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Anastasia Kurdia Inducted to Northwestern IT’s ‘Mission: Accessible’ Wall of Fame
Kurdia completed the “Mission: Accessible” challenge to ensure that the CS 150 Canvas course page meets seven core accessibility criteria.Jun 26, 2024
Nikos Hardavellas Named Future CRA Leader
Hardavellas joins the inaugural cohort of Computing Research Association Future CRA Leaders and will attend the 2024 CRA Conference at Snowbird in July.Jun 24, 2024
Nivedita Arora Wins 2024 ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award
The Association for Computing Machinery Doctoral Dissertation Award recognized Arora for her foundational work designing sustainability-first computing systems and exploring their applications.Jun 17, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Joshua D'Arcy Joins Northwestern Computer Science Faculty of Instruction
D'Arcy will support Northwestern Engineering’s Department of Computer Science and the MSAI and MBAi professional master’s degree programs.Jun 14, 2024
First Came ‘Spam.’ Now, With AI, We’ve Got ‘Slop’
The New York Times quoted Professor Kristian Hammond in an article about the new term that has emerged to describe dubious AI-generated material.Jun 11, 2024|from New York Times
Sheila Gujrathi Tells Her Story to Graduating Seniors
Gujrathi, a biotechnology entrepreneur and executive, healthcare investor, and drug developer with more than 25 years of experience, and Dean Christopher Schuh spoke at the 2024 Undergraduate Convocation on June 10.Jun 11, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Grace Wang Tells Graduates to Think Big, Value Others, and Themselves
Wang, president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Dean Christopher Schuh spoke at the 2024 PhD Hooding and Master’s Recognition Ceremony on June 10.Jun 11, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Celebrating 10 Years of DTR’s Self-Directed Learning Community
In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the Design, Technology, and Research program, Professor Haoqi Zhang and DTR students organized a week-long series of public events, featuring an art installation, screening of the DTR documentary, and an alumni panel.Jun 7, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
Northwestern IT Inducts Professor Connor Bain to Canvas Hall of Fame
Bain won the award for “Most Innovative Course Site” and was also a finalist in the “Best Use of Lecture Videos” category.Jun 6, 2024
CS Senior Spotlight: Elena Fabian
Fabian will join Berkeley Law this fall as a member of the inaugural class of Berkeley Innovation Scholars studying the intersection of law, technology, and society.Jun 6, 2024
Three McCormick Faculty Participating in Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Erica Hartmann, Emma Alexander, and Ryan Truby are three of 100 outstanding early career engineers who will meet for an intensive 2 1/2-day symposium to discuss cutting-edge developments in four areas.Jun 5, 2024|from Northwestern Engineering News
CS Grad Spotlight: Dilan Nair
Nair plans to continue improving people’s quality of life and ability to connect as a software engineer with Apple.Jun 5, 2024
CS Senior Spotlight: Eleftheria (Elli) Beres
Continuing her passion for research, Beres will begin a PhD in computer science at the University of Washington this fall.Jun 4, 2024
CS Senior Spotlight: Julian Baldwin
Baldwin graduates with a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree in computer science and plans to apply to PhD programs in machine learning.Jun 3, 2024
Northwestern CS Announces Spring 2024 Outstanding Teaching Assistant and Peer Mentors
The quarterly department awards recognize exceptional service to the CS community.May 31, 2024