Sep 1, 2022
Math-Computer Science Student Named to Hacking Top 50 List
By Kiran Kumar UC San Diego math-computer science student Faris Ashai was recently featured in 2022’s Major League Hacking (MLH) Top 50, a list recognizing the top new computer scientists and hackers. MLH compiles this list each year, highlighting the hackathon community’s most inspiring members...Read More
Aug 29, 2022
Yu-Ying Yeh (Ph.D. ’24): CSE’s Newest Recipient of Prestigious Google Fellowship
By Kimberley Clementi Yu-Ying Yeh, a Ph.D. student in UC San Diego’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), has been awarded a 2022 Google Fellowship in Machine Perception, Speech Technology and Computer Vision. She is one of nine recipients in that category this year. Two previous...Read More
Aug 16, 2022
A Trifecta: CSE Faculty are Honored with NSF CAREER Awards
By Kimberley Clementi Three faculty from UC San Diego’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) were among those recognized recently with the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. Assistant professors Taylor Berg-Kirkpatrick, Ndapa Nakashole...Read More
Aug 4, 2022
Surfing for Science
By Ioana Patringenaru It’s a summer morning at La Jolla Shores and Robert O’Brien, a junior at Princeton University who is spending his summer at UC San Diego, is surfing—for science. He is participating in the Smartfin research project, which aims to improve the collection of oceanographic data...Read More
Jul 29, 2022
New $10M NSF-Funded Institute Will Get to the CORE of Data Science
A new National Science Foundation initiative has created a $10 million dollar institute led by computer and data scientists at University of California San Diego that aims to transform the core fundamentals of the rapidly emerging field of Data Science. Called The Institute for Emerging CORE...Read More
Jul 26, 2022
Coronavirus Jumped to Humans at Least Twice at Market in Wuhan, China
By Scott LaFee In a pair of related studies, published online July 26, 2022 via First Release in Science, researchers at University of California San Diego, with colleagues on four continents, show that the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 was at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan...Read More
Jul 25, 2022
New Algorithm Helps Identify Antibody Genes
By Josh Baxt In a study published in the journal Genome Research, investigators in UC San Diego’s Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department and Johns Hopkins University have illuminated the immunoglobulin (antibody) genes in 20 mammalian species, gaining new insights into their targets and...Read More
Jun 21, 2022
Student-Created Video Games Reveal Talent, Teamwork and Technical Know-how
By Kimberley Clementi A timed race between folding chairs and bean bags. A fast-paced beauty pageant where only one racecar wins the crown. A farm with a dark twist. A game of cat and mouse. A magical battle in a medieval castle. In a mere 10 weeks, that’s what computer science students in UC...Read More
Jun 17, 2022
Christine Alvarado: Inaugural NCWIT Joanne McGrath Cohoon Service Award Winner
UC San Diego Department of Computer Science and Engineering Teaching Professor Christine Alvarado was highlighted recently by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) for winning its first Joanne McGrath Cohoon Service Award. Alvarado, who is also the Associate Dean for...Read More
Jun 16, 2022
UC San Diego Computer Scientist Plays Major Role in $25M Cancer Grand Challenges Project
By Josh Baxt and Katie E. Ismael University of California San Diego computer scientist Vineet Bafna is part of a team of world-class researchers that has been awarded a five-year, $25 million Cancer Grand Challenges grant to learn how extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA), a destructive genetic lesion,...Read More