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CSpotlight: Hackathon Expert

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B.S. student Samyok Nepal shares his experience on how hackathons have helped him improve as a website developer.

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AI for a Changing World, Research

Zhi-Li Zhang Earns $4.25 Million NSF Grant for Autonomous Vehicle Research

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The project aims to facilitate safe and incremental adoption of tele-operated AVs to address societal challenges in transportation, while accelerating AV technology towards full autonomy.

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CSpotlight: Exploring Computer Science

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B.S. student Rocío Cotta Antúnez shares her experiences in computer science, from internships to research to student groups and TA work.

Chad Babcock, Vipin Kumar, Shashi Shekhar, David Mulla, and Zhenong Jin
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AI-CLIMATE Institute: Curbing Climate Change with Artificial Intelligence

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CS&E Professor Shashi Shekhar is leading a $20 million National AI-CLIMATE Institute aimed at tackling climate change through the agriculture and forestry industries. Check out the full story in Soundbyte Magazine!

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CSpotlight: Finding a Place in Computer Science

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B.S. student Alexandra Delacruz shares her experience with helping her local community with her coding skills and dealing with being overwhelmed in the computer science field.

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Meet the Faculty - Harmanpreet Kaur

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Harmanpreet Kaur joined the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in fall 2023 as an assistant professor. She is a University of Minnesota alumni (B.S., 2016) and earned her M.S. (2019) and Ph.D. (2023) from the University of Michigan.

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CSpotlight: Computer Science and Finance

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Undergraduate student Raji Mekonen shares his passion for computer science, mathematics, and finance.

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CSpotlight: Advocating for Representation in STEM

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B.S. student Julia Christenson talks about her involvement in multiple student organizations and her passion for more representation in STEM fields.

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CSpotlight: Creativity and Coding

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Computer Science B.A. student Skyler Dargis shares her experience as a computer science and theatre arts double major.

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CSpotlight: Computer Science and Machine Learning

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Computer science student Athreyi Badithela talks about their experience with research and outreach within the field.