January 23, 2025
Education
January 9, 2025
In Memoriam: Michael Clancy
Professor Emeritus Michael J. Clancy, a beloved member of the UC Berkeley EECS community, passed away on December 26, 2024, at the age of 75. Professor Clancy joined UC Berkeley as a lecturer in 1977, where he quickly became a cornerstone of the Computer Science teaching community. He taught virtually…
January 8, 2025
Jelani Nelson considers human thought with computer science tools
CDSS profiles CS Division Chair Jelani Nelson about his research and philosophy on coding, education and curricula reform.
December 12, 2024
Ana Arias elevated to IEEE Fellow
Ana Arias, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and Chair of the Electrical Engineering (EE) Division, has been elevated to the rank of IEEE Fellow. This honor is bestowed upon individuals who demonstrate “unusual distinction in the profession,” recognizing their exceptional contributions to the field of engineering. The…
November 14, 2024
Charlene Duncan receives Excellence in Advising & Student Services Award
Charlene Duncan, CS Scholars program director, has been honored with an Excellence in Advising & Student Services Award at UC Berkeley. The Outstanding Advisor or Student Services Staff Award is presented to individuals “with more than three years of experience working in advising or student support at Berkeley whose primary…
October 17, 2024
Vivek Bharadwaj and Yicheng Zhu receive Teaching Effectiveness Award
EECS grads Vivek Bharadwaj and Yicheng Zhu have received Teaching Effectiveness Awards for 2024. The Graduate Division’s Teaching Effectiveness Award for GSIs honors those who devise solutions to teaching or learning problems they have identified in their classes and write them up in a one-page essay. These essays are published…
October 10, 2024
Alvin Cheung wins Dahl-Nygaard Junior Prize
CS Associate Professor Alvin Cheung has been awarded the Dahl-Nygaard Junior Prize. Cheung was cited for his groundbreaking work on “verified lifting,” applying ideas from program synthesis to dramatically improve the end-to-end performance of database-backed applications. The Dahl-Nygaard Prizes, founded in 2004 by the Association Internationale Pour les Technologies Objets (AITO),…
October 3, 2024
UC Library shares oral history of EECS Professor Emeritus William “Bill” Oldham
The oral history of William “Bill” Oldham, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer sciences, is now online in the UC Berkeley Library’s digital collections. Oldham joined the faculty in 1964, where he was an expert on process technology, as well as the co-founder and…
October 3, 2024
Watch a UC Berkeley digital forensics expert break down political deepfakes
Every day someone asks Hany Farid, a UC Berkeley professor of electrical engineering and computer science and in the School of Information, to review images, audio and videos to determine if they are real or fake. As one of the world’s…
September 23, 2024
Three CS graduate students honored as Siebel Scholars
Three CS grad students have been named Siebel Scholars for the class of 2025, each receiving a $35,000 grant for their research. Cade Gordon, Jessica Lin, and Oliver Yu were recognized for their academic excellence and leadership. Their work spans areas such as protein…