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...

Luca Quadrifoglio has a way to improve bus transportation: Let people schedule pickups and drop-offs using a convenient routing program over the Internet.

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

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

Accolades for two computer science seniors with outstanding research projects.

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

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

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.

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.

A leading organization aimed at encouraging Hispanic Americans to pursue careers in engineering has honored the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.

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.

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.

Industry affiliates honor software engineer Barry Boehm with a conference room — and a plaque — for his contributions to the field.

Thousands turn out for a day of informal interviews and networking with potential employers at the fall Engineering Career Fair.

Some air pollution technologies show promise. Others don't. USC sponsors an international conference to address the issues.

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.

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 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.

Engineering associate professor Chris Kyriakakis has introduced a new audio signal processing system — called MultEQ — that distributes sound evenly across a room.

Robert E. Kalaba, professor of biomedical engineering, electrical engineering and economics, helped start the USC Viterbi School's biomedical engineering department.

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.

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.

A USC Viterbi School fellowship program, funded by a faculty member, is tailor-made for Honduran engineering students.

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.

Researchers warn a strong enough jolt off the coast of Southern California could trigger a tsunami.

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.

Cyrus Shahabi wins top honor for advances in streaming technologies and managing complex multidimensional databases.

Viterbi School engineers present technologies to bring Hollywood's boldest visions to the screen.

Internet Historian Named Postel Center Visiting Scholar.

Three USC Viterbi School computer scientists won highly competitive Okawa Foundation grants.

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.

USC Viterbi School's MESA program shows middle school teachers how to incorporate lasers into their lessons.

USC Viterbi undergrads in summer abroad program in Paris are sending postcards. Check back often for updates!

Viterbi School researchers find that solid fuel, in the form of tiny pellets, may be better than gaseous fuel.

Biomedical engineers, kinesiologists, biologists and coaches are collaborating to help athletes with an Olympic performance.

USC Viterbi School researchers create nano-sized coaxial cable with some unique electronic properties.

Eureka! USC computer science brings better nutrition to clients of food pantries. Will your supermarket be next?

Viterbi School researchers use video game technology and artificial intelligence to teach soldiers Arabic.

Mathieu Desbrun, Viterbi School computer scientist, has created a powerful algorithm to handle digital 3-D shapes as easily as JPEGs.

A USC Viterbi School and UT-Austin research collaboration on nanoscale quantum dot infrared detectors promises improved night vision goggles and medical sensors

A survey by a USC Viterbi School engineer finds that commercial applications of Ultrawideband technology could come in as little as three years.

The USC Viterbi School has formed a partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology -- Kharagpur, the subcontinent's premier engineering institution.

Viterbi School undergrads are helping an African community to bring electric power, water and Internet access to town.

A great day! USC Viterbi School awards 1,861 degrees at 2004 Commencement.

Before Dean C. L. Max Nikias honored faculty and staff, he was surprised by an honor from the Engineering Faculty Council.

Dean C.L. Max Nikias delivered the 2004 State of the School address at the Faculty and Staff Awards Luncheon.

Sundeep Pattem wins best paper award at the ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Information Processing in Sensor Networks.

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.

Kenote Address of the 26 th Annual Engineering Awards Luncheon
April 23, 2004
by Andrew Viterbi

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.

A research team from the USC Viterbi School and NASA Ames create a new compact and inexpensive nanotechnology memory device.

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.

Senior Matthew Behrend wins Hertz fellowship and National Defense Science Engineering award.

The USC Viterbi School of Engineering has joined forces with the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.

U.S. News & World Report ranks the USC Viterbi #6 - #3 among private schools.

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."

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.

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.

IMSC shows off technology for high quality inexpensive Internet teleconferencing.

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.

Tom Ridge, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security meet with USC officials and students at the School of Engineering.

Jennifer Harris Trosper, MSAE '99, is JPL's mission manager for daily surface operations for the Mars rover "Spirit."