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Northwestern CS Announces Spring 2024 Outstanding Teaching Assistant and Peer Mentors
The quarterly department awards recognize exceptional service to the CS community.May 31, 2024
Edith Elkind and Dmitrii Pasechnik Join Northwestern Computer Science
This fall, Elkind will join Northwestern Engineering as Ginni Rometty Professor of Computer Science and Pasechnik will begin a three-year appointment as a research professor.May 24, 2024
McCormick, Farley Center Students Produce Strong Showings at VentureCat
The top three finishers all had ties to Northwestern Engineering or Farley at the annual University-wide pitch competition and collaborative program.May 23, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
From TreeHacks to The Garage: Northwestern CS Team Launches Healthcare Automation Platform
Northwestern Computer Science students Justin Dong, Jiayan Luo, and Isaac Miller, and collaborator Akshay Murthy, built the MediFlow platform to ease the administrative burden on rural hospitals.May 23, 2024
2024 Outstanding CS Seniors
Northwestern Computer Science recognizes graduating computer science students for their impactful contributions.May 20, 2024
Karan Ahuja Named to Forbes '30 Under 30 Asia 2024'
Professor Karan Ahuja was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30 Asia 2024" list in the “Healthcare and Science” category.May 20, 2024|from Forbes
Computer Scientist Shares Enlightening Journey to See the ‘Value in Expression’
Professor Haoqi Zhang encourages computer scientists to incorporate a dialectical mindset and to examine their thinking from a consequentialist point of view.May 17, 2024|from Center for Advancing Safety of Machine Intelligence
Building Mentoring Relationships and Peer Networks at CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshops
Four PhD students received support from CRA-WP and Northwestern Computer Science to attend the CRA-WP Grad Cohort for Women and CRA-WP Grad Cohort for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Leadership Skills workshops last month.May 17, 2024
2024 CS Annual Award Winners
Northwestern CS recognized 10 faculty, staff, and students with annual department awards.May 16, 2024
Self-Driving Wheelchairs Could Soon Be Reality, Inspiring Independence for Users
Fox-32 Chicago profiled Professor Brenna Argall and her work on power wheelchairs.May 13, 2024|from Fox-32 Chicago
Northwestern Networks Group Team Wins a Best Student Paper Award at EuroSys 2024
A Northwestern Networks Group team, including computer science PhD students Yunming Xiao and Sen Lin, earned the Best Student Paper Award last month at the EuroSys 2024 conference.May 7, 2024
Dolby Laboratories Hosts Northwestern Team at ‘Future of Cinema’ Summit
Dolby Laboratories invited Northwestern researchers to their headquarters in January to continue building a partnership aimed at advancing the state-of-the-art in audio, visual, and voice technologies.May 3, 2024
Professor Ken Forbus Discussed the Future of AI at National Science Board Meeting
On May 1, Professor Ken Forbus spoke on the National Science Board External Panel on Artificial Intelligence for a discussion titled "The Future is Now: Harnessing AI for Good."May 2, 2024
Six Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
The five-year fellowship is awarded to outstanding students pursuing a graduate degree in STEM.Apr 29, 2024
Three McCormick Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professors Wei Chen, Mark Hersam, and Uri Wilensky are among the 250 individuals elected to the 2024 class.Apr 26, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News