College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence
By John Mak Deep in the recesses of the UW–Madison Computer Sciences building, a small group of intrepid college students sits huddled around a conference table. Ideas and solutions fly through the room at a blinding pace, and the sound of chatter and the click-clacking of keyboards is incessant. Where an outsider might see chaos, …
UW–Madison Computer Sciences Assistant Professor Loris D’Antoni has been selected as a recipient of the 2020 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship in recognition of his accomplishments, impact, and leadership in the field. He is one of only five recipients to receive this prestigious award, which receives hundreds of nominations from all over the country every year. …
Most of us are online now more than ever. We’re working from home, taking our classes at home, watching movies at home, and connecting with our friends while at home – all of it online. The Internet is getting a work out like never before. Programs like Zoom, WebEx, and FaceTime are getting lots of …
Year in school (and/or when you expect to graduate): Junior – (May 2021) Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico Which major came first? Or did you decide to pursue them both at the same time? I initially wanted to do statistics and math, but I started getting involved in computer science through the statistics major requirements. I liked …
Jelena Diakonikolas joins the UW–Madison Department of Computer Sciences from a postdoctoral position at UC Berkeley’s TRIPODS Institute for Foundations of Data Analysis. Diakonikolas works on optimization theory, specifically “the theory and design of optimization algorithms for large-scale problems.” Of her first visit to Madison when she interviewed here, she says she “almost could not …
We are sad to report that Olvi L. Mangasarian, the John von Neumann Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, passed away on March 15 from complications from a fall and subsequent stroke. He was a pioneer, a leader, and an icon in the field of mathematical programming. With more …
Year in school (and/or when you expect to graduate): Senior, expected graduation May 2020 Hometown: Oregon, WI Why are you pursuing degrees in both of your areas? I am pursuing both because I am passionate about them both, and with the credits I had, I knew it was feasible to do both and graduate in …
By John Mak UW–Madison Computer Sciences Ph.D student Yannis Chronis has been awarded a 2020 Facebook Fellowship for his work in structured data stores. Every year, the Facebook Fellowship program awards Ph.D candidates conducting research in important topics across computer science and engineering. Chronis is one of only 36 people selected from 1,876 applications worldwide. As part of his award, Chronis …
By John Mak Before 1988, a study involving tens of thousands of pieces of data would have been a scientist’s life’s work. Years spent meticulously measuring, tabulating, and hypothesizing would mean that only the most groundbreaking hypotheses could afford to be researched. Then, in 1988, UW–Madison revealed and launched Condor. Condor (now HTCondor) is a …
By John Mak Jinwoo Kim, a graduate student in programming languages in the Department of Computer Sciences at UW–Madison, has won the 2020 Symposium on Principles of Programming Languages (POPL) Student Research Competition (SRC) with his paper entitled, “Proving Unrealizability for Imperative Syntax-Guided Synthesis Problems”. Along with an award, Kim also won $500 and a …