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USC Experts Examine Key Global Issues Ahead of G7 Summit

May 30th, 2023

USC experts examine G7 Summit predictions for 2023, including economic uncertainty, war & climate change.

President Joe Biden speaks during the 2022 G7 conference in Germany. (Pool photo/Jonathan Ernst via AP)

USC Viterbi Professor Leads International Team on $6.25M Award for Quantum Computing Research

May 24th, 2023

USC Viterbi professor Daniel Lidar receives Department of Defense MURI Award to unlock the full potential of quantum computing.

Daniel Lidar’s MURI Award team will investigate methods to overcome errors in quantum computing. Image/iStock

USC Viterbi Program Fosters Innovative Solutions to Urgent Global Needs

May 2nd, 2023

The yearlong, experiential “Innovation in Engineering and Design for Global Crises” USC Viterbi course currently focuses on helping people in war-torn Ukraine.

USC Viterbi Professor Joins Team Investigating Turkey Earthquake Impact on Building

April 21st, 2023

Bora Gencturk at USC Viterbi School of Engineering traveled to Turkey to investigate the buildings impacted by earthquakes.

Eeri buildings earthquake reconnaissance team in front of a partially collapsed building in Adiyaman. Team members from left to right: Rupa Garai (SOM), Michael Mieler (Arup), Halil Sezen (Ohio State University), Morgan Griffith (Exponent), Bora Gencturk (USC), Parth Gudhka (IMEG).

USC Researchers Are Working On AI to Help Ethiopian Farmers Save Country From Famine

April 17th, 2023

AI will integrate and analyze date and models to make farming recommendations in Ethiopia, thanks to USC researchers.

USC researcher Yolanda Gil is using AI to help farmers in Ethiopia save their country from famine. (Illustration/Raymond Biesinger)

USC Viterbi Brings Online Program to National Polytechnic University of Armenia Students

March 9th, 2023

USC Viterbi collaborates with the National Polytechnic University of Armenia (NPUA) to offer an online program to students in Armenia.

Synchronous live session of Introduction of Cyber Security module by Professor Clifford Neuman

USC Viterbi DEN course offered in Ukraine hopes to rebuild space industry

October 21st, 2022

USC Viterbi online Distance Education Network (DEN) course is being offered in Ukraine in hopes of rebuilding the space industry.

USC Viterbi DEN Course Offered in Ukraine — Free, online astronautics course is a humanitarian effort to maintain Ukraine’s academic excellence in astronautics

Lost in translation at the border

August 29th, 2022

USC Viterbi student Katy Felkner is working on developing a machine translation system for Mexican and Central American Indigenous languages.

Katy Felkner Developing Machine Translation System — Many asylum seekers face long waits in Mexico due to a shortage of translators for indigenous language speakers. (Photo/iStock)

USC Trojan team headed to finals of “Coding Olympics”

August 1st, 2022

A team of USC Viterbi students has qualified for the American championship of the world’s most prestigious college coding olympics: ICPC.

USC Headed to 'Coding Olympics' ICPC Finals — Viterbi students Jeel Tejaskumar Vaishnav, Kangmin Tan and Adhyyan Sekhsaria compete with other American colleges at the International Collegiate Programming Contest.

Inaugural class of groundbreaking U.S.-China degree program arrives at USC

October 25th, 2021

Students from the USC and Tsinghua University in China degree program arrived in Los Angeles for its inaugural semester.

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