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Neil Siegel elected to prestigious academies for research on when artificial intelligence is ready for critical systems.
Professor Shrikanth Narayanan recognized by the NAE for pioneering contributions to human-centered AI and speech technologies with wide-ranging societal impact
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Medvidovic was recognized for "contributions to the foundations of software architectures and their application to software engineering."
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Ron and Valerie Sugar invest in innovation with a new trustee chair at the USC School of Advanced Computing
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USC Viterbi Researchers Plan to Develop Mathematical Guardrails for AI Safety in Upcoming Study With Philanthropic Funding
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"Experience of a lifetime": Suvaditya Mukherjee helps bring "The Wizard of Oz" to the Las Vegas Sphere using cutting-edge artificial intelligence.
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USC study reveals users favor convenience over security, preferring to keep their current password managers even when better tools are free

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Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science News and Media Coverage

Cybersecurity Square

Cliff Neuman was interviewed about the role of AI in hacking. 

Andrew Viterbi at the Podium

Andrew Viterbi, Paul Mokapetris, Len Adleman, Marian Croak, and Palmer Lucky are some of the individuals featured on this list.

Ai written against what looks like a wireframe

Alumnus Ruoming Pang was featured. The article highlighted his time at USC and expertise in AI, machine learning and research in speech recognition.


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Published on February 23rd, 2017Last updated on March 6th, 2026