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Yafan Huang receives ACM IEEE CS George Michael Memorial Fellowship

Friday, October 10, 2025
Yafan Huang is recognized for advancing exascale high performance computing by creating ultra-fast lossy compression algorithms and versatile program-agnostic fault tolerance.

Alex Fish (BA '03) Alumnus Q&A

Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Alex Fish graduated with a B.A. in computer science from the University of Iowa in 2003. In this Q&A, Fish discusses his current role as a Principle Cloud Engineer at the Pegasystems, shares memories from his time at Iowa, and more!

Dave Kelly (BA '95) Alumnus Q&A

Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Dave Kelly graduated with a degree in computer science from the University of Iowa in 1995. In this Q&A, Kelly discusses his current role as a Executive Director of Enterprise Infrastructure at the University of Iowa, shares memories from his time at Iowa, and more!
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Upcoming Events

Engineering Library Workshop: Data Management in 60 Minutes

Thursday, October 23, 2025 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Seamans Center
Get ahead on your research skills! These workshops are designed for graduate students and faculty but also open to undergraduates.
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Colloquium - Proofs and Programs

Friday, October 24, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall
This talk will give a high-level introduction to the Curry-Howard correspondence, assuming a minimal background in either logic or programming languages.
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Dept. of Computer Science - AY2026-27 CS Curriculum Changes Meetings

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 12:00pm to 2:45pm
MacLean Hall

Computer Science majors are invited to attend Computer Science meetings hosted by Prof. Liza Kleiman (our Dir. of Undergraduate Studies) on Tuesday, October 28 in MLH.

Prof. Kleiman will present the changes coming to both CS BA and BS curricula starting in Fall 2026. As this may impact your course planning as early as Spring 2026, all CS majors are strongly encouraged to attend.

Two sessions:

1-1:45 pm [in 110 MLH]

2-2:45 pm [in 217 MLH]

RSVP by Monday, Oct. 27

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Learn to Solder: Fundamentals

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Seamans Center

Soldering is one of the most fundamental skills needed to explore the world of electronics. Learn through-hole soldering to combine LEDs, resistors, and other components to create a fun light-up creepy-crawly bug. This workshop will help you gain a better understanding of electronics and be better equipped to create your own. This hands-on workshop is a standalone event. It will be taught by Instructional Lab Manager Kara Beauchamp.

Co-sponsored by IEEE and the Lichtenberger Engineering Library

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Colloquium - Bridging Public Health with Clinical Decisions from a Data Centric Perspective

Friday, October 31, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall
We welcome Jiaming Cui, PhD, from Virginia Tech who will speak on "Bridging Public Health with Clinical Decisions from a Data Centric Perspective."
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Full-Time Faculty
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Students taught in introductory courses per year (2015-2020)

158

Women declared majors in the four undergraduate programs (2023-2024)

136

Graduate students in Computer Science and Informatics