Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science

At USC’s Department of Computer Science, we are pioneering breakthroughs in a full spectrum of topics related to AI, including machine learning, computer vision and image processing, human- robot interaction, speech and language analysis, information extraction and privacy-protection. Our researchers are working in areas where artificial intelligence has been under study for decades—like language—and where…

Institute for Creative Technologies

Established in 1999, the USC Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) is a Department of Defense (DoD) University Affiliated Research Center (UARC), sponsored by the US Army. Harnessing Hollywood-derived creativity with academic innovation and military-domain expertise, ICT conducts award-winning R&D in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Graphics, Geospatial Sciences, Human Performance, Learning Sciences, Modeling, Simulation & Gaming,…

Information Sciences Institute – AI Division

The Artificial Intelligence division at the USC Information Sciences Institute is one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence research labs, with top researchers in all areas of AI. The division conducts research in machine learning, natural language processing, knowledge graphs, scientific data analysis and discovery, multi-modal understanding, common sense representation and reasoning, computational social science,…

Center for Generative AI and Society

The Center for Generative AI and Society was founded in 2023 with the mission of understanding how the new field of generative AI is impacting society, with the additional goals of finding ways of minimizing negative impacts while enhancing positive ones. The Center currently consists of two major subgroups. The first, co-headed by Profs. Holly…

USC OORI Awards Two Faculty-led Projects under the Ming Hsieh Institute Research Award

The University of Southern California (USC) Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) is thrilled to announce the recipients of the prestigious Ming Hsieh Institute Research Award, a significant recognition that underscores USC’s commitment to advancing the field of translational research. The Ming Hsieh Institute for Research on Engineering-Medicine for Cancer (MHI) sponsors the Ming Hsieh…

USC OORI Awards Seven Faculty-led Proposals under the President’s Sustainability Initiative Award

The University of Southern California (USC) Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) has proudly announced seven new awardees for the prestigious President’s Sustainability Initiative Award. This award, which integrates sustainability as a core value in USC’s strategic planning, is not just a recognition of their efforts but also a testament to their significant contributions to…

USC OORI Awards Four Projects Under New USC-IISc Collaborative Research Program

USC has developed a research collaboration and partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), a public research university founded in 1909 by Jamsetji Tata, the founder of the Tata Group, for higher education and research in science, engineering, design, and management in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, Karnataka. IISc has become India’s premier…

USC OORI Awards Four Projects Under New USC-IISc Collaborative Research Program

USC has developed a research collaboration and partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), a public research university founded in 1909 by Jamsetji Tata, the founder of the Tata Group, for higher education and research in science, engineering, design, and management in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, Karnataka. IISc has become India’s premier…

USC OORI Awards Four Faculty-led Projects under GenAI Program

The University of Southern California (USC) Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) has announced four new awardees named under the Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Research Program. USC has made recent advances across the university to enhance research efforts in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI). For example, USC recently launched the…

USC OORI Names Four Awardees under the SBIR/STTR Planning Award Program

The University of Southern California (USC) Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) has announced four new awardees under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Planning Award. The SBIR/STTR Planning Award, managed by OORI sub-unit Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) intends to establish and bolster USC’s ongoing technology transfer and commercialization efforts.…