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RADAR: A new era of collaborative cosmic exploration

Scientists use RADAR to securely combine gravitational wave and radio data, advancing the study of the universe’s most dramatic events

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Designed to Deceive: Why Knowledge Isn’t Enough to Beat Dark Patterns

Associate Professor Marshini Chetty collaborates with law professors Lior Strahilevitz and Matthew Kugler to demonstrate that dark patterns manipulate users...

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Ranya Sharma Receives CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award

Recognized with a 2025 CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award, Ranya Sharma’s work explores how network security and Internet infrastructure shape...

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Bridging Physics and CS: A Conversation with our latest IBM PhD Fellow, Soumik Ghosh

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Five Paths to Lasting Influence: Celebrating Five UChicago CS Test of Time Award Recipients

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Data Movement Without Borders: Ian Foster and the Globus Team Honored with SC25’s Test of Time Award

From bottleneck to backbone: GridFTP’s enduring influence on scientific data sharing and discovery.

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Why Can’t Powerful LLMs Learn Multiplication?

New research reveals why even state-of-the-art AI stumbles on 4-digit multiplication—and what it takes to fix it.

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Could Robots Help Kids Conquer Reading Anxiety? New Study from the Department of Computer Science at UChicago Suggests So

Researchers explore how social robots can help create a more supportive environment for early learners. The study found that children...

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A Bet Worth Placing: Computing and Data Science at UChicago

The Department of Computer Science and Data Science Institute hold indispensable roles at the University, enriching the broader intellectual environment...

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University of Chicago Researchers Earn Top Honor for Adaptive Software Breakthrough

Hank Hoffmann, Liew Family Chair of Computer Science, earns SEAMS Most Influential Paper Award for research on using control theory...

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Moderation at the Crossroads: How Generative AI Platforms Manage Creativity and Content Safety

A new study from Computer Science researchers explores how content moderation policies in generative AI tools both protect and sometimes...

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Quantum Leap: New Research Reveals Secrets of Random Quantum Circuits

Researchers at the University of Chicago unveil insights into random quantum circuits, exploring the speed at which random circuits scramble...

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Rethinking AI as a Thought Partner: Perspectives on Writing, Programming, and More

Exploring the Role of Bayesian Frameworks for Designing Complementary AI

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The Climate App Designed to Tackle Chatham’s Flooding Crisis

Fourth year Ph.D. student Kelly Wagman, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and the Greater Chatham Initiative, develops a community...

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UChicago Partners On New National Science Foundation Large-Scale Research Infrastructure For Education

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Fred Chong from the Department of Computer Science Named ACM Fellow for Contributions to Quantum Computing

Fred Chong, Seymour Goodman Professor of Computer Science, has been named an ACM Fellow for his groundbreaking work in quantum...

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Ben Zhao Named to TIME Magazine’s TIME100 AI List

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Unlocking the Future of AI: How CacheGen is Revolutionizing Large Language Models

CacheGen, developed by researchers from the University of Chicago, Stanford, and Microsoft, promises to revolutionize LLM efficiency by addressing the...

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Chameleon Testbed Secures $12 Million in Funding for Phase 4: Expanding Frontiers in Computer Science Research

Chameleon, an experimental testbed for computer science (CS) research, has been awarded $12 million to operate a facility to support...

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NSF and Simons Foundation launch $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy

SkAI Institute will develop AI tools and accelerate astronomy’s data-driven revolution.

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NASA to Launch UChicago Undergraduates’ Satellite

Fifty three undergraduate students, including some from the Department of Computer Science, created CubeSat to demonstrate a way to increase...

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Enhancing Multitasking Efficiency: The Role of Muscle Stimulation in Reducing Mental Workload

PhD Student Romain Nith, along with research collaborator Yun Ho and Associate Professor Pedro Lopes, propose increasing efficiency of multitasking...

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Unveiling Attention Receipts: Tangible Reflections on Digital Consumption

PhD student Anup Sathya and Assistant Professor Ken Nakagaki introduce Attention Receipts, a tangible solution aimed at increasing awareness of...

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New Classical Algorithm Enhances Understanding of Quantum Computing’s Future

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Decoding Content Moderation: Analyzing Policy Variations Across Top Online Platforms

Research Scientist Arjun Bhagoji and 5th year Ph.D. student Brennan Schaffner collaborate to study content moderation across the top 43...

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UChicago Partners With UMass On NSF Expedition To Elevate Computational Decarbonization As A New Field In Computing

Part of the $12M project from the NSF CISE Expeditions Program, William Eckhardt Distinguished Service Professor Andrew A. Chien will...

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Upcoming Events

Seminars, panels, student events, and other gatherings hosted by the UChicago CS community and its campus partners.

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Ingrid Daubechies (Duke): Distinguished Speaker Series- Discovering low-dimensional manifolds in high-dimensional data

Mar 27, 2026

Mar

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Sha Yi (UC San Diego)- Learning to Design Robots

Mar 30, 2026

Apr

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Thomas Berrueta (California Institute of Technology)- Robot learning on the edge: Online learning in hardware

Apr 02, 2026

Upcoming Event

Distinguished Speaker Series: Lillian Lee (Cornell)- Taking a turn for the better? Pivoting and pivotal moments in mental-health counseling conversations

Apr 09, 2026

Upcoming Event

Distinguished Speaker Series: Jon Kleinberg (Cornell)- Formal Models of Language Generation

Apr 10, 2026

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Mapping the New Rules of “AI Slop”: How Social Media Platforms are Managing AI-Generated Content

Mar 23, 2026

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How Chicago Robot Tutors Are Teaching SEL Effectively–Without Pretending to Be Human

Mar 19, 2026

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Could AI Help Us Be More Thoughtful Voters?

Mar 17, 2026

Events

Mar

Upcoming Event

Qing Qu (U of Michigan)- Harnessing Low-Dimensionality for Generalizable and Scientific Generative AI

Mar 25, 2026

Mar

Upcoming Event

Shuangping Li (Yale)- On hardness for finding isolated perceptron solutions via stable algorithms

Mar 24, 2026

Mar

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Inioluwa Deborah Raji (UC Berkeley): Beyond the Benchmarking Paradigm: Audits & Evaluation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Mar 23, 2026

Video

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Building Tensormesh: A Conversation with the CEO (Junchen Jiang)

Jan 08, 2026

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How artists can protect their work from AI | Dr. Heather Zheng | TEDxChicago

Nov 05, 2025

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Inside The Lab: How Can Robots Improve Our Lives?

Oct 27, 2025

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Mapping the New Rules of “AI Slop”: How Social Media Platforms are Managing AI-Generated Content

How Chicago Robot Tutors Are Teaching SEL Effectively–Without Pretending to Be Human

Could AI Help Us Be More Thoughtful Voters?

Ingrid Daubechies (Duke): Distinguished Speaker Series- Discovering low-dimensional manifolds in high-dimensional data

Sha Yi (UC San Diego)- Learning to Design Robots

Thomas Berrueta (California Institute of Technology)- Robot learning on the edge: Online learning in hardware

Building Tensormesh: A Conversation with the CEO (Junchen Jiang)

How artists can protect their work from AI | Dr. Heather Zheng | TEDxChicago

Inside The Lab: How Can Robots Improve Our Lives?

RADAR: A new era of collaborative cosmic exploration

Designed to Deceive: Why Knowledge Isn’t Enough to Beat Dark Patterns

Ranya Sharma Receives CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award

Bridging Physics and CS: A Conversation with our latest IBM PhD Fellow, Soumik Ghosh

Five Paths to Lasting Influence: Celebrating Five UChicago CS Test of Time Award Recipients

Data Movement Without Borders: Ian Foster and the Globus Team Honored with SC25’s Test of Time Award

Why Can’t Powerful LLMs Learn Multiplication?

Could Robots Help Kids Conquer Reading Anxiety? New Study from the Department of Computer Science at UChicago Suggests So

A Bet Worth Placing: Computing and Data Science at UChicago

University of Chicago Researchers Earn Top Honor for Adaptive Software Breakthrough

Moderation at the Crossroads: How Generative AI Platforms Manage Creativity and Content Safety

Quantum Leap: New Research Reveals Secrets of Random Quantum Circuits

Rethinking AI as a Thought Partner: Perspectives on Writing, Programming, and More

The Climate App Designed to Tackle Chatham’s Flooding Crisis

UChicago Partners On New National Science Foundation Large-Scale Research Infrastructure For Education

Fred Chong from the Department of Computer Science Named ACM Fellow for Contributions to Quantum Computing

Ben Zhao Named to TIME Magazine’s TIME100 AI List

Unlocking the Future of AI: How CacheGen is Revolutionizing Large Language Models

Chameleon Testbed Secures $12 Million in Funding for Phase 4: Expanding Frontiers in Computer Science Research

NSF and Simons Foundation launch $20 million National AI Research Institute in Astronomy

NASA to Launch UChicago Undergraduates’ Satellite

Enhancing Multitasking Efficiency: The Role of Muscle Stimulation in Reducing Mental Workload

Unveiling Attention Receipts: Tangible Reflections on Digital Consumption

New Classical Algorithm Enhances Understanding of Quantum Computing’s Future

Decoding Content Moderation: Analyzing Policy Variations Across Top Online Platforms

UChicago Partners With UMass On NSF Expedition To Elevate Computational Decarbonization As A New Field In Computing

Ingrid Daubechies (Duke): Distinguished Speaker Series- Discovering low-dimensional manifolds in high-dimensional data

Sha Yi (UC San Diego)- Learning to Design Robots

Thomas Berrueta (California Institute of Technology)- Robot learning on the edge: Online learning in hardware

Distinguished Speaker Series: Lillian Lee (Cornell)- Taking a turn for the better? Pivoting and pivotal moments in mental-health counseling conversations

Distinguished Speaker Series: Jon Kleinberg (Cornell)- Formal Models of Language Generation

Mapping the New Rules of “AI Slop”: How Social Media Platforms are Managing AI-Generated Content

How Chicago Robot Tutors Are Teaching SEL Effectively–Without Pretending to Be Human

Could AI Help Us Be More Thoughtful Voters?

Qing Qu (U of Michigan)- Harnessing Low-Dimensionality for Generalizable and Scientific Generative AI

Shuangping Li (Yale)- On hardness for finding isolated perceptron solutions via stable algorithms

Inioluwa Deborah Raji (UC Berkeley): Beyond the Benchmarking Paradigm: Audits & Evaluation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Building Tensormesh: A Conversation with the CEO (Junchen Jiang)

How artists can protect their work from AI | Dr. Heather Zheng | TEDxChicago

Inside The Lab: How Can Robots Improve Our Lives?