May 4, 2015
Computer Vision + Brain-Computer Interface = Faster Mine Detection
Computer scientists in UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering have combined sophisticated computer vision algorithms and a brain-computer interface to find mines in sonar images of the ocean floor. The study shows that the new method speeds detection up considerably, when compared to existing...Read More
May 1, 2015
CSE Students Explore Platform to See World Through Others' Eyes
The Basement is the campus-wide incubator operated by the Alumni & Community Engagement office, and an article in the Jacobs School of Engineering blog showcased four of the ventures now using the facility to expand on their entrepreneurial ambitions. Among the students profiled in the article...Read More
Apr 30, 2015
Business Plan Contest Offers $100,000 in Prizes
The UC San Diego Entrepreneur Challenge has set the deadline for submissions in one of its most lucrative contests for students. The organization announced the 2015 $100,000 Business Plan Competition, and set Monday, May 18 as the deadline for registering to compete in this year's competition. The...Read More
Apr 30, 2015
Faculty to Share Experience of Transformational Projects in IDI Showcase Events
Faculty from CSE and other departments are invited to attend one of the three showcase events organized by the Integrated Digital Infrastructure (IDI) program on May 6 and 7 at different locations around campus. The IDI was conceived a year ago to provide a campus-wide approach to applying advanced...Read More
Apr 30, 2015
Savage Comments on Possible Spear Phishing Attack by Russian Hackers
There is a new type of cyberwar that goes beyond phishing scams. A security firm reports that in so-called "spear phishing", a group of hackers get hold of confidential "lure" documents that can be dangled in front of officials to get them to open emails with malicious attachments. The first large-...Read More
Apr 29, 2015
What Does It Mean to Be Literate in the Age of Google?
What does it mean to be literate at a time when you can search billions of texts in less than 300 milliseconds? That's the central question that Google's Uber Tech Lead for Search Quality and User Happiness, Dan Russell, will tackle in his lecture on Monday, May 6 as part of the Design Lab's Design...Read More
Apr 28, 2015
Big Pixel Hackathon Set for May 23
Three "hackers" will each win $500 cash awards if they are in the winners' circle at the conclusion of the Hackathon organized by the Big Pixel Initiative at UC San Diego. Beyond the top three spots, however, the Hackathon to Discover the Planet could open up opportunities for UC San Diego...Read More
Apr 23, 2015
Student Startups Among Finalists in Social Innovation Challenge
Two CSE student startups have reached the finals of the San Diego Social Innovation Challenge. The companies -- Evocado, and Bystanders to Upstanders -- will participate in a final round of judging on April 28 along with three other teams from UC San Diego that are among the eight finalists in the...Read More
Apr 23, 2015
CSE Students Prepare to Stand and Deliver at Undergraduate Research Conference
The 28th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference takes places this Saturday, April 25. It will run from 8am to 4pm at the Faculty Club. Many of the CSE students set to speak at the conference were 2014-15 participants in the department's Early Research Scholars Program. Among the CSE students set...Read More
Apr 23, 2015
Alumnus Looks Back at Inaugural Introduction to Robotics Course
Recent CSE alumnus Chris Barngrover (MS '10, PhD '14) developed a new CSE 190 course, Introduction to Robotics, which he first taught during the Winter 2015 quarter, juggling lectures to undergraduates with his full-time job in SPAWAR's Unmanned Systems group (where he works on computer vision for...Read More