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A CPU Processor Microchip (istock: gorodenkoff)

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


Associate Professor Loris D'Antoni

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


Photo of Rose Yu: Quanta Magazine

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


The  2025 TQT team

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


Master's student Khushi Patel is the newest Google DeepMind Fellow

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


This image was created using Generative AI.

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


UC San DIego GenAI Summit Explored All of AI

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


CSE Professor Ryan Kastner

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


Liz Izhikevich, CSE alumna

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


CRA Undergraduate Award Winner Venkataram Sivaram

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