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Professor Shrikanth Narayanan recognized by the NAE for pioneering contributions to human-centered AI and speech technologies with wide-ranging societal impact
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Medvidovic was recognized for "contributions to the foundations of software architectures and their application to software engineering."
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Ron and Valerie Sugar invest in innovation with a new trustee chair at the USC School of Advanced Computing
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The students were recognized for their work across unique computer science studies, but all involving artificial intelligence.
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The findings carry stark implications for elections, public health, and anyone who relies on social media for information
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Miryam Huang is the first USC student to win the prestigious Machtey Award, recognized for solving a cryptographic problem first posed in 1976 and later asked as an open question in the quantum setting, with important implications for quantum cryptography.

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The multitalented USC Viterbi professor was recognized by both the AAAI and IEEE in late November.
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The ICT pioneer who built systems that made Holocaust survivors immortal and brought museum exhibits to life is stepping back—but not stepping away.
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Published on February 23rd, 2017Last updated on March 25th, 2026