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Yafan Huang recieves 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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Colloquium - Optimization Over Trained Neural Networks: What, Why, and How? promotional image

Colloquium - Optimization Over Trained Neural Networks: What, Why, and How?

Friday, October 17, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
MacLean Hall
Learn more about designing optimization algorithms that take into account the structure of neural networks.

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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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

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

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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2025 CS Prospective Graduate Student Visit Day - Morning Sessions

Friday, November 7, 2025 9:30am to 1:25pm
Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories
The Computer Science (CS) department welcomes prospective students interested in our graduate programs to our annual Prospective Student Visit Day and Graduate Research Symposium
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Full-Time Faculty
in the Department

1030

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