Department news
Chad Myers Earns Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education
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Myers is the co-Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) for the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BICB) program and has mentored over 20 Ph.D. students.
CS&E’s Yao-Yi Chiang and Jina Kim Named to First DEI Committee for ACM SIGSPATIAL
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After the success of the networking events in 2022 and 2023, John Krumm, the president of SIGSPATIAL, decided to increase DEI efforts moving forward and appointed Chiang as the first chair of this new committee.
Catherine Zhao appointed Dean’s Fellow for College’s AI strategy
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During this two semester role, Zhao will work closely with CSE Associate Dean for Research Joseph Konstan on shaping the college’s strategy around artificial intelligence (AI).
Shana Watters Earns the Women’s Center Charlotte Striebel Equity Award
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The award recognizes a University of Minnesota faculty or staff member who goes above and beyond daily responsibilities to promote access for the common good, to undo bias and discrimination, or to build capacity for diverse and equitable campus communities.
Loren Terveen Earns ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Service Award
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Terveen served as president of SIGCHI from 2015-18 and has held a number of executive committee roles during his 25-year history with the organization.
Shana Watters Earns UMN Provost’s Unit Service Award
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Watters was nominated for her tireless efforts to increase diversity in the computer science undergraduate program, as well as her exceptional work with student groups.
Chandra’s Group Wins Best Paper at 2023 CCGrid Conference
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The paper proposed a new method that makes this process more efficient, timely and cost effective for widely used database “join” queries that are typically very expensive.
Joseph Konstan Earns Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award
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Konstan was selected for his 25 years of dedicated service and leadership in support of ACM's mission and operation, and the advancement of ACM's research, education, and practitioner communities.
Dan Knights Earns 2023 Charles E. Bowers Faculty Teaching Award
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The award recognizes an outstanding CSE professor who has demonstrated exceptional interest and commitment to teaching.
Stevie Chancellor Earns Amazon Grant for Machine Learning and Mental Health Project
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Her group will use this grant to improve machine learning techniques relating to mental health data.