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 …
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Olvi Mangasarian, Emeritus Professor and pioneer in mathematical programming, passed away March 15
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 …
Ph.D Student Yannis Chronis Wins 2020 Facebook Fellowship Award
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 …
Welcome Weekend for Prospective Grad Students Feb. 28-29
Prospective grad students who have been offered admission to the program will learn about faculty research, meet with professors, socialize with current grad students and experience the beautiful UW-Madison campus. Read all about the weekend …
SACM Programming Contest April 19!
Happy Spring everyone! A mini programming contest is being organized by SACM which will be hosted on Codeforces. The event will take place on Friday April 19 from 5pm to 7pm. Participants will physically gather …
Sign up for the CS Student Research Symposium
Get to know the work of your fellow grad students and peers! WACM and SACM are planning a UW-Madison Dept. of Computer Sciences symposium to facilitate connections and conversations between members of the UW-Madison CS community. Graduate students …
Enter the first CS t-shirt contest!
All Computer Sciences students! We are excited to announce the first CS t-shirt contest! What: Let your creative juices flow, CSers! We’re looking for a design that represents the students of this department – that …
Alum and Microsoft Distinguished Engineer Doug Burger releases Project Brainwave preview
From the Microsoft AI Blog: The Project Brainwave preview includes the ability for customers to do ultra-fast image recognition for applications such as the one Jabil is piloting, and it lets people do AI-based computations in …