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(From left to right) Ph.D candidates Hieu Vu and Choudhuri Akash and Professors Bijaya Adhikari and Muchao Ye pictured together at SDM25

SDM25 Debrief

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Computer Science Professors Bijaya Adhikari and Muchao Ye and Ph.D. candidates Akash Choudhuri and Hieu Vu attended SDM25 in Virgina this May to present their research. In total, the University of Iowa CS group had three papers accepted to the conference. Professor Adhikari also gave a keynote address at one of the conference's workshops and Professor Ye gave a minitutorial.

Rishab Nithyanand promoted to Associate Professor with tenure...

Nithyanand’s research is broadly in the areas of privacy and social computing. His research aims to improve transparency and accountability in the online data ecosystem.
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From Campus to the World: Angelina Evans Embarks on a Fulbright-Fueled Journey in Germany

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
The Department of Computer Science congratulates Angelina Evans on her travels to study abroad in Germany.
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CHI 2025 Debrief

Monday, May 19, 2025
Computer Science Professors Juan Pablo Hourcade and Lucas Silva attended CHI 2025 at Yokohama, Japan this April presenting their projects. This year's conference theme of Ikigai, which refers to the Japanese concept of a reason for living.
Portrait of Chao Yang.

Chao Yang (PhD '15) Alumnus Q&A

Chao Yang graduated with a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Iowa in 2015. In this Q&A, Yang discusses his path to his current role as the Machine Learning Engineering Manager for the Facebook Video Recommendation Retrieval Team at Meta, provides insights into some of his current projects, and more!
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Dhruv Vyas (PhD '22) Alumnus Q&A

Dhruv Vyas graduated with a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Iowa in 2022. In this Q&A, Vyas discusses his current role as a data scientist at UFG Insurance, shares memories from his time at Iowa, and more!

Celebrating 2024-2025 Distinction Award Recipients

Friday, May 2, 2025
Learn more about the 2024-2025 Distinction Award recipients.

CS Faculty and Staff recognized by Graduating Class

Friday, April 25, 2025
The full list of recognized faculty and staff included the following from the UI Computer Science Department:...
Mauricio Monsalve sitting in front of a computer with a map behind him.

Mauricio Monsalve (PhD '15) Alumnus Q&A

Mauricio Monsalve graduated with a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Iowa in 2015. In this Q&A, Monsalve discusses his current role as a postdoctoral scholar at CIGIDEN in Chile and shares more about some of the exciting projects he is working on!
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Adhikari and Li secure CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation

Bijaya Adhikari and Guanpeng Li, both assistant professors in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, recently earned CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation.