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Her research aims to advance the state-of-the-art contextual stochastic optimization methodologies, providing tools for making smarter decisions when the future is uncertain.
USC Center for AI in Society Celebrated 10th Anniversary and Hosted Annual Symposium Featuring AI Research Across the University
The rapidly growing USC Viterbi department will move into modernized facilities in the transformed Salvatori Computer Science Center, thanks to a $25 million cumulative investment by Daniel J. Epstein.
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CLASS OF 2026 - Having earned her Bachelor's in Industrial & Systems Engineering in December 2025, this USC Viterbi graduate is now crossing the finish line of her Master's in Engineering Management - and she's just getting started.
CLASS OF 2026 - For graduating USC Viterbi senior Avery Gonzales, engineering and running follow the same logic: break the system down, find inefficiencies and keep improving. That mindset has taken her from a struggling 8th grader to a Boston Marathon qualifier, and from ISE student to a future full-time role at United Airlines.
CLASS OF 2026 - The first engineer in her family, this Industrial & Systems Engineering graduate from USC Viterbi's Daniel J. Epstein Department is heading to PwC this fall - with two degrees, a passport full of band trips, and a philosophy she learned the hard way.
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The Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering leads through innovation in systems, algorithms and quantitative methods. We prepare students to become skilled experts, managers, decision-makers and researchers for design and optimization in complex and uncertain environments. The Epstein Department’s research and education benefit society through novel systems for healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, security, e-commerce, and the environment.
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CLASS OF 2026 – Graduating USC Viterbi master’s student Jose Hernandez applies a systems mindset and tenacity to everything he does-with results.
CLASS OF 2026 – Having earned her Bachelor’s in Industrial & Systems Engineering in December 2025, this USC Viterbi graduate is now crossing the finish line of her Master’s in Engineering Management – and she’s just getting started.
Her research aims to advance the state-of-the-art contextual stochastic optimization methodologies, providing tools for making smarter decisions when the future is uncertain.
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