ISI in the Media
ISI in the Media
Social Media ‘Bots’ Tried to Influence the U.S. Election. Germany May be Next
Source: Science MagazineResearch by ISI’s Emilio Ferrara, which examined the use of bots during the US presidential election campaign, was highlighted in this story about the upcoming elections in Germany.
Hurricane Harvey: A Test-Bed For Internet Resilience
Source: XConomyISI’s John Heidemann tracked internet outages related to Hurricane Harvey, mapping the storm’s destructive path as it made landfall in Southeast Texas.
USC Study Finds that Movies are Still Dominated by Men, On- and Off-screen
Source: LA TimesISI researcher Shrikanth Narayanan’s study on diversity and stereotypes in movie dialogues is highlighted in the LA Times.
Big Data Shows Big Promise in Medicine
Source: BloombergISI’s Greg Ver Steeg was highlighted for his algorithm CorEx which was used to help friend and computational biologist Shirley Pepke find treatment options for her cancer diagnosis
Big Data Shows Big Promise in Medicine
Source: BloombergISI’s Greg Ver Steeg was highlighted for his algorithm CorEx which was used to help friend and computational biologist Shirley Pepke find treatment options for her cancer diagnosis.
The Human Army Teaching Phones AI to Drive
Source: WIREDPrem Natarajan, the Michael Keston Executive Director of the Information Sciences Institute, was interviewed on the best strategies to develop artificial intelligence
USC’s Expanding Scientific Ambitions Include San Diego
Source: San Diego Union TribuneCarl Kesselman of ISI and Michelson Center featured in an article about USC’s efforts to expand its imprint in the biosciences.
Python Coils Around FPGAs for Broader Accelerator Reach
Source: The Next PlatformAn ISI team has created a new platform that makes FPGAs more usable and accessible for everyday domain scientists.
IARPA Launches “QEO” Program to Develop Quantum Enhanced Computers
Source: IARPAUSC selected to lead quantum computing team which will include CalTech, Harvard, Berkeley MIT, University College London, Saarland University, University of Waterloo, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, NASA Ames Research Center and Texas A&M
Amazon deepens university ties in artificial intelligence race
Source: ReutersReuters featured USC Viterbi and the Information Sciences Institute as being selected for the Amazon Alexa Fund Fellowship, a new program to support universities and researchers focused on transformative voice technologies such as text-to-speech, natural language understanding, automatic speech recognition and conversational artificial intelligence.