The Viterbi School is home to two National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers (the Integrated Media Systems Center and the Biomimetic Engineering Center), as well as the first University Center of Excellence selected by the Department of Homeland Security (CREATE -- the Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events).  USC is also home to the world-famous Information Sciences Institute and the Alfred Mann Institute for biotechnology.  

Our highly interdisciplinary research environment has enabled faculty to respond to emerging needs for research in such diverse areas as robotics, software engineering,  vision sciences and photonics. The Viterbi School actively encourages technology transfer and commercialization through industrial partnerships.  

Please click on the links to view Viterbi School individual research centers and departments.

For more information on research capabilities, collaboration and industrial partnership opportunities at USC, contact Angus McColl, Executive Director Corporate and Foundation Relations