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The Hidden Cost of Where You Live
USC Viterbi and USC Stevens researchers trace a costly, invisible bias in AI systems back to a single factor: your address
Even Verified Cybersecurity Research Artifacts Can Be Hard to Reuse
USC Viterbi and USC Stevens researchers at ISI found that many cybersecurity research artifacts carrying top-tier evaluation badges were difficult to find, install or run
AI Gives Medical Advice Every Day. Who’s Checking Whether It’s Safe?
USC researchers are building ALICE to test whether chatbots give people medical information that is accurate, complete and safe to act on.
Terry Benzel Wants to Lead the IEEE Computer Society Through Computing’s AI Inflection Point
The USC cybersecurity leader and longtime volunteer is running for president-elect with a plan to bring more voices into the 370,000-member society as artificial intelligence reshapes computing
USC Scientists Are Using Quantum Computing to Rethink Cancer Detection
By combining quantum computing with artificial intelligence, USC researchers are laying the groundwork for medical imaging tools that could help doctors diagnose cancer and plan treatments more precisely
USC Researchers Discover Fake News Spreaders Have Less Followers Than Users Pushing Back
AI tools developed by USC Analyzing Misinformation during the COVID 19 Pandemic finds users countering misinformation are more established, more emotional, and have larger followings than accounts spreading false claims
USC Space Lab Opens Its Doors as A New Era of Space Competition Takes Off
First-ever open house showcases USC SERC where students are building satellites, developing space robots and preparing for the next generation of space exploration
AI in 2026: Smarter Models, Harder Questions
USC Viterbi researcher Yolanda Gil on the state of artificial intelligence through the 2026 AI Index.
AI Location Bias; AI Missing Vocal Clues: USC Viterbi and USC Stevens at ICML 2026
Researchers will spotlight USC Viterbi's strengths in machine learning, AI and responsible AI research at the prestigious conference.
Toward Quantum-Augmented Databases: New USC Study Could Turn Data Systems That Take Hours Into Minutes
USC Viterbi researcher wins NSF Career Award and aims to study how quantum computing can transform database optimization for a data-intensive future