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This Week on Viterbi News Now: USC Viterbi Sophomore David Sztajnbok receives AIAA Award, DEN@Viterbi celebrates 50th anniversary, The Viterbi Startup Garage’s first space cohort, and NSF selects USC Viterbi team for new materials research.
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This Week on Viterbi News Now: DOD Microelectronic Commons, the John Brooks Slaughter Center for Engineering Diversity, ISI’’s new social media series, rising seas of port cities and potential global consequences #research #DEI #innovation #chips #climate
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The university will lead one of eight regional innovation hubs funded by the CHIPS and Science Act.
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This week on Viterbi News Now: The naming event for the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science; Forbes ranks CS among “The Best Online Master’s in Computer Science Degree Programs” in the nation; a spotlight on the Viterbi Startup Garage featuring startup, SoFiit — Mork Professor Luis Francisco Villalobos tackles climate change with new technology; and alumnus Tim Ellis speaks to the @WashingtonPost about @RelativitySpace and LA’s appeal to companies.
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Shri Narayanan, Yasser Khan and their students and alumni talked about impactful research taking place at USC Viterbi.
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Yolanda Gil tells The Economist that cross-disciplinary research will become more common due to AI
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The Get Connected Fair, alumnus Ricardo Valerdi leverages sports to get students excited about STEM, a new TIE series, and a new sensors designed by Hangbo Zhao and colleagues are inspired by origami
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Prof Garrett Reisman and former NASA commented on whether this is truly a “space race.”
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Professor Garrett Reisman discusses India’s successful rover landing on the South Pole of the moon.
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Jack Cress of Aviation Safety and Security Program was interviewed as to why a recent crash may have occurred.
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Ralph Lin of the TIE Office was quoted about how tech companies grow.
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This week on Viterbi News Now as we embark on a new school year we’re telling you how to get involved in clubs and organizations at Viterbi, get ready for three new labs at The USC Institute for Creative Technologies, an alumni spotlight on Aaron McCloud, Professor David Gerber discusses technology and AI in construction in The New York Times.
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Professor Synolakis penned a second piece on the tragedy in Hawaii.
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David Gerber was quoted about the technology adoption in the construction industry.
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SK Gupta contributed a piece that includes “guidelines to fully exploit the sustainability benefits of robotic automation.”
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Masoud Pedram was quoted about the potential impact that room-temp superconductors could have on medical imaging.
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Costas Synolakis penned a piece that shows the differences in emergency responses which had tragic consequences.
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Maja Matarić was interviewed about the potential for socially assistive robotics
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New research by Laurent Itti and Ph.D. student Yunhao Ge was featured.
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Daniel McCurry weighed in on the safety of drinking treated water
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Daniel McCurry discussed the methods for recycling water for drinking
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Kelly Sanders offered ideas on how AI could applied to energy markets
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Amy Rechenmacher discussed the warning signs of landslides
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This Week on Viterbi News Now: A nanotechnology startup created by USC Viterbi students wins a competition, we’re celebrating USC Viterbi alumnus Neil Armstrong, professor James Wertz paves the way for lunar settlements, professor Maja Mataric is featured in the LA Times and professor Amy Rechenmacher is featured in The Daily Breeze.
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Computer Science Professor Emilio Ferrara explains why blindly eliminating biases in AI can have unintended consequences. Instead, he says, bias in AI can be controlled to achieve a higher goal: fairness.
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This Week on Viterbi News Now: The annual Viterbi Summer Research BBQ brought together hundreds of students and research mentors at The Epstein Family Plaza, and USC Viterbi Computer Science Professor Barath Raghavan shares his ideas on an AI dividend fund with Politico.
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The prize was awarded for Xu’s “remarkable contributions to the theory of machine learning and dynamic games, together with their applications in mathematical finance.”
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CS PhD student Paul Chiou’s research on keyboard accessibility, USC Viterbi delegation in Armenia, Mork Ph.D. student Claire Wu’s NSF fellowship, and summer reading recommendations from researchers at USC ISI
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Barath Raghavan and co-author Bill Schneier suggest an “AI Dividend”
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Wael Abd Almageed was interviewed about the dangers of AI including misinformation and hate speech.
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Computer science student Paul Chiou’s research focuses on automatically finding and fixing keyboard accessibility issues in both web and Android apps.
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Executive Vice Dean Gaurav Sukhatme was interviewed about his career trajectory and the state of the robotics field
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Vice Dean Andrea Belz and Aviation Safety and Security Instructor and former NASA Astronaut Anna Lee Fisher were quoted about Ride’s influence on their lives and the opportunities for women in space.
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The article mentions CLINGERS, the first experiment from USC, to go to the Space Station.
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Dean Yortsos and PhD student Emily Nguyen were featured about the FOC Initiative, Nguyen discussed her work applying AI towards treatments for ovarian cancer.
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Itay Hen was quoted on the benefits of quantum computing
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Daniel McCurry was interviewed about the current state of water reclamation in the LA area.
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The SAIL Lab was mentioned as a collaborator with the Geena Davis Institute to address bias through media intelligence
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Cliff Neuman was quoted on network security.
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On VNN this week : @CSatUSC student Emily Nguyen is using #AI to help ovarian cancer treatment, Viterbi leaders and faculty reflect on the 40th anniversary of Sally Ride’s trip into #space, and in another space story, students are pioneering the future of astronaut gear and taking space exploration to new heights through the @NASA SUITS competition and lastly the USC Men’s Crew team making a splash with the help of USC Viterbi students on the team
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It’s summertime and what better way to cool off than to enjoy a scoop of ice cream.
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This week on VNN: USC makes history by sending its first experiment to the International Space Station, USC students helping emergency rooms reach and serve patients more quickly, Alumna and Prof Anita Sengupta honored for innovation in space and aviation and USC Coding Camps are back again this summer! #stemnews #stem #engineering #EngineeringExcellence #HealthcareHeroes #space #aviation
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Viterbi @uscece graduate combined passion for jazz with robot communication for dissertation, @uscict Jonathan Gratch’s research on human behavior when collaborating with AIs in the Wall Street Journal.
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Alumna and Professor Anita Sengupta was recognized as an innovator in the fields of space exploration and aviation, and for providing mentorship to women and underrepresented groups
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Bora Gencturk contributed to an interactive article focused on the collapse of an apartment complex in Turkey
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Wael Abd Almageed was interviewed and discussed the danger of misinformation spread
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Isabel Rayas and Christopher Denniston were interviewed about their work in the Robotics Embedded Systems Lab
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Dean Yortsos was interviewed about “Frontiers of Computing” and how “Computer science, data sciences and AI have become essentially an extension of the original fundamentals.”
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Jon Gratch shared his research on how interacting with an AI changes human behavior
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Francisco Valero Cuevas spoke about how USC is trying to jumpstart innovation with Frontiers of Computing and make LA the center of technology and artificial intelligence
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Cyrus Shahabi was interviewed about how AI can address LA’s problems and the Frontiers of Computing Initiative
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Najm Meshkati was quoted about the vulnerability of power girds
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Ceremony begins at 11 am Pacific on May 12th
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Processional begins at 6:30 pm Pacific, ceremony starts at 7 pm on May 12th
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Processional begins at 3:00 Pacific Ceremony begins at 3:30 on May 12th.
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Francisco Valero Cuevas spoke to Univision about the university’s potential to attract talent via the FOC initiative
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USC’s new computing initiative, students awarded Goldwater Scholarships, and graduating student Chioma Okonkwo aims to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Forbes highlighted FOC and quoted Dean Yortsos saying “The world needs engineers and computer scientists to solve the grand challenges we face.”
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Viterbi to create a School of Advanced Computing and rename the Computer Science Department for benefactor Thomas Lord
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Darin Gray of Viterbi’s K-12 STEM Center penned a piece on the impact of failing to be inclusive in STEM disciplines
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Thomas Anthony was quoted about the impact of the FAA changing a safety rating.
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This week: Commencement speakers, Min Family Challenge, TransDigm Group collaboration, and Yu-Tsun Shao developing nanoparticles for energy-efficient electronics.
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This week on VNN: @uscviterbistem hosts #robotics open house, DAS Family Innovation Competition @usc_cee , USC Alumna fights for brain health with JuneBrain, and USC Center for Artificial Intelligence Society hosts a symposium to highlight the work of students and faculty using #AIforgood #STEM #engineering #news
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Professor Garrett Reisman discussed SpaceX recent launch and explains the strategy behind decisions to blow up a rocket over the Gulf of Mexico.
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Research by Bistra Dilkina, Thomas Petersen and Essam Heggy was featured.
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Expert in socially assistive robotics joins leaders selected from academia, the arts, industry, policy, research, and science
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This week –USC Institute for Creative Technologies research on VR therapy, students in a concrete canoe competition, Prof Bora Gencturk and buildings impacted by the recent earthquakes, and computer scientist Barath Raghavan rethinks traditional farming practices
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This article highlights the efforts at ISI to get colleagues to return to the office. Craig Knoblock and colleagues were interviewed.
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Wired published a piece by Barath Raghavan and a colleague
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Adam Smith’s research was highlighted in a front-page article
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Research by Adam Smith with featured.
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The article mentions that Dean Yortsos was named to this committee
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Los Angeles Business Journal mentioned the named of the Alfred E. Mann Dept of Biomedical Engineering.
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Albert “Skip” Rizzo of the USC Institute of Creative Technologies was interviewed about using virtual reality for therapy.
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Massoud Pedram discusses the promise of superconducting
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Wael Abd Almageed spoke to SA about the state of detection for AI generated images
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Astro Professor Mike Gruntman contributed an opinion piece about the history of Strategic Defense Initiative
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Boeing helps launch student careers, USC Generative AI center, Women in Engineering’s Leadership Conference, and students Elisabeth learn to present ideas on camera
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This article mentions that Bill Swartout will co-lead the new Center on Generative AI.
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The annual AIAA Design Fly competition, Lina Kogan combines computer science & art in an on-campus exhibit, faculty working to eliminate “forever chemicals”, and USC’s new D.C campus.
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The article on USC’s new D.C. campus mentions that this location will offer computer science and cybersecurity courses
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Mike Gruntman talked about stainless steel as a material for spacecraft
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USC Viterbi’s participation in the university’s new Center for Generative AI was mentioned.
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The NSF featured recent research by Paul Bogdan and colleagues at the School of Gerontology
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The SERC was featured, along with a discussion about the space industry
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A study conducted by experts at USC found that two in five Venmo users publicly revealed sensitive information
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Spectrum News 1 featured Geoff Spedding regarding the history and future of aerospace industry
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Boeing design competition, alumnus Andrew Johnson and sustainable food, SoilTech launch, and the ASBME corporate dinner.
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Vishal Gupta discusses a tool that can demonstrate what AI can do — and what it can’t.
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Swabha Swayamdipta discussed the status of large language models.
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Najm Meshkati commented on the role of organizational leadership in changing safety cultures.
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Alumni research and ChatGPT, AthenaHacks, ICT project aims to mitigate suicide risk among vets, and the new METRANS grant with USC Price,
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The article mentions USC Viterbi computer science alumni, Ashish Vaswani and Niki Parmar, are key contributors to the research that led to ChatGPT
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Today’s stories include:
1. Ant-Man: The engineer superhero
2. Shapeshifting robots
3. Mole crab robot
4. Future City competition
5. Yvonne Young Clark
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Dean Yortsos discussed ethical AI, the future of healthcare and the opportunities for students on campus.
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Computer Science PhD Lauren Klein and her work in the Interaction Lab was profiled.
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This week alumna Marian Croak, ASBME Make-a-thon, alumni startup Algorithmic Biologics, Cecil Franklin and robots on Mars
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Kristina Lerman was interviewed about the effects of Twitter API change on scientific research
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Jonathan May contributed a piece on possible uses of ChatGPT
