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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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Wide range of application for artificial intelligence is focus of inaugural USC AI Summit
Article features the inaugural AI Summit held at Ginsburg Hall; CAIS Co-Director and ISE Professor Phebe Vayanos was featured.
What Can Simulate Nature? Aid Blockbuster Drugs? And Get Congress to Agree?
USC, home of the first operational quantum computer in academia, hosted its second quantum technology forum, bringing together leading experts from industry, academia and government.
Two USC Professors Win Inaugural Google Junior Faculty Awards
Robin Jia and Ibrahim Sabek among 50 assistant professors nationwide to receive $100,000 grants for computing research.
USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the USC School of Advanced Computing Launch an Undergraduate Degree in Artificial Intelligence
First cohort to start on campus in Fall 2026
Researchers Uncover Hidden Airport Hotspots in Global Wildlife Trafficking Using AI
New Nature study highlights predictive power of AI in identifying airports used as key nodes in illegal wildlife trade networks
USC at ICML 2025
From health applications to theoretical breakthroughs, USC researchers contribute to a dynamic range of work at this year’s premier machine learning conference
USC launches $1B-plus initiative in advanced computing
Viterbi to create a School of Advanced Computing and rename the Computer Science Department for benefactor Thomas Lord

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AI’s Promise and Peril: USC Experts Navigate the Breakneck Pace of Artificial Intelligence
AI’s Promise and Peril: USC Experts Navigate the Breakneck Pace of Artificial Intelligence

As artificial intelligence advances at breakneck speed, even the scientists building it admit they’re navigating uncharted territory where the line between revolutionary breakthrough and existential risk remains alarmingly unclear.

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When Self-Driving Trucks Don’t Know What They Don’t Know
When Self-Driving Trucks Don’t Know What They Don’t Know

At the USC Center for Autonomy and AI’s fall workshop, participants grappled with a critical question: Can foundation models power the next generation of autonomous systems?

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What Can Simulate Nature? Aid Blockbuster Drugs? And Get Congress to Agree?
What Can Simulate Nature? Aid Blockbuster Drugs? And Get Congress to Agree?

USC, home of the first operational quantum computer in academia, hosted its second quantum technology forum, bringing together leading experts from industry, academia and government.

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Published on February 23rd, 2017Last updated on November 18th, 2025