Q&A : Nora Wixom on visual effects
Nora Wixom (BC ’13) shares how she got to work on the visual effects of blockbuster films Jurassic World, Captain … Continue reading Q&A : Nora Wixom on visual effects
Student & Alumni News
WiCS Goes to Grace Hopper 2019
Columbia’s Womxn in Computer Science (WiCS) share their experiences from the 2019 Grace Hopper Convention in Orlando, Florida. The annual … Continue reading WiCS Goes to Grace Hopper 2019
CS Team Wins the ICCV 2019 Learning-to-Drive Challenge
Students participated in the International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) 2019 Learning-to-Drive Challenge as part of the Deep Learning (DL) … Continue reading CS Team Wins the ICCV 2019 Learning-to-Drive Challenge
Ioannis Paparrizos’ (PhD ’18) Dissertation Earns an Honorable Mention at SIGKDD 2019
The ACM SIGKDD dissertation awards recognize outstanding work done by graduate students in the areas of data science, machine learning and data mining.
11 Graduate Students Selected for Prestigious Fellowships
The diverse cohort come from the various groups within the department. They are a mix of those new to Columbia … Continue reading 11 Graduate Students Selected for Prestigious Fellowships
From Thesis Project to a Multi-Million Dollar Company
Text IQ started as co-founder Apoorv Agarwal’s (PhD ’14) Columbia thesis project titled “Social Network Extraction From Text.” The algorithm he built was able to read a novel, like Jane Austen’s “Emma,” for example, and understand … Continue reading From Thesis Project to a Multi-Million Dollar Company
Fadi Biadsy (PhD ’11) Develops Tool to Help People with Atypical Speech Patterns
Most people take for granted that when they speak, they will be heard and understood. But for the millions who live with speech impairments caused by physical or neurological conditions, trying to communicate with others … Continue reading Fadi Biadsy (PhD ’11) Develops Tool to Help People with Atypical Speech Patterns
Rising Star Q&A: Natasha Shamis
Natasha Shamis (BC ’06) talks about how her technical background has been key in the evolution of her career path to leading the design for innovative technology-powered products.
Five CS graduates awarded the Jonathan Gross Prize
The Jonathan Gross Prize honors students who graduate at the top of their class with a track record of promising … Continue reading Five CS graduates awarded the Jonathan Gross Prize
CS major Alexandre Lamy named Columbia Engineering 2019 Valedictorian
As valedictorian of the Class of 2019, Alexandre Lamy will receive Columbia Engineering’s highest academic honor. Lamy will also be awarded the School’s Illig Medal and speak at Engineering Class Day on May 20.
A Podcast on Women in CS by Women in CS
CompilHer is an educational technology podcast with the aim of encouraging high school girls to pursue computer science in college … Continue reading A Podcast on Women in CS by Women in CS
The Art and Science of Star Wars
Learn the science behind movie magic in this talk with Nora Wixom BC’13, a visual effects director at Lucasfilm. Nora will be talking about the technology used to create the computer graphics and visual effects … Continue reading The Art and Science of Star Wars
Startup Ravn, Led By Jake Bullock (GS ’17) Is TechCrunch Top Pick From Y Combinator Winter 2019 Batch
Looking around corners is one of the most dangerous parts of war for infantry. Ravn builds heads-up displays that let soldiers and law enforcement see around corners thanks to cameras on their gun, drones or elsewhere.
DevFest Returns For A Week Of Learning And Coding
Hundreds joined DevFest for a week of workshops that ended with an 18-hour hackathon. In its ninth year, the event gathered technologists … Continue reading DevFest Returns For A Week Of Learning And Coding
CS Student to Present at Google Cloud Next ’19
Tomer Aharoni (GS ’19) will present “Nagish”, a software that helps people with hearing and speech difficulties communicate over the … Continue reading CS Student to Present at Google Cloud Next ’19
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