ISI in the Media
Researchers Find that Twitter Bots Can be Used for Good
Source: TechCrunchA study co-authored by ISI researcher Emilio Ferrara found that Twitter bots can be used to run interventions that trigger or foster good behaviors.
What Happens When Your Face Is Your Password?
Source: New York MagazinePrem Natarajan, ISI’s Michael Keston Executive Director, was interviewed about issues related to the use of facial-verification as a mode of authentication.
Social Media ‘Bots’ Tried to Influence the U.S. Election. Germany May be Next
Source: Science MagazineResearch by ISI’s Emilio Ferrara, which examined the use of bots during the US presidential election campaign, was highlighted in this story about the upcoming elections in Germany.
USC Study Finds that Movies are Still Dominated by Men, On- and Off-screen
Source: LA TimesISI researcher Shrikanth Narayanan’s study on diversity and stereotypes in movie dialogues is highlighted in the LA Times.
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.