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After growing up seeing rapid advancements in technology, Aaron Torres x’24 wanted to work on solving technical problems that have an impact on a large scale. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Torres is now a senior studying Computer Sciences and will begin his career as a software engineer after graduation. “Back in high school I wanted to learn …

After David Salazar x’24 was gifted video game consoles like the Nintendo64, Gameboy, and PlayStation, he became deeply curious about the mechanics behind video games like Super Mario, Pokémon, and Spyro. Some online searches lead Salazar to the world of programming. “While my initial start to computer science centered around video game development, the world …

Tej Chajed joins the UW–Madison Computer Sciences department from a postdoctoral position at VMware Research. His research focus is systems verification, and he is “working on tools to make it easier to prove that a distributed system eventually makes progress and processes requests.” He was attracted to UW–Madison because of the people in the department …

Heavy lifting is a leading cause of workplace injuries, which, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, can include nerve pain, strains, and spine injuries.  A new group housed in the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is working to address challenges like this by researching how to better integrate robots …

Rahul Chatterjee and his team have created a clinic to help victims of domestic abuse whose attackers may be using technology to stalk them. Read the full story here: https://lsmagazine.wisc.edu/issues/spring-2023/explorediscover/i-spy/

As AI models are released into the wild, Sharon Li wants to ensure they’re safe. CS professor Sharon Li has been named MIT Technology Review’s Innovator of the Year! The MIT Technology Review story, which is a great read, describes Li’s research and why she was chosen Innovator of the Year: Her approach embraces uncertainty …

Ankit Pensia, recent Computer Sciences PhD graduate, has been awarded the prestigious Herman Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellowship at IBM Research. These fellowships support recent PhD graduates  by giving them complete academic freedom to conduct postdoctoral research on problems of their choice in one of the IBM Research laboratories.  Pensia says “I am using this opportunity to …

Ethan Cecchetti comes to Madison from a postdoctoral position at the University of Maryland. He has one word to describe his first visit to campus: “Cold.” It’s not his first time in a cold place, though, and he feels like he made the right choice in coming here. He says he was attracted to UW–Madison …