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Barna Saha Celebrated as Harry E. Gruber Endowed Chair at UC San Diego

Barna Saha, a computer scientist at UC San Diego who spearheads a new $10 million multi-university research institute to tackle problems in theoretical foundations of data science, was honored this week as the Harry E. Gruber Professor of Computer Science and Information Technologies Endowed Chair.

Fighting AI Fire with ML Firepower

Computer scientists from the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have proposed a novel solution to optimize the tremendous potential of deep generative models while mitigating the production of content that is biased or toxic in nature.

ServiceNow Developer David Loo Returns to His Roots to Accept CSE’s Distinguished Alumni Award

UC San Diego alumnus David Loo (BS ’91) has zigzagged continents to earn a world-class education and launch global companies, including ServiceNow. Loo was honored recently as the Department of Computer Science and Engineering's distinguished alumnus.

UC San Diego Roboticists Shine at Human Robot Interaction 2024 Conference

UC San Diego robotics research-- from supporting patient home care and stroke rehabilitation to facilitating mission critical teamwork among first responders-- was on display during the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI).

In This Era of AI, Will Everyone Be a Programmer?

ChatGPT and Large Language Models are viewed by many as a threat to the field of computer science education because they’re able to produce code on command. But the retooled, foundational course, “Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving 1” relies on LLMs.

Computer Science Students Garner 2023 Google PhD Fellowships

Two PhD students in the University of California San Diego’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Ke Sun and Jennifer Switzer, have been awarded 2023 Google PhD Fellowships. They join three recent CSE recipients of the award.

Computing Beyond Bars

Emma Hogan, a computer science PhD student at UC San Diego and a recent Ford Fellow, is teaching computer science to another underrepresented population: incarcerated people at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.

UC San Diego Computer Scientists Tackle Annual Waste of 1.5 Billion Junked Smartphones

Researchers propose repurposing phone processors – a big departure from consumer recycling – hoping to leave a notably smaller carbon footprint.

Associate Dean and Computer Scientist Christine Alvarado Named Paul R. Kube Endowed Chair

Christine Alvarado, associate dean in UC San Diego’s Division of Undergraduate Education and a Teaching Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department, will hold the inaugural Paul R. Kube Endowed Chair of Computer Science.

Vice President Kamala Harris Honors CSE Student Naba Rizvi (PhD ’25)

Vice President Kamala Harris sent a personal note of congratulations to Naba Rizvi, a PhD student in UC San Diego’s Computer Science and Engineering department, for her recent recognition by CSEdWeek as a Computer Science Hero.