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USC Professor Elected to Prestigious Academies for AI and Systems Engineering Work
Neil Siegel elected to prestigious academies for research on when artificial intelligence is ready for critical systems.
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A tour with Paul Ronney, Chair of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, through the facility where AME students build, test, compete, and learn that sometimes your best asset isn't speed, it's reliability.
Professor Shrikanth Narayanan recognized by the NAE for pioneering contributions to human-centered AI and speech technologies with wide-ranging societal impact
Professor Amy Childress recognized for transforming wastewater into clean water and bridging academia with the real world
USC Kanso Bioinspired Motion Lab borrows a trick from nature's toolkit that can be applied to optimize robot locomotion.
USC Viterbi alumnus Joseph Erwin developed an algorithm to perfect his own trombone playing — starting with the USC fight song.
USC researchers discover neurons have memory and use a single neuron's activity to map entire brain networks, first to achieve this "mission impossible" that opens new possibilities for AI and neuroscience.
A 3D-printing technique co-developed at USC has enabled the rapid discovery of a new alloy that can withstand extreme heat.
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Innovation detects cancer cells in blood samples (liquid biopsies) in as little as 10 minutes and identifies hard-to-find cells without humans in-the-loop
How to follow the peak experience of a lunar landing? Earn a graduate degree from USC.
New research from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering harnesses focused ultrasound to reprogram solid tumors, making them more effective targets for immune cells.
Research from the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science has unraveled the mystery of viscous fingering, in work that could be critical to groundwater remediation and oil recovery.
A partnership between USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE), Columbia University, and the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) is developing advanced digital tools to speed up emergency services and save lives.
Medvidovic was recognized for "contributions to the foundations of software architectures and their application to software engineering."
USC ACME lab is reshaping the field of motion tracking with a new technology based on magnetic induction.
USC Viterbi Professor Giacomo Nannicini makes quantum optimization accessible in new book
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The Most Ambitious Initiative in USC Computing History
Introducing the
USC School of Advanced Computing
Rooted in an interdisciplinary approach, the School of Advanced Computing, a unit of USC Viterbi, serves as the hub for advanced computing research and education at USC.
‘A powerhouse director for a powerhouse school’: USC celebrates inauguration of School of Advanced Computing director
Professor Gaurav Sukhatme, “a thoughtful and responsible innovator,” was installed as the inaugural director of the university’s 23rd school during a Wednesday ceremony on the University Park Campus.
USC launches School of Advanced Computing
The new school, a key feature of USC President Carol Folt’s Frontiers of Computing “moonshot,” will act as a nexus for advanced computing research and education across the university.
Q&A with USC School of Advanced Computing Director Gaurav Sukhatme
Professor Gaurav Sukhatme, “a thoughtful and responsible innovator,” was installed as the inaugural director of the university’s 23rd school during a Wednesday ceremony on the University Park Campus.
Announcing the inaugural director of the USC School of Advanced Computing
A message from USC President, Carol L. Folt.
An Innovative
School-Within-A-School
Operating as a “school-within-a-school” under USC Viterbi, the SAC consists of the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science (CS), the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), and the soon-to-be-formed Division of Computing Education (DCE). Moreover, the School partners closely with USC Viterbi’s two powerhouse institutes, the Information Sciences Institute (ISI) and the Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT).
Published on October 11th, 2016
Last updated on February 20th, 2026