From video game creators to tech development consultants, this year’s crop of Computer Sciences graduates is as impressive as ever.
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Computer Sciences grad program now ranked #7 among public universities
UW–Madison’s Computer Sciences graduate program is now ranked 7th among public universities and 13th overall (three-way tie) according to the 2025 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
The spirit of MadHacks podcast: organizers explain their process and the hackathon’s impact
The organizers of MadHacks, “one of the largest hackathons in the midwest,” discuss their process and impact with Professor Manolis Vlatakis.
In the People & Robots Lab, Hailey Johnson PhDx’26 is finding her own path
Through cross-campus collaboration and NSF funding, Johnson explores avenues for improving the fit, function, and accessibility of technology among Wisconsin adults with Down syndrome.
Paul Barford selected for Chancellor’s Teaching Innovation Award
Barford felt it was critical to equip computer science students with a basic understanding of moral and ethical principles and the ability to reason about the technologies they will develop.
Bilge Mutlu and co-authors receive Best Paper Award at HRI 2025
“ImageInThat: Manipulating Images to Convey User Instructions to Robots” wins Best Paper Award at the 20th edition of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction.
Guri Sohi receives 2025 IEEE CS Computer Pioneer Award in Honor of the Women of ENIAC
A legacy of innovation: Professor Gurindar Sohi wins prestigious Computer Pioneer Award
PhD student Sean Xuefeng Du earns 2025 Ivanisevic Award
Recently, doctoral candidate Sean Xuefeng Du PhDx’25 was named this year’s recipient of the Ivanisevic Award, a distinction granted to graduate students researching their dissertation. Du, who is advised by Professor Sharon Li, came to …
Alum Jing Liu wins Best Paper Award at USENIX File and Storage Systems Conference
We’ve all experienced an untimely computer crash while working on an important file or playing a game, only to reboot and discover that the document or game progress has been corrupted—or worse, lost. As a …
Teaching Professor Jim Williams: “Together, we’ll shape the future of computer science education”
In addition to his novel teaching methods that help the department handle its record popularity and class sizes, newly appointed Teaching Professor Jim Williams provides an unrivaled education to students of all skill levels.