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October 11, 2021
Thousands of languages are teetering on the edge of extinction. In fact, of the estimated 7,000 languages spoken in the world today, nearly half are …
October 6, 2021
team of USC researchers who have long employed virtual humans to understand social behavior set out to find whether women performed differently than men during …
October 4, 2021
New partnership with the U.S. government brings artificial intelligence-based interview training to communities around the country. The USC Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) has been working on …
October 1, 2021
Congratulations to ICT’s Director of Virtual Human Research, Jonathan Gratch, recently named fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Affective Computing. His work illustrates …
September 21, 2021
As the exponentially increasing power of computer systems allows for countless innovations in diagnosis and treatments, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will continue to revolutionise healthcare. There …
September 15, 2021
In this article, learn about the role of AI in education and how it’s evolved to where it is today. Via Medium.
September 9, 2021
As the nation approaches the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, America has also come full circle with regard to Afghanistan. After 20 years of …
August 30, 2021
A look at VR and its many uses, featuring Dr. Skip Rizzo and his use of the technology in helping to treat PTSD. Read the …
August 28, 2021
Leslie Saxon, executive director for the USC Center for Body Computing, studies human performance at its extremes, in elite athletes as well as military populations. …
August 1, 2021
Bloomberg Quicktake sits down with ICT’s Director of MedVR, Skip Rizzo, to discuss virtual reality exposure therapy and its success in Bravemind. Watch the full …
July 30, 2021
Army researchers developed ground-breaking technology that will enhance how Soldiers and robots communicate and carry out tasks in tactical environments. This research sets out to …
July 20, 2021
ICT’s Director of Technology, Bill Swartout, talks with The Chopra Foundation about the relationships between virtual human technology and health care. Watch here.
July 1, 2021
Using a simulated campfire scenario, researchers conclude cooperative strategies of negotiation to be more effective than selfish strategies and improve human/computer interaction for better negotiations …
June 25, 2021
Dr. Skip Rizzo of the USC Institute for Creative Technologies discusses PTSD, the technology behind “Prolonged Exposure Therapy” and the potential civilian applications of the …
June 24, 2021
Researchers from ICT and ISI devise CaSiNo, a scenario-based dataset for teaching negotiation. Keep reading, from USC Viterbi.
June 3, 2021
An experimental treatment seems poised to address a dire mental health crisis. Keep reading in the New York Times.
June 1, 2021
Researchers at the Institute for Creative Technologies built the Rapid Integration and Development Environment, a test bed for evaluating modeling and simulation technologies for internal …
May 28, 2021
The Veterans Administration estimates 17 U.S. veterans die by suicide each day on average. Behind many of those deaths is PTSD. Now, there’s growing optimism …
May 12, 2021
Artificial agents that negotiate with humans could have a broad range of valuable applications, for instance, helping humans to improve their negotiation skills in a …
May 11, 2021
USC Center for Body Computing’s Dr. Leslie Saxon participated in The Wall Street Journal‘s Future of Everything Festival. On a panel with leaders in the …
May 6, 2021
After the beloved co-star of the Fast and the Furious films died in a car crash in 2013, Caleb and Cody Walker submitted to high-definition face scans …
May 3, 2021
USC officials will break ground May 6 on a new building that could become a key center for technological advancement in Los Angeles. Learn more …
April 21, 2021
MxR Director Jessica Brillhart weighs in on the new Apple AirTags. Read in WIRED.
April 20, 2021
Spoken dialogue is the most natural way for people to interact with complex autonomous agents such as robots. Future Army operational environments will require technology …
April 19, 2021
Army Research Laboratory researchers have been working with colleagues from Devcom and the University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative Technologies to develop an approach …
April 19, 2021
The Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF) provides support to disabled and at-risk veterans who return home with physical and psychological wounds. The organization carries out …
April 5, 2021
Psychologist Skip Rizzo, from the Institute for Creative Technologies, did not work on recent research about this topic, but he says that it “helps us …
March 31, 2021
The Advanced Imaging Society has announced winners of the 11th Annual Entertainment Technology Lumiere Awards, recognizing technical achievements currently accelerating the entertainment industry. The organization recognizes …
March 22, 2021
People are not very nice to machines. The disdain goes beyond the slot machine that emptied your wallet, a dispenser that failed to deliver a …
March 5, 2021
As the Covid-19 pandemic forces many to reconsider what makes them happy, researchers are embracing a more complex definition of the emotion that focuses less …
March 4, 2021
From chatbots bridging the gap that might exist in accessing therapy to helping students learn self-care skills, AI technology has the potential to support mental …
February 24, 2021
New research suggests that in high stakes life and death decisions, people often think differently than they actually do. Read more in USC Viterbi.
February 16, 2021
CareerFair.ai will enable STEM experts to build their own virtual mentor online LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16, 2021 — Projections indicate that between 400,000 and two …
February 10, 2021
The program reflects USC’s efforts to foster innovation for the economy and public good via academic and industry collaborations. An example of industry engagement shaped …
January 21, 2021
The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center has announced the Feb. 5 public opening of “Dimensions in Testimony,” a new, and permanent, exhibit …
January 21, 2021
Richard Lindheim, founder of the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, passed away on Jan. 18. The institute’s Cheryl Birch and Dava Casoni wrote this tribute …
January 14, 2021
Virtual reality is being used to treat a wide range of mental health problems. Meet some of the scientists, including Dr. Albert ‘Skip’ Rizzo, who …
January 13, 2021
Virtual reality has already been assisting treatments for mental illnesses, such as phobias, anxiety, eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder. Digital apps are already widely …
December 21, 2020
From the Abby’s acrophobia in The Last of Us Part II, to the claustrophobic feeling of cramming yourself into a locker during Alien: Isolation, games are great at …
December 3, 2020
What impact has working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic had on our health? In a new study, researchers from USC have …
November 13, 2020
New research shows Post Traumatic Stress Disorder has increased since the pandemic. The ITeam found a virtual reality treatment that puts veterans in some of …
November 10, 2020
There are approximately 20 million veterans in the United States. Over a third of them have reported at least one bout of post-traumatic stress disorder …
November 9, 2020
As we honor those Americans who have sacrificed so much in the service of our country, we must do more to address a threat that …
November 3, 2020
While most of us have yet to meet our digital avatar, the technology used to make a younger version of Robert De Niro for ‘The …
October 29, 2020
The construction industry is one of the largest industries in the world economy, accounting for 13 percent of the world’s GDP. In the U.S. alone, …
October 15, 2020
USC Trojan Family explores the world of Telehealth as COVID-19 continues to halt business as usual. In this piece, the SimSensei project is featured in …
October 3, 2020
Watch the full segment, featuring Dr. Albert ‘Skip’ Rizzo and Iraq war veteran Chris Merkle. Tech for Good
October 3, 2020
The Economist explores the many ways in which VR is helpful in the health care industry, including Bravemind in their roundup of treatments. Read the …
September 23, 2020
Recently computer scientists at USC Institute of Technologies (ICT) set out to assess under what conditions humans would employ deceptive negotiating tactics. Through a series …
September 22, 2020
Series of studies reveal conditions under which humans more likely to have virtual intermediaries act deceptively Recently computer scientists at USC Institute of Technologies (ICT) …
September 9, 2020
Conference to showcase new research and analyze healthcare accessibility for all LOS ANGELES, Sep. 9, 2020 — On Friday, Oct. 2, the USC Center for Body Computing, part of …
August 18, 2020
Host Chris Meek speaks with Dr. Albert “Skip” Rizzo, director of medical virtual reality at the University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative Technologies, about …
August 5, 2020
The Army is developing a system to allow autonomous ground robots to communicate with soldiers through natural conversations — and, in time, learn to respond …
July 27, 2020
Dialogue is one of the most basic ways humans use language, and is a desirable capability for autonomous systems. Army researchers developed a novel dialogue …
July 25, 2020
At the 2020 virtual Psych Congress Elevate conference, Dr. Skip Rizzo, director of the medical virtual reality lab at the University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative …
July 22, 2020
Albert “Skip” Rizzo, PhD, describes virtual reality in this clip from his “Virtual Reality: The New Frontier in Mental Health” session, which will be presented …
July 15, 2020
The Wall Street Journal speaks with industry experts about specific tools in the developmental stage to help fight Covid-19. In this article, reporter David Ewalt …
July 14, 2020
The Army’s STE information system, which is currently in development, will serve similar to an operating system on a smartphone. When the iPhone was first …
July 13, 2020
The Bravemind application has been implemented at Ozark Center, part of an initiative with the Veteran Integration Program in Missouri. Watch the full segment, via …
July 8, 2020
Gale Lucas and her research are featured in this piece from OneZero about human-computer interaction in the time of COVID-19. Read the full article here.
July 7, 2020
ICT’s Jonathan Gratch provides insight on emotionally sophisticated personal assistants for USC Dornsife News. Read the full article here.
July 6, 2020
COVID-19 could fundamentally alter the way we deliver healthcare, abandoning the outdated 20th century brick and mortar fee-for-service model in favor of digital medicine. At-home …
July 3, 2020
Continued coverage of recent CBC research, via PsychCentral.
July 2, 2020
The Marine Corps has a desire to maximize the number of Marines who pass selection, without compromising their fitness standards or making the course any …
June 29, 2020
“We’re not just trying to preserve an individual in the short term. We want methods that will preserve that individual into their postelite athlete life. …
June 26, 2020
Additional coverage of CBC’s recent published research, via News Medical Life Sciences.
June 25, 2020
Since 9/11, nearly three million service members have deployed to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan—about half of them more than once. Now, an innovative, …
June 25, 2020
Keck Medicine of USC study identifies psychological measures that may predict who is more likely to complete – or quit – a demanding marine training …
June 19, 2020
Anyone can benefit from the immersive experiences of OVR Technology’s scent platform. However, it’s most advantageous to organizations looking for measurable VR outcomes. Take Bravemind for example. …
June 13, 2020
Skip Rizzo, Director for ICT’s Medical VR group, will use OVR Technology’s platform in the next iteration of Bravemind. Such therapies are crucial, as 20 percent of …
June 2, 2020
Collecting phone data for use in public health studies or operations has become a hot issue because of the coronavirus pandemic, said Dr. Mona Sobhani, …
May 30, 2020
Leslie Saxon, Executive Director of the Center for Body Computing conducted a study to determine why so many Marine candidates were dropping out. Her study “sought to …
May 27, 2020
ICT’s MxR Lab Director Jessica Brillhart talks with CBS News about the use of VR during and after a global pandemic. Read the full story …
May 26, 2020
USC researchers investigate crowdwork — assigning mundane tasks via a website — and determine how to help these workers feel invested in their duties. By …
May 19, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has led to an unprecedented increase in the use of telemedicine. To assess what that means for healthcare now and in the …
May 7, 2020
The next generation of Oculus Quest virtual reality headsets is in the works, but pandemic-related product development and supply chain problems may delay market arrival. Oculus, which …
May 5, 2020
Reality modeling advancements now allow for the generation of high-resolution 3D models from a variety of sources to rapidly meet modeling and simulation needs. Continue …
April 28, 2020
USC researchers imagine a future in which building security provides a dynamic response to active shooters. Continue reading in the Spring 2020 issue of USC …
April 27, 2020
To build even stronger partnerships with entertainment and academia, the army founded the Institute for Creative Technologies in 1999 at the University of Southern California. Into the …
April 27, 2020
CNBC speaks with Dr. Skip Rizzo about the benefits VR can provide during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full article here.
April 6, 2020
60 Minutes features a segment on the New Dimensions in Testimony project in time for the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII and of …
March 30, 2020
From digital actuality and machine studying to smartphone apps and super computing energy, researchers are figuring out which applied sciences would be the most helpful …
March 27, 2020
From virtual reality and machine learning to smartphone apps and supercomputing power, researchers are determining which technologies will be the most useful in the battle …
March 20, 2020
THIS WEEK, APPLE debuted a new iPad Pro. It has a little more power than the previous model, and a keyboard with a trackpad. Neat. But its …
March 17, 2020
“The data game is about minimizing risk,” Leslie Saxon, a cardiologist and executive director of the USC Center for Body Computing, told attendees at an MIT Sloan …
March 15, 2020
In the last part of the deepfake series for Germany’s Shift series on Spektrum, computer scientist Hao Li explains why you should create deepfakes yourself. …
March 6, 2020
As anxieties about foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election grow, concerns about other vectors of misinformation are evident. Deepfakes, realistic video forgeries, have some …
February 23, 2020
When Chris Merkle retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2010, he struggled to overcome the lingering trauma of having served in Iraq and Afghanistan. …
February 20, 2020
Psychological well being is a courageous new frontier for synthetic-intelligence and device-studying algorithms driven by “big information.” Just before extensive, if some ahead-wanting psychologists, medical …
February 20, 2020
See how TIME partnered with Digital Domain, using ICT’s Light Stage for the scanning process, in recreating the 1963 March on Washington.
February 18, 2020
Could machines that look, act and sound human replace psychologists and psychiatrists? Probably not — that possibility is limited so far by a lack of …
February 17, 2020
The clip, while fun to imagine the recasting, shows how good deepfake technology has become, leaving some concerned that what voters see this political season …
February 12, 2020
With more advancements in technology, we can expect to see more VR applications in the field of medicine, healthcare, crisis management, and other industries. Continue reading …
February 5, 2020
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie speaks at a National Press Club Newsmaker on Wednesday, February 5 announcing new initiatives designed to better serve America’s …
February 4, 2020
“More than just sights and sounds,” explains Dr. Rizzo, “Bravemind uses a virtual reality headmounted display, directional 3-D audio, vibrations, and smells to generate a …
January 31, 2020
Two thirds of people with mental health disorders will never see a health-care professional. Here’s how VR can draw people to therapy. Watch the full …
January 29, 2020
A House Veterans Committee panel Tuesday reviewed programs from across the country, including one from the Natural State, that are helping to lower suicide rates …
January 29, 2020
Clinicians are training this week on the StrongMind system, donated by the charitable organization SoldierStrong. North Texas is one of 13 VA facilities across the …
January 27, 2020
“If done in the hands of a well-trained clinician, at a pace that the patient can handle, we can really help a patient to go …
January 27, 2020
Two years ago, the Army recognized the need to rapidly and persistently modernize our force to stay ahead of technological change and national competitors. Continue …
