Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences

The Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences at UMass Amherst is a top-tier institution dedicated to computing for the common good.

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[Chancellor Javier Reyes @UMassChancellor]

Congratulations to the three latest faculty members who have been named Distinguished Professors!

🏆 Brian Levine, @manningcics

🏆 Joya Misra, @SBS_UMass

🏆 Dimitrios Maroudas, @umassengin

Thank you to Angela De Oliveira, Associate Provost for Faculty Development!

[Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences @manningcics]

The Office of Diversity and Inclusive Community Development invites the #ManningCICS community to attend an (Our)Story lunchtime discussion with Research Professor Fran Berman this Thursday, Oct. 31, at 11:45 a.m.

Registration is required: https://t.co/On0K27ZTtv

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Apply for #ManningCICS donor-funded scholarships! Submit a single application to be automatically considered for all eligible opportunities. Open to all sophomores, juniors, seniors, and PhD students in computer science and informatics. Apply by Oct. 31! https://t.co/W6o4g7jEoT

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🏆 Congratulations to #ManningCICS doctoral student Alexander Scarlatos and Assistant Professor Andrew Lan, whose team earned the Best Student Paper Award at the 2024 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education! 📚🤖

Read more: https://t.co/zLFMXiLXjX

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This summer, Aparajith Raghuvir MS'25, interned at the Max Planck Institute in Germany, "If you're interested in research, considering applying for an advanced degree, or unsure of where to go next, I would definitely apply abroad."

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#ManningCICS Assistant Professor Eugene Bagdasarian received the Distinguished Paper Award at the 2024 @USENIXSecurity Symposium for his work on “Adversarial Illusions in Multi-Modal Embeddings.” 📑

Read more: https://t.co/VfKs6Waj7D

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On Sept. 28, the Northeast Robotics Colloquium (NERC) welcomed 225 robotics researchers to the UMass Amherst Student Union Ballroom, highlighting the region's latest cutting-edge robotics research.

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Students interested in the #ManningCICS doctoral program are invited to participate in the CICS PhD Applicant Support Program! All applicants are invited to attend the live panel webinar TOMO for general application guidance. Learn more & register: hhttps://brnw.ch/21wNDJF

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#ManningCICS third-year honors student and @iConsUMass member Shiven Patel received the top prize in the Undergraduate Research Poster Competition at the 2024 Tapia Conference.

Read more: https://t.co/CftzeQvcUg

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TOMORROW, 10/2 at 12:00 p.m. ET: Join Phillip Gibbons of Carnegie Mellon University for the Distinguished Lecturer Series talk, "Processing-in-Memory: Theory and Practice."

Learn more & add to calendar: https://t.co/MBVs5ZUU4d

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A new study led by #ManningCICS doctoral student Chhandak Bagchi, with Adjunct Professor Przemek Grabowicz, reveals that Facebook’s newsfeed algorithm may not be as effective at curbing election misinformation as previous research suggests.

Read more: https://t.co/iiPiB6FOfw

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📅 Mark your calendars: the Tech Jobs & Internships Fair happens TOMORROW, Sept. 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium! Don't miss our largest recruiting event of the year.

View list of employers: https://t.co/ZM2FHiRZvJ

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🌟 Congratulations to #ManningCICS Senior Teaching Faculty members Neena Thota and Michelle Trim, who have been named to the 2024-25 Chancellor's Leadership Fellows cohort.

Read more: https://t.co/8DXasNOyZp

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The CICS community is invited to hear from nine emerging leaders in artificial intelligence during the “Rising Stars in Generative AI” workshop this Wednesday, Sept. 25, starting at 9:00 a.m. in the Computer Science Building, Room 150/151. 🌟

Learn more: https://t.co/zPAi3W3giQ

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Is someone talking about our intrepid researchers? 😊 @IEEEorg featured the #robot guide dog from asst. prof Donghyun Kim & PhD candidate Hochul Hwang, along with database analyst Gail Gunn and, of course, Brawny. 🐕‍🦺 https://t.co/ZPI8iwEmAZ @manningcics #servicedog #robotics

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A team of researchers led by #ManningCICS Assistant Professor VP Nguyen has been awarded a Computer Systems Research grant from the National Science Foundation (@NSF) to develop a sustainable platform for monitoring tree health 🌳📈

Read more: https://t.co/BO6aoIpTCW

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What is Lena Sakharuk, a first-year #ManningCICS computer science student, most looking forward to this semester? The hackathons, getting to know her peers, and learning more about computer science "beyond just sitting at a computer and coding." 💻🔍

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Happy Homecoming! 🍎 Earlier this month, we caught up with first-year computer science student Adam Lubomirski at the #ManningCICS Come Home to Your College event to talk about his goals for the Fall 2024 semester.

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↗️ We asked students from #ManningCICS Class of 2028 about their goals for the upcoming academic year, what they’re most looking forward to about their time at @UMass, and how they plan to compute for the common good. 
Meet Bella Eringros, a first-year computer science student.