Jun 15, 2022
CSE’s Shachar Lovett Receives Simons Investigator Award
By Josh Baxt Shachar Lovett, an associate professor in UC San Diego’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has received a Simons Foundation Investigator award, which supports outstanding theoretical scientists in math, physics, astrophysics and computer science. Lovett will receive $100...Read More
Jun 13, 2022
CSE’s An Zheng Awarded Chancellor’s Dissertation Medal
By Kimberley Clementi An Zheng, a newly minted Ph.D. in UC San Diego’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), is among seven university students selected to receive the 2022 UC San Diego Chancellor’s Dissertation Medal. During commencement ceremonies on June 11, he was recognized...Read More
Jun 10, 2022
Bluetooth Signals Can Be Used to Identify and Track Smartphones
By Ioana Patringenaru A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego has demonstrated for the first time that the Bluetooth signals emitted constantly by our mobile phones have a unique fingerprint that can be used to track individuals’ movements. Mobile devices, including phones,...Read More
Jun 8, 2022
CSE’s Distinguished Alumnus: the “Fearless” Sameer Samat (BS 2000)
By Kimberley Clementi Sameer Samat (BS 2000), a vice president at Google who oversees the Android and Google Play products that reach billions of users, was selected as this year’s distinguished alumnus of UC San Diego’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Samat, who has a 14-year...Read More
Jun 3, 2022
Distinguished Teacher and Ironman Leo Porter
By Kimberley Clementi Computer Science and Engineering Associate Teaching Professor Leo Porter has received the prestigious Distinguished Teaching Award from the UC San Diego Academic Senate. Selected for his innovative methodology and commitment to excellence in teaching, Porter is one of just...Read More
May 25, 2022
A Quarter of World's Internet Users Rely on Infrastructure That Is Susceptible to Attack
By Ioana Patringenaru About a quarter of the world’s Internet users live in countries that are more susceptible than previously thought to targeted attacks on their Internet infrastructure. Many of the at-risk countries are located in the Global South. That’s the conclusion of a sweeping, large-...Read More
May 20, 2022
Mission Critical: How Humans and Robots can Team Up in Uncertain Environments
By Katie E. Ismael In the midst of a medical emergency or disaster response, how can humans and robots work together more effectively? That’s the question University of California San Diego roboticist Laurel Riek and a team of researchers are seeking to answer with a new $7.5 million Department...Read More
May 6, 2022
CSE’s NSF PhD Research Fellows
By Josh Baxt Four graduate students in the UC San Diego Department of Computer Science and Engineering have received prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Fellowships. The new fellows will receive a $34,000 annual stipend for three years, a $12,000 education allowance to cover...Read More
Apr 22, 2022
Cleaning up Online Bots’ Act – and Speech
By Ioana Patringenaru Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed algorithms to rid speech generated by online bots of offensive language, on social media and elsewhere. Chatbots using toxic language is an ongoing issue. But perhaps the most famous example is Tay, a...Read More
Apr 14, 2022
Niema Moshiri and Janine Tiefenbruck Honored as UC San Diego Integrity Champions
Efforts to ensure the integrity of remote learning developed by Niema Moshiri, an assistant teaching professor in UC San Diego’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Janine Tiefenbruck, a lecturer in the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, were recognized at UC San Diego’s 12th annual...Read More