![Introducing our New Faculty](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/newfaculty%20%281%29.png?itok=pNRREnsI)
Oct 1, 2019
Introducing our New Faculty
By Josh Baxt Welcoming new faculty to CSE is an important rite of fall. It signals the start of a new school year and new ideas and research recirculating through the department. This year, we have several new faculty joining the CSE Department. “One of the reasons we are top-rated program is...Read More
![Adding Code to High School STEM Classes](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/summer-with-cse.jpg?itok=j5SW9p-X)
Sep 23, 2019
Adding Code to High School STEM Classes
By Joshua Baxt, Computer Science and Engineering Department writer Computing is everywhere – phones, cars, even refrigerators. But it’s not always in high school classrooms. Computer science is often taught as an isolated discipline and isn’t integrated into other science, technology,...Read More
![Alumni Giving Challenge Honors Rick Ord](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/Alumni%20Giving%20Challenge%20Honors%20Rick%20Ord_0.jpg?itok=zFbgINCI)
Sep 11, 2019
Alumni Giving Challenge Honors Rick Ord
As we bid farewell to Rick Ord (at least as a full-time instructor), it’s time to honor and continue his legacy.During a recent retirement party, Taner Halicioglu ’96 made a generous pledge to the Rick Ord Educational Excellence Endowment Fund, will create four undergraduate scholarships each...Read More
![CSE Boasts a MOOC Milestone](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/CSE%20Boasts%20a%20MOOC%20Milestone_0.jpg?itok=DTYMqr2u)
Aug 25, 2019
CSE Boasts a MOOC Milestone
Legendary computer scientist Donald Knuth famously said: “I don’t understand things unless I try to program them.” That approach permeates CSE’s Algorithmic Toolbox, one of Coursera’s top massive open online courses (MOOCs). While many algorithm classes focus almost exclusively on theory,...Read More
![App allows inspectors to find gas pump skimmers faster](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/UCSD-JacobsSchool-20190802-BT_skimmers-00149-e-8MP_0.jpg?itok=OoQ6nQjT)
Aug 14, 2019
App allows inspectors to find gas pump skimmers faster
San Diego, Calif., Aug. 14, 2019 -- A team of computer scientists at UC San Diego and the University of Illinois has developed an app that allows state and federal inspectors to detect devices that criminals install in gas pumps to steal consumer credit and debit card data. The devices, known as...Read More
![Smartfin Project uses Surfers to Collect Oceanographic Data](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/SmartFin1_2.png?itok=yDjmQSw5)
Jul 10, 2019
Smartfin Project uses Surfers to Collect Oceanographic Data
By Trisha Kholiya, Student Writer After buying her own board off Craigslist, Jasmine Simmons, a fourth-year UC San Diego computer science and engineering undergraduate, taught herself to surf. Now, she is using that pastime to not only ride the waves, but also help gather important data on the...Read More
![CSE Students Celebrated for a Year](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/cse-students_1.jpg?itok=5oBVOXUs)
Jun 26, 2019
CSE Students Celebrated for a Year of Achievements
Twenty-three stellar students from UC San Diego’s Computer Science and Engineering Department were recognized for their achievements in research, teaching, service/leadership and contributions to diversity during the End of the Year Celebration on June 7. “We have outstanding students who have...Read More
![Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute Welcomes New Partnership with Viasat](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/Satellite_images_illustrating_HDSI-Viasat_partnership_2.jpg?itok=IplsO83v)
Jun 26, 2019
Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute Welcomes New Partnership with Viasat
A new partnership was announced today aiming to strengthen data science educational resources delivered through the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute (HDSI), the data science hub at the University of California San Diego, as the year-old Institute welcomed the global communications company ...Read More
![Graduating students honored at Ring Ceremony](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/grad%20collage3_2.jpg?itok=WGnWRAQd)
Jun 17, 2019
Graduating students honored at Ring Ceremony
“These awards recognize students for their contributions to our Jacobs School community, and to the field of engineering,” Pisano said. “These awards are significant because the winners are nominated and selected by the faculty and graduating students of the Jacobs School. I know these students...Read More
![Two CSE Students Receive Microsoft Grant to Support Underrepresented Ph.D. Students in Computing](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/Untitled-1_2.jpg?itok=N-LmzG-_)
Jun 14, 2019
Two CSE Students Receive Microsoft Grant to Support Underrepresented Ph.D. Students in Computing
Alexander Gamero-GarridoUC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. students Alexander Gamero-Garrido and Angelique Taylor have been awarded the selective 2019 Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant for their proposed research on international internet traffic disruption and making robots...Read More