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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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CS&E Earns Three DEI Leadership Showcase Awards

Professor Maria Gini earned a faculty award, and Nhi Dang and Lauren Hagen earned undergraduate student awards.

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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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Data Science MS Student Abigail Stokes Earns Fulbright Scholarship

MS student Abigail Stokes talks about receiving the Fulbright Scholarship.
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Maria Gini Wins IJCAI Donald E. Walker Distinguished Service Award

Professor Maria Gini has earned the International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence Organization (IJCAI) Donald E. Walker Distinguished Service Award. She was recognized for her

Meet the 2024-25 CS-IDEA Committee

Our mission is to to attract and retain diverse students, staff, and faculty in computer science and engineering and help all students, staff, and faculty thrive within the Department of Computer
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2,423

undergraduate students

537

graduate students

69

faculty members

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.