Badger Bytes is a newsletter for alumni, donors, and friends of the CS department that comes out monthly during the academic year.
Faculty:
Meet the new Computer Sciences faculty!
The fall we welcome six exceptional faculty members advancing machine learning, robotics, quantum computing, and optimization. Joining us from a range of premier research universities, including Carnegie Mellon and MIT, they represent the next generation of leaders choosing UW-Madison as the place to advance their research and shape their fields.
Eight teaching faculty appointed teaching professors
The new title is in recognition of demonstrated and ongoing excellence, distinction, and innovation in instruction.
Rankings:
Computer Sciences undergraduate program now ranked #9 among public universities
UW-Madison Computer Sciences held steady this year at #9 for undergraduate education, with ranked specialties in computer systems, programming languages, and artificial intelligence.
Research:
Morgridge Hall opens connections between Computer Sciences and CDIS researchers
Students, staff, and faculty in CS and the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) are finding it easier to collaborate and gather in the open, light-filled, modern building.
Alumnus David Plonka MS'08, PhD'13 is building, creating & connecting
David Plonka, Principal Research Scientist for WiscNet, is also an accomplished artist, innovator, and ex-roller-derby mascot.
Alumnus Faisal Mushtaq '88 on the importance of creating consensus & listening
When he’s not advising healthcare companies or serving on their boards, Faisal Mushtaq indulges his need for speed with his other passion — fast cars.
Do you work in robotics?
Our next issue will focus on robotics in CS at UW-Madison. If you are an alum who works in the field of robotics, or you'd like to recommend another alum, we'd love to hear from you! Email us at communications@cs.wisc.edu.
