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Tom Erickson, Founding Director of CDIS

I am privileged to work with incredible technologists, inspired entrepreneurs and curious students who are passionate about CDIS and understand that when we work together, we magnify the power of innovation across the University and beyond.

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The Hidden Cost of AI

Artificial intelligence offers an enticing array of benefits — but it also requires a growing supply of electricity, potentially straining the nation’s power grid. L&S experts consider how that conundrum is likely to play out.

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UW–Madison Awarded Prestigious National Center of Academic Excellence for Cyber Research Designation

The designation recognizes the quality of the Doctoral Program in Computer Sciences and opens the door to greater resources and opportunities for research collaboration in cybersecurity.

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Faculty receive 2024-25 WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards

17 College of Letters & Science faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research for 2024-25. The awardees span across all four research divisions of L&S.

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CDIS Departments

Department of Computer Sciences

Department of Computer Sciences

The Department of Computer Sciences offers a state of the art undergraduate curriculum that is continually updated by the faculty research experience. This includes project-oriented courses in computer animation, computer architecture, databases, networking, operating systems, programming languages and compilers and software engineering.

Department Chair: Stephen Wright

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Information School (iSchool)

Information School (iSchool)

The Information School (Formally the School of Library & Information Studies) exists to educate professionals to bring together information in all its cultural forms and the people who need or want it. The iSchool at UW-Madison contributes to individual and collective knowledge, productivity, and well-being; and creates and disseminates knowledge about recordable information.

Director: Alan Rubel

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Department of Statistics

Department of Statistics

The Department of Statistics offers range of undergraduate and graduate instructional programs. The undergraduate major in statistics has an option to concentrate coursework in an area of application, including biological sciences, computer sciences, economics, or engineering. The graduate M.S. and Ph.D. programs, with options in either statistics or biostatistics, stress a balance between statistical theory and practical applications, preparing students for careers in academia, industry, medical research, business, agriculture, and government.

Department Chair: Yazhen Wang

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