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Q&A with Sara Weill, president of JHU Women in Computer Science (WiCS) and a member of the JHU Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

In this new role, she will manage many aspects of fielding the department’s educational programs, from hiring and mentoring new instructors and hiring and training course and teaching assistants to coordinating semesterly course offerings.

To learn more about PhD student Rachel Sherman, check out this brief Q&A.

“The STEM field has always emphasized analytical thinking, I find myself constantly asking ‘why’ and continually trying new things,” said Ama Koranteng, first year computer science PhD student. The strategy-based gamer said playing games was like solving puzzles. To learn more about Koranteng, check out this brief Q&A. Where are you from? My parents are…

Sabrina Mielke, a first-generation college graduate who immigrated from Germany to the United States, says she first discovered her interest in computer science in middle school during a trip to her local library. “It was a magical place where you could browse the internet using ‘Google’ to research anything,” said Mielke. To learn more about…

In fall 2020, The Department of Computer Science launched its first Diversity and Inclusion Committee. The committee embodies two principles. It is representative; members were drawn from all constituencies, including undergraduate students, graduate students, staff, and faculty. It also has independent authority to execute its policy and oversight mission. To learn about the committee and…

  Maternal smoking has consistently been linked to low baby birthweight. Using a Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA), Richard Xu, a computer science and molecular and cellular biology double major, is trying to find out how the fetus’s genome and epigenome interact to affect birthweight when pregnant women smoke. “Given that the genome and epigenome…

  They say that what you see is what you get. But is it really? Computer science and cognitive science double major Shreya Wadhwa wants to find out. Supported by a Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA), the second year student is exploring whether cognitive science applications can be used to train the human eye to…

A robotic system created by a team from Johns Hopkins University won the top prize in an international robotics challenge focused on developing solutions for the COVID-19 health crisis and future global pandemics. “Telerobotics for Remote Control of Medical Equipment in Contagious Environments” won the Best Innovation Award at the inaugural Medical Robotics for Contagious…

Breiona Ghee is the newest staff member to join the Department of Computer Science (CS). As a budget specialist, she works with the financial and administrative teams to provide financial and payroll support to: CS, JHU’s Information Security Institute, the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare, and the Institute for Assured Autonomy. Prior to joining…

Steven Salzberg, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, and Biostatistics, has been named a 2020 Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery. This honor recognizes those who have made transformative contributions to and are advancing technology in areas ranging from artificial intelligence and bioinformatics to cloud computing and software engineering. ACM Fellowship recognizes…

In fall 2020, The Department of Computer Science (CS) awarded 44 Master of Science in Engineering degrees and 35 Master of Science in Security Informatics degrees. CS also awarded a total of 31 Bachelor of Science degrees and six students graduated with Computer Science as second major. Check out a few of the graduate profiles…