William Jen ‘18 has built a career at the intersection of software and robotics, creating the foundational systems that allow humanoid robots to move, perceive, and act safely. In this interview, he shares how his undergraduate experiences shaped his path and what it’s like to build the software that brings Agility Robotics’ Digit to life.
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From chess to robotics to transit: Alumnus David Khachatryan ’22 is committed to safety and accessibility
From ensuring robots can safely work alongside humans to making Chicago’s transit system navigable for riders with disabilities, Alumnus David Khatachatryan’s ’22 career has been defined by a single principle: technology should work for everyone. His path from competitive chess player to robotics engineer and transit app co-creator demonstrates how technical skill paired with empathy can create meaningful impact.
CS Professor Michael Gleicher recognized with one of visualization’s highest career honors
UW–Madison Computer Sciences Professor Michael Gleicher has been inducted into the IEEE Visualization Academy, one of the most prestigious career honors in the field of visualization.
Epic Systems CEO and CS Alumna Judy Faulkner MS’67: “We have to do what is right and ethical.” (via US News)
Arriving home from work one day, Judy Faulkner saw her husband, Gordon, was distraught. A pediatrician, he had just learned that a young girl previously under his care in Madison, Wisconsin, had died. Her family had moved …
Assistant Professor Ming Liu chosen as WARF Innovation Award finalist
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 …
Are soccer-playing droids the future of robotics?
Josiah Hanna’s soccer-playing robots train with reinforcement learning, a branch of artificial intelligence that mimics one of the ways humans learn.
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 …
Making connections: Alka Lakadia’s journey from international student to tech entrepreneur
By Karen Barrett-Wilt When Alka Lakadia x’27 arrived at UW–Madison from India as a freshman, she knew she wanted to study computer science, but she didn’t anticipate discovering her passion for entrepreneurship or that she …
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.