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Two AI Courses Launch in Fall 2026 - Register Today!

CS&E has developed two new courses to ensure that students across the entire university have access to AI training. Registration for CSCI 2521 and CSCI 4821 is now open for fall 2026! 

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Vipin Kumar Elected to UN Panel on AI

The United Nations Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence is the first global scientific body dedicated entirely to artificial intelligence and established by the UN General Assembly.

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Aryan Deshwal featured in IJCAI/ECAI Early Career Spotlight Program

Deshwal was one of just 14 researchers for this year's program. His research focuses on adaptive experimental design, a type of AI method that strategically selects which experiments to perform
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CSpotlight: Building Community through Computer Science

Undergraduate Sarah Gedi discusses discovering computer science through PSEO and helping support the next generation of students through leadership and mentorship.
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Shuai An places 2nd in CSE Three Minute Thesis Competition

The competition requires participants to present their work in an engaging and accessible way. An’s presentation focused on how computer science can help cancer immunotherapy researchers.

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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.