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AI for a Changing World

CS&E researchers are applying AI techniques to combat climate change, improve medical outcomes, and help humans better understand and utilize technology.

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Watters Earns Striebel Equity Award

The award recognizes a U of M faculty or staff member who goes above and beyond daily responsibilities to build capacity for diverse and equitable campus communities. 

Lind Hall Diversity Wall

Lind Hall Diversity Wall

The third floor of Lind Hall now features the Diversity Wall, which highlights the computer science contributions of marginalized groups throughout history.

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Ryan Koo Earns Honorable Mention for CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award

Interview with undergraduate Ryan Koo about his researcher award.
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Finding Love for Computer Science Through Animation Games and App Development

Durssa Tababouanga Albert talks about how animation and games inspired his work for app development.
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Yao-Yi Chiang Receives $3.2M in Funding to Leverage AI in Predicting Mineral Deposits

Yao-Yi Chiang won two contracts from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Critical Mineral Assessments with AI Support (CriticalMAAS) program (with the Information Sciences Institute

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The Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Minnesota has come a long way in the past 50 years. We have made tremendous progress and have become one of the most vibrant and interdisciplinary departments within the College of Science and Engineering, the University of Minnesota, and the computer science field at large.

Watch and listen to stories of how the department started, the years of growth, and where we are headed in the future.