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Computer Science News

Taxa4Meta represents a new “best practices” approach for more accurate diagnoses

Dean of engineering recognized for his distinguished and continuing achievements in computational biology

Bikrant Das Sharma places first in AAAS Student E-Poster Competition

Fulbright MDS students share how EPMP nurtures their career aspirations in a culturally rich environment

Dan Wallach standing outside by trees on Rice University campus

NSF grant supports ballot integrity research Monday, Aug. 29, 2022

Computer scientists will use machine learning to read hand-marked ballots


Nai-Hui Chia

Meet Rice CS’ new faculty: Nai-Hui Chia Monday, Aug. 22, 2022

Chia specializes in quantum algorithms, quantum complexity, and quantum cryptography


Vladimir Braverman

Meet Rice CS’ New Professor: Vladimir Braverman Monday, Aug. 22, 2022

Braverman specializes in algorithms and their applications for machine learning, computer networks, and medical imaging


Melissa Glueck and Lydia Kavraki

Biomedical, data science training wins new $4.16M grant Monday, Aug. 22, 2022

PI Lydia Kavraki is the Program Director for the National Library of Medicine Training Program


Three new faculty members join Rice Computer Science

Three new faculty members join Rice Computer Science Monday, Aug. 22, 2022

New hires include experts in quantum computing, efficient sublinear algorithms, machine learning, and high-performance computing


Rice, NASA extend Space Act Agreement

Rice, NASA extend Space Act Agreement Friday, Aug. 19, 2022

Previous collaborations, including Lydia Kavraki's Robonaut program, were key to negotiating the extension.


Four Rice CS grad students named National GEM Consortium fellows 

Four Rice CS grad students named National GEM Consortium fellows  Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022

CS Fellows are sponsored by Adobe, Intel, IBM and Johns Hopkins


Rice CS Researchers Accelerate Genome Variant Analysis

Rice CS team accelerates genome variant analysis, processing SARS-COV-2 data in minutes Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022

PhD student Tiancheng Xu presents new hardware accelerator with advisors Alan Cox and Scott Rixner at FCCM22


Rice research technician Russell Carlson-Stadler analyzes wastewater samples for signs of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

CDC names Houston Health Dept, Rice a wastewater epidemiology Center of Excellence Monday, Aug. 8, 2022

Rice CS' Todd Treangen & CEE's Lauren Stadler developed and maintain a weekly viral genome analysis to screen for SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern


Rice Faculty Member Xia "Ben" Hu standing outside against a building on campus

Xia “Ben” Hu and Rice CS’ DATA Lab win Outstanding Paper at ICML 2022 Monday, Aug. 8, 2022

G-Mixup graph augmentation substantially improves graph neural networks