CS News Briefs
Read the latest news briefs from and about students and faculty in the UVA Computer Science Department.
Sihang Liu Awarded Google Ph.D. Fellowship
November 24, 2020Computer science Ph.D. student Sihang Liu has been awarded a 2020 Google Ph.D. Fellowship in Systems and Networking, based on his research on “Holistic Support for Persistent Memory Systems.” Liu is advised by assistant professor of computer science Samira Kahn.
Mary Lou Soffa Receives Distinguished Faculty Award
November 23, 2020Congratulations to Mary Lou Soffa, Owens R. Cheatham Professor of Sciences, on being awarded the School of Engineering and Applied Science Distinguished Faculty Award in recognition of excellence in teaching, research and service. She has published over 175 articles and has directed 32 Ph.D. students to completion, half of whom are women.
UVA Engineering Alumnus Appointed Chair of CS at Iowa State
November 19, 2020Dr. Hridesh Rajan, a UVA Engineering alumnus, has been appointed chair of the Department of Computer Science at Iowa State University.
Humans of Link Lab: Faysal Hossain Shezan
October 16, 2020
Faysal, class of 2022, is a native of Dhaka, Bangladesh and when he’s not working towards his PhD, enjoys spending time with loved ones, traveling, and gardening. At the Link Lab, Faysal works with affiliated staff Dr. Yuan Tian on projects related to safety and privacy issues in emerging systems.
Yixin Sun Gains Recognition through Privacy Enhancing Technologies Award Competition
September 29, 2020 mkw3a@virginia.eduYixin Sun earned recognition for her outstanding contributions to the theory, design, implementation and deployment of privacy enhancing technologies. Sun, Anita Jones Career Enhancement Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia, is the runner up in the 2020 Caspar Bowden Award competition.
Georgios Bakirtzis Applies Research Fellowship to Make Cyber-Physical Systems More Safe and Secure
September 23, 2020 mkw3a@virginia.eduCongratulations to Georgios Bakirtzis, who has earned the James G. Simmonds Fellowship in Applied Mechanics and Applied Mathematics Research. Bakirtzis is a Ph.D. student in computer engineering at the University of Virginia.
Research Team’s Deep Learning Algorithms Facilitate Learning on Graph Data
September 16, 2020 mkw3a@virginia.eduJundong Li, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Virginia, develops novel deep learning algorithms to glean more actionable patterns from graph-structured data sets. Li holds joint appointments in UVA’s Department of Computer Science and School of Data Science. Li and Shuiwang Ji, associate professor of computer science and engineering at Texas A&M, have earned a National Science Foundation grant to improve the essential building blocks of deep learning algorithms for graphs.
Team Manifold Conducts Virtual Research
August 11, 2020This year’s team is the 14th Virginia iGEM team to compete in the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition, the Giant Jamboree, following a legacy of successful teams and their inventive synthetic biology solutions. Under the guidance of our advisors, Professor Papin and Professor Kozminski (Biomedical Engineering and Biology Departments, respectively), Virginia iGEM has consistently received recognition at the competition, as well as seeding biotech startups Agrospheres INC and Transfoam LLC. Along with a strong reputation to live up to, the 2020 Team has been incredibly resilient in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Humans of Link Lab: Faria Tuz Zahura
August 03, 2020
Faria Tuz Zahura, class of 2022, when not working towards her PhD loves to paint nature scenes. She is a student resident at the Link Lab where she works on urban coastal flooding projects with the Associate Director of the Lab, Dr. Jon Goodall.
Humans of Link Lab: Josie Lamp
July 27, 2020
Josie Lamp, class of 2023, discovered her passion for computer science in high school when she wanted to program a tutu to change colors with music while she danced. This fostered a passion in engineering that led her to pursue a PhD with the Computer Science department in the University of Virginia School of Engineering and to become a student resident at the Link Lab who works with faculty member Dr. Lu Feng.