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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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Sanctity of Cherokee [Bansal and Zhang work to help revitalize the Cherokee language]
November 15, 2021
As a result of systemic oppression, there are fewer than 200 native Cherokee speakers in North Carolina. To keep the language alive and pass it to the next generation, UNC-Chapel Hill researcher and Eastern Band Cherokee … Read more
UNC-Chapel Hill Inducts 223 students into Phi Beta Kappa [26 computer science majors inducted]
November 2, 2021 | UNC News
Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most honored college honorary society, has inducted 223 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students as new members. Among them were 26 computer science majors.
UNC CS – Focused on Making an Impact
October 20, 2021
The past 18 months have been a testament to the dedication and determination of the students, staff and faculty here at UNC Computer Science. Read the department’s retrospective Fall 2021 Impact Report, featuring stories … Read more
At long last, UNC CS celebrates Class of 2020 in Chapel Hill
October 15, 2021
Seventeen months after taking their final exams as Tar Heels, the Class of 2020 was welcomed back to Chapel Hill for a long-awaited send-off. The Department of Computer Science honored its graduates with two events over … Read more
Making products that people want
October 4, 2021 | Innovate Carolina
One of the best kept secrets on campus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill might be the Product Management Club (PM Club). Not your traditional student organization, the PM Club gives student innovators an … Read more
Inno 5 under 25: UNC student uses her passion for STEM to empower young women
September 27, 2021 | Triangle Inno
Prior to high school, Rida Bayraktar says she had no interest in STEM fields. Turns out that wasn’t because she didn’t like it. At the time, she thought it was for men and hadn’t had any exposure to the subjects. But wit … Read more
UNC CS Welcomes New Faculty Cohort
August 5, 2021
The 2021/22 academic year brings a prestigious group of faculty instructors and researchers to the Department of Computer Science. “We are proud to welcome another exceptional cohort to UNC Computer Science, adding to ou … Read more
Carolina joins new NSF institute to enhance artificial intelligence tools for a more equitable, inclusive classroom experience
July 29, 2021 | UNC News
The institute launched today with a five-year, $20 million grant from the NSF, bringing together leading researchers and education experts from Carolina, lead partner North Carolina State University, Indiana University, … Read more
Fu wins Best Paper Finalist Award at RSS 2021
July 27, 2021
Computer science doctoral student Mengyu Fu was awarded a Best Paper Finalist Award at the Robotics: Science and Systems Conference, one of the top research conferences in the field of robotics. The paper was co-authored … Read more
Fried Awarded Prestigious NIH Fellowship
July 12, 2021
Doctoral student Inbar Fried was awarded the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral (F30) Fellowship, which seeks to enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising predoctoral students who int … Read more
Chaturvedi receives NSF CAREER Award
July 6, 2021
Assistant Professor Snigdha Chaturvedi received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This five-year, $549,700 grant will support Chaturvedi’s continued research of … Read more
Amert, Anderson win Best Paper at ISORC 2021
June 30, 2021
Computer science doctoral candidate Tanya Amert and Professor James Anderson won the Best Paper Award at the 24th IEEE International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing, held in June 2021.
UNC CS faculty call on Board of Trustees to review Nikole Hannah-Jones’ tenure case
June 25, 2021
The faculty of the Department of Computer Science have written an open letter condemning the inaction of the UNC Board of Trustees in the tenure case of Nikole Hannah-Jones and urging the Board to review the case at its … Read more
Zhang, Sturton take second place in Intel Hardware Security Academic Award
June 3, 2021
Doctoral graduate Rui Zhang and Associate Professor Cynthia Sturton won second place in Intel’s inaugural Hardware Security Academic Award. As part of the award, Zhang and Sturton received $50,000 to be used for further … Read more
UNC CS wins GRAIC autonomous racing competition during CPS‑IoT Week 2021
May 27, 2021
Doctoral student Abel Karimi and assistant professor Parasara Sridhar Duggirala took first prize in the Generalized Racing Intelligence Competition (GRAIC), a simulated vehicle race affiliated with CPS-IoT Week 2021, the … Read more
UNC Real-Time Research Team Sweeps RTNS Best Paper Awards
May 3, 2021
UNC CS researchers received multiple Best Paper awards at the 29th International Conference on Real-Time Networks and Systems (RTNS) held in April 2021.
Alterovitz receives Amazon Research Award
April 30, 2021
Professor Ron Alterovitz received a 2020 Amazon Research Award for his research in cloud-based motion planning for autonomous robots. The Amazon Research Award provides unrestricted funds and AWS Promotional Credits to a … Read more
UNC researchers earn Best Paper at IEEE VR 2021
April 14, 2021
A paper co-authored by students Young-Woon Cha, Husam Shaik, Qian Zhang, and Fan Feng; research scientists Andrei State and Adrian Ilie; and professor Henry Fuchs received a Best Conference Paper award at the IEEE Confer … Read more
Fang receives 2021 Horizon Award
April 7, 2021
Graduate student Shiwei Fang has been recognized with a Horizon Award from the Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Fang was one of five Horizon Award recipients for 2021.
Lei named 2021 Adobe Research Fellow
March 29, 2021
Computer science doctoral student Jie Lei has been awarded a 2021 Adobe Research Fellowship in the area of natural language processing. The Adobe Research Fellowship recognizes “outstanding graduate students anywhere in … Read more
Post-pandemic life: our digital habits, health care
March 26, 2021 | The Well UNC
Carolina’s Pandemic Year: This week last March, the University shifted to remote instruction. The Well is marking the occasion with a week of special stories, including ways the University has addressed the crisis, refle … Read more