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Nemitz and Amert earn Best Student Paper at RTNS 2017
October 6, 2017
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 w … Read more
Students face off in the first ever Carolina Data Challenge
September 17, 2017 | The Daily Tar Heel
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 Scien … Read more
Service through technology (profile of CS major Zareen Farooqui)
August 15, 2017 | UNC.edu Spotlight
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 Teamin … Read more
Pasunuru, Bansal earn Outstanding Paper Award at ACL 2017
August 14, 2017
First-year doctoral student Ramakanth Pasunuru and assistant professor Mohit Bansal earned an Outstanding Paper Award at the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) 2017 conference in Vancouver, Canada. ACL is th … Read more
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Baykal, Alterovitz earn Best Paper at RSS 2017
July 17, 2017
Cenk Baykal (B.S. 2015) and associate professor Ron Alterovitz earned the Best Paper award at Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2017 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Their paper, “Asymptotically Optimal Design of Piecewise … Read more
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Full-time UNC student runs a corporation
July 12, 2017 | The Daily Tar Heel
While most students feel accomplished to get a summer internship or make an A in a class, one of their peers has been running a company since he was 16 years old. Linker Logic Technologies Inc., founded by CEO Ritwik Pav … Read more
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Monrose named Kenan Distinguished Professor
July 5, 2017
Professor Fabian Monrose was named a Kenan Distinguished Professor, effective July 1, 2017. The Kenan Distinguished Professorship will provide Monrose’s salary, benefits and additional research funds. The announcement fr … Read more
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Computer scientist helps make breakthroughs in sound simulation
June 30, 2017 | College of Arts and Sciences
While the quality of visual images in video games and virtual reality continues to advance impressively with technology improvements, the sound and music quality of those games haven’t kept pace. A team of faculty and st … Read more
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Department of Computer Science celebrates 286 graduates at 2017 commencement ceremony
May 31, 2017
On May 14, the UNC Department of Computer Science recognized 286 graduates in its annual commencement ceremony in Carmichael Arena. The department recognized degree candidates for May 2017 as well as those who received d … Read more
Tech takeover: Will a robot put you out of a job?
May 26, 2017 | WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham
If you haven’t spent much time thinking about whether robots are going to put you out of a job, well, you can be excused for that. Not many people do. But consider it for a minute and your next thought may be whether you … Read more
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Students selected as Phillips Ambassadors for study abroad in Asia in 2017
April 20, 2017 | College of Arts and Sciences News
Eighteen undergraduates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one undergraduate from Duke University have been selected as Phillips Ambassadors for summer and fall 2017 study abroad programs in Asia. I … Read more
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UNC CS researchers earn Best Paper award at IEEE VR 2017
April 10, 2017
A paper co-authored by graduate students David Dunn, Kent Torell and Cary Tippets and professor Henry Fuchs received the Best Paper award at IEEE VR 2017 in Los Angeles, California. The paper, titled “Wide Field Of View … Read more
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Welch one of seven selected for 2017 Horizon Awards
April 5, 2017
Graduate student Joshua Welch received a 2017 Horizon Award from the Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Welch was one of seven recipients for 2017. Since 2003, the Graduate Education Adva … Read more
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UNC computer science major starts week to acknowledge women in technology
March 31, 2017 | The Daily Tar Heel
Frustrated by male-dominated tech culture, junior computer science major Kaylee Llewellyn started Women in Tech Week, which is hosting events on campus through Friday. She said she wants to raise awareness that women are … Read more
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Llewellyn honored with University Award for the Advancement of Women
March 30, 2017
Junior computer science major Kaylee Llewellyn was recognized on March 7 with the University Award for the Advancement of Women. Llewellyn was one of four recipients for 2017 who were honored during a ceremony in the Cam … Read more
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Mehra receives 2016 VGTC Virtual Reality Best Dissertation Award
March 29, 2017
Ravish Mehra, a 2014 doctoral graduate in computer science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was awarded the 2016 VGTC Virtual Reality Best Dissertation Award for his work developing simulated sound p … Read more
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UNC-Chapel Hill Hosts Women in Tech Week
March 28, 2017 | Chapelboro
Several events to promote women who opt for careers in the technology industry will be held at UNC-Chapel Hill as part of the Department of Computer Science’s Women in Tech Week. The five-day promotion was conceived by K … Read more
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‘Spork Lab’ tackles password security
March 28, 2017 | Carolina Arts & Sciences Magazine
Creating passwords that are memorable, hintable and resistant to attack is an increasingly important issue, especially in the age of savvy cyber-hackers — but computer-generated passwords are often too hard for people to … Read more
Real Sound in a Virtual World
March 13, 2017 | Endeavors
Take a moment to focus on the sounds around you. Maybe you’re sitting at a desk and someone walks by in the hallway. Even though you can’t see them, you can hear their footsteps and can tell when they get closer, when th … Read more
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Dept. of Computer Science to Celebrate Pi Day with ‘Pi Your Professor’ Fundraiser
February 28, 2017
The UNC Department of Computer Science will celebrate Pi Day this year by hosting a “Pi Your Professor” fundraiser to support CS student clubs and initiatives. Comp Sci students can buy a ticket for $10 to lob a “pi” at … Read more
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Fruits Of Valve’s Impulsonic Acquisition Appear: Steam Audio Beta Launched
February 22, 2017 | Tom's Hardware
In early January, we discovered that Valve had acquired a 3D audio company called Impulsonic. Valve didn’t reveal the news, but Impulsonic’s website indicated that Valve swallowed up the company’s assets and employees. I … Read more
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Pearl Hacks 2017 unites more than 300 women for overnight hackathon
February 17, 2017
Pearl Hacks 2017 brought women from all over the country to UNC-Chapel Hill in February. The event sought to address the gender imbalance in computer science and technology by providing resources and education and by bui … Read more
AI Predicts Autism From Infant Brain Scans Increased brain growth during the first year of life accurately predicted whether a child at high risk of autism developed the disorder
February 15, 2017 | IEEE Spectrum
Twenty-two years ago, researchers first reported that adolescents with autism spectrum disorder had increased brain volume. During the intervening years, studies of younger and younger children showed that this brain “ov … Read more
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Free online library for UNC students celebrates 10 millionth book read
February 3, 2017 | The Daily Tar Heel
Faculty from the UNC School of Medicine and the Department of Computer Science came together on Tuesday to celebrate the 10 millionth book read on TarHeelReader.org. The online library of free books for students with dis … Read more
Tar Heel Reader Celebrates 10 Million Books Read (Video)
February 1, 2017 | YouTube
Tar Heel Reader, an online, open source library of free, easy-to-read, accessible books, recently reached 10 million books read.
UNC-Chapel Hill student Benjamin Kompa named Churchill Scholar
January 27, 2017 | UNC.edu Spotlight
Benjamin Kompa, a fourth-year student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Churchill Scholarship, a research-focused award that provides funding to outstanding … Read more
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Researchers Demonstrate 100° Dynamic Focus AR Display With Membrane Mirrors
January 27, 2017 | Road to VR
Achieving a wide field of view in an AR headset is a challenge in itself, but so too is fixing the so-called vergence-accommodation conflict which presently plagues most VR and AR headsets, making them less comfortable a … Read more
Politics Aside, Counting Crowds Is Tricky
January 23, 2017 | NPR
There has been a lot of arguing about the size of crowds in the past few days. Estimates for President Trump’s inauguration and the Women’s March a day later vary widely. And for crowd scientists, that’s pretty normal. ” … Read more
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Tar Heel Reader Reaches 10 Million Books Read
December 19, 2016
Chapel Hill, NC—Tar Heel Reader, an online program that helps students with disabilities learn to read independently, reached 10 million books read on January 7 at 7:35 p.m. The site, which was created by Karen Erickson … Read more
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Profiles in Computing: Tanya Amert
December 15, 2016 | Computing Research Association
Tanya Amert, a computer science Ph.D. student at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, found herself drawn to computer science because she enjoyed figuring out how things work. At 13 years old, she was a big fan of … Read more