Mar 13, 2024
How Do Neural Networks Learn? A Mathematical Formula Explains How They Detect Relevant Patterns
Neural networks have been powering breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, including the large language models that are now being used in a wide range of applications, from finance, to human resources to healthcare. But these networks remain a black box whose inner workings engineers and...Read More
Mar 4, 2024
Working Towards Toxic-Free AI
UC San Diego computer scientists find a better method to detect and prevent toxic prompts cloaked in benign language in large language models. ...Read More
Feb 8, 2024
CSE Faculty Members Join Jacobs School Early-Career Faculty Acceleration Program
The University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering has doubled the size of its Accelerating Interdisciplinary Research Collaborations for Early-Career Faculty program, which it launched last year. ...Read More
Feb 7, 2024
Renowned UC San Diego Microbiome Pioneer Rob Knight Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Rob Knight, a University of California San Diego professor and international leader in the study of the roles microbes play in human health and disease and the functioning of ecosystems, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering–the highest professional recognition afforded to...Read More
Feb 5, 2024
New Technology Unscrambles the Chatter of Microbes
Researchers from University of California San Diego, as part of a large collaboration with scientists around the world, have developed a new search tool to help researchers better understand the metabolism of microorganisms. Microbes are key players in virtually all biological and environmental...Read More
Feb 2, 2024
Spotlight on Research and Discovery at CSE’s 5th Annual Research Open House
Robots to help in healthcare settings, self-driving vehicles, engineers exploring mangroves and oceans—not to mention numerous demonstrations of the broad range of research faculty and students are engaged in at UC San Diego’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Welcome to CSE’s fifth-...Read More
Feb 1, 2024
How to Run a Password Update Campaign Efficiently and With Minimal IT Costs
A team of computer scientists at the University of California San Diego partnered with the campus’ Information Technology Services to analyze the messaging for a campuswide mandatory password change impacting almost 10,000 faculty and staff members....Read More
Jan 31, 2024
CSE Faculty Are Among Google’s First Trust & Safety Research Award Winners
Three faculty members from UC San Diego’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) are among the inaugural group of 15 academic researchers worldwide to receive Google’s Trust & Safety Research Award. Associate Professor Taylor Berg-Kirkpatrick, Professor Stefan Savage, and...Read More
Jan 31, 2024
Bringing Together Real-world Sensors and VR to Improve Building Maintenance
A new system that brings together real-world sensing and virtual reality would make it easier for building maintenance personnel to identify and fix issues in commercial buildings that are in operation. The system was developed by computer scientists at the University of California San Diego and...Read More
Jan 25, 2024
PRISM Center Shines at Its First Annual Review
The new Processing with Intelligent Storage and Memory center, or PRISM, was awarded its second-year funding recently during a successful annual review by the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC). The $50.5 million center, led by UC San Diego computer science professor Tajana Šimunić-Rosing,...Read More