ISI in the Media

Hurricane Ian Seen through Internet Outages in Florida
Source: ANT Research NewsUSC ISI researcher John Heidemann is using Trinocular Internet outage detection to follow the evolution of the hurricane.

Men outnumber women 4:1 in literature
Source: The PrintMayank Kejriwal’s research about the gender gap in literature was featured.

Homophobia Is Easy To Encode in AI
Source: Dot.LAResearch by Katy Felkner to mitigate AI bias towards the LGBTQ+ community was highlighted

Student information remains at risk after massive cyberattack on Los Angeles Unified
Source: LA TimesCliff Neuman was quoted on about a recent LAUSD cyber attack and why the district was targeted

Busting homophobic, anti-queer bias in AI language models
Source: CosmosAI research by doctoral student Katy Felkner was highlighted.

Jamani King: Stimulating STEM program manager (Stimulating STEM)
Source: The Los Angeles SentinelJamani King and the Stimulating STEM program which focuses on AI, coding, and robotics were highlighted.

The DETER Program Works on Cyberdefense
Source: LA Business JournalThe LA Business Journal profiled Terry Benzel and the DETER project’s efforts thwart cyber attacks.

Deepfake Expert Analyzes Viral Videos
Source: CNETWael Abd-Almageed explains a few methods for identifying videos are that are not authentic as well as his lab’s approach.

Disneyland Instagram Hacked
Source: CBSCliff Neuman explains how the Disneyland hack may have occurred.

How to ensure that AI is not racist?
Source: KABCMayank Kejriwal was interviewed about how computer scientists are working to reduce bias in AI.