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2016


Viterbi Faculty Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
December 12, 2016
Mark Humayun and Shri Narayanan recognized for innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact
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White House Mentions USC Faculty STEM Outreach Effort
December 05, 2016
CS Professor Sheila Tejada's Computer Savvy Lab pledge to work with 100 LA-area students was highlighted
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White House: WH Fact Sheet Mentions ASEE effort led by Dean Yortsos
November 30, 2016
The White House mentioned a pledge by 200 engineering deans committing to building a more-representative student talent pipeline
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Space Tech Expo: AMP SoCal Event Features Top CubeSate and Small Satellite Pioneers
November 30, 2016
Professor David Barnhart speaks at the Advanced Manufacturing Partners for Southern California exhibit
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USC Viterbi Professor Roger Ghanem Named AAAS Fellow
November 21, 2016
Roger Ghanem, the Gordon S. Marshall Professor of Engineering Technology and professor of civil and environmental engineering, was recognized for outstanding contributions to practical, mathematical and computational aspects of uncertainty quantification
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Social Bots and the 2016 Presidential Election
November 03, 2016
Watch video: with research developed by USC Viterbi's Emilio Ferrara, some key steps on how to detect a social bot! A handy tool during this year's presidential election.
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Wall Street Journal: Robot Researchers Not Trying to Replicate People
October 28, 2016
The Wall Street Journal Digital featured Maja Matarić in a discussion on robotics design, the future of socially assistive robots, and the prominent role of females in robotics development.
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CBS Los Angeles: DMV Computer Outage Raises Fear of Election-Day Cyber Attacks
October 26, 2016
Cliff Neuman was quoted about the DMV computer outages across the state
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New Scientist: $100 Million Project to Make Intelligence-Boosting Brain Implant
October 26, 2016
New Scientist highlighted research by Ted Berger to develop a neuroprosthetic to help Alzheimer's disease, dementia, stroke and other brain disorders and injuries.
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Curbed: How a Short-lived Company Turned Thousands of LA Lawns into Gravel Dead Zones
October 24, 2016
Research by Pouya Vahmani and George Ban-Weiss on the effect drought-tolerant landscaping will have on Los Angeles' overall temperature was mentioned.
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Desert Sun - Voter guide: Clinton and Trump on Global Warming, Energy and the California Drought
October 24, 2016
Kelly Sanders was quoted on the feasibility of Donald Trump's energy proposals.
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Forbes: White House To Announce Big Push For Cancer Blood Tests
October 24, 2016
Forbes highlighted a partnership among Peter Kuhn and other educational institutions and biomedical research companies to develop cancer blood tests as part of Vice President Joe Biden's Cancer Moonshot.
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The Daily Breeze: Drones: ‘I Have Never Seen an Industry Change as Fast’
October 24, 2016
Harrison Wolf was quoted about the growing number of drones registered for non-commercial uses.
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San Diego Union-Tribune: USD Creating 'Cyber Range' to Train Students to Fight Digital Intruders
October 21, 2016
An article highlighted USC Viterbi's new Center for Cyber-Physical Systems and the IoT
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2016 Annual Meeting of the NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP)
October 18, 2016
The 2016 Annual Meeting of the NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP) was held in Washington, DC, on Friday, October 7, 2016.
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Fall 2016 USC Viterbi Magazine
October 07, 2016
Check out the latest issue of our digital magazine!
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Los Angeles Times: Kirsten Harper Smith Is Helping Build Downtown Los Angeles
October 04, 2016
Sony Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumna featured for leading a large construction project
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USC to show how wearable technology can improve cancer treatment
September 28, 2016
USC researchers to participate in Vice President Joe Biden’s Cancer Moonshot exhibit at a White House event
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United Press International:How Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Choices Affect Water
September 23, 2016
Civil Engineering Professor Kelly Sanders wrote an op-ed how the drought in California can and has affected energy production.
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Emilio Ferrara Receives Complex Systems Society Junior Scientific Award
September 23, 2016
ISI researcher and CS professor recognized for work in network science models and development of tools to study phenomena in large, dynamical techno-social systems
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Yolanda Gil was elected as the president of the Association for Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
September 23, 2016
Yolanda Gil, USC Viterbi's research professor in the department of Computer Science, has been elected as the 24th president of the Association for Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
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New York Times: How Long Is an Actress Onscreen?
September 14, 2016
A tool co-developed by Shri Narayanan with Google and GDI to analyze representation in film was featured.
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LA Times: Could Artificial Intelligence Help Humanity? Two California Universities Think So
September 14, 2016
A partnership between USC Viterbi and USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work to launch a Center on Artificial Intelligence for Social Solutions was highlighted.
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Daily Trojan: Film screening panel highlights gender disparity in STEM
September 13, 2016
Panel of Viterbi ITP professors discuss lack of gender equality in STEM after documentary screening at the Ray Stark Family Theatre.
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John Carlsson Named a 2016 PopSci Brilliant 10
September 06, 2016
He is Recognized for Use of Geometry to 'Re-Route the World’
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Trojan Spirit is Strong in Texas
September 04, 2016
Trojans in Texas Host USC Viterbi
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The New York Times: Future House: 3-D Printed and Ready to Fly
August 31, 2016
3D printing techniques developed by Behrokh Khoshnevis that can be used in construction were featured.
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Dean's Message: 2016 Fall Welcome
August 25, 2016
Set against the backdrop of the New Student Luau, Dean Yortsos welcomes new and returning students for the 2016 academic school year
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Azad Madni Honored for Systems Engineering Excellence
August 16, 2016
He is Recognized for Service to Industry and Boeing in Systems Engineering Excellence
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CMBE Journal: Stacey Finley Recognized as 2016 CMBE Journal Young Innovator
August 12, 2016
Work by Viterbi's Stacey Finley, an investigator in the Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience was highlighted for her work with colleagues to create a predictive computational model of T cell activation
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Social Work Today: Social Services Software-Evaluating Therapist Empathy With Psychotherapy Software
July 25, 2016
Shri Narayanan's research, which focuses on developing software that can detect therapist empathy as a tool for training, was featured.
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CNBC: How Robot Therapists Can Fill a Gap in Health Care
July 22, 2016
The USC Interaction Lab and Maja Matarić's socially assistive robots were featured.
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The New York Times: Future House: 3-D Printed and Ready to Fly
July 22, 2016
3D printing techniques and contour crafting developed by Behrokh Khoshnevis were highlighted.
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U.S. News and World Report: More Female International Students Pursue STEM Degrees at U.S. Universities
July 22, 2016
USC Viterbi was featured for the growing number of female international students pursuing STEM degrees here
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Just gellin': How to grow strong muscles-on-a-chip
July 15, 2016
USC researchers hope to usher in new treatments for patients with muscular dystrophy
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Women Engineers Thrive at USC Viterbi
July 13, 2016
Top-ranked USC Viterbi is one of the most female-friendly engineering schools in the country—and that's no accident.
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The Huffington Post: The Immigration Tide
July 12, 2016
An op-ed by Bodgan Marcu on the importance of integration for a successful immigrant experience featured.
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BBC: Five Transport Promises that Never Quite Changed the World
July 12, 2016
James Moore was quoted on transportation technology that did not have widespread applicability.
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Politifact: Was there a Double Standard on the Investigations of David Petraeus and Hillary Clinton?
July 12, 2016
Clifford Neuman was quoted on Hillary Clinton's use of a private server.
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Gizmag: Using Gelatin to Bulk up
July 12, 2016
Research by Megan McCain and colleagues on a new method to build bigger and stronger muscle fibers was featured
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Popular Science: Melting Glaciers are Shaking the Earth Under Our Feet
July 12, 2016
Work by Patrick Lynett to model how the shape of Alaska's Taan Fjord affected the behavior of a tsunami was mentioned.
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Science World Report: Gelatin Hydrogel Could Develop Stronger Muscles, Might Be Used For ALS Cure
July 12, 2016
Research by Megan McCain and colleagues on an innovative new method for studying skeletal muscle development was featured.
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Tech Republic: Tesla Driver Dies in First Fatality with Autopilot: What it Means for the Future of Driverless Cars
July 12, 2016
Jeff Miller was quoted about the possible kinks in Tesla's autopilot technology.
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Los Angeles Times: Tesla and Google are Both Driving Toward Autonomous Vehicles. Which is Taking the Better Route?
July 12, 2016
Jeff Miller was quoted about the possible kinks in Tesla's autopilot technology.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education: Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (7/8/2016)
July 12, 2016
Simon Ramo's tenure at Viterbi was mentioned.
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ABC News: National Medal of Honor Recipient
July 12, 2016
Mark Humayun, who was honored with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, was featured.
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Fast Company: Putting Artificial Intelligence On The Hunt For Poachers
June 29, 2016
Research by Milind Tambe and colleagues to use game theory to stop wildlife poaching was featured.
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San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Don’t railroad Los Angeles County taxpayers: Guest commentary
June 29, 2016
James Moore ran an op ed about funding Los Angeles' transit services.
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The New York Times: Skeptics of Self-Driving Cars Span Generations
June 27, 2016
Jeffrey Miller was quoted on user acceptance of self-driving cars.
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Business Insider: Here's How a Computer Knows if You're Heading for a Breakup
June 27, 2016
Research by Shrikanth Narayanan and colleagues finding that a computer algorithm programmed to predict whether a couple was likely to break up was mentioned.
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Los Angeles Times: More Than Boots and Bullets: This App Could Help Turn the Tide on Poaching
June 27, 2016
Research by Milind Tambe, Fei Fang and Thanh Nguyen to develop an artificial intelligence application to stop wildlife poaching was featured.
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New Scientist: Algorithm Knows When Corporate Money is Pushing Memes Online
June 27, 2016
Research by Emilio Ferrara to develop an algorithm that can show if a Twitter hashtag or meme received an artificial boost was featured
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Nature: Google Moves Closer to a Universal Quantum Computer
June 27, 2016
Daniel Lidar was quoted about quantum computing advances.
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USA Today: FAA: Military Testing Could Leave GPS Unreliable for Pilots
June 27, 2016
Glenn Winn was quoted about possible interference with aircraft GPS systems.
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KPCC-FM's
June 27, 2016
James Moore was quoted on how scramble cross-walks may improve safety and how to best implement the new system.
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NBC News: Rail Line Won't Have Crossing Gates in Downtown Santa Monica
May 23, 2016
Najmedin Mershaki was quoted about rail safety along Metro's Exposition Line.
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The Christian Science Monitor: To Catch Wildlife Poachers, Computer Scientists Turn to AI
May 20, 2016
Research by Milind Tambe and Fei Fang to develop an artificial intelligence application to stop wildlife poaching was featured.
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The Huffington Post: Chernobyl’s 30th Anniversary (and Fukushima’s 5th): A Tale of Preventable Nuclear Accidents and the Vital Role of Safety Culture
May 20, 2016
The Huffington Post ran commentary by Najmedin Meshkati about the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.
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The Wall Street Journal: How the Daily Commute Is Going to Change
May 20, 2016
Cyrus Shahabi was quoted about the future of automated commutes.
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RT (Russia Today): ‘Chernobyl, Fukushima Were Preventable’
May 20, 2016
An interview with Najmedin Meshkati about the Chernobyl accident was featured.
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USA Today: Autism Advocates Look to Tech but Cash is an Issue
May 20, 2016
Research by Maja Mataric on the use of technology to provide a sense of agency for children with autism was featured.
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Bloomberg News: In Car-Crazy L.A., Rail to the Beach Promises Stress Relief
May 20, 2016
James Moore was quoted on whether or not the new Metro Exposition Line extension will affect transit habits.
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Los Angeles Times: Is Kelly Slater's Artificial Wave the Future of Surfing?
May 20, 2016
This article mentions Adam Fincham's work with professional surfer Kelly Slater to create the ideal artificial wave.
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White House: President Obama Honors Leading Scientists & Innovators
May 19, 2016
Mark Humayun Honored with National Medal of Technology and Innovation
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The Huffington Post: The More You Comment Online, The Dumber Your Comments Become
May 18, 2016
Research by Emilio Ferrara and Kristina Lerman on how online comments degrade over time was featured.
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MediaShift: USC Partnership Brings Data Science to the Newsroom
May 18, 2016
A new partnership between the USC Annenberg and USC Viterbi to launch a new Master of Informatics degree and Innovation was featured.
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Bloomberg: Ready to Make a Risky Decision? Your Words Suggest Otherwise
May 18, 2016
Bloomberg covered research by Ramesh Govindan on whether or not electronic communications can reveal an individual's emotional state and how that affects decision making.
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Pacific Standard: Why Doesn’t More Stuff Go Viral?
May 18, 2016
Kristina Lerman was quoted about content that goes viral on social networks.
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Marketwatch: How the Daily Commute is Going to Change
May 18, 2016
Cyrus Shahabi was quoted about the future of commuting.
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CIO Insight: How USC’s Engineering Program Teaches With Tech
May 17, 2016
Michael Goay was interviewed about USC Viterbi’s vGPU-enabled VDI deployment.
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Steven Walston, Ph.D. Candidate, Accepted Into the Whitaker International Scholars Program
May 12, 2016
The Whitaker International Program allows emerging biomedical engineers to travel abroad and develop the necessary skills required to be professional leaders in the industry.
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Valedictorian Sulekha Ramayya to fight malaria from Wall Street
May 11, 2016
Biomedical Engineering graduate couples the tech-savvy skills of a scientist with the smarts of an investment analyst
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Bryan Wilder, USC Viterbi Ph.D. Candidate, Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
May 11, 2016
Bryan Wilder, a computer science doctoral student, has been awarded the prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Wilder, a student under Professor Milind Tambe, won the Innovative Application of AI Award for Deployed Application earlier this year.
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C.-C. Jay Kuo Wins the 2016 Taylor L. Booth Education Award
May 11, 2016
C.-C. Jay Kuo, USC Viterbi professor of electrical engineering and computer science, has been named the recipient of the 2016 Taylor L. Booth Education Award.
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Emily Lawrence Wins the Young Scientist Pre-Doctoral Award
May 11, 2016
Emily Lawrence, USC Viterbi Ph.D. candidate, wins the Young Scientist Pre-Doctoral Award from the American Society of Biomechanics for her research on the central nervous system's role in sensorimotor process during dexterous manipulation.
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Najmedin Meshkati Wins Ernest Amory Codman Award Lectureship
May 11, 2016
Meshkati receives award for his talk on the similarity between the nuclear power industry and the health care industry in terms of patient safety, safety culture and high reliability organization.
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Forbes: These Three Things Matter Most to Angel Investors
May 09, 2016
The Innovation-Node LA, led by Andrea Belz was part of study cited by Forbes on angel investing
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USA Today: Meet the One Nation Speaker Who Gets Where Water and Energy Connect
May 05, 2016
Kelly Sanders was quoted about the global water and energy crises.
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USA Today: Autism Advocates Look to Tech but Cash is an Issue
May 04, 2016
The article featured work by Maja Matarić who employs robots to help children with autism
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USA Today: Virtual Reality: The Next Big Thing for College Creatives
May 04, 2016
The VRSC club, founded by a USC Viterbi student, was featured
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The WSJ: How the Daily Commute is Going to Change
May 04, 2016
Cyrus Shahabi is quoted regarding the future of transportation
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Abdulmajeed Alameer, Sonal Mahajan and Associate Professor William Halfond Win IEEE ICST 2016 Best Paper Award
May 02, 2016
Two Ph.D. candidates and professor receive award at 2016 IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, a prestigious showcase for work related to software testing and analysis.
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CBS Radio: Hundreds of Students Head to USC for Robotech
April 28, 2016
Dean Yortsos was interviewed about the Robotics Open House.
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LA Times: Tech News
April 28, 2016
The robotics Open House was mentioned in the weekly news round-up
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KABC-TV: Robotics Open House
April 28, 2016
The Robotics Open House was highlighted. The event showcased robots, USC students and allowed community children to interact with each machine.
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The Desert Sun: One Nation: 'Start Looking Holistically' at Climate
April 28, 2016
Kelly Sanders was quoted about climate change.
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Spring 2016 USC Viterbi Magazine
April 28, 2016
Check out the latest issue of our digital magazine!
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Discovery Channel: Even Superman Couldn't Bend this Steel
April 27, 2016
Research by Veronica Eliasson and Andrea Hodge and colleagues on a material, known as bulk metallic glass was featured.
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Fast Company: What Is An Appropriate Response Time To Email?
April 27, 2016
Research by Kristina Lerman about email response times was mentioned.
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Fortune: The Age of Autonomous Robots Is Upon Us
April 27, 2016
Maja Matarić was quoted about the demand for autonomous robots
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Tech Times: New Metallic Glass Is Both Hard And Elastic - How Is This Possible?
April 27, 2016
Research by Veronica Eliasson and Andrea Hodge and colleagues on a material, known as bulk metallic glass was featured.
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Daily Mail (UK): NASA Reveals Radical Plans for 2D Printed Spacecraft That Wrap Themselves Around Asteroids and 'Lego' Blocks Man Could Use to Build a Martian Habitat
April 26, 2016
Research by Behrokh Khoshnevis on how to construct structures from lunar or Martian materials was mentioned.
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Science Alert: This Engineer Found a Way to 3D-print Objects using Mars and Moon Dust
April 19, 2016
Research by Behrokh Khoshnevis on how to construct materials from lunar and Martian materials was featured.
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The Wall Street Journal: For Generation Z, Email Has Become a Rite of Passage
April 19, 2016
Research by Kristina Lerman about e-mail response was included
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CNBC: Chatbots Rise, and the Future may be 'Re-written'
April 19, 2016
Yolanda Gil was quoted indicating that she did not think chatbots would take jobs from humans
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Daily Mail (UK): No More Smashed Phones!
April 19, 2016
Research by Veronica Eliasson and Andrea Hodge and colleagues on the development of a new, elastic, yet metallic substance was featured.
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New Scientist: AI helps answer thousands of health queries in Zambia via SMS
April 19, 2016
Farshad Kooti was quoted about a text messaging service by UNICEF to answer health-related questions.
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Female Engineering Students Talk Challenges, Goals and Lessons Learned!
April 12, 2016
Watch a video highlighting some of our current female engineering students and future history makers
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Milind Tambe Wins the Innovative Application of AI Award for Deployed Application
April 08, 2016
He received the award for his work on the Protection Assistant for Wildlife Security (PAWS) and his paper on "Deploying PAWS: Field Optimization of the Protection Assistant for Wildlife Security." The paper was led and coauthored by Ph.D. students Fei Fang and Thanh Nguyen
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Ashutosh Nayyar and Ketan Savla Receive the George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award
April 07, 2016
Ashutosh Nayyar received the George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award for his paper on "Decentralized Stochastic Control." Ketan Savla also received the award for his paper on "Robust Distributed Routing in Dynamical Networks."
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Nitin Kale Wins the 2016 Majdi Najm Outstanding Service Award
April 06, 2016
The award is given to those who have advanced the use of SAP in a classroom environment and increased collaboration among other SAP University Alliances.
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Urbashi Mitra is the Recipient of the Fulbright U.S Scholar Grant
April 05, 2016
The Fulbright U.S Scholar grant provides academic and research flexibility for scholars. The grant itself will allow recipients to expand their research and collaboration efforts globally.
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Ted Berger Earns the Pioneer in Medicine Award
April 01, 2016
Ted Berger, USC Viterbi professor in biomedical engineering, has been announced as the recipient of the 2016 Pioneer in Medicine Award.
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USC Viterbi Office of Communications & Marketing Wins Three District VII CASE Awards
April 01, 2016
Hat trick: CASE awards Gold Award for “Next MacGyver” Best Strategic Communications campaign; Silver Award for Best Alumni Magazine; Bronze Award for Best Digital Magazine.
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Scientific American: Still Waiting for That E-Mail?
March 30, 2016
Research by Kristina Lerman on email behavior was mentioned.
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NPR: I Think That I Shall Never See a Password as Secure as ... Poetry?
March 28, 2016
Research by Kevin Knight on using poetry as a secure password was featured
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Smithsonian Magazine: Twitter May Be Faster Than FEMA Models for Tracking Disaster Damage
March 28, 2016
Kristina Lerman was quoted about using Twitter to track disaster damage.
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The Wall Street Journal: Earthquake Exposes Gaps in Indonesia’s Tsunami-Warning System
March 18, 2016
Costas Synolakis was quoted about the recent Indonesian tsunami.
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LA's Water Issue
March 17, 2016
Celebrating World Water Day with a deep dive into water research at USC Viterbi
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Los Angeles Times: Apple Opposes Order to Help FBI Unlock Phone Belonging to San Bernardino shooter
March 10, 2016
Clifford Neuman was quoted about Apple's encryption protocols.
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San Francisco Chronicle: Study: Oil field Operations Caused California Earthquakes
March 10, 2016
Research by Fred Aminzadeh and Mehran Hosseini finding a link between earthquakes in Kern County and wastewater injections in the region was featured.
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MIT Technology Review: The Tiny Startup Racing Google to Build a Quantum Computing Chip
March 10, 2016
Daniel Lidar was quoted about the development of quantum computing.
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Impact Mania: Maja Matarić is Building Your New Buddy
March 10, 2016
Maja Mataric was interviewed about her work in robotics.
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KCRW: Get Onboard L.A.’s Commuter Rail Revolution
March 10, 2016
James Moore was quoted about Metro’s new rail system.
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ABC 7: JetBlue’s New Pilot Training Program Requires No Flying Experience
March 10, 2016
Thomas Anthony was quoted about JetBlue’s new pilot training program.
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International Business Times: Indonesia Earthquake Exposes Flaws In Country’s Tsunami Preparedness Program
March 10, 2016
Costas Synolakis was quoted about an Indonesian tsunami and the country's warning system.
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Examiner: Robotics - Helping the Elderly and the Homebound
March 10, 2016
Maja Mataric was quoted about the ethics of using robots.
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Port Authority Flat Fare Proposal Would Limit Headaches
March 10, 2016
James Moore was quoted about cashless fare systems.
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The Boston Globe: Has Apple Picked the Wrong Time to Make its Stand on Smartphone Encryption?
March 10, 2016
Clifford Neuman was quoted about the FBI’s request to Apple.
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San Jose Mercury News: FBI's Drive Against Apple Raises Specter of Privacy Threat
March 10, 2016
Clifford Neuman was quoted about Apple refusal to break the encryption on a phone.
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Los Angeles Times: Apple CEO Says Helping FBI Hack Into Terrorist's iPhone Would be 'Too Dangerous'
March 10, 2016
Clifford Neuman was quoted about data encryption concerns involving Apple and the FBI.
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OCEC Faculty, Programs and Students Sweep the 2016 the OCEC 2016 Awards.
March 02, 2016
Maja Mataric, Kelly Sanders, Andrea Armani, Azad Madni, Idania Takimoto, Radhul Ranith and the DEN program were honored
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The Washington Post: Video Imagining Engineers As Celebrities
February 29, 2016
A video produced by the USC Viterbi, NAE and Funny or Die in which engineers are treated like celebrities was featured.
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In Memoriam: USC Trustee, entrepreneur Alfred E. Mann
February 26, 2016
Entrepreneur dedicated himself to developing technologies that dramatically improve patients’ lives
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Inside Higher Ed: What If the E! Network Covered Engineering?
February 24, 2016
Inside Higher Ed featured a video produced by USC Viterbi, the NAE and Funny or Die in which engineers are treated like celebrities.
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Sacramento Bee: Reporter Puts Google’s Self-Driving Car to the Test
February 24, 2016
Jeffrey Miller was quoted about the future of driverless vehicle technology.
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Campus Technology: USC Schools Launch Joint Informatics Master
February 24, 2016
A new Communications Informatics degree from USC Viterbi and Anneberg was featured
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Quartz: Turns Out “Sound Healing” Can Be Actually, Well, Healing
February 24, 2016
Chris Kyriakakis was quoted about whether "sound healing" works.
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The Atlantic: Hearing the Lost Sounds of Antiquity
February 24, 2016
Research by Christos Kyriakakis and colleagues to record the acoustics of Byzantine churches was featured
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The New Yorker: The Oscars - Consider the “For Your Consideration” Billboard
February 24, 2016
A study by Kristina Lerman and colleagues on "the majority illusion" in social networks was featured
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CBS News: USC Graduate Students Work To Improve Drone Technologies
February 24, 2016
Geoff Spedding was interviewed about the Dryden Wind Tunnel and how his graduate students are trying to develop drones that are the size of a bird.
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What If Engineers Were Covered as Celebrities?
February 23, 2016
For National Engineers Week 2016, USC Viterbi, the NAE and Funny or Die imagine a media network dedicated to 24/7 coverage of engineers.
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Best Masters Degrees: 30 Most Innovative Women Professors Alive Today
January 28, 2016
Maja Matarić ranks 5th on the list of the top 30 most innovative female professors
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USC NEWS: Hyperloop Team Heads to SpaceX Competition in Texas
January 28, 2016
Student team hopes to be among those chosen to build their design
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KPCC: Caltrans and El Nino
January 27, 2016
James Moore was interviewed about Caltrans preparing L.A.'s aging infrastructure for El Nino
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Campus Technology: USC Schools Launch Joint Informatics Masters Degree
January 26, 2016
Campus Technology featured a new Communications Informatics degree from USC Annenberg and USC Viterbi. The degree will focus on data mining, big data, virtual and augmented reality and other technological advances changing the media landscape.
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Student Profile: Naa Adei Mante
January 25, 2016
Graduate Naa Adei Mante discusses how the Center for Engineering Diversity's Summer Institute prepared her for a successful four years of college and beyond
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City News Service: USC Schools partner to create new brand of professionals and degree
January 13, 2016
City News Service featured a new degree offered by USC Annenberg and USC Viterbi which will include courses on data analytics, crowdsourcing, online community management and more
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Mashable: 26 incredible innovations that improved the world in 2015
January 13, 2016
Mashable, in a list of the top innovations of 2015, featured the USC School of Social Work and USC Viterbi's PSINET algorithm
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 South China Morning Post: Meet your newest friend, nurse and carer: a robot who reads your moods and emotions
January 13, 2016
South China Morning Post quoted Maja Matarić about the use of robots in teaching social skills to autistic children
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The Verge: GM's partnership with Lyft is really about Uber
January 13, 2016
The Verge quoted Jeffrey Miller about General Motors partnering with Lyft.
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 NPR: Machines, Lost In Translation - The Dream Of Universal Understanding
January 13, 2016
NPR quoted Kevin Knight about efforts by computer scientists to develop universal translators.
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 MIT Technology Review: Best of 2015 - The Social-Network Illusion That Tricks Your Mind
January 13, 2016
MIT Technology Review featured research by Kristina Lerman and colleagues on how social networks can create the illusion that something is common when it's actually rare within a network.
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Wired: SynTouch Is Giving Robots the Ability to Feel Textures Like Humans Do
January 13, 2016
Wired mentioned that SynTouch, a company that makes sensors that give robots a human-like sense of touch, was developed at USC Viterbi
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Wired: For Google, Quantum Computing Is Like Learning to Fly
January 13, 2016
Wired quoted Daniel Lidar about the development of quantum computing
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Huffington Post: Nuclear Deal With Iran - Prospects for Scientific Cooperation, Safety and Sustainability in the Persian Gulf
January 13, 2016
The Huffington Post ran a column by Najmedin Meshakti about the nuclear deal with Iran
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The Sacramento Bee: Desert highway bridge revived after collapse
January 13, 2016
The Sacramento Bee quoted Henry Koffman on how El Niño weather could affect aging infrastructure.
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Nora Ayanian receives NSF Career Award
January 12, 2016
Scholar recognized for work in multi-robot coordination
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USC Viterbi Professors to be inducted into National Academy of Inventors
January 12, 2016
Dapkus, Fraser, and Molisch to be recognized for their innovations and impact on society
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Popular Mechanics: The Asteroid Hunters
January 12, 2016
Popular Mechanics quoted Madhu Thangavelu about the need to develop planetary defense systems against asteroids.
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US News: Viterbi’s Online Graduate Programs maintain top national rankings
January 11, 2016
Computer Science Program is #1 and the Engineering Program is #2
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REU 2016: Summer Undergraduate Research
January 05, 2016
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USC Trustee and school's namesake Andrew J. Viterbi to receive NAE’s 2016 Draper Prize
January 05, 2016
Dr. Viterbi, who received his doctorate in electrical engineering at USC, will receive the prize for the development of the Viterbi algorithm and its transformational impact on digital wireless communications
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