Xi Chen is one of a small number of researchers to be awarded two highly prestigious honors—the 2021 Gödel Prize and the 2021 Fulkerson Prize—in one year. He and his long-time collaborator Jin-Yi Cai, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, won the prizes for their paper, Complexity of Counting CSP with Complex Weights.
While continuing to teach at Columbia Engineering, Tim Roughgarden will serve as head of research at a16z Crypto Research
Another high-profile hack has raised more questions about the vulnerabilities of the blockchain.
The SIGecom Test of Time Award recognizes papers published between ten and twenty-five years ago that have significantly impacted research or applications exemplifying the interplay of economics and computation. Papadimitriou and Chen’s influential papers settled the complexity of computing a Nash equilibrium.
CS researchers have built an algorithm that blocks a rogue microphone from correctly hearing your words—in English so far—80% of the time.
Assistant Professor Ronghui Gu’s blockchain security firm CertiK is considered a unicorn company.
Baishakhi Ray is recognized for innovative and high-quality research on software engineering and artificial intelligence, which has impacted both the academic and industrial communities.