About

The USC Media Communications Lab, led by Prof. C.-C. Jay Kuo in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, is devoted to theoretical studies and practical applications of multimedia and interpretable and sustainable AI technologies. Our research has contributed to international standards such as JPEG2000, MPEG-4, H.264/AVC, and industrial de facto standards such as the VMAF video quality assessment tool for the professional video streaming industry. The lab also works on emerging interdisciplinary areas that apply AI and machine learning technologies to medical applications such as MRI and pathological image analysis.

There are about 20 PhD students in the lab. The lab has produced about 370 journal papers, 1000 conference papers, 30 patents, and 15 research monographs over the last 35 years. Its alumni include 176 PhDs and 31 post-doctors. About one-quarter of them work in academia, and the rest in research labs and companies. In addition to government funding, the lab has a close relationship with industrial companies and has received research grants from 70+ companies.