Department news

Loren Terveen Named New Department Head
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Terveen previously served as the Associate Department Head under Professor Mats Heimdahl from 2019-25. His term will officially start in July 2025 and will run through June 2030.

Eman Ramadan Earns UMN Provost’s Unit Service Award
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Ramadan was nominated for her efforts to promote and increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the department and beyond.

Jacob Malin Wins 2025 Riedl TA Award
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Malin was selected for their effort, dedication, and service to the students in their courses.

CSpotlight: Applying Data Analysis and Visualization
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Master’s student Nithya Murikinati talks about her interest in data analysis and visualizations for businesses

Meet the Faculty - Daniel Orban
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Daniel Orban continued with the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in fall 2024 as a lecturer. Previously, he served as a research assistant and adjunct professor. He is a University of Minnesota alumni (MS, 2019, PhD 2021).

Illusioneering Lab Wins Best Paper Award at IEEE VR 2025
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PhD student Tongyu Nie’s paper explores a novel technique to tackle cybersickness, which is one of the most pressing issues in VR.

Evan Suma Rosenberg Elected to IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Academy
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Suma Rosenberg is one of nine inductees for 2025, and the second CS&E faculty member to earn this honor (Victoria Interrante, 2022).

CS&E PhD Student Anna Yue Earns Distinguished Paper Award at PPoPP Conference
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Yue created a tool that dynamically identifies opportunities to save power and energy at runtime without compromising performance.

CSpotlight: Implementing CS and AI to Human Interactions
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PhD Student Carton Liu talks about his research involving CS, AI and human interactions.

Aryan Deshwal’s Work Featured at AAAI Conference
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Deshwal was one of 40 faculty members from around the world chosen for the AAAI New Faculty speaker series at the conference.