Jun 17, 2025
Professor Imani Munyaka Awarded a Hellman Fellowship
Computer scientist Imani Munyaka is one of three assistant professors in the University of California San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering to receive a 2025-26 Hellman Fellowship. Munyaka, who joined the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in 2021, was recognized along with Vira...Read More
Jun 17, 2025
CSE Research Shines Strong at CHI 2025
Eight faculty and affiliated faculty from the Jacobs School of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) presented papers at the 2025 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Researchers from the department are studying a broad swath of topics – ranging...Read More
May 28, 2025
When the Stakes Are High, Do Machine Learning Models Make Fair Decisions?
Machine learning is an integral part of high stakes decision making in a broad swath of human-computer interactions. You apply for a job. You submit a loan application. Algorithms determine who advances and who is declined. Computer scientists from the University of California San Diego and the...Read More
May 20, 2025
Russell Impagliazzo Elected to National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced that University of California San Diego Professors Russell Impagliazzo, Cornelis Murre and Elizabeth Winzeler have been selected as new members. NAS membership represents one of the most distinguished honors for U.S. scientists and engineers....Read More
May 15, 2025
This Bespoke AI Tutor Helps Students Learn
A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego developed an AI tutor designed to give students an alternative to off-the-shelf AI tools, so that students not only get help but actually learn course-relevant information at the same time. The hope is that students will find this...Read More
May 5, 2025
Helping High-Performance Computers Multi-task
Imagine trying to write a research paper while simultaneously answering phones at a call center. Multi-tasking with intermittent interruptions could short circuit the human brain. But do computer central processing units (CPUs) fare better? A joint team of computer scientists from the University...Read More
Apr 24, 2025
“Great Department, Great People!” Accomplished Computer Scientist Loris D’Antoni’s Path to CSE
Loris D’Antoni would happily eat pasta every day. After all, he’s a native Italian. He plays piano, saxophone, and drums to stretch his limits. He also performs magic, which is just for fun. And his career path, full of unexpected turns, has led him to the University of California San Diego, where...Read More
Apr 23, 2025
Improving Deep Learning With a Little Help From Physics
From a Quanta Magazine feature: "When she was 10 years old, Rose Yu(opens a new tab) got a birthday present that would change her life — and, potentially, the way we study physics. Her uncle got her a computer. That was a rare commodity in China 25 years ago, and the gift did not go unused. At...Read More
Apr 17, 2025
Student Quant Club Wins QuantConnect’s Open Source Trading Competition
A team of up-and-coming quants, or future quantitative analysts, from UC San Diego secured first place in QuantConnect’s 2025 Q1 Open Quant League, an international quarterly quantitative trading competition. The investment club is part of a student organization, Triton Quantitative Trading (TQT),...Read More
Mar 26, 2025
Meet the Newest Google DeepMind AI Scholar
Khushi Patel (B.S. ’24), a master’s student in the University of California San Diego’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering and an alumna of the department, has been named a 2024-2025 Google DeepMind Scholar in artificial intelligence (AI). She joins a community of exceptional AI...Read More