USC Viterbi School of Engineering

USC Viterbi School of Engineering
TypePrivate
Established1905[1]
Parent institution
University of Southern California
DeanYannis C. Yortsos
Academic staff
188[1]
Undergraduates2700[1]
Postgraduates5900[1]
Location
Los Angeles
,
California
,
United States

34°1′12″N 118°17′20″W / 34.02000°N 118.28889°W / 34.02000; -118.28889
CampusUrban
Websiteviterbischool.usc.edu
Biegler Hall, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Main academic complex at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering

The USC Viterbi School of Engineering (formerly the USC School of Engineering) is the engineering school of the University of Southern California. It was renamed following a $52 million donation by Andrew J. Viterbi, co-founder of Qualcomm.[2]

The school is headed by Dean Yannis Yortsos. Its research centers have played a major role in development of multiple technologies, including early development of the Internet when USC researcher Jonathan Postel was an editor of communications-protocol for the fledgling internet, also known as ARPANET.[3] The school's faculty has included Irving Reed, Leonard Adleman, Solomon W. Golomb, Barry Boehm, Clifford Newman, Richard Bellman, Lloyd Welch, Alexander Sawchuk, Maja Matarić, and George V. Chilingar.

  1. ^ a b c d "Engineering | Academics | USC". academics.usc.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  2. ^ "Qualcomm Co-Founder, Wife Give $52 Million to USC Engineering School". 2 March 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "The History of ISI". Information Sciences Institute (USC). Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-04-08.