University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA
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    548 faculty · 14 courses · data as of 2026-07-02

    Computer Science88 faculty · 14 courses avg h-index 39.5 #5 of 88 in Computer Science
    Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Ming Hsieh Faculty Fellow and Professor h-index 115
    Notable: “Directed diffusion” (2000) · 5,403 citations
    Ramesh Govindan, Northrop Grumman Chair and Professor h-index 89
    Notable: “Directed diffusion” (2000) · 5,403 citations
    C.-C. Jay Kuo, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering h-index 89
    Notable: “Texture analysis and classification with tree-structured wavelet transform” (1993) · 1,336 citations
    Maja Mataric, Chan Soon-Shiong Chair and Distinguished Professor h-index 84
    Notable: “A Formal Analysis and Taxonomy of Task Allocation in Multi-Robot Systems” (2004) · 1,670 citations
    Courses: Introduction to Programming · Object Oriented Programming · Data Structures · Discrete Methods in Computer Science · Operating Systems · Introduction to Programming Systems Design +8 more
    Music79 faculty avg h-index 19.4 #1 of 13 in Visual & Performing Arts
    William Coppola, Faculty, Music Teaching & Learning h-index 7
    Joanna Demers, Faculty, Musicology h-index 6
    Beatriz Ilari, Faculty, Music Teaching & Learning h-index 3
    Musicking in the Margins (Musicando as margens) with Dr. Graziela Bortz (UNESP, Brazil), supported by SEMPRE (UK). Publications: Peer-Reviewed Articles (Selected) Cho, E., & Ilari, B. (2021). Mothers as home DJs: Recorded music and you
    Notable: “Music, drama, and social development in Portuguese children” (2023) · 16 citations
    Jon Burlingame, Faculty, Screen Scoring h-index 2
    Mechanical Engineering61 faculty avg h-index 28.8 #24 of 70 in Mechanical Engineering
    Yong Chen, Adjunct Research Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering h-index 77
    Notable: “The status, challenges, and future of additive manufacturing in engineering” (2015) · 2,577 citations
    Petros A Ioannou, A.V. Balakrishnan Chair and University Professor h-index 66
    Notable: “Robust adaptive control” (1995) · 5,706 citations
    Ishwar K. Puri, Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering h-index 53
    Charlie S Campbell, Professor Emeritus of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering h-index 41
    Drama/Theatre Arts44 faculty avg h-index 36.5 #1 of 13 in Visual & Performing Arts
    Natsuko Ohama, Professor of Theatre Practice in Voice h-index 112
    Notable: “10-Year Outcomes after Monitoring, Surgery, or Radiotherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer” (2016) · 2,651 citations
    Sharon Marie Carnicke, Professor of Theatre Critical Studies h-index 13
    Melinda C. Finberg, Associate Professor of Theatre Practice in Critical Studies h-index 1
    Alexandra Billings, Associate Professor of Acting
    Industrial Engineering22 faculty avg h-index 31.8 #30 of 84 in Engineering
    Maged M. Dessouky, Tryon Chair and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering h-index 51
    Notable: “Ridesharing: The state-of-the-art and future directions” (2013) · 881 citations
    Qiang Huang, Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Chemical Engineering h-index 46
    Notable: “Planning walking patterns for a biped robot” (2001) · 853 citations
    Randolph Hall, J.A. Tiberti Chair and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering h-index 37
    Notable: “Distribution Strategies that Minimize Transportation and Inventory Costs” (1985) · 436 citations
    Victoria Stodden, Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering h-index 32
    Notable: “When Does Non-Negative Matrix Factorization Give a Correct Decomposition into Parts?” (2004) · 711 citations
    Economics12 faculty avg h-index 14.2 #47 of 104 in Economics
    Antonio Bento, Professor of Public Policy and Economics h-index 28
    Notable: “The Effects of Urban Spatial Structure on Travel Demand in the United States” (2005) · 545 citations
    Daniel Bennett, Associate Professor (Research) of Economics h-index 27
    Notable: “The conservation status of the world’s reptiles” (2012) · 915 citations
    Marco Angrisani, Associate Professor (Research) of Economics h-index 18
    Span household finance, labor and health economics, and the economics of aging. Another strand of my work concerns data collection and different aspects of survey methodology, from sampling and weighting techniques, to questionnaire design
    Notable: “LASI-DAD study: a protocol for a prospective cohort study of late-life cognition and dementia in India” (2019) · 74 citations
    Silvia Barcellos, Associate Professor (Research) of Economics h-index 17
    Span health and labor economics. Her work has been published at the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the American Economic Journal: Applied Economic s, Healt
    Notable: “Child Gender and Parental Investments In India: Are Boys and Girls Treated Differently?” (2013) · 323 citations

    Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Partial — enrichment ongoing.

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    About University of Southern California. University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA reports an overall acceptance rate of 9.2%, an early-round acceptance rate of 8.4%, an SAT middle 50% of 1450–1530, a class size of 3,760, and a yield of 40.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. Large private research university. Strong film school (SCA). Urban LA campus. Good alumni network.