Congratulations to the winners of the School of Computing’s 2024 Senior Design Project competition! The capstone Senior Design project program is a hallmark of success for engineering seniors. Mentored by faculty and industry engineers, students work to solve real-world engineering problems. The program gives graduating seniors hands-on experience working on projects that make a difference […]
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Sophomore Anshul Rastogi Named Holster Scholar
Congratulations to rising sophomore SoC student Anshul Rastogi for being named a 2024 Holster Scholar! The Holster Scholars Program is a selective enrichment opportunity available only to first-year Honors students. The program supports a small number of motivated students who pursue independent research, design, or creative projects during the summer following their first year. $4,000 has […]
2022 Senior Design Project Competition Winners
Congratulations to the winners of Computer Science & Engineering’s 2022 Senior Design Project competition! This year’s competition, held on April 29th, featured 31 teams presenting projects sponsored by CT towns, industry, and the University. Each team of 2-5 students spent the year developing the project idea, impact, design, interface, and prototype to present at the […]
2021 Senior Design Project Competition Winners
Congratulations to the winners of Computer Science & Engineering’s 2021 Senior Design Project competition! This year’s competition, held on April 28th, featured 43 teams presenting projects sponsored by CT towns, industry, and the University. Each team of 2-5 students spent the year developing the project idea, impact, design, interface, and prototype to present at the […]
Senior Design Journey 2021: Using Lung Scans and Algorithms to Diagnose COVID-19
A group of five University of Connecticut computer science students are on the precipice of completing a Senior Design project that could not only aid researchers studying lung disease—but could be a boon for diagnosticians when it comes to COVID-19. Complete article is here.
Berk Alpay Named 2020 University Scholar
Congratulations to Berk Alpay on being named a 2020 University Scholar. One of the most challenging and prestigious programs for UConn undergraduates, the University Scholar Program allows students to design and pursue an in-depth research or creative project and to craft a learning plan that supports their interests and academic goals. Berk’s project, titled Combinatorial […]
52 Seniors Receive Academic Awards
52 Seniors Receive Academic Awards On December 5th, Dr. Alexander Schwarzmann presented academic awards to 52 seniors who have shown exemplary academic success in computer science, computer science and engineering, and computer engineering. Students were presented with certificates and a fellowship award. The awards were in three categories: Certificate for Highest Academic Achievement, Certificate for […]
Tyler Daddio Named 2017 Goldwater Scholar
The prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship was recently awarded to Tyler Daddio. Only 240 scholarships for the 2017-2018 academic year were awarded to U.S. undergraduate sophomores and juniors across the fields of natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering, of which only 14 were awarded to computer science majors. Each satisfied the Goldwater’s criteria of academic excellence, demonstrate […]
Tyler Daddio and Soumya Kundu selected as University Scholars
Congratulations to Tyler and Soumya for achieving this distinguished award! The University Scholar Program is one of the most prestigious programs for undergraduates at the University of Connecticut. The program allows students to design and pursue an in-depth research or creative project and to craft an individualized plan of study that supports their intellectual interests […]
Outstanding Undergraduate Students Receive Academic Awards
On December 7th, seventy seniors were recognized for their stellar academic performance in Computer Science & Engineering, Computer Science, and Computer Engineering. The special event was hosted by the Department Head, Alexander Schwarzmann, who presented the awards to this select group of students with the highest grade point average. Congratulations to all of you for […]