UW-Madison Computer Sciences Professor Somesh Jha wins Test of Time Award at 33rd USENIX Security Symposium

UW–Madison Computer Sciences Professor Somesh Jha was honored with a prestigious “Test of Time” award during the 33rd USENIX Security Symposium. Held in Philadelphia on August 14-16, USENIX 2024 brought together experts from around the world, who highlighted the latest advances in the security and privacy of computer systems and networks.  Jha received the USENIX …

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.” 

The Hidden Cost of AI

Artificial intelligence offers an enticing array of benefits — but it also requires a growing supply of electricity.

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.

UW–Madison Awarded Prestigious National Center of Academic Excellence for Cyber Research Designation

The designation recognizes the quality of the Doctoral Program in Computer Sciences and opens the door to greater resources and opportunities for research collaboration in 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.

Computer Sciences Professor Ming Liu receives NSF CAREER Award

Ming Liu has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development Award (CAREER) for his project, “Rethinking Rack-Scale System Design over Memory Fabrics.” “Scalable computing infrastructures are far more important in the era of AI and are becoming a key technology enabler,” says Liu. Memory fabric, an emerging and powerful cluster interconnect technology, …