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USC ISI Lab Seeks to Unravel Quantum Dimensions of Light
April 25, 2019
When we think of information, we think of bits and bytes, computer algorithms and communication networks. But information is physical, stored on physical things like electrons, RF radiation, even water and light.
Read More >Want to Know the Secret of a Good Idea? It Could be Hidden in Language.
April 22, 2019
What makes a good idea, good? Why do some innovations—like the touchscreen—thrive, while others fall into obscurity? Remember the minidisc, anyone?
Read More >Work of Graduate Students Showcased at Annual ISI Event
April 2, 2019
The so-called dark and deep web, a portion of the hidden internet estimated to be up to 500 times bigger than the common internet, is known as a hub of illegal activities including cybercrime and terrorist activity. And with good reason—it is hard to access the deep and dark web, nevermind police it.
Read More >ISI Spotlight: Fred Morstatter, Computer Scientist
April 2, 2019
Predicting the next geopolitical event—from who will be the next Pope to who will win the national election in India—is no easy task. But ISI Computer Scientist Fred Morstatter is up for the challenge.
Read More >Video: Pedro Szekely Keynote at DARPA AI Colloquium
March 29, 2019
ISI Research Director Pedro Szekely gave a keynote on natural
language processing at the recent DARPA AI colloquium.
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Students Deliver USC's Third CubeSat Satellite
March 25, 2019
A satellite built by students at the USC Information Science Institute (ISI) Space Engineering Research Center (SERC) took a giant step toward space last week, when the team successfully delivered the miniature satellite, or CubeSat, to space technology company Vector Launch Inc. for launch later this year. This marks the third time that USC has built and delivered a CubeSat for space.
Read More >In Memoriam: Michael Keston
March 4, 2019
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Michael Keston passed away Feb. 9. Together with his wife, Linda, the Kestons established a tradition of giving at USC that spanned decades.
Read More >USC ISI Researchers Receive Amazon Research Awards
February 4, 2019
Two researchers from the USC’s Information Science Institute (ISI) — Greg Ver Steeg and Xiang Ren — have received 2018 Amazon Research Awards for their work in invariant representation learning and neural-symbolic deep learning for natural language processing, respectively.
Read More >ISI Researchers Fight Biometric Spoofing
February 1, 2019
A bad guy cases the supposedly secure Southern California headquarters of a major aerospace corporation with close governmental ties. He notes that everyone from the janitor to the CEO gains entrance after a facial recognition scan confirms their identities.
Read More >ISI Researcher’s Machine Learning Method Unearths Early Signs of Alzheimer’s
January 28, 2019
Nearly 50 million people worldwide have Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. While age is the greatest risk factor for developing the disease, researchers believe most Alzheimer’s cases occur as a result of complex interactions among genes and other factors. But those factors and the role they play are not known—yet.
Read More >Breaking the Cycle of Victimization
January 17, 2019
A team of researchers at USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI) created software called DIG that helps investigators quickly scour the internet to identify possible sex traffickers and begin the process of capturing, charging and convicting them.
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