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Foreign Influence Campaigns on AI

Mar 15, 2026Research by Luca Luceri and colleagues was featured.

Can YOU spot the fake writing?

Mar 15, 2026Research by Computer Science PhD Student Zhivar Sourati warning that widespread use of large language models could “homogenize” how people write and reason, was highlighted.

How our AI bots are ignoring their programming

Mar 07, 2026Cliff Neuman was interviewed about the role of AI in hacking.

America’s Greatest Innovators

Mar 07, 2026Andrew Viterbi, Paul Mokapetris, Len Adleman, Marian Croak, and Palmer Lucky are some of the individuals featured on this list.

We studied chatbots and language and saw a huge problem: They mean 80% when they say ‘likely’ but humans hear 65%

Mar 07, 2026Mayank Kejriwal explained how chatbots and humans interpret probabilistic language differently.

AI talent race: OpenAI signs Meta’s top researcher

Mar 07, 2026Alumnus Ruoming Pang was featured. The article highlighted his time at USC and expertise in AI, machine learning and research in speech recognition.

Senate Confirms DeLeeuw For NTSB Seat

Mar 07, 2026Captain John DeLeeuw, an instructor in the Aviation Safety and Security program, was appointed to the NTSB, which the highest achievement for the field.

One Factory, Any Product

Mar 07, 2026SK Gupta from the Center for Advanced Manufacturing was quoted about the savings afforded by 3D-printing for aerospace structures.

Ginsburg Human-Centered Computation Hall was recognized with a 2025 GOOD DESIGN® award

Feb 18, 2026Building was recognized by Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies in the “Environments” category

AI fight scene video goes viral

Feb 18, 2026Swabha Swayamdipta, the Co-Director of the Center for AI in Society and a Prof of Computer Science was interviewed about the status of AI and the advances of a viral deepfake featuring Hollywood celebrities.

New BS in AI is creating a new kind of educated professional

Feb 18, 2026Program complements disciplines that are the bedrock of engineering, while reinventing AI education

Sea stars inspire smarter movement in robots

Feb 08, 2026A study by Eva Kanso's lab was featured.

Lasers could allow the world to watch Artemis II astronauts travel to the moon

Feb 08, 2026Alan Willner was interviewed about NASA’s Artemis II test of the Orion Optical Communications System and using infrared lasers capable of transmitting more than 100 times the data of radio.

SERC and Positron to Continue Collaboration on 3U CubeSat

Feb 02, 2026More than 60 students, faculty, and industry professionals over 2 years and multiple classes have contributed to the design, development, and testing of MAVERIC.

This AI giant is a safer play

Feb 02, 2026Article compares different quantum computer companies, it mentions USC as parter with IBM quantum computing.

AI ‘Swarms’ Could Escalate Online Misinformation and Manipulation

Feb 02, 2026Xian “Sean” Ren was interviewed for this story about autonomous AI agents becoming harder to detect online.

Daniel J. Epstein has spent decades making a difference in research, teaching and athletics at USC

Jan 29, 2026A profile of USC Viterbi alumnus, USC Trustee and ISE Department namesake, Daniel J. Epstein, highlights his long-lasting impact.

USC Viterbi and IIT Alumni SoCal Bridge Nations at AI IMPACT Pre-Summit

Jan 22, 2026Watch video: partnership with the Indian Consulate of Los Angeles drives a collaborative, human-centric future for artificial intelligence.

Nenad Medvidovic named an ACM Fellow

Jan 22, 2026Medvidovic was recognized for "contributions to the foundations of software architectures and their application to software engineering."

SpaceX- Crew 11 Returning Early

Jan 15, 2026This is one of 3 interviews that Garrett Reisman did on CNN related to the astronauts returning to Earth earlier due to a health issue.

USC launches a new Center for Stem Cell Engineering on the Health Sciences Campus

Jan 15, 2026A collaboration between the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, the center will use stem cell engineering to uncover disease mechanisms and advance new therapies

Federal aviation notice warned of slackline before deadly crash in Arizona

Jan 07, 2026Tom Anthony of Aviation Safety and Security was interviewed for a story about a deadly helicopter crash in Arizona.

A strange kind of quantumness may be key to quantum computers’ success

Jan 06, 2026Daniel Lidar was quoted in a story about a new breakthrough in quantum computing made by Google researchers.

Lessons of Switzerland’s Crans-Montana Fire

Jan 05, 2026Costas Synolakis contributed a piece on the recent tragedy in Switzerland and the risks presented by public spaces.

Inaugural USC India Awards honor visionary leaders

Dec 22, 2025USC Viterbi board members, Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw of Biocon and tech entrepreneur Sandeep Tandon, were honored.

Crafting Tomorrow’s AI-Ready Engineers

Dec 22, 2025Dean Yortsos was interviewed by Indian outlet, the Free Press.

USC Viterbi’s Visionary: The Man Who Invented 3D-Printed Buildings

Dec 09, 2025How USC Viterbi Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis invented Contour Crafting 30 years ago and pioneered the entire field of large-scale 3D construction printing.

Mind-reading devices can now predict preconscious thoughts: is it time to worry?

Dec 01, 2025Maryam Shanechi was interviewed as an expert in brain-computer interfaces.

X reveals where some users are based. It might backfire

Dec 01, 2025Luca Luceri was quoted on research related to coordinated campaigns on social media platforms.

AI tool helps visually impaired users ‘feel’ where objects are in real time

Dec 01, 2025Laurent Itti was mentioned as co-author on a paper introducing NaviSense, a tool to help people who are visually impaired navigate their environments.

New artificial neuron uses electrical pulses to process information in a brain-like manner

Dec 01, 2025Research by Joshua Yang and colleagues was featured.

Biomedical Engineering Research into Brain Tumors and Leukemia Awarded NEMO Prizes

Nov 25, 2025Longwei Liu, Keyue Shen and Peter Yingxiao Wang are part of cross-disciplinary teams awarded funding through the annual NEMO Prize, which supports collaborations between USC Viterbi School of Engineering researchers and the university’s health sciences schools.

Wide range of application for artificial intelligence is focus of inaugural USC AI Summit

Nov 16, 2025Article features the inaugural AI Summit held at Ginsburg Hall; CAIS Co-Director and ISE Professor Phebe Vayanos was featured.

The Top Startups To Watch From Y Combinator’s Fall 2025 Batch

Nov 16, 2025Viterbi student startup Lemma launched by Jerry Zhang and Cole Gawin was featured.

Teaching Robotics in Schools Boosts Kids’ Coding Skills and Career Aspirations

Nov 16, 2025A study by Professor Ragusa and Lilian Leung was featured.

Up to 1,800 flights a day could be disrupted

Nov 07, 2025Aviation Safety and Security program Director Tom Anthony, who worked at the FAA for 25 years, explains how flight cuts could reduce public risk.

Shutdown leads to 10% reduction in U.S. air traffic

Nov 06, 2025Tom Anthony explains the complexities of involved in maintaining air travel safety.

New artificial neurons replicate real brain chemistry for smarter AI hardware design

Nov 02, 2025A neuromorphic innovation led by Joshua Yang, was featured.

California steps up rare earth mining as U.S. seeks to rival China’s control

Oct 27, 2025USC/ISI’s Craig Knoblock was featured for his project using data analytics to help locate rare earth minerals

From USC to NASA: How SoCal is powering the next space race

Oct 19, 2025Garrett Reisman and Dave Barnhart were interviewed about alumna Katherine Spies becoming an astronaut and how USC is preparing students to take part in the space economy.

Engineers Create Eco-Friendly Solid Lubricant to Replace Toxic Farming Materials

Oct 19, 2025Research by Paul Bogdan and colleagues was featured.

Sora 2 Is Here – What This Means For Comedian Discovery & Ticketing

Oct 19, 2025David Nelson was interviewed about how the quality of AI making it difficult to distinguish what is real versus fake.

Child malnutrition in Kenya: AI model can forecast rates six months before they become critical

Oct 19, 2025CAIS Director Bistra Dilkina and Laura Ferguson of Keck School of Medicine contributed a piece describing their research

Dean Yortsos gives the plenary lecture at the 2025 National Academy of Engineering Annual Meeting

Oct 10, 2025USC Viterbi Dean Yannis C. Yortsos provides his thinking on AI and Engineering Education

Fire at Chevron Refinery Extinguished

Oct 05, 2025Najm Meshkati was interviewed about the fire and discussed CA's strict safety standards.

USC student develops breakthrough app helping doctors treat childhood cancer faster

Sep 30, 2025Arjun Karnwal was featured for developing software to aid radiation oncologists at CHLA treat children with cancer

Bot networks are dragging brands into culture wars

Sep 29, 2025Emilio Ferrara was interviewed about the uptick in coordinated bot attacks

Dean Yortsos receives IFEES Duncan Fraser Award

Sep 29, 2025Award recognizes “individuals who have made innovative and meritorious contributions with a significant impact on the advancement of engineering education.”

Dean Yannis Yortsos leads an NAE Forum panel on the Future of AI

Sep 24, 2025This forum brought together leading voices from academia, industry and policy to examine artificial intelligence’s transformative impact on engineering.

Chemical Engineering Alum selected for NASA 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class

Sep 23, 2025A native of San Diego, Katherine Spies received her bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from USC Viterbi in 2004.

Bringing Brands to Life With Augmented Reality

Sep 22, 2025ICT's Randy Hill was interviewed about the next generation of spatial storytelling

USC Viterbi School of Engineering & School of Advanced Computing introduce new UG course in AI

Sep 22, 2025New undergraduate degree in AI was featured.

More schools letting students major in artificial intelligence

Sep 03, 2025The new SAC undergraduate bachelor's degree in AI was featured along with the Business of AI degree.

A Pipeline for Advanced Chipmaking

Sep 03, 2025Andrea Belz was interviewed about a research study related to the demand for skilled STEM workers for manufacturing chips.

Ewa Deelman’s Pegasus workflow helps reveal Milky Way black hole’s spin and orientation

Sep 02, 2025A new study reveals that the Milky Way’s central black hole is spinning at nearly maximum speed and is oriented almost directly toward Earth. The research used USC ISI’s Pegasus workflow, developed by Ewa Deelman, to manage the massive data processing involved. Pegasus was also featured in an earlier project on black hole analysis.

Drone Flythrough – USC School of Advanced Computing

Aug 20, 2025To celebrate the launch of the new USC School of Advanced Computing, USC Viterbi partnered with JayByrd Films to create a drone fly through video of the new school at Ginsburg Hall - the first "one take" indoor flight video on the USC campus

Why AI Coaching Works (and often works better)

Jul 27, 2025An ICT study about how people interact with AIs, was referenced.

AI arms race

Jul 27, 2025ICT's Randy Hill was interviewed about the implications of the United States and China accelerating an AI-driven arms race.

AI just designed concrete that could reverse climate damage

Jul 27, 2025Research by Aiichiro Nakano, and Ken-Ichi Nomura was featured.

Extreme weight loss, cosmetic surgery videos available to teens on TikTok

Jul 27, 2025A study by ISI researchers was referenced.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Urges Studying Physical Sciences for the Next AI Wave

Jul 20, 2025Research by Aiichiro Nakano and Ken-Ichi Nomura demonstrating how AI help discover new materials, was featured

Researchers at USC demonstrate exponential quantum scaling speedup

Jul 20, 2025IBM's blog featured a new study by Daniel Lidar and colleagues

USC launches Ethics & Trust in Computing Institute

Jul 14, 2025The new collaborative institute that Yan Liu will co-direct, was highlighted last month.

A Flash Flood of Failures in Texas

Jul 13, 2025CEE Professor Costas Synolakis contributing a piece discussing the critical role of technology in forecasting extremes in local climate conditions

From permafrost to policy: Mahta Moghaddam is tracking changes to the Earth in its most extreme environments

Jun 30, 2025 Mahta Moghaddam and her work applying multi-agent sensing to track soil moisture and permafrost thickness.

Scientists create smart lactation pad to monitor breast milk in real time

Jun 28, 2025A smart lactation pad created by Maral Mousavi's MAD Lab was featured.

Engineers are trying to end pain

Jun 26, 2025Research by Qifa Zhou's lab, along with collaborators at Keck, was highlighted.

Insight with Haslinda Amin

Jun 23, 2025Najm Meshkati spoke about the impact of nuclear material in the waterways in the Middle East.

Misinformation, Bots, and Algorithms: Dr. Emilio Ferrara on technology’s impact on democracy

Jun 23, 2025The rising threat of generative AI in misinformation campaigns may eventually erode trust in democratic institution.

USC study demonstrates unconditional exponential quantum scaling advantage

Jun 19, 2025A paper by Daniel Lidar and colleagues was highlighted.

Air India Crash

Jun 13, 2025USC Aviation Safety and Security Instructor, John Cox, speaks about the crash

Announcement of Professor Yannis Yortsos as Honorary Doctor of the School of Chemical Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens

Jun 08, 2025Dean Yortsos received an honorary doctorate from National Technical University in Athens, where he completed his undergraduate studies.

BITS Pilani, USC Viterbi to offer dual degree, research initiatives

Jun 08, 2025A recent MOU between Burla Institute of Technology in India and USC Viterbi was highlighted.

USC launches Institute on Ethics & Trust in Computing

May 30, 2025Professor Yan Liu to co-direct the Institute in conjunction with Provost Professor John Hawthorne of USC Dornsife.

Dean Yortsos Awarded Honorary Doctorate

May 30, 2025National Technical University of Athens, where Yortsos completed his undergraduate studies, held a ceremony his honor on May 29.

Maja Matarić Receives 2024 ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award

May 28, 2025Maja Matarić receives the ACM Eugene L. Lawler Award for Humanitarian Contributions within Computer Science and Informatics for pioneering socially assistive robotics (SAR)

New method designed to shield quantum computer performance from noise and errors

May 27, 2025Research by Daniel Lidar and colleagues related to the application of deterministic benchmarking for more precise detection and correction of errors in quantum computing, was featured.

Maja Matarić Receives MassRobotics Robotics Medal Award

May 22, 2025Maja Matarić, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, receives 3rd Annual MassRobotics Robotics Medal award for her pioneering work in the field of socially assistive robots.

Smart lactation pads can monitor safety of breast milk in real time

May 21, 2025Research by Professor Maral Mousavi, PhD student Melissa Banks and collaborators that pioneered the first wearable, rapid sensor for at-home measurement of chemicals in breast milk, was featured.

AI Companions Are Redefining Elder Care: 3 Ways They Fight Loneliness, Boost Safety And Scale Support Designing AI with Empathy and Respect for Seniors

May 20, 2025Maja Matarić's research was highlighted for its emphasis on offering seniors "emotional support, companionship and dignity."

2025 USC Viterbi Commencement Information

May 06, 2025Head to this page for information about USC Viterbi's specific commencement ceremonies

Improving deep learning with a little help from physics

Apr 28, 2025CS alumna Rose Yu, now a professor at UCSD was featured for her efforts to make AI faster. Her work with Cyrus Shahabi is mentioned.

Is nuclear power the key to a low-carbon future?

Apr 28, 2025Najm Meshkati contributes on a piece on nuclear power's potential and what is needed to make it a viable option for clean energy transition.

Could seashells replace plastic?

Apr 28, 2025Research by Eun Ji Chung was featured.

CREDIF spring 2025 AI awards & fellowship recipients

Apr 25, 2025Published on March 15th, 2026Last updated on March 19th, 2026

At ShowCAIS 2025 symposium, Trojans showcase the benefits of AI for social good

Apr 17, 2025Undergraduate and graduate students from across the university demonstrated how artificial intelligence can have a positive impact on the world.

New ‘smart’ immune cells continuously hunt and kill cancer cells

Apr 13, 2025Research by the BME department researchers was highlighted.

AI for Support

Apr 13, 2025Jonathan May was interviewed in a story about the new AI app Nomi, and one young woman who developed a relationship with a chatbot

Highest ranked US-based universities offering best OPT and H-1B prospects for Indian Students

Apr 13, 2025USC was highlighted for OPT participation, career services and industry connections.

Eating ‘Family Style’ May Have Set the Stage for Life as We Know It

Apr 03, 2025Research by the Kanso Lab was featured.

SpaceX Makes History By Orbiting Over The Earth’s Poles

Apr 02, 2025Mike Gruntman was interviewed about SpaceX's Fram2 mission which overcame challenges such as increased radiation exposure and the lack of Earth's rotational boost.

D-Wave Systems claims quantum advantage

Mar 28, 2025Daniel Lidar, who had worked on D-Wave machines, was interviewed about their new study.

US port operators turn to automation

Mar 16, 2025Geraldine Knatz was quoted bout how U.S. ports are adopting automation to handle rising import volumes.

SpaceX Starship IFT 8 Launch

Mar 13, 2025Garrett Reisman was interviewed by CNN, NBC, and ABC about the SpaceX launch.

Major STEM Competition at USC

Mar 08, 2025The MESA Day Preliminaries which have been sponsored by Panda Cares for the last 25 years was featured. (no clip available)

Cleopatra’s birthplace sees ‘dramatic surge’ in building collapses as sea level rises

Feb 27, 2025CNN and The Hill covered a study by Essam Heggy linking coastal erosion to a surge in building collapses in the ancient port city of Alexandria, Egypt over recent decades. The findings have broad implications for Mediterranean-like coastlines worldwide.

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