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To build upon its successes and global reach, ISI actively recruits exceptional talent. We are dedicated to investing in tomorrow’s leaders, providing numerous internship, job, and program opportunities for students, as well as unique opportunities for exceptional researchers in information sciences and related fields.
Analog Design & Layout Engineer
Marina del Rey, CA
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Seeking an engineer skilled in analog/RF and digital circuit design, and physical layout. The role involves working with MOSIS 2.0 customers, supporting USC’s tape out classes, and contributing to funded research projects in the USC ECE department.
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USC University Park Campus
In Office
Manage and support multi-vendor EDA tool flows with a focus on digital design. Oversee cloud platforms for tool access and IP repositories, providing support to internal and external users in a collaborative, cloud-based EDA ecosystem.
ASIC/FPGA Research Engineer - Digital Design
Arlington, VA
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Perform front-end digital design of advanced ASIC or FPGA-based prototypes addressing problems of national importance while developing novel computer architectures, RTL models, and systems-on-chip.
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That's the idea behind GROAT, a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)-funded project that generates realistic laundering scenarios to help detection systems stay ahead of criminals.
The project is led by Stephen Schwab, senior supervising computer scientist and research director at USC Information Sciences Institute, with Michael Collins, lead scientist at USC ISI, and Mayank Kejriwal, principal scientist at USC ISI and research associate professor in the @[USC Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering](urn:li:organization:115503943) at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
Read more: https://lnkd.in/gJiRDpcA
That's the focus of new research from Patrick Gerard, a USC Viterbi School of Engineering Ph.D. student in computer science at the USC Information Sciences Institute, working with Luca Luceri, research assistant professor at USC Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science and lead scientist at ISI, and Emilio Ferrara, principal scientist at ISI and USC Viterbi professor of computer science.
Their AI-driven approach aims to detect coordinated disinformation campaigns on online platforms early, giving researchers, platforms, and policymakers a chance to respond before false narratives spread at scale.
Read more: https://lnkd.in/gXXpsgc8
A USC Viterbi Ph.D. in Computer Engineering and a fixture at ISI for nearly three decades, Steve has helped lead some of the institute’s most important research and technology initiatives, most recently serving as founding director of the $100+ million CA DREAMS hub. His work spans microelectronics, high-performance computing, cloud systems, and advanced computing architectures.
Wishing Steve every success in this new leadership role—and thank you to Craig Knoblock for his outstanding service and leadership since 2017.
Congratulations to Ajey Jacob and Itay Hen on their appointments to the USC Viterbi School of Engineering faculty as research associate professors in the USC Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering within the USC Stevens School of Computing and AI.
Both will continue their work at the USC Information Sciences Institute while also serving on the Viterbi faculty.
As Craig Knoblock, Keston executive director of ISI, shared: “These appointments reflect their outstanding research contributions, leadership, and continued dedication to advancing their respective fields within ISI, ECE and the broader community. We are incredibly proud to have them represent ISI on the Viterbi faculty and look forward to their continued success and impact in this next chapter.”
Congratulations to both on this well-deserved recognition! 👏
Russell, now an ISI distinguished principal scientist, has been appointed to a new role at National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Technology, Innovation and Partnerships Directorate (NSF TIP) to lead the new NSF X-Labs initiative.
Over the next decade, the $1.5 billion NSF X-Labs initiative will support major scientific breakthroughs through novel, innovative research funding approaches, including work in quantum systems and sensing and imaging instrumentation, with additional X-Lab topics expected in the future.
Russell, who is on IPA assignment to NSF, said he’s “super excited” about his appointment.
“It is rare that you get an opportunity to really be involved in the start of an ambitious, almost audacious, initiative to do what X-Labs is trying to do: develop and deploy new mechanisms to create scientific and technical breakthroughs by really empowering driven, smart, and committed teams to put their heads down and just drive hard towards what they believe could be possible,” he said. “I think this is exactly the kind of experimentation that we need to continue to find new ways to move quickly from research insight to real-world impact.”
We can’t wait to see all the wonderful things that Russell will help make possible!
Read NSF’s announcement about the launch of X-Labs: https://lnkd.in/eERDpfvX
Learn more about the initiative here: https://lnkd.in/etAawBmm.