This may come as no surprise to internet users that Amazon collects data from your interactions with Alexa and shares it with advertising partners to curate online ads. But Alexander Gamero-Garrido, a new assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, proved this was the case.
Growing up in Norway, where 63,000 miles of coastline border the Norwegian Sea and 1,190 fjords guide waters further inland, new assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science Maike Sonnewald's connection to the ocean runs deep.
Dongyu Liu's website features the standard materials of an academic researcher: a CV, published research, a list of talks. But what catches the eye on Liu's site is a page of photos: Liu and his labmates at a lake retreat and on a ski trip; Liu's supervisor handing him a slice of cake at his graduation; a lab-wide breakfast after an all-nighter to hit a deadline.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Setareh Rafatirad was announced as a recipient of the 2023 Chancellor's Fellowships for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion by Chancellor Gary S. May and the Academic Senate's Committee on Affirmative Action and Diversity.
The recognized project seeks to address malware issues inherent to the Internet of Things, or IoT, the system of physical objects that communicate with other devices over the Internet. These can range from modern thermostats to smartwatches and self-driving cars.
Air travel now accounts for about 3% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, and the sector’s emissions are rising: Global air travel more than doubled from 2004 to 2019. This is literally a first-world problem — most people on Earth fly rarely, if ever. By some estimates, the 1% of humans who fly most often are responsible for half of all air travel emissions.
Four College of Engineering faculty members were among those honored with 2023 Academic Senate and Academic Federation Awards when laurels were announced this week. The Academic Senate and Academic Federation will hold a joint awards reception in the spring, with details to be announced at a later date.
Associate Professor of Computer Science Zubair Shafiq was among the 13 faculty members honored as Chancellor’s Fellows UC Davis announced Tuesday (Feb. 14).
Computer Science Professor Matt Bishop was named a Distinguished Member of the Association for Computer Machinery, or ACM, for his outstanding scientific contributions to computing.
There’s been a lot of media discussion about blockchain over the last several years, particularly in the context of the ever-fluctuating cryptocurrency market. But what is blockchain technology really?
Computer Science Professor Matt Bishop recently received two prestigious honors in recognition of his research and teaching: The Taylor L. Booth Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society and election to the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Hall of Fame. Bishop is the first UC Davis faculty member to receive either honor.
“I’m surprised and pleased to receive these honors,” he said. “They speak to my teaching and research, and speak well of both of them.”
Professor Dipak Ghosal has been named the next Bucher Family Chair of the UC Davis Department of Computer Science, effective July 1. Ghosal will bring his experience as an award-winning researcher, chair of the Computer Science Graduate Group and an advocate for innovation and entrepreneurship to the role. He succeeds Professor Matt Farrens, who has led the department for the past five years.
Over the next four years, UC Davis students will be designing the car of the future as part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s EcoCAR Electric Vehicle (EV) Challenge. The competition challenges students to convert a Cadillac LYRIQ EV into an autonomous, next-generation battery-electric vehicle with vehicle-to-everything connectivity so it can interact with devices and the environment.
Computer Science Distinguished Professor Prem Devanbu received the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Research Award in recognition of his accomplishments in research and teaching. Each year, the award recognizes world-renowned researchers from all disciplines whose fundamental discoveries, theories and findings have had a lasting effect on their field. The awardees are then invited to German institutions as visiting scholars.
