Jun 27, 2016
Machine Learning Method Differentiates Healthy Male, Female Microbiomes
The week-long International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) ended June 24, and the last day included the 2016 ICML Workshop on Computational Biology. CSE professors Larry Smarr and Rob Knight as well as Qualcomm Institute data scientist Mehrdad Yazdani were represented in a poster...Read More
Jun 27, 2016
Computer Science at UC San Diego #4 in Ranking
According to a ranking of U.S. computer science undergraduate programs serving international students, UC San Diego ranks #4 nationwide. The website College Values Online used data published separately by the Institute of Education Studies and Payscale.com to factor into the ranking, and the...Read More
Jun 23, 2016
Director of Student Affairs Heads into Retirement
After four-and-a-half years in CSE, and a total of 34 years of outstanding service to UC San Diego overall, Lynne Keith-McMullin is retiring as Director of Student Affairs in the department. Her last official day will be Wednesday, June 29, so two days before that, we'll celebrate her with a Happy...Read More
Jun 23, 2016
CSE Professor and Alumnus Win Bloomberg Data Science Grant
The Bloomberg Data Science Research Grant Program, run by the financial giant created by billionaire former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, is a relatively new source of support for computer-science research. It began in 2015. Specifically, faculty can apply for unrestricted gifts to support...Read More
Jun 23, 2016
'Decoding the Microbiome' Draws 142,000 Viewers in May
Who says computer science isn't sexy enough to grab TV viewers? Well, that was certainly not true in May for at least one program produced by the CSE department in collaboration with UCSD-TV. In the first month following the April premiere of "Decoding the Microbiome", the latest program in CSE's...Read More
Jun 22, 2016
Longtime Staffer Selected Among Exemplary Staff Employees of the Year
A Computer Science and Engineering staffer is among those named UC San Diego Exemplary Staff Employees of the Year for the 2015-2016 academic year. Glenn Little (pictured below) -- a Programmer-Analyst III who has worked in CSE for more than 30 years -- made the cut. He is one of ten Professional...Read More
Jun 15, 2016
Cybersecurity Expert Named to Irwin and Joan Jacobs Chair
Just days after he accepted the prestigious ACM-Infosys Foundation Award, University of California San Diego professor Stefan Savage received another honor: the Irwin Mark and Joan Klein Jacobs Chair in Information and Computer Science. This endowed faculty chair at the UC San Diego Jacobs School...Read More
Jun 15, 2016
Students Develop Games to Teach Kids ‘Cool Ways to Recycle’
The computer animation is relatively modest – for good reason. Specifically, the 25 students taking CSE 198 with CSE Prof. Geoffrey Voelker decided that their interactive games should be designed not for college students, but for… third-graders. Why? According to project leader Danielle Tobey, it...Read More
Jun 14, 2016
Staff Honored for Work with Students with Disabilities
Undergraduate Advisor Viera Kair (pictured on left) and Intake Advisor Wendi Stephens are being honored for one part of their jobs: serving through the Office of Students with Disabilities (OSD). They were recognized for outstanding service in providing accommodations to UC San Diego students with...Read More
Jun 9, 2016
Jacobs School and Rady School Partner on Global Program
At an early-June event to launch the new UC San Diego Institute for the Global Entrepreneur (IGE), the campus celebrated the joint program's mission: to train students to become entrepreneurs and technology leaders. The program places graduate students from the Jacobs School of Engineering and MBA...Read More