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USC at ICLR 2025
USC researchers present cutting-edge advances in AI and machine learning at ICLR 2025, highlighting breakthroughs in 3D vision, decision-making, and deep learning

Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Paul Mockapetris
In 1972, following the release of the Pentagon Papers, a small institute in Los Angeles was given the power to design, develop and run the Internet. What followed was one of the greatest explosions of information in human history.

Mapping Our Emotionally-Divided Society
USC ISI researchers develop a novel mathematical model that helps explain why we’re polarized

Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Kevin Knight
In 1972, following the release of the Pentagon Papers, a small institute in Los Angeles was given the power to design, develop and run the Internet. What followed was one of the greatest explosions of information in human history.

“You have to make your security useful for people without it being a burden”
EP. 11 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know researchers from across the institute. This week: Erik Kline

Investigating State-Backed Information Operations
USC ISI researchers assess a previous claim that countries collaborate on efforts to manipulate public opinion across social media

Bridging Borders: The IUSSTF – USC Viterbi Program’s Path to Global Innovation
How USC’s prestigious summer internship is transforming lives and advancing engineering excellence.

Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Deborah Estrin
In 1972, following the release of the Pentagon Papers, a small institute in Los Angeles was given the power to design, develop and run the Internet. What followed was one of the greatest explosions of information in human history.

Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Keith Uncapher
In 1972, following the release of the Pentagon Papers, a small institute in Los Angeles was given the power to design, develop and run the Internet. What followed was one of the greatest explosions of information in human history.

“Quantum could be able to explain features of nature that change the world”
EP. 10 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know researchers from across the institute. This week: Federico Spedalieri