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Drone Flythrough – USC School of Advanced Computing
To celebrate the launch of the new USC School of Advanced Computing, USC Viterbi partnered with JayByrd Films to create a drone fly through video of the new school at Ginsburg Hall - the first "one take" indoor flight video on the USC campus
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The Most Ambitious Initiative in USC Computing History
Introducing the
USC School of Advanced Computing
Rooted in an interdisciplinary approach, the School of Advanced Computing, a unit of USC Viterbi, serves as the hub for advanced computing research and education at USC.
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‘A powerhouse director for a powerhouse school’: USC celebrates inauguration of School of Advanced Computing director
Professor Gaurav Sukhatme, “a thoughtful and responsible innovator,” was installed as the inaugural director of the university’s 23rd school during a Wednesday ceremony on the University Park Campus.
USC launches School of Advanced Computing
The new school, a key feature of USC President Carol Folt’s Frontiers of Computing “moonshot,” will act as a nexus for advanced computing research and education across the university.
Q&A with USC School of Advanced Computing Director Gaurav Sukhatme
Professor Gaurav Sukhatme, “a thoughtful and responsible innovator,” was installed as the inaugural director of the university’s 23rd school during a Wednesday ceremony on the University Park Campus.
Announcing the inaugural director of the USC School of Advanced Computing
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An Innovative
School-Within-A-School
Operating as a “school-within-a-school” under USC Viterbi, the SAC consists of the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science (CS), the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and the soon-to-be-formed Division of Computing Education (DCE). Moreover, the School partners closely with USC Viterbi’s two powerhouse institutes, the Information Sciences Institute (ISI) and the Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT).
Published on February 24th, 2026
Last updated on February 24th, 2026