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

Oct15Wed
Computer Science General Faculty Meeting

Wed, Oct 15, 2025
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: GCS 107
Bi-Weekly regular faculty meeting for invited full-time Computer Science faculty and staff only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.

Oct29Wed
Computer Science General Faculty Meeting

Wed, Oct 29, 2025
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: GCS 107
Bi-Weekly regular faculty meeting for invited full-time Computer Science faculty and staff only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.

Oct30Thu
PhD Thesis Proposal - Siddartha Devic

Thu, Oct 30, 2025
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Location: GCS 502c
Title: Fonudations of Trustworthy Machine Learning in Modern Algortihmic Systems   Date and Time: Thursday, October 30th, 2025 - 12:15p   Location: GCS 502C   Committee Members: Vatsal Sharan, David Kempe, Shanghua...

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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 7th, 2025