CASE STUDY the East Coast . It recently opened the USC Capital Campus in Washington DC .
• Education : The initiative will broadly integrate computing across multiple disciplines and academic programs . USC aims to prepare students for a more tech-intensive world of work , spark new technological advances and shape responsible policy through new programs and course offerings , as well as through experiential education .
• Ethics : USC is instilling a culture of responsibility and conscience among students , faculty and its broader community across academic programs and research that will influence application , development , policy and research , says Ishwar K . Puri , senior Vice President for research and innovation . The new Center for Generative AI and Society is prominent within the initiative ’ s ethics endeavor . The recently opened center draws together experts from across the university to navigate difficult discussions about ethics and responsibility and generative AI .
USC leaders began developing Frontiers of Computing three years ago , before the recent rise of Artificial Intelligence and generative AI .
USC already is the leading provider of tech talent for the nation . More than 1,300 students per year graduate with bachelor ’ s , master ’ s and PhDs in computer science .
“ We all know the world is changing very fast right now ,” Folt said . “ We need to take that momentum of change – and couple it with USC ’ s history of innovation – to create what has never been done before . And we ’ re going to do it .” p
What USC leaders say about Frontiers of Computing
“ This endeavor is a tremendous opportunity to apply new computing tools to accelerate and expand the impact of scientific discovery . It is not only the ability to solve problems that sets this apart , but the speed with which it can be done .”
Ishwar K . Puri , USC Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation
“ With an entire academic department dedicated to data science and with technically skilled faculty placed throughout all our business programs , we are well-placed not only to focus on the cutting-edge business applications of technologies like AI and Blockchain , but also to understand and shape their consequences for society .”
Geoff Garrett , Dean , USC Marshall School of Business
“ The potential is tremendous not only for great progress in applications such as cryptography and seismic simulations , but also for foundational breakthroughs in research areas like black holes , computational biology and quantum materials .”
Amber D . Miller , Dean , USC Dornsife College of Letters , Arts & Sciences
“ The world needs more and better tech talent . The new School of Advanced Computing will tackle this challenge by developing reimagined engineering curricula to keep up with the fast-changing pace of technology .”
Yannis C . Yortsos , Dean , USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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