College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence
CS students Paul Chung and Nic Draves (founder) were part of the Cybersecurity UW team that placed 49th out of over 3,000 teams at the Spring 2022 Cyber Skyline NCL Team Game – that’s in the top 2%! Read all about their nimble approach here.
Most undergraduate students know that connecting with other students in your major is important for getting help on big assignments, swapping career advice, and even celebrating after an exam. These benefits are part of why Computer Sciences major Carla Rose decided to start a chapter of the national organization ColorStack at UW–Madison. ColorStack aims to …
Professor Somesh Jha was honored with the UW–Madison Kellett Mid-Career Award for 2022-23. The award recognizes and supports mid-career faculty who are seven to 20 years past their promotion to a tenured position, providing them with support and encouragement at this point in their careers. Awardees are nominated by their department. “I am honored to …
On June 25, 2021, Arizona astrophysicist Feryal Ozel posted an item on Twitter that must have fired up scientific imaginations. She noted that the Open Science Pool (OSPool) just set a single-day record of capacity delivered — churning through more than 1.1 million core hours. Her team’s project was leading the surge. “Can you tell something is …
While the field of computer science has experienced substantial growth in the last decade, women, genderqueer, and non-binary students continue to be underrepresented in the major, including at UW–Madison. To increase their representation in the major, the UW–Madison Computer Sciences Department created the Aspirations Award, first awarded in 2012. The award provides $1,000 to students …
By Elea Levin The UW–Madison Association for Computing Machinery student chapter (SACM) and Women’s Association for Computing Machinery (WACM) hosted an in-person and virtual research symposium on April 1. The event had a large turnout, with about 50 students participating in person, in addition to about 30 virtual participants. The symposium consisted of six sessions …
by Elea Levin Most classes require students to take a final exam or turn in a final paper at the end of the semester for professors to evaluate their work. In Computer Science 638, the Computer Sciences Department’s Capstone course, students instead turn in a project that they collaborated on with a real company. The …
By Elea Levin This spring about 70 students divided into 30 teams participated in the 2022 “Hatathon,” a hat-themed, 24-hour hackathon event hosted by the UW–Madison Undergraduate Projects Lab (UPL). The UPL is a space for students with an interest in computer science to connect in person or on Discord to talk about classes, extracurriculars, …
By Elea Levin Aws Albarghouthi, an associate professor in the Computer Sciences Department, is being awarded the Class of 1955 Teaching Excellence Award. The award was created to honor professors who have had a prominent impact on undergraduate students and their education. The award will officially be presented to Albarghouthi on April 19, 2022. “It’s …