Dr. Carl Kesselman

Professor

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Biography

Carl Kesselman is a William H. Keck Professor of Engineering at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. He holds a position in the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering as well as the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences in the Keck School of Medicine. He serves as a fellow at the USC Information Sciences Institute, where he directs the Informatics Systems Research Division and the Center of Excellence for Discovery Informatics in the Michelson Center for Convergent Biosciences. Kesselman is renowned for his pioneering work in grid computing and has been instrumental in developing the Globus open-source toolkit. He has received several prestigious awards including the Lovelace Medal from the British Computing Society and the Goode Memorial Award from the IEEE Computer Society. Kesselman’s research focuses on advanced distributed computing applications and health informatics, aimed at solving grand challenge problems in biomedical science policy.

Research Interests

Awards

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IEEE Computer Society Goode Memorial Award

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Association Computing Machinery Fellow

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Viterbi: Use Inspired Research Award

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ComputerWorld Horizon Award

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Internet2 Idea Award

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Honorary Doctorate

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FLC Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer

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USC Information Sciences Institute Fellow

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World Technology Award Finalist

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InfoWorld Top 10 Innovators

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MIT Technology Review Award

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Lady Ada Lovelace Medal

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R&D Magazine Promising New Technology Award

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R&D Magazine R&D 100 Award

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Global Information Infrastructure Award

Requirements for University of Southern California

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Math, or Hard Science
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Personal Statement
  • Resume/CV
  • Letters of Recommendation (not required for MS CS, but allowed)
Specialization Notes

GRE is NOT required for Master's applicants for 2025-2026.