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The Department of Computer Science at the University of Rochester is well known for its research production and collegial atmosphere. Degrees offered include an elite undergraduate major and an intense program leading to the doctor of philosophy. Particular emphasis is placed on computer vision and robotics, natural language understanding and knowledge representation, systems and architecture, and theory of computation. For more information about the department, read our Measures of Excellence.
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| • | UR Computer Sciences scores high in Measures of Excellence | • | Two New Faculty to join URCS. Jeffrey P. Bigham has accepted a tenure track position in Computer Science. He is completing his studies at the University of Washington where his research area includes human-computer interaction and graphics, specializing in information access and end user programming. Engin Ipek, who has accepted a joint appointment in Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering, has most recently been in the Computer Architecture Group at Microsoft Research. His research interests include the broad area of computer architecture with an emphasis on multicore architectures, hardware-software interaction and the application of machine learning to computer systems. | • | Andrew Uzilov, (B.S. Biological Sciences:Biochemistry, B.A. Computer Science '05) received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for attending UC Santa Cruz. | • | Corinna Cortes (Ph.D. '94) and Vladimir Vapnik were honored with the ACM's Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award. (See more news) |
| • | Multicast 2008, our annual newsletter, has been released. Visit our more news website to see previous editions. |
| • | The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has selected URCS faculty member Lane A. Hemaspaandra for a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award. Photo of Lane and the Humboldt president |
| • | Michael L. Scott was named a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). |
| • | Henry Kautz was elected as an AAAS (American Association for Advancement of Science) Fellow. |
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