April 5, 2021
CS Assistant Prof. Rediet Abebe is the subject of a profile in Quanta Magazine which describes how she uses the tools of theoretical computer science to understand pressing social problems — and try to fix them. Abebe, who is from Ethiopia, earned a B.A. in mathematics from Harvard, attended a…
March 8, 2021
In an effort to facilitate the conversation about diversity and inclusion in the field of EECS, undergraduate students Neha Hudait and Prachi Deo have put together a web page and calendar of events for March 2021 and beyond. The web page will feature a series of profiles, the…
March 8, 2021
We are thrilled to spotlight Xinyun Chen, an EECS PhD student under Professor Dawn Song. We had the opportunity to interview her about her research and advice for undergraduate students. Here’s what she had to say! Tell us about your research? My research lies at the intersection of deep…
March 8, 2021
Happy March and welcome to Berkeley EECS Women’s History Month (EECS WHM)! EECS WHM is a celebration held during Women’s History Month to recognize women, both past and present, in the fields of electrical engineering (EE) and computer science (CS). The goal of EECS WHM is to facilitate the conversation about diversity and inclusion in the field through a…
March 1, 2021
CS Assistant Prof. Rediet Abebe will be moderating a problem solving session at the 2021 NSF/CEME Decentralization Conference. The theme of this year’s conference is “Mechanism Design for Vulnerable Populations.” Abebe’s session will be designed to help academics understand the challenges facing refugees and practitioners working on refugee issues globally,…
February 24, 2021
CS alumna Anne-Louise Guichard Radimsky (M.S. ’67/Ph.D. 1973, advisor: Philip Spira), one of the first women to earn an EECS doctorate from Berkeley, died in July 2020 at the age of 79. She was born in France during WWII and earned a B.S. in systems theory with a specialization in avionics…
February 19, 2021
Three amazing EECS alumnae are featured on the Berkeley 150W website in celebration of Black History Month: Arlene Cole-Rhodes (Ph.D. ’89, advisor: Shankar Sastry), the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in Electrical Engineering from Berkeley; Melody Ivory (M.S. ’96/Ph.D. ’01, advisor: Marti Hearst), the first Black woman…
February 16, 2021
EECS alumna Melody Ivory (M.S. 1996/Ph.D. 2001, advisor: Marti Hearst), the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in Computer Science at UC Berkeley, has been chosen as the keynote speaker who will close the 5th Annual Women in Tech Symposium, hosted at Berkeley on March 12, 2021. This year’s…
February 5, 2021
CS Prof. Jelani Nelson and Assistant Prof. Rediet Abebe will be participating on a panel about the “Role of Computing in Africa’s Economic Future” at the University of Michigan Africa Week conference on Tuesday, February 16th, from 9:30 am to 10:45 (EST). U-M Africa Week brings together “thought leaders…
February 3, 2021
EECS 5th Year Master’s student Gloria Tumushabe is the subject of a Berkeley News article titled “COVID Stories: The chance to teach young Ugandan women to code.” A MasterCard Foundation Scholar from Uganda, Tumushabe had always wanted to teach. When the Coronavirus pandemic hit in early 2020, she…