Jan 19, 2022
Two UC San Diego Computer Scientists Named as 2021 ACM Fellows
By Katie E. Ismael Two computer scientists from the University of California San Diego have been elected as fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the association announced today. They are among the 71 new fellows recognized by the ACM, the world’s largest educational and...Read More
Jan 13, 2022
Computers in a Jazz Ensemble? Inventing Improvisational AI
By Josh Baxt Go to any jazz club and watch the musicians. Their performances are dynamic and improvisational; they’re inventing as they go along, having entire conversations through their instruments. Can we give computers the same capabilities? To answer that question, University of...Read More
Jan 4, 2022
Long-Reads and Powerful Algorithms Identify “Invisible” Microbes
By Josh Baxt Microbes are everywhere – in our guts, on our skin, permeating the environments around us. Studying these microbial communities has delivered tremendous insights into disease and good health, but identifying all the distinct species in a sample can be challenging. Now, a study by...Read More