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Alumni news

Alumni Corner: Jake Reynolds

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University of Minnesota alumni Jake Reynolds (B.S. Computer Science, 2016) specializes in enterprise web development and is currently the Head of Emerging Techology at NetSPI.

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Meet the Faculty

Meet the Faculty - Lana Yarosh

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Associate professor Lana Yarosh joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in 2014. Her work focuses on human-centered computing.

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Faculty awards and honors, Research

Chandra’s Group Wins Best Paper at 2023 CCGrid Conference

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The paper proposed a new method that makes this process more efficient, timely and cost effective for widely used database “join” queries that are typically very expensive.

Ph.D. students Mingzhou Yang (advised by Shekhar), Jina Kim (advised by Chiang), Zekun Li (advised by Chiang), Yijun Lin (advised by Chiang), and Somya Sharma (advised by Kumar) led the papers and poster presentations that earned awards.
Graduate news, Research

CS&E Earns Five Awards at 2023 SIAM SDM

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Ph.D. students Mingzhou Yang, Jina Kim, Zekun Li, Yijun Lin, and Somya Sharma led the papers and poster presentations that earned awards. 

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Graduate news, Student awards and honors

CS&E Announces 2023-24 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF) Award Winners

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Ph.D. students Qiao Jin, Konstantinos Mavromatis, Dawn Michaelson, and Somya Sharma have received the highly competitive Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.

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Student awards and honors

CS&E Students Win Novice Division at 2023 MinneMUDAC Challenge

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CS&E students Charlie Hart, Jack Rogers, Kennedy Johnson, and Tom Bareket won the top prize in the novice division of the 2023 MinneMUDAC Challenge competition.

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Faculty awards and honors

Joseph Konstan Earns Outstanding Contribution to ACM Award

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Konstan was selected for his 25 years of dedicated service and leadership in support of ACM's mission and operation, and the advancement of ACM's research, education, and practitioner communities.

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Graduate news, Student awards and honors

Joon Kim, Tianci Song Win 2023 Riedl TA Award

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The graduate students were selected for their effort, dedication, and service to the students in multiple classes.

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Faculty awards and honors

Dan Knights Earns 2023 Charles E. Bowers Faculty Teaching Award

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The award recognizes an outstanding CSE professor who has demonstrated exceptional interest and commitment to teaching.

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Meet the Faculty

Meet the Faculty - Yao-Yi Chiang

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Associate professor Yao-Yi Chiang joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in 2021. He has a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Southern California. His work focuses on spatial artificial intelligence (AI).