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USC Information Sciences Institute, a unit of @viterbischool.usc.edu, is a world leader in research and development of advanced information processing, computer and communications technologies.
🚀 Curious about the future of tech? Come tour USC’s Information Sciences Institute during #LATechWeek!
🗓️ Oct 14 • 10:30 AM | Marina del Rey
❄️ Quantum computer colder than space
🛰️ Small satellites + docking tech tested on the ISS
🛡️ Cybersecurity testbeds shaping the future
RSVP 👉 techweek.isi.edu
🗓️ Oct 14 • 10:30 AM | Marina del Rey
❄️ Quantum computer colder than space
🛰️ Small satellites + docking tech tested on the ISS
🛡️ Cybersecurity testbeds shaping the future
RSVP 👉 techweek.isi.edu
September 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
🚀 Curious about the future of tech? Come tour USC’s Information Sciences Institute during #LATechWeek!
🗓️ Oct 14 • 10:30 AM | Marina del Rey
❄️ Quantum computer colder than space
🛰️ Small satellites + docking tech tested on the ISS
🛡️ Cybersecurity testbeds shaping the future
RSVP 👉 techweek.isi.edu
🗓️ Oct 14 • 10:30 AM | Marina del Rey
❄️ Quantum computer colder than space
🛰️ Small satellites + docking tech tested on the ISS
🛡️ Cybersecurity testbeds shaping the future
RSVP 👉 techweek.isi.edu
ISI research reveals the Susceptibility Paradox: your friends are more influenceable than you are! This award-winning work at #ICWSM2025 sheds light on why trends & misinformation catch on online.
Read more: bit.ly/45aq02q
#SocialMedia @usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu @csatusc.bsky.social
Read more: bit.ly/45aq02q
#SocialMedia @usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu @csatusc.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
ISI research reveals the Susceptibility Paradox: your friends are more influenceable than you are! This award-winning work at #ICWSM2025 sheds light on why trends & misinformation catch on online.
Read more: bit.ly/45aq02q
#SocialMedia @usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu @csatusc.bsky.social
Read more: bit.ly/45aq02q
#SocialMedia @usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu @csatusc.bsky.social
Ten ISI papers are being presented in Vienna this week at #ACL2025! From #AI teaching and safety to authorship and mime, our researchers are pushing #NLP forward.
bit.ly/454O2vt
@usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu
bit.ly/454O2vt
@usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu
July 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Ten ISI papers are being presented in Vienna this week at #ACL2025! From #AI teaching and safety to authorship and mime, our researchers are pushing #NLP forward.
bit.ly/454O2vt
@usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu
bit.ly/454O2vt
@usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu
New research by ISI’s Mayank Kejriwal (Daniel J. Epstein Dept. of ISE) shows male ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) students are 3x more likely to drink than females.
Read more: bit.ly/4o1kM1t
#GlobalHealth #PublicHealth @usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu @universitypress.cambridge.org
Read more: bit.ly/4o1kM1t
#GlobalHealth #PublicHealth @usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu @universitypress.cambridge.org
July 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
New research by ISI’s Mayank Kejriwal (Daniel J. Epstein Dept. of ISE) shows male ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) students are 3x more likely to drink than females.
Read more: bit.ly/4o1kM1t
#GlobalHealth #PublicHealth @usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu @universitypress.cambridge.org
Read more: bit.ly/4o1kM1t
#GlobalHealth #PublicHealth @usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu @universitypress.cambridge.org
Wrapped up the AI Index panel with rooftop views and great company!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for some sunshine and refreshments after a packed afternoon discussing the most critical trends in AI.
Read @stanfordhai.bsky.social's 2025 AI Index Report: hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/202...
Thanks to everyone who joined us for some sunshine and refreshments after a packed afternoon discussing the most critical trends in AI.
Read @stanfordhai.bsky.social's 2025 AI Index Report: hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/202...
July 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Wrapped up the AI Index panel with rooftop views and great company!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for some sunshine and refreshments after a packed afternoon discussing the most critical trends in AI.
Read @stanfordhai.bsky.social's 2025 AI Index Report: hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/202...
Thanks to everyone who joined us for some sunshine and refreshments after a packed afternoon discussing the most critical trends in AI.
Read @stanfordhai.bsky.social's 2025 AI Index Report: hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/202...
Packed room for today’s AI Index event! Co-hosted by @stanfordhai.bsky.social and USC ISI.
We had a fascinating panel featuring Ray Perrault, Yolanda Gil, Karl Jacob, Karina Montilla Edmonds, and moderator Vanessa Parli. Thanks for joining us!
🔗 More about the AI Index: hai.stanford.edu/ai-index
We had a fascinating panel featuring Ray Perrault, Yolanda Gil, Karl Jacob, Karina Montilla Edmonds, and moderator Vanessa Parli. Thanks for joining us!
🔗 More about the AI Index: hai.stanford.edu/ai-index
July 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Packed room for today’s AI Index event! Co-hosted by @stanfordhai.bsky.social and USC ISI.
We had a fascinating panel featuring Ray Perrault, Yolanda Gil, Karl Jacob, Karina Montilla Edmonds, and moderator Vanessa Parli. Thanks for joining us!
🔗 More about the AI Index: hai.stanford.edu/ai-index
We had a fascinating panel featuring Ray Perrault, Yolanda Gil, Karl Jacob, Karina Montilla Edmonds, and moderator Vanessa Parli. Thanks for joining us!
🔗 More about the AI Index: hai.stanford.edu/ai-index
ISI/nsiders, ISI's podcast, is hosted by AI Division Director Adam Russell.
In this episode, Steve Crago, Associate Director at ISI, shares his experiences in how preparation and luck relate to success.
Listen here: bit.ly/44Velp6
In this episode, Steve Crago, Associate Director at ISI, shares his experiences in how preparation and luck relate to success.
Listen here: bit.ly/44Velp6
July 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
ISI/nsiders, ISI's podcast, is hosted by AI Division Director Adam Russell.
In this episode, Steve Crago, Associate Director at ISI, shares his experiences in how preparation and luck relate to success.
Listen here: bit.ly/44Velp6
In this episode, Steve Crago, Associate Director at ISI, shares his experiences in how preparation and luck relate to success.
Listen here: bit.ly/44Velp6
🚨 New research from ISI, @annenberg.usc.edu & @viterbischool.usc.edu tracks real-time impact of #AI on #jobs.
Some roles (like software engineer, maintenance tech) are seeing high exposure; others (HR, legal) much less.
But more AI doesn’t always mean more pay.
Full story 👉 bit.ly/4nxulFf
@usc.edu
Some roles (like software engineer, maintenance tech) are seeing high exposure; others (HR, legal) much less.
But more AI doesn’t always mean more pay.
Full story 👉 bit.ly/4nxulFf
@usc.edu
July 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
🚨 New research from ISI, @annenberg.usc.edu & @viterbischool.usc.edu tracks real-time impact of #AI on #jobs.
Some roles (like software engineer, maintenance tech) are seeing high exposure; others (HR, legal) much less.
But more AI doesn’t always mean more pay.
Full story 👉 bit.ly/4nxulFf
@usc.edu
Some roles (like software engineer, maintenance tech) are seeing high exposure; others (HR, legal) much less.
But more AI doesn’t always mean more pay.
Full story 👉 bit.ly/4nxulFf
@usc.edu
Join us tomorrow for a cybersecurity seminar w/ Jade Sheffley, a Ph.D. student at UMass Amherst’s SPIN lab, introducing CensorLab, a new emulation platform for studying and testing tools to fight Internet censorship.
More info here --> bit.ly/3I7q6ji
More info here --> bit.ly/3I7q6ji
July 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Join us tomorrow for a cybersecurity seminar w/ Jade Sheffley, a Ph.D. student at UMass Amherst’s SPIN lab, introducing CensorLab, a new emulation platform for studying and testing tools to fight Internet censorship.
More info here --> bit.ly/3I7q6ji
More info here --> bit.ly/3I7q6ji
Big news from #ICWSM2025!
"The Susceptibility Paradox in Online Social Influence” by @luceriluc.bsky.social, @jinyiye.bsky.social, Julie Jiang & @emilioferrara.bsky.social was named a Top 5 Paper & won Best Paper Honorable Mention!
👏 Congrats to all!
"The Susceptibility Paradox in Online Social Influence” by @luceriluc.bsky.social, @jinyiye.bsky.social, Julie Jiang & @emilioferrara.bsky.social was named a Top 5 Paper & won Best Paper Honorable Mention!
👏 Congrats to all!
June 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Big news from #ICWSM2025!
"The Susceptibility Paradox in Online Social Influence” by @luceriluc.bsky.social, @jinyiye.bsky.social, Julie Jiang & @emilioferrara.bsky.social was named a Top 5 Paper & won Best Paper Honorable Mention!
👏 Congrats to all!
"The Susceptibility Paradox in Online Social Influence” by @luceriluc.bsky.social, @jinyiye.bsky.social, Julie Jiang & @emilioferrara.bsky.social was named a Top 5 Paper & won Best Paper Honorable Mention!
👏 Congrats to all!
New ISI study looked @ 3.5M tweets abt abortion.
Liberals & conservatives used different arguments but matched each other’s hostility. One place they overlapped: talking about exceptions related to health & safety
Read more: 🔗: bit.ly/44kEJHE
#AbortionDebate #Polarization #AI #ICWSM
Liberals & conservatives used different arguments but matched each other’s hostility. One place they overlapped: talking about exceptions related to health & safety
Read more: 🔗: bit.ly/44kEJHE
#AbortionDebate #Polarization #AI #ICWSM
June 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
New ISI study looked @ 3.5M tweets abt abortion.
Liberals & conservatives used different arguments but matched each other’s hostility. One place they overlapped: talking about exceptions related to health & safety
Read more: 🔗: bit.ly/44kEJHE
#AbortionDebate #Polarization #AI #ICWSM
Liberals & conservatives used different arguments but matched each other’s hostility. One place they overlapped: talking about exceptions related to health & safety
Read more: 🔗: bit.ly/44kEJHE
#AbortionDebate #Polarization #AI #ICWSM
ISI/nsiders, ISI's podcast, is hosted by AI Division Director Adam Russell.
In this episode, Terry Benzel, the Associate Director of ISI, discusses discusses why fostering connection and communication is so vital to teamwork.
Listen here: bit.ly/4li1bI8
In this episode, Terry Benzel, the Associate Director of ISI, discusses discusses why fostering connection and communication is so vital to teamwork.
Listen here: bit.ly/4li1bI8
June 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
ISI/nsiders, ISI's podcast, is hosted by AI Division Director Adam Russell.
In this episode, Terry Benzel, the Associate Director of ISI, discusses discusses why fostering connection and communication is so vital to teamwork.
Listen here: bit.ly/4li1bI8
In this episode, Terry Benzel, the Associate Director of ISI, discusses discusses why fostering connection and communication is so vital to teamwork.
Listen here: bit.ly/4li1bI8
📢 You are invited: AI Index on July 17, 2025 at 4PM
Location: USC Information Sciences Institute in Los Angeles
PANEL AND NETWORKING EVENT
Hosted by Stanford AI Index and ISI
📅 REGISTER NOW: lnkd.in/gNEfEqD9
Location: USC Information Sciences Institute in Los Angeles
PANEL AND NETWORKING EVENT
Hosted by Stanford AI Index and ISI
📅 REGISTER NOW: lnkd.in/gNEfEqD9
June 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
📢 You are invited: AI Index on July 17, 2025 at 4PM
Location: USC Information Sciences Institute in Los Angeles
PANEL AND NETWORKING EVENT
Hosted by Stanford AI Index and ISI
📅 REGISTER NOW: lnkd.in/gNEfEqD9
Location: USC Information Sciences Institute in Los Angeles
PANEL AND NETWORKING EVENT
Hosted by Stanford AI Index and ISI
📅 REGISTER NOW: lnkd.in/gNEfEqD9
🇩🇰 Catch our work in Copenhagen this week! From #AI & labor to #TikTok in crises, #ISI researchers are presenting 11 papers at #ICWSM25, all asking the question: how do online systems shape our lives?
More here --> bit.ly/3ZLxfMi
@icwsm.bsky.social
@usc.edu
@viterbischool.usc.edu
More here --> bit.ly/3ZLxfMi
@icwsm.bsky.social
@usc.edu
@viterbischool.usc.edu
June 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🇩🇰 Catch our work in Copenhagen this week! From #AI & labor to #TikTok in crises, #ISI researchers are presenting 11 papers at #ICWSM25, all asking the question: how do online systems shape our lives?
More here --> bit.ly/3ZLxfMi
@icwsm.bsky.social
@usc.edu
@viterbischool.usc.edu
More here --> bit.ly/3ZLxfMi
@icwsm.bsky.social
@usc.edu
@viterbischool.usc.edu
Joe Kemp retired last week after 42 years at ISI. He started as a computer operator and spent the last three decades supporting the Networking and Cybersecurity Division. A steady, generous presence. Congrats on your retirement, Joe! You'll be missed!
June 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Joe Kemp retired last week after 42 years at ISI. He started as a computer operator and spent the last three decades supporting the Networking and Cybersecurity Division. A steady, generous presence. Congrats on your retirement, Joe! You'll be missed!
An international team of astronomers, using a neural network trained on millions of synthetic black hole simulations and data from the Event Horizon Telescope, has uncovered new insights—thanks to advanced computational support from ISI.
Read the story: bit.ly/44e5AGf
Read the story: bit.ly/44e5AGf
June 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
An international team of astronomers, using a neural network trained on millions of synthetic black hole simulations and data from the Event Horizon Telescope, has uncovered new insights—thanks to advanced computational support from ISI.
Read the story: bit.ly/44e5AGf
Read the story: bit.ly/44e5AGf
ISI/nsiders, ISI's podcast, is hosted by AI Division Director Adam Russell.
In this episode, Craig Knoblock, the Keston Executive Director of ISI, discusses the differences between running a company and a research institute.
Listen here: bit.ly/43Xspg4
In this episode, Craig Knoblock, the Keston Executive Director of ISI, discusses the differences between running a company and a research institute.
Listen here: bit.ly/43Xspg4
June 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
ISI/nsiders, ISI's podcast, is hosted by AI Division Director Adam Russell.
In this episode, Craig Knoblock, the Keston Executive Director of ISI, discusses the differences between running a company and a research institute.
Listen here: bit.ly/43Xspg4
In this episode, Craig Knoblock, the Keston Executive Director of ISI, discusses the differences between running a company and a research institute.
Listen here: bit.ly/43Xspg4
An ISI study led by Principal Scientist Fred Morstatter found nearly 40% of AI “facts” contain bias, a stat cited in this new piece on Hirundo, a startup tackling AI hallucinations with machine unlearning. ISI research is making waves!
🔗 Story here: bit.ly/43VLnng
🔗 Even more here: bit.ly/4e20EaW
🔗 Story here: bit.ly/43VLnng
🔗 Even more here: bit.ly/4e20EaW
June 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
An ISI study led by Principal Scientist Fred Morstatter found nearly 40% of AI “facts” contain bias, a stat cited in this new piece on Hirundo, a startup tackling AI hallucinations with machine unlearning. ISI research is making waves!
🔗 Story here: bit.ly/43VLnng
🔗 Even more here: bit.ly/4e20EaW
🔗 Story here: bit.ly/43VLnng
🔗 Even more here: bit.ly/4e20EaW
It was a pleasure to host Visa leadership at USC ISI's Quantum Computing Center (QCC), where we house our D-Wave Advantage quantum computer.
Thank you for engaging with our quantum computing research and discussing quantum’s future in finance, cryptography, and beyond.
Thank you for engaging with our quantum computing research and discussing quantum’s future in finance, cryptography, and beyond.
June 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It was a pleasure to host Visa leadership at USC ISI's Quantum Computing Center (QCC), where we house our D-Wave Advantage quantum computer.
Thank you for engaging with our quantum computing research and discussing quantum’s future in finance, cryptography, and beyond.
Thank you for engaging with our quantum computing research and discussing quantum’s future in finance, cryptography, and beyond.
Great first day at the FaceBase 2025 Community Forum, hosted at USC’s Information Sciences Institute!
The sessions focused on integrating clinical tools and #AI into #craniofacial pain research, featuring work from USC and UCSF, and poster presentations.
@viterbischool.usc.edu @usc.edu
The sessions focused on integrating clinical tools and #AI into #craniofacial pain research, featuring work from USC and UCSF, and poster presentations.
@viterbischool.usc.edu @usc.edu
June 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Great first day at the FaceBase 2025 Community Forum, hosted at USC’s Information Sciences Institute!
The sessions focused on integrating clinical tools and #AI into #craniofacial pain research, featuring work from USC and UCSF, and poster presentations.
@viterbischool.usc.edu @usc.edu
The sessions focused on integrating clinical tools and #AI into #craniofacial pain research, featuring work from USC and UCSF, and poster presentations.
@viterbischool.usc.edu @usc.edu
ISI researchers used Medicare & census data to find out where doctors go after med school. Grads from top schools were less likely to work in underserved areas.
Full story here! bit.ly/3FD32YK
@usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu
Full story here! bit.ly/3FD32YK
@usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu
May 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
ISI researchers used Medicare & census data to find out where doctors go after med school. Grads from top schools were less likely to work in underserved areas.
Full story here! bit.ly/3FD32YK
@usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu
Full story here! bit.ly/3FD32YK
@usc.edu @viterbischool.usc.edu
ISI/nsiders, ISI's podcast, is hosted by AI Division Director Adam Russell.
In this episode, Yolanda Gil, Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives in AI and Data Science at ISI, shares why there’s reason to stay optimistic about the future.
Listen here: bit.ly/4dD0ir6
In this episode, Yolanda Gil, Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives in AI and Data Science at ISI, shares why there’s reason to stay optimistic about the future.
Listen here: bit.ly/4dD0ir6
May 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
ISI/nsiders, ISI's podcast, is hosted by AI Division Director Adam Russell.
In this episode, Yolanda Gil, Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives in AI and Data Science at ISI, shares why there’s reason to stay optimistic about the future.
Listen here: bit.ly/4dD0ir6
In this episode, Yolanda Gil, Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives in AI and Data Science at ISI, shares why there’s reason to stay optimistic about the future.
Listen here: bit.ly/4dD0ir6
🧠 Can AI understand when it’s breaking the law?
ISI researchers tested #LLMs on legal questions, including U.S. biological weapons #law. The results? Sometimes the models followed the rules. Sometimes they gave risky answers.
Read about it here: bit.ly/4koooID
ISI researchers tested #LLMs on legal questions, including U.S. biological weapons #law. The results? Sometimes the models followed the rules. Sometimes they gave risky answers.
Read about it here: bit.ly/4koooID
May 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
🧠 Can AI understand when it’s breaking the law?
ISI researchers tested #LLMs on legal questions, including U.S. biological weapons #law. The results? Sometimes the models followed the rules. Sometimes they gave risky answers.
Read about it here: bit.ly/4koooID
ISI researchers tested #LLMs on legal questions, including U.S. biological weapons #law. The results? Sometimes the models followed the rules. Sometimes they gave risky answers.
Read about it here: bit.ly/4koooID
Congratulations to the ISI Class of 2025! 🎉
Yesterday, we celebrated the remarkable accomplishments of our graduating Ph.D. and M.A. students.
Wishing our graduates the very best on their next adventure. From all of us at ISI: congratulations and good luck!
Yesterday, we celebrated the remarkable accomplishments of our graduating Ph.D. and M.A. students.
Wishing our graduates the very best on their next adventure. From all of us at ISI: congratulations and good luck!
May 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Congratulations to the ISI Class of 2025! 🎉
Yesterday, we celebrated the remarkable accomplishments of our graduating Ph.D. and M.A. students.
Wishing our graduates the very best on their next adventure. From all of us at ISI: congratulations and good luck!
Yesterday, we celebrated the remarkable accomplishments of our graduating Ph.D. and M.A. students.
Wishing our graduates the very best on their next adventure. From all of us at ISI: congratulations and good luck!
Join us tomorrow for an AI seminar!
Ruolin Li is a Gabilan Assistant Professor at USC. In this seminar, she'll examine a series of representative transportation scenarios to explore how AVs can be leveraged to improve traffic efficiency and overall system performance.
Join here: bit.ly/3GzD2Oi
Ruolin Li is a Gabilan Assistant Professor at USC. In this seminar, she'll examine a series of representative transportation scenarios to explore how AVs can be leveraged to improve traffic efficiency and overall system performance.
Join here: bit.ly/3GzD2Oi
May 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Join us tomorrow for an AI seminar!
Ruolin Li is a Gabilan Assistant Professor at USC. In this seminar, she'll examine a series of representative transportation scenarios to explore how AVs can be leveraged to improve traffic efficiency and overall system performance.
Join here: bit.ly/3GzD2Oi
Ruolin Li is a Gabilan Assistant Professor at USC. In this seminar, she'll examine a series of representative transportation scenarios to explore how AVs can be leveraged to improve traffic efficiency and overall system performance.
Join here: bit.ly/3GzD2Oi