A Sustainable Hackathon
The 4th annual Sustain-A-Thon saw 57 students propose solutions for making the planet more livable and sustainable.
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USC Student Develops AI Tools To Tackle Hate Speech, Hate Crimes
As AI makes its way into more areas of our lives, rooting out implicit bias is more crucial than ever, says USC computer science student Aida Mostafazadeh Davani.
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USC Viterbi Offers Two New Short Courses: “Viterbi vs. Pandemics!” and “Sustainable Energy”
Both lecture series launch the week after Labor Day, offering students a comprehensive faculty coverage of COVID-19 and a series on sustainable energy with Dean Yortsos
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Zoom Work Meetings, Anyone?
Researchers at USC ISI prepare for future emergencies during COVID 19 pandemic.
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Yolanda Gil To Oversee Strategic Initiatives at Famed USC Information Sciences Institute
After 35 years of AI research, Gil’s is promoted to a new role where she will lead AI and data science initiatives at the USC Information Sciences Institute.
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What’s Next in Pandemic Forecasting?
USC Viterbi Researchers Answer Questions About Their Unique Modeling Tool and Share Advice for Future Forecasters.
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Student Group Spotlight: Code the Change, Building Software for Social Impact
Founded in 2014, the organization aims to help nonprofit organizations in the LA area develop software projects.
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USC ISI Researchers Honored for Contributions to Networking Simulator
2020 Networking Systems Award from SIGCOMM goes to networking system developed in part by USC ISI team
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Student Group Spotlight: CAIS++ Showcases “AI for Social Good” Projects
As the student branch of the USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society, CAIS++ members work to promote the development of AI applications for social good.
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A Lifeline For Students During The Pandemic
Over 100 students have been aided by USC Viterbi’s Emergency Relief Fund; Ming Hsieh, alumnus and university trustee, offers an additional $50K match to donors
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Want to Teach An AI Novelty? First, Teach It Monopoly. Then Throw Out the Rules.
USC’s Information Sciences Institute receives funding from the U.S. Department of Defense to make AI more adaptable.
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Building Bots with Heart
New computer science alumna Shreya Gupta hopes to bring humanity to deep learning by developing empathetic robots that can attune to your emotions.
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One Giant LEAPFROG For Humanity
USC students and researchers at ISI SERC are building a lunar landing flight vehicle as part of NASA’s Artemis program.
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USC Computer Science Professor Wins Most Influential Paper Award
Nenad Medvidović receives most influential paper award at SEAMS 2020 for work on privacy and cloud-based systems.
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USC Students Create App to Help Refugees Learn New Skills for Life After Asylum
USC students look to technology in an effort bridge the educational losses suffered by people displaced by war.
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Context Reduces Racial Bias in Hate Speech Detection Algorithms
When it comes to accurately flagging hate speech on social media, context matters, says a new USC study aimed at reducing errors that could amplify racial bias.
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Move Over, Siri! USC Viterbi Researchers Develop Improv-based Chatbot
Scientists from USC ISI use improv dialogue to build a witty, engaging chatbot
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From the Viterbi Magazine: The Future at Your Fingertips
Welcome to USC’s Haptics Robotic and Virtual Interaction Lab, where Heather Culbertson and her students explore how humans interact with the world, robots and technology through touch.
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From the Viterbi Magazine: The World According to Namita Prakash
Namita Prakash, a recent computer science graduate who minored in screenwriting, blended her passions for coding and creative writing at USC—and landed a job at Microsoft after graduation.
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USC Renews Quantum Computing Collaboration with D-Wave, Lockheed Martin
QCC will upgrade to D-Wave’s forthcoming Advantage™ system with more than 5000 qubits
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Craig Knoblock Named Michael Keston Executive Director of the USC Information Sciences Institute
Dr. Knoblock will continue leading ISI and serving as USC Viterbi’s Vice Dean of Engineering
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From the Viterbi Magazine: Say Hi to ‘Kiwi’ the Robot
A new USC Viterbi study shows that just 30 days with an in-home robot could help children with autism improve not only math skills, but also social interaction.
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From the Viterbi Magazine: Q & A with Geena Davis: If She Can See It, She Can Be It
Academy Award winner and activist Geena Davis is working with USC Viterbi researchers to help build a more inclusive world, starting with the silver screen.
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Six USC Viterbi Faculty Win NSF CAREER Awards
Awards span research from machine learning to wastewater reuse to fluid dynamics and to self-healing materials.
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The 2020 Undergraduate Student Awards
Motivated to engineer a better world for all humanity, USC Viterbi celebrates graduates who have pursued academic excellence and impacted their communities.
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Folding the V: An Integrated Approach to Safe AI
Two Electrical and Computer Engineers Win ONR Grant on Science of AI to Bring Systems and AI Closer Together
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Multi-instrumentalist, DJ and computer scientist, Melissa Wen blended her passions at USC
After graduation, Melissa Wen will join Google in Sunnyvale, CA, while completing her master’s online.
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First-generation student and dad of three earns computer science degree, credits family with helping him succeed
Originally from Bogota in Colombia, dad of three Alexander Reyes transferred to USC after earning an associate degree from community college and several years working in the IT field.
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USC Computer Science Student Named Goldwater Scholar
From human-machine interaction to endangered language preservation, Leena Mathur’s research is putting the human into artificial intelligence
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AgriCulture Wins The Min Family Challenge
The USC Viterbi-led team aims to improve the diets and health of low-income, urban residents in unique contest pairing engineering and societal challenges
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USC Games Expo Goes Online
The largest university-sponsored gaming and esports event in the world is set for mid-May.
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Opinion: Why We Need More Than Bluetooth Data to Fight Covid-19
In order to stop the pandemic in its tracks, we need a nuanced risk assessment that takes many factors into consideration, including people’s mobility patterns, says Cyrus Shahabi.
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USC at the International Conference on Learning Representation (ICLR)
USC researchers will present work virtually at top AI conference, April 25-30.
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USC Student Collects and Distributes Protective Gear for Hospitals
Computer science and business administration student MacKenzie McClung is rounding up much-needed protective equipment for healthcare workers in Florida.
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USC ISI Senior Director Honored with AAAI Senior Member Status
Yigal Arens is recognized for his significant contributions to AI research and leadership at the USC Information Sciences Institute.
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Robotic Arms Extend the Reach of UV Disinfection
USC researchers adapt a customizable robot to autonomously perform disinfection tasks in both small and large spaces.
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A Coronavirus Tracking App That’s Putting Privacy First
By anonymously tracking coronavirus spread through contact tracing, smartphone technology could help people get back to their daily lives—while keeping a close eye on the resurgence of the virus.
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ShortStacked: A Videogame That Brings People Together
The student-produced videogame found its footing through the USC Games program.
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That Chatbot May Be Chatty, But Is It Engaging?
Researchers at the USC Information Sciences Institute evaluate the chatbots that, increasingly, answer the world’s questions.
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USC Researchers Analyze Coronavirus Misinformation on Twitter
By analyzing millions of tweets, USC computer science researchers are investigating how false information about the coronavirus spreads on social media.
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USC Researchers Release Public Coronavirus Twitter Set for Academics
Dataset to track public sentiment and help researchers understand the social dimensions of the pandemic
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5 Tips to Stay Cyber Secure When Working Remotely
Personal hygiene is important to reduce the spread of COVID-19, but don’t skimp on your cyber hygiene.
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Researchers Develop Platform to Improve Weather Forecasting
Climate change is making it harder for weather scientists to make predictions. DyNamo helps forecast severe weather events in real-time.
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USC Viterbi Listed Again Among the Nation’s Top 10 Engineering Graduate Programs
Annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report also keep USC Viterbi among the top five private engineering schools
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USC at AAAI-20 Conference: Could AI Win a Nobel Prize?
USC Viterbi Professors Yolanda Gil, president of AAAI, and Fei Sha, AAAI-20 conference program co-chair, share their thoughts following this year’s event.
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Jillian Khoo: A Coder for Social Change, Classical Violinist and USC’s First Neo Scholar
From classically trained concert violinist to all-star computer science student at USC, Jillian Khoo is determined to use her technical skills to code the change.
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Socially Assistive Robot Helps Children with Autism Learn
USC researchers developed personalized learning robots for children with autism and studied whether the robots could autonomously gauge the child’s engagement in long-term, in-home therapeutic interventions.
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He’s Worked His Entire Life To Support His Family; Now, He’s Pursuing A Dream Of His Own
Incoming freshman Dresden Kershaw reflects on the uphill journey that has brought him to USC Viterbi.
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How To Reduce Bias in AI? Selective Amnesia.
AI affects your credit scores and loans, but it’s not immune to bias. USC researchers are helping it forget.
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It’s Not Magic, It’s Science: Predicting the Future
USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute pairs human “forecasters” with AI to develop better predictive technology
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Could This Nearly Invincible Drone Be the Future of Disaster Relief?
A new artificially intelligent drone control system, designed by USC researchers, allows drones to withstand pushing, kicking and even colliding with objects.
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Baby’s Kicks Provide Clues About Infant Development
Recent paper on using robots to detect early signs of autism or ADHD receives award in “Computer Science for Social Good” competition.
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Zach Flores Wants to Bring Fun Back to Video Games
The USC Viterbi student is developing a 90’s nostalgia-inspired VR game that expands the horizons of what a modern video game can be.
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A Star Is Born
Penelope Hocking, the Pac-12 Women’s Soccer Freshman of the Year in 2018 and a sophomore majoring in computer science, shines on the pitch and in the classroom.
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All-Star Amazon Intern, Leader and STEM Advocate
Ava DeLaCruz is making waves as a former Amazon Future Engineer intern, current director of service for USC Women in Computing and incoming software engineering intern at Facebook. And she’s just getting started.
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Sea-Level Rise Could Reshape the United States, Trigger Migration Inland
Climate change-driven sea-level rise could trigger mass migration of Americans to inland cities, finds new AI study
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Pegasus Research Team Discovers Errors for a Win
Team recognized for “transformative contribution” to computing research with surprising discovery
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USC Earth Scientists and AI Researchers Join Forces on New Semantic Web Technology
Researchers from ISI and USC Dornsife create a new platform to standardize paleoclimatology data.
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Dance, Moose, Dance! K-12 Students Learn Coding Basics Through Interactive “Dance Party”
USC Viterbi students and industry professionals teach programming at “Code Dojo” to celebrate 2019 Computer Science Education Week
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University of Southern California at AAAI 2020
The annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) is one of the world’s leading conferences in the field of artificial intelligence.
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Can artificial intelligence help prevent suicides?
New tool from the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society at USC aims to prevent suicide among youth
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In A Season Of Giving, This Student Start-up Is Transforming The Way We Give
Duet is the world’s first student-built micro-philanthropy platform designed to connect donors with refugees and local stores in a more personalized and dignified way
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University of Southern California at NeurIPS 2019
We are proud to present the following research projects at the 33rd Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) in Vancouver, Canada, one of the most prominent gatherings in the field of artificial intelligence.
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Ewa Deelman Named AAAS Fellow
ISI researcher recognized for distinguished contributions to the field of computer science
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Air Pollution Monitoring To Track Impact On Newborn Brain Development
USC study will use wearable sensors to provide new insights into the effects of air pollution on the developing brain and ways to reduce harm.
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Uncovering AI’s Biases
As artificial intelligence generates more of the words we read every day, a USC Viterbi research team seeks to better understand and one day help to eliminate bias against women and minorities.
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Servant Leadership
U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and third-year Ph.D. student Ashok Deb is training to combat deep fakes and cyber threats while giving back to elementary school students
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Honoring Her Spirit
A first-generation Nigerian-American immigrant, Ojuolape “Oju” Ajose overcame the loss of her mother and has honored her by excelling in academics and leadership
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Showing Robots “Tough Love” Helps them Succeed, Finds New USC Study
Humans acting in an adversarial manner towards robotic systems can actually improve their robustness, says a team of USC computer scientists.
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Why Music Makes Us Feel, According to AI
In a new paper, a team of USC computer scientists and psychologists teamed up to investigate how music affects how you act, feel and think
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USC Viterbi Freshman Fights On In Journey Towards Self-Discovery
First-year student finds strength in community
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Do We Trust Artificial Intelligence Agents to Mediate Conflict? Not Entirely
New study says we’ll listen to virtual agents except when goings get tough
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USC Student Club Harnesses AI for Social Good
The rise and rise of CAIS++, the student branch of USC’s Center for AI in Society, where undergraduate students are using artificial intelligence to tackle projects with environmental and social impact.
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Tackling Pressing Social Issues with AI: A Conversation with PhD candidate Aida Rahamattalabi
USC computer science PhD candidate Aida Rahamattalabi is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and social network-based interventions aimed at reducing suicidality among homeless youth, college students, and active duty military members.
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USC Viterbi Receives Three-Year NSF Grant to Train Engineers for the Future of Manufacturing
USC Viterbi and the Center for Advanced Manufacturing will develop education platform to prepare U.S. workforce for challenges, opportunities in advanced manufacturing
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Rising Star Honored for Early Achievements and Promise
Computer science PhD student Yixue Zhao will participate in the 2019 Rising Stars Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Workshop at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
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The next big effort in AI: keeping L.A.’s water flowing post-earthquake
Experts at the USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society are teaming with city officials to find technological solutions for aging, vulnerable pipelines.
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Virtual Human Hand Simulation holds Promise for Prosthetics, Virtual Reality, Medical Education
Working with a clinical radiologist, USC computer scientists combined visual effects techniques and medical imaging to create precise model of the human hand in motion
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Glimpsing into the Future of AI: A Conversation with Yolanda Gil
Yolanda Gil, president of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), discusses what it will take to move AI forward without moving safety backward.
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Undergrad Course Teaching Students How to Use AI for Social Good
By studying artificial intelligence techniques in the context of applications with high environmental and social impact, USC undergraduates are learning to develop innovative solutions to pressing social issues.
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Come Together
Atomus, a fledgling USC Viterbi startup, is developing technology that would make it easier for the Marines to 3-D print spare parts for ships, military vehicles and planes, benefitting the Corps, defense contractors and the nation.
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The Three P’s: Programming, Python and Pac-Man
CS@SC teaches principles of programming and robotics alongside those of equality and inclusivity
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AI Predicts Musical Genre by Identifying Surprising Patterns in Hit Songs
Record-breaking single “Old Town Road” is a little bit country, a little bit rock ‘n roll, according to an artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by a USC computer science student
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USC researchers receive $12.5M grant for craniofacial research data-sharing endeavor
The project, FaceBase III Data Management and Integration Hub, would put USC on the map as the data epicenter for the craniofacial research community.
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VR Game Allows Parkinson’s Patients to Move and Feel in Virtual Worlds
USC engineers team with researchers and VR game designers to help Parkinson’s patients walk steadily with confidence
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How can AI Revolutionize Transportation?
On June 19, 2019, more than 35 guests from USC and DiDi arrived at USC’s University Club to discuss the future of communication, transportation and artificial intelligence as part of the Industry Affiliates Program (IAP).
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Tackling Lack of Diversity in Genetics Research
Researchers at the USC Viterbi Information Sciences Institute managed vast amounts of genetic data from multi-ethnic populations in a groundbreaking new study.
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USC Viterbi Announces its 2019 NSF CAREER Award Winners
USC Viterbi Professors Pierluigi Nuzzo, Kelly Sanders and Mahdi Soltanolkotabi receive highly competitive National Science Foundation awards for their leadership and novel research.
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“Deep Fakes”: Researchers Develop Forensic Techniques to Identify Tampered Videos
USC computer scientists find movement is key to spot manipulated content
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Making Children’s Voices Heard in the Courtroom
USC computer science undergraduate student Zane Durante is using artificial intelligence to identify truthful language in child forensic interviews.
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Battling Bias in AI
USC computer science PhD student tackles algorithmic fairness for social justice in machine learning.
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Students Build App That Empowers Teachers in Remote Corners of the World
A U.S. State Department-funded project will allow Mobile Teacher to reach more educators without Internet
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The End of an Era
A blended family of eight, six of whom attended USC, bids farewell to the school as the youngest graduates
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Robotics and American Sign Language
USC Viterbi research team develops technology that may help deaf children better learn sign language
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Death of the Middleman? USC Researchers Imagine a Cheaper, Fairer Marketplace For Digital Goods
Beyond improving e-commerce, USC Viterbi’s Bhaskar Krishnamachari sees a blockchain-driven future where cars, homes and appliances can buy and sell digital information.
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Master’s Students Shine
At the 2019 USC Viterbi master’s commencement, graduates shared hugs, smiles and selfies.
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Changing the Narrative
Avri Parker, president of the National Society of Black Engineers USC Chapter, lands dream job at Microsoft, sets sights on chief technology officer roles—and aims to start a school for black girls in technology.
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Dreaming Big Pays Off
Computer science student turned entrepreneur Drake Rehfeld is flying high with five ventures under his belt before he’s even graduated—but it didn’t happen without hard work.
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The Next Generation Meets the Bots
Local K-12 students learned about robotics and the value of STEM education at USC’s 2019 Robotics Open House
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HackSC 2019: 36 Hours of Hackers, Yoga and, yes, Puppies
USC’s largest hackathon event fuses competition, inspiration and wellness