Professor Amit Sahai Receives Test-of-Time Award
Computer Science Professor Amit Sahai along with three of his former graduate students have received the 2016 Test-of-Time Award from the Association for Computing Machinery's Conference on Computer and Communications Security. The award honors work that, ten years...
Professor George Varghese: Keynote Speaker at FMCAD
Computer Science Department Professor George Varghese delivered a keynote address, “Network Verification—When Clarke Meets Cerf," on October 6th at the Formal Methods in Computer-Aided Design (FMCAD) Conference held in Mountain View, CA. George Varghese is a...
Algirdas Avizienis: Jean-Claude Laurie Award in Dependable Computing
Emeritus Distinguished Professor Algirdas Avizienis has been awarded the 2016 Jean-Claude Laurie Award in Dependable Computing for his 2004 paper: "Basic concepts and taxonomy of dependable and secure computing,” by A. Avizienis, J.C. Laprie, B. Randell and C....
Computer Science Student Creates Secret Agent Game To Encourage Young Girls in STEM
In a game created by a UCLA student and her two sisters, 11- to 14-year-old players can combat a villain as agents for a top secret government agency. Throughout the game, players time travel and encounter women who have made contributions to science, technology,...
CS PhD Student: Haik Kalantarian – 2016 Edward K. Rice Outstanding Doctoral Student Award
Computer Science PhD Student Haik Kalantarian is the recipient of this year’s Edward K. Rice Outstanding Doctoral Student Award. This is a significant achievement—the award is presented to only one UCLA engineering PhD student per year. The Rice Award honors...
New Faculty: 2016-17 – Computer Science Department
George Varghese Professor of Computer Science Varghese’s research interests are in network verification and network algorithmics, where he has made pioneering contributions. He was most recently a principal researcher at Microsoft Research. Varghese has previously...
Professor Leonard Kleinrock: New Movie Documentary “Lo and Behold” In Theatres Now
In a new documentary entitled “Lo and Behold,” Professor Leonard Kleinrock describes his research contribution on how the Internet got its start and is an exploration of the countless relationships and opportunities made possible by the Internet. Critically acclaimed...
CS Students Selected for National UPE Scholarships
Both an undergraduate and graduate from UCLA's Upsilon Pi Epsilon chapter have been selected for national UPE scholarships. Ricky L. was selected for the UPE Executive Council Award and Andrew Wong was selected for the UPE Special Recognition Award. These awards not...
Professor Jason Cong: Keynote Speaker at NAS 2016
Professor Jason Cong delivered the opening keynote speech at the recent 11th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Architecture, and Storage (NAS 2016), held 8-10 August in Long Beach. Jason’s speech explored the topic of “Customizable Computing at Datacenter...