Oct 30, 2017
Contextual Robotics Institute Director Honored with Endowed Chair in Robotic Systems
Computer Science and Engineering professor Henrik Christensen, an internationally renowned expert in robotics, has been appointed as the inaugural holder of the Qualcomm Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Robotic Systems at the University of California San Diego. The chair was made possible by a...Read More
Oct 29, 2017
Self-Driving Cars to Make Debut on UC San Diego Roads in January
The University of California San Diego will turn its campus into a test bed for self-driving vehicles starting in January 2018, according to CSE professor Henrik Christensen, who leads the project as director of the Contextual Robotics Institute at UC San Diego. Endowed chair recipient and...Read More
Oct 26, 2017
An Industry Perspective on Data Science
With the launch of CSE's first major/minor program in Data Science this fall, and the forthcoming launch of a new institute devoted to the subject, CSE Prof. Rajesh Gupta invited a leading expert to give the CSE community some insights into the field based on Dr. Waqar Hasan three decades of...Read More
Oct 24, 2017
CSE Alumni Attend Reception at SD Hacks 2017
CSE chair Dean Tullsen (third from right) with members of the Alumni Board at CSE Alumni Reception overlooking the hackathon floor in RIMAC Arena.Under the theme "Build Your Dreams," student organizers hosted the 2017 SD Hacks hackathon Oct. 20-22 in RIMAC Arena. On the first evening, a CSE...Read More
Oct 24, 2017
Outreach Effort Explores How Game Technology Is Changing the Medical Field
CSE Associate Research Professor Nadir WeibelOn Oct. 12, CSE associate research professor Nadir Weibel and some of his students gave a public talk and demonstration at the Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. The presentation was titled, "Game Changer: Ubiquitous Computing for Health at UC San...Read More
Oct 24, 2017
UC San Diego Among Top Universities Worldwide in Computer Science
The University of California San Diego has been named the globe’s 16th best university by U.S. News and World Report. The campus was also recognized as the nation’s 5th best public university in the fourth annual rankings, which measure factors such as research, global and regional reputation;...Read More
Oct 12, 2017
CSE Professor Receives National High-Risk, High-Reward Research Award
A UC San Diego professor who splits her time between the Computer Science and Engineering department and the School of Medicine has been selected to receive an award from the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) 2017 High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program. NIH created the awards for "...Read More
Oct 11, 2017
UC San Diego Cybersecurity Expert Stefan Savage Receives Prestigious MacArthur 'Genius' Award
Stefan Savage, a renowned cybersecurity expert and professor of computer science at the University of California San Diego, has been awarded a fellowship by the MacArthur Foundation. Perhaps better known as the MacArthur “genius” award, the prestigious, no-strings- attached, five-year fellowship...Read More
Oct 11, 2017
UC San Diego, edX Launch First Adaptive Online Course to Teach Bioinformatics
Three years ago, UC San Diego computer science professor Pavel Pevzner predicted that today’s massive open online courses (MOOCs) would eventually give way to adaptive Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS). In doing so, they could also replace traditional classroom lectures to a large extent – by...Read More
Oct 1, 2017
CSE Hosts Fall 2017 Design@Large Lecture Series on Human-Centered Computational Tools
This week the Design Lab at UC San Diego will launch the latest edition of its Design@Large lecture series. For the Fall 2017 quarter, the series is organized by computer scientist and Cognitive Science professor Philip Guo, with all talks to take place in the CSE auditorium (Room 1202) every...Read More