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Top CS @ ILLINOIS Students Named 2018 Siebel Scholars
October 18, 2017 As a result of their outstanding academic record and leadership, five students will receive $35,000 during their final year of study.
Illinois researchers to develop more secure containers for computing environments
October 9, 2017 Research Assistant Professor Sibin Mohan is among a group of researchers who have been awarded a $6.1 million grant from the Office of Naval Research.
Illinois receives $25 million to develop Internet of Battlefield Things
October 4, 2017 CS Professor Tarek Abdelzaher is the academic lead of a multi-institution effort seeking to understand and exploit the unique capabilities of next-generation networked battlefield systems.
Donald B. Gillies Memorial Lecture in Computer Science: Leslie Pack Kaelbling
October 4, 2017 Dr. Leslie Pack Kaelbling will discuss progress towards developing an integrated approach to solving very large problems in intelligent robotics.
CS @ ILLINOIS student uses a tool called K to build a path towards more secure blockchains
October 3, 2017 CS PhD student Everett Hildenbrandt has created a verification engine for Ethereum's smart contracts.
Distinguished Lecture Series: Dr. Eva Tardos
October 2, 2017 On October 9, Dr. Eva Tardos will present her research on learning algorithms.
CS @ ILLINOIS welcomes eight new faculty
September 21, 2017 Eight outstanding new faculty members are joining CS @ ILLINOIS during the next academic year. In total, thirty-six talented teachers and researchers have joined the department since 2013.
Utpal Banerjee, Illinois graduate whose work transformed parallel computing, dies at 74
September 20, 2017 Banerjee's work had a profound impact on parallel computing. His fast, effective data-dependence test has been widely used for developing compilers.
Kloeckner wins NSF CAREER Award to make computer simulation faster, cheaper
September 20, 2017 Kloeckner looks to create better, more versatile solvers for elliptic PDEs in order to improve large-scale simulations.
Class gives CS students a chance to program an actual autonomous vehicle
September 20, 2017 Last spring, a major component of "Autonomous Vehicles in AI" was for students to write software for driverless vehicles provided by AutonomouStuff.
Distinguished Lecture Series: Dr. Ben Raphael
September 20, 2017 On September 25, Dr. Ben Raphael will present his research on cancer genomics.
New grants are aimed at improving CS teaching tools
August 21, 2017 Teaching Professors Mattox Beckman and Geoffrey Herman have each been awarded campus grants funding pilot projects aimed at improving teaching tools and methods.
CS @ ILLINOIS team tests problem-solving skills at ICPC 2017
August 21, 2017 The CS @ ILLINOIS ACM ICPC team had its best finish at the World Finals since 2009, completing four problems.
Sarita Adve Joins DARPA group that keeps an eye out for technological surprises, opportunities
August 21, 2017 Professor Sarita Adve joins DARPA's ISAT Study Group: 30 scientists and engineers who are helping to identify future directions for computer and communications research.
Gear Establishes Legacy Gift to CS
August 16, 2017 Bill Gear and his wife Ann Lee Morgan have established a bequest that will provide financial support to CS @ ILLINOIS students and/or faculty, depending on the future value of their residual estate.
Professor Emeritus and former Associate Department Head William Kubitz dies at 78
August 9, 2017 CS @ ILLINOIS is deeply saddened to note the passing of Professor Emeritus and former Associate Department Head William Kubitz.
CS alumnus Shannon Chen receives SIGMM Outstanding PhD Thesis Award
August 1, 2017 Chen will be recognized at ACM Multimedia 2017 for his research advancing 3D tele-immersive technology.
Baker Award recognizes breadth and impact of Jacobson’s research
August 1, 2017 Professor Sheldon H. Jacobson has been honored with the David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award, recognizing his lifetime achievements in industrial engineering.
Malwarebytes CEO Marcin Kleczynski pays it forward, impact doubled by Grainger Match
July 20, 2017 Marcin Kleczynski (BS CS ’12) has given a major donation to establish a named endowment supporting the Computer Science Visionary Scholarship Fund.