ISI in the Media

Carrot E. coli outbreak brings new concerns for shoppers
Source: CBSAbigail Horn was interviewed about the discussing the recent E.Coli outbreak linked to carrots, which has impacted local grocery stores and prompted a recall.

The Search for Critical Minerals is Going High Tech Republish
Source: UndarkCraig Knoblock was interviewed about his team’s participation in a DARPA project that applies machine learning to to identify sources of rare earth minerals.

ISI’s Ewa Deelman appointed trustee of the Internet2 board
Source: Internet 2Internet2 is a non-profit, member-driven advanced technology community founded by the nation’s leading higher education institutions in 1996.

Election Security Concerns
Source: ABC7 (no link available)Cliff Neuman was interviewed on election day about cyber attacks, AI and misinformation and how this could affect the election process.

Trust in voting: USC experts discuss misinformation, threats to democracy ahead of Election 2024
Source: USC NewsWith Election Day drawing near, USC ISI experts are available to provide insights on how misinformation spreads, the role of media and AI in safeguarding election integrity and potential solutions to restore voter confidence in democracy

How AI deepfakes test voter confidence and election integrity
Source: CSN MonitorEmilio Ferrara was interviewed about the incredible volume of ai-generated data this election cycle

Twitter Barred Them. What Happened When Elon Musk Brought Them Back?
Source: The New York TimesISI’s Keith Burghardt was interviewed by The New York Times about his work on toxic content on social media.

Can AI have common sense? Finding out will be key to achieving machine intelligence
Source: Nature MagazineISI’s Mayank Kejriwal and his co-authors explore how the rise of LLMs has reignited debates about the boundaries of machine intelligence.

17th Cyber Security Experimentation and Test Workshop
Source: Information Sciences InstituteCSET ’24 will take place in hybrid format on Tuesday, August 13 offering participants research presentations and lively discussions on “meta” cybersecurity topics.

Protests and curfew in Bangladesh
Source: ReutersJohn Heidemann and the Networking and the work of the ISI Cybersecurity Division was referenced in this article to explain the significance of the internet shut down.