Celebrating the Class of 2025
The department is extremely proud of all of our students! The Columbia Engineering Class of 2025 gathered at Morningside Heights … Continue reading Celebrating the Class of 2025
Student & Alumni News
Reimagining Wireless Communication and Sensing With Laser Light
Charlie Carver (PhD ‘24) received an Honorable Mention from the ACM SIGMOBILE Dissertation Award 2025 for research that introduced new … Continue reading Reimagining Wireless Communication and Sensing With Laser Light
Unlikely Engineers: The Pianist And The Med Student Who Found Their Future In Code
The MS Bridge program was created to open doors for talented individuals from non-traditional backgrounds to thrive in computer science. … Continue reading Unlikely Engineers: The Pianist And The Med Student Who Found Their Future In Code
Where Support Meets Opportunity: Two Students Reflect On Their TA Journey
The role of a teaching assistant (TA) is more than just answering questions or helping debug code—it’s about building community … Continue reading Where Support Meets Opportunity: Two Students Reflect On Their TA Journey
Kavika Krishnan, SEAS ’25, On Engineering Student Council And Crisis Leadership
The CS major talks about becoming a leader focused on building community and driving change, and how she found a strong sense of community within the department.
Ilias Diakonikolas Wins the ACM’s Grace Murray Hopper Award
Diakonikolas, who received his PhD from Columbia under Mihalis Yannakakis, received the Association for Computing Machinery’s Grace Murray Hopper Award, … Continue reading Ilias Diakonikolas Wins the ACM’s Grace Murray Hopper Award
Andrew Yang and Jennifer Oettinger Named 2025 Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Andrew, a double major in applied physics and applied mathematics, is this year’s Valedictorian and Illig Award recipient. This year’s Salutatorian, Jennifer, is a computer science major with a minor in applied math and economics. Both graduating seniors … Continue reading Andrew Yang and Jennifer Oettinger Named 2025 Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Raman Odgers Chosen As The Graduate Class Day Speaker
Raman Odgers, a master’s student in computer science, will address his fellow students on the South Lawn at Columbia’s Morningside campus. Graduate Student Life Leadership Award winners Xiaolong Wu, a PhD candidate in earth and environmental engineering, … Continue reading Raman Odgers Chosen As The Graduate Class Day Speaker
Meet Columbia College’s Valedictorian and Salutatorian
The top academic honors for the Columbia College Class of 2025 have been awarded, with Eilidh MacLeod (CC’25) being named … Continue reading Meet Columbia College’s Valedictorian and Salutatorian
8 CS Students and Alumni Recognized By the NSF-GRFP Graduate Research Fellowships
The NSF-GRFP supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported scientific disciplines or in STEM education who are pursuing full-time, research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited American institutions.
Voices of CS: Adam Lin
Adam Lin didn’t set out to become a computer scientist. In fact, his academic journey began in finance—driven by family … Continue reading Voices of CS: Adam Lin
Four Columbians Named Goldwater Scholars
CS students Danielle Maydan (SEAS ’26) and Steven Yu (SEAS ’26) are among the students awarded the 2025 Goldwater Scholarships, the preeminent undergraduate award in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.
Amazon Nova AI Challenge accelerating the field of generative AI
CS team joins the inaugural global university competition focused on advancing secure, trusted AI-assisted software development.
Voices of CS: Karla Zuniga
For many students, transitioning into a new academic field is like stepping into uncharted territory. The unfamiliar concepts and coursework … Continue reading Voices of CS: Karla Zuniga
Undergrads Dive Into Research Projects
Three computer science students have been honored with the prestigious 2025 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award by the Computing Research … Continue reading Undergrads Dive Into Research Projects
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