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Some people think that robots are merely villains in science fiction movies. In reality, robots play an increasingly important role in society; they repair satellites, build cars, farm crops, and much more. While some may fear the rise of the robots, Gopika Ajaykumar, a first-year PhD student in computer science and member of the Johns…

Travis Chan, a junior electrical and computer engineering major and Thomas Keady, a Robotics master’s student, won the grand prize of $1,024 at HopHacks, the 36-hour student-run hackathon that took place February 15 through 17 on the Homewood campus. The biannual event is hosted by the Whiting School of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science. The…

She is one of 32 American students to win the prestigious international award

Five Johns Hopkins University engineering students were recently named Siebel Scholars for 2019, an annual award that recognizes nearly 100 of the top graduate students from universities across the nation who are studying in the fields of business, bioengineering, computer science, and energy science. Siebel Scholars are selected for their outstanding academic performance and demonstrated…

In September 2018, Tushar Jois, a PhD student in the Johns Hopkins Computer Science Department, was awarded a $1,500 Upsilon Pi Epsilon Scholarship. The mission of Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) is to recognize academic excellence in the Computing and Information Disciplines, according to the organization’s website. Each year, the Executive Council of UPE evaluates a…

At biannual hackathon, many will develop apps aimed at improving urban living.

Nine PhD students from the Department of Computer Science traveled west to attend the annual Grad CoHort Workshop. The Grad CoHort, sponsored by the Computing Research Association, aims to increase the ranks of senior women in computing-related studies and research by building and mentoring nationwide communities of women through their graduate studies. The workshop hosts…

CS’ Ayushi Sinha has been awarded the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship. Of 60 applicants from various divisions at Hopkins, only seven candidates were selected to receive the fellowship. Sinha is one of two students selected from the Whiting School of Engineering and the first Department of Computer Science awardee. According to the Office of the Provost,…

Ryan Cotterell, a PhD student in the Johns Hopkins Computer Science department, is among 17 students selected as 2018 Facebook Fellows. “The Facebook Fellowship Program and Emerging Scholar Awards are designed to encourage and support promising doctoral students who are engaged in innovative and relevant research in areas related to computer science and engineering, “according…