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
Mar 26, 2025
What Is AI’s Part in Modern Musical Composition?
Since the Middle Ages, classical musical composition has evolved from oral traditions to complex written scores. Its indisputable greatest-of-all-times include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and Mozart’s Requiem. What makes certain compositions more laudable than others? That is the age-old question...Read More
Feb 27, 2025
Exploring the Impact of Generative AI on Education, Research and More
Better simulations to understand how viruses work. Better ways to model and predict climate change. Better robots that can navigate the real world. Researchers from all across the University of California San Diego and around the world converged on campus last week to explore the promise of...Read More
Feb 27, 2025
Ryan Kastner Earns Mentoring Award for Advising Undergraduates in Computing
UC San Diego computer scientist Ryan Kastner is the recipient of a 2025 CRA-E Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentoring Award from the Computing Research Association (CRA). Kastner is a professor in the Jacobs School of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), where he...Read More
Feb 20, 2025
Alumna Liz Izhikevich on Forbes 30 Under 30 Science List for 2025
When Liz Izhikevich set out to study internet security, she didn’t expect her research to have far-reaching implications for networks orbiting the Earth. But now, as an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at UCLA and a research scientist at Censys, she is redefining how...Read More
Jan 29, 2025
Computer Science Undergrad Earns Top Honors in Prestigious Competition–a First for UC San Diego
University of California San Diego computer science and engineering undergraduate Venkataram Sivaram is the first student from the university to receive the prestigious Computing Research Association (CRA) Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award. He is one of eight standout student researchers...Read More