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Drone Flythrough – USC School of Advanced Computing
To celebrate the launch of the new USC School of Advanced Computing, USC Viterbi partnered with JayByrd Films to create a drone fly through video of the new school at Ginsburg Hall - the first "one take" indoor flight video on the USC campus
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Ron and Valerie Sugar invest in innovation with a new trustee chair at the USC School of Advanced Computing
Shang-Hua Teng, S.K. Gupta and Massoud Pedram receive the prestigious honor in recognition of their contributions to innovation, invention and technology.
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"Experience of a lifetime": Suvaditya Mukherjee helps bring "The Wizard of Oz" to the Las Vegas Sphere using cutting-edge artificial intelligence.
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New Nature study highlights predictive power of AI in identifying airports used as key nodes in illegal wildlife trade networks
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From health applications to theoretical breakthroughs, USC researchers contribute to a dynamic range of work at this year’s premier machine learning conference
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Article features the inaugural AI Summit held at Ginsburg Hall; CAIS Co-Director and ISE Professor Phebe Vayanos was featured.

Upcoming Events

Jan20Tue
Dissertation Defense - Christina Shin

Tue, Jan 20, 2026
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: GCS 402C
Title: Harnessing Shared 3D Data in Connected Vehicular Systems   Date and Time: January 20th, 2026 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM   Location: Ginsburg Hall (GCS) 402C Committee Members: Ramesh Goviandan (Chair), Harsha V. Madhyastha,...

Jan28Wed
Computer Science General Faculty Meeting

Wed, Jan 28, 2026
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: GCS 107
Bi-Weekly regular faculty meeting for invited full-time Computer Science faculty and staff only. Event details emailed directly to attendees.

Feb10Tue
ML Center Seminar: Dr. Chong Liu - Accelerated Bayesian Optimization for Drug Discovery

Tue, Feb 10, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: GCS 302C
Speaker: Chong Liu, State University of New York at Albany Talk Title: Accelerated Bayesian Optimization for Drug Discovery Abstract: Modern drug discovery is a time-consuming, expensive, and high-risk scientific process. A central...

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Three USC Viterbi Professors Named Fellows of National Academy of Inventors
Three USC Viterbi Professors Named Fellows of National Academy of Inventors

Shang-Hua Teng, S.K. Gupta and Massoud Pedram receive the prestigious honor in recognition of their contributions to innovation, invention and technology.

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Finding Home in Oz: USC Student Helps Transform a Classic With AI
Finding Home in Oz: USC Student Helps Transform a Classic With AI

“Experience of a lifetime”: Suvaditya Mukherjee helps bring “The Wizard of Oz” to the Las Vegas Sphere using cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

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AI as ‘Green Field’ of Opportunity
AI as ‘Green Field’ of Opportunity

Conversation with Richard Ho, OpenAI’s Head of Hardware offers advice to students, and insights on field as part of Ronald and Valerie Sugar Distinguished Speaker Series in Advanced Computing

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Published on February 23rd, 2017Last updated on January 7th, 2026