Computer Sciences PhD Ankit Pensia awarded Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellowship

Ankit Pensia, recent Computer Sciences PhD graduate, has been awarded the prestigious Herman Goldstine Postdoctoral Fellowship at IBM Research. These fellowships support recent PhD graduates  by giving them complete academic freedom to conduct postdoctoral research on problems of their choice in one of the IBM Research laboratories.  Pensia says “I am using this opportunity to …

Welcome to Ethan Cecchetti, Assistant Professor focusing on language-based security

Ethan Cecchetti comes to Madison from a postdoctoral position at the University of Maryland. He has one word to describe his first visit to campus: “Cold.” It’s not his first time in a cold place, though, and he feels like he made the right choice in coming here. He says he was attracted to UW–Madison …

2023 Rosser Lecture feature’s Georgia Tech’s Dr. Zvi Galil on online MS programs and the future of higher education

The Rosser Lecture series is back! The 2023 lecture will feature Dr. Zvi Galil, Professor and former Dean of Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology, speaking about ”Georgia Tech’s online MOOC-based Master’s Program and the future of higher education.” Dr. Galil will discuss the success of the online master’s in computer science at Georgia …

Student Science Writer (part time for college student)

Student Science Writer The Organization As an independent research organization, the Morgridge Institute for Research explores uncharted scientific territory to discover tomorrow’s cures. In affiliation with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, we support researchers who take a fearless approach to advancing human health in emerging fields such as regenerative biology, metabolism, virology and biomedical imaging. Through public programming, …

Student Web Developer (part time for area college student)

Student Web Developer The Organization As an independent research organization, the Morgridge Institute for Research explores uncharted scientific territory to discover tomorrow’s cures. In affiliation with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, we support researchers who take a fearless approach to advancing human health in emerging fields such as regenerative biology, metabolism, virology and biomedical imaging. Through public programming, …

Research Software Engineer (full time)

Research Software Engineer The Organization As an independent research organization, the Morgridge Institute for Research explores uncharted scientific territory to discover tomorrow’s cures. In affiliation with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, we support researchers who take a fearless approach to advancing human health in emerging fields such as regenerative biology, metabolism, virology and biomedical imaging. Through …

ChatGPT, explained

Computer Sciences professors Jerry Zhu and Fred Sala explain ChatGPT in this short YouTube video created by the College of Letters & Science. Enjoy!

Studying the Past to Predict the Future: The History of Computer Architecture Is Here

Computer Sciences professor Matt Sinclair, Computer Sciences graduate student Rutwik Jain, and their colleagues have analyzed 50 years of computer architecture – and are looking ahead to 50 more – in a recent International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA) paper analysis. They call this work a “data-driven retrospective” and have drawn their data from the …

CS Professor Sharon Li wins NSF CAREER award

Computer Sciences faculty member Sharon Li has recently won National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Awards. Li joined the CS faculty in 2020 so is considered early in her career (pre-tenure). The NSF intends the awards to help early-career faculty build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. Li’s award …

Large Language Models panelists discuss ChatGPT and education in a lively Bay Area event

Large language models (LLMs), including ChatGPT, and their effects and uses in education and industry, were the subject of a lively panel held recently in the Bay Area, hosted by the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) and Computer Sciences Department (CS) the at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Entitled “The Future Frontier of …