Virtual Interaction (HaRVI) Lab Culbertson, Heather
Dessouky, MagedTransportation and Logistics Systems Lab Dessouky, Maged
Dilkina, BistraUSC Center for AI in Society Dilkina, Bistra
Duncan, DominiqueDuncan Lab Duncan, Dominique
Ferreira Da Silva, RafaelModeling and Simulation of Parallel and Distributed Computing SystemsClick here to apply.
Finley, StaceyComputational Systems Biology Laboratory Finley, Stacey
Gencturk, BoraStructures and Materials Research Laboratory Gencturk, Bora
Ghandeharizadeh, ShahramDatabase Laboratory Ghandeharizadeh, Shahram
Goldsworthy, RaymondBionic Ear Goldsworthy, Ray
Govindan, RameshNetworked Systems Lab Govindan, Ramesh
Gupta, SatyandraCenter for Advanced Manufacturing Gupta, Satyandra
Gupta, SandeepComputing for tomorrow Gupta, Sandeep
Habif, JonathanLaboratory for Quantum-Limited Information (QLIlab) Habif, Jonathan
Haldar, JustinBiomedical Imaging Group Haldar, Justin
Hall, RandolphRandolph Hall Hall, Randolph
Hashemi, HosseinHH Lab: Electronic & Photonic Integrated Circuits (EPIC) Hashemi, Hossein
Heidemann, JohnANT (Analysis of Network Traffic) Heidemann, John
Hodge, AndreaHodge Materials Nanotechnology Lab Hodge, Andrea
Hsu, WadePhotonics in Complex Systems Hsu, Wade
Huang, QiangAIM-AI for Manufacturing Huang, Qiang
Ioannou, PetrosCenter for Advanced Transportation Technologies Ioannou, Petros
Irimia, AndreiIrimia Laboratory Irimia, Andrei
Itti, LaurentiLab Itti, Laurent
Jain, RahulStochastic Systems and Learning Lab Jain, Rahul
Jha, BirendraGeosystems Engineering and Multiphysics Lab Jha, Birendra
Johnson, ErikStructural Dynamics, Control, Monitoring and Model Validation Johnson, Erik
Kapadia, RehanKapadia Lab Kapadia, Rehan
Kezirian, MichaelSpace Safety Laboratory Kezirian, Michael
Khashe, YaldaHFE Lab Khashe, Yalda
Koenig, SvenIntelligent Decision Making Lab (Artificial Intelligence) Koenig, Sven
Korolova, AleksandraPrivacy and Fairness Research Lab Korolova, Aleksandra
Krishnamachari, BhaskarAutonomous Networks Research Group Krishnamachari, Bhaskar
Lazzi, GianlucaInstitute for Technology and Medical Systems (ITEMS) Lazzi, Gianluca
Lee, JerryLee Lab at Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC Lee, Jerry
Lee, TedBionanotechnology Lab Lee, Ted
Lepore, NatashaCIBORG Lepore, Natasha
Lim, JosephCognitive Learning for Vision and Robotics Lab Lim, Joseph
Liu, BrentImage Processing and Informatics Laboratory (IPILab) Liu, Brent
Liu, YanUSC Machine Learning Group (Melady) Liu, Yan
Lu, GraceNAMI Lu, Jia Grace
Luhar, MitulFluid-Structure Interactions Lab Luhar, Mitul
Lynett, PatrickCoastal Research Lab Lynett, Patrick
Madhukar, AnupamNanostructure Materials & Devices Lab Madhukar, Anupam
Mallikarjun Sharada, ShaamaSharada Lab Mallikarjun Sharada, Shaama
Malmstadt, NoahMalmstadt Lab Malmstadt, Noah
Mataric, MajaInteraction LabClick here to apply.
McCain, MeganLaboratory for Living Systems Engineering McCain, Megan
McCurry, DanielMcCurry Lab McCurry, Daniel
Medvidovic, NenadSoftArch Medvidovic, Nenad
Meng, EllisBiomedical Microsystems Laboratory Meng, Ellis
Meshkati, NajmedinMeshkati Complex Systems Research GroupClick here to apply.
Mirkovic, JelenaSTEEL Mirkovic, Jelena
Moghaddam, MahtaMicrowave Systems, Sensors, and Imaging Lab (MiXIL) Moghaddam, Mahta
Molisch, AndreasWireless Devices and SystemsClick here to apply.
Monge, ManuelIntegrated Medical Electronics Laboratory Monge, Manuel
Moore, JimThere is no physical lab. We meet. We talk. We read. We write. We publish. Repeat Moore, Jim
Mousavi, MaralMAD Lab: Laboratory for Design of Medical and Analytical Devices Mousavi, Maral
Mumenthaler, ShannonMumenthaler Lab Mumenthaler, Shannon
Narayanan, ShrikanthSignal Analysis and Interpretation LaboratoryClick here to apply.
Nazarian, ShahinShahin Nazarian Nazarian, Shahin
Nevatia, RamIRIS CV Lab Nevatia, Ram
Nguyen, QuanDynamic Robotics and Control Laboratory Nguyen, Quan
Nikolaidis, StefanosInteractive and Collaborative Autonomous Robotic Systems Nikolaidis, Stefanos
Nuzzo, PierluigiDesCyPhy - Cyber-Physical System Design Lab Nuzzo, Pierluigi
Nweke, ChukwuebukaNweke Research Group: N.E.S.T Nweke, Chukwuebuka
Oberai, AssadComputation and Data-Enabled Discovery Oberai, Assad
Oghalai, JohnTranslational research to cure hearing loss Oghalai, John
Ortega, AntonioSignal Transformation, Analysis and Compression Group Ortega, Antonio
Pahlevan, NiemaMedical Flow Physics Laboratory Pahlevan, Niema
Penkova, AnitaTransport processes in biological and integrated systems. Implantable medical devices Penkova, Anita
Pirbazari, MassoudWater Quality Engineering Pirbazari, Massoud
Plucinsky, PaulPlucinsky Group Plucinsky, Paul
Povinelli, MichelleNanophotonics Laboratory Povinelli, Michelle
Prasanna, ViktorData Science Lab Parallel Computing Lab Prasanna, Viktor
Pujara, JayCenter on Knowledge GraphsClick here to apply.
Qian, XuehaiALCHEM Qian, Xuehai
Qian, FeifeiRobot Locomotion And Navigation Dynamics (RoboLAND) Qian, Feifei
Raghavan, BarathNetworked Systems Lab Raghavan, Barath
Raghavendra, CauligiResearch in Networks; Machine Learning Applications Raghavendra, Cauligi
Raghothaman, MukundComputer Aided Programming Raghothaman, Mukund
Ravichandran, JayakanthLaboratory for Complex Materials and Devices Ravichandran, Jayakanth
Razaviyayn, MeisamOPTIMIZATION FOR DATA-DRIVEN SCIENCE (ODDS) RESEARCH GROUP Razaviyayn, Meisam
Ren, XiangINK Lab on Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning Ren, Xiang
Renuka Balakrishna, AnanyaSolids and Materials Lab Renuka Balakrishna, Ananya
Roberts, RichardRoberts Lab Roberts, Richard
Ronney, PaulCombustion Physics Lab Ronney, Paul
Sanders, KellySanders Sustainable Systems Group Sanders, Kelly
Savla, KetanDr. Savla's Research Group Savla, Ketan
Shahabi, CyrusIMSC Shahabi, Cyrus
Shao, Yu-TsunShao Electron Microscopy Lab Shao, Yu-Tsun
Shi, YonggangNeuro Image Computing Research Group Shi, Yonggang
Sideris, ConstantineAnalog/RF Integrated Circuits, Microsystems, and Electromagnetics (ACME) Lab Sideris, Constantine
Soibelman, LucioILab Soibelman, Lucio
Soleymani, MohammadIntelligent Human Perception Soleymani, Mohammad
Soltanolkotabi, MahdiMathematical Foundations of Learning from Signals and Data Research Group Soltanolkotabi, Mahdi
Srivastava, AjiteshSrivastava Group Srivastava, Ajitesh
Stang, JohnInstitute for Technology and Medical Systems Stang, John
Suen, Sze-ChuanHealthcare Applications Research Group Suen, Sze-chuan
Sukhatme, GauravRobotic Embedded Systems LabClick here to apply.
Tanguay, ArmandOptical Materials and Devices Laboratory Tanguay, Jr., Armand R.
Thittamaranahalli Ka, SatishCollaboratory for Algorithmic Techniques and Artificial Intelligence Thittamaranahalli, Satish
Toutios, AsteriosSpeech Production and Articulation kNowledge (SPAN) group Toutios, Asterios
Traum, DavidICT Natural Language Dialogue Group Traum, David
Valero-Cuevas, FranciscoValeroLabClick here to apply.
Vashishta, PriyaCollaboratory for Advanced Computing and SimulationsClick here to apply.
Vayanos, PhebeData-Driven Decision-Making Research Group Vayanos, Phebe
Wang, DannyLaboratory of Functional MRI Technology (LOFT) Wang, Danny
Wang, PinCenter for ImmunoEngineering Wang, Pin
Wang, QimingLab of Bioinspired Manufacturing and Mechanics Wang, Qiming
Yen, JesseYen Lab Yen, Jesse
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