Modern academic research runs on computational power—and in today’s research labs, central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs) are critical pieces in a scientist’s workbench. So with funding secured through the WARF investment, …
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Computer Sciences welcomes Assistant Professor Rishab Goyal, specializing in cryptography and computer security
Rishab Goyal joins the UW-Madison Computer Sciences faculty from a postdoc position at MIT. He will teach and research in the areas of cryptography and computer security, and his main research question is, “How can …
Computer Sciences welcomes Assistant Professor Kirthevasan Kandasamy, focusing on machine learning
Kirthevasan (Kirthi) Kandasamy comes to UW-Madison from a postodoc at UC-Berkeley. He will research and teach about machine learning, which he says he happened on accidentally, and he’s never looked back! Kansdasamy works more specifically …
Professor Patrick McDaniel joins UW-Madison Computer Sciences Department to focus on cybersecurity and systems
Patrick McDaniel come to UW-Madison from 18 years as a professor at Pennsylvania State University. He earned his PhD at University of Michigan, and worked in startups after that. McDaniel first visited Madison 20 years …
Generations of Learning at Grandparents University – featuring social robotics and learning Scratch from the CS Dept
UW-Madison wins silver at ICPC North America Championship
The UW-Madison International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) team continued its streak with its 21st advancement to the world finals. At the North America Championship, the top 50 teams from the US and Canada vied for slots …
Colorstack Gives UW-Madison CS Students of Color a Place To Be Their Authentic Selves
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 …
High-Throughput Computing as an Enabler of Black Hole Science
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 — …
Matt Amodio (MS ’17) Became a Legendary Jeopardy! Winner With a Unique Style of Play
Students Learn From Each Other at Computer Sciences Research Symposium
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, …