Aug 3, 2017
New Computer Engineering Professor Crosses Fields of Computer Architecture and System Software
She won’t take up her new assistant professorship at the University of California San Diego until January, but Jishen Zhao is the latest hire into the university’s Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department. Currently an assistant professor of computer engineering at the University of...Read More
Aug 2, 2017
Professor Behind Online Computer Graphics Course among Finalists for 2017 edX Prize
For the second year in a row, CSE professor Ravi Ramamoorthi -- who holds the Ronald L. Graham Chair of Computer Science -- is a finalist in a competition for an online education award. The 2017 edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning has whittled down all...Read More
Jul 28, 2017
With Help from UC San Diego Grad Student, Google Estimates $25 Million in Ransomware Payouts
$25,253,505. That is the best estimate to date of how much money was paid by victims of ransomware attacks in the past two years in order to unlock their computer disks and get their data back. As a result, ransomware – malware that encrypts victims’ data and demands a payoff in exchange for the...Read More
Jul 27, 2017
NSF Approves Proposal for Machine Learning Cyberinfrastructure
Effective October 1, 2017, CSE Professor and Calit2 Director Larry Smarr will become Principal Investigator on a new NSF-funded, $1 million community infrastructure in support of machine learning research. Ahead of the launch, HPCwire interviewed Smarr for a preview of the proposed...Read More
Jul 26, 2017
CSE Professor Honored for Cognitive Science Contributions
Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) professor Gary Cottrell calls himself "a cognitive scientist collecting a computer science salary", noting that this is “much better than the other way around.” Now, he has been elected a Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society, an honor reflecting his "impact...Read More
Jul 25, 2017
CSE Ranks #14 among U.S. Programs in Computer Science and Engineering
The Computer Science and Engineering program at UC San Diego now ranks #14 in the nation, and #40 worldwide, according to an expanded subject-area ranking in the 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), published by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. Based on five hard-data metrics, the...Read More
Jul 19, 2017
Center for Visual Computing Has Major Presence at Upcoming Computer Vision Conference
Computer vision researchers from the University of California San Diego will have a major presence at the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2017), with 20 papers on the agenda featuring at least one co-author from UC San Diego. Considered the premier forum for...Read More
Jul 18, 2017
CSE Professor Separates AI Fact from Fiction at San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con 2017 gets underway on Thursday, July 20, and while a lot of students and some faculty from CSE will likely be attending the pop-culture event, one CSE professor will have the opportunity to talk about her own field of academic work along with some big names from the world of...Read More
Jul 17, 2017
At Intersection of Visual Computing and Robotics, New Professor Joins UC San Diego Faculty
Effective July 1, Dr. Hao Su joined the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department as a tenure-track assistant professor at the University of California San Diego. At a macro level, he explores fundamental problems in broad disciplines related to artificial intelligence, including machine...Read More
Jul 14, 2017
High School Students Get a Taste of Studying Computer Science at UC San Diego
Many of the students studying and living on campus this month look decidedly younger than usual for the University of California San Diego, primarily because they are younger. One group of 205 high school students moved into dorms this week to attend the 2017 California State Summer School for...Read More