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The USC Viterbi School of Engineering is named for Andrew Viterbi who developed an algorithm to connect the world’s citizens
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Where will America find its next critical mineral supply?
ISI researchers are using #AI to digitize maps & build a massive mining knowledge base, helping predict where undiscovered deposits might be.

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Presenting at #SIGSPATIAL and #ISWC this month.

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AI Is Powering the Search for America’s Critical Minerals
At USC ISI, researchers are using machine learning to unlock data from thousands of maps and build one of the world’s largest knowledge bases of global mineral resources.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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As the U.S. works to reduce dependence on China for #CriticalMinerals, USC Viterbi's Information Sciences Institute's Craig Knoblock and team are using #data to locate untapped deposits, including right here in California. Read about it here --> bit.ly/3JqCGv8
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California steps up rare earth mining as U.S. seeks to rival China’s control
U.S.-China spar over critical minerals
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October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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I’m incredibly honored to receive the Chuck ReVelle Rising Star Award from SOLA @informs.bsky.social. This recognition is both inspiring and humbling; it raises the bar and motivates me to keep advancing location science and to live up to the spirit of this award. @viterbischool.usc.edu @usc.edu
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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For patients, every hour waiting for surgery feels endless. @viterbischool.usc.edu found a way to help — building data models that cut delays, ease hospital congestion, & improve access to care.
Harnessing Data to End Hospital Gridlock and Streamline Surgery - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
New data-driven models developed by a USC and Carnegie Mellon-led team could reduce surgery delays, cut hospital costs by up to 60% and improve access to surgery.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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For decades, Alzheimer’s research focused on plaques & tangles in the brain. @viterbischool.usc.edu uncovered that blood flow, instead, could be the key to unlocking Alzheimer’s treatment. 🧠
Brain's Blood Flow Could Change How We Understand and Treat Alzheimer's - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
New USC Viterbi-led study focusing on brain's vascular dynamics challenges the current prevailing method of dementia diagnosis and treatment.
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September 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Thanks to Greta Harrison for writing this news item about our recent paper and to my amazing co-authors, Dr. Padman, Dr. Tsang, Dr. Kilic (MD) @viterbischool.usc.edu @usc.edu

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Harnessing Data to End Hospital Gridlock and Streamline Surgery - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
New data-driven models developed by a USC and Carnegie Mellon-led team could reduce surgery delays, cut hospital costs by up to 60% and improve access to surgery.
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September 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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USC ISI is hosting panels, lab tours, and a rooftop mixer during LA Tech Week 2025 🎉

Free + open to the public, Oct 13–19 in Marina del Rey. Come see the future of AI, space, quantum, and more.
Details + RSVP 👉 bit.ly/46kfvKs
USC ISI Ignites Innovation at LA Tech Week 2025
From quantum breakthroughs to AI panels and a rooftop mixer, tech enthusiasts are invited to join free events in the heart of Silicon Beach during LA Tech Week, October 13-19, 2025
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September 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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The LASSIE Project is developing robots that can sense and adapt to complex terrain. Among the leaders driving this effort is USC ECE Prof Feifei Qian, collaborating with Oregon State University and NASA along with other collaborators to push the boundaries of planetary exploration. #AIWeek
September 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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New @viterbischool.usc.edu biomedical engineering research could change how we understand and treat Alzheimer's. The work examines the critical role played by the brain's blood flow dynamics. viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2025/08...
Brain's Blood Flow Could Change How We Understand and Treat Alzheimer's - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
New USC Viterbi-led study focusing on brain's vascular dynamics challenges the current prevailing method of dementia diagnosis and treatment.
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August 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Want to know about the new School of Advanced of Computing @viterbischool.usc.edu? Let us take you inside. @csatusc.bsky.social @usc.edu @isi.edu www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6BU...
USC Viterbi Launches School of Advanced Computing
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August 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Meet the 'piano tuners' of quantum computing—Daniel Lidar & team are tuning up the future with AI-driven software that makes quantum computers more reliable and practical. Read more here:
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August 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Leveraging evolutionary game theory, USC researchers developed a mathematical model showing that when immunotherapy precedes chemo—and both are timed to the cancer-immunity cycle—we can use lower doses for equal or greater impact. Timing is treatment.

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August 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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It’s National Breastfeeding Awareness month. Here’s some of our newest research related to maternal health & infant health. Prof Maral Mousavi & her team recently unveiled a wearable smart lactation pad that measures glucose and chemicals that may be present in breast milk in real time.
August 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Congrats to USC Viterbi Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Prof. Hangbo Zhao on receiving a 2025 NSF CAREER Award for Advanced Manufacturing Research!
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August 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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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.

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July 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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A sensor that reads your sweat & adjusts your meds? It’s real. @viterbischool.usc.edu engineers built a wearable that detects lithium in sweat, a breakthrough for needle-free treatment in bipolar disorder.
New Wearable Sensor Made at USC Could Help Patients with Bipolar Disorder Track Medication Levels Through Sweat - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
The wearable sensor, believed to be first of its kind, could vastly improve treatment and drug safety for millions of patients who take lithium for bipolar disorder.
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July 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Researchers from @viterbischool.usc.edu and @keck.usc.edu have shown how the spinal cord controls the bladder in real time using ultrasound imaging. This first-of-its-kind study could lead to new treatments for incontinence. viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2025/07...
New Discovery Reveals the Spinal Cord's Role in Bladder Control - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
A first-of-its-kind study offers hope for future treatments of urinary incontinence caused by neurological disorders, aging and other conditions.
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July 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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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.

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July 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Long-distance high five? Hugs from across the country? A squeeze through the screen? Wearable tech by @viterbischool.usc.edu lets users feel gestures real-time in virtual reality.

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USC scientists have developed a wearable system that enables more natural and emotionally engaging interactions in shared digital spaces, opening new possibilities for remote work, education, health care and beyond.
July 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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A breakthrough in wearable tech from @usc.edu could transform bipolar disorder treatment. Researchers at the USC Viterbi & @keck.usc.edu have developed the first fully printed wearable lithium sensor, allowing patients to monitor medication levels through sweat.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Along with @viterbischool.usc.edu, we’re advancing USC’s leadership in quantum information sciences and technologies.

Our goal: accelerate the development, and application, of quantum technologies.

To learn more: quantum.usc.edu
July 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Congrats to USC Viterbi’s Robin Jia and Ibrahim Sabek on winning the inaugural Google ML & Systems Junior Faculty Awards! @viterbischool.usc.edu @csatusc.bsky.social

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July 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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This is the research that @usccee.bsky.social Professor and Chair Burcin Becerik-Gerber and USC ICT’s Gale Lucas are conducting along with MassMotion, developing simulation tools which allow people to understand and plan for behavioral responses. viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2025/07...
July 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Allegro-FM, an artificial intelligence-driven simulation model has made a startling discovery through simulations: it is possible to recapture carbon dioxide emitted in the process of making concrete and place it back into the concrete that it helped produce.
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July 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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The @roboticsscisys.bsky.social conference was held for the second time at @usc.edu in the conference's history, smashed its conference records with 594 papers & nearly 1,300 attendees. @gauravsukhatme.bsky.social @viterbischool.usc.edu @csatusc.bsky.social viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2025/07...
July 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM