Department news

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Alumni news

Alumni spotlight: Robert Bodor

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Bodor (Ph.D. 2005) is the new President & CEO of Protolabs, a leading digital manufacturer of custom parts. Read his reflections on his time at the University and his professional journey so far.

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Graduate news, Student awards and honors

James Mooney wins the 2021 Riedl TA award

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The M.S. student was selected for his effort, dedication, and service to the students in Intro to Parallel Computing (CSCI 5451). 

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Graduate news, Student awards and honors

Three Ph.D. students named Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships

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Ph.D. students Nicholas Heller, Zachary Levonian, and Jae Shin Yoon have received the highly competitive Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.

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Graduate news, Research, Student awards and honors

CS&E grad student targets ‘mindful productivity’ with Turia app

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Ph.D. student Rahul Bhojwani was named a finalist in the U of M’s Acara Challenge for his project aimed at increasing productivity and reducing stress.

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Alumni news

Alumni Hui Xiong promoted to Distinguished Professor

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Xiong (Ph.D. 2005) is also the Director of Rutgers Center for Information Assurance at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

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Student awards and honors, Undergraduate news

CS&E undergraduate student Caleb Feltis wins Boren scholarship

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He is a senior honors student in the College of Liberal Arts, with a triple major in computer science, linguistics, and French studies.

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Research

New papers from CS&E researchers shared at NDSI '21

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Assistant Professor Feng Qian and Ph.D. student Yi Ding collaborated on papers for the USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation.

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CSpotlight, Graduate news

CSpotlight: Saving the planet with data science

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Ph.D. student Jared Willard is committed to computing for the public good, and is currently using data mining techniques to track and predict water temperatures.

Cowbot (an autonomous mower) in the field
Media coverage, MnRI, Research

COVID-19 can't stop the Cowbot autonomous mower!

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The project is a collaboration between the West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC), The Toro Company, and CS&E's Robotic Sensor Networks Lab.

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Research

Professor Isler featured in UMN Plant Breeding Seminar series

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In the talk, he discusses how plant breeding and agriculture is an interesting research domain for robotics, and shares examples of relevant work from his lab.