Why Mentor?
The C4IS Fellowship Program is a six-month, immersive experience that blends hands-on projects, industry mentorship, and applied research to prepare students for real-world careers and innovation.
We invite leaders to join as mentors, to guide students in real-world challenges and contribute to workforce readiness.
Benefits for Your Team
- Access to fresh talent, innovation ideas, and new perspectives.
- Visibility and branding as a partner in advanced talent development and applied research.
- Potential early access to interns or new hires who have been immersed in your team.
- Networking with other mentoring companies, C4IS faculty, and industry-academia connections.
Fellowship Tracks & Mentorship Opportunities
Explore the industry tracks that guide our fellows' learning journeys. As a mentor, you can support students working in these focus areas and help them apply classroom knowledge to real-world challenges.
Master the fundamentals of Deep Learning. Build and deploy AI/DL models for visual inspection, robotics, and automation using NVIDIA Jetson/Orin and different deep learning frameworks.
3D modeling, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to create, test, and optimize products virtually before physical manufacturing.
Protection of digital systems, networks, and industrial operations using both traditional defense mechanisms and AI-driven threat intelligence to predict and neutralize attacks.
Developing data-driven virtual replicas of physical systems to bridge the physical and digital worlds, enabling predictive maintenance, process optimization, and smarter decisionmaking across industries.
Mentorship Interest Form
Thank you for your interest in supporting the next generation of engineers and computing professionals through the C4IS Industry Fellowship Mentorship Program. Our mentors play a vital role in helping USC students connect classroom learning to real-world industry insight. Please complete the form below so our team can learn more about your organization’s interests and mentorship goals.