Computer Science News
Stanford students put computer science skills to social good
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Four undergraduates have co-founded CS+Social Good, an organization that utilizes technology to make a positive social impact.
Needed: More women in data science
Thursday, November 12, 2015
A recent gathering at Stanford on the emerging science of big data turned the usual gender ratio of science conferences on its head.
Stanford graduate students named Siebel Scholars
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Fifteen Stanford graduate students in business, computer science and bioengineering were recently named 2016 Siebel Scholars for outstanding academic performance and leadership in their fields.
Stanford CS Assistant Professor Christopher Ré named MacArthur fellow
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Stanford's Christopher Ré, an assistant professor of computer science, has been awarded a "genius grant" from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. He was recognized for his work in developing a data-inference system that analyzes data with a high degree of certainty.
Stanford's Christopher Manning and a Columbia colleague discuss talking, thinking machines
Monday, July 20, 2015
Computer scientists talk about problems and advances in natural language processing.
Subhasish Mitra Receives Semiconductor Research Corporation Technical Excellence Award
Monday, July 13, 2015
Professor of electrical engineering and computer science honored for work on Quick Error Detection technology.
Stanford Invention Hall of Fame welcomes six new technologies and honors 27 new prolific inventors
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Each new technology has earned more than $5 million in royalties for Stanford. The 27 new prolific inventors, including several engineers, have invented at least seven technologies that have generated over $500,000.
Key strategies can boost donations at crowdfunding sites, Stanford engineers say
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
A sophisticated analysis by Stanford computer scientists supports a common-sense approach: Help fundraisers craft successful appeals and thank givers promptly, and they will return to give more.
Three engineering students receive Deans' Awards for Academic Achievement
Thursday, May 7, 2015
The award recognizes extraordinary undergraduates for their intellectual accomplishments.
Stanford researchers use diverse, global discussion groups to boost online learning experience for participants
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
New Talkabout video discussions designed by Stanford researchers can connect diverse groups of learners across the globe and improve class performance.
Stanford Computer Science Department Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Daylong event titled “In Service to the World” reflects on the past accomplishments and future prospects of this world-class academic department.
Nicholas McKeown among 10 Stanford professors elected to AAAS 2015 class
Thursday, April 23, 2015
American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the country's oldest and most prestigious honorary learned societies.
ACM Council on Women honors Jennifer Widom as innovator in database systems
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Professor of computer science and electrical engineering is named 2015-2016 Athena Lecturer for launching new research areas in the database field.
Stanford Engineering’s Dan Boneh honored for innovations that have simplified cryptography
Monday, March 30, 2015
Computer science and electrical engineering professor will receive 2014 ACM-Infosys Foundation Award.
Stanford engineers collaborate on research to help online groups organize themselves
Monday, March 23, 2015
Making decisions and taking actions require leadership tools to minimize infighting and focus the energy on action.
Stanford study shows success of different learning styles in computer science class
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Computer Science project with Graduate School of Education reveals that analyzing what students do from moment to moment as they learn to write code helps assess how well they are learning.
UC-Berkeley Professor Named Next Director of Brown Institute
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Maneesh Agrawala, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, will lead the David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute at Stanford.
Engineering a rowing team
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Engineering is a popular and useful major for members of Stanford's rowing team.
Jennfier Dionne, Percy Liang elected Sloan Research Fellows
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Members of Stanford Engineering faculty honored as next generation of scientific leaders.
Cybersecurity panelists call for long-term, global approach to securing free and open network
Friday, February 13, 2015
At a Stanford forum, White House officials, researchers and educators discuss how to stay ahead of hackers and protect a rapidly changing and expanding network.
Subhasish Mitra elected ACM fellow
Friday, February 6, 2015
The Association for Computing Machinery honored the Mitra, an associate professor of computer science and electrical engineering, for contributions to the design and testing of robust computing systems.
Professor Ron Fedkiw shares Academy Award for software to digitize destruction
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Computerized simulation simplifies the math and physics of animated movie collisions to create a point-click-and-drag tool for putting the kibosh on buildings, cities, even planets.
Stanford research finds that computers are better judges of personality than friends and family
Monday, January 12, 2015
Artificial intelligence can draw inferences about a person as accurately as a spouse, according to Stanford postdoctoral fellow Michal Kosinski.
Stanford computer scientists extend web browsers to make the Internet safer
Friday, December 19, 2014
A new security system called COWL protects privacy while helping web developers create richer and more secure online content.
Stanford to host 100-year study on artificial intelligence
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Stanford University will lead a 100-year effort to study the long-term implications of artificial intelligence in all aspects of life.
