He is the founding co-director of the USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society, a center which is a joint venture with the Viterbi School of Engineering. Dr. Rice received his PhD in 2002 from Stanford University. He is an expert in social network and community-based research. His primary focus is on youth experiencing homelessness. Since 2002, Dr. Rice has worked closely with homeless youth providers in Los Angeles and in many other communities across the country to develop novel solutions to end youth homelessness and support young people across the nation who experience homelessness.