Each fall the WARF Innovation Awards recognize some of the best inventions at UW-Madison. WARF receives hundreds of new invention disclosures each year. Of these disclosures, the WARF Innovation Award finalists are considered exceptional in the following …
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CS Affiliate Professor & Data Science Institute Director Kyle Cranmer awarded inaugural prize for AI in science
Kyle Cranmer, Computer Sciences Affiliate Professor, Professor of Physics, and Director of the Data Science Institute at UW–Madison, has been honored with the inaugural Pritzker Prize in AI for Science for his role in establishing a …
Career Advice: Top tech employers share how CDIS students can land internships
From Google to Epic and PlayStation to DraftKings, these top employers have plenty of advice for STEM students hoping to land internships and launch careers.
Research Across the AI Spectrum
Backed by funding from the National Science Foundation, CS and L&S faculty are tackling a red-hot research topic.
Somesh Jha Receives ACM CCS Test-of-Time Award
Somesh Jha, Sheldon B. Lubar Chair and Professor in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Computer Sciences, has been recognized with the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) 2025 Test-of-Time Award for his influential paper “Model Inversion Attacks that Exploit Confidence Information and Basic Countermeasures.”
Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsin leadership celebrate the opening of Morgridge Hall
Morgridge Hall has decades ahead to foster the learning and research that will help Wisconsin industries flourish in a high-tech future. But even before Friday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony drew a crowd of hundreds to officially open …
Kirthevasan Kandasamy receives 2025 NSF CAREER Award
Breakthroughs happen when researchers collaborate and share data, but it’s hard to convince different organizations to trust each other. Kandasamy addresses this challenge — and society reaps the benefits.
Junjie Hu joins CS to build AI systems that help people understand each other
“When we build AI systems that allow people from different linguistic, cultural, or professional backgrounds to understand one another, we’re expanding access to knowledge, education, and collaboration.”
The future of cybersecurity with Ethan Cecchetti
In a world where technology is everywhere, it’s important to keep our data safe. Ethan Cecchetti believes cryptography is the key to protecting our information.
David Plonka MS’08, PhD’13: Building, creating, and connecting
Alumnus David Plonka MS’08, PhD’13 is a scientist, artist, and former roller derby mascot.