CS News Briefs

Read the latest news briefs from and about students and faculty in the UVA Computer Science Department.

  • 2020 Louis T. Rader Undergraduate Service Award Winner: Sanjana Hajela

    About Sanjana:
    I really enjoy exploring different fields of CS and engineering and I am happy I got to take a wide variety of classes in UVA these past four years. Besides school, my hobbies include reading, doing stuff outdoors, exercising, and playing games.
    What has kept Sanjana motivated:

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  • 2020 Louis T. Rader Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner: Alex Lehmann

    About Alex, Computer Science Major:
    I love TAing for algorithms and hope to pursue a professorship in computer science one day. In my free time, I play board games, and go hiking in the Shenandoah National Park.

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  • 2020 Louis T. Rader Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner: Cameron Lloyd

    About Cameron:

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  • 2020 Louis T. Rader Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner: Jason Ashley

    About Jason
    I am a third year studying both Computer Science and Computer Engineering. If I had to choose a subject within those fields, I would say I am interested in cybersecurity and am working on projects exploring that to varying degrees in embedded devices.

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  • 2020 Louis T. Rader Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner: Mike Ferguson

    About Mike:
    I am a rising fourth year with a passion for exploring the frontiers of science. I created a student taught class, CS 1501: Artificial General Intelligence, completely by scratch and turned it into a highly successful and rewarding lecture series. The course looks at the intersection of cognitive science, AI, and philosophy, while covering concepts of minds, brains, superintelligence, and what it means to be human.

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  • 2020 Louis T. Rader Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner: Nadia Aisha Hassan

    About Nadia:
    My name is Nadia Hassan, and I'm a 3rd year in the Engineering School. I'm from Richmond, VA but I lived in Michigan for over 10 years. Two fun facts about me are I'm a Bangladeshi-American, and I'm a makeup artist and a graffiti artist!

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  • 2020 Louis T. Rader Undergraduate Teaching Award: Sarah Meng

    About Sarah:
    Discrete math is in my bones. I have been a teaching assistant for CS 2102 (Discrete Mathematics) for 4 professors who taught at least 5 distinct versions of the course over 6 semesters. I had no idea that I would fall in love with discrete math as a student almost 7 semesters ago. I suppose this has been in the works ever since I got a tiny taste of proofs and logic in 8th grade geometry class.

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  • 2020 Louis T. Rader Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner: Sean Gatewood

    About Sean:
    I like to think of myself as a general-purpose software engineer, but I think sometimes the real joy comes from the silly little hacks. While the pillars of proper development are important, sometimes it's fun to just throw something together with band-aids and chewing gum to make something that solves or automates an immediate problem.

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  • 2020 Louis T. Rader Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner: Simranjit Bhatia

    About Simranjit:

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  • 2020 Louis T. Rader Undergraduate Teaching Award Winner: Winston Liu

    About Winston:
    I'm a 4th year from northern New Jersey, majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Spanish! I love to TA, and it's been my absolute pleasure to be a teaching assistant for the CS department. When I'm not TAing, my free time is usually taken up by rock climbing, running, playing sports with friends, or volunteering. Fun fact: I'm ambidextrous!
    What has kept Winston motivated:

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