Feb 12, 2016
Gravitational Wave Discovery Echoes CSE Professor's 1975 Dissertation
In his doctoral dissertation at the University of Texas, Austin in 1975, CSE professor Larry Smarr developed a computational method for solving Albert Einstein’s equations of general relativity. Smarr’s PhD thesis, “The Structure of General Relativity with a Numerical Illustration: The Collision of...Read More
Feb 8, 2016
CSE Team Targets Record Turnout for Triton 5K Race
It's never too early to start planning for Alumni Weekend on the UC San Diego campus. One highlight is the 20th annual Triton 5K race, scheduled for 9am on Sunday, April 10. The starting line is at North Point Lane in front of the Spanos Athletic Training Facility. CSE students, staff, alumni and...Read More
Feb 4, 2016
Women in Machine Learning Profile CSE Professor
On February 3, the Women in Machine Learning (WiML) organization profiled CSE Prof. Kamalika Chaudhuri on its Facebook page. The Feb. 3 article notes that her research is on "the theoretical foundations of machine learning, and she works on designing machine learning [ML] algorithms with rigorous...Read More
Feb 1, 2016
Modifying the Microbial Makeup of C-Section Babies
Professor Rob Knight has appointments in both CSE and Pediatrics, and the microbiome expert led a small pilot study that could have repercussions for expectant mothers -- especially those whose children were delivered by C-section. In the study published on February 1 in the journal Nature Medicine...Read More
Feb 1, 2016
New York Times Quotes Larry Smarr on Underwater Data Centers
On January 31, New York Times technology correspondent John Markoff reported on an exciting new experiment involving the design and placement of a data center underwater off the central coast of California. For the article, the newspaper turned to CSE professor (and Calit2 director) Larry Smarr...Read More
Jan 27, 2016
CSE Faculty Develop Online Course on Mastering the Software Engineering Interview
Students and anyone interested in interviewing for a job in software engineering will now be able to take a course on how to ace the interview – whether the student is enrolled at the University of California, San Diego (where it was created) or not, and whether the potential interviewee is located...Read More
Jan 20, 2016
New Computer Science Approach to Detecting Colon Cancer Biomarker
A computer science approach has led to the detection of a colon cancer biomarker called CDX2. Those without CDX2 have a poorer prognosis than patients with CDX2 but in some cases are more likely to benefit from chemotherapy. Using a new computer science approach, researchers at University of...Read More
Jan 16, 2016
Students, Faculty, Alumni and Industry Converge on CSE Day
CSE Day 2016 took place Thursday, January 21, from 11am to 8pm, with most of the activities taking place in the CSE auditorium (Room 1202).The student-run event was organized by the Computer Science and Engineering Society (which held its first general meeting of the year on Jan. 14). CSE Day is...Read More
Jan 15, 2016
February 16 Cutoff for Undergrads to Apply for Alan Turing Memorial Scholarship
The Center for Networked Systems (CNS) has announced a deadline of February 16, 2016, for interested students to apply for the research center's $10,000 Alan Turing Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship program was established in 2015 through a philanthropic partnership between CNS and outside...Read More
Jan 13, 2016
Deadlines Loom for Undergraduate Scholarship Applications for 2016-2017
The deadlines for CSE and other continuing undergraduate students to put in online applications are fast approaching. (Pictured: Recent CSE graduate Allen Nguyen on summer research internship in Osaka, Japan.) The application cycle for 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Scholarships is now open....Read More