Dear friends,
A new academic year is well underway here at UNC, bringing with it new beginnings, for faculty, students and staff.
This semester comes with some great news. We are fortunate to welcome three new faculty, receive word that UNC CS received a competitive rating from the Academic Ranking of World Universities, and excited and proud of the accomplishments from our faculty research. Additionally, we continue to grow with nearly 1,500 computer science undergrads and 175 grad students. With the growth and support of the department, we expect more great things to come!
Please read through for updates and please stay in touch with your news too. And, we hope to see you at our upcoming holiday party on November 27 at Top of the Hill.
Best,
UNC CS in the News |
Can a computer diagnose autism?
Autism research news outlet Spectrum interviewed professor Martin Styner about how machine learning may close the detection gap over time, allowing children to be diagnosed with autism as early as two years of age.
Bansal receives prestigious ARO Young Investigator Award
The three-year award will provide $360,000 to fund Bansal’s research on developing new machine learning and natural language processing models.
Doctoral student merges computer science, love of language with research goal of improving quality of life
Lisa Bauer was profiled by the Carolina Graduate School Magazine for her research into natural language processing and the way it can improve quality of life for people with disabilities and the elderly.
UNC among NSF awardees seeking to shape the human-technology partnership for the well-being of workers and their productivity
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces funding to UNC researchers Henry Fuchs, Jan-Michael Frahm, Mohit Bansal, Prudence Plummer, and Felicia Williams for their work to enhance human capabilities via virtual personal assistants in self-contained eyeglasses-based AR systems.
Welcome to “Compder Scifflin” —
better known as COMP 110
The Daily Tar Heel featured a video made by COMP 110 teaching assistants and Teaching Assistant Professor Kris Jordan. The course will utilize a number of "The Office" parody videos to introduce both logistics and computer science concepts.
Department founder Brooks named among 50 Most Influential Living Computer Scientists
TheBestSchools.org recognized Frederick P. Brooks Jr. for his founding of the Department of Computer Science as well as his work on the IBM System/360 series.
Department News |
UNC CS ranked #18 in computer science and engineering by Academic Ranking of World Universities for 2018
UNC-Chapel Hill was ranked #30 among universities for 2018.
See the full list of rankings for computer science and engineering
UNC CS hires 3 new faculty members for Fall 2018
Jeff Terrell, John Majikes, and Junier Oliva were hired during the summer of 2018 and have already begun working with students in various capacities.
UNC CS sponsors
45 women at 2018 Grace Hopper Celebration
The department provided scholarships for
45 students, and 59 total students, staff,
and faculty will attend from UNC CS.
Anderson receives IEEE TCRTS Outstanding Technical Achievement and Leadership Award
Anderson was recognized by a committee of recent awardees for his contributions to the field of real-time systems.
UNC CS hosts 400 at Middle School and High School Open House
Attendees had the opportunity to participate in hands-on research demonstrations, visit research labs, talk to current undergraduate and graduate students, and learn how to explore computer science before college.
Additional Departmental News
Visit the department website to learn about other accomplishments and accolades, as well as career and life updates from department personnel and alumni.
Alumni News |
Simulating Dynamic Soundscapes at Facebook Reality Labs
They say that seeing is believing, but accurate sound rendering plays a critical role in creating believable VR experiences.
Alumni Ravish Mehra (M.S. 2011, Ph.D. 2014) and Carl Schissler (B.S. 2010, Ph.D. 2017) play a critical role in the research on simulating dynamic soundscapes at Facebook Reality Labs, continuing the research done here at UNC.
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