ORMS Today: Teaching Students to Make Great (and Ethical) Decisions
Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Public Policy Ali E. Abbas writes for ORMS Today about ethical decision quality.
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Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
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Federal Aviation Administration: Review Panel’s Final Report on Organization Designation Authorizations for the Design and Production of Airplanes
Najm Meshkati served on a panel to inform regulatory oversight, safety culture, safety management systems, and human-systems integration related to aviation.
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TED.com: AI Could Increase Equality — If We Design It Right: Phebe Vayanos
Phebe Vayanos presented a talk at TED AI, sharing her research into AI that improves the system for matching people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles with scarce housing resources.
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IMS Imprints: Jong-Shi Pang: Navigating the Complex Terrain of Optimization
IMS Imprints profiled the Epstein Family Chair and Distinguished Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, who is an international leader in the field of operations research, optimization, and applied mathematics.
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Imperial College London: Phebe Vayanos Wins Emerging Leader Alumni Award from Imperial College London
Vayanos harnesses artificial intelligence and operations research to solve critical challenges and improve the world.
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The Conversation: ChatGPT and its AI chatbot cousins ruled 2023: 4 essential reads that puncture the hype
Mayank Kejriwal was referenced for his analysis of the performance of large language models
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USC News: USC Viterbi and USC Price Host Solutions for a Sustainable Future Conference
Co-hosted by the Viterbi School of Engineering and the Sol Price School of Public Policy, the event brought together leading experts to address three aspects of climate change: energy and technology, food and water, and human behavior.
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ISE Magazine: Tackling Crime as a Systems Problem
Ibrahim Raji and Ali Abbas discuss how systems engineering and data analysis can be harnessed to address crime.
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SIAM: Renyuan Xu Awarded SIAM Early Career Prize for Financial Mathematics and Engineering
The prize was awarded for Xu’s “remarkable contributions to the theory of machine learning and dynamic games, together with their applications in mathematical finance.”
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Gizmodo : Don’t Play Poker With ChatGPT
Gizmodo featured an article by Mayank Kejriwal on ChatGPT’s decision-making process.
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LA Times: Worried that ChatGPT is coming for your job?
Vishal Gupta discusses a tool that can demonstrate what AI can do — and what it can’t.
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The Print : Men outnumber women 4:1 in literature
Mayank Kejriwal’s research about the gender gap in literature was featured.
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Meta: Academic of the Month
Murali Annavaram, Director of the USC ECE-ISE – Meta Platforms, Inc. Center for Research and Education in AI and Learning, was featured on Meta’s blog
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The Conversation: Imperiled Ukrainian nuclear power plant has the world on edge
Najm Meshkati contributed a piece on the potential dangers around a Ukranian nuclear power plant
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KABC: How to ensure that AI is not racist?
Mayank Kejriwal was interviewed about how bias enters AI, and how computer scientists are working to reduce bias.
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Resoundingly Human Podcast: Can You Teach AI Common Sense?
Research Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering Mayank Kejriwal discusses AI and common sense on the INFORMS podcast.
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BBC: Book characters are four times more likely to be male than female
Study by Mayank Kejriwal and colleagues using AI to detect bias in literature was featured
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AL-Monitor: Uber Faces New Competition in Egypt
Chair of the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Maged Dessouky discusses Uber’s role in Egypt.
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Microsoft: USC Viterbi iPodia Program Invests in Collaborative Hybrid Learning to Break Down Barriers
iLearning was developed by the iPodia Program to transform campus education and enable collaborative learning between students across the globe.
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LA Times: Inglewood’s proposed $1.4-billion fix for SoFi Stadium’s traffic problems
Jim Moore was quoted about the environmental review process.
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Times of India: A blueprint for teaching common sense to machines
Mayank Kejriwal contributed a piece on the evolution of AI and the challenges of teaching machines common sense.
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The Conversation: Matching tweets to ZIP codes can spotlight hot spots of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Mayank Kejriwal explains his research regarding how geo-tags on Twitter can be a tool for identifying COVID hotspots
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Los Angeles Business Journal: USC Viterbi Receives New $14M Gift From USC Trustee Epstein
The LA Business Journal noted that the recent $14 million gift to ISE will be used to hire seven researchers and upgrade the existing Salvatore Center.
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$25 million cumulative gift to transform industrial and systems engineering at USC
USC alumnus Daniel J. Epstein’s ongoing support will fund top research expertise in areas such as optimization, machine learning and AI, and harnessing data to solve society’s most urgent problems
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USC Price: CREATE’s expanded vision will help leaders tackle America’s biggest threats
CREATE, USC’s homeland security center, is charting new directions.
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Times Union: An AI expert explains why it’s hard to give computers something you take for granted: Common sense
A piece written by Mayank Kejriwal published
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Popular Science: The world uses one emoji more than all others.
Research by Mayank Kejriwal on how we use emojis on social media was featured.
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The New York Times: China Denies Radiation Leak at Reactor But Admits Fuel Rod Damage
The New York Times quoted Najmedin Meshkati of the USC Viterbi School on possible outcomes at a nuclear reactor in China.
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Los Angeles Times: Opinion: Removing Metro fares will make public transit accessible, but it won’t fix bad service
A piece in the LA Times referenced Jim Moore’s research on L.A. Metro’s funding of rail projects.
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Los Angeles Times: California Bullet Train is Not Jobs Creator Some Claim
Los Angeles Times quoted Jim Moore on how a poorly managed public project can lead to more employment.
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Daily Trojan: Student Startup Aims to Limit Food Waste in Restaurants
Refresh LA is an online marketplace that connects surplus food from local restaurants to “price-savvy, eco-friendly customers.”
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Gizmodo: Experimental 3D Printer Offers a Clever Way to Eliminate Waste
Research led by Yong Chen and PhD student Yang Xu was featured
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Spectrum News 1: Concerns About Potential Freeway Expansion
Jim Moore was interviewed regarding ways to combat congestion besides adding lanes to freeways.
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KNX 1070 AM: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s plan to Go Fare-less
James Moore was interviewed about the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s plan to go fare-less and whether it will reduce inequities within public transportation.
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KPCC-FM: The Future Of DTLA: Is The Pandemic Just A Bump In The Road Or Something More Serious?
KPCC-FM interviewed James Moore on what the post-pandemic future holds for downtown Los Angeles.
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USC News: Research Team Will Help Los Angeles Reduce Bias and Disparity in Homelessness Services
A $1.5 million grant will allow researchers with the USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society to investigate ways to reduce racial bias in the housing system.
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DEN@Viterbi: Going the Distance: USC Viterbi Provides Distance Education During COVID-19
What Happens When All Students Become On-Line Students? Look to the Engineers.
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Memo from Dean Yortsos: Facing the COVID-19 Challenge
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Student Advising Resources during COVID-19
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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
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National Academy of Inventors: Viterbi Faculty Neil Siegel and Gianluca Lazzi Named NAI Fellows
Neil Siegel and Gianluca Lazzi are 2 of 168 individuals worldwide named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
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Contagion Live: AI Could Present a New Paradigm in Epidemiology
Sze-Chuan Suen, assistant professor in the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, discusses her work using AI algorithms to tailor public health outreach to fight the spread of infectious diseases.
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LA Times: Could the Apollo 11 moon landing be duplicated today?
James Moore and Garrett Reisman were quoted about if the Apollo 11 moon landing could be duplicated today.
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AirTalk: Bill To Expand EV Rebates Aims To Jolt Sales And Fight Climate Change, But Will It Make More Californians Go Electric?
James Moore was interviewed on a California bill that would expand electric vehicle rebates.
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Los Angeles Daily News: Los Angeles’ fondness for rail hurts those who rely on public transportation
James Moore was quoted regarding L.A. Metro’s focus on rail expansion over bus improvements.
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One Zero : Could A.I. Help Get Homeless Youth Off the Streets?
By identifying patterns in successful rehousing, a research team in L.A. is working to make the housing system more efficient.
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USC Viterbi News: “A Ph.D. Is Our Call to Action”
USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s 2019 Ph.D. Hooding and Awards ceremony
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OZY: How To Solve Homelessness With Artificial Intelligence
Work by CAIS using artificial intelligence to aid homeless youth in Los Angeles was featured.
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AirTalk: State audit says unsound decision making added billions to bullet train cost
Jim Moore was interviewed about the cost of the bullet train.
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LA Times: Inflation and delays could add billions more to bullet train project costs
James Moore was quoted in a story about the cost of the California bullet train project.
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Daily Beast: Platypus Venom Could Treat Diabetes
Research by Yang Yang and Yong Chen was highlighted on how the structure of lobster claws could be replicated to produce concussion-proof helmets for athletes.
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International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence: Milind Tambe Receives IJCAI 2018 John McCarthy Award
Milind Tambe, the Helen N. and Emmett H. Jones Professor in Engineering is being recognized for research and development of important practical applications of AI and multi-agent systems for social good.
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Watch the Viterbi Satellite Commencement Ceremonies Streaming
Ph.D. on 5/10 at 9am PDT, Undergraduate on 5/11 at 11am PDT, Graduate on 5/11 at 3pm PDT, Computer Science Graduate on 5/11 at 6:30pm PDT
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USC News: Is this the beginning of the end for Facebook?
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and a #DeleteFacebook movement, USC experts look at how this week’s events might impact the social network.
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The Globe and Mail: Unfriended: Facebook backlash points to troubling new narrative
After stumbling through a series of political scandals about how Facebook’s technology and data have been manipulated to influence public opinion and undermine democracy, some are questioning how long Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg can survive.
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KPCC: How can we keep traffic flowing during emergencies like wildfires?
During a a radio interview, Jim Moore suggested reverse 911 calls as a strategy to prevent traffic jams in an emergency
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KPCC: Are California’s smooth roads worth the extra cost?
Jim Moore comments on whether it is important to invest in smoother roads as California’s infrastructure ages
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LA Times: California bullet train cost surges by $2.8 billion
Jim Moore was quoted on how large public infrastructure projects are communicated to the public
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L.A. Times: L.A.’s Dwindling Transit Ridership Isn’t Hard to Fix
Op-ed by Jim Moore discusses public transit in LA.
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USC News: What airline passengers want most: to get through security quickly
The advantages of programs like TSA Precheck far outweigh feared drawbacks, new study finds
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ABC7 Los Angeles: Could Increased Tolling be Solution to LA’s Traffic Problems?
Jim Moore was quoted on whether a new toll system would work to reduce traffic congestion in Los Angeles.
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INFORMS: Sze-chuan Suen wins Pierskalla Best Paper Award at 2017 INFORMS
Assistant professor Suen is recognized for research excellence in the field of health care management science
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USC News: New center at USC examines ethics and decision-making
Trustee Jerry Neely’s endowment supports a multidisciplinary center bringing together faculty from USC Marshall, USC Viterbi and USC Price
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Los Angeles Business Journal: Olympics-Sized Transit Effort
Jim Moore was interviewed about the Olympics coming to LA and the need for investment in more transit services to benefit the public
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Advanced Manufacturing.org: Strengthened Manufacturing Research at NAMRC 45
NAMRC 45 will be hosted by University of Southern California on June 4–8, 2017.
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Al Jazeera: USC DECIDE Decision analysis course featured on Al Jazeera
U.S. Election 2016: What happens next?
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Popular Science: John Carlsson Named a 2016 PopSci Brilliant 10
He is Recognized for Use of Geometry to ‘Re-Route the World’
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USC Viterbi: Azad Madni Honored for Systems Engineering Excellence
He is Recognized for Service to Industry and Boeing in Systems Engineering Excellence
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The New York Times: Future House: 3-D Printed and Ready to Fly
3D printing techniques and contour crafting developed by Behrokh Khoshnevis were highlighted.
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BBC: Five Transport Promises that Never Quite Changed the World
James Moore was quoted on transportation technology that did not have widespread applicability.
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San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Don’t railroad Los Angeles County taxpayers: Guest commentary
James Moore ran an op ed about funding Los Angeles’ transit services.
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89.3 KPCC: New Pedestrian Crosswalk Makes an Infamously Dangerous Intersection Safer
James Moore was quoted on how scramble cross-walks may improve safety and how to best implement the new system.
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CNN: Why we worry about flying
The disappearance of EgyptAir Flight 804, which vanished from radar on its way from Paris to Cairo, has once again caused people to ask the ubiquitous question: Is flying really safe?