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Alumnus Kim wins second Academy Award for animation
March 20, 2023
Theodore Kim (Ph.D. 2006) received the Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the development of the elastic simulation system Fizt2. First used in Coco (2017), Fizt2 improve … Read more
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Approaching artificial intelligence through an interdisciplinary lens [Computer science faculty and graduate students contribute to UNC’s AI Project]
March 15, 2023 | UNC College of Arts and Sciences
As anticipation and anxiety fuel debates about artificial intelligence, UNC’s AI Project brings together scholars from philosophy, computer science and linguistics to explore its implications.
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Researchers from UNC, UC Boulder receive $1.8 million to develop robotic chemistry assistants
February 22, 2023
An interdisciplinary team of researchers including Assistant Professor Daniel Szafir was awarded a $1.8 million NSF grant to aid chemists by using robotics to automate time-consuming tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
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Aniket Bera (Ph.D. 2017) works to help AI comprehend human emotions
February 15, 2023 | International Society for Presence Research
Purdue University computer scientist Aniket Bera and others are working to help a variety of robots “better incorporate and understand human behavior and emotion.” While the focus is on the robots’ abilities, the changes … Read more
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3D imaging project brings Nepali sacred site to life [CS students partner to develop successful prototype]
January 23, 2023 | UNC College of Arts and Sciences
A religious studies scholar’s annotated digital model will preserve an endangered place while letting others explore it virtually.
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Alumna Tanya Amert awarded 2022 ACM SIGBED Paul Caspi Memorial Dissertation Award
January 11, 2023
Alumna Tanya Amert (Ph.D. 2021) was awarded the 2022 ACM SIGBED Paul Caspi Memorial Dissertation Award. The award recognizes outstanding doctoral dissertations that significantly advance the state of the art in the scien … Read more
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Tang wins 2023 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award, Monroe named Finalist
January 6, 2023
Senior mathematics and computer science major Zineng Tang was named a recipient of the 2023 Computing Research Association (CRA) Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award. Tang was one of only four winners from colleges … Read more
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260 students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at UNC-Chapel Hill [27 computer science majors]
December 10, 2022 | UNC News
Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most honored college honorary society, inducted 260 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students as new members. Less than 1% of all college students qualify for acceptance … Read more
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Frederick P. Brooks Jr., Computer Design Innovator, Dies at 91
November 23, 2022 | The New York Times
The New York Times published an obituary for Department Founder Frederick P. Brooks, Jr. “The impact of his work in computer graphics was enormous,” said Patrick Hanrahan, a professor at Stanford University and a fellow … Read more
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Remembering Department Founder Dr. Frederick P. Brooks, Jr.
November 18, 2022
The Department of Computer Science mourns the loss of its founder, Dr. Frederick P. Brooks, Jr., a pioneer in the field of computer science and a tremendous colleague and friend to so many. Dr. Brooks passed away on Nove … Read more
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Announcement: Apply to the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity
November 1, 2022
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity is pleased to announce the availability of postdoctoral research appointments for a period of two years. The purpose of … Read more
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Chaturvedi, Srivastava receive Amazon Research Awards
October 24, 2022
Assistant professors Snigdha Chaturvedi and Shashank Srivastava were both among 51 award recipients for the fall 2021 and winter 2022 Amazon Research Awards, which featured awardees from 37 universities in eight countrie … Read more
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Student highlight: summer 2022 internships
October 19, 2022
At the conclusion of the 2021-2022 academic year, students departed campus for jobs and internship opportunities across the globe. UNC Computer Science students are highly recruited by top tech companies, considered to b … Read more
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UNC CS hosts Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (REU) in partnership with Intel
October 19, 2022
UNC Computer Science, in partnership with Intel, hosted its first Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (REU) from June – July 2022. Led by the efforts of Associate Professor Cynthia Sturton, the REU provided op … Read more
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UNC CS begins new chapter under Department Chair Chakraborty
October 7, 2022
The fall semester of the 2022-2023 academic year is the first in a new chapter for the UNC Department of Computer Science. William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor Samarjit Chakraborty was appointed department chair … Read more
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UNC CS adds 3 new faculty members for 2022-2023
October 5, 2022
New faculty members Benjamin Berg, Sayeed Ghani, and Roni Sengupta bring experience in both research and teaching and contribute to the department’s mission of maintaining academic excellence in an inclusive environment.
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Bertasius Awarded Sony Faculty Innovation Award
September 26, 2022
Assistant Professor Gedas Bertasius has been conferred a 2021 Sony Faculty Innovation Award in Information Technology. With this award, Bertasius will fund a project aimed at leveraging multimodal information to improve … Read more
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Research UNCovered: Snigdha Chaturvedi
July 28, 2022
Snigdha Chaturvedi is an assistant professor who studies natural language processing — how computers understand human languages. Endeavors recently spoke with Chaturvedi to learn what inspired her to pursue her field, ho … Read more
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Department Commencement ceremony honors largest graduating class
June 19, 2022
Honoring the largest graduating class in department history, the Class of 2022 gathered in Carmichael Arena amongst family, friends and loved ones on May 8th, 2022 for the traditional department commencement ceremony.
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Raffel receives NSF CAREER Award
April 21, 2022
Assistant Professor Colin Raffel has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Raffel’s five-year grant, worth more than $535,700, is titled “Collaborative, Co … Read more
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Chakraborty elected to IEEE Fellows Class of 2022
April 21, 2022
William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor Samarjit Chakraborty was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for 2022. Chakraborty was recognized for contributions to system-lev … Read more
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Alumnus Levoy elected to National Academy of Engineering
March 17, 2022
UNC Computer Science alumnus Marc Levoy (Ph.D. ‘89) was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Membership to the Academy is considered one of the highest professional honors for an engineer.
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2022 Tanner Awards for Graduate Teaching Assistants [Kaki Ryan and Aaron Smith recognized]
March 11, 2022
Graduate teaching assistants Kaki Ryan and Aaron Smith were recognized with Tanner Awards. Since 1990, UNC-Chapel Hill has given Tanner Awards to recognize excellence in the teaching of undergraduates by graduate teachin … Read more
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Coding for community
February 23, 2022
The Tar Heels behind Carolina’s Black in Technology student organization are working to increase the representation of Black students in computer science and create an inclusive ecosystem for students to thrive.
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Leading the next generation of computer scientists [profile of CS major Nihar Vaidya]
February 7, 2022 | UNC Communications
Vaidya is a Chancellor’s Science Scholar majoring in computer science with a minor in neuroscience. He founded a Carolina chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery and has contributed to the work of researchers … Read more
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Meet Briana Scurry, New Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Coordinator
February 1, 2022
The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Coordinator leads department efforts in assessing current DEI practices and implementing initiatives. Tasked with developing a department vision, goals, and plan within the departmen … Read more
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Zhang awarded 2021-2022 Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship
January 31, 2022
Doctoral student Shiyue Zhang was awarded a 2021-2022 Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship in natural language processing. The fellowship covers up to three years of tuition and fees, plus a stipend to be used for liv … Read more
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Chakraborty earns 2021 ACM TECS Best Paper Award
December 21, 2021
Professor Samarjit Chakraborty was awarded the ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems (TECS) 2021 Best Paper Award for his paper, “Energy Modeling for the Bluetooth Low Energy Protocol,” which appeared in the jou … Read more
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Hase receives 2021 Google PhD Fellowship in NLP
December 3, 2021
Doctoral student Peter Hase was awarded a 2021 Google PhD Fellowship in natural language processing. The fellowship covers up to three years of tuition and fees, plus a stipend to be used for living expenses, travel, and … Read more
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Islam (Ph.D. 2021) named in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 – Science
December 1, 2021
Doctoral alumna Bashima Islam, 28, is engineering the next generation of internet of things devices to operate without batteries. She is developing intermittently powered devices using solar energy and radio frequency, a … Read more