ISI in the Media
ISI in the Media
Analysts Skeptical iPhone X’s Face ID will be Foolproof
Source: San Francisco ChroniclePrem Natarajan was quoted about the security of Apple’s new facial identity feature on the iPhone X.
Twitter Bots Are Thriving, And They’re More Lethal Than Ever
Source: Fast CompanyResearch by Emilio Ferrara Information Sciences Institute and colleagues on the prevalence of bots on Twitter and how these bots can affect the spread of false information during an election.
ISI’s Pegasus Contributed to Gravitational Wave-Detector Discovery
Source: USC ISIPegasus, a specialized computer program developed by at team of ISI computer scientists led by Ewa Deelman in collaboration with HTCondor, played a role in the new discovery announced by LIGO.
Nobel Prize-winning Discovery on Gravitational Waves Came About with Contributions from USC Scientists
Source: USC NewsThe Nobel Prize-winning discovery that gravitational waves exist in the universe, which in turn further confirmed Albert Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, was made possible in part by a collaboration with USC computer scientists.
Researchers Find that Twitter Bots Can be Used for Good
Source: TechCrunchA study co-authored by ISI researcher Emilio Ferrara found that Twitter bots can be used to run interventions that trigger or foster good behaviors.
What Happens When Your Face Is Your Password?
Source: New York MagazinePrem Natarajan, ISI’s Michael Keston Executive Director, was interviewed about issues related to the use of facial-verification as a mode of authentication.
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