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Two AI Courses Launch in Fall 2026 - Register Today!

CS&E has developed two new courses to ensure that students across the entire university have access to AI training. Registration for CSCI 2521 and CSCI 4821 is now open for fall 2026! 

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Vipin Kumar Elected to UN Panel on AI

The United Nations Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence is the first global scientific body dedicated entirely to artificial intelligence and established by the UN General Assembly.

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Stevie Chancellor wins NSF CAREER Award

Chancellor's project aims to develop AI models to better identify how people use and respond to social media content.
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Mattia Fazzini wins NSF CAREER Award

Fazzini’s central research theme is the development of techniques for software testing and maintenance. 
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Aryan Deshwal wins NSF CAREER Award

Deshwal's project looks to create AI methods that will help engineers and scientists decide which experiments to run next with fewer trials.
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The Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Minnesota has come a long way in the past 50 years. We have made tremendous progress and have become one of the most vibrant and interdisciplinary departments within the College of Science and Engineering, the University of Minnesota, and the computer science field at large.

Watch and listen to stories of how the department started, the years of growth, and where we are headed in the future.