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Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Positions in Computer Science (CS) and in CS/Electrical and Computer Engineering
AI/ML/Computational Economics Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Position in Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, invites applications and nominations for tenure-track or tenured faculty positions at all ranks, in the areas of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computational economics. Read More
Cybersecurity Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty Positions in Computer Science/Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Duke University jointly invite applications and nominations for tenure-track or tenured faculty positions in the area of computer security. Read More
Latest News
Cynthia Rudin Wins 2022 $1M AAAI Squirrel AI Award for the Benefit of Humanity
Duke Computer Science, ECE, Statistics, and Biostats Professor Cynthia Rudin won the 2022 $1M Squirrel AI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). This award recognizes Rudin for her “pioneering scientific work in the area of interpretable and transparent AI systems in real-world deployments, the advocacy for these features in highly sensitive areas such as social justice and medical diagnosis, and serving as a role model for researchers and practitioners.” Congratulations!
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Duke CS PhD '17 Dr. Bing Zie Wins 2021 IEEE-CS TCHPC Award
Dr. Bing Xie, Duke CS PhD '17 (advisor Professor Jeff Chase) was selected by the IEEE Computer Society as a winner of the IEEE-CS Technical Consortium on High Performance Computing (TCHPC) Early Career Researchers Award for Excellence in High Performance Computing (HPC). This award recognizes her outstanding, influential, and potentially long-lasting HPC contributions. An HPC research scientist at Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Dr. Xie's computer systems research results have been presented at multiple major conferences and published in many journals.
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Ingrid Daubechies: Godmother of the Digital Image and Duke Legend
Ingrid Daubechies, Duke Distinguished Professor of Math and ECE was recently profiled in the NYT Magazine. Her pioneering study of mathematical structures known as wavelets facilitated the use of data compression in electronic apps like smartphones and MRI machines. She is also renowned as a barrier-breaking role model for successful female mathematicians. Duke CS, ECE, Statistics, and B&B Professor Cynthia Rudin calls her "the deus ex machina adviser" and Daubechies' partner is Duke CS Professor Robert Calderbank.
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Sayan Mukherjee is a Duke IGVF Predictive Modeling Center Leader
Duke recently received 2 large grants totaling almost $12 M from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) as part of its new Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium. Duke Statistical Science, Math, and Computer Science Professor Sayan Mukherjee is among the leaders of the Duke Predictive Modeling Center. One of seven such centers, it recently received a $3.2 M award.
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Danyang Zhuo Receives Amazon Research Award
Duke CS Assistant Professor Danyang Zhuo received an Amazon Research Award for his "Push-Button Verification of Software Middleboxes" research, which used software verification techniques to ensure the correctness of software middleboxes, such as NATs, firewalls, and load balancers. Zhuo and 25 other recipients from universities in 11 countries met rigorous criteria as to scientific content, creativity, and potential to impact both the research community and society. Award recipients have access to more than 250 Amazon public datasets and use of AWS AI/ML services and tools.
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