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Fletcher, Marinov, Torrellas Lead Team Developing New Defense Against Spectre, Meltdown Attacks
December 14, 2018 Antidotes for Spectre and Meltdown have been incomplete and slowed processors. Three Illinois CS professors are developing a better fix. Intel is backing their work.
Mohan's Project With Boeing Aims to Provide An Understanding Of The Behavior Of Drone Swarms
December 12, 2018 Research Assistant Professor Sibin Mohan's new project with Boeing will use machine learning techniques to try to define normal behavior for drone swarms.
Center For Autonomy Launched To Develop Research, Education In Emerging Field
December 6, 2018 The new Center for Autonomy will enable high-impact research and develop new educational programs. It will include four Illinois CS faculty.
Illinois CS Professor Gul Agha Named ACM Fellow
December 6, 2018 CS Professor Gul Agha has been named an ACM Fellow for “research in concurrent programming and formal methods."
Hutter's Work On Communication Costs Leads to DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
December 4, 2018 PhD student Edward Hutter's work in communication-cost analysis and reduction earns him a Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.
Kudaligama’s Service to Grad Students, Illinois CS Earns Graduate College Recognition
November 29, 2018 Viveka Kudaligama has been honored with the 2018 Graduate College Excellence Award for Graduate Contacts.
Gropp Named AAAS Fellow
November 27, 2018 The distinction recognizes contributions to scalable algorithms and software for high performance computing.
Preventing the Spread of Misinformation Online
November 26, 2018 Professor Tarek Abdelzaher is working with his students on a unique way to identify social media bots by looking at the larger picture of misinformation campaigns.
Cohens Give Back Because of Opportunities Illinois CS Provided, Hope Others Will Follow
November 15, 2018 Through their own scholarship support, Ira and Debra Cohen hope to help develop a culture of giving at Illinois CS. "These kids become mentors,” Ira Cohen said.
Solomonik Recognized for Early Career Work Aimed at Improving HPC Performance
November 14, 2018 The IEEE Computer Society has recognized Assistant Prof. Edgar Solomonik’s research with the TCHPC Award for Excellence for Early Career Researchers in HPC.
Jacobson Recognized for Research That Transformed Passenger Screening After 2001 Attacks
November 12, 2018 Professor Sheldon Jacobson and three former students laid the groundwork for TSA PreCheck passenger screening. That work has been recognized with an IMPACT Prize.
Acun’s Focus on HPC Energy Efficiency Leads to Dissertation Recognition from SIGHPC
November 9, 2018 Illinois CS PhD graduate Bilge Acun's dissertation on supercomputer energy efficiency won an honorable mention in SIGHPC's dissertation competition.
SENSELET Provides Sensory-Driven IoT Network for Scientific Instruments
November 8, 2018 A team of researchers is building a wireless and scalable sensory infrastructure that will help scientists better understand the conditions under which their experiments succeed or fail.
Illinois CS Alumni Awards Recipients Talk Chicago, Teamwork, and Procrastination
November 6, 2018 Illinois CS Alumni Awards winners share their own experiences and advice with students, discussing everything from procrastination to where to begin a career.
Adve’s Research on Memory Consistency Models, Influence on Hardware and Software Worlds Recognized with Kennedy Award
October 31, 2018 The 2018 ACM/IEEE-CS Ken Kennedy Award recognizes Prof. Sarita Adve's influential work at the interface of hardware and software.
ThinkChicago Brings City’s Tech Message and Leaders to Illinois CS Students
October 31, 2018 The ThinkChicago Roadshow comes to Illinois CS, using tech leaders to pitch the city's emergence as a technology hub to students planning their futures.
New Center to Accelerate Quantum Information Science and Engineering
October 29, 2018 IQUIST will bring together Illinois’ physicists, engineers, computer scientists and many others to develop new paradigms in quantum information science and technology.
Illinois CS Professors Win NSF Grant To Target Improvements In Computer Efficiency
October 15, 2018 The quest to improve computational speed often focuses on an alternative to the chip. Three Illinois CS professors look instead top the inefficiencies of computing systems.
Siebel Chair Gift Keeps Giving To Gropp And Illinois CS Researchers
October 12, 2018 As the Thomas M. Siebel Chair in Computer Science, Professor Bill Gropp says he has a tool that lets him jump-start interesting science.