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										<p><span style="text-transform: initial;">New Delhi: From autonomous vehicles and intelligent robotic assistants to advanced manufacturing and smart energy systems, autonomy and AI technologies promise to revolutionize the way we travel, live and work.  In response to this exponential growth and future potential, the USC Viterbi School of Engineering has launched the USC Center for Autonomy and AI.</span></p>
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 <p>This new interdisciplinary center brings together researchers, students, and industry leaders to work on challenging problems in the fields of AI for dynamic systems, intelligent autonomy, and multi-agent systems.  Building on USC Viterbi's long legacy of scholarship and teaching in both areas, the new center will design innovative technology to act autonomously without human intervention in a safe and reliable manner.</p>
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 <p>“Autonomy and other rapidly evolving computing technologies like AI are revolutionizing our world in multiple dimensions, from education to research and innovation,” said Yannis C. Yortsos, dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. .  “Creating such a center at USC Viterbi will provide a nexus for many cross-cutting initiatives and a thriving ecosystem for education and exploration.”</p>
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 <p>"Autonomy and other rapidly evolving computing technologies, such as AI, are revolutionizing our world in multiple dimensions."  Yannis C. Yortsos.</p>
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 <p>Led by Director Rahul Jain, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Co-Director Jyo Deshmukh, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, the center focuses on new and emerging technologies with real-world applications.  .</p>
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 <p>"The technology to develop intelligent autonomous systems is at the cusp of various advances, but some fundamental technological bottlenecks remain," said Jain.</p>
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 <p>“This center will have a unique focus on fundamental research challenges at the core of AI and autonomy to enable new technologies in a wide variety of applications, from self-driving cars to autonomous robotics, and deliver value to the industry, the country and society”.</p>
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 <p>By offering scholarships, workshops and internships, the center will also train a new generation of students in this rapidly evolving field, supporting educational experiences, research infrastructure and events that bring together campus researchers and students with professionals from industry and science. community at large.</p>
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 <p>The center also plans to offer new classes, including a course in which students will learn how to equip a drive-by-wire autonomous vehicle with various sensors and test basic self-driving control algorithms.</p>
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 <p>“Such courses can provide a unique hands-on experience for our students, connecting what they have learned in class with real-world problems, while also preparing them for career opportunities in this technology space,” said Jain.</p>
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 <p>Key to the center's success: Collaboration across disciplines, including the internationally recognized faculty of Viterbi's Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Department of Computer Science, the Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering.</p>
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 <p>"Solving these challenges really requires cross-collaboration between various areas of engineering and computer science," said Deshmukh.  "We need the expertise of a broad spectrum of people, each with their own perspective, working together on these issues."</p>
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 <p>Leveraging industry insights into critical fundamental research needs, the center will provide a venue for faculty, researchers, and students to interact with industry partners.  The center offers memberships to industry partners, with funds used to support faculty research projects and Ph.D.  scholarships</p>
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 <p>This fall, the center hosted its inaugural Workshop on Secure Autonomy and Practical AI with the participation of representatives from nearly 20 companies, including founding associate industrial members Siemens and Toyota.</p>
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 <p>“From our current and potential industry partners, we have learned that fundamental technology challenges and bottlenecks are shared across a wide range of industry sectors and applications, driving the need for an academic research center with significant industry involvement” Jain said.</p>
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 <p>Through the center, industry partners will have access to a talent pool of highly experienced faculty researchers and the opportunity to mentor students, while working on shared critical needs.  In addition, there will be an industry research fellow and visiting scientist programs to cross ideas between academia and industry.</p>
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