The University of Wisconsin–Madison has established a School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) in the College of Letters & Science to strengthen research and education on campus, prepare tech-savvy graduates to fill new …
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SACM Annual CS Fall Picnic brings together students, faculty, staff
This fall, the Department of Computer Sciences continues its growth with a record-breaking number of incoming graduate students. With this large student body, it becomes increasingly important to build an active community that involves graduate …
CS Department welcomes Earlence Fernandes, assistant professor in computer security
Earlence Fernandes joins the UW-Madison Department of Computer Sciences from his position as a Research Associate at the University of Washington. Fernandes works on computer security for emerging technologies such as smartphones, smart homes, and …
CS Department welcomes Rahul Chatterjee, assistant professor in the Security Research Group
Rahul Chatterjee joins the UW-Madison Department of Computer Sciences from Cornell University, where he completed his PhD. He completed his MS here at UW-Madison and earned a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute …
UW-Madison’s Bart Miller part of Cybersecurity Center of Excellence team, awarded 12.5M NSF Renewal Grant
Madison, WI – Trusted CI, the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, has been awarded a $12.5 million renewal grant by the National Science Foundation, which will allow the center to operate through 2024. Barton Miller, …
Phil and Kit Blake Wisconsin Idea Scholarship benefits computer science students from rural areas
By Maeve Ryan Rural Wisconsin students who attend UW-Madison, who major in computer sciences now have a scholarship option created just for them. Following the Wisconsin Idea, which holds that the UW’s influence should reach …
Jerry Zhu selected for DARPA ISAT study group
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has named Jerry Zhu to the Information Science and Technology (ISAT) Study Group for a three-year term beginning this summer. The group brings 30 of the brightest scientists and engineers …
Mohit Gupta (CS) and Andreas Velten (BMI) finalists for 2019 AutoSens Award
Computer Sciences assistant professor Mohit Gupta and Biostatistics & Medical Informatics assistant professor Andreas Velten have been selected as finalists in the 2019 AutoSens Award Competition in the “Most Influential Research Category.” Their research is …
First Ivanisevic Award recipient Samuel Drews researches fairness properties of automated decision-making
Computer Sciences PhD student Samuel Drews is the first recipient of a new award for dissertators: the Ivanisevic Award. This award was created by Dr Igor Ivanisevic (CS MS ’98; PhD 2000) and Dr Albena …
Sharing control with robots may make manufacturing safer, more efficient
Hulking robots common to assembly line manufacturing tend to be loners. They often cut, bend and weld metal inside cages and behind barriers meant to safely separate them from human workers. “For a long time, …