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The Climate Corporation Invests in Illinois' CS + Crop Sciences Major
April 30, 2019 The $500,000 gift will provide scholarships in the new CS + Crop Sciences program, training future generations to help secure the world’s food supply.
Outstanding Students, Faculty, and Staff Recognized at Spring 2019 Celebration of Excellence
April 26, 2019 Illinois Computer Science honors students, faculty, and staff who have received important awards and other distinctions.
University Funds Yearlong Interdisciplinary Course on Illinois Innovations
April 24, 2019 Undergraduates who take the course in the fall can create exhibits in interdisciplinary teams in the spring.
Illinois CS Using Facebook Funds to Help Launch Program for People Weighing Move into Tech
April 18, 2019 Program aims to prepare people for career transition, provide an on-ramp for master's degrees, and open more doors for women and underrepresented groups.
Illinois CS Faculty Recognized for Excellence in Research and Teaching by College of Engineering
April 15, 2019 Nahrstedt wins Drucker Eminent Faculty Award, Fleck the Rose Award for Teaching Excellence, and Smaragdis and Kumar the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research.
CS Faculty Receive Google Faculty Research Awards
April 11, 2019 Google Faculty Research Awards are given to a select group conducting computer science and engineering research. This year two Illinois CS faculty were chosen, as well as three ECE faculty who are CS affiliates.
PhD Student Wajih Ul Hassan Wins Symantec Fellowship to Pursue Security Research
April 8, 2019 Hassan is one of three people worldwide chosen for this year's Symantec Fellowships. It will provide $20,000 and a salaried internship.
Shachi Solanki Honored as Part of 2019 Knights of St. Patrick; C.J. Coleman Recognized for Service to Students
April 4, 2019 Knights recognize Solanki's work with Girls Who Code and more; Coleman honored for commitment to students.
Does Alma the Dog Want a Treat? Just Ask Her
April 2, 2019 Computer Science and Statistics senior Bliss Chapman is part of the team behind Alma the "talking" dog, a hit at Engineering Open House.
Jacobson’s BracketOdds Site Adds NCAA Women’s Bracket Generator
March 29, 2019 The new bracket generator for the NCAA Women's Tournament is the first of its kind. It uses the same models as the long-running men's tournament generator.
Gul Agha Joins Illinois Innovators Podcast to Discuss Concurrent Computing and the Actor Model
March 27, 2019 Agha joined the College of Engineering's podcast this month. His Actors model provided a basis for a number of research projects in concurrent programming.
Pitt Prepares To Depart Illinois CS, the Department He Helped Shape Over Three Decades
March 14, 2019 Pitt joined Illinois CS in 1985 and had a prominent hand in CS + X, the growth of teaching faculty, and the culture of one of the leading CS departments.
Illinois CS Vision Group Provides Leadership in a Rapidly Growing Field
March 14, 2019 Research, a widening network of talented alumni, and key roles in major conferences give Forsyth, Lazebnik, and Hoiem an influential place in computer vision.
Illinois CS Teaching Inspires Fisher to Extend Support for Award, and Add Honors for TAs, CAs
March 12, 2019 Scott Fisher's admiration for Illinois CS faculty and the education they provide to students is part of the reason he continues to be a generous donor.
Paper Co-Authored By Geoffrey Herman Chosen No. 1 In SIGCSE Symposium’s All-Time Top 10
March 5, 2019 The paper identified student misconceptions about introductory CS topics and provided instructors with ideas for helping students.
HackIllinois Draws More Than 1,000, Including An Open-Source Pioneer
March 1, 2019 What makes a great hackathon? About 950 students from 43 universities, 100 mentors, snacks, swag, soccer, and open-source rock star Bruce Perens.
NSF Backs Clowder Open-Source Data Management Tool With $5M
February 28, 2019 Clowder, designed to manage large collections of data now essential to science, is a key part of the 4CeeD framework developed by Illinois CS Professor Klara Nahrstedt.
Student Course Assistant Brings New Power to PrairieLearn
February 20, 2019 A project that was started at HackIllinois 2018 by Nathan Walters (class of 2019) is allowing CS 225 to give students more immediate feedback about their assignments and exams.
Hassan’s NoDoze Brings Triage to Security; PhD Student Presents Paper at NDSS Symposium
February 18, 2019 Using system history to judge whether events are normal, Hassan finds a way to sharply reduce the number of threat alerts that demand attention.