Computer Science at CU Boulder - Alumni Newsletter - Fall 2020
Researching COVID-19
As the coronavirus spread, two social media communities drifted apart
Researchers at CU Boulder are exploring a tale of two online communities: the r/Coronavirus and r/China_flu discussion boards on Reddit. In a new study, the group discovered that some content moderation may go a long way.
Frequent rapid testing could turn national COVID-19 tide within weeks
Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid-turnaround COVID-19 tests would drive the virus toward elimination within weeks—even if those tests are significantly less sensitive than gold-standard clinical tests, according to a new study published today by CU Boulder and Harvard University researchers.
How a simple smell test could curb COVID-19 and help reopen the economy
A simple, scratch-and-sniff test could play a key role in curbing the spread of COVID-19, at a fraction of the cost of high-tech tests that are difficult to scale and take longer to return results, new CU Boulder research suggests.
More Research & Faculty News
Sidney D’Mello will lead the five-year project, which will bring together a team of researchers from nine universities from across the country in a close collaboration with two public school districts, private companies and community leaders.
Professor Bradley goes to Washington
CU Boulder faculty member Liz Bradley plays key role in computing research white papers for policymakers.
New Engineering Research Center aims to electrify transportation, expand education
Christine Lv serving as co-PI on new $26 million center focused on developing infrastructure and systems that facilitate the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
Inside the secret lives of synchronous fireflies
In the Smoky Mountains, thousands of fireflies flash in unison. Orit Peleg explores how they do it in a study published in the Journal of The Royal Society Interface.
Student News
PufferBot is the brainchild of ATLAS graduate student Hooman Hedayati. Project team members include Daniel Leithinger and Daniel Szafir, both assistant professors in ATLAS and the Department of Computer Science, and Ryo Suzuki, a former graduate student.
Students achieve academic excellence in non-traditional post-baccalaureate computer science program
Three students graduating from the post-baccalaureate program in Applied Computer Science in December 2020 have earned recognition as CU Engineering’s Outstanding Undergraduates for Academic Achievement based on having the highest undergraduate GPAs.
Draper fellow: “I wanted to solve big, crazy problems for space”
PhD student Christine Chang recently received a Draper Fellowship, which supports graduate students working in engineering and the sciences.
CU Boulder plays key behind-the-scenes role in LTE on the Moon project
CU Boulder computer science Research Professor Kevin Gifford and PhD student Siddhartha Subray are helping to define interoperability standards for the groundbreaking system.