Premkumar Devanbu has been elected a Foreign Member of the Academia Europaea for his extensive record of award-winning and influential contributions and long-term collaboration with European institutions. His research focuses on the impact of large language models on software development.
Associate Professor of Computer Science Mohammad Sadoghi investigates the concept of consensus from moral, ethical, epistemological, theological and societal perspectives in the book, The Problems of Consensus: An Ethical Inquiry into Democratic and Decentralized Principles.
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Marina Radulaski and Associate Professor of Computer Science Mohammad Sadoghi are among this year’s class of Chancellor’s Fellows at the University of California, Davis. The distinction is given to early academics doing exemplary work in their fields.
Kim, an assistant professor of computer science, has been named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The two-year, $75,000 fellowship will support his work on understanding quantum entanglement of multiple particles, a key step in developing quantum computers.
What if your next STEM teacher were an AI agent in virtual reality? UC Davis computer scientist Michael Neff combines movement science, gesture modeling and deep learning to create lifelike digital instructors — paving the way for more human embodied learning experiences.
The Bezos Earth Fund has announced a $2 million grant to the University California, Davis, the American Heart Association and other partners to advance “Swap it Smart” as part of its AI for Climate & Nature Grand Challenge. The funding will support research that could help redesign foods, for example optimizing for flavor profile, nutritional properties and lower costs and environmental impact.
As a new assistant professor of computer science at UC Davis, Yang Zhou will create healthier software ecosystems that manage communication between GPUs to enhance performance and lower costs in technologies like machine learning and AI.
UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science Biswanath Mukherjee has been selected for the 2026 IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award for his outstanding contributions to the communications technology field, particularly in his work with optical networks and security protocols.
The UC Davis assistant professor of computer science has received the prestigious early-career faculty award to advance computational methods for designing high-performance mechanical metamaterials.
Sam King, associate professor of computer science, has been named director of CITRIS at UC Davis. With experience in both academia and industry, King will lead the institute in advancing interdisciplinary tech innovation that tackles real-world challenges and benefits society.
