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Balakrishnan Award Honors Legacy of Engineer Who Chose Math Over the Movies

Nov 13, 2023

Third ECE award goes to Washington University’s Xudong Chen.

USC SAIL Media Intelligence Research Recognized by U.K.’s Royal Historical Society

Nov 06, 2023

Interdisciplinary work receives 2023 Deswarte Prize in Digital History

They Traveled 8,000 Miles to Find Each Other

Oct 24, 2023

Sujata Banerjee and Vibhu Mittal, who met at USC Viterbi decades ago, reflect on a life together and their recent decision to support Ginsburg Hall

Mahdi Soltanolkotabi Receives NIH Director’s New Innovator Award for Reliable AI for MRI

Oct 18, 2023

$2.4 million grant will be used to develop new AI-powered algorithms that could lessen the need for higher-strength MRI machines and correct for various imaging artifacts.

USC at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)

Oct 03, 2023

USC researchers present 14 papers at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), showcasing leading-edge research in robotics.

Faculty and Students Pay Tribute to Software Engineering Pioneer Barry Boehm

Sep 28, 2023

Boehm is remembered as a dedicated researcher and a “wonderful advisor”, who greatly shaped the life of his students and colleagues.

DEN@Viterbi celebrates 50 years of high-impact distance learning

Sep 28, 2023

The progressive pedagogy of the pioneering distance learning program has changed the lives of graduate students worldwide.

A Tribute to Excellence and Equity: the John Brooks Slaughter Center for Engineering Diversity

Sep 21, 2023

From Topeka to the White House, Slaughter has lifted as he climbed

Qian, Bansal study the way robots move, interact with the world around them

Sep 21, 2023

The researchers share some commonalities in their work, apart from winning an NSF CAREER Award.

Paul Bogdan joins team researching nanotechnology for NSF-funded center

Sep 21, 2023

The UMich-led Center for Complex Particle Systems (COMPASS), one of four new Science and Technology Centers, will look to nature for inspiration on particles.

Port Cities in North Africa and the Middle East are Losing the Battle Against Climate Extremes

Sep 18, 2023

Studies warn against major hydroclimatic, and environmental vulnerabilities

New Laser-Array Processor Could Vastly Improve AI Computing Efficiency

Aug 08, 2023

Study conducted by team including USC, MIT shows 100x improvement over existing technology.

Building Better Models Starts With Reexamining the Metrics

Aug 02, 2023

USC computer scientists present a better way to measure the performance of generative AI models at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML).

Keeping the Lights On

Jul 27, 2023

USC Viterbi’s Bhaskar Krishnamachari and USC economist Matthew Kahn have proposed an ethical plan to promote power and water conservation that targets the biggest users while protecting the poor.

Maryam Shanechi Named Blavatnik National Awards Finalist

Jul 26, 2023

She was recognized for her “pioneering brain-machine interfaces that can model, decode, and control complex neural activity patterns by the intersection of engineering, computing, and neuroscience”

Six USC Viterbi Faculty Honored with NSF CAREER Awards

Jul 25, 2023

The NSF’s most prestigious award for junior faculty will boost USC research in disease modeling, groundwater systems, machine learning and robotics.

USC Review Touts Benefits of Newer Materials for Memristive Devices

Jul 17, 2023

A USC review published in the journal Nature Electronics suggests that the “unique features of vdW materials provide a greater freedom for creating precisely engineered memristive devices.”

Unbiased Medical Devices for All

Jul 12, 2023

Yasser Khan wins a prestigious Google Research Scholar Award for racial bias correction in a medical device that measures oxygen levels

USC to Lead Interdisciplinary Project on Mental Health

Jul 11, 2023

A collaborative effort with UCLA will predict psychological health risk factors

Kosko receives Hebb Award from International Neural Network Society

Jun 30, 2023

USC professor honored for his research work in the field of neural learning.

Quantum Computers Are Better at Guessing, New Study Demonstrates

Jun 06, 2023

USC researchers leverage techniques to manage error accumulation, demonstrating the potential of quantum computing in the error-prone NISQ era

Advancing Computer Vision One Pixel at a Time

May 17, 2023

USC Viterbi researchers propose a novel framework to address challenges in computer vision.

Wide Awake and Dreaming: USC Viterbi’s 2023 Master’s Commencement Ceremonies

May 13, 2023

The class of 2023 is “the best educated, the most representative in our history.”

“At Heart, We’re Problem Solvers:” USC Viterbi Undergraduate Commencement 2023

May 13, 2023

This year’s ceremony at Alumni Park was headlined by alumnus and venture capitalist, Mark Stevens, who praised the power and versatility of an engineering degree

“Attention is All You Need”: New Ph.D.s Urged to Attend to “Challenges of Earth’s Eight Billion People.”

May 12, 2023

The 2023 Ph.D. Hooding and Awards Ceremony honors 133 new graduates and Jiaoyang Li, winner of this year’s best Ph.D. thesis.

Engineering the Ultimate Ride: Hannah Rose’s Quest to Push the Limits of Theme Park Innovation

May 10, 2023

A Taylor Swift theme park? For Rose, a leader in USC’s themed entertainment student group, why not?

Two Graduating Seniors in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

May 10, 2023

Both students are among the first cohort of the Ming Hsieh Institute Undergraduate Scholars program.

Powered by Algorithms – and Jazz

May 10, 2023

Graduating Ph.D. student Lillian Clark’s dissertation explores how to improve robot communication in remote environments. Her study of jazz helped her think on her feet.

Graduating Electrical and Computer Engineering Major Receives the USC Viterbi Community Impact Award

May 09, 2023

Nomar Rodriguez is being honored for his leadership and service to USC Viterbi’s chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.

Daniel Lidar to Lead MURI on Quantum Computing Research

May 02, 2023

The Department of Defense MURI Award will allow Lidar’s multi-institutional team to investigate techniques that may unlock the full potential of quantum computing.

Using AI to Diagnose COPD In One Minute with 98.5% Accuracy

Apr 13, 2023

Paul Bogdan has developed a new and improved method to detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for early diagnosis and better treatment

The Quiet Revolution of AI on the Edge

Apr 10, 2023

AI is running on mobile phones, sensors, and home appliances thanks to the engineering innovations that make the most of the limited memory, reduced computational power, and little energy available in these devices.

Fetal Heart Disease Visible for First Time on Real-Time MRI Scan for Expectant Mothers

Mar 29, 2023

Breakthrough imaging procedure can be used to better characterize congenital heart disease and to plan immediate care for newborns

New Chip Design to Provide Greatest Precision in Memory to Date

Mar 29, 2023

Will enable powerful AI in your portable devices.

Smart(er) Cameras, A New Vision for the Future

Mar 28, 2023

USC Viterbi researchers partner with Samsung to develop energy saving, “self healing cameras.”

Giving Back and Looking Forward: 8th Annual Scholarship and Fellowship Dinner

Mar 23, 2023

Gratitude takes center stage as donors come face to face with the students they support.

Stressed at work? USC Researchers Aim to Change That

Mar 21, 2023

An interdisciplinary team, including three USC Viterbi researchers, recently received a $1.1M National Science Foundation grant for managing, mitigating on-the-job stress

Shri Narayanan Receives the 2023 ISCA Medal for Scientific Achievement

Mar 17, 2023

The award is the highest honor in the field of speech communication research.

Making a Computer Observe Like a Human

Mar 01, 2023

USC ISI Research team combines multiple types of machine learning techniques to improve how a program can identify people and things

New NSF Center on Soil Research Launched

Feb 27, 2023

USC to lead Industry-University Cooperative Research Center for Soil Technologies

TREBUCHET: A High-Powered Processor for Cutting-Edge Encryption

Feb 23, 2023

Researchers from USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute are part of a team working to keep sensitive data secure with accelerated computing.

The USC Signal and Image Processing Institute Celebrates its Golden Anniversary

Feb 22, 2023

Past and present SIPI students and faculty gather to toast 50 years of innovation – from JPEGs to brain-computer interfaces

Training Algorithms To Make Fair Decisions Using Private Data

Feb 07, 2023

USC Viterbi researchers have developed a fairness enhancing algorithm that also keeps data secure.

A Faster, More Efficient Way to Solve Partial Differential Equations

Jan 24, 2023

A new method from Wade Hsu’s group is up to 30,000,000 times faster than existing methods – a game-changer for nanophotonics research and many other disciplines

The Single Oil Spill that Can Disrupt the Global Energy Supply

Jan 24, 2023

A maritime area three times the size of the city of London holds the highest risk for oil spills in the Gulf which can have devastating consequences locally and globally.

Constantine Sideris One of 25 Researchers Honored by Office of Naval Research

Jan 24, 2023

USC Viterbi assistant professor receives three-year grant to pursue work in biomedical sensing, health monitoring.

USC Viterbi Honors Inaugural A.V. ‘Bal’ Balakrishnan Award Recipients

Jan 20, 2023

Awardees made important contributions in the area of mathematics of systems

Catching Some Z’s is a Challenge for Millions. Can Wristbands Help Solve the Problem?

Jan 19, 2023

Professor Michael Khoo and his SleepHuB partners look at a range of technologies to uncover sleep problems

Using Computer Generated Images to Create Unbiased Facial Recognition

Jan 03, 2023

Information Sciences Institute researchers use machine learning to invent an impartial way to recognize faces

Lights, Camera…Stereotypes? Film Characters’ Actions Reflect Gender Bias

Dec 21, 2022

A machine-learning framework developed by USC researchers reveals a pattern of stereotyped actions by male and female characters in films over 100-year period

USC’s Petros Ioannou, Gérard Medioni and J. Joshua Yang Elected as National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Dec 16, 2022

The trio joins a distinguished class of 169 new inductees whose innovations have tangibly impacted society.

USC Viterbi Researchers Named 2023 IEEE Fellows

Dec 15, 2022

USC Information Sciences Institute’s Carl Kesselman and Premkumar Natarajan, and Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering’s Bhaskar Krishnamachari were elevated for their impactful research contributions.

2022: The Year of the Chip

Dec 12, 2022

Forty years after Time magazine named the computer as “Person of the Year,” it’s time to consider another remarkably impactful item.

USC at NeurIPS 2022

Nov 22, 2022

USC researchers present 23 papers at this leading venue for machine learning research.

A New Mathematical Model to Improve AI and Machine Learning

Nov 03, 2022

USC Researchers combine math, graphs, and one humble little plant

34 new hires, including the new biomedical engineering chair, join for fall and spring semesters

Oct 28, 2022

USC Viterbi New Faculty Hires 2022-2023

Shanechi Receives the One Mind 2022 Rising Star Award

Oct 19, 2022

Maryam Shanechi was honored for her unique engineering approach to mental health.

New wearable device measures the changing size of tumors below the skin

Sep 17, 2022

Electronically sensitive, skin-like membrane can measure changes in tumor size to the hundredth of a millimeter. It represents a new, faster and more accurate approach to screen cancer drugs.

Legged Robots to Aid with Planetary Research

Sep 07, 2022

Feifei Qian is the lead researcher for a NASA grant that could significantly aid planetary explorations.

Trojans Win Student Design Contest with Autonomous Robots that ‘Learn’

Aug 16, 2022

Team of USC Viterbi students places first in a design competition on edge computing

‘Bekey Changed My Life’

Jul 28, 2022

The robotics pioneer’s true gift is not with machines but with people

IEEE K-12 Education Outreach Initiative

Jul 08, 2022

USC faculty and students hold events to encourage careers in signal processing.

USC Viterbi Student Creates Virtual Reality Button System

Jul 05, 2022

Undergraduate student Cami Gomez created a haptics-based virtual reality environment that simulates the feeling of a button clicking.

New Grant to Help Develop “Forever Implants”

Jun 30, 2022

The research, led by USC Viterbi, includes collaborators from USC Keck and Stanford

USC-Meta Center Brings Progress to AI Education and Research

Jun 16, 2022

The inaugural event introduced new initiatives and presented research to industry partners

Creating Power Without Power: New USC Viterbi Technology Improves the Speed of Data Processing

Jun 14, 2022

Jonathan Habif and Alan Willner’s team uses light, first of its kind optical technology to make sharing data on our devices less energy intensive

In Good Company: Paul Daniel Dapkus Joins Einstein, Curie and Viterbi as Winners of Franklin Medal

Jun 13, 2022

USC Viterbi Professor was honored for his groundbreaking contributions in electrical engineering

What If AI Could Create a Custom App for Small Businesses…In Only 30 Minutes?

Jun 01, 2022

Apsy, led by Ph.D. candidate Tooraj Helmi, uses AI to develop inexpensive, quality apps for startups

USC Viterbi PhD Student Wins Meta Fellowship

May 23, 2022

The two-year fellowship will support the continued advancement of AI systems.

“The Best Educated Class In Our History”

May 14, 2022

At the 2022 commencement ceremony, undergraduates shared laughter, tears and hugs as they embark on a new journey

“The World Impatiently Waits For You”: 1100 USC Viterbi Master’s Students Graduate

May 14, 2022

First in-person, satellite ceremonies in two years feature four-star general and former CEO of Yahoo and Verizon Media as speakers

“Do Better Than Us”: Three Years of USC Viterbi Ph.D.s Receive Their Hoods.

May 12, 2022

At the 2022 Ph.D. Hooding and Awards Ceremony, 215 new graduates join Trojan forebears like Andrew Viterbi and Wanda Austin.

USC ISI works with D-Wave to house one of the first U.S-Based Advantage™ Quantum Computers

May 12, 2022

New D-Wave Advantage system, housed at the University of Southern California-Lockheed Martin Quantum Computing Center, brings quantum system and hybrid solver access to business and research clients wanting a US-based solution.

New Startup Brings AI to the People and Organizations

May 02, 2022

USC Viterbi researchers’ new AI platform is for everyone

USC Viterbi-Led Team Wins NSF Expeditions in Computing Award, One of Only Two Announced This Year

Apr 22, 2022

Massoud Pedram will be PI for multi-university DISCoVER team focused on green computing, superconductor electronics

Shri Narayanan Named 2022 Guggenheim Fellow

Apr 18, 2022

Prolific researcher is one of only two honored nationally for work in computer science

8 USC Viterbi Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards

Apr 04, 2022

The NSF’s most prestigious award for junior faculty has now been received by 13 USC Viterbi faculty over the past two years

Achieving Success Through Imprecision

Mar 30, 2022

USC Viterbi researchers aim to build a better brain with a never-before-used approach

Towards Acing the Turing Test: A Blueprint for Future AI and Robots that Learn Like Living Things

Mar 24, 2022

USC Viterbi researchers worked with a DARPA-supported multi-institution team to outline how the machines of the future can achieve lifelong learning, just like humans and other animals.

Topological Lasing by Encircling an Exceptional Singularity

Feb 24, 2022

USC Viterbi researcher designs a new, more robust laser

USC at the AAAI ’22 conference: 3D objects recognition, teaching robots to think on their own, finding information in any languages

Feb 23, 2022

New models help information detection in many languages and 3-D objects recognition, as well as robots training.

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