Ming C. Lin will lead the University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science, effective January 1, 2018. A noted educator and expert in virtual reality, computer graphics and robotics, Lin will assume the role of Elizabeth Stevinson Iribe Chair of Computer … Read more
Machine learning is changing the way we think about images and how they are created. Researchers have trained machines to generate faces, to draw cartoons, and even to transfer the style of paintings to pictures. It is just a short … Read more
Fabian Monrose is a Kenan Distinguished Professor in the Computer Science department at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. Monrose and research engineer Jan Werner teach cybersecurity using a challenge-based game framework called Riposte, which they developed as part of … Read more
When you were a child, what was your response to this question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Describe your research in five words. “Artificial intelligence helps you remember.” I always wanted to be a doctor. … Read more
The International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) is the top international Computer Vision event, comprising the main ICCV conference and several co-located workshops and short courses. At ICCV 2017 in Venice, Italy, Professor Alex Berg won the Helmholtz Prize for … Read more
Tech companies are pursuing artificial intelligence projects more than ever, and they’re looking at universities to recruit their new talent. According to Dinesh Manocha, a computer science professor at UNC, artificial intelligence is an old field that has been around … Read more
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Mohit Bansal has received the prestigious Young Faculty Award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — becoming only the second UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member to do so — for his work on natural language processing and machine learning. Established … Read more
The International Conference on Real-Time Networks and Systems (RTNS) recognized doctoral students Catherine Nemitz and Tanya Amert with the Best Student Paper Award for 2017. The paper, “Real-Time Multiprocessor Locks with Nesting: Optimizing the Common Case,” was also co-authored by … Read more
Eyes focused on computer screens, students from across the state spent their weekend analyzing data sets and competing at the first ever Carolina Data Challenge. In partnership with the National Consortium for Data Science, the Odum Institute, the UNC Computer … Read more
Zareen Farooqui is a junior studying business administration and computer science at UNC-Chapel Hill. This summer, she’s using the knowledge she gained in her classes to revamp United Way of the Greater Triangle’s Teaming for Technology Program. That program refurbishes … Read more
