The organizers of MadHacks, “one of the largest hackathons in the midwest,” discuss their process and impact with Professor Manolis Vlatakis.
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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.
CS students head to DC’s Capitol Hill to present on AI safety
Members of the Wisconsin AI Safety Initiative visited the Rayburn House Office Building to lead presentations and live demos highlighting the dangers associated with artificial intelligence’s growing popularity.
Read Badger Bytes: 60th Anniversary Edition
This anniversary edition of the alumni newsletter journeys through the decades, highlighting incredible alumni, spotlighting students, and anticipating CS’s bright future.