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"We’re looking to train next-generation computer scientists who can really make their impact felt across society: visionary individuals who are energized by thinking about the broad implications of computing." Jun Yang, PhD Associate Chair, Professor of Computer Science When you choose Duke Computer Science, you’re not only joining one of the top 25 computer science programs in the country – you’re also joining Duke University, one of the world’s leading academic institutions, with premier programs across a wide… read more about Undergraduate Programs: The Duke Difference »

Duke Computer Science Professor John Reif and a student research team recently published an article in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) about a new cancer-detecting tool which uses tiny circuits made of DNA to identify cancer cells by the molecular signatures on their surface. This innovation provides researchers with the hope that their work could improve diagnosis, or give cancer therapies better aim. read more about Groundbreaking research at Duke Computer Science: Tiny devices made of DNA can detect cancer with fewer false alarms »

This article profiles Adolfo Rodriguez, who was an adjunct professor after getting his PhD from Duke in CS, and then worked at IBM as a distinguished engineer and CTO of connectivity and integration. He also worked at Citrix prior to Advance Auto Parts (AAP), where he is the senior vice president of IT transformation. Rodriguez is also actively involved in athletics and music through his family, coaching his daugher's soccer team, and playing in a band for charity. read more about Duke CS PhD Alum Adolfo Rodriguez's tech career at IBM, Citrix and Advance Auto Parts »

Duke Computer Science Professors Ben Lee, Kamesh Munagala, and Jun Yang were selected as ACM Distinguished Members for outstanding scientific contributions to computing. Landon Cox, former Duke Computer Science Professor now at Microsoft, was also selected. Congratulations to all on this well deserved recognition for "accomplishments that have contributed to technologies that underpin how we live, work and play." read more about Ben Lee, Kamesh Munagala, Jun Yang and Landon Cox named ACM Distinguished Members »

Computer science is the most popular major at Duke, with 734 undergrad students majoring in it. Also, 1,746 undergrad and 376 grad students are enrolled in comp sci courses. What is the student experience like? The Duke Chronicle reports that even with some packed lectures, students appreciate new options like expanded course offerings, online resources, and TA-led review sessions. read more about How computer science students feel about Duke’s most popular major »

Duke Computer Science professors Jun Yang and Ashwin Machanavajjhala are collaborating with Lavanya Vasudevan from Duke Community and Family Medicine and Global Health and also a multi-institution, multi-disciplinary research team in an NSF ~$1M project award to help combat misinformation. read more about Ashwin Machanavajjhala and Jun Yang collaborate with research team in $1M NSF Program Award to Combat Misinformation »

Published in the Oct. 2019 Communications of the ACM (CACM), the new review article "Protein Design by Provable Algorithms" by Bruce Donald and Mark Hallen explores designing synthetic proteins to suit our biomedical and industrial needs by using mathematically provable algorithms such as those included in OSPREY, the Donald Laboratory’s open-source suite of molecular design software. read more about New "Protein Design by Provable Algorithms" Article by Bruce Donald and Mark Hallen Published in the Communications of the ACM »

A banner year for Rong Ge, Duke University Assistant Professor of Computer Science, in 2019 he has received both a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and a Sloan Research Fellowship. The CAREER program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the… read more about Rong Ge Receives 2019 NSF Career Award and Sloan Fellowship »

Kartik Nayak, an expert in security, applied cryptography, distributed computing, and blockchains joined the Duke Computer Science faculty as an assistant professor this fall. A newly minted PhD, Nayak is focused on answering two distinct but related questions: How can we preserve the privacy of our data while still allowing computation on it? How can multiple mutually distrusting parties achieve consensus on a value (or a sequence of values) efficiently? Regarding the first issue, Nayak provides a simple example. “… read more about New Faculty: Cybersecurity Expert Kartik Nayak Joins Duke Computer Science »

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health recently awarded Bruce R. Donald, Duke Professor of Computer Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Electrical & Computer Engineering, a grant @ $170K+. The grant is a supplement to buy a GPU-enabled computer cluster for his NIH research project, Deep Topological Sampling of Protein Structures. Congratulations to Dr. Donald. read more about Professor Bruce Donald Receives $170K NIH Award »

Cynthia Rudin was named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) for her significant contributions to interpretable machine learning algorithms, prediction in large-scale medical databases, and theoretical properties of ranking algorithms. Rudin, Duke Professor of Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Statistical Science was among 25 researchers selected as 2019 IMS Fellows. Another IMS Fellow in Duke Computer Science is Sayan Mukherjee… read more about Cynthia Rudin Named IMS Fellow and ASA Fellow »

How gender diverse is the workforce of AI research? Key findings from a large-scale analysis report recently published by Nesta UK (previously known as National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) indicate: A serious gender diversity crisis exists in AI research. This new report shows that less than 14% of AI papers feature a female co-author, and the proportion of AI papers co-authored by at least one woman has not improved since the 1990s. Duke Professor Cynthia Rudin is… read more about Gender Diversity in AI Research: Key Report Findings »

Co-founded by Alvin Lebeck with former Duke research colleagues Chris Dwyer and Craig LaBoda, Phitonex, Inc. launched new NovaFluor dyes on June 24 at CYTO2019, winning the technology showcase event. read more about Phitonex wins the technology showcase event at CYTO2019 »

When Associate Chair Richard Lucic joined the Duke University faculty in 1992, the world’s first popular web browser was just about to be released, and the Computer Science department was among the smallest on campus. Things couldn’t be more different today. The global economy has gone digital, the internet has remade the world, and computer science is the most popular major Duke offers. Now the department will have to undergo another large change: operating without Lucic for the first time in 21 years. During his Duke… read more about Professor Richard Lucic Celebrating End of 27-Year Duke Career »