Department news
CSpotlight: It's never too late to be a computer scientist
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Being a TA helped new B.A. graduate Lin Huynh rediscover her love for computer science, and she applied to the major right before her senior year.
Kangjie Lu wins NSF CAREER Award
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This prestigious award provides support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.
What would you do if you had 10, 1,000, or 10,000 robots?
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If you had a bunch of tasks to accomplish using robots, how many robots would you use? Professor Maria Gini's research group is addressing this question.
Professor Interrante announced as new CRA-E board member
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The mission of the Computing Research Association’s Education (CRA-E) committee is to address the need for a continuous supply of talented computing researchers.
CSpotlight: A quiet leader in computer science
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As a self-described introvert, B.S. student Madeline Miehle knew she would need to push herself to step outside her comfort zone at the University.
Celebrating two years of the Minnesota Robotics Institute
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Learn more about the M.S. in Robotics program at the University of Minnesota and the accomplishments of the first cohort of graduate students.
Improving robot learning through visual forecasting
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Ph.D. student Nicolai Haeni used the Minnesota Supercomputing Institute to research how to use autonomous robots to increase productivity for farmers.
CSpotlight: Building a career through research and scholarship
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The Hopper-Dean scholarship allowed new B.S. grad Joe Numainville to have fulfilling research opportunities as part of his undergraduate experience.
New machine learning methods could improve environmental predictions
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Vipin Kumar is on the team that recently published a new study on predicting flow and temperature in river networks.
Researchers use 3D motion capture to study Minnesota Zoo monkeys
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The study, on which CS&E assistant professor Hyun Soo Park is a collaborator, holds new insights for neuroscience and behavioral science.