Articles from May 2025

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...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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.

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.

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.

Chao Yang (PhD '15) Alumnus Q&A
Monday, May 5, 2025
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!
Celebrating 2024-2025 Distinction Award Recipients
Friday, May 2, 2025
Learn more about the 2024-2025 Distinction Award recipients.