Department news
CS&E Team Triumphs at Hackathon
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CS&E hackathon team discusses their process of building the winning platform, MinneDigest.
Meet the Faculty - Shonal Gangopadhyay
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Shonal Gangopadhyay joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in fall 2024 as a teaching specialist. He received his MS in computer science from the University of Minnesota in 2023. Prior to this role, Gangopadhyay served as a graduate instructor in the department and worked with tech startups.
CSpotlight: Applying CS to Real World Problems
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PhD student Sakshi Rathi reveals her journey of applying programming and biology to real world problems.
CS&E Alum Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad Featured in Discover Magazine and PBS Documentary
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Ahmad and his family were also featured in a PBS documentary that showcased how his children interact with the text-based chatbot that simulates his late father.
CSpotlight: Setting Goals to Succeed
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Undergraduate student Blane Herndon reflects on his passion for coding, hard work and entrepreneurial goals.
Rhett Olson Receives the CRA Honorable Mention for Geographic Information Systems Research
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Olson’s research simplifies the access to large datasets and historical map exploration.
John T. Riedl Memorial Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
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Did a graduate teaching assistant help you learn Computer Science? Nominate them for the John T. Riedl Memorial Graduate Teaching Assistant Award.
Ryan Diaz Earns CRA Honorable Mention for Work with Robotic Manipulation Tasks
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Diaz’s research allowed for more robotic assistance in unstructured environments, making them more robust to the possible variations that can arise in a household.
CSpotlight: The Fun of Making Video Games
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Undergraduate student Ava Smith talks about her love of making video games.
Meet the Faculty - Mai Al-Khatib
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Mai Al-Khatib joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in fall 2024 as a lecturer. She is a University of Minnesota alumni (MS, 2007 and PhD, 2023), and was previously a teaching assistant with the University of Minnesota Institute of Linguistics and Department of Sociology.