Articles from September 2022

Nery Chapeton Lamas headshot - courtesy of IEEE

IEEE News - Excellence in STEM: Nery Antonio Chapetón-Lamas ('12 MCS)

Friday, September 30, 2022
"The Diversity and Inclusion Task Force presents Excellence in STEM, with Nery Antonio Chapetón-Lamas, instructional faculty in Computer Science at MiraCosta Community College in Oceanside, California. Professor Chapetón-Lamas shares how connecting with Latinx colleagues outside of STEM helped him become a better computer scientist, faculty, and person. Keep reading to learn how Professor Chapetón-Lamas has overcome professional challenges because of the community he built around himself."

Faculty Positions, Fall 2023

The University of Iowa Computer Science Department invites applications for applications for multiple tenure- and instructional-track positions effective August 2023.
Picture taken at 2022 Fall IdeaStorm in the IMU

Two UIowaCS students among 15 Sharing $4,000 in Fall IdeaStorm Competition

- Creative Concept: Sebastian Olmos for "TikTok video organization and transcription app" - Sports Solution: Henry Krain
Group picture at Fall 2022 Welcome Picnic with students, staff, and faculty

Fall 2022: 42 Students Join Grad Programs

Thursday, September 15, 2022
As the 2022-23 academic year started at Iowa, the ranks of our graduate programs welcomed: - 25 MCS and 10 PhD students (Computer Science) - 5 MS and 2 PhD students (Informatics)
GurshaVirk became the first Sikh Air Force cadet in U.S. history allowed to wear the turban, beard, and bracelet that are sacred religious symbols after he petitioned the Air Force asking that he be allowed to incorporate them into his military uniform.

Informatics student & Air Force ROTC cadet breaks barriers for those who follow

Thursday, September 15, 2022
“Growing up, Gursharan Virk dreamed of becoming a fighter pilot. But as he got older, the third-year student at the University of Iowa worried he might have to choose between his Sikh faith and his dream career. Virk returned to the U.S. for the start of his junior year of high school, and he attended Waukee High School just west of Des Moines. Unable to visit colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic, Virk chose Iowa because of the strength of its computer science program."
Picture of Rachael Chen on a seaside rocky shore with waves crashing behind her.

High School Intern co-author of "Autonomous Driving Systems" paper with Guanpeng Li et al.

Tuesday, September 13, 2022
In Summer 2022, Rachael Chen, a student at Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, IL) interned with Prof. Guanpeng Li within the IOWA-HPC Lab. The result? A paper entitled: "D2MON: Detecting and Mitigating Real-Time Safety Violations in Autonomous Driving Systems"
Collage of submitted 2022-23 scholarship awardee portraits + "Congrats!" text and UIowaCS logo

Celebrating 2022-23 Scholarship Award Recipients

Wednesday, September 7, 2022
The University of Iowa Department of Computer Science recognizes this academic year’s scholarship recipients: Barkmeier-Tice Scholarship - Harper Eastman; Emily Johnson Arthur A. Collins Scholarship - John Piaszynski; Anthony Terrones Frank A. Park Scholarship - Cathryn Lyons David Spang Award - Lydia Esbaum; Fiza Virk Principal Scholars Award - Alexander Barloon; Ashley Tapia Jason & Leslie Weber Scholarship for Women - Annika Heiling Jason & Leslie Weber Emerging Technologies Scholarship - Mitchell Hermon; Raymond Yang Gerard Weeg Scholarship - Nathan Gillis