USC computer scientists tackle dental health and birth defects
Roughly half of all birth defects involve the face and skull, yet scientists remain unclear about why most occur.
Sustainability in space: Can you teach old satellites new tricks?
EARTH MONTH: Researchers at USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute are looking at how to reuse existing satellites by giving them new jobs.
New Twitter, now with more hate
A USC analysis finds that hate is up, hateful content is more hateful and there’s been no meaningful change in the quantity of bots since Elon Musk purchased the platform in October.
Are machines smarter than a 6-year-old?
Mohammad Rostami of USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute studies how to teach machines to learn without any supervision.
How USC-led innovation can solve global challenges
Ishwar Puri, USC senior vice president for research and innovation, discusses some of the past year’s major accomplishments and what might be in store for 2023 and beyond.
What will 2072 look like? Recorded dreams and AI friends
When USC’s Information Sciences Institute launched in 1972, the video game, pocket calculator and floppy disk were new and the internet as we know it did not exist. What will the next 50 years bring?
Former astronaut Danny Olivas joins USC’s AI efforts
Olivas, a member of the NASA Advisory Council, will serve as co-director of AI Initiatives in Space within USC’s Information Sciences Institute.
Women still less likely to be hired, promoted, mentored or even have their research cited
Researchers at USC’s Information Sciences Institute used artificial intelligence to study gender disparities in science.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That chatbot may be chatty, but is it engaging?
Researchers at the USC Information Sciences Institute evaluate the chatbots that, increasingly, answer the world’s questions.
USC renews quantum computing collaboration with D-Wave and Lockheed Martin
The USC-Lockheed Martin Quantum Computing Center will upgrade to D-Wave’s Advantage system with more than 5000 qubits.
USC-designed app aims to get older adults moving
Less than 10% of people aged 65 or older meet the national guidelines for physical activity. USC researchers believe a new smartphone app can help.
Can humans and artificial intelligence come together to predict the future?
USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute is pairing human “forecasters” with AI to develop faster and more accurate predictive technology.
How do we remove biases in AI systems? Start by teaching them selective amnesia
Machine learning models and their algorithms can only work with what we give them. Researchers at USC’s Information Sciences Institute are studying the data that fuels their biases and helping them to forget.
Thanks to social networks, our world is getting smaller
A researcher at USC’s Information Sciences Institute explains how social networks further decrease the distance between ourselves and others.
USC researchers receive $12.5 million grant to build out unique facial database
The project seeks new research data for FaceBase, a freely available collection of DNA samples, data and images related to abnormalities of the head and facial bones.
Why do certain innovative ideas succeed? The answer may be hidden in millions of documents
A two-year project, funded by the National Science Foundation, brings USC and Stanford researchers together to comb through mountains of text data and determine what fuels new concepts that last.
Students who study, sleep more don’t just do better in school — they’re happier, too
Data collected from student volunteers reveals trends in well-being, academic performance and behavior.
Researchers at USC’s Information Sciences Institute use AI to model the world
A $13 million DARPA award allows study of how the evolving relationship between humans and nature impacts the planet.
Fake social media accounts can be hazardous to your health
Automated Twitter accounts spread unsupported claims that electronic cigarettes help people stop smoking, USC researchers say.
The Future of Artificial Intelligence is Here — in Your Pocket and at USC
USC researchers hone artificial intelligence to thwart international criminals, instantly translate thousands of languages and more.