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Professor Karu Sankaralingam and alumnus Doug Burger PhD’98 among those distinguished with 2024 ISCA Influential Paper Award

The distinction honors the impact of the TRIPS architecture, “one of the most complex microprocessor prototypes ever built in academia.” 

Sophie Stephenson PhDx’25 researches privacy concerns of TikTok “Sharenting”

Stephenson’s advisor, Assistant Professor in Computer Sciences Rahul Chatterjee, says that her work represents a shift in the field towards a more human-centered approach to cybersecurity.

New center to improve robot dexterity selected to receive up to $52 million

Bilge Mutlu (People and Robots Lab) will support Human AugmentatioN via Dexterity (HAND), an NSF-funded collaboration dedicated to improving robot dexterity.

WisTex United takes gold in International RoboCup Competition

Thanks to their unique reinforcement learning-based approach, researchers from Wisconsin and Texas celebrate an impressive win at RoboCup 2024.

Assistant Professor Rahul Chatterjee receives NSF CAREER Award

With MadS&P and DAIS, Chatterjee develops solutions for the growing concern of technology-facilitated abuse.

Computer Sciences Professor Steve Wright awarded prestigious George B. Dantzig Prize

The distinction is widely regarded as the most prestigious award in the field of Optimization.

Professor Tom Reps retires after 39 years of research and mentorship

As he retires, Professor Tom Reps will endow a professorship named in honor of his late wife (and CS Professor Emerita) Susan Beth Horwitz.

Four Computer Sciences professors earn cross-campus interdisciplinary Research Forward 2024 Awards

Of the nine "high-risk, high-impact, and transformative" research projects awarded funding by the OVCR, three involved CS professors Mohit Gupta, Swamit Tannu, Sharon Li, and Jerry Zhu.

Spotlight on Sowmya Subramanian, MS ’97

By Karen Barrett-Wilt Sowmya Subramanian’s enthusiasm for computer science is obvious in her words below. From a love of math and physics in school to an internship at Microsoft as a sophomore in college to UW–Madison Computer Sciences for a master’s degree, creativity and the quest for learning have led the way in her career …

Spotlight on Rajesh Rajamani, MS ’02

By Karen Barrett-Wilt Rajesh Rajamani “got hooked” on computer programming in high school and never looked back. In addition to the foundation for his career in cybersecurity, Rajamani credits UW–Madison with ballroom dancing bragging rights after he earned an A in the course – the perfect example of a well-rounded computer scientist! What are you …