Computer Science & Engineering
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Control theory symposium April 27 features leading academic and industry experts
The Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz will host a regional symposium on Control Theory and Automation on Friday, April 27.
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J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves appointed director of CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz
Computer engineer J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves has been appointed to serve as the UC Santa Cruz director for CITRIS (Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society) and the Banatao Institute.
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UC Santa Cruz graduate programs rank among best in nation in U.S. News survey
The U.S. News and World Report’s 2019 Best Graduate Schools guide evaluates graduate schools in business, education, engineering, law, medicine, nursing, social work, criminology, public affairs, and the sciences.
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Computer science grad student wins Better Scientific Software Fellowship
Ivo Jimenez was recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Exascale Computing Project in its inaugural class of Better Scientific Software (BSSw) Fellows.
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UCSC’s SlugBot team chosen again to compete in Amazon’s Alexa Prize Challenge
For the second year in a row, a team of computer science students has won sponsorship from Amazon to develop a “socialbot” that can converse with humans.
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Two UCSC professors elected to National Academy of Engineering
Biomolecular engineer David Haussler and computer scientist Martín Abadi have been recognized for their pioneering achievements.
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Dean Alex Wolf leads growing engineering school in era of technological change
As he begins his second full academic year as dean, Alex Wolf discusses his first year and his plans for the future of the engineering school in a wide-ranging interview.
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UC Santa Cruz launches new data science research center
Data, Discovery, and Decisions (D3) research center provides a platform for collaboration between industry and academia in the emerging field of data science.
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Computer pioneer Harry Huskey dies at age 101
Harry Huskey, professor emeritus of computer science, worked on early computing systems and helped universities around the world establish computer science programs.
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Five graduate student alumni return for awards
The five honorees will be presented with the first Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni Award and be part of panel discussions where they’ll share their stories on career and entrepreneurship opportunities.
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A role model for girls who code
Regine De Guzman, a self-taught coding whiz, wants to close the Silicon Valley gender gap by encouraging girls to pursue tech careers. She will share her words of wisdom at the upcoming TEDxLosGatosHighSchool.
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UC Santa Cruz team chosen to compete in Amazon’s Alexa Prize Challenge
UCSC computer scientists have won a sponsorship from Amazon to develop a “socialbot” that can converse with humans.