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 …
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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, …
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 …
CS PhD Student Adalbert Gerald Soosai Raj Awarded Capstone PhD Teaching Award
Adalbert Gerald is a PhD student in Computer Sciences and Education, with a focus on making computer science education accessible and relevant to everyone. He has taught a variety of computer sciences classes, including programming …
Justin Hsu comes to UW-Madison exploring randomized algorithms and programming languages
By Maeve Ryan Justin Hsu, who joined the faculty in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Computer Sciences in the fall of 2018, says that he’s researching programming languages and differential privacy, that is, “what …
Daniel Rakita awarded Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship
Daniel Rakita (CS PhD student) has just been awarded a prestigious Microsoft PhD Fellowship. Only ten are awarded every year. “These are the best PhD students in North America; they are incredibly talented and it …
Aishwarya Ganesan (CS PhD Candidate) awarded Facebook Fellowship
Aishwarya Ganesan (4th year CS PhD candidate) has just been awarded a 2019 Facebook Fellowship. Twenty-one Fellows and seven Emerging Scholars were chosen from over 900 PhD-student applicants from around the world. “I am thrilled …