Oct 13, 2016
Students, Alumni Take Top Spots at San Diego Zoohackathon
Over the October 7-9 weekend, a small group of programmers participating in the inaugural Zoohackathon had the opportunity to go behind the scenes at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and see firsthand some of the species the San Diego Zoo Global has rescued from illegal wildlife trade. “The zookeepers...Read More
Oct 8, 2016
In Memoriam: CSE Chief Administrative Officer Donald Peters-Coville
The Computer Science and Engineering department lost one of its key staff members with the passing on January 5 of its Management Service Officer, Donald Peters-Coville, after a prolonged battle with Sjögren’s Syndrome, an autoimmune disorder. As MSO, he was the chief administrative officer of the...Read More
Oct 6, 2016
CSE Sophomores Take Top Prize at SD Hacks 2016
At one of the largest hackathons organized by students, the UC San Diego student-run SD Hacks took place over the Oct. 1-2 weekend, attracting nearly 1,000 student hackers from UC San Diego and universities around the country (after the competition received applications from more than 4,000...Read More
Oct 5, 2016
Computer Science and Engineering at San Diego Maker Faire 2016
It was billed as “The Greatest Show (&Tell) on Earth,” and students from UC San Diego were again part of the spectacle as Maker Faire San Diego took over Balboa Park over the weekend of October 1-2. For the second consecutive year, CSE students were among the participants from the Jacobs...Read More
Oct 3, 2016
Dog Poop Microbiome Predicts Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Our gut microbiomes — the varieties of microbes living in our digestive tracts — may play a role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). “One of the really frustrating things about IBD in humans is that it’s hard to diagnose — it usually requires intestinal biopsies, which are not only imperfect, but...Read More
Oct 2, 2016
UC San Diego Department and UCTV Launch ‘The Computer Science Channel’
University of California Television (UCTV) and the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department at the University of California San Diego have launched The Computer Science Channel online. The new video channel began service October 1, 2016, with a slate of newly-produced and existing content...Read More
Sep 28, 2016
#1 Employer of Recent CNS-Affiliated Graduates? It's Google
Most of the Ph.D. and M.S. students who worked in the labs of Center for Networked Systems (CNS) member faculty are well-positioned to land a great job after graduation. A few remain in academia, but the vast majority go to jobs in the technology industry, and not just any jobs. According to a...Read More
Sep 27, 2016
Pattern Recognition Laboratory to Boost Brain-Inspired Computing
Powerful new “brain-inspired” computing capabilities are turning the scientific method on its head by accelerating a “data science” experimental method that detects patterns in data before generating a hypothesis. “Pattern recognition is a mode of epistemology, a way of knowing,” says CSE Prof....Read More
Sep 27, 2016
Big Data Hub Gets a Spoke: NSF Funds Regional Approach to Big Data Challenges in the West
Researchers at the University of California San Diego, UCLA, and Arizona State University are partnering on a regional effort in the western United States to enhance “knowledge discovery and real-time interventions from sensory data flows in urban spaces.” The MetroInsight project is one of 10...Read More
Sep 23, 2016
Computer Scientist Participates in Cancer Genomes and Networks Program
CSE and Pediatrics assistant professor Debashis Sahoo at UC San Diego has been selected as a participating member of the Cancer Genomes and Networks program in the university's Moores Cancer Center. Members of the Cancer Genomes and Networks research program focus upon three thematic areas: genome...Read More