The School of Computing will offer 11 special topics courses in Spring 2027 for undergraduate and graduate students. Offerings span trustworthy and agentic AI, deep learning, quantum cryptography and quantum computing, bioinformatics, and real-time networking. Registration for Spring 2027 opens soon. These special topics courses are a great opportunity to explore emerging areas of computing […]
School of Computing Launches Search for Next Director
The University of Connecticut has launched a search for an exceptional academic leader and mentor to serve as the next Director of the School of Computing in the College of Engineering. The anticipated start date for the position is August 23, 2027, and the posting will remain open until filled. “This is a transformative opportunity […]
UConn Researchers Earn Best Paper Award for Speeding up Decision Diagrams with GPU Computing
Researchers at the University of Connecticut and Carnegie Mellon University have developed new methods that harness the parallel computing power of graphics processing units (GPUs) to accelerate dynamic programming for combinatorial optimization. One of the studies, GPU-Accelerated Relaxed Decision Diagrams for Branch-and-Bound Optimization, received the Best Paper Award at the 2026 International Conference on Principles […]
Senior Design Day 2026 Highlights Student Innovation and Real-World Impact
School of Computing Celebrates 2026 Senior Design Day Winners The School of Computing is proud to recognize the outstanding student teams honored at the 2026 Computer Science and Engineering Senior Design Day. Each year, Senior Design Day highlights the creativity, technical skill, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities of graduating students as they present projects that address […]
Professor Alexander Russell Receives 2026 Frontiers of Science Award
The University of Connecticut School of Computing is pleased to share that professor Alexander Russell has been awarded a 2026 Frontiers of Science Award, a prestigious international distinction recognizing exceptional research contributions in the basic sciences. Presented under the auspices of the International Congress of Basic Science (ICBS), the Frontiers of Science Award was established […]
AI Summer Camp for 9-12th Graders
The SoC and VII are offering an AI Summer Camp to rising 9-12th graders in Summer 2026! The global job market is being shaped by AI, and early literacy helps students make informed academic and career choices as AI becomes central to many industries. This event will demystify AI, make AI feel approachable, and build […]
The 2026 Graduate Student Fellowship Award Ceremony
Congratulations to our graduate students for being recognized for their academic accomplishments by receiving prestigious fellowship awards! Predoctoral Fellowships are awarded by school recommendation and are intended to accelerate progress of recipients towards the completion of doctoral degree requirements. Yushan Jiang received the School’s top honor – the Taylor L. Booth graduate fellowship. This fellowship, […]
Professor Dongjin Song has been elected to Senior Member status of AAAI
Professor Dongjin Song has been elected to Senior Member status of Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) in recognition of his achievements and long-standing efforts in the field of artificial intelligence and long-term participation in AAAI. This year, only 11 members have been elected.
Prof. Dongjin Song and Prof. Chuxu Zhang Recognized with 2025 AI 2000 Most Influential Scholar Award
We are proud to share that Prof. Dongjin Song and Prof. Chuxu Zhang, faculty members in the School of Computing, have been recognized with the 2025 AI 2000 Most Influential Scholar Award – Honorable Mention in the area of Data Mining. The award highlights their significant research contributions between 2015 and 2024. The AI 2000 […]
Professor Laurent Michel awarded ACP Research Excellence Award
Congratulations to Professor Laurent Michel for being the 13th recipient of the coveted Association for Constraint Programming Research Excellence Award! The ACP Award for Research Excellence was established by the Executive Committee of the Association for Constraint Programming ten years after the first Constraint Programming (CP) conference to honor the most influential people in the […]