Paul Chiou wants to make the internet accessible to all
Sparked by a paralyzing car accident and a passion for computing, the USC Viterbi doctoral student seeks to reimagine technology for people with disabilities.
People affected by COVID-19 are being nicer to machines
The pandemic has forced many to increasingly rely on machines. According to USC research, it’s also led people to like them a little more.
How to each AI decision-making skills and common sense: Play games
Jon May and his team at USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute teach artificial intelligence how to react when encountering new environments through text-based video games.
To Mars and beyond: USC student’s role in NASA interplanetary mission
Devin Martin, an undergraduate student in computer science, dreamed about working for NASA since he was a child. Last summer, that dream came true.
Wearable fitness trackers can help doctors treat cancer patients
Tracking the physical activity levels of people receiving chemotherapy can improve their care and even predict emergency room visits, according to USC research.
New AI tool can predict in seconds what a movie will be rated
USC Viterbi researchers are using artificial intelligence to identify violent and sexual content in scripts before a single scene is shot.
Technology and design keep traditions like lighting the menorah alive
Two USC students collaborate on a social-distanced solution to the complicated logistics of lighting menorah candles together during a pandemic.
Robots may someday learn how to drive by watching us behind the wheel
USC researchers have developed a method that could allow robots to learn new tasks, like setting a table or driving a car, from observing a small number of demonstrations.
6 USC researchers named 2020 AAAS fellows
The USC professors join 40 previously selected faculty members as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Could your tech devices have emotional intelligence, too?
New computer science alumna Shreya Gupta hopes to bring humanity to deep learning by developing empathetic robots that can attune to your emotions.
A very tiny alteration can help deepfakes escape detection
Two USC Viterbi master’s students have exposed a glaring vulnerability that can affect even the most sophisticated fake video and image detectors.
Alums’ 3D imaging software could help scientists beat COVID-19 from home
USC grads Kyle McClary and John Paul Francis are bringing imaging technology out of the lab and onto researchers’ laptops and cellphones.
Student develops AI tools to tackle hate speech and hate crimes
As AI makes its way into more areas of our lives, rooting out implicit bias is more crucial than ever, says computer science student Aida Mostafazadeh Davani.
USC students and faculty help plan NASA’s return to the moon
Through a grant from the space agency’s Artemis program, USC Viterbi’s Space Engineering Research Center received the opportunity to build eight lunar test vehicles.
USC COVID-19 forecasting model helps predict the pandemic’s spread
Data scientist Ajitesh Srivastava of USC Viterbi answers questions about their unique modeling tool that tracks what’s next for COVID-19.
Want to teach an AI to deal with conditions it hasn’t seen before? Start with Monopoly
In a project to make artificial intelligence more adaptable, USC’s Information Sciences Institute starts with a traditional board game — then throws out the rules.
Meet the professor who uses computer science to help cure cancer
Inspired by his father’s fight against non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Remo Rohs leads USC’s efforts in studying the molecular nature of cancer.
Improv-based chatbot aims to turn commands into conversations
Scientists from the USC Information Sciences Institute are using improvised dialogue as data to build a wittier, more engaging conversational agent.
Student-developed app will help refugees learn skills for life after asylum
In order to bring much-needed educational opportunities to people displaced by war, a team of USC Viterbi students turned to technology.
Improved hate speech detection uses context to reduce racial bias
New USC research aims to reduce algorithmic errors in flagging hate speech on social media.
Socially assistive robot helps children with autism learn
USC researchers developed personalized learning robots for children with autism and studied whether the robots could autonomously gauge the child’s engagement in long-term, in-home therapeutic interventions.
Research works to guarantee safety and performance with AI components
Two USC Viterbi electrical and computer engineers win grant to bring systems and AI closer together.
USC team develops coronavirus tracking app that will put privacy first
By anonymously tracking the spread of COVID-19 through contact tracing, an app under development at USC Viterbi could help people get back to their daily lives.
USC’s first Neo Scholar believes in coding for social change
As an all-star computer science student at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Jillian Khoo focuses her technical skills on giving back.