Information Sciences Institute

How to Reduce Bias in AI? Selective Amnesia

Imagine if the next time you apply for a loan, a computer algorithm determines you need to pay a higher rate based primarily on your race, gender or zip code.Read More

USC-Designed Smartphone App Aims to Get Older Adults "Moving Up"

Stacey Schepens Niemiec has long been passionate about using technology to improve the health and wellness of older adults. She became concerned with the widening of a "digital divide" among older adults that was limiting their access to technology-based health resources and services that are typically more widespread with younger populations.

Your Social Media Feed is Biased

Kristina Lerman, a principal scientist at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Information Sciences Institute (ISI), and her team have found that for most social media users, their feeds expose them to a biased representation of reality.

USC ISI Senior Director Honored with AAAI Senior Member Status

Dr. Yigal Arens, Senior Director for Administrative Affairs at USC's Information Sciences Institute (ISI) and research professor in the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, was designated AAAI Senior Member status at this year's Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence conference in February.

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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

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Unless otherwise noted, seminars are open to the public.

Abigail L. Horn, USCAI Seminar

From foodborne disease to COVID-19: network and data science to model, understand, and prevent large-scale diseases

2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

Andrea Bertozzi, UCLAAI Seminar

Graphical Models in Machine Learning, Networks, and Uncertainty Quantification

1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

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Unless otherwise noted, seminars are open to the public.

Abigail L. Horn, USCAI Seminar

From foodborne disease to COVID-19: network and data science to model, understand, and prevent large-scale diseases

2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

Andrea Bertozzi, UCLAAI Seminar

Graphical Models in Machine Learning, Networks, and Uncertainty Quantification

1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates

Register for the webinar series here and check out the Online Events Series page for more information on upcoming webinars.