Latest Andrew Viterbi Stories
This fall, USC Viterbi students can pursue a Master's degree in Cyber Security LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beginning this fall, the USC Viterbi School of Engineering will offer a Master's program in Cyber Security committed to leveraging advanced technology and educational methods to tackle the most pressing challenges in the digital domain. The program will also be available via the Viterbi School's innovative online delivery method, DEN@Viterbi....
USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center to house new global hub for media metrics research LOS ANGELES, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- How do we measure the impact of media and journalism on the world around us? In what ways does news engage diverse audiences? And when do stories have the power to connect individuals and inspire change? An ambitious new project aimed at measuring the social impact of media is being launched by the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern...
The University of Southern California 2013 Commencement Will Graduate 249 Engineers from the Viterbi School of Engineering's DEN@Viterbi Distance Education Program, Ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This graduation season, the University of Southern California (USC) and the Viterbi School of Engineering are proud to announce the graduation of 249 engineers from USC's online engineering graduate program - DEN@Viterbi. These...
Continually innovating for more than 40 years, online engineering education at Viterbi is recognized with superlative rankings by U.S. News and World Report LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The USC Viterbi School of Engineering earned top honors in two online education categories in the U.S. News and World Report 2013 rankings, it was announced today. Viterbi garnered the No. 1 slot in both the Online Graduate Engineering Programs and Online Computer Information...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) is supporting the University of Southern California (USC) and the renowned institution's Viterbi School of Engineering as it develops a special campus-wide Smart Grid "Living Laboratory" project including the use of Mitsubishi i-MiEV 100% electric vehicles. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121129/LA20858) The Mitsubishi Motors/USC Electric Vehicle Smart Grid Demonstration Project...
MARINA DEL REY, Calif., Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- USC; Lockheed Martin, Inc.; and D-Wave Systems, Inc. will officially unveil the first commercial and operational quantum computer academic center at USC Viterbi School of Engineering's WHAT: Information Sciences Institute. WHO: Dr. Ray Johnson, CTO, Lockheed Martin Dr. Daniel Lidar, Director, USC-Lockheed Martin Quantum Computing Center Dr. Geordie...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Southern California announced today that a partnership led by Caltech, UCLA and USC have been selected to receive a $360,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a national business plan competition for young cleantech entrepreneurs. The winning proposal is one of six awarded regionally as part of a three-year, $2 million program, funded by the DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy...
Interdisciplinary team led by USC Viterbi to develop solutions that will save, extend, and improve patient lives. LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The USC Viterbi School of Engineering, Keck School of Medicine of USC, the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation, and the Los Angeles Basin Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI) have been selected to participate in the exclusive Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program. Announced April 22 by the Wallace...
Engineering and Theatre Faculty partner to develop science around human behavior.Two actors wrapped in motion sensors circle each other, as engineering researchers stand at the perimeter of a USC Viterbi School of Engineering laboratory, taking note.It's an unusual partnership between the artists and engineers, and a union the National Science Foundation (NSF) expects will achieve more precise methods of modeling human behavior.The NSF, under its Creative Information Technologies program, has...
Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have shown that search algorithms used in digital communications can help scientists identify effective multi-drug combinations. The study, led by Giovanni Paternostro, M.D., Ph.D., was published in the December 26, 2008, issue of PLoS Computational Biology.Using the stack sequential algorithm, which was developed for digital communications, the team of scientists searched for optimal drug combinations. This algorithm can...
