February 2019

Linnie Haynesworth, USC Viterbi's 2019 Mark A. Stevens Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, pens a letter to her younger Trojan self.

Saving Endangered Species, One Algorithm at a Time

Bistra Dilkina, USC Viterbi assistant professor in computer science, develops artificial intelligence tools to help protect endangered animals.

RESEARCH

Sparking Innovation

USC Viterbi alumnus Ken Richardson has written a new book about how America can once again become the world's leader in tech.

ALUMNI

What Happens When 100 Million People Run Out of Water?

Essam Heggy Calls for More Water Education in the Scientific Community.

RESEARCH

Turning Glycerol To Gold

A new business in the USC Viterbi Startup Garage has developed a molecule to turn this plentiful biofuel byproduct into coveted sodium lactate.

INNOVATION

National Cancer Institute Award to Support Research on Colorectal Cancer at USC

USC Viterbi's Stacey Finley and Keck USC's Shannon Mumenthaler lead new $3.1 million grant to advance search for new cancer treatments using computer simulations.

RESEARCH

Student Wins HackLA Mobility with App to Solve LA Traffic Woes

Jake Beaudin and his team created the app in 24 hours. They recently launched it to the tech industry at CES Las Vegas and will soon present it in Germany.

STUDENTS

Stop The Spoofing

USC ISI researcher Wael Abd-Almageed and an international research team are building enhanced biometric security technologies to thwart would-be malefactors.

RESEARCH

Helping The Homeless

USC Viterbi writing students offer engineering solutions to a local provider of homeless services to improve operations.

STUDENTS

USC Researchers Use AI to Detect Early Signs of Alzheimer's

USC researchers found "hidden factors" in medical data that could improve Alzheimer's disease prediction and lead to better outcomes.

RESEARCH