Interesting Engineering/Yahoo News: Researchers develop low-cost system to detect wildfires within seconds of ignition
A paper authored by Xiao Fu, Barath Raghavan, Peter Bereel, Yue Hu and Prashanth Sutrave was highlighted.
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Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringMedia Coverage
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EOS: Torrents of Sediment-Laden Water Worsened Disastrous Libyan Floods
Research by Essam Heggy and colleagues was highlighted.
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Quantum Insider: USC Professor Sees Quantum Computing As A Specialized Tool Rather Than Consumer Technology
Excerpts from Daniel Lidar’s recent interview with the The Circuit was condensed.
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WIRED Middle East: Why the Middle East should be more afraid of floods than droughts
Research by Essam Heggy and the MiXL lab was featured.
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Out Of Options: The Drugs Don’t Work. Therapy Doesn’t Work. What’s Left?
An NIH-backed collaboration between USC engineers and doctors provides hope for patients with severe depression and other mood disorders.
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ABC News: Waymo takes to the streets in more cities
Rahul Jain was interviewed about autonomous vehicles and their mainstream adoption.
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New York Times: The Beaches of the Future Are Going to Surprise Us
A study by Essam Heggy and colleagues about the CA coastline was referenced.
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Interesting Engineering: AI-enabled wearable, ingestible smart pill offer live gut health tracking
Research by Yasser Khan’s lab was featured.
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Medical Express: An AI-powered wearable system tracks the 3D movement of smart pills in the gut
New research by the Khan Lab was featured
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New Indian Express: Study confirms water ice possibility in Moon’s polar craters
A study led by India’s space agency that included USC researchers was highlighted
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LA Business Journal: USC, Capital One to Launch Research Center
Petros Ioannou the Center’s inaugural director, was interviewed.
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NPR: A robot dog is training on Earth to be able to go to space one day
Weekend Edition featured research led by Feifei Qian’s lab.
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Venturebeat: USC Games Expo returns to campus on May 7 with over 60 games
The annual Games expo showcasing student games was highlighted
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BBC: Engineers train dog to walk on the moon
Research by Feifei Qian and colleagues was featured.
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CBS News: NASA, USC robotics team for space exploration program
Feifei Qian and undergraduate student Ethan Fulcher were interviewed about developing robots that can work on various surfaces
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ABC News: What’s after AI? The next watershed technology could be quantum computing
Daniel Lidar was interviewed about the growth and potential impact of quantum computing
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USC News: USC opens first IBM Quantum Innovation Center on the West Coast
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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USC names 7 faculty members University – and Distinguished Professors, 3 with USC Viterbi appointments
Petros Ioannou, Peter Kuhn, and Surya Prakash are among the faculty selected for their research leadership.
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BBC: Film and Representation
Shri Narayanan was interviewed about USC SAIL’s AI-based text and language analysis of media representation and portrayals.
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USC Viterbi’s Shri Narayanan Named USC Vice President for Presidential Initiatives
Professor Narayanan will focus on bringing together President Folt’s “moonshots” and expanding their reach.
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Economic Times: Using AI tools, we are exploring if linguistic ability can mediate cognitive decline
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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‘A powerhouse director for a powerhouse school’: USC celebrates inauguration of School of Advanced Computing director
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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USC Launches School of Advanced Computing
Gaurav Sukhatme has been appointed the school’s inaugural director for the “school within a school”
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Google: Using AI to study demographic representation in Indian TV
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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The Conversation: What is Quantum Advantage?
Daniel Lidar contributed a piece explaining the technology and its potential impact. The column appeared in multiple outlets.
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The Atlantic: America Is About to See Way More Driverless Cars
Rahul Jain was interviewed about the difficulty of autonomous vehicles driving in SF compared to other cities.
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USC News: USC Viterbi and USC Price Host Solutions for a Sustainable Future Conference
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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USC News: USC selected by Department of Defense for Microelectronics Commons hub
The university will lead one of eight regional innovation hubs funded by the CHIPS and Science Act.
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Business World: Innovation & Ingenuity: From Start-ups to Academia
Shri Narayanan, Yasser Khan and their students and alumni talked about impactful research taking place at USC Viterbi.
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INSIDER: The internet just went on a wild quest that could result in floating trains and cheap EV
Masoud Pedram was quoted about the potential impact that room-temp superconductors could have on medical imaging.
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New York Times: How Sexist is Hollywood?
The SAIL Lab was mentioned as a collaborator with the Geena Davis Institute to address bias through media intelligence
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CBS Radio: Companies are adopting AI, how it can echo biases and spread misinformation
Wael Abd Almageed was interviewed and discussed the danger of misinformation spread
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NPR: For Earth Day, Faculty Talk Sustainability Research on “Academic Minute”
Research by Bistra Dilkina, Thomas Petersen and Essam Heggy was featured.
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The Conversation: Room-temperature superconductors could revolutionize electronics
Massoud Pedram discusses the promise of superconducting
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Scientific American: How to Tell If a Photo Is an AI-Generated Fake
Wael Abd Almageed spoke to SA about the state of detection for AI generated images
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NSF: AI May Predict Alzheimer’s Through Brain Age
The NSF featured recent research by Paul Bogdan and colleagues at the School of Gerontology
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USC News: 4 USC researchers named AAAS fellows
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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Philadelphia Inquirer: AI tools can create new images, but who is the real artist
Wael Abd-Almageed commenting on A.I. generated art and other content.
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Popular Science: An oil spill on this fuel-rich coast could be a supply chain catastrophe
Research by Essam Heggy and colleagues was highlighted.
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Optica Foundation: Increasing the global bandwidth of optical communications
As part of the Foundation’s 20th Anniversary Challenge, research by Mengjie Yu has been funded.
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Google: Using AI to study 12 years of representation in TV
The latest report from Google, the USC SAIL Lab and Geena Davis Institute on media representation was highlighted.
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Fast Company: Security experts lay out the most serious election threats
Wael Abd-Almageed was interviewed about the impact of deepfakes in affecting public sentiment
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Amazon Science: Amazon and USC name three new ML Fellows
PhD students will receive fellowship funding and be mentored by Amazon scientists.
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Washington Post: AI can now create any image in seconds, bringing wonder and danger
Wael Abd-Almageed was quoted about the dangers of AI being used to generate false information.
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Meta: Academic of the Month
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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CNET: Deepfake Expert Analyzes Viral Videos
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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Medium: Modeling Speculative Asset Bubbles
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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KNX in Depth: Unprecedented water restrictions for Southern California
Essam Heggy was interviewed about the current drought and the necessary measures to combat current and future droughts
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Argonne National Lab: Ancient art meets AI for better materials design
Inspired by a type of origami, Viterbi researchers apply autonomous reinforcement learning to develop materials for wearable electronics.
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CP24: Russia’s Misinformation Campaign Gains Traction
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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CNN: Deepfakes are now trying to change the course of war
Wael Abd-Almageed was interviewed about the dangers deepfakes present
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Yahoo!: Russia-Ukraine war: It’s your responsibility to stop disinformation
Wael Abd-Almageed was interviewed on ways to identify visual disinformation
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News 18 : USC Viterbi Launches Center for Autonomy and AI
New research Center led Rahul Jain and Jyo Deshmukh was highlighted
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Archaeology.org: Traces of 3,600-Year-Old Settlement Found in Qatar’s Desert
Research by Essam Heggy and colleagues was featured
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Dot LA: USC Expands AI Education With New Research Center, Amazon Partnership
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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Doha News: Hidden oasis resurfaces after 3,600 years in south of Qatar
Research by Essam Heggy and colleagues regarding uncovering of an ancient settlement in Qatar, was featured
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The Daily (An-Nahar): Lebanon Made Me Unstoppable
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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Times Higher Ed: Online academic conferences showing wide benefit
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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Asian News Service International: Research Team Makes Advance in Brain-Inspired Computing
Research by Han Wang’s lab was featured
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AI in Healthcare: Behavioral health AI predicts effectiveness of talk therapy
Research by the SAIL lab was featured
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ABC San Diego: Will expanding vaccine eligibility to kids 5-11 years old end the pandemic?
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 Hollywood Reporter: Geena Davis Institute Expands Spellcheck for Bias Partnership with NBCU to Analyze Black and AAPI Representation
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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Dot.LA: Snafu Records Raises $6 Million to Replace Record Executives with AI
Shri Narayanan speaks to Dot.LA about the potential for AI to help democratize the music industry.
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KUTV: COVID-19 cases in Utah projected to decline over next few weeks
Ajitesh Srivastava is referenced as having created one of the COVID-19 forecasting models monitored by the CDC
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Refinery 29: How Young Disability Activists Are Using TikTok To Make A Difference
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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USC News: Water dispute on the Nile River could destabilize the region
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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Los Angeles Daily News: USC’s Pandemic-Tested 2020, 2021 Classes Graduate In Person
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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Youtube: Dr. Timothy Pinkston – USC Chaired Professor & Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs (Part 1)
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: Using Algorithms to Create COVID-19 Vaccines and Predict Variants
Spectrum News 1 featured Paul Bogdan on using algorithms to create COVID-19 vaccines and predict variants.
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The Hill: Researchers fine tune a ‘bionic eye’ for those who lost their sight
The Hill featured research by Gianluca Lazzi to develop a bionic eye.
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Gizmodo: How AI Could Upgrade Brain Stimulation Therapies
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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Reuters: Biden’s chip dreams face reality check of supply chain complexity
Tony Levi was interviewed on the Biden administration’s attempts to address a semiconductor shortage.
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ECE Blog: How One Professor and His Class Changed My Life as an Engineer
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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The Conversation: How Does Wifi Work?
An explainer piece by Bhaskar Krishnamachari on wifi works was published.
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Los Angeles Business Journal: USC, Amazon Plan Center for Machine Learning Research
A new USC -Amazon Center focused on trust and privacy was featured.
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USC News: Artificial intelligence yields new ways to combat the coronavirus
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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National Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences: 72nd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards Recipients
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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The New Yorker: The Origins of Video Voice Chat
Chris Kyriakakis was interviewed about how to improve the acoustics of voice calls over the internet.
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Association of Computing Machinery: People of the ACM: Timothy Pinkston
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 Wrap: Can Artificial Intelligence Help Predict Movie Ratings?
The SAIL Lab’s work on media informatics and the content of movies was featured
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Ohio State: Ayanna Howard Named Next Dean at OSU
Roboticist and Viterbi alumnus named next dean of OSU’s College of Engineering
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KGTV-TV: Goats used as a tool to help clear brush, prevent wildfires in Western U.S.
ABC News San Diego quoted Essam Heggy regarding the use of goats to help clear brush and prevent wildfires.
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KPCC-FM: First Day of College During COVID
Andrea Armani was interviewed about helping first-year students navigate college during the pandemic.
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WIRED: Photoshop Will Help ID Images That Have Been … Photoshopped
Wael Abd-Almageed was quoted on the viability of this technology to detect deepfakes
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Forbes: Fake And Manipulated Videos Find Fertile Ground As Elections Approach
Wael Abd-Almageed was interviewed about his team’s efforts to create deepfakes.
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USC ECE Department Blog: Honoring My Father’s Memory: The Joy of Electrical Engineering
Growing up, my dad always let me pursue my constantly changing interests – everything from English to history, to art and politics. He always told me that studying engineering would give me a good basis to do whatever it was I desired in the future.
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A 12-year Odyssey from Fine Arts to Electrical Engineering
Randi Burley’s path to engineering has been anything but traditional.
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Center for Cyber-Physical Systems: CCI Virtual Mini-Workshop on Digital Technologies for COVID-19
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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DEN@Viterbi: Going the Distance: USC Viterbi Provides Distance Education During COVID-19
What Happens When All Students Become On-Line Students? Look to the Engineers.
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Memo from Dean Yortsos: Facing the COVID-19 Challenge
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Student Advising Resources during COVID-19
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MIT LIDS Magazine: Jay Kuo’s Media Communications Lab Hits A Major Milestone
The Media Communications Lab at the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering has graduated an astonishing 150 Ph.D. students.
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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
Please visit sites.usc.edu/coronavirus for updates
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The Hollywood Reporter: Universal Teams With Geena Davis Institute, USC for Software to Increase Latinx Representation
Spellcheck for Bias, a collaboration between the Institute and USC’s Viterbi, analyzes scripts, manuscripts and advertising briefs to create a breakdown of characters and dialogue by gender, race, LGBTQIA identity and disability.
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Deadline: Universal, Geena Davis Institute collaborate w/ USC SAIL to pilot Spellcheck for Bias tool
Tool will be deployed to support increased authentic Latinx onscreen representation and casting opportunities during the early stages of the development process
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ACM: Timothy Pinkston named a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery
He was recognized for his contributions to interconnection network routing algorithms and architectures, and leadership in expanding computing research.
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Scientific American: Is the U.S. Lagging in the Quest for Quantum Computing?
Daniel Lidar was quoted in an article on the state of quantum computing.
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New York Times: This Week in Tech: What on Earth is a Quantum Computer?
Daniel Lidar (and his daughter Nina) provide a unique explainer on quantum computing.
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10th Annual Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Festival
With 140 student presenters, 35 companies, and 17 elite industry sponsors, this year’s festival was the department’s biggest and most successful ever.
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USC NBSE wins major awards at regional conference
Fresh from its historic win last year when they brought home the trophy for National Chapter of The Year, the USC chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, or NSBE, continues to rake awards and solidify its place as one of the best student-run organizations in the nation