Computer Science & Engineering
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UCSC engineers collaborate with Western Digital to accelerate genome sequencing
The UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute and Baskin School of Engineering have entered into a multi-year, joint research and development agreement with Western Digital.
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Engineer Ali Yanik wins National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Grant will support Yanik’s research into phononic metamaterials and their use in acousto-microfluidic technologies for biomedical applications.
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NIH grant funds development of a wayfinding app for the blind
Engineer Roberto Manduchi develops assistive technologies for people with disabilities.
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Data science researchers to tackle privacy challenges in genomics
Computer scientist Abhradeep Guha Thakurta has won NSF funding to investigate ways to protect the privacy of individuals while allowing access to large genomic data sets.
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UC Santa Cruz helps address massive data demands from Large Hadron Collider as part of $25 million NSF project
Computer scientist Carlos Maltzahn will work with Princeton University on an NSF-funded project to establish the Institute for Research and Innovation in Software for High Energy Physics.
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Computer engineer Chen Qian wins NSF CAREER Award
NSF funding supports Qian’s research on new memory-efficient and ultra-fast network algorithms and protocols.
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Computer scientist Owen Arden wins NSF CAREER Award
Owen Arden, assistant professor of computer science in the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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Leaving their mark, inspiring others
This year’s Distinguished Graduate Student Alumni honorees are making their mark on the world. During Alumni Weekend, they will be back on campus to inspire a new generation of scholars at a career panel.
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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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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.
