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.
How AI will affect the future of medicine
“It’s not that AI will replace the physician,” says Dean Carolyn Meltzer of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “It’s that the physician who uses AI will replace the physician who does not use AI.”
AI meets policing: USC leads LAPD body cam study
New research using artificial intelligence aims to improve officer interactions with the public.
Celebrating the newly named Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
The naming gift is part of the university’s ambitious Frontiers of Computing initiative, the largest and most comprehensive academic initiative in USC history.
Can AI teach other AI? USC researchers say yes
People learn a lot by sharing and exchanging information. USC Viterbi experts say that computers can do the same with other computers.
New processor could vastly improve AI computing efficiency
Study conducted by team including USC and MIT researchers shows a 100x improvement over previous technology.
Controversy brings opportunity: USC experts navigate tough questions about AI
New center and initiative position the university as a leading institution on artificial intelligence policy discussions, best practices and ethical decision-making.
What are Hollywood actors and writers afraid of? AI
A USC cinema scholar explains how AI is upending the movie and TV business.
Researchers confront challenges of protecting space computers from radiation
Scientists at the USC Information Sciences Institute are developing software that will make future space computing more reliable by adapting to mission needs.
Why doctors who are using ChatGPT are unknowingly violating HIPAA
USC Price’s Genevieve Kanter explains the privacy risks that clinicians are taking when they use AI chatbots.
Historical objects come to life, thanks to virtual and augmented reality
USC Dornsife faculty are using VR and AR to provide unprecedented, close-up interaction with the past.
How AI could help with professional development for K-12 teachers
With a $2 million National Science Foundation grant, USC Rossier’s Yasemin Copur-Gencturk seeks to improve math instruction with AI-driven teacher professional development.
The challenge of understanding global events in every language
Researchers at the USC Information Sciences Institute have developed a method to extract event information from foreign language text.
USC to lead interdisciplinary project to predict psychological health risk factors
USC Viterbi’s Shri Narayanan will bring together an interdisciplinary team of USC and UCLA researchers to work on the mental health project.
The internet has a dark side, but can we teach machines how to identify it?
Researchers at the USC Information Sciences Institute are developing technology that can detect logical fallacies in AI and classify hate speech in internet memes.
Why do some chatbots talk funny? Teaching them to ‘think’ rationally might help them do better
Trojans Mayank Kejriwal and Zhisheng Tang decided to test how well language representation models make rational decisions.
USC Roski Eye Institute faculty members use AI with aim of revolutionizing patient care
Physicians Melinda Chang and Benjamin Xu are exploring the use of AI to automate clinical tasks.
USC’s Biggest Wins in Advanced Computing
From quantum computing to robotics to machine learning, these breakthroughs established USC on the frontiers of computing.
The Future Foretold
Will your city be under attack in the next six months? What are the odds that your favorite team will make the playoffs? USC researchers use AI to look for answers.
Quantum computers are better at guessing, study demonstrates
USC researchers leverage techniques to manage error accumulation, demonstrating the potential of quantum computing.
Advancing computer vision one pixel at a time
What happens when a rabbit jumps in front of a self-driving car? Perhaps nothing bad, thanks to research from USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute and the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
AI sheds new light on the ‘code of life’
USC Dornsife researchers employ artificial intelligence to unveil the intricate world of DNA structure and chemistry, enabling unprecedented insights into gene regulation and disease.
Information Sciences Institute leads initiative to increase bandwidth availability around the nation
The USC Viterbi unit is working with the National Science Foundation, the Idaho National Laboratory and the University of Utah to expand spectrum access.
AI helps place drones in remote areas for faster emergency response
USC researchers harness the ability of AI-powered decision-making as part of a broader effort to use scarce data more effectively.