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Northwestern Launches Music and AI Certificate
A new certificate program developed through the Northwestern Network for Collaborative Intelligence and offered jointly by Northwestern Engineering and the Bienen School of Music aims to equip students to be critical users and thoughtful designers of AI technologies in music.May 14, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
PhD Student Tochukwu Eze Named Among 100 Most Impactful Education Personalities in Africa
The recognition reflects Eze’s contributions to learning analytics and collaborative learning research, as well as his efforts to support the adoption of educational technologies in Nigeria.May 11, 2026
Bain, O’Neill, and Vijayaraghavan Honored with 2026 University Teaching Awards
Professors Connor Bain, David O’Neill, and Aravindan Vijayaraghavan are among the seven Northwestern faculty members recognized for excellence and innovation in undergraduate teaching.May 1, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
PhD Alum Yifan Wu Earns Honorable Mention in ACM SIGecom Doctoral Dissertation Award
The awards recognize outstanding dissertations in the field of economics and computation.May 1, 2026
Antonio Daniels, Aaron W. Saak to Speak at 2026 Graduation Ceremonies
On June 15, the two respected alumni will address graduates at the McCormick Undergraduate Convocation and PhD Hooding and Master’s Degree Recognition Ceremony, respectively.Apr 30, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
CS+LS Team Wins a Best Paper Award at CHI’26
A Computer Science and Learning Sciences team led by PhD student Caryn Tran aimed to understand how educational programming tools shape K–12 students’ motivation to learn computer science.Apr 29, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Hardavellas and dos Reis Named Awardees of NQAC Quantum Grand Challenges Program
On April 24, Gov. J.B. Pritzker addressed industry leaders, scientists and government officials about “the nation’s best quantum hub” and announced Professors Nikos Hardavellas and Roberto dos Reis among the winners of the Grand Challenges program.Apr 28, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Exploring the Academic Research Process
Northwestern Computer Science Research Track program students presented their projects in early April.Apr 28, 2026
Institutional Readiness in the Age of AI
More than 200 guests registered to attend the two Distinguished Speaker Series events NNCI hosted this month.Apr 24, 2026|from Northwestern Network for Collaborative Intelligence
Building Solutions and Community at WildHacks 2026
Nearly 250 students representing 53 universities completed 68 innovative software projects during the WildHacks 2026 event held April 11-12 at Northwestern.Apr 24, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Elkind Reflects on Her Role as JAIR Editor-in-Chief
Professor Edith Elkind serves as one of three editors-in-chief for the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research.Apr 14, 2026
Creative Agency in the Age of AI
On Mar. 6, the Center for Human-Computer Interaction + Design convened an interdisciplinary group to explore what creative agency looks like in the age of AI.Apr 3, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern Network for Collaborative Intelligence Announces Strategic Leaders
Professors Sara Owsley Sood and Chris Wolverton are among the five impactful leaders from across the University who will helm NNCI’s three strategic pillars—Research, Education and Infrastructure—and guide human‑centered AI innovation across Northwestern.Apr 1, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Federal Judges Report Broad Adoption of AI Tools
In a new survey led by Professors Daniel Linna and V.S. Subrahmanian, more than half of responding judges report using at least one AI tool in their judicial work.Mar 31, 2026|from Northwestern Engineering News
Strong Northwestern CS Presence at ICLR 2026, ICRA 2026, and NeurIPS 2025
Faculty and students contribute to prestigious international conferences in AI and robotics research.Mar 23, 2026