Professor Ion Mandoiu is the program co-chair for the 11th International Symposium on Bioinformatics Research and Applications (ISBRA 2015), to be held on June 7-10 at the Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. The International Symposium on Bioinformatics Research and Applications (ISBRA) provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and results among researchers, developers, […]
Dr. Peters Wins International Election as Chair of SIAG-GD
Tom Peters, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Professor of Mathematics, has won an international election to serve a two year term as the Chair of the SIAM Activity Group on Geometric Design (SIAG-GD). The SIAG-GD is concerned with the mathematical and computational issues that arise in generating and processing geometric information for various […]
VoTeR Center Develops Technological Requirements for Electronic Poll Book Systems
VoTeR Center Develops Technological Requirements for Electronic Poll Book Systems Under the direction of Professor and Department Head, Alexander Schwarzmann, the VoTeR Center advises state agencies in the use of voting technologies and investigates voting solutions and equipment to develop and recommend for their use in elections. Recently, Secretary of the State Denise Merrill announced […]
Dr. Michel Program Chair of CPAIOR 2015
Laurent Michel is the Program Chair of the Twelfth International Conference on Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Operations Research (OR) techniques in Constraint Programming (CP). The conference will be in Barcelona Spain in May. The aim of the conference series is to bring together interested researchers from constraint programming, artificial intelligence and operations research to […]
CSE Colloquium: Ahmed Al-Kattan
Evolutionary Computation: Theory and Practice – A Commercial Perspective Ahmed Al-Kattan, Um Al-Qura University 11am April 17, 2015 in ITEB 336 In this talk I will cover some real-world applications of Evolutionary Computation (EC). My talk will mainly include two main projects that I am working on for the past few years: 1- I will talk […]
Professor Bing Wang and Others Develop Mobile App for Depression Screening
It’s common to hear complaints about our near-constant connection to our smart phones, but UConn researchers believe they can use the ubiquity of these devices to better screen for depression. Depression is an affliction that affects 350 million people worldwide, and one of the most crucial issues for mental health workers is detecting it in […]
Jinbo Bi Receives NSF Grant for Phenotype Refinement Research
Dr. Jinbo Bi is leading a team funded by the National Science Foundation to design new algorithms and statistical analytics for refining complex phenotypes. The research grant is entitled, “An Integrative Approach to Identifying Highly Heritable Subtypes of Complex Phenotypes“. Many complex phenotypes are defined using low-level phenotypic features and are substantially heterogeneous. Current statistical […]
Dr. Jinbo Bi receives $1.12M NIH R01 Grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
The Computer Science & Engineering Department is proud to announce that Associate Professor Jinbo Bi recently received a $1.12 million R01 award from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for her project entitled: “Quantitative Methods to Subtype Drug Dependencies and Detect Novel Genetic Variants“. Dr. Bi, the Principal Investigator of the research grant covering four […]
Gift to the Bentley Systems Inc. Scholarship
We would like to thank Bentley Systems Inc. for their generous gift to the Bentley Systems Incorporated Scholarship. Now, more than ever, the UConn Community is grateful for your support.Your financial contributions have given our students the freedom to explore a variety of rewarding opportunities academically and in the research arena. Our students are especially […]
Gift to the CS&E Department
We would like to thank Dr. Robert Ravenscroft Jr. and Ms. Anne DelSanto-Ravenscroft for their generous gift to the UConn Computer Science & Engineering Department. Now, more than ever, the UConn Community is grateful for your support.Your financial contributions have given our students the freedom to explore a variety of rewarding opportunities academically and in […]