CS News Briefs

About Ann:
I have always been a risk taker: from braving a foreign community as an immigrant at ten years old, to taking my first computer science class, to reaching the top of a rock climbing wall without ropes. I hope to continue to this bravery streak after graduation where I will be working in the contracting space as a software engineer.

About Prithvi:
I am a Second Year studying computer science in the Engineering School. I'm part of the Virginia Model United Nations Conference (VAMUN) secretariat and was part of the Engineering Student Council. I enjoy a nice day outside, travelling, and the occasional hot chocolate. Before the pandemic, I was lucky enough to have visited 38 countries!

How Prithvi achieved success this year:
My great and fantastic group of friends helped with any problem, academic or personal, throughout the semester.

About Joey:

About Helen:
I am a fourth year majoring in Computer Science and Cognitive Science with a minor in Chinese. I am advised by Mark Floryan and Haiying Shen. My areas of concentration include cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. I have TA'ed several classes, including: Game Design, HCI, and Artificial Intelligence. In my spare time, I like to watch gaming playthroughs and read books. After graduation, I'll be joining Lockheed Martin Space as a software engineer.

About Karim:
I'm a 4th year CS major. My academics and professional work so far has focused on full stack web development. After graduating I will be working as a software engineer at Alarm.com in McLean, Virginia. In my free time I love to run, play video games, and listen to music.

About Jonah:
I am a computer science student in the College of Arts and Sciences. I worked on privacy for machine learning in the Security Research Group. In summer 2021, I plan to apply my computational skills to neuroscience by building computational models of auditory neural processing in the Meliza Lab. In his spare time, I like to read science fiction and bake bread.

About Alanna
I'm a graduating Computer Science student. I love teaching and helping students understand course material. I'll be returning to UVA in the fall to pursue a Masters in Computer Science, and I look forward to continuing to teach during my graduate studies! My hobbies include playing the violin, hiking, playing board games, and painting.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2020-2021 annual Computer Science Department Awards! 

*These students are part of the graduating class of (May) 2021!

UVA Engineering Computer Science Students Challenge High School Coders

Dr. He Tian has joined JD.com as vice president and the head of JD Logistics AI and Data Science, in charge of smart logistics algorithms, data products, and map services. Dr. He's team will build dedicated, intelligent algorithms and systems for supply chain and logistics scenarios, which will further digitalize JDL's current businesses and open up commercial applications for more external clients. Tian earned his Ph.D. in computer science from University of Virginia in 2004.