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
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Want to Know the Secret of a Good Idea? It Could be Hidden in Language.
Xiang Ren, a USC Viterbi assistant professor of computer science, is using natural language processing to find patterns in massive amounts of text, which could unlock the secrets of innovation—and much more.
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A Hackathon for Women by Women
USC students changing hacking culture from competitive to collaborative.
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Excellence In Engineering
At the 41st Viterbi Awards, NAE President Dan Mote Jr., alumna and Northrop Grumman VP Linnie Haynesworth, and SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell were honored.
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How to Make Self-Driving Cars Safer on Roads
USC computer science researchers develop a new way to test machine learning algorithms that control self-driving cars
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Using Artificial Intelligence to Predict Violence in Movies
The film industry will soon be able to better predict MPAA ratings for movies, thanks to a new artificial intelligence tool.
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A Robotic Leg, Born Without Prior Knowledge, Learns to Walk
New AI algorithms could allow robots to learn to move by themselves, imitating animals.
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New Method Uses AI to Screen for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Scientists at USC, Queen’s University (Ontario) and Duke University have developed a new tool that can screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) quickly and affordably
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To Protect Earth’s Natural Resources, It Takes a Village
A recent community-building symposium, hosted by USC’s Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAIS), explored how AI could revolutionize the field of conservation.
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Saving Endangered Species, One Algorithm at a Time
Bistra Dilkina, USC Viterbi assistant professor in computer science, develops artificial intelligence tools to help protect endangered animals
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Stop The Spoofing
USC ISI researcher Wael Abd-Almageed and an international research team are building enhanced biometric security technologies to thwart would-be malefactors.
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USC Researchers Use AI to Detect Early Signs of Alzheimer’s
USC researchers found “hidden factors” in medical data that could improve Alzheimer’s disease prediction and lead to better outcomes.
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USC Trojans Repeat as Region’s Top Team in “Coding Olympics”
The winners of the regional coding contest will compete against more than 100 teams at the world finals in Portugal this summer.
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A Star Is Born…With C Programming And Robots.
With donor support, USC Viterbi’s Robotics and Coding Academy provides computer science education to local elementary schools
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Four USC Viterbi Faculty Members Selected As IEEE Fellows
USC Viterbi Faculty members from Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering join the 2019 class of IEEE fellows.
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Helping USC’s Homeless
USC Viterbi’s Sandeep Suresh helped build a website that provides invaluable information to USC’s hidden hungry and homeless population.
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Computer Science Students Unleash Power of Social Web Data
As part of a new USC data science course, more than 100 master’s and PhD students unveiled their final research project posters to professors and industry members.
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Ellis Meng and Mike Waterman Elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
USC faculty members were two of 148 academic inventors selected this year
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Fledgling Programmers Join Global Coding Celebration
USC Viterbi students joined forces with Google engineers to inspire the coders of the future.
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Can taking breaks enhance test-taking performance?
Computer scientists find a connection between our test-taking abilities and resting
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Han Wang Receives Coveted Army Research Office Young Investigator Award
The USC Viterbi assistant professor, who also just received the prestigious IEEE Nanotechnology Early Career Award, hopes to advance computer efficiency and proficiency.
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USC Viterbi Student Named Amazon Alexa Graduate Fellow
Doctoral student I-Hung Hsu has won the prestigious fellowship for his research in advancing interactions between voice and technology
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USC Viterbi’s “Adopt-a-School” Program Announces Partnerships with Code.org and Sesame Workshop
USC Viterbi VAST programs gain attention for community engagement in computer sciences, landing new partnerships from leading STEM organizations
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Getting Connected with Big Tech
New program establishes partnership between the USC Computer Science Department and major technology companies
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Can AI Reduce Race Bias in Homelessness?
New Algorithm Can Improve Outcomes in Assigning Housing to Homeless Youth and Change Housing Policy
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USC students go into refugee camps in Greece to volunteer and research solutions to the global refugee crisis
New USC Viterbi course focused on engineering solutions for social good takes students from seven USC schools in a close encounter with problems inside refugee camps
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Alexa To USC: “Congratulations! You Have Been Chosen.”
The prestigious Amazon Alexa Innovation Fellowship will allow the USC Viterbi School of Engineering to infuse voice technology into several of its innovation programs.
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New Deep Learning AI Technology Can Help You Save Time on Your Commute
New AI forecasting technology might also aid fleets of autonomous cars navigate future traffic.
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Predicting the next Taylor Swift—with algorithms?
Want to discover the next big thing in music? A new USC study used data mining to predict what artists will hit the big-time in the next year.
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Mr. USC
How To Launch A Million Dollar Software Firm? A Family Helps. Specifically, the Trojan Variety.
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Data-Crunching Class Looks to the Skies to Explore UFO Sightings
Computer science master’s students sifted through thousands of documented sightings of UFOs to tackle one of the greatest unsolved mysteries: Are we alone in the universe?
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New Study Finds Taking Breaks Boosts Team Performance
USC computer scientists leverage artificial intelligence to analyze the performance of individuals in online team-based games, producing unique insights into the psychology of performance
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USC Computer Science Professor Develops Haptic Armband to Mimic Human Touch
New wearable creates “haptic illusion” using tiny speakers to simulate gestures used in social touch
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Hacking for Defense
In an exciting, experiential new class, the U.S. Department of Defense supplies national security problems, while students develop ideas for solutions.
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Let the games begin!
First ever Games Expo sets the stage for the biggest night of games at USC
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Eureka! Eureka! The Class of 2018 Has Found It
After long nights that muddled into early mornings in SAL, CED, and Leavey, they’re ready to set sail
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Master’s Class For The Ages
2018 USC Viterbi master’s students shared hugs, laughs and memories at graduation ceremonies.
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2018 Viterbi Master’s Student Awards
Accomplishments of Viterbi Master’s students celebrated at the second annual event
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Marie Curie Dropped the Ph.D. Mic 115 Years Ago. These Trojans Picked It Up.
At the 2018 USC Viterbi Ph.D. Hooding and Awards ceremony, the intellectual descendants of Curie, Drexler and Viterbi took the stage.
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That’s a Wrap: Computer Science Student Gets Behind the Silver Screen
Annie Song, who graduates this month with a bachelor’s in computer science and minor in cinema studies, shares her experiences and lessons learned during her time at USC
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You Have 28 Hours to Protect the World’s Smart Watches, Cars, Pacemakers and Cities. What Do You Do?
The 2nd Annual Viterbi Graduate Hackathon brought together aspiring developers to keep the Internet of Things safe from cyberattacks.
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Dancing to a Different Beat
Passions for dance and computer science combine in Botswana for adventure-seeking student
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USC Women In Science and Engineering (WiSE) helps junior female faculty share their research
The annual WiSE Research Horizons Symposium at USC brought together some of the best minds in academic research
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Football Star Tackles Computer Science
Student-athlete balances sports and academics, training 20 hours per week while earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in just five years
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USC Center for AI in Society Seeks to Reduce Military Suicides
In a groundbreaking project, USC Viterbi School of Engineering and USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work to identify at-risk active military personnel and veterans.
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Cue the robots
USC Robotics Open House leads the way for the next generation of STEM professionals
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Life Hacks 2.0
Hundreds of LA kids participate in a hackathon designed by USC students especially for them
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USC Viterbi’s most prestigious night gives the stage to “heroic engineers”
Legendary alums and engineering pioneers honored at the 40th Viterbi Awards
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USC’s Department of Computer Science Opens its Doors to Prospective Doctoral Students
More than 50 prospective students explored USC’s Department of Computer Science and made new connections during this year’s PhD Visit Day.
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The American Art Collaborative and USC Information Sciences Institute: An Unexpected Partnership.
The Information Sciences Institute and the American Art Collaborative began a partnership that proves that STEM and the arts actually can get along.
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USC Viterbi announces its 2018 NSF CAREER Award Winners
Three USC Viterbi Assistant Professors receive a National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award for outstanding, innovative and promising approaches to research
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You Are What Your Friends Eat
The USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society is transforming public health by calibrating real-life, human intervention
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Computer Science Student Named KPCB Fellow, Sets Sights on Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Startup
Prestigious KPCB summer internship program offers top U.S. college students experience and mentorship with prominent Silicon Valley startups
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ISI Researchers to “Model the World” with New DARPA Award
New project led by Yolanda Gil receives $13 million DARPA award to apply artificial intelligence to large-scale integrated modeling
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USC ISI Researchers Develop Computational Methods to Uncover Hidden Trends in Human Behavior
New research suggests studying and avoiding all-nighters could lead to greater student happiness
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AI Tool Promotes Positive Peer Groups to Tackle Substance Abuse
An algorithm created by USC researchers leverages social networks to optimize substance abuse intervention groups for homeless youth
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Hao Li Earns Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award
Li will develop artificial intelligence techniques to create more realistic computer-generated humans for U.S. Navy immersive training simulations
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Memes Are The Future
Len Adleman, recent inductee to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, talks Internet memes and helps protect e-commerce as we know it.
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1,000 Reactions
Can virtual audiences make you a better public speaker?
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Making Facebook Faster
In 2016, Facebook gave Brandon Schlinker a fellowship. In 2017, he and new fellow finalist Yi-Ching Chiu are making the network faster than ever.
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New Insights Into Human Kidney Formation Made Possible with Innovative Platform Developed at ISI
USC stem cell scientists used a new “ecosystem of tools” designed by ISI researchers to analyze massive amounts of data to document the similarities and differences between kidney development in humans and mice
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Computer Science Graduate Student Earns NATO Scientific Achievement Award
Stephanie Kemna, a PhD student who researches autonomous underwater vehicles, was part of a team recently honored with a 2017 NATO Science and Technology Organization’s (STO) Scientific Achievement Award
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Fighting Addiction Before It Begins
USC Viterbi’s Yan Liu uses machine learning to fight the opioid addiction crisis sweeping the nation.
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A New Way to Fight the Spread of Infectious Diseases
An algorithm developed by USC researchers could help public health programs better locate, and treat, people living with undiagnosed infectious diseases, says a new study.
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Computer Models Reveal Best Way to Kill Deadly Bacteria
Bacterial spores use “chemical magic trick” to create protective shell, study finds
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Former intern honored with national award
NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing recipient Bekah Agwunobi plans to use computer science to drive social change
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Trojan team’s bias-busting app wins third prize at Facebook Global Hackathon
App utilizes virtual reality and natural language processing to create immersive space for unconscious bias training
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USC ISI to Develop Translation and Information-Retrieval System for Uncommon Languages
Researchers receive $16.7 million grant to automatically translate and summarize “low-resource” language documents into English
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Can You Save the World with Origami?
From 3-D origami battles to VR journalism, the GamePipe Laboratory Fall 2017 Showcase showed the range and creativity of USC Games students
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Students Mentored by LA City Leader and Viterbi Students at Code Dojo
Over a thousand students participate in Viterbi’s “Code Dojo” for National Computer Science Education Week
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The Sun Also Rises. And Now We Know How Hot It Gets.
A high school student’s family history leads her to team up with USC Viterbi students to build an app that can save farmworkers from heat death
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Two USC computer science professors named fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
Sven Koenig and Paul Rosenbloom recognized for outstanding contributions to science