Contents

Paying It Forward

By Marc Ballon; Photos by Jeffrey Fiterman

Paying It Forward

Class Notes

 

Class Notes

The Sky Was Just the Beginning

By Daniel Druhora

The Sky Was Just the Beginning

The Viterbi Algorithm Demystified: A Brief, Intuitive Approach

By Andrew J. Viterbi

The Viterbi Algorithm Demystified: A Brief, Intuitive Approach

The Future of Work and the Viterbi Algorithm

 

The Future of Work and the Viterbi Algorithm

Faculty Accolades

 

Faculty Accolades

Garden Party

By Ashleen Knutsen, Photos by Noe Montes

Garden Party

An Act of Violence, or Just a Mannequin Challenge?

By Amy Blumenthal; Illustration by Harry Bloom

An Act of Violence, or Just a Mannequin Challenge?

Sharpshooting Engineer

By Marc Ballon

Sharpshooting Engineer

Rethinking Refugee Camps

By Tiana Lowe

Rethinking Refugee Camps

Training for a 21st-Century Diplomacy

By Daniel Druhora

Training for a 21st-Century Diplomacy

Protector Against Particulates

By Nate Jackson

Protector Against Particulates

Aiding the Migration of Humans Into Space

By Amy Blumenthal

Aiding the Migration of Humans Into Space

Apple of His Eye

By Marc Ballon

Apple of His Eye

A Better Way

By Marc Ballon

A Better Way

Shri Narayanan Teams Up with Geena Davis to Combat Gender Bias in Hollywood

By Benjamin Paul

Shri Narayanan Teams Up with Geena Davis to Combat Gender Bias in Hollywood

Orange Alert

By Amy Blumenthal; Illustration by Jon Proctor

Orange Alert

How Does the Hand Really Work?

By David Haldane

How Does the Hand Really Work?

A Digital Underground

By Breanne Grady

A Digital Underground

Making AI a Force of Good

By Greg Hardesty

Making AI a Force of Good

Made in America

By Marc Ballon

Made in America

Cancer in the Time of Algorithms

By Daniel Druhora, Photo by Gus Ruelas

Cancer in the Time of Algorithms

Let’s Make a (Virtual) Deal

By Greg Hardesty; Illustrations David Curtis

Let’s Make a (Virtual) Deal

Welcome Home, Trojan Makers!

 

Welcome Home, Trojan Makers!

Designing the World’s Fastest Wheelchair

By Daniel Druhora

Designing the World’s Fastest Wheelchair

Paying It Forward

By Marc Ballon; Photos by Jeffrey Fiterman

Paying It Forward

Class Notes

 

Class Notes

The Sky Was Just the Beginning

By Daniel Druhora

The Sky Was Just the Beginning

The Viterbi Algorithm Demystified: A Brief, Intuitive Approach

By Andrew J. Viterbi

The Viterbi Algorithm Demystified: A Brief, Intuitive Approach

The Future of Work and the Viterbi Algorithm

 

The Future of Work and the Viterbi Algorithm

Faculty Accolades

 

Faculty Accolades

Garden Party

By Ashleen Knutsen, Photos by Noe Montes

Garden Party

An Act of Violence, or Just a Mannequin Challenge?

By Amy Blumenthal; Illustration by Harry Bloom

An Act of Violence, or Just a Mannequin Challenge?
The Work of the Future

The Work of the Future

USC Viterbi managing editor Marc Ballon recently spoke to a panel of engineering, business
and economic experts about how the gig economy, the rise of robots and the growing importance of entrepreneurial thinking are transforming the way we work.

My Superpower Is Geometry

My Superpower Is Geometry

John Carlsson, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering; One of Popular Science’s “Brilliant 10” of 2016

Many Lives of Engineers

Many Lives of Engineers

The Viterbi Algorithm at 50

The Viterbi Algorithm at 50

The Viterbi Algorithm at 50

In a noisy world, it allows you to be heard

Q+A: Dan Epstein, namesake of the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Q+A: Dan Epstein, namesake of the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

USC Viterbi meets “Game of Thrones”

USC Viterbi meets “Game of Thrones”

What if new USC Viterbi research centers were re-imagined as great houses from the HBO hit series? With unique heraldry, words, legends, etc. — just a little less dynastic violence.

When the gym shut down, she put on boxing gloves

When the gym shut down, she put on boxing gloves

A boxer-engineer fights to save L.A.’s only free youth boxing gym

The Good-Doers

The Good-Doers

Engineers are doers. They spend their time looking at the world and making it better, building it bigger, doing the impossible. For #eWeek2017 we introduce you to five USC Viterbi engineers who aren’t just doing — but doing good. They are engineer-humanitarians whose work is already reshaping our world. They are the Good-Doers.

The Work of the Future

The Work of the Future

USC Viterbi managing editor Marc Ballon recently spoke to a panel of engineering, business
and economic experts about how the gig economy, the rise of robots and the growing importance of entrepreneurial thinking are transforming the way we work.

My Superpower Is Geometry

My Superpower Is Geometry

John Carlsson, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering; One of Popular Science’s “Brilliant 10” of 2016

Many Lives of Engineers

Many Lives of Engineers

The Viterbi Algorithm at 50

The Viterbi Algorithm at 50

The Viterbi Algorithm at 50

In a noisy world, it allows you to be heard

Q+A: Dan Epstein, namesake of the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Q+A: Dan Epstein, namesake of the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

USC Viterbi meets “Game of Thrones”

USC Viterbi meets “Game of Thrones”

What if new USC Viterbi research centers were re-imagined as great houses from the HBO hit series? With unique heraldry, words, legends, etc. — just a little less dynastic violence.

When the gym shut down, she put on boxing gloves

When the gym shut down, she put on boxing gloves

A boxer-engineer fights to save L.A.’s only free youth boxing gym

The Good-Doers

The Good-Doers

Engineers are doers. They spend their time looking at the world and making it better, building it bigger, doing the impossible. For #eWeek2017 we introduce you to five USC Viterbi engineers who aren’t just doing — but doing good. They are engineer-humanitarians whose work is already reshaping our world. They are the Good-Doers.