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Jun 5, 2020
Students Poised to Tackle Environmental Challenges in ‘Hacking for the Oceans’ Course
A new course offering at UC San Diego is providing students with the tools and training to tackle real-world problems facing the ocean environment. Launched in the spring of 2020, Hacking for the Oceans is a solutions-focused class led by marine scientists Eric Terrill and Sophia Merrifield at...Read More
Jun 3, 2020
International Symposium on Computer Architecture Honors Scientists for Paper’s Lasting Impact
The International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA) is honoring a paper by UC San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Department Chair Dean Tullsen — along with Rakesh Kumar, then a PhD student at UC San Diego and first author on the paper, and Victor Zyuban — with the 2020...Read More
Jun 2, 2020
A Cross-Border Approach to Tackling COVID-19
Located just 30 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, the University of California San Diego is a critical partner in supporting a binational response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has spurred action among faculty, researchers and students at UC San Diego. Their partnership with Mexico ranges...Read More
Jun 1, 2020
New Genome Assembler Simplifies Viral Sequencing
Computer scientists at UC San Diego and Saint Petersburg State University have developed a new approach to genome assembly that will help scientists identify new viruses in complex samples. The technique, called metaviralSPAdes, allows researchers and clinicians to delineate a single viral genome,...Read More
May 18, 2020
Computer Scientists Win Test of Time Award for Paper that Changed the Auto Industry
UC San Diego computer scientist Stefan Savage and his colleagues first gave the automotive industry a wake-up call when they published research demonstrating the ability to hack a car’s computer system in 2010. This research, and the resulting academic paper, was honored with the Test of Time...Read More
May 14, 2020
New Algorithm Analyzes the Genetic Building Blocks of Immunity
Scientists with UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering and the Qualcomm Institute have developed a new gene prediction algorithm, called MINING-D, that could help researchers investigate the genetic clues behind the variation of symptoms shown in COVID-19 patients — information that is key to...Read More
May 11, 2020
UC San Diego Team Delivers Protective Equipment to Hospitals in Baja California
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies in Baja California, and researchers with UC San Diego’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) are developing solutions to help. Nadir Weibel, an associate professor in the Department...Read More
Apr 22, 2020
New Rapid Response Platform Connects Clinicians with Resources and Answers to COVID-19 Questions
Everything about the COVID-19 pandemic is new: the virus’s transmission to humans, the stay-at-home orders, the challenges many responders are facing. With so much in flux, providers are being asked to find new solutions. In response, a group of UC San Diego faculty, with the help of hundreds of...Read More
Apr 17, 2020
Engineering Creative Solutions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Joshua Baxt In the face of COVID-19, many caregivers, engineers and gifted amateurs are stepping up to find ways to support healthcare workers. To help guide some of these efforts, Michael Barrow, a Ph.D. candidate with Professor Ryan Kastner’s research group in the Computer...Read More
Apr 3, 2020
Amateur Radio Digital Communications Completes Turing Scholarship Endowment
The Center for Networked Systems (CNS) at UC San Diego has announced that following a $225,533 donation from the Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) association, the Alan Turing Memorial Scholarship is now fully endowed. “We are incredibly grateful to ARDC for their generous gift,” said...Read More