College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence
University of Wisconsin–Madison Computer Sciences professor Ilias Diakonikolas has received the 2026 Gödel Prize, one of the highest honors in theoretical computer science, for transformational work in robust high-dimensional learning – the study of how algorithms can learn reliably from large, complex datasets even when some of the data has been corrupted.
Computer Sciences Assistant Professor Charles Yuan's paper Cobble: Compiling Block Encodings for Quantum Computational Linear Algebra has won a Distinguished Paper Award at the 47th ACM SIGPLAN Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation (PLDI 2026).
Steve Wright, Professor of Computer Sciences and former chair of Computer Sciences, has received two recent honors: He will give a plenary lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Philadelphia in July 2026, and he has been named a Vilas Research Professor by UW–Madison.
Steve Wright, a leader in the field of optimization, has been chosen as a Vilas Research Professor, an award for those who have contributed significantly to the research mission of the university and are recognized both nationally and internationally among the leaders in their field.
Over the course of more than 50 years, Ellis Horowitz MS'67, PhD'69 has helped define what it means to teach and study computer science. A professor emeritus of computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Southern California, Horowitz is perhaps best known for the textbooks that have shaped the field for generations — works that began as a response to a rapidly growing discipline and became foundational references for students and educators around the world.
By Rachel Robey Honoring alumnus Eric Harslem, former senior vice president and chief technology officer at Apple and Dell, for contributions in research, leadership, and education. “If you don’t make mistakes, you don’t make anything.” These are words to live by for alumnus Eric Harslem MS’68, a former senior vice president and chief technology officer …
By Rachel Robey Honoring alumnus Michael Garey, former director of math research at Bell Labs, for contributions in research, leadership, and education. Doing the bold thing, even just once or twice, has the potential to change your life. In fact, alumnus Michael Garey PhD’70, former director of Bell Labs’ Mathematical Sciences Research Center, owes his …
The Department of Computer Sciences is proud to announce that Hangdong Zhao PhD ’25, advised by Professor Paris Koutris, has been selected as a winner of the 2026 ACM SIGMOD Jim Gray Doctoral Dissertation Award for his dissertation Advancing Join Algorithms for Real-world Queries. This marks the first time a graduate of UW-Madison has received …