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A neuromorphic innovation led by Joshua Yang, was featured.
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A neuromorphic innovation led by Joshua Yang, was featured.
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Research by Paul Bogdan and colleagues was featured.
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New undergraduate degree in AI was featured.
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The new SAC undergraduate bachelor’s degree in AI was featured along with the Business of AI degree.
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Andrea Belz was interviewed about a research study related to the demand for skilled STEM workers for manufacturing chips.
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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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IBM’s blog featured a new study by Daniel Lidar and colleagues
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Mahta Moghaddam and her work applying multi-agent sensing to track soil moisture and permafrost thickness.
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A paper by Daniel Lidar and colleagues was highlighted.
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Research by Daniel Lidar and colleagues related to the application of deterministic benchmarking for more precise detection and correction of errors in quantum computing, was featured.
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Daniel Lidar, who had worked on D-Wave machines, was interviewed about their new study.
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Daniel Lidar was quoted in a story discussing Microsoft’s new quantum computing chip, Majorana 1.
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Research by USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and USC Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering highlights first-of-its-kind tool can non-invasively track the pace of brain changes using MRI scans.
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Daniel Lidar was interviewed about the challenges of scaling quantum computing.
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A paper authored by Xiao Fu, Barath Raghavan, Peter Bereel, Yue Hu and Prashanth Sutrave was highlighted.
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Research by Essam Heggy and colleagues was highlighted.
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Excerpts from Daniel Lidar’s recent interview with the The Circuit was condensed.
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An NIH-backed collaboration between USC engineers and doctors provides hope for patients with severe depression and other mood disorders.
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Rahul Jain was interviewed about autonomous vehicles and their mainstream adoption.
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A study by Essam Heggy and colleagues about the CA coastline was referenced.
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Research by Yasser Khan’s lab was featured.
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New research by the Khan Lab was featured
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A study led by India’s space agency that included USC researchers was highlighted
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Petros Ioannou the Center’s inaugural director, was interviewed.
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Weekend Edition featured research led by Feifei Qian’s lab.
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The annual Games expo showcasing student games was highlighted
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Research by Feifei Qian and colleagues was featured.
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Feifei Qian and undergraduate student Ethan Fulcher were interviewed about developing robots that can work on various surfaces
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Daniel Lidar was interviewed about the growth and potential impact of quantum computing
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The new center will be directed by Daniel Lidar, and boosts USC Viterbi and USC Dornsife researchers’ opportunities for conducting quantum research.
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Petros Ioannou, Peter Kuhn, and Surya Prakash are among the faculty selected for their research leadership.
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Professor Narayanan will focus on bringing together President Folt’s “moonshots” and expanding their reach.
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Shri Narayanan spoke with ET Healthworld about USC health research collaborations in India involving AI tools as well as other opportunities for AI in health
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Professor Gaurav Sukhatme, “a thoughtful and responsible innovator,” was installed as the inaugural director of the university’s 23rd school during a Wednesday ceremony on the University Park Campus.
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Gaurav Sukhatme has been appointed the school’s inaugural director for the “school within a school”
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Shri Narayanan’s SAIL lab partnered with Google and The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and the India Chapter of the International Advertising Association on multi-media intelligence research related to representation in Indian media
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Daniel Lidar contributed a piece explaining the technology and its potential impact. The column appeared in multiple outlets.
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Rahul Jain was interviewed about the difficulty of autonomous vehicles driving in SF compared to other cities.
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Co-hosted by the Viterbi School of Engineering and the Sol Price School of Public Policy, the event brought together leading experts to address three aspects of climate change: energy and technology, food and water, and human behavior.
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The university will lead one of eight regional innovation hubs funded by the CHIPS and Science Act.
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Shri Narayanan, Yasser Khan and their students and alumni talked about impactful research taking place at USC Viterbi.
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Masoud Pedram was quoted about the potential impact that room-temp superconductors could have on medical imaging.
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The SAIL Lab was mentioned as a collaborator with the Geena Davis Institute to address bias through media intelligence
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Research by Bistra Dilkina, Thomas Petersen and Essam Heggy was featured.
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Massoud Pedram discusses the promise of superconducting
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Wael Abd Almageed spoke to SA about the state of detection for AI generated images
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The NSF featured recent research by Paul Bogdan and colleagues at the School of Gerontology
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Carolyn C. Meltzer, Massoud Pedram, Remo Rohs and Richard M. Watanabe join more than 40 USC faculty as fellows of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Wael Abd-Almageed commenting on A.I. generated art and other content.
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Research by Essam Heggy and colleagues was highlighted.
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As part of the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Challenge, research by Mengjie Yu has been funded.
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The latest report from Google, the USC SAIL Lab and Geena Davis Institute on media representation was highlighted.
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Wael Abd-Almageed was interviewed about the impact of deepfakes in affecting public sentiment
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PhD students will receive fellowship funding and be mentored by Amazon scientists.
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Wael Abd-Almageed was quoted about the dangers of AI being used to generate false information.
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Murali Annavaram, Director of the USC ECE-ISE – Meta Platforms, Inc. Center for Research and Education in AI and Learning, was featured on Meta’s blog
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Wael Abd-Almageed explains a few methods for identifying videos are that are not authentic as well as his lab’s approach.
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With the recently volatility of cryptocurrency trading, Bhaskar Krishnamachari created a mathematical model to explain the rise and crash of speculative assets .
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Essam Heggy was interviewed about the current drought and the necessary measures to combat current and future droughts
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Inspired by a type of origami, Viterbi researchers apply autonomous reinforcement learning to develop materials for wearable electronics.
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A Toronto news channel interviewed Wael Abd-Almageed about how low-cost deepfakes are difficult to distinguish, and how tech like the one his team developed can be a tool to spot them
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Wael Abd-Almageed was interviewed about the dangers deepfakes present
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Wael Abd-Almageed was interviewed on ways to identify visual disinformation
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New research Center led Rahul Jain and Jyo Deshmukh was highlighted
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Research by Essam Heggy and colleagues was featured
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DotLA covered two pieces of Viterbi news this week, Dean Yortsos was interviewed adding, “some sort of a digital literacy will become as important as other general education requirements”
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Research by Essam Heggy and colleagues regarding uncovering of an ancient settlement in Qatar, was featured
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A blog written by USC Viterbi doctoral student Michella Rustom regarding her pursuit of her PhD, was re-published by the leading daily newspaper in Lebanon
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Research conducted by the Armani Lab was featured showing how virtual conferences could ensure greater diversity, equity and inclusion for STEM researchers
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Research by Han Wang’s lab was featured
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Research by the SAIL lab was featured
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Ajitesh Srivastava was quoted as a member of a COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub that works on predictions about the spread of the pandemic
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The SAIL Lab was mentioned for its collaboration with GDI to identify bias in movie scripts via development of Spellcheck for Bias
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Shri Narayanan speaks to Dot.LA about the potential for AI to help democratize the music industry.
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Ajitesh Srivastava is referenced as having created one of the COVID-19 forecasting models monitored by the CDC
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Research by the SAIL Lab and the Geena Davis Institute on the representation of characters in films who have disabilities, was featured.
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The rapid filling of a giant dam at the source of the world’s longest river could reduce the water supplies going to Egypt and increase tensions with Ethiopia, a new USC study finds.
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Radhika Agrawal, a 2021 graduate with a degree in computer engineering and computer science, was interviewed for participating in the In-person ceremony.
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Timothy Pinkston was interviewed by Adam M.A. Simpson, a PhD CEE candidate about his professional trajectory and the unique experiences of minoritized individuals in STEM
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Spectrum News 1 featured Paul Bogdan on using algorithms to create COVID-19 vaccines and predict variants.
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The Hill featured research by Gianluca Lazzi to develop a bionic eye.
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Gizmodo featured research by Maryam Shanechi on using a machine learning model to predict how the brain will respond to deep brain stimulation.
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Tony Levi was interviewed on the Biden administration’s attempts to address a semiconductor shortage.
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Professor Bhaskar Krishnamachari was so much more than an instructor. He was more like a curator who helped me see the true value and depth of electrical engineering.
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An explainer piece by Bhaskar Krishnamachari on wifi works was published.
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A new USC -Amazon Center focused on trust and privacy was featured.
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Computer model created by Paul Bogdan and colleagues eliminates 95% of the compounds that could have possibly treated SARS-CoV-2 and pinpoints the best options
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Professor Jay Kuo won a 2020 Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for his work with Netflix on “Development of Perceptual Metrics for Video Encoding Optimization”
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Chris Kyriakakis was interviewed about how to improve the acoustics of voice calls over the internet.
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Timothy Pinkston was interviewed about his research, the future of network routing algorithms and architecture research, as well as the importance of diversity and inclusion to the future of computing.
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The SAIL Lab’s work on media informatics and the content of movies was featured
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Roboticist and Viterbi alumnus named next dean of OSU’s College of Engineering
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ABC News San Diego quoted Essam Heggy regarding the use of goats to help clear brush and prevent wildfires.
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Andrea Armani was interviewed about helping first-year students navigate college during the pandemic.
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Wael Abd-Almageed was quoted on the viability of this technology to detect deepfakes
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Wael Abd-Almageed was interviewed about his team’s efforts to create deepfakes.
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Randi Burley’s path to engineering has been anything but traditional.
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USC Researchers and faculty presented on how digital technologies– mobile applications, internet of things, data science, AI, and machine learning can play a role in understanding, monitoring and combatting COVID-19.
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What Happens When All Students Become On-Line Students? Look to the Engineers.