USC Viterbi Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science

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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Computer Science News
From language-driven robot learning to advanced manipulation techniques, USC researchers collaborated across labs and showcased diverse breakthroughs at CORL 2025
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Robin Jia and Ibrahim Sabek among 50 assistant professors nationwide to receive $100,000 grants for computing research.
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Professor Daniel Seita collaborated with a student team in developing the MOTIF Hand, a tool advancing the capabilities of previous robot hand technology.
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New Nature study highlights predictive power of AI in identifying airports used as key nodes in illegal wildlife trade networks
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From health applications to theoretical breakthroughs, USC researchers contribute to a dynamic range of work at this year’s premier machine learning conference
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Viterbi to create a School of Advanced Computing and rename the Computer Science Department for benefactor Thomas Lord

Upcoming Events

Oct24Fri
Robotics and Autonomous Systems Center (RASC) Seminar

Fri, Oct 24, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: RTH 105
Speaker: Prof. Yuchen Cui, University of California, Los Angeles Talk Title: Zero-Shot Robot Control with Large Language Models Abstract: Teaching robots is a non-trivial task, particularly for end users without robotics expertise....

Oct28Tue
CSCI 591: Research Colloquium

Tue, Oct 28, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: OHE 100C
Speaker: Dr. Joon-Ho Choi , Professor of Building Science - University of Southern California, School of Architecture Talk Title: Human-Building Intelligence: Integrating AI, Sensing, and Human-Centric Design for Adaptive Built...

Oct29Wed
PhD Thesis Proposal - Yiogos Chochlakis

Wed, Oct 29, 2025
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: RTH 320
Title: Subjectivity: AI Agents and Humans   Date and Time: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 | 10:00a - 12:00p   Location: RTH 320   Committee Members: Shrikanth Narayanan, Jesse Thomason, Robin Jia, Jonathan Gratch,...

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Click Here for Confusion: The State of Privacy Settings
Click Here for Confusion: The State of Privacy Settings

Finding a privacy setting on social media should be simple. But a new study from USC’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI) shows it’s anything but.

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USC Secures Hat Trick at Interspeech 2025 with 3 Research Awards
USC Secures Hat Trick at Interspeech 2025 with 3 Research Awards

USC SAIL Lab’s Best Paper and Dual Grand Challenge Wins Solidify its Leadership in Speech Communication Science and Technology

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Building a Digital Apprentice
Building a Digital Apprentice

Presented at a DARPA tech demo, ISI’s KNIC system supports complex tasks by learning from those who’ve done them before.

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Published on February 23rd, 2017Last updated on October 21st, 2025