CS Team Headed to ICPC World Championship
For the third consecutive year, a team from the CS department has advanced to the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) … Continue reading CS Team Headed to ICPC World Championship
Student & Alumni News
Lessons Learned by NYC Makers Producing Personal Protective Equipment for Medics
Grad student Jason Lee (MS ’20) talks to IEEE Spectrum about producing face shields for NYC’s frontliners.
Ben Horowitz (SEAS ’88) profiled on Business Insider
Ben Horowitz shares what makes for a great pitch, the qualities of successful entrepreneurs, and why you shouldn’t listen to your friends for career advice.
CS Undergrads Recognized by the Computing Research Association
For this year’s Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award, three computer science students received honorable mentions – Lalita Devadas, Dave Epstein, and … Continue reading CS Undergrads Recognized by the Computing Research Association
CS Alum Jim Kurose (PhD ’84) Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Jim Kurose (PhD ’84) is recognized for his contributions to the design and analysis of network protocols for multimedia communication.
Zach van Schouwen (SEAS ’08) profiled on GeekWire
Zach van Schouwen (SEAS ’08) talks about how he gets things done and runs effective meetings by talking less.
CS Alumni part of Forbes 30 under 30
Moawia Eldeeb (SEAS ’18) and Josh Augustin (SEAS ’18) created Pivot, a connected in-home gym. With seed funding, they built SmartSpot, a successful B2B forerunner of Pivot, which they sold to hundreds of gyms around … Continue reading CS Alumni part of Forbes 30 under 30
Eric Risser (MS ’09) Sells Software Company for Millions
Risser’s software company, Artomatix, developed AI that automates the creation of 3D content. The deal is believed to be valued up to $60 million.
Q&A : Nora Wixom on visual effects
Nora Wixom (BC ’13) shares how she got to work on the visual effects of blockbuster films Jurassic World, Captain … Continue reading Q&A : Nora Wixom on visual effects
WiCS Goes to Grace Hopper 2019
Columbia’s Womxn in Computer Science (WiCS) share their experiences from the 2019 Grace Hopper Convention in Orlando, Florida. The annual … Continue reading WiCS Goes to Grace Hopper 2019
CS Team Wins the ICCV 2019 Learning-to-Drive Challenge
Students participated in the International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) 2019 Learning-to-Drive Challenge as part of the Deep Learning (DL) … Continue reading CS Team Wins the ICCV 2019 Learning-to-Drive Challenge
Ioannis Paparrizos’ (PhD ’18) Dissertation Earns an Honorable Mention at SIGKDD 2019
The ACM SIGKDD dissertation awards recognize outstanding work done by graduate students in the areas of data science, machine learning and data mining.
11 Graduate Students Selected for Prestigious Fellowships
The diverse cohort come from the various groups within the department. They are a mix of those new to Columbia … Continue reading 11 Graduate Students Selected for Prestigious Fellowships
From Thesis Project to a Multi-Million Dollar Company
Text IQ started as co-founder Apoorv Agarwal’s (PhD ’14) Columbia thesis project titled “Social Network Extraction From Text.” The algorithm he built was able to read a novel, like Jane Austen’s “Emma,” for example, and understand … Continue reading From Thesis Project to a Multi-Million Dollar Company
Fadi Biadsy (PhD ’11) Develops Tool to Help People with Atypical Speech Patterns
Most people take for granted that when they speak, they will be heard and understood. But for the millions who live with speech impairments caused by physical or neurological conditions, trying to communicate with others … Continue reading Fadi Biadsy (PhD ’11) Develops Tool to Help People with Atypical Speech Patterns
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