A Mathemalchemy: An Adventure in Math and Art exhibit. Duke's Department of Computer Science, along with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, hosted a unique "insider access" exhibition and reception on Thursday, October 17, for ”Mathemalchemy: An Adventure in Math and Art” at MoMath, the National Museum of Mathematics in New York City.James B. Duke Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Ingrid Daubechies, co-creator of the exhibit who The New York… read more about Duke Alumni and Friends Experience Mathemalchemy: An Adventure in Math and Art at National Museum of Mathematics »
Cells rely on complex molecular machinery to perform essential functions such as energy production and protein synthesis. To understand how these molecular machines impact health and disease, scientists can study their organization by using state-of-the-art cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) technology to acquire high-resolution images of native cellular landscapes. This approach is exciting because it allows researchers to directly observe how and where proteins interact with each other within the cell.However, locating… read more about Student Blog Series: Uncovering Molecular Patterns Using AI »
As the need for talented innovators in the field of computing grows, cultivating a robust and diverse workforce becomes increasingly essential. Co-chaired by Susan Rodger, professor of the practice of Computer Science, the Computing Research Association’s Committee on Widening Participation (CRA-WP) addresses this need. CRA-WP is one of several National Science Foundation (NSF) Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Alliances that receive funding as part of a key initiative aimed at… read more about Computing Research Association’s Committee on Widening Participation (CRA-WP) Receives $5.2 Million Investment from National Science Foundation »
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In the culmination of an academic career spanning nearly 29 years, Professor Alvin ‘Alvy’ R. Lebeck retired from Duke University at the end of September. Lebeck, who holds a primary appointment in the Department of Computer Science and a secondary appointment in Electrical and Computer Engineering, is an innovator in computer architecture and systems. Lebeck’s research employs a combination of interdisciplinary and conventional research methods, with a foundation in computer architecture and systems. His… read more about Professor Alvin ‘Alvy’ R. Lebeck Retires After Nearly 29 Years at Duke »
Combining a tool she loves and a topic she cares about, Assistant Professor Monica Agrawal uses computational methodologies to study the multiple scales of human health. read more about Monica Agrawal Uses Computational Methodologies to Study Human Health »
Assistant Professor of the Practice Eric Fouh looks at computer science education though a particularly human angle: emotional self-regulation and the role it plays on learning. read more about Eric Fouh Is Bringing Self-Regulation to Computer Science Education »
Michael Reiter, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Electrical & Computer Engineering, was the recipient of the 2024 Lasting Research Award from the Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Data and Application Security and Privacy (ACM CODASPY). Reiter’s research focuses on computer and communications security, fault-tolerant distributed computing and applied cryptography. The award recognizes his work on “vulnerability detection in systems, applications and machine learning models,… read more about Reiter Recognized for his Work on Computer Security and Privacy »
Duke Computer Science's Theory Group members are honored to have eight papers accepted at the January 2024 ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA) conference, with six of the Duke CS papers co-written by our graduate students. Read a brief summary of one of these papers, "Fair Price Discrimination," below. Imagine a scenario where a seller is selling copies of an item, like tickets to a museum or copies of a computer software. Each buyer can potentially value the item… read more about New Research with Machine Learning Tools Helps Determine "Fair Price Discrimination" »
Duke Computer Science's Theory Group members are honored to have eight papers accepted at the January 2024 ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA) conference, with six of the Duke CS papers co-written by our graduate students. Read a brief summary of one of these papers, "Beyond the Quadratic Time Barrier for Network Unreliability," below. The unreliability of a network, defined as the probability that it disconnects under random (and independent) connection failures,… read more about New Research Goes "Beyond the Quadratic Time Barrier" »
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Dr. Pardis Emami-Naeini, an expert in security and privacy, usability, and human-computer interaction, has won a 2024 Google AI Research Scholar Program Award in the Privacy category, aimed at supporting early-career academics for her project Designing A Usable Security and Privacy Label “Dictionary” with $60,000 funding awarded. Not only informing the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Consumer Reports, and the World Economic Forum in their efforts to design usable and informative security and… read more about Pardis Emami-Naeini Receives Google AI Research Award »
Four Duke CS students received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships: Jonathan Donnelly, who worked with Cynthia Rudin and will pursue a PhD in Machine Learning at Duke. Jabari Kwesi worked with Pardis Emami-Naeini and will pursue a PhD in Human Computer Interaction at Duke. Megan Richards is a recent Duke ECE-CS grad who plans to pursue a PhD in ML. She worked with Mark Sendak at DIHI and Ricardo Henao of Duke ECE. Ruoyu (Roy) Xie worked… read more about 4 Duke CS Students Receive 2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships »
Sophomore CS-Chem Major Ayush Jain, Junior Math Major-CS Minor Michelle Si, and Junior Math-CS Major Marie-Hélène Tomé at Duke University, were named 2024 Goldwater Scholars by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. Based on academic merit and supporting students who show promise of being part of the next generation of research leaders, this is a prestigious national award for undergraduates in mathematics, natural science, and engineering. Congratulations! read more about Duke CS Undergraduates Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships »
Ruoxi Chen, Duke CS-Econ Alumnus and Harvard Business School MBA, was recently welcomed to the Chinese-American Planning Council's (CPC's) Board of Directors. In this role, he will collaborate with the CPC team to advance their mission of enhancing the well-being and improving the experience of immigrant communities in New York City. Chen is currently Managing Director and Partner at Warburg Pincus, and also a member of the Board of Directors of Simtra Biopharma Solutions and Sotera Health. Previously, he worked at the… read more about CPC Welcoms Duke CS-Econ Alumnus Ruoxi Chen to Board of Directors »
Cynthia Rudin, Duke CS, ECE, Statistics, and B&B Professor was a member of the National Academies Committee on Facial Recognition Technology. In this new interview, she discusses critical privacy and ethical issues with FRT and explains some of the consensus report’s key recommendations for mitigating potential harms. Read More read more about The Flip Side of Safety is an Attack on Privacy: Rudin on Regulating Face Recognition Technology »
A $10M grant is helping Duke researchers to make computer science more equitable and inclusive for all. Duke CS Professor of the Practice, Dr. Nicki Washington and ECE/CS Professor, Shaundra Daily are leaders of The Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing Education (AiiCE), and they're featured in an article and videos that highlight AiiCE's commitment to empower future generations of computer scientists. Learn more about the mission, and view the videos that document it: Unscripted with Unscripted Reels. read more about Creating Inclusivity in Computing: AiiCE Leaders Nicki Washington and Shaundra Daily »
Four Duke CS students were awarded Honorable Mentions from the Computing Research Association (CRA) for Outstanding Undergraduate Research in 2023-2024. Harry Chen's research focuses on theoretically and empirically demonstrating that simple machine learning models are near-optimal on noisy datasets with Cynthia Rudin and Ron Parr. Michelle Qiu works on interdisciplinary natural language processing applications with Cynthia Rudin. Dennis Tang's current… read more about Duke CS Students Win 2024 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Research Awards »
Duke CS PhD Laura Grit is VP, Distinguished Engineer & Technical Advisor to the CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS), Adam Selipsky. She specializes in the areas of cloud infrastructure efficiency, large scale enterprise migration to the cloud, resiliency in application architecture, and devops productivity. In addition to other initiatives, Laura led: The Amazon.com migration from on-premises data centers to AWS services; The Amazon Women in Engineering affinity group, of which she is now an Executive Sponsor; and The… read more about Duke CS PhD and Amazon Technical Advisor Laura Grit's Nontraditional Career Journey »
Yiran Chen, Duke CS/ ECE Professor and Jungsang Kim, former Duke CS, current ECE/ Physics Professor were elected to the rank of Fellow by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The highest professional distinction recognizing academic inventors, NAI Fellows demonstrate a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that make a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and welfare of society. Read More read more about Yiran Chen and Jungsang Kim Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors »
Duke Computer Science placed in the top eight percent of >8K students and >500 colleges and universities in the recent National Cyber League (NCL) competition. The NCL competition tested students against practical cybersecurity challenges likely to be faced in the workforce, like identifying hackers from forensic data, penetration testing and auditing vulnerable websites, recovering from ransomware attacks, and more. Explore the National Cyber League (NCL) Fall 2023 Power Rankings. Coached by CS Instructor Alexis… read more about Duke CS Team Finishes in Top 8% at National Cyber League Competition »
Duke Computer Science's Theory Group members are honored to have eight (8) papers accepted at the January 2024 ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA) conference, with six (6) of the Duke CS papers co-written by our graduate students. The premier international conference on algorithms research, SODA will be held in Alexandria, VA, USA, January 7-10, 2024. SODA is cosponsored by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Activity Group on Discrete Mathematics and the Association for Computing… read more about 8 Duke CS Papers Accepted to SODA 2024 »
Duke CS celebrated our first 50 years at our recent anniversary celebration in September 2023 with a program of distinguished talks from industry and academia. Check out videos, photos, an article about departmental history, and more. read more about Duke CS 50th Anniversary »