The Science Gap Fueling Africa’s Water Wars
In a new Nature Sustainability commentary, USC Viterbi researcher argues advanced water modeling can reduce uncertainty and help turn water disputes into opportunities for cooperation.
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Electrical and Computer Engineering News
USC engineers develop a material that can withstand temperatures exceeding 600°C while dumping heat into space and protecting interior structures
USC-led SWIFT project aims to reinvent the transistor using waves of magnetism, potentially slashing energy use and cooling costs, while helping GPS resist jamming
Researchers analyzed biomarkers that could help psychiatrists identify at-risk individuals earlier and more objectively, supplementing existing self-report surveys and clinical interviews
USC Viterbi scientists built a device of five thin atomic layers that could make memory chips dramatically denser, cheaper, and powerful enough to run AI on your phone without sending a single byte to the cloud.
The Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
20th Naming Anniversary & Research Festival
October 22nd & 23rd, 2026
Celebrate 20 Years of Innovation. Shape What's Next.
Join us for the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering's 20th Naming Anniversary & Research Festival, a two-day event celebrating two decades of pioneering research, transformative partnerships, and the people who have shaped the department's extraordinary legacy. Bringing together faculty, students, alumni, industry leaders, and community, the festival highlights groundbreaking research spanning artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum technologies, communications, computing, semiconductors, and more.
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Featured Research
Research from USC Viterbi and USC Dornsife points to a potentially strong impact from water purification to drug manufacturing.
USC Viterbi researchers’ device shapes light in new and exciting ways
Electrical Engineering and the Brain
Studying more than engineering makes for better engineers
Electrical Engineering and Smartphones
Our community is unique and groundbreaking… plus we have the beach!
Electrical Engineering and Green Energy
Engineering problems exist in the real world, and our obligation is to help solve them, in real time.