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Are Saturn's Outer Rings Disappearing
December 16, 2004
A huge eruption in Saturn's outer rings suggests they may be eroding at a fast clip. They may only last another 100 million years...
PhD Student Wins Highly Competitive Council of University Transportation Centers Award
December 15, 2004
Luca Quadrifoglio has a way to improve bus transportation: Let people schedule pickups and drop-offs using a convenient routing program over the Internet.
Cites Seeing: 7 Viterbi School Investigators Tagged as Highly Cited Researchers
December 15, 2004
Seven Viterbi School researchers — Barry Boehm, Kai Hwang, Aristides Requicha, Terence Langdon, Anumpam Madhukar, Florian Mansfeld and Cauligi Raghavendra — are starred as "Highly Cited Researchers" by Thomas Scientific Company's ISI service
Engineer, Provost,  AAU President, Cornelius Pings Dies at 75
December 08, 2004
One of the most distinguished careers in American academic life ended December 6 with the death of USC Provost Emeritus Cornelius Pings, a chemical engineer who "laid the foundation we are still building on today," according to Dean C.L. Max Nikias
Two Computer Science Students Win Honorable Mentions in Nationwide Competition
December 06, 2004
Accolades for two computer science seniors with outstanding research projects.
An Ear for Crime
November 22, 2004
Viterbi biomedical engineer Theodore Berger's insights into the way the brain records sound information created a highly accurate "neural" gunshot detector now being deployed in Chicago, and soon to be tested in Los Angeles
USC Viterbi School of Engineering GamePipe Lab Plans to be R&D Player
November 19, 2004
Noted interactive game creator and theorist Michael Zyda, best known for creating the online "America's Army" game, will direct an ambitious and widely focused R&D effort called the GamePipe Laboratory at the USC Viterbi School's Information Sciences Institute
Found in Space
November 19, 2004
NASA received 4000 proposals for projects and gave out 70 grants — including three totalling $58 million to the Viterbi School's Information Sciences Institute. The Viterbi School was the only academic institution to win three grants.
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Bullets and Baseballs
November 12, 2004
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Intensive Care
November 12, 2004
Into Africa
November 12, 2004
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USC's Viterbi School Gets a Big Stevens Boost
November 12, 2004
Hundreds jam the Engineering Quad as USC President Steven B. Sample and USC Viterbi School Dean announce a $22-million gift from alumnus Mark Stevens to start an innovative technology commercialization institute.
Ultrasound Imaging in Three Dimensions
November 12, 2004
USC Viterbi School Cited for Recruiting Hispanic Engineering Students
November 03, 2004
A leading organization aimed at encouraging Hispanic Americans to pursue careers in engineering has honored the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
Godiva's Speedy Ride
November 02, 2004
Tests show the Godiva processing-in-memory (PIM) chip designed and prototyped at the USC Viterbi School's Information Sciences Institute is on track to improve computer performance in the fields of multimedia, complex scientific modeling and database access.
USC Viterbi School Partners with Airbus
October 29, 2004
Inha University, Hankuk Aviation University are also part of the new Aerospace Institute for Engineering Research to be located in Korea. USC Trustee and Korean Air Chairman Y.H. Cho brought the partners together.
In A League Of His Own
October 28, 2004
Industry affiliates honor software engineer Barry Boehm with a conference room — and a plaque — for his contributions to the field.
Opportunity Knocks
October 22, 2004
Thousands turn out for a day of informal interviews and networking with potential employers at the fall Engineering Career Fair.
The Air We Breathe
October 19, 2004
Some air pollution technologies show promise. Others don't. USC sponsors an international conference to address the issues.
The Wars of the Virtual Worlds
October 18, 2004
Top military officers of the U.S. Joint Forces Command develop tactics for the future in supercomputer million-vehicle experiments facilitated by the Viterbi School's Information Sciences Institute.
When Good Metals Go Bad
October 08, 2004
Air travel may become not just safer, but perhaps even a little cozier as a result of an investigation into corrosion-induced failure in high-performance metals
Internet Pioneer Vinton Cerf to Discuss Network’s Ever-Expanding Role in Communications
October 08, 2004
Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf takes a look at the phenomenal growth of this worldwide communications tool and its potential for delivering virtually any digital format in a special open house on Oct. 14.
The Best Seat in the House
October 06, 2004
Engineering associate professor Chris Kyriakakis has introduced a new audio signal processing system — called MultEQ — that distributes sound evenly across a room.
Internationally Renowned Applied Mathematician Robert E. Kalaba Dies
October 01, 2004
Robert E. Kalaba, professor of biomedical engineering, electrical engineering and economics, helped start the USC Viterbi School's biomedical engineering department.
Viterbi School Researchers Will Participate in $1.8 Million NIH Neurorehabilitation Center
September 30, 2004
Michael Arbib and Albert "Skip" Rizzo from the Viterbi School of Engineering will be part of a new, interdisciplinary "Exploratory Center" for stroke rehabilitation research funded by a $1.8 million National Institutes of Health grant.
Knock, Knock, Knocking at Rhythm's Neural Door
September 27, 2004
Rhythmic movements like walking, chewing or scratching are found in many organisms. Discrete movements like reaching and kicking have reached sophistication in young species, particularly in primates. Robot expert Stefan Schaal's MRI experiments have found human brains create the two types quite differently even if the movements themselves are exactly the same.
Reaching Out to Latin America
September 24, 2004
A USC Viterbi School fellowship program, funded by a faculty member, is tailor-made for Honduran engineering students.
Brainstorm 2.0: USC's Widely Used Brain Imaging Software Gets an Upgrade
September 23, 2004
A well-used open-source brain imaging tool has just gotten better. "Brainstorm" imaging software developed by a group led by Professor Richard Leahy has gotten a top-to-bottom rewrite that has finished alpha testing and will be introduced as a beta release at an October conference in Santa Fe.
Strong Quake Could Trigger A Tsunami in Southern California, USC Researchers Report
September 22, 2004
Researchers warn a strong enough jolt off the coast of Southern California could trigger a tsunami.
IMSC's Live Immersive Internet
September 21, 2004
Researchers from the USC Viterbi School's Integrated Media Systems Center will demonstrate a live immersive Internet environment with a performance by the Miró Quartet.
USC Computer Scientist Receives Presidential Early Career Award
September 09, 2004
Cyrus Shahabi wins top honor for advances in streaming technologies and managing complex multidimensional databases.
USC Engineers Participate in ‘Frontiers of Engineering’ Symposium
September 08, 2004
Viterbi School engineers present technologies to bring Hollywood's boldest visions to the screen.
New Postel Visiting Scholar Will Network the Past
September 01, 2004
Internet Historian Named Postel Center Visiting Scholar.
Computer Scientists Win Okawa Grants
August 19, 2004
Three USC Viterbi School computer scientists won highly competitive Okawa Foundation grants.
IMSC's Sawchuk wins Optical Award
August 06, 2004
Alexander Sawchuk, deputy director of USC's Integrated Media Systems Center, has been awarded this year's Distinguished Service Award by the Optical Society of America.
Lessons in Light
August 02, 2004
USC Viterbi School's MESA program shows middle school teachers how to incorporate lasers into their lessons.
Postcards from Paris
July 28, 2004
USC Viterbi undergrads in summer abroad program in Paris are sending postcards. Check back often for updates!
Fire on the “Vomit Comet”
July 27, 2004
Viterbi School researchers find that solid fuel, in the form of tiny pellets, may be better than gaseous fuel.
Body Mechanics
July 19, 2004
Biomedical engineers, kinesiologists, biologists and coaches are collaborating to help athletes with an Olympic performance.
USC Scientist Invents Technique to Grow Superconducting and Magnetic Nanocables
July 14, 2004
USC Viterbi School researchers create nano-sized coaxial cable with some unique electronic properties.
Thought for Food
June 30, 2004
Eureka! USC computer science brings better nutrition to clients of food pantries. Will your supermarket be next?
Fast Arabic Tutor
June 21, 2004
Viterbi School researchers use video game technology and artificial intelligence to teach soldiers Arabic.
Handling 3-D Graphics
June 15, 2004
Mathieu Desbrun, Viterbi School computer scientist, has created a powerful algorithm to handle digital 3-D shapes as easily as JPEGs.
Quantum Dots See in the Dark
June 11, 2004
A USC Viterbi School and UT-Austin research collaboration on nanoscale quantum dot infrared detectors promises improved night vision goggles and medical sensors
Commercializing Ultrawideband
June 05, 2004
A survey by a USC Viterbi School engineer finds that commercial applications of Ultrawideband technology could come in as little as three years.
USC Viterbi School and IIT Kharagpur Team Up
June 04, 2004
The USC Viterbi School has formed a partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology -- Kharagpur, the subcontinent's premier engineering institution.
New Day for N'Djili
May 25, 2004
Viterbi School undergrads are helping an African community to bring electric power, water and Internet access to town.
Commencement 2004
May 19, 2004
A great day! USC Viterbi School awards 1,861 degrees at 2004 Commencement.
Pomp and Internet Circumstance: 166 Distance Learning Engineers Receive M.S. Degrees
May 19, 2004
2004 Faculty and Staff Awards
April 29, 2004
Before Dean C. L. Max Nikias honored faculty and staff, he was surprised by an honor from the Engineering Faculty Council.
2004 State of the School Address
April 29, 2004
Dean C.L. Max Nikias delivered the 2004 State of the School address at the Faculty and Staff Awards Luncheon.
Grad Student Receives Best Paper Award
April 28, 2004
Sundeep Pattem wins best paper award at the ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Information Processing in Sensor Networks.
USC Partners on 2nd Homeland Security Center
April 28, 2004
Researchers including Robert MacGregor from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering are part of a Department of Homeland Security Center to be led by Texas A & M.
Education and the Information Technology Society
April 26, 2004
Kenote Address of the 26 th Annual Engineering Awards Luncheon
April 23, 2004
by Andrew Viterbi
Viterbi Keynotes Awards Luncheon
April 26, 2004
Andrew J. Viterbi spoke on "Education and the Information Technology Society" to approximately 370 students, faculty, staff, alums and friends at the 26th Annual Engineering Awards Luncheon.
Stacked and Packed
April 22, 2004
A research team from the USC Viterbi School and NASA Ames create a new compact and inexpensive nanotechnology memory device.
Where Science and Religion Intersect
April 16, 2004
Faculty from the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering will explore creativity through a $500,000 Templeton grant.
2 Big Awards for EE Undergrad
April 01, 2004
Senior Matthew Behrend wins Hertz fellowship and National Defense Science Engineering award.
USC and IIT Join Forces on Opposite Sides of the World
April 01, 2004
The USC Viterbi School of Engineering has joined forces with the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
We're Number Six!
April 01, 2004
U.S. News & World Report ranks the USC Viterbi #6 - #3 among private schools.
Presenting the USC Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering
March 02, 2004
USC Engineering's most distinguished alum and his wife give $52 million and a legendary engineering name to the School. Dean C.L. Max Nikias said, "To have our School bear the name of the creator of the Viterbi Algorithm and the co-founder of Qualcomm Corporation will be a source of tremendous pride for our faculty, students and alumni."
The Celebration
March 02, 2004
Hundreds of USC fans crowded into the Engineering Quad Tuesday (March 2) to honor Andrew J. Viterbi, a pioneer in digital communications, for his $52- million endowment gift to the School of Engineering. Amid the fanfare, spectators watched as a 20-foot by 50-foot banner of the new Viterbi School of Engineering on the south wall of Biegler Hall was unveiled.
Dan Dapkus Elected to NAE
February 14, 2004
P. Daniel Dapkus, the W. M. Keck Professor of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, bringing the School's total membership to 23.
Aloha Broadband!
February 05, 2004
IMSC shows off technology for high quality inexpensive Internet teleconferencing.
Mars Pictures Coded by USC
January 30, 2004
The dramatic pictures from Mars rely on the digital coding research by the dramatic pictures from Mars rely on the digital coding research of University Professor Solomon W. Golomb.
Cabinet Secretary Visits the School
January 15, 2004
Tom Ridge, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security meet with USC officials and students at the School of Engineering.
USC Grad Returns to Mars
January 06, 2004
Jennifer Harris Trosper, MSAE '99, is JPL's mission manager for daily surface operations for the Mars rover "Spirit."
 

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