Computer science professor Octav Chipara is leading an interdisciplinary research project focused on giving patients a more hands on role in their hearing care. He is working with three CLAS faculty members — assistant professor Bijaya Adhikari of computer science, as well as associate professors Inyong Choi and Yu-Hsiang Wu of communication sciences and disorders.

Anna Davis is a 1st year graduate student working toward a master’s in computer science at the University of Iowa and a volleyball player for the Hawkeyes. In this Q&A, Davis discusses her research and the advantages of pursuing both her academic and athletic goals.

Once the estimated $20 million to $25 million project is complete, the Department of Computer Science will move into the building. Several research laboratories from the colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Engineering are currently located in IATL and will remain in the building, though some office assignments may change as space is reallocated.

Maaz Musa, a University of Iowa fifth-year PhD student studying computer science, will compete as a finalist in the UI Graduate College’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. The event will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Art Building West on Nov. 10 and is open to the entire UI community.

Khalid answers shares feedback, anecdotes, and tips following a second Google internship this past summer.

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Iowa is proud to announce that recent donations from alumni/ae will support the recruitment and/or retention of faculty and graduate students. Read on for information on the first recipients!

Yelena Mejova (PhD '12) recently agreed to a follow-up Q&A to her 2015 Alumni Profile piece. Now a Senior Research Scientist at the ISI Foundation in Turin, Italy, she shares insightful updates, advice, and more!

“It’s incredibly hard to recognize whether you are being manipulated by computer-generated media that is not real and doesn’t reflect anything that was ever said or ever happened” Nithyanand showed how easy it was to use other forms of AI such as Chat GPT to make up stories and make them look like they were written for national media sites.

Current IGPI student Rachel Shrode has been honored with the National Institutes of Health F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award to support her studies in bioinformatics and computational biology. The award provides predoctoral students with mentored training in health-related fields to aid them in their dissertation research.

The University of Iowa Computer Science Department invites applications for applications for multiple tenure- and instructional-track positions effective August 2024.