On April 29, the Department of Computer Sciences held its annual Computer Sciences Majors and Awards Lunch in the Symphony Room at the Gordon Dining and Events Center. Awards were presented in the following categories: …
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Roz Stengle is exploring blockchain at UW-Madison
By Maeve Ryan Roz Stengle is a junior at UW-Madison majoring in computer science and economics. She was born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey and decided to come to UW due in part to …
What they learned: Four UW entrepreneurs, including CS professor Jignesh Patel, focus on the big question
As UW–Madison continues to gain recognition for fueling Wisconsin’s high-tech economy, four experienced entrepreneurs with UW roots shared the cardinal lessons they learned.
HTCondor Week 2019 starts May 20 with events open to the public
HTCondor Week is an annual event for people from academia, industry, and government who utilize the Center for High Throughput Computing resources to enhance their research. Over 100 people from around the globe attend, as …
Computer Sciences student group receives grant to build community
As the Department of Computer Sciences grows, so does the need for community building among the department’s graduate students. Their offices are spread out—some aren’t even in the computer sciences building—and they don’t have many …
Christos Tzamos comes to UW-Madison researching algorithms and machine learning theory
By Maeve Ryan Christos Tzamos, who joined the Department of Computer Sciences faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the fall of 2018, plans to continue research from his postdoctoral studies concerning Mechanism Design, Algorithms, …
Submit your poster now! Midwest Machine Learning Symposium in Madison, June 2019
The Midwest ML Symposium aims to convene regional machine learning researchers for stimulating discussions and debates, to foster cross-institutional collaboration, and to showcase the collective talent of ML researchers at all career stages. [past events] When: June …
Sister Mary Kenneth Keller (PhD, 1965): The first PhD in computer science in the US
By Maeve Ryan It’s UW-Madison Commencement Day, 1965. Badgers stand proud in their graduation garb, eager to receive diplomas. Among them, one woman stands out in her gown and nun’s habit: Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, …
Paul Barford and Stephen Wright awarded 2019 IEEE INFOCOM Test of Time Paper Award
Paul Barford and Stephen Wright, along with their collaborators, have been awarded the Test of Time Paper Award for 2019 by IEEE INFOCOM. “Power Awareness in Network Design and Routing,” by Joseph Chabarek, Joel Sommers, Paul Barford, …
Alonso Del Rio (BS, ’20) comes full circle with Scratch
By Karen Barrett-Wilt Alonso Del Rio (BS, ’20) was a participant in the first Scratch Club at Shorewood Elementary School in Madison when he was in fifth grade. Now a UW-Madison Computer Science major, he’s …