Recent News & Accomplishments

 2006

Pete Stewart has been elected a Distinguished University Professor. He is the first person in our department to be awarded this honor by the campus.

Pete Stewart has been elected a Distinguished University Professor. He is the first person in our department to be awarded this honor by the campus.  read more

Sharma Chakravarthy (Ph.D. 1985 C.S.), a professor at U. of Texas at Arlington, is their College of Engineering's 2006 Excellence in Research awardee.

Sharma Chakravarthy (Ph.D. 1985 C.S.), a professor at U. of Texas at Arlington, is their College of Engineering's 2006 Excellence in Research awardee.  read more

Naresh Gupta (Ph.D. 1993 C.S.), a senior vice president of Adobe Systems, is the university's Distinguished International Alumnus for 2006.

Naresh Gupta (Ph.D. 1993 C.S.), a senior vice president of Adobe Systems, is the university's Distinguished International Alumnus for 2006.  read more

Jack Minker is the recipient of the 2005 ACM/AAAI Allen Newell Award.

Jack Minker is the recipient of the 2005 ACM/AAAI Allen Newell Award .  read more

Amy Karlson was selected as a Microsoft Research Fellow.

Amy Karlson was selected as a Microsoft Research Fellow.  read more

Jen Golbeck was named one of the "Top 10 People to Watch" by IEEE Intelligent Systems Magazine.

Jen Golbeck was named one of the "Top 10 People to Watch" by IEEE Intelligent Systems Magazine.  read more

Ben Bederson won an IBM Faculty Award for his work on Piccolo.

Ben Bederson won an IBM Faculty Award for his work on Piccolo .  read more

 2005

Amol Deshpande has received an NSF CAREER award.

Amol Deshpande has received an NSF CAREER award.  read more

Vic Basili is the subject of a cover story in the Jan/Feb issue of IEEE Software.

Vic Basili is the subject of a cover story in the Jan/Feb issue of IEEE Software.  read more

Sujal Patel (B.S. 1996 C.S.), a co-founder of Isilon Systems, is the University of Maryland's Outstanding Young Alumnus for 2005.

Sujal Patel (B.S. 1996 C.S.), a co-founder of Isilon Systems, is the University of Maryland's Outstanding Young Alumnus for 2005.  read more