Bhawana Chhaglani recently successfully defended her #ManningCICS PhD dissertation, “Privacy-aware Audio Sensing Systems for Health and Wellness,” which explores how microphones in everyday devices can be used to monitor and improve environmental and human health without sacrificing privacy.

Nelson Evbarunegbe recently defended his #ManningCICS PhD dissertation on using machine learning to predict molecular properties. Using the bacterium that causes TB as a case study, he developed tools to help identify promising drug candidates more efficiently. Congratulations, Nelson!

#ManningCICS student Isik Ulusan ’27 created Complexle, a Wordle-like game in which players put their theoretical computer science knowledge to the test, using six tries to guess a mystery complexity class from a series of hints. Play the latest version of Complexle: vist.ly/5gvtr

The Computer Science Laboratories are officially open—and on Sept. 10, we’re celebrating. Join us for a ribbon-cutting, open house, student-guided tours, hands-on demos, and undergraduate research. 📅 Sept. 10 | 1–5 p.m. Learn more + RSVP: vist.ly/5geiv

#ManningCICS helped shape the inaugural ACM Sustainability Week in Banff, Alberta, Canada, bringing leadership and research expertise to explore how computing can help reduce emissions, improve energy efficiency, and strengthen complex energy systems. Read more: vist.ly/5g8jk

What would it look like if digital technology put people first? On Sept. 15, Francine Berman joins Jim Kurose for a #ManningCICS conversation on building safer, more dependable, accountable technology. Learn more & register: vist.ly/5g7ez

#ManningCICS Assistant Professor VP Nguyen and his team are building the system integration platform and computer architecture for wearable sensors designed to monitor both mother and fetus in real time. Read more: vist.ly/5g5x3

⭐ We’re proud to recognize #ManningCICS PhD student Tanya Chowdhury, who has successfully defended her dissertation, “Interpreting Ranking Models: From Feature Attributions to Mechanistic Comprehension”!

⭐ Congratulations to #ManningCICS PhD student Kunjal Panchal, who successfully defended her dissertation, “Advancing Machine Learning for Resource-Constrained Environments”! Panchal will join Adobe Research after graduating in May, and we look forward to seeing the impact of her work.

⭐ Join us in congratulating #ManningCICS PhD candidate Khoshrav Doctor on the successful defense of his dissertation, "Learning Structure to Support Autonomous Control Decisions"! We're excited to see what he accomplishes next.

Congratulations to #ManningCICS Professor Alexandra Meliou, who has been named a Distinguished Member of the @theofficialacm, one of the organization’s highest recognitions for technical excellence and sustained impact. Learn more: brnw.ch/21wZrsA

🌟 Congrats to #ManningCICS doctoral candidates Alireza Salemi and Cuong Than, who have been named 2025 Google PhD Fellows! Their projects focus on natural language feedback for multi-agent AI systems and on optimized network structures known as spanners, respectively. Read more: brnw.ch/21wXZf6

#ManningCICS Professor Emeritus Andrew G. Barto and alumnus Richard Sutton ’80MS, ’84PhD are featured in the latest issue of UMass Magazine for their research in reinforcement learning, which earned them the 2024 ACM A.M. Turing Award. Read more: www.cics.umass.edu/news/positiv...

Upgrading your smartphone doesn’t have to mean the end of its usefulness. 📱 A team of researchers led by #ManningCICS Assistant Professor VP Nguyen is uncovering new ways to repurpose recycled smartphones into sustainable environmental monitoring tools. ♻️🌎 Learn more: brnw.ch/21wWUYs

UMass Amherst's top-ranked MS in Computer Science is also offered online. If you're eager to learn how to use AI and other advanced computing skills to solve complex problems, this 30-credit master's is your degree.

#ManningCICS is excited to announce the hiring of six #newfaculty members in 2025, bringing our cohort of tenure-stream and teaching faculty to 94 🎉.

#ManningCICS Associate Professor Ivan Lee has been named editor-in-chief of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC) Proceedings, the flagship publication of the world’s largest biomedical engineering conference. Read more: www.cics.umass.edu/news/ivan-le...

Last week, we caught up with first-year undergraduate students and our brand new dean at the #ManningCICS Come Home to Your College event to talk about what they're most excited about for the coming semester. 🍎✨ #Computing4CommonGood #Classof2029

New students, new semester, same shared mission of #Computing4theCommonGood 💫 #ManningCICS is excited to welcome our new and returning students with best wishes for the start of a new academic year.

⬇️🏗️ Our answer to "What have you been up to this summer?" Stay tuned for an update on opening day...

Meet the new #ManningCICS dean, Keith Marzullo. In this short video, hear from Dean Marzullo, reflecting on his journey to @umassamherst.bsky.social and shares a vision for the next chapter of the college, fueled by a spirit of collaboration and a commitment to the common good. youtu.be/VmFnLEhyY1s

Meet the Dean — Keith Marzullo

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The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) has released a new white paper, "Envisioning Possible Futures for AI Research," co-authored by #ManningCICS professors David Jensen and Holly Yanco that maps 6 possible directions for AI research. Read the white paper: cccblog.org/2025/07/31/e....

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A new AI-powered debugging tool developed by #ManningCICS PhD students Kyla Levin and Nicolas van Kempen and Professor Emery Berger integrates LLMs into a conversational interface to help programmers diagnose and resolve software bugs more efficiently. Read more: bit.ly/41wQdaa

#ManningCICS Professor and Associate Chair of Faculty Development Alexandra Meliou has been elected vice chair of the ACM Special Interest Group on Management of Data, where she plans to build on existing strengths, diversify membership, and foster greater inclusion. Read more: bit.ly/44RV5aR

Associate Professor Mohammad Hajiesmaili and Associate Dean and Distinguished Professor Ramesh Sitaraman, in collaboration with @caltech.edu and @uofcalifornia.bsky.social researchers, have coauthored a new paper published in the July issue of Communications of the ACM. Read more: bit.ly/44prG91

#ManningCICS Assistant Professor Eugene Bagdasarian and Professor Shlomo Zilberstein have received a $500,000 Schmidt Sciences grant to advance critical research in AI safety. Read more: www.cics.umass.edu/news/bagdasa...

What if your smartwatch could charge itself just from your movement? 🏃‍♀️☕️ That’s what #ManningCICS students Rishi Nandurbarkar and Max Loper are building with Diel Technologies—and their idea just won the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship’s 2025 Innovation Challenge. Learn more: bit.ly/4kC1wVz

How do we make sure rapid advances in generative AI actually serve the public good? #ManningCICS Research Professor and Stuart Rice Honorary Chair Francine Berman tackles that question in Harvard Data Science Review’s special issue “Future Shock: Grappling with the Generative AI Revolution.”

Today, #ManningCICS Professor Emeritus Andrew G. Barto and Richard Sutton '84PhD will formally be presented with the prestigious 2024 ACM A.M. Turing Award. Explore how next-gen UMass researchers are building on their legacy to tackle society's toughest challenges. Read more: brnw.ch/21wTkvY

The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) recently featured #ManningCICS Professor David Jensen in the panel "The Future of AI Horizons" at the CCC Computing Futures Symposium, where leading minds in AI discussed the incredible trajectory and profound responsibility of artificial intelligence.