College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence
An anonymous donor made it possible for members of WACM, a student organization for women in computing, to attend WECode, the largest student-run women in tech conference in the world. Photos courtesy of WACM.
The human brain remains the most intelligent and general information processing system on earth — so what if we built AI to match it? That's the question driving two related fields: neuromorphic computing, which designs hardware and software modeled on the brain's structure, and neuroAI, which applies biological principles to build more adaptable and efficient artificial intelligence.
In the Computer Sciences Capstone, students can gain real-world experience — and launch their careers ahead of graduation. By Taylor Wilmot x’26 As a senior triple majoring in computer, data, and information sciences, I’ve sampled my fair share of UW–Madison’s course catalogue. Some of my highlights (I’m looking at you, DANCE 101) might surprise you. But if I had …
Words and photos by Rachel Robey Amy Koike PhDx’27 explores how thoughtful robot design can invite human interaction — maybe even friendship. Most robots are designed to perform practical, if relatively unglamorous, functions: repetitive manufacturing tasks, unsanitary jobs like cleaning and maintaining sewers, or risky mining and exploration activities. These “three D’s” of robotics — …
When students filed into the lecture hall for the first session of a new entrepreneurship course in the Computer Sciences department, the energy felt different from a typical class. This wasn't a syllabus review or a technical deep dive. Instead, it was a fireside chat with one of the most consequential technology founders in healthcare: Judy Faulkner MS’67, founder and CEO of Epic.
Kyle Cranmer, Computer Sciences Affiliate Professor, Professor of Physics, and Director of the Data Science Institute at UW–Madison, has been honored with the inaugural Pritzker Prize in AI for Science for his role in establishing a powerful new approach to data analysis that leverages advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence.
When Alka Lakadia x’27 arrived at UW–Madison from India as a freshman, she knew she wanted to study computer science, but she didn't anticipate discovering her passion for entrepreneurship or that she would become a leader in creating opportunities for other women in tech at UW–Madison.
Somesh Jha, Sheldon B. Lubar Professor of Computer Sciences at University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been selected to receive the 2025 ACM Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control (SIGSAC) Excellence in Service Award.
Filled with light and flexible lab spaces, Morgridge Hall is a “fresh start” that lets researchers “chase their dreams.”
Somesh Jha, Sheldon B. Lubar Chair and Professor in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Computer Sciences, has been recognized with the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) 2025 Test-of-Time Award for his influential paper “Model Inversion Attacks that Exploit Confidence Information and Basic Countermeasures.”