Rising Stars in Computer Science
By the UCSB College of Engineering
Undergraduate and graduate students in UC Santa Barbara’s Computer Science Department have received numerous prestigious accolades from top academic conferences and organizations in the past few months, ranging from best-paper awards to highly competitive fellowships. Department leaders see the national recognitions bestowed on their students as confirmation of the interdisciplinary, supportive, and solutions-driven efforts of the faculty and staff in computer science, the College of Engineering, and the university.
“These major awards are proof that our department is shaping the future of computing with our outstanding research and education programs,” said Tevfik Bultan, department chair. “Our students at all levels engage in world-leading research in a collaborative and energetic environment, tackle significant problems of societal importance, and make impactful contributions in all frontiers of computer science.”