May 12, 2015
CSE Gives Transfer Students a Head Start
This summer CSE is one of several departments that will launch a new program for incoming transfer students arriving in Fall 2015. The Summer Academy will run from August 2 through September 5, and only transfer students majoring in computer science and engineering, biological sciences, electrical...Read More
May 12, 2015
Register to Participate in Big Pixel Hackathon
Imagine being able to count every car in every city, monitor illegal elephant poaching from your couch, or measure the total area of solar panels on the planet. Geospatial big data is an emerging industry, with nearly a billion dollars in cash flowing into satellite imagery and analytics startups...Read More
May 8, 2015
Knight, Smarr Raise Profile of Microbiome Research
Two computer scientists at UC San Diego are raising the profile of research on the human microbiome -- the 100 trillion human cells in and on each human body, of which only 10 trillion are human. The correct balance of microbes can keep pathogens in check and regulate the immune system, and...Read More
May 6, 2015
CSE Students Invited to Apply for SDSC Summer Institute
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) has announced the topic of its 2015 Summer Institute, which runs from August 10-14: High Performance Computing for the Long Tail of Science. The Summer Institute is a week-long education and training program in HPC and data-intensive computing. Priority...Read More
May 4, 2015
Social App Wins Prize at USD Social Innovation Challenge
CSE junior Sneha Jayaprakash and her team of a dozen fellow students, most from CSE, in the social startup Bystanders to Upstanders, were one of three teams that each took $10,000 in prize money in the USD Social Innovation Challenge awards handed out on Friday evening. A total of 15 finalists made...Read More
May 4, 2015
Computer Vision + Brain-Computer Interface = Faster Mine Detection
Computer scientists in UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering have combined sophisticated computer vision algorithms and a brain-computer interface to find mines in sonar images of the ocean floor. The study shows that the new method speeds detection up considerably, when compared to existing...Read More
May 1, 2015
CSE Students Explore Platform to See World Through Others' Eyes
The Basement is the campus-wide incubator operated by the Alumni & Community Engagement office, and an article in the Jacobs School of Engineering blog showcased four of the ventures now using the facility to expand on their entrepreneurial ambitions. Among the students profiled in the article...Read More
Apr 30, 2015
Business Plan Contest Offers $100,000 in Prizes
The UC San Diego Entrepreneur Challenge has set the deadline for submissions in one of its most lucrative contests for students. The organization announced the 2015 $100,000 Business Plan Competition, and set Monday, May 18 as the deadline for registering to compete in this year's competition. The...Read More
Apr 30, 2015
Faculty to Share Experience of Transformational Projects in IDI Showcase Events
Faculty from CSE and other departments are invited to attend one of the three showcase events organized by the Integrated Digital Infrastructure (IDI) program on May 6 and 7 at different locations around campus. The IDI was conceived a year ago to provide a campus-wide approach to applying advanced...Read More
Apr 30, 2015
Savage Comments on Possible Spear Phishing Attack by Russian Hackers
There is a new type of cyberwar that goes beyond phishing scams. A security firm reports that in so-called "spear phishing", a group of hackers get hold of confidential "lure" documents that can be dangled in front of officials to get them to open emails with malicious attachments. The first large-...Read More