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September 26, 2021

The FCC is trying to stop robocalls, but the scammers won’t disappear

Source: CNBC

CNBC quoted Paul Schmitt on the challenges of preventing robocalls.

Kristina Lerman Headshot. (Photo/Courtesy of Jeffrey Fiterman)
August 22, 2021

Female scientists set back by the pandemic may never make up lost time

Source: Associated Press Wire

Kristina Lerman penned a piece about her research on how COVID-19 impacted female scientists

The adversarial forgetting mechanism induces amnesia in deep learning models to remove biases.
August 22, 2021

An AI expert explains why it’s hard to give computers something you take for granted: Common sense

Source: Times Union

A piece written by Mayank Kejriwal published

August 1, 2021

The world uses one emoji more than all others.

Source: Popular Science

Research by Mayank Kejriwal on how we use emojis on social media was featured.

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July 26, 2021

Researchers Support NSF Major Facilities Cyberinfrastructure Through New NSF-funded Center of Excellence

Source: CI Compass

USC ISI’s Ewa Deelman is lead PI on the collaborative project to build cyberinfrastructure for the NSF’s Major Facilities.

June 27, 2021

USC Study: Political Discourse on Twitter Helped Predict COVID-19 Outbreak Sites

Source: KNBC-TV

KNBC-TV featured research by Kristina Lerman that linked political discourse on Twitter to future COVID-19 outbreaks.

April 11, 2021

Facebook Algorithm Shows Gender Bias in Job Ads, Study Finds

Source: The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal featured research by Aleksandra Korolova and John Heidemann, along with doctoral student, Basileal Imana, on how Facebook serves different job ads to men and women. ​

November 15, 2020

Tracking Viral Misinformation About the 2020 Election

Source: New York Times

Research by Emilio Ferrara found that during the 2020 Election season 13 percent of all accounts tweeting about conspiracy theories were automated.

November 2, 2020

Study identifies thousands of Twitter bots amplifying conspiracy theories ahead of the U.S. elections

Source: Venture Beat

Research by Emilio Ferrara on how bots are once again influencing discussions around the 2020 election was featured

Yolanda Gil. Photo/USC Viterbi.
October 30, 2020

When AI is the Opposite of Sinister

Source: STAT News

STAT quoted Yolanda Gil on a new award that recognizes the positive impact of artificial intelligence.

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