“The technical challenges and the potential to make a big, lasting impact—those are the two things that drove me towards quantum computing,” says Tannu.
Awards
PhD student Nikos Zarifis earns 2024 Ivanisevic Award
PhD candidate Nikos Zarifis, the 2024 recipient of the Invanisevic Award, came to UW-Madison because it is “one of the top schools in the country,” he says, and he specifically wanted “to be a part …
CS Professor Xiangyao Yu named 2024 Sloan Research Fellow
Two UW–Madison researchers receive prestigious Sloan Fellowships
Prof. Jelena Diakonikolas named 2024 AFOSR Young Investigator
“The results are going to be fundamental,” says Diakonikolas. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research agrees. Any given computational problem has a number of possible solutions, each with its own set of advantages, limitations, …
Steve Wright elected to prestigious National Academy of Engineering
Computer Sciences professor and department chair Steve Wright has been elected to the 2024 class of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in recognition of his achievements in the design and theory of optimization algorithms …
A “simple and powerful idea” earns Professor Tom W. Reps the 2023 CAV Award
Presented at the 35th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, the honor recognizes significant contributions to the verification of concurrent programs through context-bounded analysis. Recently, the Computer Sciences department’s Professor Tom Reps was awarded the …
Loris D’Antoni Receives 2020 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship
UW-Madison Computer Sciences Assistant Professor Loris D’Antoni has been selected as a recipient of the 2020 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship in recognition of his accomplishments, impact, and leadership in the field. He is one of …
Computer Sciences Professor Shuchi Chawla wins 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award
Professor Shuchi Chawla of the Computer Sciences Department has won the 2020 Chancellor’s Teaching Innovation Award, one of this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards. “This award recognizes the hard work numerous peer mentors and TAs have …