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Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau appointed special advisor to the provost for computing

CS Professor Steve Wright spotlighted by SIAM

CS Professor Steve Wright recently won the George B. Dantzig Prize and was profiled by SIAM, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, who awards the prize. Here is the profile in its entirety: Dr. Stephen Wright, University of Wisconsin – Madison, is the 2024 recipient of the George B. Dantzig Prize. He received the …

Professor Jerry Zhu honored with Kellett Mid-Career Award

Computer Sciences Professor Jerry Zhu has been awarded a 2024 Kellett Mid-Career Award for key contributions in “safeguarding Artificial Intelligence from running amok.”  Read more in this UW–Madison story. Congratulations, Professor Zhu!

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.