Juan-Pablo Hourcade recently presented at the GoodIt 2026 conference, where many computing areas come together to discuss using technology for social good.

Former computer science professor, Steven E. Strong, came to the University of Iowa after teaching math and computer science at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, and then as a professor at Cornell and Mt. Mercy Colleges.

The theory group in the Department of Computer Science invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow position. The initial appointment period for the position is for one year, with the possibility of extension for a second year.

University of Iowa researchers Sriram Pemmaraju and Sourya Roy will explore how complex random sampling tasks can be performed efficiently across multiple computing machines.

Fin Deevy recently had an internship at Intel, where he applied his software development knowledge to graphics programming.

Graduate student Eric Newton recently worked as an audio programming intern at PlayStation.

We celebrate three faculty promotions to Associate Professor with tenure. Each of these individuals demonstrates excellence in both research and teaching: Congratulations, Dr. Bijaya Adhikari, Dr. Peng Jiang, and Dr. Garrett Morris.

This summer, our Department of Computer Science held its fifth successful REU on Computing for Health and Well-being, welcoming students from across the nation. Read our participants' first-hand accounts of their experience both in the program, and sharing their research at the Summer Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC).

Hear PhD student Sage Binder's report on presenting his research at the Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP) conference in Lisbon, Portugal this summer. ITP is just one of ten conferences that are part of the annual Federated Logic Conference (FLoC).

Juan Pablo Hourcade, professor of computer science at the University of Iowa, weighs in on whether or not AI Smart Glasses are appropriate for children to wear at school in this Education Week article.