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Broadening participation

Meet the 2024-25 CS-IDEA Committee

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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 Science & Engineering at the University of Minnesota.

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CSpotlight

CSpotlight: Staying Connected Through Student Groups

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Undergraduate Amoligha Timma talks about her getting involved with leadership at the University of Minnesota

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Research

Varatharajah’s Work Enables AI to Pinpoint Signs of Dementia in EEGs

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After analyzing EEGs from over 11,000 patients seen at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Varatharajah’s algorithm was able to spot distinct patterns in the patients with dementia that did not show up in other patients.

Favonia teaches Univalent Mathematics in Lind Hall
Department news

CS&E Hosts School on Univalent Mathematics

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This was the fourth Univalent Mathematics event from the program and the first event hosted in the United States.

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Undergraduate news

REU Students Explore Human-Centered Computing for Social Good

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CS&E welcomed 12 students from peer institutions to the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program, a 10-week program focused on human-centered computing for social good.

U of M Vice President for Research Shashank Priya addresses NSF workshop
Department news

UMN Hosts NSF-Sponsored Workshop on AI-Enabled Scientific Revolution

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Regents Professor and Director of the Data Science Institute Vipin Kumar organized two workshops at the McNamara Alumni Center focused on AI-enabled scientific revolution.

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Research

Yao-Yi Chiang Leverages AI to Analyze Maps for $500K NSF Grant

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Yao-Yi Chiang is the principal investigator on the University of Minnesota led Imola (Intelligent Map recOgnition LAb) project, which recently received a $500K grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Meet the Faculty

Meet the Faculty - Ravi Janardan

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Ravi Janardan joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in 1987 as an assistant professor. He was promoted to full professor in 1998 and served as Associate Head of the Department from 2000-05. Janardan conducts research on the theoretical and applied aspects of geometric computing.

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CSpotlight

Internship Spotlight: Finding a Love for Consulting

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Jacynda Alatoma talks about her experience interning at Accenture

Kennedy Johnson posing in the CS&E building
CSpotlight

Internship Spotlight: The Importance of Asking Questions

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Kennedy Johnson talks about his experience at his internship with Travelers Insurance.