Department news

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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.

Kennedy Johnson, Charles Hart, Tom Bareket, and Jack Rogers pose together at Target Field
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.

Nick Hopper, Tianci Song, Joon Kim, Maureen Reidl and Mats Heimdahl pose together at graduation event
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). 

AI CLIMATE researching gather around map for conversation
Research

CS&E Professor Shashi Shekhar to Lead New $20M AI Institute

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The AI-CLIMATE institute will focus on climate-smart agriculture and forestry to increase carbon sequestration.

Dehkontee Cuppah
CSpotlight

CSpotlight: Making a Global Difference

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Ph.D. student Dehkontee Cuppah shares his experience as an international student and the impact he will leave behind at the University of Minnesota.

Lind Hall Diversity Wall
Department news

Lind Hall Diversity Wall Highlights Vibrant History and Bright Future of Computer Science

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The third floor of Lind Hall now features the Diversity Wall, which highlights the computer science contributions of marginalized groups throughout history. 

Joe Konstan poses in Keller Hall
Research

Joseph Konstan to Lead $2 Million NSF Grant to Study Human-Centered AI for News Recommender Systems

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The project is part of a $16.1 million investment from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) directorate.