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Meet the Faculty

Meet the Faculty - Samuel Fountain

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Samuel Fountain joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in January 2023 as a teaching specialist. He finished his M.S. in computer science at the University of Minnesota in December 2022 and is starting his Ph.D. program this fall.

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CSpotlight

Internship Lineup: Kurtis Kill

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Kurtis Kill is a student in the computer science integrated program. He is currently an information technology intern with EcoLab.

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Faculty awards and honors

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.

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Faculty awards and honors

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.

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CSpotlight

Internship Lineup: Jaanon Anbar

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Jaanon Anbar is a computer science B.A. student with a minor in psychology. She is working on the enterprise imaging team this summer at M Health Fairview.

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Alumni news

Alumni Corner: Amr Magdy

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Department of Computer Science & Engineering alumni Amr Magdy has received the NSF CAREER award to support his research on exploring scalable spatial data science. The project is titled "CAREER: Scalable Spatial Data Science on User-generated Data".

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Meet the Faculty

Meet the Faculty - Chris Dovolis

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Chris Dovolis is a teaching professor and University of Minnesota veteran with over 30 years of experience. He specializes in teaching introductory level courses for the Department of Computer Science & Engineering.

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Student awards and honors

Three CS&E students receive College of Science & Engineering and 3M Fellowships

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Mohamed Hemdan, Xinran Wang, and Sara Ghanbari were selected for fellowships starting in the 2023-24 academic year. 

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Student awards and honors

Congratulations to the 2023-24 CS&E Scholarship Recipients

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The Department of Computer Science & Engineering has selected 38 undergraduate students to receive scholarships for the 2023-24 academic year.

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Alumni news

CS&E Alumni Ron Vetter Named Founding Dean of College of Science and Engineering at UNCW

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Vetter completed his Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Minnesota in 1992 with a focus on computer networks. He was advised by professor David Hung-Chang Du.