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USC Researchers Named 2021 IEEE Fellows

At its November 2020 meeting, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) elevated USC's Information Sciences Institute researchers Yolanda Gil and Craig Knoblock to the ranking of IEEE Fellow, effective January 1, 2021.

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George Papadimitriou Wins PEARC20 Award for Creating System for Facilitating Efficiency of Research

At the Practice & Experience in Advanced Research Computing (PEARC) conference, which took place from July 26-30, ISI graduate assistant George Papadimitriou won the Best Student Paper Award for his research on Pegasus workflow submission nodes.

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USC ISI Cybersecurity Expert Terry Benzel Elected to IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors

Terry Benzel, director of the Networking and Cybersecurity Division at USC's Information Sciences Institute (ISI), was elected to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' (IEEE) Computer Society Board of Governors in October. Benzel will commence her 3-year term on the Board on January 1, 2021.

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USC AI Futures Symposium

January 12-13, 2021

Interacting with AI systems is now commonplace, whether conversing about a dinner reservation, directing them to drive a car, or requesting music. But it is very apparent that they do not communicate like we do. They know very little about the world, are ignorant of social conventions, cannot learn our quirks from numerous conversations, and seem clearly confounded when something unexpected happens.

When will we interact with AI systems as if they were one of us? The challenge is immense, and this symposium will present critical areas of future research to achieve this vision.

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Dec 18
Ava Wright, Cal Poly San Luis ObispoAI Seminar

Rightful Machines: Solving the Trolley Problem for Autonomous Machine Agents

11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Jan 08
Emmanuel Johnson, USC/ICTAI Seminar

Improving Negotiation Training Systems Through Automated Personalized Feedback

11:00am - 12:00pm PST
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Unless otherwise noted, seminars are open to the public.

Dec 18
Ava Wright, Cal Poly San Luis ObispoAI Seminar

Rightful Machines: Solving the Trolley Problem for Autonomous Machine Agents

11:00am - 12:00pm PST
Jan 08
Emmanuel Johnson, USC/ICTAI Seminar

Improving Negotiation Training Systems Through Automated Personalized Feedback

11:00am - 12:00pm PST
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Upcoming Symposium

USC AI Futures Symposium

January 12-13, 2021

Interacting with AI systems is now commonplace, whether conversing about a dinner reservation, directing them to drive a car, or requesting music. But it is very apparent that they do not communicate like we do. They know very little about the world, are ignorant of social conventions, cannot learn our quirks from numerous conversations, and seem clearly confounded when something unexpected happens.

When will we interact with AI systems as if they were one of us? The challenge is immense, and this symposium will present critical areas of future research to achieve this vision.

Visit the USC AI Futures Symposium Website »