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Across USC Viterbi and Mark and Mary Stevens School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, alumni point to industry-aligned courses, hands-on learning, powerful Trojan network and reputable faculty lineup as key drivers of career success in a competitive job market
Alumni panel showcased power of USC Viterbi's Trojan network, helps students navigate software engineering careers
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CLASS OF 2026 - The graduating USC Viterbi senior blends research, leadership and musical theater to create, contribute and connect
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CLASS OF 2026 - Graduating PhD candidate Abel Salinas used his time at USC Information Sciences Institute to develop CommonGround: an AI platform that helps organizations forecast violence and civil unrest, enabling them to proactively protect people, operations and supply chains.
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USC Center for AI in Society Celebrated 10th Anniversary and Hosted Annual Symposium Featuring AI Research Across the University
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Researchers and industry leaders across engineering, law, philosophy, business and more gathered to discuss key issues in ethical and trustworthy AI at IETC's first summit
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USC researchers brought 13 papers to ICASSP this year, highlighted by a plenary talk from Shrikanth Narayanan

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(Left to right) Vice Dean for Academic Programs Erik Johnson, Ballhaus Prize winner Yushun Zeng, USC Board of Councilors member William F. Ballhaus Jr., Dean Yannis C. Yortsos and BME Professor Qifa Zhou (Photo/Noe Montes)

The Class of 2026 gathered at Bovard Auditorium to celebrate years of research, discovery and impact.

Left to right (top row): Erica Kim, Daisy De Leon Perez, Steve Pham, Rene Mendoza. Left to right (bottom row): Ashwin Goyal, Niti Shah, Karthik Bhat. (Photo credit: Steve Pham)

Alumni panel showcased power of USC Viterbi’s Trojan network, helps students navigate software engineering careers

Shrikanth Narayanan delivering a plenary speech at ICASSP 2026 (Photo Credit: Kai-Wei Chang)

USC researchers brought 13 papers to ICASSP this year, highlighted by a plenary talk from Shrikanth Narayanan


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Published on February 23rd, 2017Last updated on May 15th, 2026