ISI in the Media

Big Data Shows Big Promise in Medicine
Source: BloombergISI’s Greg Ver Steeg was highlighted for his algorithm CorEx which was used to help friend and computational biologist Shirley Pepke find treatment options for her cancer diagnosis

Big Data Shows Big Promise in Medicine
Source: BloombergISI’s Greg Ver Steeg was highlighted for his algorithm CorEx which was used to help friend and computational biologist Shirley Pepke find treatment options for her cancer diagnosis.

The Human Army Teaching Phones AI to Drive
Source: WIREDPrem Natarajan, the Michael Keston Executive Director of the Information Sciences Institute, was interviewed on the best strategies to develop artificial intelligence

USC’s Expanding Scientific Ambitions Include San Diego
Source: San Diego Union TribuneCarl Kesselman of ISI and Michelson Center featured in an article about USC’s efforts to expand its imprint in the biosciences.

Python Coils Around FPGAs for Broader Accelerator Reach
Source: The Next PlatformAn ISI team has created a new platform that makes FPGAs more usable and accessible for everyday domain scientists.

Amazon deepens university ties in artificial intelligence race
Source: ReutersReuters featured USC Viterbi and the Information Sciences Institute as being selected for the Amazon Alexa Fund Fellowship, a new program to support universities and researchers focused on transformative voice technologies such as text-to-speech, natural language understanding, automatic speech recognition and conversational artificial intelligence.

Behind the Technology Designed to Prevent Voter Fraud
Source: CBS NewsCBS News quoted Clifford Neuman about the possible ways to voter fraud could occur.

ISI Researchers Help L.A.’s Homeless
Source: Irish IndependentIrish Independent mentioned research by Kristina Lerman on social network and social media.

A Massive Cyberattack Blocked Your Favorite Websites; FBI and Homeland Security Are Investigating
Source: Los Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times quoted Joe Touch about the cyberattack on Dyn, which connects web addresses to IP addresses.

Emilio Ferrara Receives Complex Systems Society Junior Scientific Award
Source: Complex Systems SocietyISI researcher and CS professor recognized for work in network science models and development of tools to study phenomena in large, dynamical techno-social systems.