CS Professor Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau will lead School of Computer Data & Information Sciences as Director Tom Erickson steps down
Erickson steps down, Arpaci-Dusseau to lead School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences
College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence
Erickson steps down, Arpaci-Dusseau to lead School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences
Tengyang Xie comes to UW–Madison from a postdoctoral position at Microsoft Research, New England and New York City Lab. His research goal is “to unlock seemingly impossible capabilities through reinforcement learning.” Surprised by the amount of snow on his first visit to campus, Xie looks forward to exploring winter activities on the frozen lakes! Hometown: …
Sandeep Silwal joins the Computer Sciences department after completing his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He works on algorithm design and first became interested in college when he “was hooked by how really cool and diverse mathematical ideas were used to tackle problems related to computing.” He hopes that for students in …
"A pervasive theme that threads through all of my research initiatives centers on harnessing 'signals of opportunity.'”
From a UW-Madison student to Principal Scientist at the largest provider of consumer DNA testing in the world, Keith Noto shares details on his trajectory and current role.
Manolis Vlatakis comes to UW–Madison from a postdoctoral research position at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at University of California—Berkeley after earning his PhD at Columbia University. At UW–Madison he will focus on algorithm analysis, optimization, game theory, dynamical systems, and quantum computing. Of UW–Madison he says, “From the moment I set …
UW–Madison Computer Sciences Professor Somesh Jha was honored with a prestigious “Test of Time” award during the 33rd USENIX Security Symposium. Held in Philadelphia on August 14-16, USENIX 2024 brought together experts from around the world, who highlighted the latest advances in the security and privacy of computer systems and networks. Jha received the USENIX …
CS Professor Steve Wright recently won the George B. Dantzig Prize and was profiled by SIAM, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, who awards the prize. Here is the profile in its entirety: Dr. Stephen Wright, University of Wisconsin – Madison, is the 2024 recipient of the George B. Dantzig Prize. He received the …
Computer Sciences Professor Jerry Zhu has been awarded a 2024 Kellett Mid-Career Award for key contributions in “safeguarding Artificial Intelligence from running amok.” Read more in this UW–Madison story. Congratulations, Professor Zhu!
Ming Liu has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development Award (CAREER) for his project, “Rethinking Rack-Scale System Design over Memory Fabrics.” “Scalable computing infrastructures are far more important in the era of AI and are becoming a key technology enabler,” says Liu. Memory fabric, an emerging and powerful cluster interconnect technology, …