College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence
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 dream has already come true. Ryan is the Founder and CEO of Last Lock, a startup that aims to disrupt the access control …
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 Cyberspace Program for their project entitled “Deployment-quality and Accessible Solutions for Cryptography Code Development.” The goal of the project is to help developers …
Computer Sciences Professor Dieter van Melkebeek will be presented with the prestigious 2020 ACM-SIGACT Distinguished Service Award for his leadership in creating the Computational Complexity Foundation (CCF) and transitioning the annual Computational Complexity Conference to be run under the auspices of the CCF. This new model benefits the research community in multiple ways, including open-access …
We are pleased to announce the winners of the eleventh annual UW Computer Sciences Department Nest Software Contest – an annual software contest for UW–Madison students to innovate and develop new software technologies. This program was started by Prof. Patel, who continues to oversee this program. Over the last two years, as the contest grew …
Year in school: Junior – expect to graduate in Spring 2021 Hometown: Shanghai, China Why did you pursue degrees in both of your areas? Why did you add the second one (if you did)? I have two majors because I want to study bioinformatics in the future, and I think these two fields would help …
Thirteen faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor that annually recognizes some of UW–Madison’s finest educators. The following testimonials were given, and photographs made, before virtual teaching was instituted in response to COVID-19 — but whatever form instruction might take, this group ranks among the university’s best. While the …
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 room at a blinding pace, and the sound of chatter and the click-clacking of keyboards is incessant. Where an outsider might see chaos, …
UW–Madison Computer Sciences Assistant Professor Loris D’Antoni has been selected as a recipient of the 2020 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship in recognition of his accomplishments, impact, and leadership in the field. He is one of only five recipients to receive this prestigious award, which receives hundreds of nominations from all over the country every year. …
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 of it online. The Internet is getting a work out like never before. Programs like Zoom, WebEx, and FaceTime are getting lots of …
Year in school (and/or when you expect to graduate): Junior – (May 2021) Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico Which major came first? Or did you decide to pursue them both at the same time? I initially wanted to do statistics and math, but I started getting involved in computer science through the statistics major requirements. I liked …