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February Top Stories:
Research news
Professor Suman Banerjee and colleagues are pioneering a new contactless health monitoring system. Their work allows for the wireless tracking of heart and breathing rates, offering a safer and more comfortable alternative to traditional wired sensors for patients from neonatal units to in-home recovery.
The National Academy of Engineering recently elected two CS alumni, Anastasia Ailamaki PhD'00 and Doug Burger PhD'98. They were selected for this elite distinction based on their exceptional leadership and innovation in engineering research and education.
New entrepreneurship course
A new CS entrepreneurship seminar kicked off with a fireside chat featuring Epic founder and UW–Madison CS alumna Judy Faulkner MS'67. Faulkner's advice to students — prioritize customers and design for the long term — set the tone for a course built around learning directly from founders who have turned ideas into companies.
Student entrepreneurship Q&A
CS major Siddarth Singh x’27 came to UW–Madison to build a technical foundation for entrepreneurship — and quickly found himself launching startups, pivoting ideas, and learning by doing. Through Transcend UW and CS NEST, he’s gaining hands-on experience, turning ideas into products while building a community of fellow founders.
New research podcast
Paper Trail is a new AI-powered podcast that brings cutting-edge research directly to listeners. Award-winning research papers are now presented in a digestible format that allows you to learn while you listen. Stream the first two episodes now!
Alumni and friends can support and empower CS students by making a gift to our department's annual fund today.
Bucky illustration by Billy Powell x'28.
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