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…
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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,…
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,…
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…
Dear Colleagues, Please accept my gratitude for your steadfast commitment to educating future generations and advancing meaningful research. Recently, my team collaborated with colleagues from the School of Cinematic Arts to create a research video series that highlights some of your important work and its impact. More such videos will follow. Congratulations to Jeri Muniz, who has been…
Dear USC Research Community, I am very pleased to convey that, after a USC-wide search, Dr. Steven O. Moldin has been appointed as Associate Vice President, Research Strategy and Innovation (AVP-RSI) within USC’s Office of Research & Innovation (OORI). He also has a voluntary faculty appointment as Adjunct Research Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral…
Dear USC Research Community, I am very pleased to convey that, after a USC-wide search, Jeri Muniz has been appointed as Associate Vice President of Research Administration (AVP-RA) in the USC Office of Research and Innovation (OORI). Ms. Muniz brings of wealth of experience and expertise to this role, having begun her journey in research…
Dear Colleagues, April is Earth Month, a time to celebrate USC researchers who do so much to protect our environment and preserve our planet for future generations. From Assignment: Earth to the President’s Sustainability Initiative Award, you are making a lasting impact through your interdisciplinary research and innovation. Thank you for reading this month’s update. To support your…
Dear Colleagues, With the onset of spring, it is only fitting to celebrate budding research projects and new initiatives, including our Techstars partnership. Entrepreneurship requires a scholarly ecosystem that can support world-changing innovation and startups. We are building it with leading innovators, some featured here. Thank you for reading this month’s newsletter and continuing your…
Leonard D. Schaeffer and his wife, Pamela, have donated $59 million to establish the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service, which will be anchored at USC and in the university’s new Capital Campus in Washington, D.C., university President Carol Folt announced today. The mission of the new institute is to…