CS News Briefs

UVA Engineering Ph.D. Alumni Elevated to Fellow Status

Two UVA Engineering computer science Ph.D. alumni have been elevated fellow status. Chenyang Lu, Fullgraf Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and director of the Cyber-Physical Systems Laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis, has been elevated to ACM Fellow. Lu was recognized for contributions to adaptive real-time systems, real-time virtualization, and wireless cyber-physical systems. He received his Ph.D. from UVA Engineering in 2001 and was advised by John A. Stankovic, BP America Professor of Computer Science and director of the Link Lab.

Bronis de Supinski, chief technology officer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has been elevated to IEEE Fellow, and he was recognized for leadership in the design and use of large-scale computing systems. He received his Ph.D. from UVA Engineering in 1998 and was advised by Paul F. Reynolds, professor emeritus of computer science.

2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award Recipients

Computer science students Vivian Chen and Chenghan Zhou have both received an Honorable Mention in the Computing Research Association Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher competition. Nominees were commended for making significant contributions as authors or coauthors on multiple papers, and being involved in the development of software and apps. Chen is being avised by Lu Feng, an assistant professor with joint appointments in the Department of Computer Science and Department of Engineering Systems and Environment.  Zhou is being advised by Haifeng Xu, Alan Batson Career Enhancement Assistant Professor of Computer Science.

Madhav Marathe and Anil Vullikanti Receive National Science Foundation COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants

The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Virginia Biocomplexity Institute several rapid response research funding grants for COVID-19. Computer science professors Madhav Marathe and Anil Vullikanti are among those receiving awards.

Computer Science Ph.D. Student-Led Research Team Wins National Institutes of Health-Organized Challenge

Josephine Lamp, a University of Virginia computer science Ph.D. student, is leading a team of researchers in novel approaches to diagnostics for advanced heart failure. The research project has been named a winner of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Big Data Analysis Challenge: Creating New Paradigms for Heart Failure Research.

Two Computer Science Faculty Awarded UVA Global Infectious Diseases Institute Grant

Professor Anil Vullikanti and Alan Batson Career Enhancement Assistant Professor Haifeng Xu, both with appointments in the UVA Engineering Department of Computer Science, have been awarded an Inequity in Infections Diseases program grant by the UVA Global Infectious Diseases Institute. Vullikanti is also a researcher with UVA's Biocomplexity Institute.

Ashish Venkat Honored as a 2020 Top Pick in Hardware and Embedded Security

William Wulf Career Enhancement Assistant Professor of computer science Ashish Venkat and his two collaborators have been honored as a 2020 Top Pick in Hardware and Embedded Security for their paper “Context-Sensitive Fencing: Securing Speculative Execution via Microcode Customization.”

Sihang Liu Awarded Google Ph.D. Fellowship

Computer 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

Congratulations 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

Dr. 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

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.