Department news
Professor Gini Receives NCWIT’s Research and Graduate Mentoring Award
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Since joining the University of Minnesota, Professor Gini has established an international reputation for her research in robotics and artificial intelligence, and as a role model in mentoring students. She has become known as one of the outstanding advisors and teachers at the University, winning a number of awards starting with the Morse-Alumni Award in 1987.
First-ever study of triple gene combinations could help predict risk of disease
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Like a giant game of Jenga, researchers reveal critical combinations of blocks that can cause a cell system to collapse.
University of Minnesota secures $2.5 million grant to improve quality of life in cities
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The National Science Foundation’s Smart and Connected Communities program includes outreach to K-12 teachers and students.
CS&E professor researches successful smiles
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Assistant professor Stephen Guy is part of a collaborative research team looking into what makes the perfect smile. In their study researchers used a computer-animated 3D facial tool to investigate how smiles are perceived.
U of M startup CoreBiome provides services to accelerate microbiome discovery across industries
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This patent-pending technology could improve human health, agriculture and environment.
CS&E alums and Professors Konstan and Riedl receive the SIGIR Test of Time Award
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Their paper, published just five years after the first work on automated collaborative filtering systems, introduced a rigorous and scientific approach to developing and tuning those systems. Collaborative filtering systems—an important class of recommender systems—collect ratings from people for items and match them with people who share the same information needs or taste.
Alumnus Receives Prestigious PECASE Award
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Dr. James M. Kang (Ph.D., 2010) was recently one of the 102 scientists former President Barack Obama named as recipient of the 2016 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
Professor Konstan and CS&E alums receive award for classic paper at AAAI
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Their paper introduced and evaluated a key improvement to recommender systems, which are systems that help users navigate and select among the vast quantities of products or information available on the internet.
Yarosh receives NSF CAREER award
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The award supports junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research.