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USC Advances Humanoid Robotics, Robot Learning and 3D Manipulation at RSS 2026 - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (396+ words) USC Researchers to Lead Workshops and Present Papers at RSS 2026: From Humanoid Foundation Models and Robotic Reward Learning to 3D Vision for Precision Manipulation USC @ RSS 2026 USC researchers will present three papers at the 2026 Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) conference, with…...
AI Location Bias; AI Missing Vocal Clues: USC Viterbi and USC Stevens at ICML 2026 - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1691+ words) Researchers will spotlight USC Viterbi’s strengths in machine learning, AI and responsible AI research at the prestigious conference. Other contributions examine how geographic information can introduce hidden biases into AI decision-making and better align AI with human values through a…...
USC Breakthrough Could Help Scientists Spot Disease Clusters, Fraud Networks and More - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
2+ week, 1+ day ago (798+ words) USC Viterbi researcher Emilio Ferrara has built a tool that can map communities inside massive social, biological, and financial networks faster and smarter than anything that came before. Emilio Ferrara has spent nearly two decades thinking about a deceptively simple…...
“Push Through the Open Door”: Dean Yannis C. Yortsos' Return to India - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
2+ week, 1+ day ago (563+ words) On one of his final trips as dean of the Viterbi School of Engineering, Yortsos celebrated new scholarships, reconnected with alumni, and inspired the next generation of Trojans in India. “Life is never linear. If a door is open to…...
USC Brings the World's Control and AI Researchers to Campus - Together - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1009+ words) Two leading conferences, L4DC and NeuS, converged at USC to tackle the same hard problem from two directions: how do we trust machines that learn? Attendees gather outside USC’s Ginsburg Human-Centered Computation Hall during NeuS and L4DC, two conferences exploring the future…...
USC Researcher to Lead $2.4M AI Core for Raynor Cerebellum Project Treating Cerebellar Disorders - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (729+ words) USC Viterbi’s Maryam Shanechi aims to develop AI models to improve neuromodulation and enable adaptive treatment for cerebellar disorders Illustration of the brain (credit: Gemini) Imagine not being able to properly say a word or take a step. For patients…...
From 5G to 'seeing around the corner': USC Engineer Shapes the Present and Future of Wireless Communication - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (935+ words) Andreas Molisch’s research advances modern wireless systems by improving how signals are modeled, transmitted and understood – from smartphones to autonomous vehicles. From the technology behind 5G and AirTags to collision warning systems in autonomous vehicles that can “see” around the corner,…...
To the Classroom and Beyond: USC Viterbi Students Develop Highly Accurate Spinal Disc Teaching Models - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (662+ words) A novel teaching tool built by USC engineering students in collaboration with USC Keck Physical Therapy Professionals enables enhanced modeling and understanding of spinal cord mobility. A group of Viterbi students designed a spinal disc model almost exactly like its…...
10 Projects, 10 Solutions: Student Engineers Tackle Everyday Problems - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1679+ words) From self-driving skateboards to robot butlers and more, USC Makers Hosted Spring 2026 Showcase turning ideas into reality and celebrating its 10-year anniversary A self-playing guitar. A sleep mask that analyzes sleep. TARS from Interstellar brought to life. And USC Makers…...
USC Scientists Built a Tiny System That Thinks Like a Brain and Runs on Thin Air - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (734+ words) Inspired by how the brain processes sight and touch simultaneously, a new device born in a Viterbi lab senses, encodes, and learns from the world around it using nothing but the energy that world provides. A team at the University…...