Congratulations to Karl Marrett for winning the Best Student Paper Award at Brain Informatics 2024
Karl Marrett, a recent Computer Science PhD graduate from UCLA, received the Best Student Paper Award at the 17th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI 2024), which was held on December 13-15, 2024, in Bangkok, Thailand. His award-winning paper, titled...
UCLA Alumni Association Highlights Work of UCLA Computer Science PhD Alumna Lorraine Fesq
Lorraine Fesq, a PhD alumna of the UCLA Computer Science Department and member of the Department's Alumni Advisory Board, recently had her work with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory highlighted in the latest edition of Bruin Stories, a series by the UCLA Alumni...
Dr. Judea Pearl Surpasses 150,000 Citations, Highlighting His Lasting Impact on AI and the Data Sciences
Dr. Judea Pearl, Professor Emeritus in UCLA’s Computer Science Department, has recently achieved a significant milestone—surpassing 150,000 citations on his Google Scholar page. This achievement reflects the lasting influence of Dr. Pearl’s contributions to artificial...
Dr. Xiao Luo Receives 2024 Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research
Dr. Xiao Luo, a Postdoctoral Scholar in UCLA's Computer Science Department, has been named one of eight recipients of the 2024 Chancellor’sAward for PostdoctoralResearch. Established in 1998, this prestigious award honors postdoctoral scholars who demonstrate...
Professor Konstantinos Kallas Receives ACM SIGOPS Dennis M. Ritchie Doctoral Dissertation Award
Konstantinos Kallas, a new Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department, has been honored with the prestigious ACM SIGOPS Dennis M. Ritchie Doctoral Dissertation Award for his groundbreaking work in improving software systems. ACM gave him this award at...
Professor Millstein Delivers Keynote Address at SPLASH 2024
UCLA Computer Science Professor and Department Chair Todd Millstein recently delivered a keynote address at SPLASH 2024, the ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Systems, Programming, Languages, and Applications: Software for Humanity. Recognized as one of...
Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Oren Avram and PhD Student Berkin Durmus Unveil SLIViT: A New AI Framework for 3D Medical Imaging
Dr. Oren Avram, a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA Computational Medicine, has led the development of SLIViT, an advanced deep-learning framework capable of analyzing 3D medical images like MRIs and CT scans with a precision comparable to medical specialists. The...
Celebrating 60 Years of Jens Palsberg: A Legacy in Programming Languages and Mentorship
In honor of Jens Palsberg’s 60th birthday, a workshop is being held to celebrate his distinguished career. A professor in the Computer Science Department, Palsberg has significantly shaped programming languages, compilers, and software verification.Within the ACM...
UCLA Ph.D. Tanmay Parekh Awarded the Bloomberg Data Science Fellowship
Tanmay Parekh, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Computer Science department at UCLA, has been awarded the prestigious Bloomberg Data Science Ph.D. Fellowship for the academic year 2025-2026. This fellowship recognizes and supports up to ten outstanding doctoral...