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Viterbi School and Departments Recognize Remarkable Undergraduates
May 18, 2012
Viterbi School Valedictorian Heather Chen was one of many receiving awards May 8 at a ceremony in Town & Gown.
Capstone Projects Show Off KIUEL Ingenuity
May 17, 2012
Senior year for some Viterbi students is a chance to create original projects, dealing with real-world problems and issues in “Capstone Classes” and then present them in the Archimedes Plaza
'The World is Yours,'  Grad Commencement Speaker Says. 'Go Get It!'
May 12, 2012
A rousing speech by alumnus Feng Deng galvanized graduate degree recipients gathered in Galen Hall
What Dreams May Come
May 11, 2012
Viterbi’s 2012 undergraduate commencement: a valedictorian’s memories and Dr. Dan Barry’s 14-year journey to conquer space
Evaluating Metrolink’s Deployment of Positive Train Control
May 11, 2012
The USC Viterbi School of Engineering has been funded by the FTA to complete a research study of the implementation of Metrolink’s new Positive Train Control (PTC) system
ISI's DeterLab Turns Students Into Valuable Job Candidates
May 10, 2012
Research Professor Young Cho uses the cybersecurity testbed in his classes, providing students hands-on experience valuable to future employers
Professor C.-C. Jay Kuo and His Cohort of 111 Ph.D. Alumni
May 10, 2012
USC Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science C.-C. Jay Kuo has graduated 111 Ph.D. students since his Media Communications Lab’s inception in 1989.
The Lau Sisters: Viterbi’s Own Trojan Family
May 10, 2012
Four Sisters share their Viterbi experience and where education at the school has led them
First Five Kuwait Petroleum Engineers Receive Viterbi M.S. Degrees at 2012 Commencement
May 10, 2012
'The contract has been renewed and we expect during the next two years at least 10-15 more KOC employees to receive degrees via the DEN course delivery system'
Research, Service and Excellence
May 09, 2012
2012 Faculty Staff Awards luncheon a time of celebration, renewal
Muscle Beach Slackline Turns Viterbi Biomedical Laboratory
May 09, 2012
Francisco Valero-Cuevas and collaborators from Harvard University probe the physiological hows of a balancing act
Viterbi Students Honored With Order of the Torch
May 08, 2012
Two members of Viterbi’s senior class selected as members of the Order of the Torch, one of USC’s highest student accolades
How to Prepare for an Anthrax Terror Attack
May 08, 2012
Maged Dessouky's Epstein Department team calculates the contingencies: where to put lifesaving drugs and how much in each location
USC Viterbi research on transient plasma ignites interest at the China Maritime trade show in Hong Kong
May 04, 2012
The TCC Institute for Emissions Reduction in Marine Diesel Engines presents a new approach to marine diesel engine emissions.
USC Viterbi's Information Sciences Institute Turns 40
April 27, 2012
"ISI has been an outstanding creative force in all aspects of digital science throughout the four decades since its founding," said USC Viterbi Dean Yannis C. Yortsos.
Janus Will Monitor Multiple Data Flows to Look for Realtime Trouble
April 26, 2012
Five researchers in the Viterbi School's Integrated Media Systems Center will pool their skills to develop "event detection"
Professor Milind Tambe Awarded IFAAMAS Influential Paper Award for 2012
April 25, 2012
Milind Tambe, Professor of Computer Science and Industrial and Systems Engineering, receives the 2012 IFAAMAS Influential Paper Award for his 1997 paper “Towards Flexible Teamwork".
Viterbi-led Initiative in Game Theory and Human Behavior Crosses Multiple Disciplinary Lines
April 19, 2012
Computer Scientist Milind Tambe brought together more than 50 USC faculty to use fusions of mathematics, engineering and social science to solve complex and pressing problems. The group's first symposium took place Friday, April 20.
Fabian Rojas Barrales Wins the University Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
April 19, 2012
Sonny Astani Teaching Assistant Fabian Rojas Barrales won one of the three University Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards at the University of Southern California’s 31st Annual Honors Convocation.
Professor Alan Willner Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship
April 16, 2012
Alan Willner receives a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship for 2012-2013.
2nd Annual Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize (MEPC) Stellar Success
April 06, 2012
Fariborz Maseeh's 2nd annual Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition (MEPC) awards $50,000 to USC Viterbi medical startup team ClariTrac
USC Joins $10 Million Effort to Build Social Robots
April 05, 2012
The work will be funded by the National Science Foundation's Expeditions in Computing.
IMSC Presents the Results of a Year's Work on 'Geo-Immersion'
April 03, 2012
Cyrus Shahabi hosted a day of exploration of the newest work at the Viterbi School's Integrated Media Systems Center, which he directs
ONR’s 2012 Young Investigator Program Awards Three Viterbi Faculty
April 02, 2012
The Office of Naval Research awards three faculty members with the Young Investigator Program award.
USC Trustee Ray Irani Named Judge Widney Professor
March 21, 2012
The Occidental Petroleum Chairman and energy expert's appointment is held jointly in USC Viterbi and USC Dornsife
90 Viterbi Computer Science Doctoral Candidates Display Latest Work to Faculty, Each Other and Prospective Classmates
March 16, 2012
Chair Shanghua Teng and Professor Gaurav Sukhatme: "We are proud of our PhD students and the cutting-edge research they do"
Claude Shannon's 64-Year Information Legacy Celebrated by 2012 Viterbi Lecturer
March 16, 2012
Princeton's Sergio Verdú reunites with USC student daughter, Viterbi School professor protegée, and many distinguished colleagues
One year after the Japan tsunami, USC engineers help California's ports prepare
March 11, 2012
Patrick Lynett leads the new research, which will look at a tsunami's "phantom currents" that arrive late and can cause considerable damage
Urbashi Mitra Presents “TeleHealth” Research at NAE National Meeting
March 09, 2012
The electrical engineering professor spoke as part of the NAE's Gilbreth Lectures, which recognize outstanding young engineers.
Dean Yortsos, USC Viterbi Engineers Reconnect at Annual India Alumni Dinner
February 29, 2012
Former Viterbi students enjoy night of cocktails and conversation in Bangalore.
2012 Dorman Lecture Explores 'The Hidden Costs of Energy'
February 20, 2012
For a blue ribbon audience, CMU President Jared Cohon explored the public expenses not paid for at the pump or on the power bill
NSF GK-12 'Body Engineering Los Angeles' Program Kicks Off at Viterbi School
February 14, 2012
Krishna Nayak will work with three graduate fellows developing new Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) resources in and for local schools
Ray Irani, Michael Waterman Elected to National Academy of Engineering
February 09, 2012
The USC trustee and USC scholar receive one of engineering's highest professional distinctions.
USC Viterbi Joins USC Delegation to Brazil
February 03, 2012
During the visit, Dean Yortsos and others met with top universities, corporations, policymakers and alumni.
Enter the Dragon: Luck, Water and a Side of Spring Rolls
January 31, 2012
Viterbi students celebrate the 2012 Chinese New Year
Solomon W. Golomb Receives William Procter Prize
January 26, 2012
The distinguished university professor and communications theory specialist adds Sigma Xi's highest honor to his list of accomplishments.
USC Viterbi's ISI Executive Director Herbert Schorr Announces Plans to Step Down
January 24, 2012
The longtime Information Sciences Institute leader will continue to serve while a search committee finds a successor, and plans to maintain his association with the Viterbi School
Manbir Singh, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, 67
January 23, 2012
A pioneer in biomedical imaging technology, Singh joined USC's Department of Radiology in 1977 and was jointly appointed in Biomedical Engineering in 1988.
Alan Willner Elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
January 19, 2012
Willner is a Fellow of five organizations, the highest ranking of any professional society
Dude, Where’s My Parking Space?
January 18, 2012
A mobile laboratory: USC Viterbi’s new Audi smart car sparks ideas on intelligent parking, outwitting traffic and personalizing the driving experience.
Julie Higle Joins USC Viterbi to Lead Epstein Department
January 16, 2012
Newly named Industrial and Systems Engineering Department chair comes from success at Ohio State University
Lucio Soibelman Named Chair of USC Viterbi's Astani Department
January 16, 2012
Brazilian-born specialist comes to Viterbi by way of MIT and Carnegie Mellon
Viterbi Students Honored by Transportation Planners
January 09, 2012
Undergrads Rosa Lau and Christine Mercado win scholarships from the L.A. chapter of WTS
 

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