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Jun 10, 2021
‘It Feels like I’m Talking into a Void’: How Do We Improve the Virtual Classroom?
The COVID pandemic precipitated a major shift to virtual learning—an unplanned test of whether these technologies can scale effectively. But did they? Researchers in the UC San Diego Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) wanted to look beyond the anecdotal evidence to better...Read More
Jun 4, 2021
Joe Politz is Honored as One of UC San Diego’s Distinguished Teachers
By Kayla Chen UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Department (CSE) Assistant Teaching Professor Joe Politz has been recognized with the prestigious Distinguished Teaching Award by the UC San Diego Academic Senate for his tireless work and dedication to his students. This award is...Read More
May 14, 2021
This System Helps Robots Better Navigate Emergency Rooms
By Ioana Patringenaru Computer scientists at the University of California San Diego have developed a more accurate navigation system that will allow robots to better negotiate busy clinical environments in general and emergency departments more specifically. The researchers have also...Read More
May 13, 2021
Distinguished Alumni Honored at CSE Research Open House
By Katie E. Ismael Two accomplished alumni from UC San Diego’s Computer Science and Engineering Department were celebrated for their contributions in academia and industry during this year’s CSE Research Open House. Darrell Long (Ph.D. ’88), a Distinguished Professor of Engineering...Read More
May 4, 2021
CSE Research Contributes to Discovery on Vulnerability Affecting Computers Globally
UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Professor Dean Tullsen and his Ph.D. student Mohammadkazem Taram teamed up with University of Virginia (UVA) School of Engineering computer science researchers to uncover a line of attack that breaks current Spectre defenses. This means that billions of...Read More
May 4, 2021
CSE at ICRA 2021 Preview
A record number of papers from robotics faculty at the University of California San Diego were accepted to the 2021 International Conference on Robotics and Automation taking place in Xi’an, China from May 30 to June 5. From helping robots navigate the ER, to making it easier for autonomous...Read More
Apr 28, 2021
Building a Voice Assistant for Older Adults
By Katherine Connor Computer scientists at UC San Diego’s Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department have received an Amazon Research Award to develop a voice assistant to better communicate with older adults. Their initial goal is to create a system capable of understanding and answering...Read More
Apr 28, 2021
UC San Diego Joins Bytecode Alliance to Build Safer Software Foundations for the Internet
The University of California San Diego has joined The Bytecode Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating new software foundations and building on standards such as WebAssembly and WebAssembly System Interface (WASI). UC San Diego is part of a cross-industry collaboration alongside...Read More
Apr 23, 2021
CSE’s Stefan Savage Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Professor Stefan Savage is among the three members of the university community to have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences—one of the oldest and most esteemed honorary societies in the nation. Savage, along with Ananda Goldrath...Read More
Apr 9, 2021
Understudied Mutations Have Big Impact on Gene Expression
By Josh Baxt An international team of researchers led by computer scientists at the University of California San Diego have identified 163 variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs) that actively regulate gene expression. In a paper published in Nature Communications this week, the researchers provide...Read More