As with many awards, there are a lot of unsung heroes and that includes the Center for High Throughput Computing (CHTC) and its contributions to IceCube. “We have used CHTC and the Open Science Pool …
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Spotlight on Leo Rudberg, BS ’16
Leo Rudberg will make you smile. He started out at UW-Madison as a math major and wasn’t sure what to make of the late Susan Horwitz’s recommendation that everyone should take CS302. He says, “I …
Computer Sciences Professor Patrick McDaniel takes CDIS to new heights
“One of the important things to know about being a researcher is that you don’t do it in a bubble. You’re surrounded by students and they help define the scope of your research,” McDaniel said …
Computer Sciences professors honored at Letters & Science Investiture Ceremony
Three Computer Sciences professors were recently honored at the first College of Letters & Science (L&S) Investiture Ceremony for professors with new named chairs and professorships: Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau: Catherine A Erickson Professorship in the School …
Computer Sciences welcomes new teaching faculty Gurmail Singh and Scott Swanson
The Department of Computer Sciences welcomes two new teaching faculty: Gurmail Singh and Scott Swanson. Read about them below! Gurmail Singh Hometown: Regina, Canada Educational/professional background: Ph.D. University of Regina; Postdoc. Department of Computer Science …
Six Computer Sciences MS/PhD students recognized as LEAP fellows
Six Computer Sciences MS/PhD students were selected as LEAP Fellows. The LEAP Alliance is focused on diversifying future leadership in the computing professoriate as a way to increase diversity across the field of computing. Congratulations …
Turing Award Winner & UW Alumnus Pat Hanrahan’s Visit Rendered Huge Crowds
When Pat Hanrahan presented his talk “Shading Languages and the Emergence of Programmable Graphic Systems” on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, there was no need for his ground-breaking Renderman Interface to digitally create a crowd. The …
People and Robots featured in UW TV spot
The featured robot is only one of many that are part of the research in the laboratory, which is focused on enabling effective and intuitive interactions between people and robotic technologies and facilitating the successful …
$3.4 million WARF investment in UW-Madison research computing means, “Our researchers can breathe easier now.”
Modern academic research runs on computational power—and in today’s research labs, central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs) are critical pieces in a scientist’s workbench. So with funding secured through the WARF investment, …
Computer Sciences welcomes Assistant Professor Rishab Goyal, specializing in cryptography and computer security
Rishab Goyal joins the UW-Madison Computer Sciences faculty from a postdoc position at MIT. He will teach and research in the areas of cryptography and computer security, and his main research question is, “How can …