PEOPLE
Yolanda Gil
Director, Data Science Program
Associate Director, Interdisciplinary Programs
Research Professor
Computer Science
Fred Morstatter
Associate Director
Applied Data Science and Undergraduate Programs
Research Assistant Professor
Computer Science
Co-directors
Jessica Dutton
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Program
Emilio Ferrara
Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science
John Heidelberg
Professor of Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies
Brent Liu
Associate Professor of
Biomedical Engineering Practice
TJ McCarthy
Associate Professor (Teaching), Vice Chair, Public Policy
Jessica Neff
Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication
John Wilson
Professor of
Spatial Science and Sociology
Jeremy Abramson
Part Time Lecturer
Information Sciences Institute
Yigal Arens
Research Professor
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Keith Burghardt
Part Time Lecturer
Information Sciences Institute
Anna Farzindar
Part Time Lecturer
Computer Science
Rafael Ferreira da Silva
Research Assistant Professor
Computer Science
Shahram Ghandeharizadeh
Associate Professor
Computer Science
Joseph Greenfield
Associate Professor of Practice
Information Technology Program
Julie Higle
Professor
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Ellis Horowitz
Professor and Associate Chair
Computer Science
Carl Kesselman
Professor
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Deborah Khider
Part Time Lecturer
Information Sciences Institute
Seon Ho Kim
Part Time Lecturer
Integrated Media Systems Center
Aleksandra Korolova
Assisstant Professor
Computer Science
Jaime Levy
Part Time Lecturer
Computer Science
Yan Liu
Associate Professor
Computer Science
Gail Lucas
Research Assistant Professor
Computer Science
Nenad Medvidovic
Professor
Computer Science
Clifford Neuman
Associate Professor of Practice
Computer Science
Jelena Mirkovic
Research Associate Professor
Computer Science
Luciano Nocera
Part Time Lecturer
Integrated Media Systems Center
Viktor Prasanna
Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Jay Pujara
Research Assistant Professor
Computer Science
Mohammad Reza Rajati
Lecturer
Computer Science
Paul Rosenbloom
Professor
Computer Science
Tatyana Ryutov
Senior Lecturer
Computer Science
Cyrus Shahabi
Professor and Chair
Computer Science
Gaurav Sukhatme
Professor
Computer Science
Satish Kumar Thittamaranahalli
Research Assistant Professor
Computer Science
John Wilson
Professor
Spatial Science and Sociology
Wensheng Wu
Associate Professor of Practice
Computer Science
Student Affairs Staff
Steve Pham
Data Science Program Advisor
Graduate Students (M.S.)
Cyber Security Engineering
Interdisciplinary Programs
Siobhan Littlejohn
Data Science Program Advisor
Undergraduate Students (B.A.)
Data Science Major - Freshmen
Foundations of Data Science Minor
Logan McCraley
Data Science Program Advisor
Undergraduate Students (B.A.)
Data Science Major - So. Jr. Sr.
Foundations of Data Science Minor
Academic Advisement for students in the M.S. Applied Data Science is conducted by the Computer Science Student Affairs Team. Current M.S. Applied Data Science Students can request assistance from the advisors by contacting viterbiservicedesk.dscimasters@usc.edu.
Ellis Horowitz
Professor and Associate Chair
Computer Science
Erik Johnson
Professor and Vice Dean for Academic Programs
Craig Knoblock
Research Professor and Director, Information Sciences Institute
Clifford Neuman
Associate Professor of Practice
Computer Science
Cyrus Shahabi
Professor and Chair
Computer Science
John Wilson
Professor
Spatial Science and Sociology
External Advisory Board
Phil Bourne
Stephenson Dean, School of Data Science
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
(University of Virginia)
Jennifer Chayes
Associate Provost, Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society
Dean, School of Information (University of California Berkeley)
Antonio Torralba
Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
MIT Director, MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab
Inaugural Director, MIT Quest for Intelligence (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
