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The Application Specific Intelligent Computing Lab at the USC Information Sciences Institute at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and USC Stevens School of Computing and AI is seeking a Post-Doctoral Researcher – Silicon Photonics for Computing Applications.
The successful candidate will help design, build and test photonic devices and circuits for next-generation computing, including optical in-memory and neuromorphic computing.
Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/g4UtjYFY
Job ID: REQ20179720
USC HR: uschr\@usc.edu \| (213) 821-8100
A USC-led study of 756,000 deaths by suicide found evidence that the person had interacted with a legal professional in roughly one of every eight cases—revealing overlooked opportunities to intervene before tragedy strikes.
The research was led by Swabha Swayamdipta, WiSE Gabilan Assistant Professor of Computer Science in the USC Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the USC Stevens School of Computing and AI; Jaspreet Ranjit, a USC Viterbi computer science Ph.D. student and the paper’s lead author; and John Blosnich, associate professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and interim co-director of the USC Center for AI in Society.
Jon May, a USC research associate professor of computer science and principal scientist and AI division director at the USC Information Sciences Institute, was among the co-authors.
Read the story:
https://lnkd.in/gvMHgBxi
Benzel is managing director of the USC Information Sciences Institute, part of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and USC Stevens School of Computing and AI. She currently serves as vice president of the IEEE Computer Society.
As president, Benzel plans to strengthen trust and integrity as AI transforms computing, deliver greater value to members, create more opportunities for students and early-career professionals, and build closer ties among academia, industry and government.
Congratulations, Terry!
Read more: https://lnkd.in/ggQiNK3s
Benzel is managing director of the USC Information Sciences Institute, part of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and USC Stevens School of Computing and AI. She currently serves as vice president of the IEEE Computer Society.
As president, Benzel plans to strengthen trust and integrity as AI transforms computing, deliver greater value to members, create more opportunities for students and early-career professionals, and build closer ties among academia, industry and government.
Congratulations, Terry!
Read more: https://lnkd.in/ggQiNK3s
USC researchers developed a system that analyzes multilingual job ads and flags patterns linked to human trafficking — before potential victims are harmed.
Trained on more than 85,000 job postings, the tool uncovered warning signs ranging from vague promises of easy visas and unusually high pay to requests that applicants communicate by phone or text.
The research was led by Emilio Ferrara, professor in the USC Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and the USC Stevens School of Computing and AI, and a research team leader at the USC Information Sciences Institute.
Read the story:
https://lnkd.in/gUS-Ze7e