Can AI Understand Literature? Columbia Researchers Put It to the Test
Large language models can process vast amounts of text—but their ability to interpret nuance, hidden meaning, and nonlinear storytelling remains an open question.
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4 Papers from CS Researchers at ASPLOS 2026
Researchers from the department are presenting their work at the ACM International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and … Continue reading 4 Papers from CS Researchers at ASPLOS 2026
An Interdisciplinary Project Investigates Art Images and AI
A research project backed by Kathy McKeown aims to advance both computational understanding and humanistic interpretation of how multimodal models generate and understand art images through probing of a model’s latent space.
What’s Missing for Artificial General Intelligence
Vishal Misra discusses his latest research on how LLMs work under the hood and explains what’s actually required for AGI: the ability to keep learning after training and the shift from pattern matching to understanding cause … Continue reading What’s Missing for Artificial General Intelligence
The Mind Behind C++
One of the most influential programming languages in history was created by Columbia professor Bjarne Stroustrup, almost by accident.
Trailblazers: Shaping Internet and Video Call Technology With Professor Henning Schulzrinne
Henning Schulzrinne is a pioneer in the development of internet and video calling technology. His work on voice-over-IP helped lay the foundation for the tools millions of people use every day to talk, meet, and … Continue reading Trailblazers: Shaping Internet and Video Call Technology With Professor Henning Schulzrinne
Columbia’s 3D Vision Technology Powers Factory Automation
How research that began in the lab is transforming factory automation.
A New Complexity Theory for the Quantum Age
Henry Yuen is developing a new mathematical language to describe problems whose inputs and outputs aren’t ordinary numbers.
Luca Carloni and Junfeng Yang Elected 2025 ACM Fellows
The honor recognizes their influential contributions to trustworthy AI, software systems, computer architecture, and design automation.
Teaching Future Engineers to Question AI
In the Ethical and Responsible Artificial Intelligence classroom, the discussion about artificial intelligence (AI) drifted quickly from lecture slides to … Continue reading Teaching Future Engineers to Question AI
The Mind Behind the Infamous Advanced Programming: Jae Woo Lee
Advanced Programming is a required course for computer science majors, typically taken during their sophomore year, that focuses on the C programming language. The course serves as the bridge between introductory and advanced classes, and … Continue reading The Mind Behind the Infamous Advanced Programming: Jae Woo Lee
Meet Our New CS Faculty
The department is proud to welcome new faculty whose expertise strengthens our academic mission and expands our research and teaching … Continue reading Meet Our New CS Faculty
Test of Time Awards Highlight Enduring Innovation
CS professors have been honored with Test of Time Awards in 2025, distinctions granted annually by premier computer science conferences … Continue reading Test of Time Awards Highlight Enduring Innovation
Why Vibe Coding Fails and How to Fix It
The DAPLab shares highlights from its current research on improving the vibe coding process.
Five Research Papers Accepted to FOCS 2025
Research from the department was featured at the 66th Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS 2025). Several of … Continue reading Five Research Papers Accepted to FOCS 2025
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