Department news

Lin Huynh headshot
CSpotlight, Undergraduate 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 headshot
Faculty awards and honors

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.

Three Turtlebot 2 robots used for physical robot experiments for the tasks and environment shown.
MnRI, Research

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.

Victoria Interrante headshot
Department news, Faculty awards and honors

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.

Madeline Miehle headshot
CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

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.

Students conducting research in one of the robotics labs
Department news, MnRI

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.

Velcro peeling is a representative task for robotic manipulation of non-rigid objects using only tactile information.
Graduate news, Research

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.

Headshot of Joe Numainville
CSpotlight, Undergraduate news

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.

Bridge over the Delaware River
Alumni news, Research

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.

Two snow monkeys embrace on a tree branch. The ability to track animals more precisely can help in a number of fields, including veterinary medicine and animal welfare.
Research

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.