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Two CS Professors Elected to Taiwan’s Academia Sinica
Two Columbia Engineering faculty have been elected to the prestigious Academia Sinica of Taiwan, founded in 1928 to promote and undertake scholarly research in science, engineering and humanities. The Academician recognition, open to scientists and scholars both … Continue reading Two CS Professors Elected to Taiwan’s Academia Sinica
Mihalis Yannakakis elected to National Academy of Sciences
Mihalis Yannakakis, the Percy K. and Vida L. W. Hudson Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University, is among the … Continue reading Mihalis Yannakakis elected to National Academy of Sciences
Steven Feiner receives 2018 SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award
For outstanding contributions to the study of human-computer interaction, Steven Feiner is the 2018 recipient of the SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award.
Julia Hirschberg elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Julia Hirschberg has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for her contributions to computer science. Established … Continue reading Julia Hirschberg elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Donald F. Ferguson joins department as Professor of Practice
Donald F. Ferguson, after 30 years of technical and executive leadership in the computer industry, is joining Columbia’s Computer Science … Continue reading Donald F. Ferguson joins department as Professor of Practice
Three faculty promoted to Associate Professor
Augustin Chaintreau, Yaniv Erlich, and Daniel Hsu have been promoted from Assistant to Associate Professor without tenure. Augustin Chaintreau Augustin … Continue reading Three faculty promoted to Associate Professor
Bjarne Stroustrup named recipient of 2018 IEEE-CS Computer Pioneer Award
The award recognizes Stroustrup “for bringing object-oriented programming and generic programming to the mainstream with his design and implementation of the C++ programming language.”
Bjarne Stroustrup to receive the 2018 Charles Draper Prize for Engineeering
Stroustrup was honored for his creation of the C++ programming language, which has had “a monumental, singular influence on the field of computing.”
Steven Feiner and Salvatore Stolfo elevated to IEEE Fellow
Two professors in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University have been named Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and … Continue reading Steven Feiner and Salvatore Stolfo elevated to IEEE Fellow
Lydia Chilton on computational design: Combining human creativity with computation
For the headline Liquid Water Found on Mars, which response is the least funny? Hint: One is professionally done, and … Continue reading Lydia Chilton on computational design: Combining human creativity with computation
Alfred Aho honored by NEC C&C Foundation with 2017 C&C Prize
For major contributions to computer science education, theoretical understanding, and fostering of talent, Alfred Aho was awarded the NEC C&C Foundation C&C Prize.
Yaniv Erlich receives Young faculty Award from DARPA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Yaniv Erlich a Young Faculty Award. The award, which identifies rising … Continue reading Yaniv Erlich receives Young faculty Award from DARPA
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