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USC ISI - 1 hour ago
USC researchers, led by Ph.D. student Alexander Spangher, are developing an AI source-recommendation engine to assist journalists.

The tool analyzes text, suggests relevant sources, and streamlines the sourcing process for reporters. Learn more here: bit.ly/3RxvApX
USC ISI - December 7
Twitch, a dynamic online space, poses content moderation challenges due to its real-time nature.
 
ISI Research Assistant Dong-Ho Lee and Principal Scientist Jay Pujara have developed a method boosting live platform moderation models by 35%.

Read more: bit.ly/3Te06qc
USC ISI - December 6
Director of #AI Division at ISI, Adam Russell, is on a journey to help build a better world with AI through the podcast, AI/nsiders.

@katyfelkner, a PhD student in computer science, joins us to discuss her work in neural machine translation. Listen now: bit.ly/3t4ifMg
USC ISI - December 5
Cybersecurity, born officially in 1983, faces rising threats.

ISI and @Northeastern are developing SPHERE, an $18 million National Science Foundation-funded testbed for innovative research in defensive systems.

Find our more: bit.ly/3sWGZWW
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USC ISI - December 4
Learn about Mozhdeh Gheini, a Ph.D. student and Research Assistant at ISI!

@MGheini talks about why she became a researcher, why she enjoys working at ISI, and her life outside of work.

Tune in here: bit.ly/46DPnZb

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In 1981, a request from DARPA led to USC establishing The MOSIS Service at ISI — a silicon prototyping and low volume production service for custom and semicustom integrated circuits.

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