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Nicki Washington and Shani Daily receive $10M NSF Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing Education Award
Duke CS Professors Nicki Washington and Shani Daily received an NSF Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing Education (AIICE) Award @ $10M over 5 years for increasing equity and broadening participation in computing. Specifically, AIICE aims to increase the entry, retention, and course/degree completion rates of high-school and undergraduate students from groups that are historically underrepresented in computing through evidence-based, identity-inclusive interventions. Professor Washington said, "The computing discipline is finally acknowledging the ways in which technology is harmful for people of various identities. However, there is not enough being done to acknowledge how this applies in academic/professional environments. We are excited to lead this effort to transform the discipline."
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The NSF Launches Artificial Intelligence Institute at Duke
NSF recently launched a $20M AI Research Institute at Duke, and Duke ECE and Computer Science Professor Yiran Chen is a leader of Athena, the NSF AI Institute for Edge Computing Leveraging Next-generation Networks. Duke’s institute will support a multi-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, statisticians, legal scholars, and psychologists from 7 universities. The institute aims to transform the design, operation, and service of future mobile systems and networks with AI.
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Duke CS+, Data+ and Code+ Summer 2021 Expo
CS+, Data+ and Code+ undergraduate summer research programs will hold an online expo to showcase student projects leveraging big data, computer science, and mobile app and web development on Friday, August 6. More than 150 students total will participate. Join us as we celebrate the efforts and accomplishments of our students!
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Alberto Bartesaghi's team receives a $700K grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to improve Cryo-EM Images
Duke Computer Science, Biochem and ECE associate professor Alberto Bartesaghi's team (cryoem.cs.duke.edu) recently received a $700K grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). They will develop cryo-EM software based on AI to sort out the shapes of individual proteins within the crowded interior of a cell, enabling knowledge about protein function and their interactions.
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Duke CS-Public Policy Alumna Swathi Ramprasad selected as an Eisenhower Global Scholar
Duke CS-Public Policy Alumna Swathi Ramprasad was named an Eisenhower Global Scholar for her academic achievement, community involvement, and demonstrated leadership potential. The award provides funding for Ramprasad to attend Oxford University for a master’s degree. Her honors thesis on the demographic biases of bail-setting algorithms was awarded highest distinction, and she's the first Duke student to win this award. Congratulations!
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