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This USC Professor is Developing an Artificial Brain

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And Parker, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Southern California has delivered. after her parents bought her chemistry kits. At the time, her father was a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. in Charlotte. She joined USC in 1980 and has worked there since.

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US Departments of Agriculture, Energy partner to award $4.9M for bioenergy research

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North Carolina State University. University of Idaho. Cornell University. University of Georgia. The awards focus on fundamental investigations of biomass genomics, with the aim of harnessing non-food plant biomass for the production of fuels, such as ethanol or renewable chemical feedstocks. Lead Awardee.

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Ford opens new Silicon Valley research center; focus on connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, big data

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As senior technical leader for innovation, Maciuca brings extensive Silicon Valley experience advising startups, developing and commercializing products, collaborating with universities and leading cross-functional teams. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from its Haas School of Business.

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