CS Stories
Selected stories from the last year
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Paris Koutris’ award-winning research addresses the “fundamental problem” of database theory
At the 2023 and 2024 Symposiums on Principles of Database Systems, Koutris received a string of awards for his groundbreaking research on join processing.
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Professor Mohit Gupta’s research “sees the world in a new light,” one photon at a time
Professor Mohit Gupta’s work on single photon imaging gains unprecedented traction as industry interest rises.
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N+1 Institute and GE HealthCare collaborate for faster biohealth innovation and real-world education for students
N+1 Institute announces GE HealthCare as its founding member. Together, they’ll explore edge computing as a route to faster biohealth innovation within patient monitoring.
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At New N+1 Institute, industry collaboration shapes the next wave of computing
The pace of change is accelerating, but a novel industry membership model will enable the N+1 Institute to keep up.
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Mohit Gupta: Better low-light photography may come one photon at a time
Sensors that catch just the minimum amount of light could be better than typical digital cameras at capturing everyday memories in challenging environments.
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CS professors awarded Provost’s Career Awards
Computer Sciences professors Shuchi Chawla and Bilge Mutlu have been awarded 2020 UW-Madison Provost’s Mid Career and Early Career Awards. These awards recognize research and teaching excellence and provide funds to be…
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UW alum’s Last Lock named Top 12 in Governor’s Business Plan Competition, receives $100k investment
Credit to Yu Wen Mak and Charlie Chermak Many people dream of running their own company and being their own boss. For Jack Ryan, a UW-Madison alumnus from Eden Prairie, MN, that…
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Virginia Tech and UW-Madison awarded NSF funding to help developers write more secure code
Daphne Yao and Na Meng of Virginia Tech and Barton Miller of the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been awarded $1.2 million over four years by the National Science Foundation Secure and Trustworthy…
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Computer Sciences Org Spotlight: Coding for Good
By John Mak Deep in the recesses of the UW-Madison Computer Sciences building, a small group of intrepid college students sits huddled around a conference table. Ideas and solutions fly through the…
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Will the Internet hold up in the face of COVID-19?
Most of us are online now more than ever. We’re working from home, taking our classes at home, watching movies at home, and connecting with our friends while at home – all…